My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 10: A Wife Who Brings Misfortune to Her Husband

At this moment, the commotion in the living room woke up the other people in the yard.

Ye Shouhe's three sons and daughters-in-law rushed out and were shocked to see the tense scene in the living room.

Ye Jianjun frowned and looked at Ye Shouhe, asking, "Dad, what's going on?"

Ye Shouhe glanced at the group of people who had come out and said in a deep voice, "There's nothing wrong here. You should all go back to your rooms."

Hearing Ye Shouhe's words, everyone was full of doubts, but they dared not ask any more questions and all returned to their own rooms.

Zhang Lei was somewhat bewildered. If they really wanted to harm him, wouldn't the more people the better? Why had they sent everyone away?

At that moment, Ye Shouhe walked up to her side.

Zhang Lei tried to struggle to get up, but Ye Shouhe grabbed his arm and helped him up steadily. Ye Shouhe said repeatedly, "Xiao Lei, oh dear, it's all a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding!"

Zhang Lei was completely dumbfounded. Could it be that he was really wrong? But he clearly heard them say that they wanted to "harm" him.

With a mixture of disbelief and skepticism, he stared at Ye Shouhe and asked, "You...you really don't intend to harm me?"

At this moment, Ye Zhenshan sighed heavily and said to Ye Shouhe, "Shouhe, just tell Xiaolei the whole story."

Hearing that there was something hidden in these words, Zhang Lei stopped being wary and sat down on a chair nearby, gently rubbing his chest. The stab Chen the Blind had just given him still ached slightly.

Looking at his grimacing face, Blind Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Young friend Zhang Lei, don't blame me. You were the one who suddenly kidnapped me, and I was forced to fight back."

Zhang Lei twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a bitter smile: "I never expected that you, old man, would not only be good at fortune telling, but also so skilled in martial arts."

Blind Chen waved his hand with a smile, looking nonchalant: "Just some skills to make a living, nothing to mention, nothing to mention."

Seeing Chen the Blind still being modest, Ye Shouhe coughed lightly, bringing the topic back on track. He looked at Zhang Lei and said sincerely, "Zhang Lei, I know you have many doubts. I think you've completely misunderstood what you overheard outside the door."

Zhang Lei immediately pressed on, his eyes full of confusion: "Uncle Ye, can you tell me what you're talking about?"

Ye Shouhe sighed again, seemingly finding it difficult to speak, but finally said, word by word, "Well, we were discussing wanting you to be my son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei froze, his eyes widening in disbelief as he blurted out, "What?!"

Seeing Zhang Lei's shocked expression, Ye Shouhe nodded solemnly and repeated, "You heard me right."

Hearing Ye Shouhe's words, Zhang Lei looked utterly bewildered and blurted out, "Wait a minute, if you want me to be your son-in-law, that's clearly a good thing. Why are you bringing up whether it's harmful or not?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Ye Shouhe lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, Ye Zhenshan spoke up. He looked at Zhang Lei and said with a hint of helplessness, "Xiao Lei, it was I who suggested that you become our son-in-law, but Shouhe didn't want to harm you, so he hasn't agreed yet."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei was even more puzzled, and his doubts deepened. What did he mean by not agreeing? He couldn't be happier to agree! Ye Shuqin and her two sisters were even more beautiful than Liu Tianxian, and each of them had their own wonderful personality. He liked them all and would be willing to marry any of them. How could such a good thing that fell from the sky be said to be a disaster for him?

At this moment, Blind Chen took over the conversation and slowly said, "Young friend Xiao Lei, you don't know this, the reason they said they were afraid of harming you is because the three sisters, Shuqin, Shuhua, and Shuqi, were all born in yin years, yin months, and yin days with pure yin constitutions."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei was even more confused. He turned to look at Blind Chen, his face full of doubt: "What's wrong now? Besides, isn't a pure Yin body a good thing? Isn't it a rare destiny for a woman?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, Blind Chen nodded first, then shook his head, his tone uncertain: "It's a good thing if you say it's a good thing, and a bad thing if you say it's a bad thing; it depends on how you look at it."

Listening to Blind Chen's cryptic explanation, Zhang Lei frowned impatiently: "I say, are you telling fortunes or spouting riddles? I don't understand a word you say!"

Looking at the straightforward Zhang Lei, Blind Chen smiled and reassured him, "Don't worry, let me explain slowly, and you'll understand."

"Because Ye Shuqin and her two sisters are triplets, and all of them are of pure Yin constitution, their destinies are too special. Ordinary men simply cannot subdue the three of them. Therefore, anyone who wants to marry into their family will surely suffer a great calamity."

As soon as Blind Chen spoke, Zhang Lei was completely unconvinced and immediately retorted, "Blind Chen, that's all feudal superstition! What calamity? Those three sisters are so beautiful and kind-hearted; I think the people who marry them are the truly blessed ones!"

At this moment, Ye Shouhe's expression turned solemn. After much deliberation, he finally spoke: "Xiao Lei, you don't know, Shuqin and the other two... are jinxes to their husbands."

Upon hearing the words "husband-killer," Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shouhe in disbelief, his voice filled with anger: "Uncle Ye, you're the father of these three women, how can you say such a thing? What will others think of them if they find out?"

Looking at the angry Zhang Lei, Ye Shouhe's face was full of bitterness, and his voice was low: "It's not that I'm afraid others will find out, it's that everyone knows."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei's face froze instantly, his eyes filled with disbelief: "What... what do you mean you know everything?"

Seeing Zhang Lei's shocked expression, Ye Shouhe's lips moved, but he was unable to utter a word.

Ye Zhenshan sighed, looked at Ye Shouhe, and said in a deep voice, "Speak. Since Xiao Lei wants to know, tell him the truth."

At this moment, Ye Shouhe recounted the entire story of Ye Shuqin and the other two women. Zhang Lei was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, his mind buzzing. It took him a while to find his voice and ask Ye Shouhe, "You mean that all three of them were betrothed before, and then, right after the engagements were finalized, their betrothed men all died?"

Ye Shouhe nodded heavily.

Zhang Lei's mind was immediately filled with the images Ye Shouhe had described—the man engaged to Ye Shuqin died while hunting in the mountains; the man engaged to Ye Shuqi died in the river, drowning; even Ye Shuhua's fiancé, who wasn't officially engaged yet, was killed by a rock that rolled down the mountain.

Good heavens, this made Zhang Lei's anus tighten instantly. He felt that this was too unbelievable, it was simply outrageously bizarre.

At this moment, Blind Chen looked at Zhang Lei, whose face had turned pale, and slowly spoke to comfort him, "Young friend Zhang Lei, don't be afraid."

Zhang Lei couldn't help but curse inwardly. This wasn't a question of being afraid or not; this was just too bizarre!

He instantly understood. No wonder the old woman Zhang they met on their way back to the Ye family had cursed them as jinxes; no wonder the three Ye sisters couldn't sit at the table when they ate together. It turned out that everyone in the village knew about their fate and was avoiding it.

Thinking about all this, Zhang Lei felt as if there was some inexplicable force targeting Ye Shuqin and her two sisters.

At this moment, Blind Chen continued to look at Zhang Lei, his tone carrying a certainty: "Young friend Zhang Lei, the reason I said before that it was due to destiny is because you have a pure Yang body."

Zhang Lei suddenly looked up at Blind Chen, his face full of confusion: "What Pure Yang Body?"

A smile appeared on Blind Chen's face as he slowly explained, "Yes, you were born in a Yang year, Yang month, and Yang day, which is what we usually call a pure Yang body."