My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Togetherness

Aleta and Tata finally reached home. Because it was ready for the night, Tata immediately announced his return home. Aleta asked Asep sir to deliver Tata.

"Assalamualaikum," Aleta said her greetings to the house. But no one answered.

Aleta went straight into the house, and looked into the living room and there was no one. Finally Aleta headed to the kitchen, and it looks Bini Puji is cooking in the kitchen.

"What's Bi today." Aleta said hello to Aunt Puji.

"Non has come, sorry Aunty did not hear." said Bi Puji.

"It's okay Bi , so Aleta went straight to the kitchen. Greetings no one answered."

"Yes, what is this cooking. Aunt confused Non. Aunty just made a chicken ungkep, then stay fried."

"Oh so. Auntie has vegetables in the fridge. Or Aleta's the only one making vegetables today."

"Don't Non, later Non achievement. Auntie's fine." Bi Puji rejected Aleta's offer.

"It's okay Bi, Aleta just wants to cook for Aleta and mas Devan alone. Got coconut milk is not Bi."

"There's Non, Auntie put it in the chiller."

Without changing clothes first in the room, Aleta immediately mix vegetables, then deftly cook it. Bi Puji was amazed to see how to cook Aleta because the cooking is quite fast. It does not take 30 minutes, vegetable lodeh made is ready to be served.

"Bi Praise, later if it does not run out please do not throw away the rest. Tomorrow morning, please heat up, let Aleta use it for breakfast."

"Well Non, later Aunt may ask Non. It seems different from making Auntie" said Bi Puji rather embarrassed.

"Who wants, please it's okay Bi is just a vegetable. If there is a salted fish Aleta ask for help to be skewed yes Bi, the same ungkep fried chicken will be suitable. I take a bath first Bi," Aleta then rushes to the room for an afternoon bath.

"Well Non, aunt fried it" said Bibi Puji directly execution desire Aleta.

Arriving in the room, Aleta directly entered the bathroom, then did an afternoon bath. Not long, Aleta had come out of the bathroom, then wrapped in a towel directly out.

Without seeing Aleta suddenly hit Devan at the front of the walk in Closed.

"Ouch." cried Aleta as she rubbed her forehead against her husband's back.

"That's why if the road is looking, baby, Iha fortunately Devan is here. Try someone else" said Devan as he turned his back and gently rubbed Aleta's forehead.

"The new fashion realized this, why did the wife mas tumben dare to only use a towel stand in front of the mas?" devan comments while observing Aleta from top to bottom.

"Well ashamed, there mas Devan to the bathroom.anyways, there was no one in this house. Only Aleta is with Aunt Praise in the kitchen." exclaimed Aleta in self-defense while covering her face with both hands.

"Ha. ha.., so tomorrow-tomorrow if you enter the bathroom, make sure the door is locked first from the inside" said Devan while hugging his wife, then give a kiss on the forehead.

"Yes .iya.., it was exhausted from cooking aunty's help." said Aleta.

Because almost Maghrib, and Devan did not have the heart to disturb his wife who had finished bathing, he finally immediately changed to the bathroom.

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Thirty minutes after the Maghrib prayer everyone in the Cokrodirjan family home gathered at the dinner table. Bibi Puji serves vegetable lodeh and side dishes according to order from Aleta, then make sambal and lalapan.

Aleta spooning rice to her husband and grandpa Cokro.

"Grandfather wants what vegetables," asked Aleta to Cokro.

"The cooked cake aleta. You're kind of bored, it was after playing the same Tata kept bothering Aunt Puji in the kitchen. Aleta make vegetable lodeh cake," replied Aleta embarrassed.

"Grandpa's just using your homemade vegetables Aleta."

"Mas Devan is also yes" Devan said.

Aleta poured vegetables on the plate for her grandfather, then new to her husband's plate. Seeing her son-in-law serving a menu for her husband, Atmaja looked towards Rengganis. Finally Rengganis tonight also kindly take rice for Atmaja.

"Dear son, Devan has not eaten this vegetable for a long time" said Devan praising his wife's cooking.

"You either just found out, or pretended not to know Van. From the beginning in Klaten, your wife is the number one cook she tastes." Cokro speaks in defense of Aleta.

"Yes cake, right all this time Aleta rarely cook. Just this time cook again, already tomorrow we go home to the apartment dear. Let it be there every day you masakin mas Devan."

"Already mas, cake, cooking vegetable lodeh even used the ingredients of the commotion. The meal continued yuk, pity papa and mama so interrupted his dinner." Aleta tried to stop the commotion of her husband and grandfather.

"This is tomorrow if Rolland is also married, the commotion in this room seems to be increasing again." Rolland spoke up.

"No way Jenny would dare to protest if there was me." said Devan.

"And Rolland said, there is no need to be afraid of all family members." cried Rolland.

"Just try, we'll see if Jenny agrees."

"Kok instead replace Mas Devan with Rolland who quarreled." protested Aleta.

"He.he.he.he.., sorry grandpa, sister-in-law."

The dining room was usually quiet, the night was full of jokes. Vegetable lodeh made by Aleta, whose morning plan still wants to be used Aleta for breakfast, it turns out it will run out that night.

"Grandfather, what's the show tonight? Want to get out, or have guests come to the house?" ask Aleta suddenly.

Rengganis was agitated by Aleta's question, but the others were relaxed.

"Grandpa's at Aleta's house, no one's out tonight. And make sure you don't have any guests tonight." Cokro answered Aleta's question.

"Alhamdulillah, means tonight we gather together cake. Tomorrow night Aleta must immediately return to Sukoharjo, Monday must start internship again" said Aleta, and Devan looked at his wife.

Devan is shocked, Aleta decides something without first asking her for confirmation.

"It's not that Aleta has the same permission as the head of the internship place, right," asked Cokro slowly trying to neutralize the atmosphere, because he saw the expression of his grandson.

"Yes, it's cake clearance. Despite Aleta's permission, Aleta's shortcomings will have to replace her. It's the same according to Aleta, mending is now completed rather than replacing at a later time" Aleta explained.

"But it's permission not yet with your husband" Cokro codes with his chin pointed at Devan.

"Ups.., not yet cake." Aleta immediately put both of her hands on Devan's body sitting next to her.

"May I be Devan. From Aleta bengong also here, if Tata comes most just invited to muters. It will help Aleta finish the internship, we can continue to gather together." continued Aleta again.

"Now it's time to eat, baby, get it all cleaned up. We just talked." said Devan while holding back his annoyance.

Rolland chuckled to see his brother hold back on his little wife. Aleta then finishes her dinner.

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