My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 134: Qin Huairu Goes to Work

At this moment, Zhang Lei changed the subject and looked at his second uncle, asking, "Second Uncle, how did it go when you went with Jia Zhangshi to inquire about the Jia family's job today?"

The second uncle took a sip of tea and said, "Early this morning, Yi Zhonghai and I took Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu to the leader and explained the family's difficulties. In addition, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu knelt down before the leader, and the leader had no choice but to reluctantly agree to give the Jia family an apprenticeship position."

"An apprentice?" Hearing that it was an apprentice, Zhang Lei asked curiously, "Second Uncle, who goes to work as an apprentice?"

Second Uncle curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Who would go? That old hag Jia Zhangshi is so lazy, would she go and suffer that kind of hardship? It's Qin Huairu."

Upon hearing that it was Qin Huairu, Zhang Lei asked again, "What kind of work does Qin Huairu do?"

After thinking for a moment, the second uncle said, "I'll still be a fitter."

"A fitter?" Zhang Lei asked, somewhat doubtfully. "Can a woman really do that?"

The second uncle said, "Well, that's what happens when Jia Dongxu was a fitter before. But with Yi Zhonghai training him, he shouldn't be too bad."

When Zhang Lei heard that it was Yi Zhonghai who brought Qin Huairu, he couldn't help but think to himself: The Jia family is now closely connected with the Yi Zhonghai family again.

After chatting for a while longer at Liu Haizhong's house, Zhang Lei made an excuse and left. Just as he stepped outside, he bumped into Xu Damao, who was returning home. Xu Damao was taken aback when he saw Zhang Lei, then smiled and asked, "Zhang Lei, what's this...?"

Zhang Lei casually replied, "Oh, I'm going to visit my second uncle."

At that moment, Zhang Lei noticed that Xu Damao was holding a medical examination report, the word "fetal weakness" standing out starkly against it. Zhang Lei instantly understood. He glanced at Xu Damao and asked, "Xu Damao, did you often fight with Sha Zhu before?"

Xu Damao glanced at Zhang Lei and said curiously, "Yeah, we've been fighting since we were kids, what's wrong with that?"

Zhang Lei's gaze involuntarily swept downwards, startling Xu Damao. He said angrily, "Zhang Lei, where are you looking?"

Zhang Lei smiled sheepishly and said, "Xu Damao, I'm sorry, I just tend to see things off easily. I remember you often got kicked in the groin by Sha Zhu, right? That's a man's most vulnerable spot. If you get kicked there too often, it can damage it. At worst, it might make you unable to have children, and it can also cause erectile dysfunction."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Xu Damao immediately recalled the scene of fighting with Sha Zhu in the past, and then thought of the medical examination report he received today. He was so angry that his face turned blue.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhang Lei said directly, "Xu Damao, I can't talk to you anymore, I have to go home."

After saying that, he ran home in a flash, leaving Xu Damao standing there alone. Xu Damao's mind kept replaying Zhang Lei's words; the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, and the angrier he became.

Finally, Xu Damao uttered only two words viciously: "Idiot Zhu!"

Xu Damao returned home, slammed the door shut, and stared grimly at the results of his medical examination. Just as Zhang Lei had said, he was now infertile, and his manhood was completely erect.

Xu Damao grew angrier the more he thought about it. He slammed the medical report on the table and roared through gritted teeth, "Shazhu! It's all your fault! You've been beating me since we were kids, kicking my groin! That's why I'm like this now! I'll make you pay!"

In the back room, Ye Shuqin saw Zhang Lei running back and quickly said, "Honey, slow down."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It's nothing."

After saying that, he took out sixty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Ye Shuqin, saying, "The car has been sold."

Ye Shuqin looked at Zhang Lei in disbelief and said, "Honey, you really found a sucker? Who did you sell him to?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It was sold to Liu Haizhong. That old guy can't handle praise. As soon as he's praised and compared to Yi Zhonghai, he immediately pulls out his money with a big smile."

Soon, Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua, who had just returned from get off work, heard about Zhang Lei selling bicycles and couldn't help but praise him.

While enjoying the compliments from the two men, Zhang Lei kept an eye on what was happening at Xu Damao's house. He had thought that Xu Damao would impulsively go to settle scores with Sha Zhu, but to his surprise, Xu Damao remained calm and stayed at home without coming out, which made Zhang Lei look at him with new respect.

The next morning, Zhang Lei got up very early, which was unusual for him, and went to work at the factory with Ye Shuqi.

Ye Shuqi looked at him curiously and asked, "Honey, are you going to work at the factory today?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "We should go. If we don't go soon, our section chief will start cursing us for not being able to see us."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shuqi smiled and said, "Honey, I'm still getting used to you working here."

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Don't you think I'm working too hard?"

Ye Shuqi laughed and said, "No, it's just that I've never seen anyone with such a leisurely job as you."

Zhang Lei said with a smile, "I may look relaxed on the surface, but I'm actually working very hard behind the scenes..."

Soon, the two arrived at the factory while chatting on their bicycles. Ye Shuqi went straight to the publicity department, while Zhang Lei parked his bicycle and wandered around the factory.

Soon, Zhang Lei spotted Qin Huairu on her first day of work. Curious, Zhang Lei followed her.

With Yi Zhonghai's introduction, Qin Huairu entered the workshop. The men in the workshop stared at her like hungry wolves, like a little white rabbit suddenly walking into a pack of hungry wolves.

The actions of the others in the workshop startled Qin Huairu. After all, there were very few women in the workshop, and even those were mostly large and burly. There were very few like Qin Huairu.

Seeing Qin Huairu surrounded, Yi Zhonghai quickly stepped forward. Everyone else, noticing Yi Zhonghai's arrival, hurried back to their workstations. After all, Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-grade fitter, held considerable authority in the workshop.

Qin Huairu stayed by Yi Zhonghai's side. Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu, pointed her to a workstation, gave her a brief introduction, and told her to observe and learn as much as possible.

Zhang Lei also saw Qin Huairu outside the workshop and thought to himself that Qin Huairu was quite popular. He wondered if she could adapt to the work of a fitter.

Zhang Lei watched the workshop for a while, then, finding it uninteresting, started wandering around the factory. Just as he reached the office building, he was suddenly bumped into by a clumsy person running down the street.

Zhang Lei looked up and saw Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e was overjoyed to see Zhang Lei and ran over to him, asking, "Zhang Lei, are you alright?"

Zhang Lei shook his head and said, "It's nothing." Then he glanced at Lou Xiao'e and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Lou Xiao'e explained, "I came with my dad."

Then Zhang Lei nodded and said, "So what are you doing now...?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "I'm fine right now. What about you? Are you busy?"

Zhang Lei shook his head and said, "I'm not busy, I'm just taking a walk."

"Really? You're not busy?" Lou Xiao'e said happily. "Since you're not busy, let's go shopping together."

Upon hearing about going shopping, Zhang Lei looked at Lou Xiao'e and thought she was really carefree, so he said, "Don't you need to tell your dad about this?"

Lou Xiao'e shook her head and said, "No need. Their meeting upstairs was too boring, so I came down."

Upon hearing Lou Xiao'e's words, Zhang Lei said, "Alright then, I came by bicycle. What about you?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "I came by car. Since you have a bicycle, let's ride one together."