My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

What? I thought I'd been tricked by Mr. Asano, but it turns out he just wanted us to help with the cleaning... I was really too much to suspect Mr. Asano of having ulterior motives.

It must be tough for Mr. Asano to live alone, without any company. Luckily, I have Eriko with me.

Thinking of this, Yuta Yamada said in a tone that sounded like he was very empathetic, but actually sounded like he was feeling sorry for him, "Living alone must be really hard, Mr. Asano."

He then turned to look at his girlfriend, as if preparing to say something.

However, Eriko Miyajima spoke first: "But... why don't you ask a housekeeper for help, Mr. Asano?"

Clearly, she still harbored some doubts about Makoto Asano.

In Tokyo, the hourly wage for a housekeeper is generally 2000-3000 yen. If calculated based on two days a week and two hours a day, the cost of hiring a housekeeper for a month would be at most 48,000 yen.

However, the discounted rent that Makoto Asano gave them each month was almost two or three times the original price, which made Eriko Miyajima suspicious.

Makoto Asano had long anticipated that he might be questioned in this way, and he had already prepared his explanation.

“Of course I’ve looked for them before, but a previous housekeeper stole the money I kept at home. Although she was arrested quickly and the stolen money was recovered, I haven’t been willing to trust them since.”

"I'd rather trust the tenants who will live next door to me than strangers I've never met, even if it means losing some money. At least I won't have to worry about them stealing my things and running away one day."

Makoto Asano's rhetoric isn't perfect, but it's at least not without its flaws.

He first offers benefits, then makes demands, and finally explains the reasons. Although it seems very purposeful, everything becomes reasonable after his explanation.

People instinctively reject windfalls, because everyone knows that there are bound to be hidden traps beneath the surface.

However, once there is an exchange of benefits, the so-called "trap" will be exposed, and people will weigh the pros and cons based on their own interests, and finally believe in the authenticity of this pie.

A luxury apartment with a monthly rent of only 100,000 yen is like a windfall, but finding a trustworthy housekeeper is the trap hidden beneath.

All of this was actually planned in advance by Makoto Asano.

Although he is indeed a bit lazy, his living habits are not that bad. The messy environment in the house was something he deliberately created yesterday.

As for the housekeeper stealing his money, this does happen occasionally in Japan, but he has never experienced it himself; that story is fabricated.

These plans are, of course, made to complete the tasks assigned by the system.

Honestly, if he could, he wouldn't want this damn yellow-haired minotaur system.

Unfortunately, the system now holds leverage over him, so he has no choice but to comply.

Since there's no way to resist, we can only endure it for now and follow the system's lead.

Now, under the system's "urging," Makoto Asano has reluctantly decided to pursue Eriko Miyajima, so he naturally has to make a good plan.

The first thing to do is not anything else, but to find ways to increase the opportunities and time to spend with the other person—if you can't even meet them, what's the point of trying to win them over?

Therefore, Makoto Asano must change his relationship with Eriko Miyajima.

If they were just landlord and tenant, he would have to rack his brains to find all sorts of reasons to see Eriko Miyajima, and he might even be suspected for having too much ulterior motive.

It would be better to reveal your purpose from the beginning, arouse the other party's suspicion, and then dispel that suspicion, thus gaining the opportunity to freely contact the other party in the future.

The identity of a housekeeper was naturally the best choice for Makoto Asano to approach the other party. As for the inspiration, it came from a game called "NTR Legend" that he had criticized in his previous life.

What? Wasn't the quest to win over Eriko Miyajima only released after completing the beginner quests? Why did he plan this out beforehand?

In response, Makoto Asano said: Don't you know what it means to plan ahead?

Making plans so early means he saw through the system's tricks long ago, which only shows that he is a person with a long-term vision.

Chapter 6 It doesn't matter, Yuta Yamada will make a move.

In short, after Makoto Asano delivered this series of punches, Eriko Miyajima fell into deep thought.

As for Yamada Yuta, he had long since completely believed what Asano Makoto said.

"Of course, I won't ask for too much."

Feeling that he had given the two enough time to think, Makoto Asano continued, "If you can send one of you to come over twice a week to help me tidy up the house, I can rent it to you for 100,000 yen."

Although it was said that anyone could be sent to clean up, Yamada Yuta had to go to work, so in the end, it would definitely be Miyajima Eriko who stayed at home.

He said that only to avoid making his intentions too obvious and arousing suspicion from Eriko Miyajima.

Seeing the increasingly interested expressions on their faces, Makoto Asano pressed his advantage.

He sighed deeply and said with feigned regret, "Although I really hope you can come and help, it's okay if you really don't want to. I can still let you stay here at the price we agreed on before, as compensation for making you come all this way for nothing."

"However, I can only let you stay for three months at most. After all, I don't want to lose too much profit. During this time, I will find a housekeeper to take care of things. After you leave, I will find new tenants and then clearly state my request on the rental website."

No plan is perfect; even the most perfect plan can go wrong.

Regardless, Makoto Asano has to keep these two people here for at least three months.

If the task can be completed within three months, then everyone will be very happy.

If he couldn't finish, he would have to consider flying back to his homeland from his previous life and looking for those old Chinese medicine doctors hidden in the alleys through the small advertisements on the walls.

However, Makoto Asano wasn't worried that the two wouldn't rent his house. He dared to say that the price he set was unmatched in all of Tokyo.

Moreover, it's a fully furnished luxury apartment with two bedrooms and a living room. Once you see his apartment and consider the price, no one can resist being tempted.

