{"id":12564,"date":"2026-01-22T13:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-698\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:56:35","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-698","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-698\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 698"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n<div>Chapter 698<\/div>\n<div>A silver sedan came to a stop right outside the villa, and a figure stood at the gate.<\/div>\n<div>Looking through the gate, Serenity found the figure familiar. Upon closer inspection, she realized it wasn\u2019t the delivery person but her mother-in-law, whom she had met a few times before.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMom.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Serenity took a moment to process her surprise before hurrying to open the gate. It was then she realized she didn\u2019t have a key. She called out apologetically to her mother-in-law on the other side of the gate, \u201cI didn\u2019t know I needed a key to open the gate, Mom. Just a moment, I\u2019ll get the key from Zachary.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cOkay,\u201d Tania replied softly, stopping her persistent ringing of the doorbell.<\/div>\n<div>Serenity hurried back into the house, racing into the kitchen. She told Zachary, \u201cYour mom is here, Zachary. I tried to open the gate, but I couldn\u2019t without a key. Can you give me one so I can unlock the gate?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cDidn\u2019t you say your mother was coming by two days later? Why doesn\u2019t she have a key?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Zachary responded, \u201cThe house keys are on the coffee table in the living room. She might have forgotten to bring hers.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThat reminds me. What\u2019s for dinner? I wonder if your mom has eaten yet.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Serenity didn\u2019t take her mother-in-law\u2019s unexpected visit lightly.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMy mom has probably already had dinner.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cOh.\u201d Serenity quickly left the kitchen, grabbing the keys from the coffee table on her way out. She rushed to the gate, only to turn back to the kitchen. \u201cHow about you open the gate for your mother while I start cooking?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>She worried that her mother-in-law wouldn\u2019t think highly of her if Zachary was busy in the kitchen and she was just standing around. Her mother-in-law wouldn\u2019t be too<\/p>\n<p>Serenity was unhappy that Zachary wasn\u2019t taking proper care of her. Some mothers-in-law couldn\u2019t tolerate their sons helping with household chores; they believed that daughters-in-law should handle everything. They wanted their sons, their flesh and blood, to avoid exhaustion. As mothers-in-law, they expected their daughters-in-law to manage both childcare and housework.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, mothers whose sons-in-law participated in household tasks felt their daughters had made a good match. If the roles were reversed and their sons took on domestic duties, these women would complain about their lazy daughters-in-law, lamenting that their sons had married someone who was poorly raised.<\/p>\n<p>Serenity had gained insights into the dynamics between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law from her sister\u2019s failed marriage and was concerned she might face similar challenges. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s alright. Please go and open the gate for your mother-in-law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill your mom hold me responsible for not relieving you of household chores? Will she expect you to do nothing while I do all the work?\u201d Zachary replied, \u201cI don\u2019t think so. We\u2019ve only been married for three months, and you\u2019ve only met my mom once or twice. There shouldn\u2019t be any issues between you two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His family, consisting only of sons, had been taught by Nana to treat all the women at home with kindness. Growing up, Dad frequently told him that since Mom was the only woman in the family, they should love, care for, and protect her together. Therefore, he believed Mom shouldn\u2019t mind him being in the kitchen, especially since Dad often cooked for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not even sure about that. You should open the gate,\u201d Serenity insisted, pulling the apron off Zachary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeren,\u201d he said, gently grasping her hand.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry about what my mom thinks of you. We\u2019re the ones in this marriage, and we decide how to run our household. If she says anything to you, I\u2019ll handle it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>There was no reason for his mother to receive his father\u2019s undivided attention and care if Serenity did not. <\/p>\n<p>As the husband, Zachary was more than happy to prepare dinner for his wife. <\/p>\n<p>It was nobody else\u2019s place to interfere with that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow go on out there. Don\u2019t keep my mom waiting.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Zachary leaned down to kiss her cheek. \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019m here for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"text-chapter-toolbar\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"><i class=\"icon ion-md-settings\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 698 A silver sedan came to a stop right outside the villa, and a figure stood at the gate. 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