My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 28: Beating He Yuzhu to a pulp

She had just arrived at the Intermediate People's Court when she ran into He Yuzhu, who was returning home.

He Yuzhu was given a cooking assignment at the factory today and was busy until evening before he had a chance to return to the hospital, where he happened to run into a dejected Qin Huairu.

Upon seeing Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, like a cat seeing fish, immediately approached with a beaming smile, examining the large bowl in her hand and asking, "Sister Qin, what happened? You look like you've been crying?"

Qin Huairu quickly wiped her eyes and tried to appear calm, saying, "Ah, Zhuzi, I...I'm fine."

Seeing Qin Huairu's aggrieved look, He Yuzhu felt even more sorry for her.

Upon seeing Qin Huairu's appearance, He Yuzhu immediately became anxious and said angrily, "Sister Qin, did that old hag Jia Zhangshi make things difficult for you again?"

Seeing Qin Huairu remain silent with her head down, He Yuzhu became even more anxious, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to head towards Jiajiachong: "Sister Qin, isn't that right? If so, I'm going to settle the score with her right now!"

Qin Huairu quickly grabbed him, her eyes red, and said, "Zhuzi, no. I'm crying because I'm useless. Banggeng is so small and wanted to eat a piece of meat, but I couldn't get it for him."

Upon hearing the word "meat," He Yuzhu immediately frowned and asked suspiciously, "Sister Qin, meat? Who in our compound cooked meat? How dare they not give it to you? They've gone too far! Tell me who it was, and I'll get your meat back for you right now!"

Qin Huairu quickly waved her hand and advised, "Zhuzi, don't go. It's nothing for me to suffer a little grievance, but I can't let you go and get scolded."

These words only fueled He Yuzhu's anger further. He slapped his thigh and shouted, "What? He dares to insult you? He's gone too far! Tell me who he is! In this entire courtyard, apart from the old man and the deaf old lady, I, He Yuzhu, have never been afraid of anyone!"

Qin Huairu couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she whispered, "Zhuzi, don't be impulsive. How can I let you fight with Zhang Lei's family in the back kitchen?"

Upon hearing the name "Zhang Lei," He Yuzhu froze for a moment, then blurted out, "Zhang Lei? Wasn't he dead?"

But then, thinking back to Zhang Lei's previous cowardly nature, He Yuzhu immediately straightened his back, patted his chest, and said to Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin, you wait here, I'll go get you some meat right now! That bastard Zhang Lei, he's gone too far! I'll beat him to death!"

Soon, He Yuzhu rushed recklessly to the back building.

Standing in the courtyard, Qin Huairu watched his retreating figure, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

Whenever she felt inferior to others in other aspects and felt frustrated, He Yuzhu would always protect her in this silly way, which would help her regain some confidence and feel that she was very charming.

On the other side, Zhang Lei and his friends were sitting around the table eating when they suddenly heard a loud shout coming from outside the courtyard gate.

He Yuzhu had already rushed to the gate of the back courtyard, hands on his hips, and shouted, "Zhang Lei, you get out here right now!"

Upon hearing that familiar loud voice, Zhang Lei's face instantly darkened. He angrily put down his chopsticks and got up to walk over.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Zhang Lei angrily rebuked him, "Idiot Yuzhu, what are you yelling about?"

Looking at Zhang Lei in front of him, He Yuzhu suddenly felt that he seemed to have become a different person, completely different from his previous cowardly appearance.

However, he quickly remembered Qin Huairu's aggrieved look and immediately retorted, "Zhang Lei, did you make Sister Qin cry just now?"

Zhang Lei glanced at him and retorted without any politeness, "None of your business!"

These words instantly ignited He Yuzhu's anger. He glared at him and cursed, "Hey, you bastard, how dare you talk to me like that? You want a beating?"

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward angrily to hit Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei, seeing He Yuzhu charging towards him with a punch, instead smirked and said, "Alright, you're Pillar One, and I'm Pillar Ten. Let's see who's stronger today!"

Before the words were even finished, their fists collided violently, producing a muffled "bang".

He Yuzhu was knocked to the ground by Zhang Lei's punch. He clutched his chest, staring at Zhang Lei in disbelief, his heart filled with shock: Is this still the same weak and timid Zhang Lei from before?

Hearing the commotion outside, Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua quickly ran out.

They glanced at He Yuzhu lying on the ground, then looked anxiously at Zhang Lei. Ye Shuqin quickly stepped forward and asked, "Honey, are you alright?"

He Yuzhu, who was on the ground, was initially furious because he had been knocked down, but when he saw three pretty girls running out of the house, his eyes widened and his anger subsided instantly.

Seeing his dazed expression, Ye Shuhua frowned and questioned, "Who are you? Why are you yelling at me in my house?"

He Yuzhu finally came to his senses, quickly scrambled to his feet, dusted himself off, and straightened his back, boasting, "Who am I? I'm the head chef at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, earning 37.5 yuan a month! And I own three rooms in the Intermediate People's Court..."

Looking at his lecherous eyes and his endless boasting, Zhang Lei's anger flared even more.

While He Yuzhu was still boasting to himself, he quietly walked up to He Yuzhu and suddenly used a "dismemberment kick" to kick He Yuzhu's groin hard three times, just in case.

He Yuzhu froze, stunned for a moment before clutching his groin and shouting angrily, "Zhang Lei, what are you doing?"

He looked down at his groin and found that he couldn't feel anything at all. He looked up at Zhang Lei with a puzzled expression, wondering: Zhang Lei did kick me, but it didn't hurt at all? What's he doing?

Zhang Lei retorted coldly, "What are you talking about me for?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Ye Shuhua, then at Zhang Lei, and said stiffly, "Can't I get to know this lady?"

Zhang Lei coldly refused, "No way, these are my family members. What's it to you?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, He Yuzhu frowned and pressed, "Your family? Who is she to you?"

Zhang Lei ignored him, grabbed Ye Shuhua, and pulled her to the room door, telling her to stay away from He Yuzhu. Then he turned around and said coldly, "What relationship do you have to do with me? What are you doing here?"

These words reminded He Yuzhu of his important matter, and he immediately raised his voice to accuse Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, how can you, a grown man, be so petty? Sister Qin just wanted to borrow a couple of pieces of meat from you, did you really have to make her cry?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lei instantly understood the whole story and couldn't help but sneer, "Idiot Zhu, we don't even have enough meat for ourselves, and you want to give it to Qin Huairu? Are you out of your mind? Why don't you take out your family's money and let me spend it?"

Without even thinking, He Yuzhu retorted, "Why should you spend my family's money?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Lei laughed in anger, saying, "Oh? You know that? Why should I spend your money? And why should Qin Huairu get the meat from my family?"

These words left He Yuzhu speechless for a moment, standing there dumbfounded, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Seeing his dazed look, Zhang Lei waved his hand and said, "Alright, Sha Zhu, I won't hold what happened earlier against you. Now get out of here and don't disturb our meal."

He Yuzhu looked up and met the three women's equally dissatisfied gazes, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.

He scratched his head, turned around awkwardly, and walked out of the back kitchen courtyard.

Watching He Yuzhu walk away, Zhang Lei immediately went back into the house, took out the new lock he had bought that day, and quickly locked the door to the back courtyard.

This back courtyard originally had two gates, one leading to the west courtyard and the other to the east courtyard.

However, the east wing had been in disrepair for many years, and the three rooms were too dilapidated to be habitable. So when Zhang Lei's parents bought the back building, they sealed off the door leading to the east wing, leaving only the door leading to the west wing.

Zhang Lei breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the locked courtyard gate, completely at ease.