I’m Suzuko. I used to live peacefully with my husband Shinji and our two sons, just the four of us. But after my father-in-law passed away, my mother-in-law suddenly said she wanted to live with us. I really didn’t want to, but Shinji begged me, and I couldn’t refuse. I agreed—on one condition: she must share housework and respect our privacy. Now our life together begins… can it really work out?
Living with my mother-in-law has finally begun. We started with three clear rules, but right after she moved in, she complained, “I don’t like the room you gave me. I want to switch with your bedroom, Suzuko.” I was frustrated—not just at her, but also at my husband for not stopping her. Dark clouds loomed over our very first day together. And once we actually started living under the same roof, she broke every rule we had set. My stress just kept building day by day…