My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 58: The Troublemaker

After the four people had finished dressing, the deaf old woman spoke up directly: "You've made a scene, you've searched, and you found nothing. Are you satisfied now?"

She then turned to look at Yi Zhonghai and his three companions, her face darkening as she snapped, "You four, look at yourselves! Get back to your own homes right now!"

At this moment, Zhang Lei quickly stepped forward and said, "Grandma, this matter hasn't been resolved yet, those four can't go back."

The deaf old woman turned to look at Zhang Lei, trembling with rage, her cloudy eyes filled with uncontrollable fury.

In fact, she had seen it all clearly just now. It was Zhang Lei who kicked Jia Zhangshi, but Jia Zhangshi pounced so suddenly that she pulled down Liu Haizhong's pants, which prevented her from reacting on the spot.

The deaf old woman glared at Zhang Lei, her anger flaring. Her chest heaved violently as she pointed at his nose and said, "Zhang Lei, what else do you want? Things have come to this point, don't you think our courtyard isn't shameful enough? You're nothing but a troublemaker in this courtyard!"

Hearing the deaf old woman's words, Zhang Lei smiled and said, "I may be the troublemaker in the courtyard, but at least I'm still a stick. What are you?"

Upon hearing this, Master Lei, who was standing to the side, and several other workers who were watching the commotion couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle quietly.

Upon hearing this, the people in the courtyard belatedly realized what was happening. The laughter they had been holding back instantly froze on their faces, and they all glared angrily at Zhang Lei.

Jia Zhangshi, still clueless, went up to the people next to her and asked at the top of her lungs, "What are they laughing at?"

A woman standing next to Jia Zhangshi was furious at her foolish behavior and muttered irritably, "Stirring up trouble, stirring up trouble! He's a stick, so what are the rest of us?"

Jia Zhangshi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "What's that... shit?"

She had barely finished speaking when she suddenly realized what she meant, and her face instantly turned bright red. Hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, everyone in the courtyard looked extremely grim, and their gazes towards Zhang Lei were filled with a hint of gritted teeth.

At this moment, the deaf old woman was so angered by his words that she almost fainted. She shakily raised her cane and jabbed it towards Zhang Lei, yelling, "You little rascal, so sharp-tongued!"

At this moment, an older woman quickly stepped forward to support the old lady, patting her chest repeatedly and saying, "Grandma, calm down, calm down, don't get angry with this brat."

Upon seeing this, Liu Haizhong immediately jumped out, pointed at Zhang Lei, and said sternly, "Zhang Lei, the old lady is a martyr's family member. If you anger her like this, when the neighborhood committee comes, they won't let you off!"

Zhang Lei turned to look at Liu Haizhong, raised an eyebrow, and said in a loud voice, "Oh, a martyr's family member? Who isn't? My family has two martyr's certificates. Am I proud of them? Am I showing off? Am I smug about them? Do I put them on your face for you to see?"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that Zhang Lei's parents had sacrificed their lives to protect the steel mill's property and were posthumously recognized as martyrs, so he was naturally a martyr's family member with impeccable revolutionary credentials.

But seeing Zhang Lei's smug look, with his nostrils practically pointing to the sky, everyone couldn't help but curse inwardly: You say you're not arrogant or showing off? Your tail is practically sticking up to the roof!

At this moment, Zhang Lei stepped forward half a step, his gaze sweeping directly at Liu Haizhong, and said loudly, "Liu Haizhong, you said the old lady is a martyr's family member, but I've never seen the old lady's martyr's certificate. My family has two."

Yi Zhonghai quickly stepped in to smooth things over, frowning as he said, "The old lady just didn't want to cause trouble for the country and was keeping a low profile. Who's as smug and showy as you?"

Zhang Lei turned to look at the deaf old woman, a half-smile playing on his lips, and asked, "Grandma, is that so?"

The deaf old woman's face changed drastically. She immediately pretended to be deaf and mute, squinted her eyes, shook her head, and shouted in a loud voice, "What? What did you say? You want to treat me to a meal? Oh, no, no, I'm not hungry."

She then turned to an older woman beside her, waved her hand, and said, "Cuilan, come on, help me back to the backyard. I'm tired and need to rest."

Upon hearing what the deaf old woman said, the older woman quickly reached out and supported the old woman's arm, fearing that she might lose her balance and fall.

Zhang Lei watched the deaf old woman flee in a disheveled state, a mocking smile curving his lips. He muttered to himself, "Since you enjoy pretending to be deaf so much, I'll play along and make you truly deaf."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, are you satisfied now?"

Zhang Lei feigned ignorance and said, "Uncle, I don't understand what you mean. I was just explaining what a 'stirring stick' is, and that's not allowed? Besides, didn't I already say I'm a stick!"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Yi Zhonghai felt a headache coming on and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, stop talking!"

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Yi Zhonghai, although the old lady is gone, what are you going to say about the silver ingots you've been hiding? You're a senior official, and everyone's waiting for you!"

Everyone immediately came to their senses; the farce had almost made them forget about the silver ingots.

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Lei, then tell me what to do?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment and said, "What do we do? You all get out of my east wing right now!"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. Yi Zhonghai said in disbelief, "Zhang Lei, what did you say?"

Zhang Lei stared at Yi Zhonghai and said, "I told you to get out? What, you're still causing trouble in my east wing!"

Yi Zhonghai thought Zhang Lei was going to talk about how to divide the silver ingots, but unexpectedly Zhang Lei told everyone to get out.

Yi Zhonghai stretched out his hand, tightly clutching the silver ingot, and said, "This silver ingot..."

Zhang Lei waved his hand to interrupt him, saying with a disdainful look, "It's just a silver ingot, I don't even care about it. You can divide it however you want, don't delay my family from demolishing the house."

Everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief upon hearing Zhang Lei's words.

Who would have thought that Zhang Lei, who had single-handedly stood up to everyone else in the courtyard for the sake of the treasure, would suddenly become so indifferent to these silver ingots?

But no one thought much of it, and they all hurriedly left the East Garden.

Yi Zhonghai was filled with doubts, and his steps were heavy as he walked out of the East Garden.

But when he stepped out of the East Garden and met Zhang Lei's ambiguous smile, the smile made him feel uneasy all over, and he got goosebumps.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai looked down at the silver ingot he was clutching tightly in his hand and belatedly realized that this was a trap!

With the silver ingot firmly in his hand, unless he gritted his teeth and gave it up, there was no way he could share it if he wanted to keep it.

What's more, the other people in the courtyard were all watching closely.