My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 108: The Whole Fish Feast

Soon, in less than an hour, a sumptuous whole fish feast was laid out.

There was golden and crispy fried fish, rich and flavorful stewed fish, and tender and delicious pan-fried fish. The whole house was instantly filled with the tempting aroma of fish.

Looking at the table laden with food, Zhang Lei proudly boasted, "How about it? The fish I caught tastes pretty good, right?"

He Yushui looked at Zhang Lei with some surprise and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhang Lei, did you catch all these fish?"

Zhang Lei nodded, saying proudly, "Yeah, my fishing skills are pretty good, aren't they?"

He Yushui nodded quickly, her eyes full of envy, and said, "Brother Zhang Lei, if I were as good at fishing as you, I would never have to worry about having fish to eat."

Zhang Lei chuckled and patted his chest, saying readily, "You want to go fishing? I can teach you, and I guarantee you'll catch a fish every time."

At this moment, Ye Shuqin stepped forward and said with a smile, "The fish you caught are good, but that's also thanks to my good fish-cooking skills. The aroma of this whole table of dishes is all thanks to me."

Zhang Lei quickly waved his hand to interrupt her, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Don't rush to take credit. Let me guess, which dish did you make?"

He leaned closer to the table, examined it for a moment, and pointed to the stewed fish in the middle, saying, "You made this stewed fish, didn't you?"

Ye Shuqin shook her head directly and said crisply, "No."

Zhang Lei then pointed to the fried fish on the side: "And what about this fried fish?"

Ye Shuqin shook her head again: "That's not right either."

Undeterred, Zhang Lei pointed again to the golden-brown fried fish on the plate and said confidently, "This one's fried, it must be it, right?"

Ye Shuqin smiled, pursing her lips, and said again, "Not right."

"What?!" Zhang Lei exclaimed anxiously, raising his voice, "This is the third one and it's still wrong?!"

At this moment, Ye Shuqin couldn't help but laugh out loud. She pointed to a large bowl of steaming hot soup next to her and said with a smile, "I made this fish soup."

At this moment, Zhang Lei poked around in the bowl with his chopsticks for a couple of moments, and said with a puzzled look, "Where's the fish?"

Looking at his expression, Ye Shuqin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Honey, you don't understand, do you? I first cut the fish into pieces and fried them, then put them in a pot to simmer slowly, so that the aroma of the fish can be cooked into the water. Then I filter out the fish residue, so that only the soup is left, which retains the freshness of the fish and has no fish bones."

Looking at Zhang Lei and the others chatting and laughing happily, He Yushui couldn't help but feel envious. She hadn't experienced such a lively and warm atmosphere in a long time.

At this moment, Zhang Lei noticed He Yushui, who was lost in thought, and asked, "Yushui, how is your brother now?"

When He Yushui heard Zhang Lei ask about He Yuzhu, she lowered her head and whispered, "My brother is still the same. He doesn't like to go out and stays at home all day."

After hearing He Yushui's answer, Zhang Lei couldn't help but tease her, "Tell your brother that love between men and women is normal. Since he doesn't like women, it's not wrong for him to like men."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuqi almost spat out the fish she had just swallowed and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

Seeing Ye Shuqi's expression, Zhang Lei reached out and poked her lips, saying with a smile, "Don't waste it."

He Yushui quickly waved her hand to explain, blushing as she said, "Brother Zhang Lei, you must be joking."

"My brother doesn't like men at all, he's told me that. It's all a misunderstanding with Xu Damao."

Zhang Lei nodded and said casually, "I know."

He Yushui looked at him strangely and pressed, "Brother Zhang Lei, you know?"

Zhang Lei smiled and nodded, his tone certain: "Yes. How could he possibly like men? He was just seduced by Qin Huairu, which is why he hasn't gotten married yet."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, He Yushui muttered under her breath, "Brother Zhang Lei, since you already know, why did you ask?"

Zhang Lei smiled and ruffled her hair: "I just wanted to ask him how he is doing. If he has any issues, I can try to comfort him."

He Yushui thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Brother Zhang Lei, let's forget about it. I think my brother is fine the way he is now; at least he doesn't have to cause trouble or do wrong things every day."

Zhang Lei nodded after hearing He Yushui's words and said, "Alright, since you've said that, I won't meddle anymore."

Soon, the group finished all the food on the table. He Yushui, being very observant, took the initiative to help clear the table and wash the dishes.

Once everything was settled, Ye Shuhua put his arm around He Yushui and whispered in her ear, "Yushui, since you ate our meal, shouldn't you do something to show your appreciation?"

Hearing Ye Shuhua's words, He Yushui nervously rubbed her hands together, "Sister Shuhua, I...I don't have much money."

Hearing this from the side, Ye Shuqi couldn't help but laugh and tease, "Who wants your money?"

He Yushui was even more confused, blinking her eyes as she asked, "It's free?"

Ye Shuqi nodded, suppressing a laugh: "Yes, I don't want your money, I want you."

Upon hearing Ye Shuqi's words, Ye Shuhua immediately joined in the teasing, loudly proclaiming, "Yes, we want your people!"

He Yushui was taken aback, and asked with a puzzled look, "You want my people? How?"

Ye Shuhua leaned close to her ear, deliberately lowering his voice and saying with a mischievous grin, "Don't leave tonight, stay and warm my brother-in-law's bed!"

Upon hearing this, He Yushui's face instantly turned as red as a boiling steamer, almost dripping blood, and even her ears turned bright red.

Hearing them teasing He Yushui, Zhang Lei reached out and flicked each of them on the head, saying, "Alright, you two, stop scaring Yushui."

Ye Shuhua covered her head, pouting, and said, "Brother-in-law, you went too far! Besides, He Yushui already agreed, how can you blame us?"

Upon hearing Ye Shuhua's words, He Yushui could no longer remain still. Her face flushed, she quickly turned and ran away.

Watching He Yushui's retreating figure, Zhang Lei frowned and scolded, "Look at you two, you scared her half to death. She probably won't dare to come back next time."

Ye Shuqi tugged at Zhang Lei's arm, shook it playfully, and said softly, "Honey, I was wrong. I'll apologize to Yushui next time."

Zhang Lei immediately pulled Ye Shuqi into his arms, raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't need to apologize to her, apologize to me first." With that, he took Ye Shuqi back to his room.

Thinking that Ye Shuqi was going to suffer, Ye Shuhua tiptoed and secretly followed to peek.

She peeked through the crack in the door and saw what was happening in the room. Her mouth dropped open, and her face was filled with disappointment.

Ye Shuhua pushed the door open and said loudly, "Honey, I thought you were going to punish my second sister, but it turns out you just want her to massage your back."

Zhang Lei lay lazily on the bed, not even looking up, and said, "You don't understand. I've had a long day, and a back massage is the most comfortable thing to do. Besides, Shuqi's weight is just right. If it were you, you would have flattened me."

Hearing Zhang Lei's teasing, Ye Shuhua yelled angrily, stomping her feet and saying, "Honey, you've gone too far! The three of us sisters look alike and weigh about the same, yet you made me sound so heavy. I'm going to flatten you!"

As she spoke, Ye Shuhua lunged at Zhang Lei.