My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 30: Submitting the Procurement Task

At this moment, Zhang Lei suddenly remembered something, and then looked at the three women and said, "Let's sit down first, I have something to tell you."

Hearing Zhang Lei's serious tone, the three women quickly found stools and sat down, their eyes full of seriousness as they listened attentively to what he had to say.

Zhang Lei looked at the three of them and slowly said, "When my parents passed away, they left me two workstations. Here's what I'm thinking: I want Shuqi and Shuhua to work in the factory, so that three of us in our family will be earning wages."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua were overjoyed. Ye Shuhua even jumped up from the stool, excitedly asking, "Really, honey? I can go to work now?"

Ye Shuqin, standing to the side, looked puzzled and asked, "Honey, why isn't it me who goes?"

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqin and patiently explained, "Because we got our marriage certificate, your household registration is with me, and we have our own private house, so we can directly transfer it to the city. But Shuqi and Shuhua's household registration can't be transferred directly. It will be different once they have jobs. Once they have jobs, they will be factory workers and can legally transfer their household registration. Then all four of us will have a quota."

After listening to Zhang Lei's explanation, the three women all suddenly understood.

Ye Shuqi looked at Zhang Lei with a hint of worry on her face and asked, "Honey, what kind of work will we be doing at the factory? We've never done this before, are we afraid we won't be able to do it well?"

Listening to Ye Shuqi's words, Zhang Lei gently reassured her, "Don't worry about that. Let me find out first and then I'll tell you. We've only just moved here for the first day, so there's no need to rush or be afraid. If you really can't do your job well, I'll find a way to switch you to an easier position."

Ye Shuhua immediately straightened her back and said crisply, "Honey, no need! My second sister and I aren't afraid of hard work. We can do any job that others can do!"

Hearing Ye Shuhua's enthusiasm, Zhang Lei couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and patted her shoulder, saying, "Alright, you don't need to worry about these things. I'll take care of everything. Just wait for good news."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Lei looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's wash up and go to bed."

Upon hearing the word "sleep," all three girls involuntarily looked at Zhang Lei. Ye Shuhua glanced at Ye Shuqin, blushed, and was about to walk outside when she realized she was about to leave.

At this moment, Zhang Lei stopped her and said, "Your two rooms aren't ready yet, so you'll have to make do in one room tonight. Besides, we didn't buy that many bedding sets, so we'll just have to squeeze in together to sleep for now."

Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuhua exchanged a glance, their cheeks flushing slightly. They remained silent, embarrassed, but Ye Shuqi muttered softly, "Is...is the bed big enough?"

At this moment, Zhang Lei said with a smile, "It's big enough; there's more than enough room for the four of us to sleep on."

Upon hearing this, the three women blushed and nodded gently.

The lights in the room were quickly turned off. Zhang Lei changed his clothes and lay down in bed. He hadn't rested for long when he felt one warm body after another crawling into his bed.

He turned his head to look at the three women on his left and right, and couldn't help but curl a lewd smile into his lips.

Ye Shuhua trembled slightly as his arm gently embraced her, and she muttered softly, "Husband, be gentle."

In the quiet night, only the intertwined breathing of several people could be heard. The large bed swayed gently, like a lively scene of the Three Heroes battling Lü Bu on a stage. The room was filled with their soft, fragmented sounds.

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The next morning, Zhang Lei yawned and reached out to touch his surroundings, only to find nothing.

He looked up and realized that the three women had already gotten up and had even prepared breakfast.

At this moment, Ye Shuqin saw that Zhang Lei had woken up and quickly said with a smile, "Honey, wash your face first, breakfast is ready."

Zhang Lei sat up, rubbed his eyes, and asked with a smile, "Why are you all up so early? Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Ye Shuhua leaned closer and winked mischievously: "Honey, we're not tired. If you're tired, just sleep some more."

Hearing the teasing tone in Ye Shuhua's words, Zhang Lei blushed and reached out to pinch her cheek. Ye Shuhua nimbly dodged and made a face at him, which made Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqi burst out laughing.

While eating breakfast, Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqin and said, "Shuqin, I'm going to work in a bit. If the three of you have nothing to do, you can wander around the neighborhood and get to know the people in the courtyard. If you run into any of the elderly folks in the courtyard, just greet them politely. Don't be too reserved."

Ye Shuqin put down her chopsticks, nodded, and replied, "Don't worry, sir, we know our limits and won't say anything out of line."

Ye Shuhua, shoveling rice into her mouth, mumbled, "That's right, we'll definitely behave and won't cause you any trouble."

After finishing his meal, Zhang Lei quickly headed towards the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He was assigned a bicycle for his purchasing job, but the original owner of this body had returned it to his department because he was too depressed after his parents passed away.

Looking at the people riding bicycles back and forth on the road, Zhang Lei secretly resolved to find a way to buy a few more. It wasn't right to always rely on his two legs to get around; riding a bicycle to run errands would be much more convenient.

A short while later, he went around to a secluded corner not far from the steel rolling mill. After looking around to make sure no one was there, he quietly took out two hundred catties of pork from his spatial storage, divided it into two thick cloth bags, and then walked towards the factory gate.

As soon as Zhang Lei entered his Procurement Section 3, Section Chief Liu Ming greeted him with a dark expression and immediately launched into a tirade: "Zhang Lei, you actually know how to come to work? Huh? Where have you been for the past two weeks? You even dared to skip the weekly Monday roll call. Do you want to quit?"

If it were the original Zhang Lei, he would probably have been terrified and at a loss after hearing the section chief's reprimand.

But Zhang Lei knew perfectly well that weakness wasn't the best policy in this factory. He looked at the section chief and said directly, "Section Chief, is it really necessary? You know how difficult the purchasing department is right now. I only missed a couple of roll calls. I was just trying to complete the task better."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Liu Ming paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, said irritably, "You know you have to complete the task? You even returned the bicycle the department assigned you, how are you going to complete the task?"

At this moment, Zhang Lei placed two bags containing 200 jin (100 catties) of pork in front of Liu Ming and said, "Section Chief, these are the things I brought. Would you like to check them?"

The section chief was somewhat skeptical, but he bent down and peered into the bag. Other purchasing staff from the neighboring department, hearing the commotion, quickly came over, and one of them couldn't help but exclaim, "Meat...it's pork?"

Upon hearing this, everyone could hardly believe their ears and swarmed around.

When Liu Ming saw the pork in the bag, his gaze towards Zhang Lei changed instantly. He really hadn't expected Zhang Lei to be able to get so much pork.

Seeing the change in the section chief's expression, Zhang Lei asked with a smile, "Section Chief, is this enough to complete this month's task? Tell me, how many kilograms of this is equivalent to?"

Liu Ming nodded repeatedly, patting Zhang Lei on the shoulder and praising him highly: "Like father, like son! I didn't expect you to be so capable. It seems I criticized you too soon. Not bad, not bad!"

Everyone looked at Zhang Lei with envy, knowing that he had completed a month's worth of tasks in one go. Who wouldn't be jealous?