A Marriage of Convenience (SaTzu)

Chapter 20

Tzuyu's POV

While my wife still dressed for my impromptu surprise for her. I decided to check to my mother's whereabouts. I still couldn't believe that she let a woman who doesn't know how to cook in our kitchen alone.

When I saw no sign of her everywhere in the house, I knocked to her bedroom. "Come in." Said the cheerful voice of my mother from the other side of the door. I went inside her room and saw her still in her sleepwear. "Good morning sweetie. What do you want from me this early morning?"

I threw a disapproving looked at her while closing the door firmly behind me. I don't want anybody to hear our conversation especially my wife. "Why did you let Sana to cook breakfast today, mother?"

"What?" My mother asked, frowning at me. "Isn't that what should be expected from her? I mean, she's your wife so automatically her first duty as a wife is to cook for you during meals."

I took a deep breath and glared at her. "But I hope before you pointed out to her yesterday what is expected from the wife of a Taiwanese woman you put to consideration that woman is a rich heiress in Japan and she never been to a kitchen before. My wife nearly lost her fingers while using the knife. I didn't marry her so she can slave herself from household duties and be a good Taiwanese wife to me."

"Oh, dear..." My mother placed her hand to her mouth to prevent her shock. "...is she okay? It was not my intention yesterday to see her hurt. I only informed her about the duties of a Taiwanese wife. I thought she knows how to cook."

"She wasn't groomed how to be a good wife in the future unlike most girls in her youth mother." I told her with annoyance. "She grew up with different culture compare to us."

"Oh, I'm so sorry dear." My mother said remorsefully. "Believe me I have no idea. I thought the reason you married her is because you saw the characteristic of your ideal girl in her. I didn't realize that she's rather...hmm, how should I say this, a complete opposite of Mina."

I rolled my eyes and stared wryly to her. "Really mom? Are we going to start this conversation again? I thought we already established that this topic is now forever closed?"

"What?" My mother said defensively. "I am not opening any topic involving Mina, darling. It was just an honest observation in my part please don't get me wrong."

"Very well," I said, but still not totally convinced with her. She might accept Sana as my wife but I knew she still think that Mina is the better choice to be my wife. She had set her hopes before that I would marry the dutiful princess. But I was glad that union didn't happen. "I hope you will watch your words especially with the topic involving me and Mina in the future when we are in the company of my wife, are we clear, mother?"

"Yes, of course." My mother replied. "You can count on me, Tzuyu."

I nodded. I hope my mother would be true to her words. I didn't like the idea of my wife still thinks that I was harboring feelings to Mina. "I need to go." I kissed both of her cheeks before walking out of her room. Once I was on the corridor I bumped to the maid. "Please inform my wife that I will be waiting for her outside."

"Yes ma'am."

I went outside to prepare the things that we would need. Several minutes later, I was leaning on my car waiting for my wife when I saw her went out of the entrance door.
"Sorry, to keep you waiting." She said, almost shyly. I hid my smile, why running my gazed to her body. Was she really shy all of a sudden to me? After everything happened to us. This woman was really adorable sometimes without even trying.

"You're just in time." I informed her, though in reality I was waiting for her almost half an hour here in the garage. But I was not going to tell her that. I disengaged myself from the car and walked to the passenger's door and opened the door for her before she could slide in my car I took her bandage hands and ask. "Does it still hurt?"