4. Is This Serious?

"But, Mom. We're-"

"Sweat it up!" Barbara interrupted, pointing at the floor while she sat on the sofa with her husband, two other daughters and two sons-in-law.

Charlotte clenched her fists in annoyance. She was forced to bend down to fold the mat. But, unexpectedly, Shane held her arm, as if forbidding her to do that.

Barbara raised her right eyebrow, "Huh, what are you waiting for, Charlotte?"

"Shane," Charlotte called in a confused tone.

Shane said, "You just go inside, I'll take care of it."

Beatrice, who heard this, immediately blurted out, "Oh, so sweet!"

She also clapped for Shane but then added, "Then don't forget to wash these dirty glasses too, okay?"

She used his eyes to tell Shane.

Charlotte said, "Shane, I-"

"You just come in," Shane said.

Charlotte shook her head but Shane insisted, "You just come in. Trust me, I'll take care of it."

The young woman really wanted to argue, but seeing her new husband's unwilling gaze, she suddenly complied and finally went into the room.

When she was in the room, she couldn't calm down. She was curious about what her husband was doing. But, in just five minutes there was a knock on the door to her room.

"It's me, Shane. May I come in?"

Without wasting any time, Charlotte opened the door to her room and invited her husband to come in, carrying his backpack.

"How come you're so fast?" Charlotte asked in a surprised tone.

"Yes," Shane answered as he started to unbutton his shirt.

Charlotte frowned, "Yeah, what do you mean? Is it done?"

Shane smiled, "Well it's not settled yet."

"So what? Mum and Dad didn't nag you to go into the room?" Charlotte asked, still looking confused.

Shane shook his head, "Not really."

Charlotte wanted to ask again, but Shane had already asked before her, "Can I take a quick shower?"

The woman could only nod in resignation and finally postponed what she wanted to ask.

However, as soon as her husband entered the bathroom, Charlotte hurriedly changed clothes and then immediately left the room to see the condition of the living room.

How surprised she was when she saw two young men who were seen cleaning the living room.

Meanwhile, her two younger sisters and two younger brothers-in-law were no longer visible there.

"Uh, who are they, dad?" Charlotte asked with a surprised expression at her father.

Charlotte, who was standing in the corner with her face flushed with anger, immediately gave her daughter an annoyed look.

"Just ask your shoe sole man husband!" Parlan said curtly.

Barbara gritted her teeth, "Useless son-in-law. Your husband could have called these two unknown people here to sort this out."

Charlotte was stunned.

"Huh? Shane was the one who ... called them? How come-"

"That's why you should ask your husband. If you're really lazy, just admit it, there's no need to ask those two dirty bastards to do this," Barbara said.

Charlotte suddenly turned to the two young men who she guessed were still in their teens. But they didn't seem to pay any attention to their mother's words and continued cleaning the living room as if they didn't hear the unreasonable words.

Charlotte, who was confused, immediately went back into the room to ask her husband about this. Coincidentally, Shane had finished showering and was drying his hair with a towel.

"Shane, you called those two young men? Who are they?" Charlotte asked quickly.

Shane turned around, "Yeah. They're my friends and they helped me clean up while they were touring the area around here."

"F-friends?" Charlotte said haltingly.

Are those two young men who look shabby, shabby and unkempt, Shane's friends? Why would he befriend such people? Charlotte thought, increasingly confused and worried.

Seeing Charlotte's strange expression, Shane immediately asked, "Why?"

Charlotte shook her head, "No. It's okay."

Shane suddenly sighed softly, "Your expression is like that because of their appearance, right, Miss?"

Charlotte immediately became embarrassed, "Uh, no, I just-"

"Don't look at people just by their outward appearance, Charlotte!" Shane said suddenly, calling her name for the first time.

He then continued, "Sometimes what is seen on the outside is different from what it really is."

Charlotte swallowed hard, realizing that what her husband said was true. The woman said softly, "I am sorry, Shane. Yes, I know I was wrong."

Shane replied while smiling again, "Yeah, it's okay."

The woman sat awkwardly on their bed. She glanced at some of the things Shane had given her that she had placed on the small dressing table.

"There's something I haven't given you," Shane said suddenly.

Charlotte immediately turned to her husband who she saw taking something from his backpack.

"Here it is. Your monthly money. I am sorry I can only give you this much," Shane said, handing her a white envelope.

Charlotte received it with knitted eyebrows. Slowly she opened the envelope and suddenly her jaw dropped.

She took out all the contents and was even more confused.

"Shane, is this serious? This much? All for me?" Charlotte said with her eyes widened in shock.

"Yeah, it's all for you," Shane answered casually.

At first Charlotte wanted to smile, but suddenly she thought better of it. Instead, she looked at her husband with a frown, "Shane, this is the money you earn, right?"