My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 175: Arranging Jobs and Changing Housing

Zhang Lei first had everyone put the packages inside the house.

The three rooms in the east courtyard are just right for my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother and their spouses to stay temporarily.

Then, he led his men to the back building.

Soon, with the help of Ye Shuqin and her three sisters-in-law, the meal was quickly prepared, and everyone ate and chatted.

Ye Jianjun's second son, Ye Minghui, looked at the house and said, "Dad, Aunt, your house is too small."

Ye Jianjun gave him an annoyed look and said, "Minghui, this is Beijing, not Ye Family Village."

Ye Shuqin smiled and explained to Ye Minghui, "Minghui, that's just how things are in Beijing, and this is already very good. Haven't you seen some families where several people are crammed into one room? That's really cramped."

Hearing Ye Shuqin's words, Ye Minghui and the other children were all startled.

They thought it would be so uncomfortable if everyone were crammed together.

Zhang Lei looked at the group and said with a smile, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, please make do for the next few days and stay in the east courtyard. As for the children, the boy will stay in the room on the left side of the back building, and the girl will stay in the room on the right side. There will be enough room for everyone."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Zhang Lei's instructions.

Second sister-in-law Zhao Chunyan said, "Zhang Lei, thank you so much."

Zhang Lei waved his hand and said, "Second sister-in-law, we're all family, please don't say that."

At this moment, Sun Qiuyue, the third sister-in-law, thought for a moment and said, "Zhang Lei, do you think if we start working, we'll be allocated apartments separately?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Third Sister-in-law, that's a good question. I've thought about that too. After you go to work, I'll go to the neighborhood office and see if we can arrange for your rooms to be switched with the people in our compound. That way, we'll all be in the same compound and can look out for each other."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Sun Qiuyue smiled and said, "That's great, but I don't know if the people in the hospital are willing."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Third Sister-in-law, don't ask about this matter. Just let me arrange it. You two should settle on your jobs today. I'll have Shuqin prepare some things for you to give to the people who need help, such as the head of the personnel department. That way, it'll be easier to talk to them, and the housing arrangements will be made faster."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, everyone nodded happily.

At this moment, Wang Lihua, the eldest sister-in-law, looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, how many rooms will we be allocated?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment and said, "Given the current situation, each job position should be allocated one room, so your family should be able to get two rooms."

"We've been assigned two rooms?"

Everyone fell silent.

After all, the couple can share one room, and the children can share another.

But in a family like Third Brother's, with one son and two daughters, things get complicated when the children grow up.

Zhang Lei looked at them and said with a smile, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, don't worry, our family has no shortage of houses."

Zhang Lei continued, "Those three rooms in the east courtyard, although registered under the names of Shuqin, Shuqi, and Shuhua, are actually prepared for your three families. Each of you will have three rooms, which will be enough. In the city, this is already a very good standard of living."

Everyone was somewhat surprised to hear this.

At this moment, Ye Jianjun stepped forward and waved his hand in refusal, saying, "No, Zhang Lei, this is your house. How can we occupy it?"

Zhang Lei waved his hand and said, "Brother, you're wrong. We're all family, why are you distinguishing between you and me? Besides, it's just for you to live here, not for you to have the whole place. The names on the deed won't change."

Hearing this, everyone felt a little relieved.

After finishing their meal, Zhang Lei first led Ye Jianjun, Ye Jianlin, and Ye Jianjiang to Li Huaide's office at the steel rolling mill.

Li Huaide was quite pleased to see Zhang Lei arrive, after all, Zhang Lei purchased so much meat every month, which made him look good in front of other leaders.

Seeing that he was happy, Zhang Lei smiled and introduced the three of them.

Li Huaide was a shrewd man; he immediately understood why Zhang Lei had come.

When he touched the envelope Zhang Lei handed him, he immediately beamed and patted Zhang Lei, saying, "Zhang Lei, you're too kind! Don't worry, it's just about work arrangements and housing, right? I'll approve it for you right away!"

Zhang Lei smiled, nodded his thanks, and then left with Ye Jianjun, Ye Jianlin, and Ye Jianjiang.

The three of them didn't say a word the whole time, they just listened to Zhang Lei talking.

As they walked, Ye Jianjun couldn't help but look at Zhang Lei and ask, "What was in that envelope you gave me?"

Zhang Lei looked at his older brother and said, "Brother, don't overthink it. It's just a small thing, nothing to worry about."

Looking at Zhang Lei's nonchalant manner, Ye Jianjun understood that it was definitely not some "small thing," but rather something quite valuable.

He patted Zhang Lei on the shoulder and said, "Hey, I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Jianjun and said, "There's no need to worry about it. We're all family, it's our own business. If I take care of it for you, Shuqin, Shuqi, and Shuhua will be happy too."

With Li Huaide's approval, the personnel department readily complied.

Zhang Lei specifically instructed that the workshop assigned to Ye Jianjun and his group should avoid being the same one as the group from the courtyard house.

After all, if they were in the same workshop, people like Uncle Yi Zhonghai and Uncle Liu Haizhong might cause some trouble.

At the same time, under Zhang Lei's financial offensive, he also found excellent mentors for the three of them.

After arranging the work for Ye Jianjun and the other two, Zhang Lei immediately took Wang Lihua, Zhao Chunyan, and Sun Qiuyue to the textile factory.

Upon arriving at the textile factory, Zhang Lei immediately began chatting with the head of the personnel department by mentioning "donating supplies in the future."

Soon, the head of the personnel department at the textile factory was persuaded by Zhang Lei's sweet talk.

After all, meat is still a rare commodity these days, let alone beef and mutton, which are hard to come by.

Zhang Lei took out 100 jin (50 kg) of liquor, leaving the head of the personnel department speechless with delight.

The permits for the three people's jobs and houses were also successfully obtained.

After arranging the work for the six people, Zhang Lei immediately led everyone back to the courtyard house.

Zhang Lei went straight to the west courtyard without even taking a sip of water.

The three households in the west courtyard were all somewhat surprised to see Zhang Lei suddenly arrive.

After all, although they could talk to Zhang Lei normally, they didn't chat much.

Zhang Lei quickly told them about the house swap.

When they first heard about the house swap, the three families hesitated, but after Zhang Lei explained the new location and size, they were immediately overjoyed.

After all, in a courtyard full of "beasts," they were just passersby, nobodys.

Sometimes, the three old men in charge of the courtyard would ask them to donate money or do their work, which had long since made them thoroughly disgusted with the entire courtyard.

Being able to move to another courtyard, away from these people, is something they would absolutely love.

Soon, Zhang Lei came to the east side room again for the same reason.

The three households were initially somewhat displeased when they saw Zhang Lei.

However, when Zhang Lei promised to give each person an extra ten kilograms of grain, they all nodded in agreement.