Married to Old Boy

Cheerful Mondays

Pov Nina's

I squirmed my body when I heard Adhan Fajr reverberate. After opening my eyes, I realized I was sleeping in Clara's room. I'll get my blankets and pillows straight back. I saw Clara still soundly hugging her roll. I also went to the bathroom. I washed my face, and brushed my teeth. Then, I took the ablution water. Out of the bathroom, Clara wakes up and sits on the edge of the bed. It still looks very sleepy.

"Sorry Ra, am I noisy?" I don't feel good if the splashing of water in the bathroom interfered with Clara's sleep.

"Neither is Nin." He said as he yawned and washed his hair.

"What time is Ra sleeping?" Last night I was allowed to go to the room first.

"Hour 12 Nin. Fun to talk to mom."

"I prayed first, Ra?"

"Yes, I'm going to the bathroom too." Clara took the towel. Maybe a shower.

After Clara enters the bathroom. I held my prayer mat facing the Qibla. I started my morning prayers. During the greeting, Clara heard pulling the bathroom door handle. It turns out he really took a shower.

"Not cold Ra?" Ask me after folding my face.

"Pakek air angel Nin. You don't shower?" Ask back.

"I want to help your mom in the kitchen first."

"Oh yes." He said with a nod.

I also came out of Clara's room. From the kitchen there is a spice that is stir-fried in the pan. There Bu Ningsih began to include one by one the ingredients of his cooking.

"Mom's morning. Sorry Nina's bad luck." Mom Ningsih looked over.

"It's still too early Nin." He answered by still holding his cooking tool.

"Can I help you, ma'am?" My bargain.

"Bantuin Ibu goreng tempe can Nin?"

"May ma'am." I'm nodding.

"It's Nin's flour." Ms. Ningsih gave the dough to me.

"Yes ma'am."

My stove's on. Then my frying pan snags on it. Waiting for hot oil. I dipped the tempeh into the flour dough to make it more pervasive.

"In the fry half mateng aja Nin. Later if hard Mbah kung with Mbah Putri can not eat."

"Yes ma'am."

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Mr. Hari's dining table is full of food. There is rib soup, squid stir-fry, tempeh along with fried fish. Not to forget the white krupuk setoples appear on the edge of the table. All the families sit at the dining table in a position like last night.

"Well, it's so fragrant who's cooking." Just smelling the smell of Mbah Putri cuisine already praised him.

"I'm Mom, help Nina." Answer Ms. Ningsih.

"Daughter should be like that, Ra.Whatever her career, it should be able to kitchen." Mbah Putri.

"What's in it Mbah?" Clara asked cuek.

"Yes make nyenengin husband, make it so frugal. If you can cook, you do not need to buy vegetables. Vegetable parts sold are also many flavoring, not good for health.

"Well, so don't do dong restaurant papa, if all cook." Canda Clara's.

"Ih, you're in Nasehatin why is that Ra?" Grandma sulking.

"Yes Mbah, I will learn how to cook. Just calm. Everything will be beautiful in time." Canda Clara again. They all laughed. So did Mbah Kakung, until he coughed.

"Slow dong kung." Mbh Putri kneeled Mbah Kakung's nape so that his cough was reduced.

"Let's eat again. Talk later on." After sipping water Mbah Kakung continued his breakfast. Everything looks ravenous.