My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 75: Deceiving Jia Zhangshi

Seeing everyone rushing to show concern for Yi Zhonghai, Zhang Lei curled his lip and turned to Jia Zhangshi, who was standing there dumbfounded, and said, "Jia Zhangshi, instead of arguing with us people who don't like you at all, you should think of a way to get something from Yi Zhonghai more easily."

"After all, Yi Zhonghai will depend on your son for his old age. Now he doesn't even show any sincerity and is unwilling to give you anything. Why should you support him in his old age?"

"If he wants Jia Dongxu to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days, shouldn't he first show some real sincerity with money?"

"Even if you want a donkey to work, you have to feed it hay first! Yi Zhonghai just talks empty words and paints grand plans for your Jia family every day, without putting in any real substance. Doesn't he have any shame?"

As if possessed, Jia Zhangshi looked at Zhang Lei and couldn't help but ask, "Is what you're saying going to work? What if he doesn't give it to me?"

Zhang Lei scoffed and said nonchalantly, "He won't give it to me? If he won't give it to me, then have your son beg him, or add your daughter-in-law Qin Huairu along. If one person can't do it, then two people can. If two people can't do it, then add Bang Geng. See if he'll be tempted then? You need to learn how to coax people. Don't be so anxious and impatient all the time. What's the use of yelling at people in a hurry?"

After listening to Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi stroked her chin thoughtfully and said, "What you said seems to make some sense."

Zhang Lei pressed his advantage, coaxing Jia Zhangshi, "This not only makes some sense, it's absolutely useful! Besides, look at everyone in the courtyard, who has the means? Only Yi Zhonghai's family; everyone else is dirt poor."

"Even if you get something from other people, how much can you get? Someone like Yi Zhonghai, with such a high salary and so many years of work experience, must have at least tens of thousands of yuan in his pocket, if not a lot."

Upon hearing the words "tens of thousands of yuan," Jia Zhangshi's eyes widened instantly, and she asked incredulously, "Really?"

Zhang Lei shrugged and said confidently, "Would I lie to you? Go back and do the math yourself, and look at Yi Zhonghai. What do he and his wife eat and use? They're so frugal. Where does all the money he earns go?"

Jia Zhangshi's mind went blank for a moment, and she exclaimed in her heart: Good heavens, Yi Zhonghai is so rich! She was as if she had discovered a new continent, and her eyes lit up.

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi, who was still in a daze, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Jia Zhangshi, what do you think? Was I right?"

Madam Jia nodded hurriedly, like a chick pecking at rice, and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's absolutely right!"

Looking at her like this, Zhang Lei couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and said, "Shouldn't you thank me?"

Looking at Zhang Lei with eyes as if he were her own father, Jia Zhangshi said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you, Zhang Lei, your analysis is absolutely right!"

Zhang Lei then slowly looked at Jia Zhangshi, and asked with a half-smile, "Do you still want my bicycle?"

Madam Jia Zhang quickly waved her hands vigorously, shaking her head like a rattle-drum: "No, no!"

Zhang Lei nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "That's right. The change in Yi Zhonghai's savings account could buy all these bicycles I have. Instead of wasting your time here with us, you should go and show more concern for Yi Zhonghai."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi seemed to be awakened, and she turned to rush towards Yi Zhonghai, shouting anxiously, "I'm going right now! I'm going right now!"

Zhang Lei reacted quickly, grabbing her arm and saying in a deep voice, "Wait a minute."

Jia Zhangshi stamped her feet anxiously and asked at the top of her lungs, "Zhang Lei, what do you want now? Didn't you tell me to go and check on Yi Zhonghai?"

Zhang Lei held her hand tightly and said slowly, "I am concerned, but don't be in a hurry, listen to me."

Madam Jia glared at him impatiently and asked irritably, "What are you going to say now?"

Zhang Lei lowered his voice and instructed, word by word, "Taking care of Yi Zhonghai is the right thing to do, but once he wakes up, don't believe anything he says. Unless he shows you his family's bankbook, you can see if his family actually has any money. I guarantee there's no less than ten thousand yuan in his bankbook, and he would never dare show it to you."

"So you must stick to your own beliefs and get the money out of him before your Jia family can truly have a better life."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi nodded heavily, patted her chest, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid!"

Zhang Lei watched as Jia Zhangshi pushed through the crowd and ran quickly toward Yi Zhonghai, and he couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Seeing his expression, Ye Shuqin couldn't help but smile and scold him playfully, "Honey, you're such a smooth talker. You make it sound so real."

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqin and said, "What? You think I'm lying?"

Ye Shuqin asked, puzzled, "Isn't that right?"

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqin and said, "That old bastard Yi Zhonghai has been an eighth-grade fitter in the factory for so many years, and his salary and bonuses have never stopped. His wife doesn't spend any money, so where do you think his money goes? It must be saved up. I wouldn't dare say tens of thousands of yuan, but several thousand yuan is a certainty. That old shrew Jia Zhangshi, would she care if I didn't say so?"

Zhang Lei then added, "Besides, now that we've found a target for Jia Zhangshi, let her focus on Yi Zhonghai, so that those two families won't be causing trouble every day. That way, our courtyard can have some peace and quiet for a while."

Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai finally woke up amidst everyone's calls.

He looked closely and saw a round, chubby face right in front of him, which startled him.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that Yi Zhonghai had woken up, she rushed over and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Old Yi! Old Yi! Are you alright? You absolutely can't die!"

Everyone was speechless upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words. They thought to themselves, "This person is perfectly fine, and what she's saying is practically cursing her to die!"

Yi Zhonghai coughed violently twice, angered by her words, and said irritably, "Jia Zhangshi, what nonsense are you spouting?"

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi quickly reached out to help Yi Zhonghai up, saying with a "concerned" expression, "Yi Zhonghai, are you alright? Is anything bothering you? Tell me quickly if anything is wrong, you absolutely can't be hurt!"

Everyone was completely baffled by Jia Zhangshi's actions.

Just then, a shout suddenly came from outside the crowd: "Jia Zhangshi, what are you doing? Where are you touching?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person was an older woman.

It turned out that someone saw Yi Zhonghai faint and quickly ran to inform an older woman.

Who knew that when the middle-aged woman arrived, she saw this eye-watering scene and thought to herself, "Damn, this is too shocking!"