{"id":12644,"date":"2026-01-22T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:57:55","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-778","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-778\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 778"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n<div>Chapter 778<\/div>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<div>Zachary finished cleaning the stove, rinsed the cloth, and then washed his hands again. He turned to Serenity, stopping in front of her. Cradling her face in his large hands, he pinched her cheeks lightly a few times before saying,<\/div>\n<div>smiling, \u201cI told you, you should go only if you want to. If you don\u2019t, then you don\u2019t have to. I\u2019m fine either way.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Serenity took his hand, walked with him to the balcony, and sat down on the swing.<\/div>\n<div>Leaning against his shoulder, they gazed out at the city lights together.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen all the houses below are lit up, the huge building across from us goes dark. Everyone must have gone home for New Year\u2019s,\u201d she observed.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cTomorrow morning, we\u2019re heading back to the old residence. I\u2019ve already informed Nana, and a room is ready for us,\u201d Zachary replied.<\/div>\n<div>With his arm around her shoulders, their heads rested against each other.<\/div>\n<div>In that moment, they felt warmth and sweetness enveloping them.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cSeren, our old York family residence is quite old. I hope you won\u2019t mind it when you visit.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cHow old is it? Is it a clay tile house or a thatched cottage?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Zachary chuckled, \u201cIt\u2019s not that bad. It\u2019s just the old residence left by the York ancestors. While it\u2019s maintained each year, it\u2019s clearly an older place. And we all live together there\u2014I think I\u2019ve mentioned this to you before.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cHow big is the old family residence?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cOur ancestors started their business in the 1900s and made a small fortune, so the old residence covers quite a large area. It was considered luxurious back then. Each family unit has its own wing, though they\u2019re all connected. We enter and exit through the main entrance.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cIs it like a mansion?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cYeah.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cYour old family residence was built in the 1900s and is still livable? It must be well maintained.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Zachary chuckled. \u201cYou don\u2019t think we\u2019re so poor that we can\u2019t afford to build new houses, which is why we all still live in the old residence left to us by our ancestors?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Since their grandparents\u2019 generation, the family had moved out of Whitmore Mansion and constructed Wildridge Manor. To the younger generation, Wildridge Manor was regarded as their old family residence, as all the cousins lived in their own villas and only returned to Wildridge Manor during the holidays.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cYou can afford a villa and even paid for our current place in cash. How could you possibly be poor enough to not build another house? The older generation probably stays there out of nostalgia.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Zachary smiled. \u201cMy wife is very perceptive. That\u2019s correct. Especially Nana\u2014when she married into the York family, she moved straight into Whitmore Mansion, making her sentimental about the place. She didn\u2019t want to leave, so everyone has to chip in with money and effort every year to maintain it and stop it from falling apart.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe older generation is like that,\u201d Serenity replied, understanding. <\/div>\n<div>\u201cLook, Nana came to stay with us for just a few days before she rushed back home. She isn\u2019t used to it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cTo us, living here is wonderful, but Nana believes the old residence is better. There\u2019s a saying: one\u2019s own shack is better than someone else\u2019s mansion.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Zachary scoffed inwardly. Nana had hurried back home to avoid Mrs. Stone revealing their identities. <\/div>\n<div>\u201cZachary, can we go for a walk? We\u2019ve been married for a while, but we\u2019ve never held hands and strolled down the street like other couples. Most people have gone home for the holidays, so it should be less crowded.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>There are fewer people and cars on the streets now, making it quieter as well.\u201d Zachary said affectionately, \u201cI will support you and stand by your side, no matter what you choose to do.\u201d He stood up, gently pulling her with him. \u201cI\u2019ll grab you a jacket from the room; it gets colder at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 778 4 Zachary finished cleaning the stove, rinsed the cloth, and then washed his hands again. 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