LOVE STRATA 1

CS1 Warmth at the Dining Table

A different atmosphere was enveloping the dining table of a luxurious house in an elite housing complex. The mansion was the residence of the sons and daughters of the boss of the three shoe factories, John. That's the house that Mario and Alenna live in. In fact, the occupants of the house have increased one, namely Mommy Monika who is none other than John's second wife.

That morning at 06:00, Mario, Alenna, and Mommy Monika were already sitting together at the dinner table. There's another handsome figure there. He is John. That morning John deliberately took time to eat breakfast with his sons and wife.

The breakfast menu is not a heavy meal like rice. That morning John's family enjoyed Mommy Monika's pancakes. A simple pancake that looks so soft, with slices of fresh strawberries in the top pile.

"Darling, I'm happy with your new look. The dress and the hijab, look at it" John praised his wife, Monika.

"Oh honey's. Thanks. This is all because of the advice of our daughter" Monika explained with a sweet smile on John.

Mario cleared. He was not used to seeing such affection in front of him. The word 'Honey' spoken at breakfast, it was unusual in that house.

"Mario, would you like some maple syrup?" Monika.

Mario shook his head slowly.

"Em, Alenna wants to!" exclaimed Alenna while thrusting her pancake plate.

The next minutes, more chat created by John and Monika. Many of the 'Darling' calls that day slid from John's lips. Alenna's been in the chat occasionally. Not so with Mario.

Mario has not been used to chatting a lot with Mommy Monika. Not like John and Alenna. It was all because Mario had just accepted the presence of Monika as his father's second wife.

"Ep. I heard from Alenna, Mommy runs a cafe business in Germany. Really true?" ask Mario. He tried to open up the conversation after a long silence.

Monika smiled happily because Mario finally wanted to open the chat. Monika quickly glanced at John and Alenna alternately, and got a blink of an eye from her husband and daughter.

"Thats right's. Right, Mommy's got a cafe in Germany there. The cafe is next to a chocolate shop that Mommy also manages. Your mommy's a cook, you know." Monika enthusiastically tells.

Mario smiled and nodded. She is getting used to Mommy Monika's cheerfulness which is really similar to Alenna's.

"Mommy's face is bule, because there are still derivatives of blaster. Mommy is good at Indonesian because Mommy lived here as a child. After joining parents to Germany, then Mommy learned the language there, including Mommy English so developed. Em ... There are many memories in Germany." Monika asik.

"Darling, I remember the first time we met. I bought chocolate at your shop. Suddenly a drunk boy entered your shop. I intend to help, even I am being invaded. Fortunately there is you who directly hap-hap-hap." John enthusiastically told a story.

"Oh honey's. It turns out you remember. So embarrassed, here. At the time, my behavior did not look like a woman. Aw!" suddenly Monika.

Apparently John pinched Monika's waist. After pinching, instead of apologizing, John instead flashed a friendly look at Monika.

"Sst, there are children." Monica reminded John.

"No problem. You're my wife" said John, staring at his wife's affection.

"Please, huh. Mommy was with her friendly dad in that room. Huh-uh, Mario from earlier duck! Don't you dare look!" Alenna pointed at Mario with a spoon in her hand.

Mario immediately raised his head as Alenna said so. Mario glared at his little brother for carrying his name. However, Alenna stuck her tongue out at Mario. She was cute, then added maple syrup back to her plate.

"Mario, what's your agenda today?" ask John about his son.

"You're packing customer's shoes order. God willing Ken helped Mario today" said Mario. "What's dad?" ask Mario.

"Dad needs your help to check some documents. Please check carefully so that there are no elements that can make the company lose money. You're a master of this kind of business" praised John.

Mario nodded. He agreed to help his father.

"That's it. Let me get you the documents later when I get home from work. The next few months I will be more frequent in this city. I want to enjoy being with this family" John said sincerely.

For a long time Mario had not seen the twinkle of the eye as it was on his father's eyeball. True, the Mario family has long been far from intact. Since the case of John's affair with Monika made it public, after that the family's life was so chaotic. Mario's birth mother asks for a divorce, and Mario must hold a grudge on his father from then on. The hatred also continued with the presence of Alenna at that time.

There's just a little claustrophobic when Mario remembers his family's past. At that time Mario was blinded by revenge, until a cold attitude was created on him. Mario was even known as a handsome man who was anti-women while in high school. But that was before. Now Mario has transformed into a new figure.

"Mario, if you start having trouble managing your workshop, I can find employees to help you."John offered.

"No need for dad. I can find my own work. Ken is helping now. God willing Mario will look for three other energies" said Mario.

John nodded. The soul of the businessman has been attached to his son. John is proud of Mario. Besides being intelligent, her son is also independent.

"Dad was happy to hear it. After all, it also helps a lot in selling shoes. My advice is, open a shop. Hire some people, so you have a special place also for packing orders. I'm pretty sure you can set it up with the profit you've collected from your workshop." John at length gave his son advice.

Mario smiled broadly at his father's words. His father's guess is right. The profit that Mario has collected from his shop so far has been enough to set up a small shop and hire several employees. Mario is happy, because his father supports the business he pioneered.

"Dad, don't talk business, dong. Mario too, nih!" alenna protest.

Mario just smiled flatly at his sister.

"Dad, because you're staying with us in this house again, all of you are specially scheduled to learn njai. Deepen again, let's get better. Mario will be happy to help father," Alenna's idea.

"Can. I want to be closer to him too." John welcomed Alenna's idea.

Mario doesn't mind. He was happy. So, Mario and his father did not just have to discuss about the shoe business.

"Keep Mommy learned who's salary, dong?" ask Monika. "Mommy was wearing a hijab yesterday. Mommy's tongue is cheated because long time no saw. Help Mommy, dong!" Monika was serious about her words.

