In this 21st century, most of us prefers love marriages, but still there are many people in this world who prefers arranged marriages. My parents are also one of them, and they also had an arranged marriage. They are originally from Vietnam, but are living in Canada for past 26 years. They love each other very much, and I personally have never seen them even arguing. I loved my parents, and always used to listen to them. They always had problem with love marriages, but they never asked me for an arranged marriage. They respected my decision, and told me to choose on my own. Anyway I had seen my parent's marriage life, and was sure that I wanted to do an arranged marriage.
After one month, they found a Vietnamese girl for me. The girl's name was Houng, and she was a nurse by profession. I immediately agreed to make her my wife. I selected her for two reasons, firstly I myself is a physician, and we would go along great. Secondly, she was damn beautiful, and hot.
Houng was raised single-handedly by her mother, since her father's death. Houng's dad died in a car accident years ago, and when her dad died, she was just thirteen years old. Houng always took great care of her mother, and never did anything to upset her. Houng's mother's name was Huyen, but we used to call her Nova. She was a Vietnamese model in her young age and looked very pretty. Even now she looks very young and charming. When I first saw her, I mistook her for Houng's sister.
Soon, our family met, and fixed our marriage. Within a month, I got married to her, and we started our new journey with a small new apartment. The apartment was very close to where her mother used to live. She wanted to meet her mother daily, so I finalized this small apartment studio near her mother's house. Houng used to visit her mother daily, and would sit with her for hours. Whenever Nova used to make a special food item, she used to send it for me with Houng.
One month passed, and I was still trying to get comfortable with Houng. She was really nice, but I couldn't get connect to people so easily. This one month we hardly talked to each other, except when necessary. We both used to work in different shifts, so if I was at home then she would be in the hospital and vice versa. She was really hardworking and loyal to her job. She was always ready to help people and work extra hard.
One day, Houng informed me that she has got an internship in France for one year. She had volunteered for this internship months ago and luckily, she got the chance to give her service as a nurse, in one of the best hospital in France.
She asked me, "What do you think about it Xuan?"
I replied, "You should definitely go to France, for the internship."
She said, "But what about you? How will you manage everything without me?"
I said, "Don't worry about me. I know how important this internship is, for you as well as our future."
She said in a soft voice, "Thank you very much Xuan, for being so understanding. I have to leave for France the very next month."
I said to her, "Okay, that's fine. We still have one month left."
Houng was really impressed by my behavior, and she started interacting with me more. Soon, our talks went from necessary to stupid gossips. It was a turning point of our relationship. We came very close in that one month. Unfortunately, she was not yet ready to get involved sexually. I agreed to her as I didn't want to make her uncomfortable by taking any wrong steps, as it could have ruined our newly created bond. However, she loved to cuddle and kiss, and we used to cuddle and kiss each other a lot in our bed before going to sleep. Soon, one month passed and the day of her departure came. She had an evening flight to France. Nova and I went to the airport to drop Houng. After her departure, Nova and I left for the home, in my car. Nova was a very talkative woman, and always used to find some topic for conversation.
During our way back to home, Nova started asking me questions.
She asked me, "So are you going to live with your parents for this year?"
I answered, "No, I will live alone only. In fact, I haven't even told them about it."
She groaned, "What? Why haven't you told them anything?"
I replied softly, "Actually, my mom and dad have gone to Vietnam to meet my Grandparents. If I tell mom about it, she will come back to Canada, to take care me. I don't want to bother her."
She asked in confusion, "That's very nice of you, but have you thought that how will you manage everything alone? Do you even know how to cook?"
I replied, "No, I really don't know how to cook. However, I will eat in my hospital canteen."
She said sadly, "I'm so sorry Xuan, because of Houng's internship now you will have to suffer for the whole year."
I replied, "It's okay for me. I know that everything she is doing' is for our future, and I fully support her in this."
My mother-in-law gave me a smile and went quiet. She further stopped asking me more questions, and sat quietly till we reachedher home. I dropped her at home, and went to the hospital. I worked there all day and reached home' fully tired. Houng was going to reach France at midnight, so I had to stay awake till midnight. Around Three o'clock I received Houng's call. She told me that she had reached France safely and is going to her hostel now. After talking to her, I went to sleep. The next day I had a holiday, so I was allowed to sleep a little longer that day.
The next morning, I woke up at around Eleven o'clock. Suddenly, I heard noises of utensils clanking. I stood up from my bed and went to check in the kitchen. It was my mother-in-law, and she was washing the utensils.
