My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 508: African Tourism

Zhang Lei smiled and looked at Ye Shuqin, saying, "We're an old married couple, why are you still so shy? But since that's what you think, it's not impossible during the day."

Ye Shuqin looked at Zhang Lei, glared at him, and said, "You wish!"

Soon, amidst laughter and cheerful chatter, Ye Shuqin and Zhang Lei entered the bathroom.

Three hours later, Ye Shuqin lay lazily on the bed, looking at Zhang Lei and saying, "Honey, are you really willing to go on a trip?"

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Of course! Besides, with robots helping me, I don't need to handle official business. I'll take you all, along with a group of security personnel, first to Africa, then to Europe, then from Russia to the Middle East, and finally to the United States, making a round around the world."

Ye Shuqin nodded and said, "Then give me three days. I'll take care of what I have to do, and once everything is arranged, we can set off together, okay?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said, "Okay."

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Lei and Ye Shuqin boarded a special plane bound for South Africa, with combat robots accompanying them throughout the flight.

As soon as she got off the plane, Ye Shuqin complained, "Honey, it's so hot!"

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Just bear with it. Things will get better once we get off the plane and head to our accommodation. Besides, South Africa is a great place; it has the most diamonds in the world. I'll pick out a few for you then."

Ye Shuqin nodded and said, "Choose more. With so many women, even if you have one of each, that'll be dozens."

After hearing Ye Shuqin's words, Zhang Lei nodded and said, "Okay, you can choose whichever you like. Anyway, they're all under your control."

Ye Shuqin smiled as she watched Zhang Lei calmly say these words. As long as Zhang Lei didn't object, she was in charge of the household.

Soon, several tourist sightseeing vehicles with canopies drove up.

Zhang Lei looked at the person walking over, smiled, and said, "What's your number?"

The commercial robot smiled and said, "My number is 1713."

Zhang Lei smiled and asked, "And what's your name?"

1713 answered directly: "Lots of money."

Zhang Lei smiled and asked, "Why did you choose this name?"

Qian Duoduo said, "I'm thinking of starting a company. It'll have lots of money, lots of people, and lots of mines, so I'll name it Qian Duoduo (meaning 'lots of money')."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "That's good."

Soon, led by Qian Duoduo, Zhang Lei and his group arrived at a villa.

Ye Shuqin exclaimed, "I never expected to find such a nice place to live in such a hot place."

Qian Duoduo respectfully replied, "Greetings, Madam. In this place, as long as you have money, there's nothing you can't do."

Ye Shuqin nodded in agreement.

Just as Zhang Lei was wondering, Qian Duoduo brought over a dozen black maids and said with a smile, "Boss, what do you think?"

Zhang Lei was speechless. This Qian Duoduo really had no sense of propriety. His wife was right there, didn't he know?

Zhang Lei coughed and said, "What are you doing? You're insulting my character, do you know that? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Qian Duoduo looked completely bewildered and said, "Boss, what's wrong? These are the servants we found for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei was taken aback, while Ye Shuqin, standing to the side, burst into laughter.

Zhang Lei looked at Qian Duoduo and said, "Get out, get out! All of you, get out of here. We don't need them to serve us. I don't like black."

The more Zhang Lei explained, the harder Ye Shuqin laughed, and Zhang Chengwan laughed along with her.

After spending some time with his wife and daughter, Zhang Lei decided to go to the mine, and Qian Duoduo quickly joined him.

Qian Duoduo looked at Zhang Lei and said with a smile, "Boss, after we finish looking at the mines, if you have time, check out the specialties of Africa. I guarantee they'll be unique."

Zhang Lei almost spat out his drink, and said seriously, "Okay, since you're so sincere, I'll take a look later."

As he spoke, Qian Duoduo immediately had the car change course.

Soon, Zhang Lei arrived at a brightly lit bar and, guided by Qian Duoduo, went to a private area on the second floor.

Zhang Lei looked at the group of seven or eight beautiful dark-skinned women in the room, but he didn't feel any aversion.

Qian Duoduo smiled and looked at Zhang Lei sitting in the room, saying, "Boss, take your time enjoying the show. I'll go downstairs and wait for you."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Alright."

After Qian Duoduo left, one of his subordinates looked at him and said, "Boss, who is that? You were so respectful to him."

Qian Duoduo slapped his underling on the back of the head and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You can't afford to mess with the people up here. They're my boss. Let me tell you, don't get any bad ideas, or you won't even know how you died."

Qian Duoduo's underlings couldn't sense it, but Qian Duoduo could. The same robot as him, though with a different serial number, was secretly protecting Zhang Lei's safety from the shadows.

Five hours later, Zhang Lei came downstairs, looking refreshed, and said to Qian Duoduo, "You're not bad. Share your ideas more often in the future."

Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Boss, don't worry, my purpose in life is to make money for you and do things for you."

Zhang Lei nodded in agreement.

They quickly returned to the villa in South Africa, with a robot following behind carrying a tray, which Qian Duoduo had prepared in advance.

Seeing Zhang Lei return, Ye Shuqin quickly went to greet him and asked, "How did it go?"

Zhang Lei quickly explained, "The mine is too chaotic, with too many people and distractions. But the mineral resources here are indeed abundant, especially diamonds and gold." As he spoke, he pointed to the tray that the robot behind him was carrying, which was filled with diamonds.

Zhang Lei said with a smile, "These are all for you. See if you like them."

Ye Shuqin picked up a pink diamond of about 120 carats from the plate, looked at it, and said, "This one will do. It's pink, and it's quite nice."

Zhang Lei looked at her and smiled, "Okay, whatever you like. You can take the rest too; since you're here, consider them souvenirs."

Ye Shuqin smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, she sniffed lightly, frowned, and asked, "Honey, did you pick up this smell from the mines?"

Qian Duoduo quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Madam, it's my fault. I was afraid that the eldest brother wouldn't be able to stand the smell of the miners' sweat, so I had someone spray some perfume on him beforehand."

Ye Shuqin rolled her eyes at Qian Duoduo, her gaze clearly saying: Do you think I believe you?

Zhang Lei immediately facepalmed and shoved Qian Duoduo away. This guy would have been better off not explaining; his explanation only made him more suspicious.

He quickly reassured Ye Shuqin, "Wife, don't listen to his nonsense. I just went to the mine to check out the tunnels and found that seven or eight of them were in pretty good condition, so I went in for a look. I didn't expect there to be water seepage inside. The safety awareness in the mine is really bad these days. I will definitely have someone step up the rectification and supervision."

As he spoke, Zhang Lei seemed to remember something and instructed Zhang Zhiqiang beside him, "Have more of those prisoners sent to Africa to mine, so as not to waste food."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded. Africa is sparsely populated, so a large amount of manpower is just what they need.

After Zhang Lei coaxed and tricked her, Ye Shuqin finally calmed down. Zhang Lei quickly had Qian Duoduo buy a whole bunch of African specialties—food, household items, toys—for Ye Shuqin to choose from. Women, when it comes to shopping, naturally forget all their previous doubts.