FRIEND OR HUSBAND

The Story of Bernad's father

In the car on the way back to his home, Ashafa first contacted his mother, if tonight they would stay there.

Arriving at the residence of Mr. Bernad, the two immediately met Mother Nurlaila in the kitchen. Previously they asked the whereabouts of his mother to Mbo Ijah, who was cooking a special meal.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat.. Dear mother." Greetings Ashafa and Rayhan together, while kissing the back of his mother Takzim's hand.

"Wa'alaikumsalam." Answer my greetings, while welcoming the hand of the child and his daughter-in-law.

"Have you arrived or come from before?" Ask Ms. Nurlaila, while pulling the bench on the dining table.

"We've just arrived at Mom." Answer Ashafa who was taken by her husband as well.

"Sit down baby, you must be hungry, right?" Ask her to take them sit.

"Yes.. I know, he. he.. " Sayafa chuckled and was followed by Rayhan as well.

"Yes, you guys wait a minute, well, the cooking is almost done, I'll take it to the kitchen first." Said Mom as she walked into the kitchen.

"I'm helping Mom." Say Asyafa while following her mother to the kitchen.

"Let's go baby." Bring Mom happy.

In the kitchen Mother and Ashafa prepare bowls and dishes by filling the dishes that have just been cooked, there is beef rendang, potato balado also vegetable soup, then green sambal, cucumber lalapan and cassava leaves.

"Mbo Ijah, please help me bring this food to the dinner table well, thank you." Said Nurlaila's mother while handing over the plate containing the food.

"Good Mistress." Mbo Ijah said quickly, then took the food and brought it to the dinner table.

"Waaah... Very fragrant, what's Mbo cooking? Looks Delicious? I'm getting hungry." Rayhan asked who could not stand it, with the fragrant aroma of her in-laws' cooking.

"Mrs cook a lot of food, Aden. Surely Aden likes his cooking." Mbo Ijah answered with pleasure and pride in praising her Nyonya's cooking.

Nurlaila and Ashafa's mother brought a bowl of food as well, then put it on the table.

"It's all complete, let's eat baby." Invite Mother Nurlaila while pulling a bench for her to sit.

"Mbo, come eat with us." Bidar Ibu Nurlaila to her ART.

"Thank you, ma'am, I'm not so hungry yet, I want to wash the cooking utensils that are still dirty, ma'am. I'm going to the back. " Say Mbo Ijah politely.

"Well then, thank you Mbo, for helping." Nurlaila's mother's words were friendly.

"Together, Madam." Mbo Ijah said and left them.

"What is this cooking mom? That's a lot." Rayhan asked curiously.

"Mother cook rendang beef, potato balado, vegetable soup and vegetables are also sambal, dear" replied Ibu Nurlaila explained, while preparing dishes for their meals.

"Ooh.. beef rendang? If that's what I've been eating with Rayhan Bu's wife, it's so good to taste." Rayhan.

"Mother's daughter-in-law likes rendang?" Ask Ibu Nurlaila wonder, the article is a typical food from Indonesia that comes from Padang.

"Like Ma'am, I was eating Padang rice." Asyafa answered while scooping rice for her husband.

"So this is enough, brother?" Ask Asyafa while showing the contents of a plate containing rice, rendang, vegetables and sambal.

"Enough, love" replied Rayhan.

They ended up enjoying their almost afternoon lunch, with a pleasant atmosphere and chat. They're discussing a honeymoon to Holland tomorrow. Nurlaila's mother was very pleased to hear about it, and agreed to their plan there.

"Add more food, baby. Don't be shy and embarrassed." Tawar Ibu Nurlaila's.

"Yes.. Mom, we're full already." Rayhan replied politely.

"You guys staying tonight?" Ask Mother Nurlaila, while cleaning the dirty dishes used for her meal.

"Yes.. Mom, we're staying tonight." Rayhan was happy.

"Let me help, Mom." Tawar Ashafa, while lifting up the dirty dishes of her and her husband, who she will take to the kitchen to clean.