I asked her, "What are doing, Nova?"
She replied sarcastically, "Can't you see I am washing utensils."
I said, "I can see, but why are you doing all this? Leave it! I will do it myself."
She said, "No way Xuan, I can't let you do all of this alone. I have talked with Houng, and I will take care of this house for the next one year."
I requested, "Please Nova, I don't want you to do all this for me."
She replied furiously, "Don't say anything more Xuan, I know what I am doing. I have to tend to my daughter's responsibilities in her absence."
I learned that she was not in a mood, to listen to anyone. I went back to my room and called Houng. Furthermore, I said to her that she has to convince her mother to go, as I can't have her doing all this for me. She said that she also tried to stop her mom, but she was not at all ready to even listen to her. Houng told me that her mom would just come and help me with some household chores. She also added that her mom would just clean the house in 2-3 hours and would leave. I agreed for it as I was going to eat in the hospital canteen and would clean the house myself, so she would not have to work hard for me.
I went outside to my mother-in-law and said, "I know you want to help me, but it's making me feel bad. Also, I just want you to clean the house a little and don't force yourself hard."
She just nodded her head in agreement and went on with washing the dishes. My mother-in-law is a 42 years old lady, but she looked like she was in her 20s. She was very slim and fit. She had spent early years of her life in Vietnam, doing farming. The hard work she had done back then in Vietnam, was clearly visible by looking at her slim body. She had long black hairs and dusty brown eyes. She had come to Canada to become a model, but she didn't get many chances. However, because of her beauty she soon got married to a Vietnamese businessman and got settled in Canada. She always used to wear a loose, knee-length skirt in which it was very hard to see her figure, but as she was a model' I expected that she had a nice and sexy body figure.
She soon finished all the housework and left. I decided that from then onwards I will do much of the work before her arrival, so she would have to do less work. After she left, I went out for a good lunch. I spent my whole day, relaxing on my couch and watching TV. In the evening, I ordered a pizza, and ate the entire pizza alone. That night, I got in the bed early, as I had to do a lot of work the next day.
The next day, I woke up early in the morning and did much of the housework. After that I left for the hospital, and ate my lunch and dinner in the hospital canteen itself. I went on with this routine for the next one week. It was very difficult for me to do all the household works, and also the food they served in hospital canteen was not at all good. Soon, the hospital canteen's food showed its ill effects and I got a severe fever. I informed about it to Houng, and she told about this to her mother. As soon as my mother-in-law got the news about it, she came to the hospital to check on me. She came to my room, and strictly told me that from now onwards, she would cook food for me at home, and I had no choice but to eat that food. Not only that, but Houng also forced me to listen to her mom, and do as she says.
Soon, I got discharged from the hospital. I took a sick leave for 3 days, and my mother-in-law promised to take care of me. As we reached home, I went to my room and took some rest. My mother-in-law was preparing a nice pho (Vietnamese soup) for me. I am a big fan of her cooking. Houng used to visit her mom daily, and she would always send some special dish for me. Soon, she entered my room with the hot pho. I was myself very weak to even lift the spoon, so she feed me with her hands. After feeding me the soup, She started doing the household chores. Soon, I felt very pleasant after eating that soup, and went to sleep.
In the evening, my mother-in-law woke me up for dinner. She had prepared some authentic Vietnamese dishes and salad. I loved the food she had made, and wanted to thank her for the food.
I said, "Thank you very much for doing all this for me."
She replied, "You don't have to thank me. It's my duty to take care of my son-in-law."
I asked her, "So are you leaving now?"
She answered, "Yes, I will leave' after putting all this back in the kitchen."
I asked, "Do you really need to go to your home? I mean you can stay her with me. Also, I'm feeling a bit lonely here"
She asked me, "Do you want me to stay here with you?"
I replied, "No, it's not like that. The thing is we both are alone, so why not live together till I get well."
She agreed, "Yeah, I would love to stay with you. So I will go to my house' just for tonight, and tomorrow I will return with my clothes and belongings to stay here, with you."
I said, "Yeah, that's sounds great. I am feeling really sleepy, so I think I should go and rest now. Goodnight Nova."
I went to my room and sat on my bed. I was really happy that she had agreed to stay with me. No one has ever taken so much care of me in my whole life. I think that's the reason, why I liked her so much. As I was so tired, I just went to sleep. My mother-in-law had an extra key of our house. After putting everything in the kitchen, she locked the main door and went to her house.