Mothers

207 Is Honest

Marva can't cook, but this time she wants to cook for her daughter. In spirit, he cut the vegetables and meat. She also cooked rice.

Today will be a beautiful day.

Less than an hour later.

"Let's eat, it's my own father who cooked it. Rei, you try it first, yeah."

Rei looked at the rice that had already been spooned onto his plate. There are meat and vegetables, and fish.

Rei began to taste her husband's cooking.

"Where?" ask Marva.

Rei did not immediately reply, making Marva think negatively.

"Not good, huh?"

"It's not good. But, the rice is soft, maybe Kak Marva too much water. Then the meat was still hard, and lacking in taste. The vegetables are rather sweet, while the fish is salty."

Marva was silent hearing Rei's words.

Oh my God, he's being honest. Can't you lie a little to please my heart?

But Marva laughed.

"It's not edible, dong."

"Could, would. This is not stale food. It is not good to waste food. I used to have trouble getting good food!"

Marva fell silent again, feeling bad for Rei.

"Sorry, brother, if I tell you the truth. Instead of me lying just to please your heart, tomorrow-tomorrow if you cook, there will be no change. Here again, here again. Better to be honest even if it hurts a little, than lie but plunge."

"What's wrong, I'm happy with your thoughts. Usually people will lie and praise just to please and look for face."

"I'm sorry, my cooking failed miserably" he continued after seeing the food on the table.

Radhi and Raine had secretly eaten since, they were too hungry to wait for another meal.

"What's up. It's not your main job to cook for us anyway."

"Yes, we're hungry."

Rei laughed and then ate.

"Don't eat, it'll hurt the stomach."

"It won't hurt your stomach, brother. The meat is not to be eaten by me, because it is still hard. It can be done again."

"But the others ...."

"Soft rice does not mean it cannot be eaten. In the hospital, the rice is also soft. Even more mushy porridge, there are still many who eat. I used to eat rice that was hard, there was already a crust. You see Radhi and Raine, or I used to, when hungry, anything can be eaten and taste good, especially if you don't have money."

Rei laughed softly, recalling the past as it turned out, now it could be considered a good memory.

Who would have thought, sad things in the past, can be a good memory in the present.

Marva finally ate. Actually it could be that Rei re-processed the vegetables and fish, so that it feels right. But no, Rei wanted to teach Radhi and Raine, so as not to reproach food, to remain grateful no matter how the taste of the food. The food was not stale, nor did it make them allergic.

If now it feels like a shower, it's natural. But ....

"But when I was abroad, I cooked food for Radhi and Raine a few times. They spent it, don't-don't ...."

"You didn't eat it?"

"No, I have no appetite. At least I just ate a piece of bread and coffee. Did you have bad dad's cooking?"

Radhi and Raine were silent and looked at each other.

"Well, just answer honestly, you won't be angry."

"Actually father's cooking is tasteless, there is no taste at all. But not wanting to let dad down, we finished it, and sprinkled a little salt."

"Small salt, not much."

Marva immediately embraced Radhi and Raine, feeling grateful for having those who did not protest much and were willing to respect others.

Also grateful to have Rei, who also always appreciates others.