My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 13: Random Talk

Soon, a group of children surrounded Zhang Lei, chattering and shouting, "Groom! Groom!"

At this moment, Zhang Lei smiled and handed out the candies in his hand to them one by one.

As Zhang Lei approached a group of elderly women, he was about to hand them the candy and melon seeds from his plate when he overheard people whispering among themselves.

"There are really some brave people who aren't afraid of death."

Another person chimed in, "Who wouldn't say that? Although Shuqin and the other two girls are pretty, they're all said to bring bad luck to others, and all three of them together!"

Someone else chimed in, "Exactly! I don't know if today's event is a celebration or a funeral."

Hearing these words, Zhang Lei became extremely angry.

Seeing this, Ye Jianjun stepped forward to stand in front of Zhang Lei and said in a deep voice to the group of gossipy women, "Aunt Zhang, Aunt Li, ladies and grandmas! Today is the joyous occasion of my sisters' wedding. You are all elders, so I hope you will watch your words!"

At this moment, the group of gossipy women realized that they had been caught red-handed talking about someone behind their backs, and they were all extremely embarrassed.

But the woman called Aunt Zhang glared at Ye Jianjun and said, "What's wrong? That's the truth, and you won't let me say it? You just think that this young man from the city doesn't know the inside story!"

Aunt Li chimed in, shrilly, "They're a bunch of troublemakers! They want to get married? They might as well be dead!"

Hearing what the two were saying, Zhang Lei could no longer hold back. He clenched his fists and stepped forward to make a move.

Ye Jianjun reacted quickly, stopping him and whispering, "Zhang Lei, today is your big day. Don't stoop to their level. Let's go inside and talk!"

Looking at Ye Jianjun, who was swallowing his anger, Zhang Lei became extremely indignant. His eyes reddened as he said, "Brother, what do you mean by this? They talked about Shuqin and the other two like that, and you can just let it go?"

At this point, a crowd of onlookers started to stir, waiting to see if the commotion would escalate.

Ye Jianjun gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger, and said, "Zhang Lei, listen to me, come inside with me first, and I'll explain!"

Zhang Lei took a few deep breaths, suppressing his anger, and followed Ye Jianjun quickly into the courtyard.

Zhang Lei glared angrily at Ye Jianjun. Seeing his anger, Ye Jianjun quickly said, "Zhang Lei, don't be angry, listen to me!"

Zhang Lei pressed anxiously, "Brother, what exactly happened?"

Ye Jianjun looked troubled and stammered, "Zhang Lei, it's not that I'm unwilling to defend them, it's just that..."

Seeing his hesitant manner, Zhang Lei became even more anxious: "Brother, hurry up and tell me, what exactly happened?"

Ye Jianjun paused for a moment before finally speaking: "Zhang Lei, I hope you don't mind, but Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li's sons went on blind dates with my younger sister and her friends."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei instantly understood the reason. His mind raced, and he asked directly, "Whom did they go on blind dates with?"

Ye Jianjun glanced at Zhang Lei and quickly explained, "Aunt Zhang's son is engaged to Shuqin, and Aunt Li's son is engaged to Shuqi."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei nodded somewhat embarrassedly: "Brother, I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to know."

Ye Jianjun smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, you'll find out sooner or later, I just hope you won't mind."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It's alright, I don't mind. Brother, I already knew about Shuqin and the other two. Besides, didn't Blind Chen say that my pure yang body can save them? Marrying them would be my blessing."

Seeing that Zhang Lei really didn't mind, Ye Jianjun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhang Lei would be persuaded by those gossipy women and wouldn't dare to accept the marriage.

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at Ye Jianjun and asked, "Brother, is Dad home?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Jianjun was stunned for a moment, muttering, "Our dad?"

He immediately realized, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, yes, it's our dad!"

Ye Jianjun and Zhang Lei quickly found Ye Shouhe.

At this moment, Ye Shouhe was directing people to prepare for the banquet.

Seeing Ye Jianjun and Zhang Lei approach, Ye Shouhe stopped what he was doing and asked, "Why are you here?"

Ye Jianjun stepped forward and said, "Dad, Zhang Lei has something to say to you. He needs to talk to you about something."

Ye Shouhe looked at Zhang Lei with a smile on his face: "What's wrong, Xiao Lei?"

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shouhe and said earnestly, "Dad, it's like this, since we're going to have a banquet, shouldn't we talk about the bride price?"

Upon hearing the words "bride price," Ye Shouhe quickly waved his hand, "Xiao Lei, what bride price? You're already doing the Ye family a huge favor by marrying these three women. Why even mention bride price?"

As he spoke, Ye Shouhe suddenly realized what he was saying, paused for a moment, and asked, "What did you call me?"

Zhang Lei looked at him and called out again, "Dad."

Hearing Zhang Lei call him "Dad," Ye Shouhe was deeply moved, his eyes even reddening: "Zhang Lei, you're a good boy. Let's not talk about the bride price."

Zhang Lei shook his head, his tone firm: "Dad, that's definitely not going to work. I have to let those people outside see that Shuqin and the other two are my lawfully wedded wives. I want to marry them in a grand and honorable way, to give them their right to be married."

Ye Shouhe was a little confused after hearing Zhang Lei's words.

Ye Jianjun, who was standing nearby, quickly recounted in detail what had happened at the door.

After hearing his son's words, Ye Shouhe was furious, but then he thought that Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li's family had indeed lost their sons, so he shouldn't take it too seriously.

He held Zhang Lei's hand and said solemnly, "Xiao Lei, the fact that you think this way proves that I didn't misjudge you. But as for the bride price, it's really unnecessary."

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shouhe, his attitude still firm: "Dad, we have to have this, otherwise Shuqin and the other two will be looked down upon by others."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shouhe and Ye Jianjun exchanged a glance.

Ye Jianjun advised, "Dad, why don't we do as Zhang Lei says? Let Zhang Lei give us some dowry as a token, and we can always pay him back later."

After listening to his son's suggestion, Ye Shouhe finally relented: "Okay, Xiao Lei, let's do it your way."

Then he looked at Zhang Lei and asked, "Xiao Lei, when do you want to give it to me?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Dad, call all the elders in the village, including Grandpa, over. I want to give it to them in front of everyone."