Mom, Why Am I Different?

Chapter 33

An hour passed and now we had arrived at a restaurant that I thought was very luxurious. It looks like some servants are busy serving some visitors who look very neat even arguably they are high-class people. Various questions came to my mind about the status of this luxurious restaurant to make me silent for a moment.  

"Rani let's go in" my mother-in-law took me a little surprised.  

"Yes Ma'am," I replied briefly as I walked following Bu Asih's footsteps. 

"Is this Mas Roy's restaurant? But he didn't say that his effort was just a small shop, "my mind looked around.  

"Excuse me sir, here are some financial papers you need to sign immediately" suddenly a man wearing a black suit came up to us. 

"Well I'll sign it, now prepare a room for my family and take out all the menus" Roy told the man. 

"Okay sir" answered a man named Rahmad and left us.  

"You wait here first, I'll leave for a while and there will be a waiter who will take you to a special room" said Roy who immediately left us heading to a room. 

"Mom, is this Mas Roy's food stall business?" I asked Bu Asih who was joking with Luna. 

"Yes, this is Roy's work so far. Don't you know Roy has a big, fancy restaurant?"  ask Bu Asih curious. 

"No, he just said that his restaurant is a small stall like my food stall at home" I replied innocently. 

"The boy really did it" replied Mr. Usman with a proud smile. 

"I mean Father?" I asked while a little surprised when listening to Mr. Usman.  

"Good night, Father and Mother, let me take you to the prepared room" asked a waiter who had just arrived. 

"Yes thank you Ma'am" replied Mr. Usman standing up and we followed the servant's footsteps. 

"Dad!" shouted Luna while running towards Roy who was already sitting in a chair.  

"Beautiful lady, come sit down near Father" Roy replied as he carried Luna to his seat.  

While we were engrossed in the jest and warm conversation with the family. Suddenly some waiters came in with trays containing various foods, snacks and drinks. I unconsciously asked Roy. 

"Mas, there's a lot of this food. Wouldn't it be redundant if we didn't run out?" I asked while circulating my gaze towards the food that almost filled the table.  

"You take it easy, I've predicted that" Roy replied with a smile. 

"Beautiful princess, you eat a lot of yes, son," said Roy as he turned towards Luna. 

Tonight was the first night I enjoyed a really delicious meal at a fancy restaurant. Luna who had only been able to eat rice and omelet looked so greedy to enjoy all the food menu on the table. Until after dinner I began to ventured to ask about what my father-in-law said earlier. 

“What have you said?" asked Roy who looked confused.  

"That's what you said back then, you wanted to find a wife who only knew you as a poor and unemployed man" Usman replied to make Roy laugh.  

"Darling, I once told Dad and Mom that I wanted to find a wife who didn't see my wealth, because I wanted a wife who would accompany me when I'm in trouble and my money," obviously Roy was looking at me.  

"Now I have got the right woman, you are both a great wife and mother" he replied, holding my hand.  

Roy's words tonight really make me misbehavior and shame. Either this is called love or because I am too confident because it is only this time I heard the appeal of a man. Maybe if at that time the whole family did not enjoy dinner they might have seen my face flushed like boiled shrimp in front of me. 

“Yes Allah, is this love or maybe all this is just a dream?” my mind while looking down as if wanting to hide my face reddened with embarrassment. 

“Mas, is it okay if I do my activities all this time? Because I've missed my little shop and the story I've left for quite a while,” I asked Roy.

“Do you not want to manage this restaurant with me?” roy asked while putting the spoon in his hand. 

“Iya Ran, instead of you better if this business together,” suggested Bu Asih while looking at me. 

“Rani just wants to study independently Mom, after all if Rani at home is better able to keep an eye on Luna. In addition, it is also a pity that Rani had to leave a story that has provided a little sustenance for us so far,” obviously me while looking down for fear that my mother-in-law was angry when she heard my answer. 

“I let you keep your story going, but for the food stall business I do not allow,” replied Roy to my surprise.  

"Why can't I open another shop?" manya curious. 

"Are you able to take care of the house, Luna and I with your busy activities, so you better choose between a story and a food stall," Roy explained as he looked at me.  

"Dad agreed, because it will take a lot of energy to take care of the house alone, so according to Father it is better for Rani to continue the story," added Mr. Usman. 

What Roy and his parents said was right, I really have to put my little family first. Roy would also want a descendant from me someday. However, if I stop my story what about my readers, if I close my stall how my customers have been. I think these are two hard choices, between my cooking hobby or the story that has given me life all along.  

"Darling, let's go home," asked Roy to surprise me who was still sitting. 

"Yes Mas" I replied, holding my husband's hand and walking out of the room. 

As Roy and I walked through the lobby of the restaurant, I unknowingly saw a woman I knew very well. For a moment I watched him as if I could not believe what I was seeing right now. I slowly let go of my husband's hand and walked over to the woman.  

"Niken, you're right Niken, right? " ask a woman at a table. 

"Rani, it turns out that now you work here,” replied Niken while looking at me with a low gaze.  

"Who is this guy, and why aren't you here with Niko?" ask Niken. 

"It's none of your business, beware if you unload all of this onto Niko, I'll make sure your life will suffer more from this" Niken threatened as she pointed her index finger at my face.  

"Bring your index finger off my wife's face!" roy snapped while hitting Niken's hand until he grimaced in pain.  

"May I also have this poor woman's husband, do I need to approach her" Niken said as she looked at Roy standing before her. 

"Let's go home now, baby," Roy asked, hugging my body.  

"I have to find out who that man is, I can't lose to a poor woman like Rani," Niken's inner voice continued to stare at us who had started to move away from her.