Mrs. Yu tried to turn the door lock, but found that she couldn't open it no matter what she did. The master bedroom wasn't locked, so why was this room locked?
Mrs. Yu muttered to herself in puzzlement, "Could there be money and jewelry inside?"
Yu Wenhao's mother knew he had no savings. She also knew that Shen Xingzhi's things were in there. Could it be that Shen Xingzhi had the key? It turns out she was wary of her son, even though he was so sympathetic to her.
The more Yu's mother thought about it, the angrier she became. She called Yu Wenhao, but he was in a meeting and his phone was on silent, so he didn't answer his mother's call.
Mrs. Yu put down what she was doing and sat down to analyze the situation.
Most of the things in this house belong to Shen Xingzhi. Yu Wenhao only has three pairs of shoes in the shoe cabinet, and his son only has a down jacket on the balcony. You can imagine how miserable the son is. Shen Xingzhi is rich, but she spends all her money on herself, and Yu Wenhao doesn't get any benefit.
Is marriage just about becoming someone else's maid? Yu's mother felt extremely resentful, knowing that her son never had to do anything at home.
If you call Shen Xingzhi directly to ask, she might not admit it. Yu's mother suppressed her anger and continued cleaning and cooking.
In the evening, after finishing his work, Yu Wenhao made himself a cup of coffee to relax for a few minutes. Only after sitting down did he see three missed calls on his phone, all from his mother.
Yu Wenhao turned back.
While picking vegetables, Yu's mother spoke through a loudspeaker.
"Mom, you've been in meetings all afternoon. What did you want to see me about?" Yu Wenhao asked.
"Wenhao, I didn't go in to clean the master bedroom, thinking it was your and Xingzhi's room." Yu's mother didn't directly ask about the locked room.
"Are you asking if I can come in?" Yu Wenhao forgot to lock the master bedroom door. "Luckily I didn't go in, otherwise our things would have been messed up. Mom, the master bedroom doesn't need cleaning."
“I know, I didn’t go in.” Mrs. Yu then asked, “I’ve cleaned all the other rooms, why is the north room locked? Where is the key?”
As expected, the mother asked about the locked room.
Yu Wenhao had already come up with an excuse: "Mom, that's just a storage room. I locked it. Xingzhi and I keep things that we don't use often in there, and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to find them after you cleaned up."
"You're just lying to me. It was Xingzhi who locked it, wasn't it? Is that the money and jewelry she saved up inside, keeping it from you? Silly son, I think Xingzhi is just selfish. After getting married, why would she distinguish between 'yours' and 'mine'? Who locks the bedroom door in their own home?" Mrs. Yu said matter-of-factly.
Yu Wenhao locked the door himself, and his mother made accusations against others without hesitation.
“Why would I lie to you? I have the key. Don’t always think Xingzhi is bad. Luckily, she didn’t hear me.” Yu Wenhao took a picture of the key and sent it to his mother.
Yu's mother still didn't believe it: "The keys are all pretty much the same. I'll believe you when you come back and can open the door."
His mother was speechless. Yu Wenhao didn't reply.
Yu Wenhao rushed home when it was time, afraid that his mother would make things difficult for Shen Xingzhi if she went home first.
Shen Xingzhi made a special call to Yu Wenhao before heading back, and only set off after learning that Yu Wenhao was almost home.
"Wenhao, Rongyan will come back with me." Shen Xingzhi told her husband in advance, "Rongyan will say that she has to go on a business trip with me again. We'll leave after we have dinner."
Yu Wenhao opened the door and called out, "Mom."
Mrs. Yu had already prepared the meal and was sitting in the living room waiting for her son to come home.
"You're back! I'll serve the rice." Mrs. Yu didn't wait for Shen Xingzhi.
"Mom, Xingzhi will be back soon. Rongyan is coming over for dinner. After dinner, they have to go on a business trip. Wait for them to come together," Yu Wenhao said, seizing the opportunity.
"Business trip? I just arrived and she's already on a business trip? Not even going to talk to me?" The smile on Mrs. Yu's face instantly froze, and she said unhappily, "Rong Yan really knows how to pick her time. What kind of good friend is she? Her good friend's mother-in-law is here, and she still arranges for her to go on a business trip."
"Mom, you're being so unreasonable. I told you, our work was arranged a long time ago. You suddenly came here. Do you think you can just abandon your work like that? Besides, Xingzhi is a leader. You've always known she's very busy. Apart from Rongyan, she has the highest official position." Yu Wenhao didn't want to contradict his mother on everything, but his mother always seemed to target Shen Xingzhi.
"Okay, I take back what I just said. I misspoke. I shouldn't have delayed your work. I just said not to let Xingzhi know. Where's the key? Open the door." Mrs. Yu was still worried about the key.
Yu Wenhao knew that his mother would ask him for the keys as soon as he returned, so he deliberately left the keys in the car.
"I didn't bring it." Yu Wenhao shrugged. "Mom, don't jump to conclusions. Who needs a room to hide money? Besides, Xingzhi isn't one to be stingy with money."
“Not bothered? Explain yourself. There are only three pairs of shoes in the five-layer shoe cabinet, and you only have one down jacket on the balcony.” Mrs. Yu shook her head. “Son, how come you have no ambition at all? You’re so biased towards Shen Xingzhi, you’re going to get bullied.”
"Come here." Yu Wenhao led his mother to the entrance hall. He placed his palm on the wall, and a cabinet moved out from the wall, filled with dozens of Yu Wenhao's sneakers.
Mrs. Yu was dumbfounded.
"Why aren't you saying anything? All of mine are here. Xingzhi knows I like limited edition sneakers from sports stars, so she collected a lot for me. Can you count how many there are?"
There was no need for Mrs. Yu to count; the room was filled with shoes, several layers high, more than Yu Wenhao's father had ever owned in his entire life.
"Did Xingzhi really buy it for you?" she asked softly.
"Otherwise what? As for clothes, we men don't have many styles of clothes to begin with, and it's a black down jacket. We don't change it often in winter, so naturally we don't have many hanging outside. There are some in the master bedroom closet. Xingzhi wanted to buy me some, but I refused." Yu Wenhao said impatiently, "Mom, if you keep doing this, don't come again. You always cause trouble whenever you come."
Mrs. Yu was speechless. She hadn't expected there to be a hidden cabinet. She had indeed been overthinking things. She was envious of all the shoes she saw. She had never worn so many new shoes in her entire life.
“Xingzhi is very good to me. What you said is completely untrue.” Yu Wenhao explained again, “You could say that no one is better to me than her. She never mistreats me, and she understands me, respects me, and knows my preferences.”
"What do you mean? I'm not as good to you as she is?"
“Yes, you raised me, but Xingzhi gave me respect, support, and understanding.” Yu Wenhao’s gaze was firm. “If you say anything more about her, I will really get angry.”
Shen Xingzhi was afraid that if she opened the door directly, she would hear Yu's mother talking badly about her to Yu Wenhao, so she deliberately pressed the doorbell.
"I guess Xingzhi is back. I'll go open the door. Try not to talk too much for a while," Yu Wenhao reminded her.
"Wife," Yu Wenhao hugged Shen Xingzhi, "I haven't seen you for a few days, but thankfully you haven't lost weight."
“How could I lose weight staying at my house?” Rong Yan rolled her eyes at the man.
"Thank you, please come inside, my mom has cooked dinner."
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