Duhai Wanita

4. Get Started

Poppy walked towards Budi's room.

He saw a young woman holding a file with her left hand, while her right hand was scratching her head with a balpoin.

The woman's forehead shriveled when

reading the file in his left hand.

“Good day,” greet Poppy to Irma.

Irma who is busy reading the file while scratching –garuk

chief, jerked in surprise at Poppy.

Irma got up from the chair,

“Siang, anything I can help you with, Bu?”

“Pak Budi there?”

“Whose mother, huh? Is there an appointment with Mr Budi?” Irma asked back.

“Include me Poppy. I have not made an appointment with Mr. Budi.”

“Oh. I asked Mr. Budi.”

Poppy sat on the chair in front of Irma's desk. Temporal

Irma knocked on the door of Budi's room.

“Come in,” sounding Budi's voice from inside.

Irma entered the room.

“Pak, in front there are guests looking for father,” said Irma slowly.

He turned his eyes to Irma,

“Who?”

“Poppy, syantik loh Sir. Dad's girlfriend, huh?” Irma smiled widely while raising her eyebrows.

“Poppy? That's not my girlfriend. He owns this hotel & restaurant. Alm Pak Rangga's. You don't know your own boss? Keep gossiping

hell.”

Let's get out of the room to meet Poppy.

“Good day, Bu.”

“Siang, Mr. Budi.”

“Please enter, Bu.”

Budi opened the door of his room wide, and his right hand swung to the side allowing Poppy to enter first into his room.

After Poppy comes in, Budi closes the door. Poppy noticed that Budi's workspace was not very spacious, but rather neat.

Budi pulled the chair across from his chair and allowed Poppy to sit down,

“Please sit, Bu.”

“Thank you.”

Poppy sat on the chair that had been prepared by Budi, after Poppy sat comfortably Budi began asking Poppy for purpose to come to his room,

“There can I help you with, Mom? “

“Pak Budi, is Pak Budi busy?” ask Poppy.

“No, Mom. I always have free time for Mother.” replied Budi steadily.

“Can you accompany me to lunch? There is a lot to know about this hotel and restaurant. I want to know about the development of this hotel & restaurant. As Mr. Budi knows my husband never involved me in the affairs of this hotel & restaurant. I don't know anything about this hotel & resto.”

“Good, Mom. But after the dzuhur prayer, yes. Soon adzan dzuhur.”

“Yes, it's okay. I also want to pray first. Anyway we'll have lunch at the resto here. I want to taste the food while looking at the atmosphere,” said Poppy.

“That's a good idea, so I can know the shortcomings of Rangga’s resto,” Budi responded enthusiastically.

“Alright, can we leave now? We wait for the adzan in mushola,”pulos Poppy.

“Good, Bu.”

Budi immediately picked up the phone, the agenda and the pen.

And they walked together out of the room. Irma who saw the door of the room

Be open, come straight.

“Irma, I want to go out to lunch with Miss Poppy. I probably ate his lunch long. Please take everything" said Budi.

“Good, Sir."

“Inget do not gossip only, do not often leave the place,” said Budi.

“Ready, Sir.”

Irma's hand saluted.

“I have lunch at the bottom resto,” Budi said.

“Not outside Sir?” ask Irma curiously.

“No, Miss Poppy wants to taste food at her own restaurant.”

“Mari, Mom. It's prayer time,” invite Budi.

Then they stepped out of the office towards Mushola.

Mushola looks quiet, only visible employees who pray alternately.

After pointing the place of ablution for women to Poppy, Budi immediately ablaze and pray.

too full, too many desks. Poppy chose a table that was on the back porch. The atmosphere of the back terrace is quite calm with a garden view

quite widely planted with ornamental plants and leafy trees, making the atmosphere

being beautiful.

Poppy and Budi choose the menu.

“Pak Budi, have you ever eaten here?” ask Poppy.

Budi who was choosing the menu turned his gaze to Poppy.

“Mothers. You often entertain guests here.”

Hearing Budi's reply, Poppy frowned.

“Always here? Never entertain guests outside?” poppy asked in shock.

“Yes, not always here. Sometimes –sometimes outside.”

“Oh..

They continued to choose the menu.

“It looks like the menu is delicious everything. I can order everything,”, Poppy.

Budi just glanced at Poppy with a smile.

“How about trying it out with one-on-one installments. Today I order what, tomorrow another message. If you order everything, it will not run out,” Budi's advice.

“So, huh? Means every day I have to go to the office, dong,” said Poppy.

“It doesn't have to be every day, Mom. Later Bu kecapean.”

“So, huh? We'll see you later.”

They continued ordering their food. After ordering Poppy noticed Susana around her.

“Pa Budi, what resto is often quiet like this?”

Shift his eyes around him.

“Can't be predicted, Mom. When crowded and lonely,” replied Budi.

“Hmmm, so, yes.”

“If, that terrace over there, it is usually used for family events. Even often used for marriage certificate places.”

Budi pointed towards the empty terrace next to them, which connected with the hotel.

“Oh, yes? Many reservoirs? “tanya Poppy curious.

“Almost every weekend full booking,” reply Budi sure.

“Waow, I don't know this,” said Poppy shocked.

Not long after that their order came. They enjoyed lunch quietly. Poppy really enjoyed the food. After they finished eating while waiting for the desert to come, they returned to talk,

“It looks like for tahlil 40 days Kang Rangga's food order from the resto. Couldn't Mr Budi?”

“Can, Bu.”

“What, does not interfere with the operation of the resto?” ask Poppy doubtfully.

“No, Mom. We are already available if anyone is booking for a family event, “ replied Budi confidently.

“Pak Just set it. The number of portions will ask first to the mother and the menu I want to choose myself.”

“Will I prepare."

Soon their desert order came. They are back to enjoying each other's desert. Suddenly….

“This Sir, Owner and GM of this hotel & resto.”

Budi and Poppy who were enjoying the desert were shocked by the arrival of the restaurant staff and a restaurant visitor.

“Pak Budi, this father wants to ask questions about the rental of a place for his son's wedding,” said the waiter of the restaurant.

I welcome the father kindly.

“Please sit, Sir.”

“There can I help?”

Poppy pays attention to how Budi serves consumers. He answered all the questions asked by the father. Be polite, patient and courteous. His words were also filled with caution so as not to offend consumers.

Hmmm not wrong if Papih makes Budi as General Manager. But pity too if he had to hold it all. As long as the manager position is still empty and the assistant for GM is still empty, then inevitably Budi has to work hard to be a bridge with consumers, employees and owners. Hopefully, the people who occupy the menager chair and GM assistants are equally competent like Budi so that good cooperation can be established that can bring progress for the company.

I hope everything goes well. Aamiin, whisper

Poppy in the heart.

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