Most importantly, these two probably don't have much money left.

When the other party contacted him yesterday, he only asked a few simple questions and obtained the crucial information that the other party only had less than 300,000 yen left.

In Shinjuku, that amount of money wouldn't even rent a regular apartment.

Although the monthly rent for those apartments is only around 100,000 yen, they generally require a deposit of three months' rent and payment of one month's rent in advance.

By the time Yamada Yuta receives his salary and has enough money to rent a more expensive place, Asano Makoto's apartment, which offers excellent value for money, will probably have already been rented out.

In other words, they have no other choice but to rent Makoto Asano's luxury apartment, which only requires a deposit and payment of one month's rent upfront.

Unless they are willing to stay in a private room in an internet cafe or a studio apartment, but the possibility of that is extremely slim.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After knowing that there are such good houses here at such low prices, no one would want to live in those small, dilapidated, and not cost-effective studio apartments.

More importantly, Makoto Asano believed that Yuta Yamada would make a move.

Although he had been looking at Eriko Miyajima while he was speaking, he didn't miss the changes in Yuta Yamada's expression out of the corner of his eye.

Just as he expected, after seeing the feigned regret on his face, Yamada Yuta began to exert his strength.

"Mr. Asano, please don't say that! Eriko and I sympathize with your situation! We would love to help you!"

After finishing speaking, Yuta Yamada immediately turned to his girlfriend standing beside him and continued, "Eriko, I believe Mr. Asano is a good person. He wouldn't lie to us! You've seen how hard he's working all by himself. Could you please come and help him?"

Well done, Yuta-kun!

This is Makoto Asano's heartfelt gratitude.

Looking at her boyfriend's pleading eyes and the genuine regret on Makoto Asano's face, Eriko Miyajima finally sighed and agreed.

“...Alright, Mr. Asano, I'll clean it up for you.”

In fact, she had already believed what Makoto Asano said.

After learning that Makoto Asano just wanted to find a trustworthy housekeeper, she was completely relieved and even felt sorry for what Makoto Asano had gone through.

I can only say I have some social experience, but not much.

However, the most crucial reason that prompted her to agree was that she wanted to share the burden on her boyfriend's shoulders and do her part for him.

After all, they simply don't have enough money left to find a new, better house.

She could no longer accept a studio apartment; after seeing Makoto Asano's house, her heart remained there.

Since I don't have a job anyway, and I just stay at home doing housework, and after I finish the housework I just sit at home watching TV, I might as well clean the room for the landlord who lives next door and try to get a better rent.

Just treat it as a job, and it's so close to home, plus the salary is so high... Eriko Miyajima began to convince herself.

The plan goes through!

Seeing that Eriko Miyajima finally nodded in agreement, Makoto Asano breathed a sigh of relief and then gave Yuta Yamada a grateful look.

Perhaps feeling that this wasn't enough, he bowed ninety degrees to the two people standing in front of him and sincerely said, "Thank you so much!"

Makoto Asano's sudden and earnest thanks surprised Eriko Miyajima and Yuta Yamada. After a moment of stunned silence, they quickly reached out and helped Makoto Asano up.

"Mr. Asano, please don't do this! We should be thanking you."

"Yes, Eriko is right. We should thank you for being willing to rent such a nice house to us."

Asano Makoto straightened up, his face still showing gratitude.

However, neither of them noticed the smile that he couldn't suppress at the corner of his mouth.

……

Yuta Yamada and Eriko Miyajima spent their first afternoon at their new residence unpacking and praising Makoto Asano.

"Mr. Asano is such a good person. He is not only polite but also so understanding. It would not have been a problem even if he raised the price or refused to rent to us."

Recalling the kindness Asano Makoto had shown him that morning, Yamada Yuta, who was carrying his luggage, couldn't help but sigh.

Eriko Miyajima, who was in a good mood because she had successfully rented her dream house, nodded in agreement.

“Yes, they were willing to rent such a nice house to us for only 100,000 yen, and only one month’s deposit… If it weren’t for Mr. Asano, we would probably be living in those small and messy studio apartments now.”

The two-bedroom apartment that Makoto Asano rented to them was a full 80 square meters, with a separate kitchen and bathroom, as well as a large balcony that was not included in the area calculation.

Moreover, this 80 square meters does not include any shared area, and the actual usable area of ​​the apartment is almost 100 square meters, which is a very large residence for a family of three.

As evening approached, after moving the last cardboard box, a sweaty and exhausted Yuta Yamada lay down on the sofa.

Seeing Eriko Miyajima still tidying up her things, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Eriko, why don't we invite Mr. Asano over for dinner tonight? I see his kitchen isn't cleaned up yet, so he probably can't cook for himself, right?"

Eriko Miyajima hesitated for a moment: "...Is this a good idea? We only met Mr. Asano today, we're not familiar enough yet, are we? Wouldn't it be too presumptuous?"

"Oh, it's alright. We'll be staying here for a long time anyway, and we'll get to know Mr. Asano sooner or later. It'll be more convenient to get along with him sooner, right?"

Yuta Yamada added at the end, "And I also feel very guilty about having doubts about Mr. Asano this morning."

Since Yamada Yuta had already said so, Miyajima Eriko didn't say anything more, after all, she also wanted to apologize to him for her doubts.

Moreover, in Japan, interpersonal relationships are a very important thing regardless of social class.

Students like Makoto Asano, who were too lazy to deal with interpersonal relationships and were envied by almost all the male classmates throughout their high school years, were ultimately a minority.