
Sisi and Syifa joined Bu Sundari and Umi Qoniah. "Umi, this is Sisi. She's beautiful, isn't she!" Sifa introduced Sisi to Uminya. From the look on Umi Qoniah's face, she was so stunned to see a beautiful and gentle figure sitting next to her.
"Subhanallah, what a beauty. I Uminya Syifa and Ilham. It's nice to meet you, baby!" praise Umi Qoniah on Sisi, after which pinch the small chin of Sisi, making Sisi lower his face.
"Thank you, Umi!" reply Sisi with nervous feeling.
"Hmmm, looks like Umi you like Grandma's granddaughter. How if Grandma's granddaughter is betrothed to your brother, Ilham," seduced by Bu Sundari, it makes Sisi even more awkward.
"Well, it fits Nek," Syifa continued, and the three of them chuckled. While Sisi, he had not dared to raise his face towards them.
"Oh, yes, Son Sisi. Do you have any Grandpa who lives in Lampung?" ask Umi Qoniah to Sisi to convince that the woman is the same as the granddaughter of her husband's friend.
"There's Umi, Dad's Grandpa, Umi!" answer Sisi nervously.
After hearing Sisi's reply, Umi Qoniah immediately revealed his smile. He has to speed ta'aruf to Iqbal on Sisi. He didn't want to waste this opportunity. For him, Sisi is the right woman for his son. Besides being beautiful, Sisi is a smart woman. And most importantly, Sisi is a Muslim woman who can take care of herself by closing her aura.
"Why Umi? How do you ask Sisi?" ask Syifa curiously.
"No, there's nothing. Oh yes, it's afternoon. Then we'll go home first, ma'am!" pamit Umi Qoniah to Bu Sundari. "Darling to Syifa's house!" After that look towards the side.
"Yes Umi. Inshaa Allah."
"Thank you, Mom. Greetings to Ilham yes," continued Bu Sundari.
"Inshaa Allah, I will say. Then we'll excuse you. Assalamualaikum!"
"Goddessalam!"
After the death of the two of them, Bu Sundari asked Sisi to bring a gift from his neighbor to the kitchen. "Darling, you brought the soto to the kitchen. We'll have a meal with your grandfather. Grandma's gonna call your grandpa first." The side immediately brought the rantang to the kitchen. While Ms. Sundari, she went to her room to pick up her phone that was on the charger. She's gonna call her husband so she can get home soon today.
Even at his old age. Mr. Erlangga is still active in the office. Just monitoring the performance of its employees. Moreover, it is now entering the end of the year. So, there will be many important reports that must be handled directly by him.
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Elsewhere
Umi Qoniah and Syifa who had just returned from the residence of Bu Sundari, looked happy. Because it turns out Sisi the girl who is assessed by her son is the woman who will be betrothed by her husband. They went straight inside and looked for the existence of Inspiration. "Ham.." call Umi Qoniah to her son who is reading a book in his room.
"Yes Umi, what's wrong?" Inspiration closed the book he read then turned to look at Uminya.
"You should marry the woman of your choice Abi!" the decree of Umi Qoniah suddenly, suddenly made Ilham scrunch his forehead. He is confused by Uminya's sudden attitude of forcing his will after meeting Sisi.
"No, it's not that. Umi likes to talk to Sisi. But, Umi prefers the girl Abimu chose," replied Umi Qoniah with a smile. Looks like he's got a veiled plan for Inspiration and Sisi.
"To Umi only, God willing Ilgam accepted sincerely." Ilham looked weak with his decision.
"The plan is, we'll meet the girl's parents after Umi gets home from here. What Umi heard, the girl will return to Indonesia to attend the wedding of her best friend. So, it's an opportunity for Umi ta'aruf right he for you," explained Umi Qoniah has arranged everything. "If the matter of getting married, it can be done after she graduates college is fine. Importantly, Umi had already tied up the girl," he continued, smiling with satisfaction.
"Yes Umi, just arrange the best for Ilham!" the man was resigned.
Umi Qoniah went from Ilham's room, she would contact her husband to discuss this with her husband's best friend. So that the parents in the girl are not surprised by their arrival. Umi Qoniah can't wait to bring the two of them together.
Ilham. With a blank look, the man looked towards Bu Sundari's house. His feelings are now overwhelmed with confusion, he wants to reject the match and wants to say that he loves Sisi. But he did not want to disappoint his parents. She chooses to accept the match, and buries her love for Sisi. "Maybe, destiny doesn't unite us. But, I am grateful to have gotten to know you," he muttered with a cynical smile to himself.
Adzan magrib rang. Ilham rushed to the mosque using his motorbike. When Ilham's motorbike will come out of the fence of his house, that's when Sisi who just returned from the minimarket to his house. They met, and looked at each other. After that, Sisi threw his smile at Ilham, but Ilham did not reply. The man chooses to do his vehicle and avoid Sisi. A little disappointed from inside Sisi. But who is he? Their relationship was only limited to the lecturers and students. Regardless if they are at home, they are neighbors.
"Why, his attitude is different!" muttered the maroon hijab girl when she entered her house. The girl chose to go to her room and perform the magrib prayer, after the sound of iqoomat. Not wanting to linger with his mind, it was better for him to focus on his worship. After the magrib prayer, Sisi's routine to teach the Qur'an was never missed.
"Sodaqallahhuladzim." Sisi closed the Qur'an and put it back on his study table. Shortly after that the sound of his phone ringing rang, and he saw his mother who called. The side hurriedly picked him up and diverted with a video call.
"Assalamualaikum Mommy," he said girang.
"Waalaikumussalam dear, you are getting more beautiful day only dear!" tease Yulia before sideways her intentions.
"Ah Mother, Sisi is suspicious. There must be something, at the ends," Sisi replied, Yulia also chuckled.
"Darling, there's something you want to tell you." Yulia paused her sentence, after seeing her son's face turn serious. "Your grandfather intends to match you with the son of the owner of the pesantren where he studied first," continued Yulia.
Sisi was silent, not responding to his mother's sentence. "Darling, Grandpa did it because he wanted the best man for you." Yulia knew, Sisi must have been a little distracted by her father-in-law's plan. "We just want to, you happy afterlife dear. And inshaa Allah, this man will be able to guide us the world and the hereafter, dear."
"But, Sisi is still in college Bun," declined Sisi looking for an excuse.
"Yes, Mother knows, baby. You guys can ta'aruf first, baby. Anyway, that guy isn't here yet, Kok! yulia began to persuade Sisi.
Sisi thought for a moment, after which he agreed. "Yes already Bun, inshaa Allah Sisi will. Bismilbornrahmanirrahim, may the man be the soul mate of the side of the afterlife." Sisi took that decision, because he was resigned to his soul mate. There was no harm, he followed the match.
"Thank God, aamiin. Yes, Mother told Grandpa first, yes!" Sisi nodded and Yulia hung up her phone after saying her regards.
"Mosur."