My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 253: Obtaining Two More Marriage Certificates

Soon, Zhang Lei took Lou Xiao'e to the marriage registration office. As he handed over their documents, he couldn't help but feel worried, but the staff showed no suspicion and quickly completed the formalities. Holding the marriage certificate, Zhang Lei looked at Lou Xiao'e in astonishment: "You little rascal, have you been eyeing me for a while? How come you even prepared all the documents so perfectly?"

Lou Xiao'e raised her eyebrows triumphantly: "That's right, the man I've set my sights on can't escape my grasp."

Afterwards, the two went to a photo studio to take wedding photos, completed all the procedures, and returned to the courtyard house. Ding Qiunan looked at the marriage certificate in Lou Xiao'e's hand and was genuinely happy for her. She then glanced at Zhang Lei, her heart filled with joy at the thought of getting their marriage certificate together that afternoon.

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Zhang Lei brought Ding Qiunan to the marriage registration office. The staff member paused for a moment upon seeing him, but said nothing, and smoothly issued their marriage certificate.

Stepping out of the registration desk, Zhang Lei finally felt relieved, thinking to himself: The system really did not lie to me.

Afterwards, the two took wedding photos and, following the morning's procedures, returned smoothly to the courtyard house.

Zhang Lei was overjoyed in the courtyard house. He received two marriage certificates in one day, and now he officially had two wives.

Meanwhile, in the personnel department of the steel rolling mill, the department head was having a major headache with Jia Zhangshi. He had originally wanted to arrange an easy job for her, who was not young, but after hearing about her attitude, he felt overwhelmed.

Standing in the personnel department, Jia Zhangshi shouted, "Are you guys even competent? I've been standing here for ages! Hurry up and assign me a job! Are you trying to embezzle my family's position?"

The head of the personnel department came out and said in a deep voice, "Auntie, let's talk this out. This isn't a market. You're not young anymore, and there aren't many jobs suitable for you in the factory. We're still discussing it."

"What are we discussing? A factory this big, surely there's work for me!" Jia Zhangshi said impatiently. "If you delay my earnings, you'll regret it!"

The section chief frowned and asked the employee beside him, "What did she do in this position before?" The employee replied, "She was her son's fitter." The section chief slammed his hand on the table: "Alright, assign her to Workshop Two. Let's temper her temper first."

Although the staff member was surprised by Jia Zhangshi's age and gender, he still did as he was told, "Jia Zhangshi, you will be assigned to the second workshop as a fitter." Jia Zhangshi was overjoyed and hurriedly asked where it was. She followed the staff member to the second workshop.

The workshop foreman frowned upon seeing this: "Nonsense, how can an old woman do fitter work?" The employee said helplessly, "It was arranged by the section chief. If you're not satisfied, you can talk to him." Before leaving, he added quietly, "The section chief wants to temper her temper."

The workshop foreman nodded and led Jia Zhangshi to a workstation: "You've never done fitter work before, so you'll have to do odd jobs first." He then called over Master Zhang: "This is Jia Zhangshi, she'll be assigned to your group, so she'll do odd jobs first."

When Master Zhang heard this, he was immediately alarmed. The workshop director pulled him aside and whispered, "The troublemaker sent by the personnel department, assign her the heaviest and most tiring work. Don't let her touch the machines, and temper her temper." Master Zhang understood instantly and immediately agreed.

Master Zhang pointed to the iron equipment in the corner and said to Jia Zhangshi, "Your job today is to move these to the warehouse." Jia Zhangshi looked at the small items and nodded in agreement, but when she got closer, she found that they were all lumps of iron and very heavy. She used all her strength to move just one piece and cursed inwardly at what a terrible job this was. The workers in the workshop secretly laughed at her clumsy appearance.

The morning passed quickly. After finishing his work, Master Zhang found that Jia Zhangshi was missing. He called his apprentice, Xiao Wang, "Go find Jia Zhangshi quickly!" Xiao Wang thought for a while before realizing, "Oh, it's that new auntie. I haven't seen her for a long time." The two searched for a long time and finally found Jia Zhangshi sleeping soundly on a cardboard mat in the corner of the wall facing the sun outside the workshop.

Master Zhang stepped forward and nudged her: "Mrs. Jia, wake up! This is a factory, not your home. How dare you sleep here? Where did you get that cardboard?"

Madam Jia, still half asleep, recognized Master Zhang and quickly got up with a smile, saying, "Master Zhang, I'm getting old, that work is too heavy, please rest if you're tired."

"How many did you move this morning?" Mr. Zhang asked. Mrs. Jia held up one finger, and Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief: "Ten items, that's alright." But Mrs. Jia shook her head: "One item."

Master Zhang's eyes widened instantly: "You only do one job a day?" Jia Zhangshi retorted shamelessly: "The things are too heavy to move, this is all I can do."

Master Zhang was furious: "Are you trying to cheat me? Today will be considered absenteeism, and you won't get a single penny!" Mrs. Jia immediately exploded: "You, surnamed Zhang, are you deliberately making things difficult for me! I'm an old woman, and you expect me to do heavy work?"

"Making things difficult for you? You're new here and don't know anything. You're picky about doing odd jobs. Do you think this is your own home? You can't just do whatever you want!" Master Zhang said sternly. "I'll give you two choices: either finish the job properly and shut up your stubbornness, or I'll deduct half a day's wages for each job you skip; or you can leave right now. There are plenty of people who want to do this job."

Jia Zhangshi panicked instantly. This job was the family's livelihood, and she dared not lose it. She quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake: "Master Zhang, I was wrong. I'll go do it right now."

Seeing that she had given in, Master Zhang stopped pursuing the matter and left with his apprentice. As soon as the two left, Jia Zhangshi spat at their retreating figures, cursing them under her breath, but after cursing, she could only grit her teeth and go to move the equipment.

After a day's work, Jia Zhangshi's hands were covered in bloody marks and blisters. She hadn't done heavy work in decades, so she couldn't bear this kind of suffering.

Before leaving get off work, Master Zhang glanced at her work and said indifferently, "Not bad, continue tomorrow." Jia Zhangshi froze on the spot, wanting to find Master Zhang to change to an easier job, but everyone was starting to leave work, so she could only helplessly follow the crowd and drag her tired body back to the courtyard.

Exhausted, Jia Zhangshi returned home. As soon as she opened the door, she smelled a foul stench and immediately complained, "Dongxu, what's wrong with you? You've soiled your pants again."

Jia Dongxu looked helpless: "Mom, I don't want to either, but I can't move." Jia Zhangshi spread out her hands, which were covered in blisters, for her son to see: "Dongxu, can't you eat less? I've worked hard all day, and my hands are all blistered like this. If I help you clean up, I'll be exhausted sooner or later."

Jia Dongxu looked at his mother's hand, lowered his head and whispered "Mom." This call made Jia Zhangshi even more irritated, but she could only accept her fate and went forward to help her son take off his dirty pants.

As soon as he took off his pants, a strong stench assaulted his nostrils, almost making Jia Zhangshi faint. She casually threw the dirty pants into the public pool in the middle courtyard, filled it with water, washed Jia Dongxu clean, changed him into new pants, and then ignored him completely.