My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 432: A Three-Entry Four-Courtyard House

Zhang Lei, along with his wives, took the keys they had just received and opened the gate to No. 89 courtyard.

Judging from the carved dragons and painted beams inside, this is clearly a well-preserved three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house).

The front yard has a main building, plus the east and west outbuildings, making a total of 12 rooms.

Crossing the hanging flower gate, you arrive at the central courtyard, which is a standard courtyard house layout.

The main house has five rooms, plus the left and right side rooms, and three rooms each in the east and west wing rooms. The entire central courtyard is connected by a covered corridor, and then there are east and west side courtyards.

Zhang Lei walked into the east courtyard and saw three main rooms with a small garden. The west courtyard had the same layout.

Finally, we arrived at the backyard, which directly connected the area behind the east and west courtyards.

The backyard has eight main rooms, three east and three west wing rooms, and a large pond and rockery in the middle.

Zhang Lei was extremely satisfied with the scale of the operation.

I only have 11 wives now, so this many rooms are more than enough.

In addition, the courtyard house at No. 90 is also mine.

Although Zhang Lei had considered that having more rooms might cause some problems, there was nothing he could do, as he had a large family.

Not only are there many family members, but there are also many postpartum nannies. Although they are called postpartum nannies, they are still referred to as family relatives in front of outsiders.

My family currently has 11 wives, 11 children, 36 postpartum nannies, and 4 cooks. That's a reasonable number of rooms, right? Although the postpartum nannies have their own rooms, who would know unless I tell them?

Seeing all the wives carefully examining the three-courtyard house, Zhang Lei immediately made a decision: Move in! We must move in, otherwise it's pointless to leave such a nice house empty.

Soon, Zhang Lei and his wives reached an agreement and unanimously decided that all of them would live in the backyard. There were plenty of rooms in the backyard, enough for each person, and it would be easier for Zhang Lei to take care of them all living together.

The front yard was used as guest rooms to accommodate visiting relatives. The middle yard was used by a postpartum nanny to take care of the children, so that the children's crying at night would not affect his and his wife's sleep.

At Zhang Lei's command, everyone immediately got to work. It's true that many hands make light work; in less than two hours, everything was moved.

Looking at the newly renovated three-courtyard siheyuan, Zhang Lei was extremely satisfied. From now on, the east and west wing courtyards and the back courtyard would be the places where the wives would spend their daily activities, the middle courtyard would be for the children to play in, the front courtyard would temporarily house the postpartum nanny with flexible arrangements, and the other postpartum nannies would be arranged in the siheyuan at No. 90, so that they could take care of the children from both sides nearby, saving them the trouble of traveling back and forth.

After everyone was settled, Lou Xiao'e, Ding Qiunan, and Ye Shuqin discussed it and decided to knock down the three rooms in the east wing of the central courtyard and convert them into a kitchen, making cooking and eating very convenient.

Since Lou Xiao'e and Ding Qiunan gave birth, the number of wives who are not pregnant has suddenly increased to five, and Zhang Lei's nightlife has become much richer.

As the saying goes, there are only oxen that die from exhaustion, not land that is worn out from plowing, but Zhang Lei is practically indestructible. Every night, looking at his wives who have collapsed from exhaustion in his arms, he feels an indescribable sense of pride.

But he kept doing it too frequently, and his wives finally united in resistance. In the end, Zhang Lei had no choice but to sign the first marital agreement with them, agreeing to "work" only five days a week, allowing them two days of rest, and each of them would only accompany Zhang Lei to bed each night for a maximum of one and a half hours. Looking at so many wives around him, Zhang Lei could only helplessly sign the agreement.

It was the end of the month, and Zhang Lei accompanied He Wenhui back to the He family home. This had become a regular practice; he would send living expenses to the He family every month on time. The two of them, carrying gifts, soon arrived at the He family's door.

As soon as he entered, he saw He Wentao fiddling with something inside. Upon seeing Zhang Lei, He Wentao immediately shrank back in fright. He had been severely punished by Zhang Lei several times before, and now, seeing Zhang Lei was like a mouse seeing a cat.

Seeing this, He Wenhui said to Zhang Lei in an annoyed tone, "Honey, you better stop bullying Wentao. If you keep bullying him, I won't stand for it."

Zhang Lei laughed and replied, "You, you're so biased. Tell me, am I bullying him, or is he always deliberately picking a fight?"

He Wenhui knew perfectly well that her younger brother always started trouble, and she couldn't argue with him. Zhang Lei understood even better that He Wentao was an ingrate; he supported the whole family, yet this man was always causing trouble. But He Wentao didn't see it that way. He always felt that Zhang Lei had stolen his sister away and was using his living expenses to humiliate him. So every time, Zhang Lei would teach him a lesson without hesitation.

He Wenhui looked at He Wentao: "Xiao Tao, where's Mom?"

He Wentao replied softly, "Mom and my second sister went out. They figured you should be here soon, so they went to buy groceries."

He Wenhui responded and took out the snacks she had brought: "Wentao, come here, have something to eat first."

He Wentao hugged the wall, quickly ran past Zhang Lei, hid next to He Wenhui, picked up some snacks and started eating, while secretly glancing at Zhang Lei as he ate. Zhang Lei didn't seem to care, leaning against the side smoking.

Not long after, there was a commotion outside the door; He's mother, Yu Qiuhua, and He Wenyuan had returned.

Zhang Lei immediately stood up: "Mom, where did you go? Why did you buy so much groceries?"

Yu Qiuhua said with a smile, "I figured you'd be here soon, so I took Wenyuan to buy some groceries."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Mom, don't work so hard. Next time, let Wen Yuan do it. Or I can bring it to you."

Upon hearing this, He Wenyuan immediately became displeased: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean? So you're saying I'm the one who should suffer?"

Zhang Lei replied with a smile, "Isn't this what you should do?"

Yu Qiuhua watched the two bickering and smiled as she tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, stop fooling around, come and help with the cooking."

Just then, He Wenyuan suddenly noticed He Wenhui's clothes and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister? You've changed into new clothes again?"

He Wenhui smiled helplessly and nodded. This made He Wenyuan extremely jealous.

He Wenhui was helpless. Zhang Lei required each of his wives to buy at least four outfits a month, and now she had more clothes than she could wear. Every time she and her sisters offered their opinions to Zhang Lei, he would directly refuse, saying it was to support Chen Xueru's business. Every time Chen Xueru received gold bars from Zhang Lei, she would beam with joy and promise that everyone's clothes would be both fashionable and well-fitting. Women naturally love beauty, and although they complained, they secretly loved it.

Zhang Lei, on the other hand, looked completely at ease. Since his family had the means, he naturally couldn't let anyone suffer. Not only his wives, but also the nanny, the mute aunt, and the other cooks all had new clothes. And all the nannies and cooks were women. He himself had countless clothes; each wife had a slightly different taste, and every time he took them shopping, they would casually pick out a whole bunch for him.