My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 118: Zhang Lei Gives Jia Zhangshi Advice

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Zhang Lei feigned regret, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, alright, consider my good intentions wasted on feeding the dog. Since your Jia family is willing to do this, I won't meddle any further."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi's heart skipped a beat. She quickly stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Zhang Lei, don't go! Explain yourself!"

Zhang Lei stopped, turned around, looked at Jia Zhangshi, and said with a half-smile, "Jia Zhangshi, are you willing to listen to me now?"

A hint of unease flashed across Jia Zhangshi's face, but she still forced herself to say, "Listen, listen, just tell me already!"

Zhang Lei glanced at Jia Zhangshi and said slowly, "I won't go into the details of what kind of life Qin Huairu lived in your family; you know it in your heart. And don't tell me how good your Jia family was to her. Everyone in the courtyard isn't blind; they all saw what happened in your family today."

Madam Jia said with dissatisfaction, "No matter how much we talk about it, this is still a matter for our Jia family. What can they do to us?"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi, his tone full of sarcasm: "What? Based on the suffering Qin Huairu has endured in your family, once the Women's Federation gets involved, divorce is a done deal!"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi trembled in fright, and her face instantly turned pale.

Zhang Lei changed the subject and said, "Right now, there's a meeting in the courtyard, and the three old men will definitely side with Qin Huairu. You'll only have two choices then: either obediently let Qin Huairu control you, or she'll leave the Jia family."

Upon hearing these two options, Madam Jia shook her head frantically, her voice trembling: "No, no! Qin Huairu is a member of the Jia family, both in life and in death!"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi, frowned, and said, "Alright, stop with your feudalistic ideas. This is the new China; this kind of thinking doesn't work here!"

Hearing Zhang Lei say this, Jia Zhangshi panicked completely and cried out in a tearful voice, "Zhang Lei! You have to think of something!"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi panicked completely. She paced anxiously, shouting at Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, do you have some idea? Tell me quickly!"

Zhang Lei nodded and said slowly, "I do have a solution, but it depends on your sincerity." As he spoke, he deliberately rubbed his fingers together.

Seeing Zhang Lei's actions, Jia Zhangshi's heart tightened, and she immediately asked anxiously, "How much?"

Zhang Lei held up three fingers.

Jia Zhangshi's eyes widened in disbelief as she said, "Zhang Lei, you're so heartless! You want three yuan for just one method?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei immediately rolled his eyes and retorted, "What? Three yuan? It's thirty!"

When Jia Zhangshi heard Zhang Lei say thirty, she was so angry she almost jumped up. She immediately yelled, "Zhang Lei, are you out of your mind? Want so much? Get out! Get out!"

Seeing how quickly Jia Zhangshi's attitude changed, Zhang Lei wasn't angry. He turned to leave, saying as he went, "Fine, you're telling me to leave. Don't blame me for not warning you when your family is ruined."

Hearing Zhang Lei's serious words, Jia Zhangshi's heart skipped a beat, and she was at a loss for what to do. She quickly chased after him, then called out to Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, don't go! Why did you say our Jia family would be destroyed?"

Zhang Lei stopped, turned around, and looked at her coldly, saying, "Isn't it simple? With your personality, you definitely won't let Qin Huairu control you. So after the meeting, Qin Huairu will definitely leave your Jia family in front of everyone in the courtyard. Without Qin Huairu as the pillar of your family, look at who's left? An old person, a young child, and someone with broken legs lying in bed, unable to do anything. Tell me, how long can your family last?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

She had always suppressed Qin Huairu, taking advantage of her position as mother-in-law, but she never really thought about what would happen to the Jia family if Qin Huairu were to leave one day.

Upon closer reflection, it really is just as Zhang Lei said.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi looked at Zhang Lei, her voice slightly weak: "30 is too much, can you lower it a bit?"

Zhang Lei looked at her and said calmly, "Between 30 and the destruction of your family, which do you think is better?"

After thinking for a moment, Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, fine, 30 it is!"

Zhang Lei held out his hand: "Take the money first, then we can discuss your ideas."

Madam Jia looked at him, and her anger flared up.

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Alright, stop gritting your teeth. Everyone in the courtyard knows what kind of people the Jia family is. If I had given my opinion first, would you have given me the money?"

Hearing this, Jia Zhangshi knew that her little scheme had been thoroughly exposed, so she could only take out 30 yuan from her pocket and slap it hard into Zhang Lei's hand.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Speak up now! Otherwise, I won't let you take the money out of this house!"

Zhang Lei weighed the money in his hand, looked at Jia Zhangshi, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I guarantee I can keep you in control of Qin Huairu."

Looking at Zhang Lei, Jia Zhangshi said directly, "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!"

Zhang Lei pointed to the stick and said, "This idea is the stick."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's eyes widened, and she said, "Zhang Lei, don't try to fool me! What can you do with a child like him? He's not capable of anything!"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi and said slowly, "Bang Geng may lack ability, but he is Qin Huairu's weakness. In her heart, I estimate that Jia Dongxu and you combined are not as important as Bang Geng. You just need to threaten Qin Huairu that if she dares to leave the Jia family, you will make Bang Geng suffer a fate worse than death, and make sure she never sees Bang Geng again."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi was first stunned, then angrily retorted, "Zhang Lei, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly abuse Bang Geng? He's my beloved grandson!"

Zhang Lei rolled his eyes at Jia Zhangshi's idiotic expression and said, "I just told you to tell Qin Huairu this, not that I actually told you to do anything with the stick. I told you to use the stick to control Qin Huairu, understand?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi said with some skepticism, "Will this really work?"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's expression, Zhang Lei said angrily, "It'll definitely work! Otherwise, I'll return every penny to you!"

Then, as if he had thought of something else, Zhang Lei added to Jia Zhangshi, "Oh, right, lure Banggeng with candy or meat, make him cry a lot to Qin Huairu later, say some sad things, and Qin Huairu's heart will soften as soon as she hears it. Then you pull Qin Huairu aside and threaten her that if she dares to say anything out of line at the meeting, she'll never see Banggeng again. She definitely won't dare to say anything then!"