My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 132: Collecting Bicycles

The next morning, the three women lay in bed feeling completely exhausted, with aches and pains all over their bodies.

They glanced at Zhang Lei, who was still fast asleep. Ye Shuqin, unable to contain her anger, reached out and pinched Zhang Lei hard on the waist.

"Ouch!"

Zhang Lei woke up instantly in pain, sat up abruptly, and looked at the three women with a pained expression.

Seeing that Zhang Lei was awake, the three women hummed with satisfaction.

Zhang Lei looked at the three women, scratched his head sheepishly, and said with a smile, "My wives, you worked hard last night."

Ye Shuqin was furious, both embarrassed and angry, she snapped, "What a load of rubbish! I don't know if your kidneys are made of iron, you're still okay after all this!"

Zhang Lei secretly gloated: My kidneys aren't made of iron, they're made of gold!

Ye Shuqi rubbed her lower back and said weakly, "It seems we need to find a few more for our husband, otherwise the three of us sisters really can't handle it."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuhua immediately became anxious, grabbed Zhang Lei's arm, and pouted, saying, "No way! The man of the house is mine, and I won't let anyone else have him!"

Hearing the three sisters' words, Zhang Lei was overjoyed, feeling that these words were the best reward for a man.

Zhang Lei stretched and quickly got out of bed, dressed and went out. He knew the three women had worked hard yesterday and needed to get some rest.

Not long after, Zhang Lei returned carrying steaming hot soy milk, fried dough sticks, and several meat buns.

He put breakfast on the table and then went into the room to wake the three sisters.

Although Ye Shuqin and the others were still tired, they slowly got up after smelling the fragrance.

After breakfast, Zhang Lei checked the time and said, "Those who need to go to work should go to work, and those who need to rest at home should rest at home."

Zhang Lei continued his work from the previous night, starting to sort through the old bicycles.

He first disassembled the remaining four bicycles, sorted out the usable parts, and then found tools to clean the rusty parts and apply machine oil.

After a busy morning, the yard was piled high with parts, and in the middle, a reassembled bicycle was gradually taking shape.

Looking at the brand-new bicycle in front of him, Zhang Lei couldn't help but feel a little proud.

He pushed the bicycle to the center of the yard, got on, and pushed off with both feet.

"Squeak—"

Although there are still some slight noises, the overall feel is very smooth, the brakes are sensitive, and the chain does not jam.

Zhang Lei rode around twice more before stopping to examine the bike carefully.

Although the car body is still a bit old, it looks at least 50-60% new overall and is fully functional.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhang Lei nodded in satisfaction. "If we sold these, we could easily get forty or fifty yuan. That's several times the profit!"

Just then, Ye Shuqin, who had gone out shopping for groceries with her second aunt, returned.

As soon as she entered the yard, she saw the brand-new bicycle and was immediately overjoyed. She quickly walked over and asked, "Honey, you really assembled a bicycle?"

Zhang Lei nodded, pointed to the bicycle, and said with a smile, "Why don't you try riding it and see what you think of it?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuqin quickly put the vegetable basket she was holding back into the room, then came out again and carefully got on her bicycle.

She pedaled slowly for a couple of minutes, and feeling quite stable, she sped up and rode around the yard.

She stopped the bike and said to Zhang Lei with a smile, "Honey, this is great! Apart from feeling a bit worn out, everything else is pretty good, and it's easy to ride."

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqin and explained with a smile, "The main problem is that these old bicycles are so badly damaged that there aren't many usable parts, so we barely managed to assemble one that's usable."

Ye Shuqin looked at the pile of scrap metal parts left in the yard and asked with some heartache, "Then, husband, what should we do with all this stuff?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "We'll sell these at scrap metal prices when the scrap collectors come over. Every little bit helps."

Ye Shuqin nodded in agreement, then seemed to remember something and said, "Honey, we already have four bicycles. What should we do with this extra one?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment, stroked his chin, and said, "This one... let me think about it carefully, see who needs it, and find a sucker to sell it to at a high price."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shuqin couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Honey, there aren't that many suckers out there!"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Just ask the boss, he'll find someone."

At this moment, Ye Shuqin seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "Oh right, husband, Second Aunt asked me to urge you today to tell them when the meat and vegetables you promised to give them will arrive."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei was immediately delighted: "Looks like another sucker has arrived!"

He looked at Ye Shuqin and asked, "Did you see Liu Hai get infected when you went out this morning?"

Ye Shuqin shook her head and said, "No, Second Uncle was called away by Jia Zhangshi early this morning, along with Yi Zhonghai, supposedly for the Jia family's union matter."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei thought to himself: This Jia Zhangshi is quite proactive.

He said to Ye Shuqin, "I understand. I'll talk to Uncle Er about the meat and vegetables when he gets off work, and I'll have a good chat with him then."

Soon, it was time for the factory to close for the day.

He pushed the newly repaired bicycle straight to Liu Haizhong's house.

When he arrived in the backyard, he inadvertently caught sight of the deaf old woman sitting in the corner, holding a cane, staring intently at him with narrowed eyes.

This glance still startled Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei thought to himself: This old hag stays in the backyard all day and never goes out; I almost forgot about her.

After all, as long as the deaf old lady doesn't cause trouble, he can't be bothered with her.

Zhang Lei composed himself, ignored the deaf old woman, and went straight to Liu Haizhong's door, knocking: "Second Uncle, are you home?"

It was Auntie Er who opened the door. As soon as she saw Zhang Lei, she beamed and said warmly, "Zhang Lei, you're here! Come in, come in!"

Zhang Lei nodded to his aunt and asked with a smile, "Auntie, is Uncle home?"

As Auntie Er invited Zhang Lei into the house, she called out to the inner room, "Old Liu! Zhang Lei is here, he's looking for you!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong quickly came out from the inner room. Seeing Zhang Lei, his face immediately lit up with a smile: "Oh, Zhang Lei, why did you come to see me so soon?"

Zhang Lei looked at Liu Haizhong and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, how could I not take your arrangements seriously? Now that things have come to a conclusion, I'm here to tell you the specific time."

Upon hearing the results, Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Oh? How did it go? When will the meat and vegetables arrive?"