My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 237: Ding Qiunan Appears

(Starting from this chapter, characters from multiple film and television dramas will be gradually incorporated. This may result in slight discrepancies in character ages and plot details. This is purely for the purpose of novel writing. I hope all readers will not mind. Thank you for your support.)

Upon hearing the name Ding Qiunan, Zhang Lei immediately sprang to his senses.

Isn't this a character from the TV series "Man is Iron, Rice is Steel"?

He suddenly remembered what the system had said about the integration of multiple film and television elements, and he was overjoyed. This was the second film and television character he had seen besides the one in the courtyard.

Seeing Zhang Lei approach, Ye Shuqi quickly greeted him, "Honey, this is the colleague I told you about. What do you think? Is he handsome?"

Seeing Ye Shuqi's happy expression, Zhang Lei nodded and smiled, saying, "Hello, Comrade Ding Qiunan, I am Zhang Lei."

Ding Qiunan also extended her hand and responded with a smile, "Hello, Comrade Zhang Lei, I am Ding Qiunan."

Seeing their serious expressions, Ye Shuqi took Ding Qiunan's arm and said, "Let's go inside and talk slowly."

Soon, the group entered the house.

Ye Shuqin was tidying up the meat and vegetables inside the house. When she saw the guests arrive, she smiled and said, "You all chat first, I'll prepare the meal."

Ye Shuqi looked at her and quickly said, "Sister, don't do it yet, it's still early before noon."

Ye Shuqin smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll tidy up the dishes first and be right there."

Looking at the three identical faces of Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua, Ding Qiunan exclaimed in surprise, "Shuqi, you're absolutely right, the three of you sisters look exactly alike, and you're all so beautiful."

Ye Shuqi smiled and said, "I wasn't lying to you, was I? If I didn't open my mouth, you probably wouldn't be able to tell who's who."

Ding Qiunan nodded vigorously: "What you said is really true. When I first came in and saw the calligraphy and painting, I was shocked. But when I saw Shuqin, I understood what you meant by 'unique.' Triplets are so rare."

Zhang Lei watched them chat and didn't have the heart to interrupt.

Ye Shuhua looked at Ding Qiunan and asked with a smile, "Hey, are you also from the steel rolling mill? It feels like this is the first time our boss has met you."

Ding Qiunan explained with a smile, "I'm not from the main steel rolling mill, but from the subordinate machine repair shop. I'm here on loan to the main mill for training."

Ye Shuqi chimed in, "Shuhua, you don't know, Qiu Nan is a doctor. I wasn't feeling well at the factory before, and when I ran into her, she cured me in no time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei immediately became anxious: "Shuqi, are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you tell me?"

Seeing his nervous expression, Ye Shuqi smiled and reassured him, "Honey, it's nothing. You're just a little nervous because you're newly pregnant. It's nothing serious."

Zhang Lei noticed that Ye Shuqi's complexion was rosy, and he certainly didn't seem to be in any trouble.

Ding Qiunan, who was standing to the side, also smiled and said, "Comrade Zhang Lei, don't worry, Shuqi is really fine. I've already checked on her."

Zhang Lei nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you, Dr. Ding."

Ding Qiunan laughed: "Don't call me Dr. Ding, it sounds too unfamiliar. Just call me Ding Qiunan or Qiunan."

Zhang Lei agreed: "Okay then, you can just call me Zhang Lei."

Watching the two talk, Ye Shuqi smiled and said, "Qiu Nan, I told you so. My man is approachable and capable."

Ding Qiunan listened, feeling slightly puzzled, but didn't think much of it. She praised, "Before I came, I was thinking about the situation of you three sisters. I didn't expect you to marry the same man. Zhang Lei must have some special strengths, otherwise how could he marry all three of you at once?"

Ye Shuhua laughed smugly from the side: "Of course, our boss is good at everything, except for chess."

Listening to Ye Shuhua reveal my past, Zhang Lei looked at her and said, "Shuhua, you're revealing my past again."

Ye Shuhua smiled at him: "Honey, I'm just telling the truth."

As they were chatting, Ye Shuqin finished tidying up in the kitchen and came over, smiling as she asked Ding Qiunan, "You're the colleague my second sister was talking about, the one who's really nice to her?"

Ding Qiunan quickly waved her hand: "I'm not as good as Shuqi said, I'm just an ordinary person."

Ye Shuqin laughed and joked, "You have no idea, before you came, Zhang Lei was terrified. He thought Shuqi had brought some male colleague home."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei was immediately extremely embarrassed.

Looking at him, Ye Shuqi smiled and asked, "Honey, aren't you nervous anymore?"

Zhang Lei feigned annoyance: "What? When did I get nervous? If I were nervous, why would I buy so much meat and vegetables to entertain our distinguished guests?"

Ye Shuhua, however, showed no mercy: "Honey, no wonder you didn't come fishing with me. So you were waiting here all along. I knew it! You usually don't have the patience to wait at home."

These words made Ding Qiunan and the Ye sisters cover their mouths and laugh.

Zhang Lei stood up awkwardly: "I'll go outside and see if there are any fish for sale, and buy one."

Seeing him flee in such a disheveled state, the group burst into laughter.

Ding Qiunan looked at the three Ye sisters, then at Zhang Lei who had run away, and thought to herself, "This family has such a good relationship."

Zhang Lei walked to the entrance of the alley outside the courtyard house, recalling the embarrassment from earlier, and patted his head: "Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei, what haven't you seen in the world? How did you get manipulated by a few women?"

He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.

After waiting outside for the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, Zhang Lei took out a fish from his personal storage space and turned to go home.

When he entered, Ding Qiunan was still chatting with the Ye sisters. He waved the fish in his hand and said, "I happened to run into a fishmonger and bought one. I'll make braised carp for you later."

Ye Shuqin immediately got up and went to the kitchen: "Honey, go sit down and rest for a while. I'll cook this fish."

Zhang Lei, considering his mediocre cooking skills, nodded: "Alright then."

After Zhang Lei sat down, Ding Qiunan's gaze towards him seemed inexplicably strange.

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua with a puzzled expression; both of them were smiling at him.

Ye Shuhua said with a smile, "Honey, my second sister just heard that Qiu Nan has nowhere to stay, and she wants her to stay at our house for a couple of days."

Zhang Lei asked with some confusion, "Didn't the factory arrange accommodation for you all when you came here for training?"

Ding Qiunan said, "It's been arranged; it's a dormitory."

Before Zhang Lei could reply, Ye Shuqi grabbed his arm and said coquettishly, "Honey, Qiu Nan is my best friend. Why don't you let her stay at our house? We have rooms available."

Seeing Ye Shuqi's expression, Zhang Lei nodded: "Okay, then."

He thought to himself that Ding Qiunan was only temporarily assigned to study and wouldn't be staying for more than a few days. Ye Shuqi had already spoken, so if he didn't agree, it would only make her lose face.

Ding Qiunan was secretly pleased when Zhang Lei agreed to let her stay.

She had previously seen the dormitory arranged by the factory, which was crowded and messy. She was a clean freak and was initially happy to be temporarily transferred for study, but regretted it after seeing the dormitory.

Fortunately, she met Ye Shuqi, and the two hit it off immediately. Ye Shuqi even said that he would reserve a room for her at his home for free, and that she would be sharing the room with a colleague from the steel rolling mill. Ding Qiunan felt extremely lucky.