Mario doesn't offer to help Mommy Monika learn to teach. Honestly, Mario himself is still not too familiar with his Mommy attitude. Mario was worried, he would stroke his chest more often when he heard Mommy start with his chatter.

Monika looked towards Mario. His gaze was hopeful. However, Mario quickly cleared his throat and focused on his pancakes. It's a rejection code.

Monika turns to see John with her lips pressed forward. Monika pouted because she felt that no one wanted to help her.

John shrugged his shoulders. He had no ideas, because he himself was still willing to learn the salary as well.

"Mommy learned Anjani's salary" Alenna said.

Mario quickly raised his head and immediately looked at Alenna. Mario did not think of his brother. Alenna might have an idea like that.

"A semester break as well. It's been a long time off. Well, Mommy can learn naji with Anjani," said Alenna.

"Anjani? That's not the girl you used to tell me about on the phone, is it? His future wife Mario." Monika guess.

Mario turned to look at Mommy Monika. Really Mario did not expect that morning chat could spread everywhere. Mommy Monika even referred to Anjani as Mario's future wife.

"Dad agrees. All of you Mommy can get to know Anjani more closely. The future ghost." John supports.

"Well, Mario. When are you going to propose to Anjani again?" ask John.

Mario gulps. What an unexpected morning. Mario did not expect that question to be in the middle of his family's breakfast activities.

"You can already be said to be well established, Mario. Already have their own income from shoe olshop. In addition to college, you often even help the father's company, often get a pretty big wage too, right. I'm sure you can support Anjani's inner birth." John is confident in Mario.

Mario's heart suddenly thumped as everyone at the dinner table discussed Anjani.

"Ehem." Mario cleared his throat before responding to all the words of his family.

"Let Mommy get to know Anjani more closely first" said Mario.

"Mommy, his acquaintance should not be long, yes. Let Mario quickly make a decision" Alenna suggested to Mommy.

"So want to see Anjani, deh. It seems like everyone likes him." Monika enthusiastic. "Is this afternoon Mommy can start learning njai with Anjani?" ask Monika.

"Mom. Anjani is still on holiday to Jogja," said Mario.

"Jogja? How come you're not coming, anyway?" ask Monika.

"Mario wasn't invited, Mom." It was Alenna who answered Monika's question aimed at Mario

Alenna knows the news of Anjani who is on vacation in Jogja with Meli. Alenna also knew that their vacation plans were so sudden, Meli middle got an invitation from her mother Azka, her hero Meli when she lost her wallet in Jogja.

"Mommy is calm. Let Alenna tell Anjani to help Mommy learn njai. If Mario is told to say, surely muter-muter ntar confused want to start his words how." Alenna stuck her tongue out at Mario.

Mario glared at his little sister. It was clear that Alenna was teasing Mario. Even Alenn was the one who started the conversation with the name Anjani.

"Just give it up, huh." Finally Mario resigned with what they would do.

***

Daytime. Mario and Ken packed a shoe order on the second floor of Mario's house. There are twenty-seven shoe orders that they must complete immediately. Since Ken was present at Mario's house, there have been fifteen boxes of shoes that have been completed in-packing complete with the ordering address. There are twelve more shoe boxes that need to be packed.

"Back a break, Bro!" ken pinta.

Melon juice Mario part taken.

"I took. Thirsty," said Ken, immediately gulped down Mario's melon juice.

Mario just smiled. He let Ken drink his share of melon juice.

"Bro. Fixes. As soon as possible you should find additional employees. Today there are 27 orders. Then tomorrow until hundreds of years yes I'm the same Juno who is packing!" ken Proposal.

"In the planning, Ken. I'm going to ask my college friends to help develop this workshop" explained Mario, relaxing while opening the plastic wrapping tape.

"Don't be long, yeah. Error, nih. Later our handsome aura fades due to tiredness" chirped Ken.

Plastic bundles of tape quickly landed on

ken's nose.

"Woooo. Slow, Bro. If you don't accept the word handsome, let me be the handsome one alone." Ken PeDe combed his hair with his fingers.

"Eh, look for a girl to be painstaking packing like a gini," Ken suggested.

"I'd rather it was all men. So that you also focus on packing your parts," explained Mario.

"Not cool, Bro!" ken protests, but Mario chooses indifferently.

There was a scream from Mommy Monika calling Mario's name.

"Mommy's son is wanted, tuh!" ledek Ken's.

Mario ignores Ken's lead. He stood up to meet Mommy Monika. However, her steps stopped because Mommy Monika first reached the second floor.

"Mario, there's a pretty girl looking for you. Said your college friend. Mommy told me to sit in the living room" Monika explained.

"Who, Mom?" ask Mario.

"So she said her name was Vina." Monika looks to remember.

Mario looked at Ken. As if knowing the meaning of Mario's gaze, Ken quickly shook his head.

"I didn't let Vina here, really." Ken's hands were crossed in front of his chest.

"So soon meet him, yes. It's not good to be left there long. Mommy made me a drink first" Monika said and walked away.

Mario refuses to see Vina. However, according to Mommy's message, it is not good also if you ignore Vina for a long time there.

"Ken, accompany me down." Mario asked Ken.

"Our little boy just asked for cementin, Bro. Alone, just there alone. Most Vina just need to be the same Mario Dana Putra, idol and idol love his heart." Ken exaggerates.

Mario approached Ken. Ken's arm was quickly pulled by Mario, so inevitably Ken was forced to stand up and follow Mario's steps.

"Come on!" take Mario.

"aaah. Okay, come!" Ken is also coming.

Connect ....

What's Vina doing to Mario's house? Will Vina also approach Mommy Monika? Will Vina compete with Anjani again?

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