"Yes already, Mom to Papili's back well, baby." Nurlaila's Mother.

"Alright, love. You can do the dishes yourself." Ledek Rayhan tease.

"Aiish. can dong, it's a little mah, dear." Ashafa replied arrogantly, leaving her husband to the kitchen.

"He. he.. " Rayhan laughed happily.

Finished washing dirty dishes and tidying the dining table, Ashafa joined Mom and her husband in the Papili behind his house, to enjoy the afternoon atmosphere by sitting back and enjoying the breeze.

They enjoy a warm atmosphere with small talk, accompanied by snacks made by Mbo Ijah, namely fried bananas and toast.

At night, almost 7 p.m., Bernad's father had just returned from office, Nurlaila's mother greeted her husband by kissing the back of her hands in reverence, and being followed by her son and daughter-in-law.

Nurlaila's mother took her husband's briefcase and office suit, and politely opened her husband's shoes.

"When are you here?" Bernad's father asked happily, loosening the tie that was attached to his neck and sitting leaning against his beloved sofa.

"From noon on, Dad." Answer the Asyafa followed by Rayhan compact.

"Ooh.. stay well?" Ask Bernad's father.

"Yes.. Father." Answer them compact.

"Honey, clean up first there, it's sticky gini." Said Nurlaila's mother while helping to remove her husband's tie.

"Mom and Dad so sweet yeah, love?" Praise Rayhan for rolling his eyes at his wife.

"Dear, they are like that." Obviously Asyafa responded to her husband's jokes.

The mother and father who heard Rayhan and Asyafa's praise made them smile, then left them both.

Rayhan contacted Uncle Jonathan, to book a Flight On Line ticket at the same time, so they could depart for the Netherlands on the same plane. After a few minutes of booking and paying for the Airplane ticket, Rayhan finally got their departure notice to the Netherlands, tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock must have taken off.

They gathered in the living room after dinner, Bernad's father was happy to hear the news of his son and son-in-law who were going on a honeymoon to the Netherlands.

"Dad's so happy to hear that, if you go there, don't forget to stop by O. oma's house you love, A. Dad's left a longing for them." Pinta Bernad's father with a sad and teary expression.

"Yes.. Dad, but why is Dad's face so sad and that's why you're crying?" Asyafa asked confused by his father's attitude, as well as Rayhan who seemed strange to see his father-in-law like that.

"Patience, dear.forget it, it's been a long time, and don't you remember." Nurlaila's mother's words calmed her already crying husband.

"What's really going on, Mom? Ask Ashafa and Rayhan is curious.

"Actually..."

Flash Back.. !

In the Netherlands 12 years ago, Bernad's father worked diligently at Papa and Mama Company which engaged in Electronics, and Industry. He lives in Amsterdam, in North Holland. The company is called PT. DORMAN GLOBAL Corporation Electronics Industries.

Bernad's father was very honest in his work so that the expenditure or the cost of a little, which includes the interests of the Company, he always reported to the Company by entering into the Company's budget.

But one day, when Bernad's father was checking the budget of the Company Fees Papa and Mama who are in the branch office, he found there was a problem in the cost of spending budget in the Company.

"What the hell, why are the costs incurred so great? Where is the receipt of payment? And for any purchase? There's no explanation here." Asked Bernad's father to the Financial Manager, in an angry and emotional tone. Then throw the file, onto the desk of Alex Financial Manager violently.

"I'm sorry Mr. Bernad, I'm just following Mr. Charles' orders." Answer Alex as Finance Manager at his Company.

"What's? Brother Charles, you mean?" Bernad asked, who was slightly shocked to hear the Manager's words.

"Yes.. Mister." The answer is short, because he is afraid of being targeted by Mr. Bernad's anger.

"Sister Charles. You really from a long time ago until now can't change." Say it in the heart.

Because Charles is the brother of Bernad's father, but he is inversely proportional to Bernad's father.

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