My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 201: The Women's Federation Helps Qin Huairu

As Qin Huairu listened to Zhang Lei's bluff, her mind raced with calculations.

The more she thought about it, the more sense it made: He Daqing was indeed a bit older, but as Zhang Lei said, he was skilled and capable, and his family was much better off than the Jia family. If she could really marry He Daqing, she could not only be the head of the household in the He family, but also have Sha Zhu completely under her thumb. Thinking of this, her initial hesitation vanished instantly, and her eyes gleamed with calculation.

Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Lei, thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll listen to you! As long as we can live a good life, what difference does it make who I marry?"

When Zhang Lei heard Qin Huairu say this, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips. He patted her shoulder and said, "Congratulations, Qin Huairu, you made the right move."

With Zhang Lei's affirmation, Qin Huairu felt reassured. She straightened her clothes, took a deep breath, and turned to walk quickly toward the Women's Federation office in the neighborhood. She knew that once she stepped through that door, her feud with the Jia family would come to an end, and her "life of luxury" would just begin.

After Qin Huairu arrived at the Women's Federation, her acting skills immediately exploded.

As soon as she entered the door, her eyes were brimming with tears. She began to sob uncontrollably, recounting the grievances she had suffered in the Jia family over the years. She said her husband had his legs broken because of gambling, her mother-in-law was vicious and cruel, and her children had been raised to be worthless by her mother-in-law.

With her silver tongue, Qin Huairu portrayed herself as a pitiful woman suffering from oppression. The staff of the Women's Federation became increasingly indignant as they listened, their sympathy fully aroused, and they all comforted her.

A staff member grasped her hand and said, "Comrade Qin Huairu, don't worry, the Women's Federation will definitely give you an explanation!"

Qin Huairu immediately became even more resolute, saying, "I want to leave the Jia family now. I don't want to live like this anymore. Great people have said that women hold up half the sky. I want to be independent, to be an independent and self-reliant woman, and I don't want to be oppressed by feudal customs anymore."

Upon hearing this, the Women's Federation members were even more delighted: "Comrade Qin Huairu, you have a very high level of awareness! That's exactly right! We must liberate millions of oppressed women from feudal customs, and we must be brave enough to resist!"

Qin Huairu pressed her advantage, saying, "Comrades, if you don't believe me, you can go to our courtyard and ask anyone for confirmation."

The staff member nodded: "Don't worry, we will conduct a full investigation. If the situation is true, we will definitely support you in breaking away from the Jia family."

Qin Huairu stood up gratefully and bowed deeply.

Seeing her like this, the comrades in the Women's Federation had completely accepted her from the bottom of their hearts, and felt that she was indeed a good comrade who bravely pursued freedom.

The Women's Federation was very efficient and quickly sent staff to the courtyard to verify the situation.

Qin Huairu remained at the Women's Federation office, expecting to return with the staff. However, to ensure the objectivity of the investigation, the Federation arranged for another group to go ahead first. The investigators briefly interviewed several neighbors in the courtyard. Although everyone knew Qin Huairu's character, they were surprisingly unanimous on the matter of Jia Zhangshi's "wicked mother-in-law" behavior.

Soon, the investigators returned to the Women's Federation and reported the situation to their superiors in detail.

After hearing the report, the Women's Federation leader slammed her fist on the table in anger: "This is outrageous! This Jia Zhangshi is simply a wicked mother-in-law remnant of feudalism, throwing tantrums and committing countless evil deeds! This time, we must make her a prime example and thoroughly punish her, resolutely rescuing Comrade Qin Huairu from this hellhole!"

After making up their minds, the leaders of the Women's Federation personally led Qin Huairu and the group back to the courtyard house in a grand procession.

When Qin Huairu led a group of people into the courtyard, the neighbors who were chatting were stunned, their faces full of surprise.

The third aunt was the first to react, and cautiously stepped forward to ask, "Qin Huairu, what's wrong...?"

Qin Huairu stepped forward confidently, her face bearing just the right amount of grievance. She wiped away the faint tears from the corners of her eyes and said loudly, "Third Aunt, these are comrades from the Women's Federation. I really couldn't stand the Jia family's treatment anymore, so I specially asked them to stand up for me!"

The third aunt was startled upon hearing this. Although she usually loved to gossip, seeing the women's federation comrades in uniforms and with serious expressions around Qin Huairu, she didn't dare to say anything more and just awkwardly retreated to the side.

Once Qin Huairu and the others entered the Jia family courtyard, Auntie San, as if her tail had been stepped on, turned and ran home, shouting, "Old Yan! Old Yan! Something terrible has happened! Something horrible has occurred!"

Yan Fugui was drinking tea inside when he heard the shouting and came out with a frown: "What bad thing has happened? Why are you making such a fuss?"

The three women pointed outside in a panic, stammering, "Outside...outside..."

"What's going on outside? Tell me!" Yan Fugui said impatiently.

"Qin Huairu! Qin Huairu, along with people from the Women's Federation, has barged into the Jia family's house!" The third aunt finally finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Yan Fugui nearly dropped his teacup, startled: "Are you serious?"

"Is this for real? They've already come inside! Hurry up and come with me to check, lest we cause any major trouble!" the third aunt urged.

Yan Fugui dared not delay and quickly ran towards the Intermediate People's Court.

When he arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, he ran into Zhang Lei, who was calmly watching the commotion. Yan Fugui's heart tightened, and he quickly went over and asked, "Zhang Lei, do you know what's going on?"

Zhang Lei smiled and reassured him, "Uncle, don't worry. Qin Huairu is bringing comrades from the Women's Federation to the Jia family. Let's just relax and watch the show."

Yan Fugui frowned, somewhat worried, and said, "Just watching the show? Aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

Zhang Lei patted Yan Fugui's arm and analyzed in a relaxed tone, "Third Uncle, with the Women's Federation comrades here, we don't need to worry about this. Besides, they're just here to mediate the Jia family's domestic affairs; it won't involve anyone else in the courtyard."

Yan Fugui listened to Zhang Lei's words, pondered for a moment, and thought they made sense, but still said with unease, "I'd better discuss it with Lao Liu, just in case he doesn't know and I didn't tell him in advance."

Zhang Lei nodded: "Alright, Third Uncle, go to the backyard and find Second Uncle, and tell him what happened."

Just then, the commotion in the courtyard grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of many neighbors.

Ye Shuqin, who was resting at home, heard the commotion outside and curiously went out. Seeing Zhang Lei standing outside the crowd, she quickly approached him and asked, "Zhang Lei, what's going on?"