Pearls For Wood

Family Favorite Menu

This afternoon, I accompanied the sleeping Pearl while Bayu's sister, I saw the last time I entered the gym.

"What time is it now? I feel like I've been asleep for a long time." I nodded at the clock on the nightstand which showed at 15.59 WIB.

"I'll make milk for the Pearl before she wakes up" said I put a pillow on her left right side, indeed the mattress is big but do not forget the height is not how much but, not how much, very dangerous for pearls that are too small.

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"What is Miss Tiara doing?" ask mbok Inah.

"Make milk for Pearls, mbok."

"Miss, what do you want to eat for dinner?"

"Ehm, is the refrigerator still complete?"

"Yes, this morning I finished shopping at the Market."

"Yes already mbok, later I help cook it because mama and papa are here so we have to cook more."

"No need madam, let Pastri help me later."

"It's okay, I also want to cook for papa and mama."

"Good mistress."

"I went up first mbok, afraid Pearl was awake."

"Yes, madam, monggo."

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After I entered the room, I found that Bayu's brother had held his daughter sitting on the bedside.

"So you must have woken her?" accuse me.

"Yes, the end of Pearls gemesin if you sleep, after all, this is already the bath."

"Sir Bayu, next time don't be so or she'll be fussy later!" my barrel.

"But, the pearls are happy-happy. Come on look!"

"So big brother, this is milk for pearls. I will prepare the toiletries first." I said putting the milk on the nightstand and walking towards the Pearl cupboard picking up his clothes and then to the bathroom to prepare water.

"Pearl baby, take a bath with mama, son?" I said after a few minutes, taking the Pearl from the lap of Bayu and laying it on the bed to take off his clothes.

"Have her clothes off. Uluh, the belly of a distended pearl huh, son? Last time, didn't the milk?" my words clearly got no response from Pearl. When all the clothes had been removed from his body I brought him into the bathroom while Bayu brother sat himself in the sofa room while reading a book.

"Have finished bathing, papa? Um, the smell." he said as I gave the oil and powder to his tiny body.

Geck. Geck. Geck.

"Dear mother comes in, huh?" yelled Mama Sekar from outside. And, without us answering mama Sekar already in the same room with us.

"Oh, my granddaughter is beautiful, son. Come with oma, baby? We play the same opa downstairs."

"Tiara, can you take her down?"

"May ma, anyways Tiara has promised to help mbok Inah cook in the kitchen."

"Denger is Bay, your wife just get it."

"I am my father, and I deserve it too!"

"Sir Bayu, let mama take her first. After all, brother will only make her cry later."

"Near!"

"Already! Why are you two arguing. Already, just make another sister for the Pearl! Let each hold his own."

"Mom, Pearl is too small to have a sister."

"Wood, when Pearl is 1 year old her sister will be born, right?"

"Mama, Tiara get off first! Mbok Inah must have been waiting and confused about what to cook?" I avoid topics that make me uncomfortable anymore.

"Owh. Yes dear Tiara, go! Mama will take care of the granddaughter of oma." replied mama Sekar, I immediately left mama Sekar with Mutiara and sister Bayu.

"Woodoo, did you say the wrong thing?"

"Sure!"

"Kok, Bayu is so the same mama?"

"Mama anyways discuss about the sister to the Pearl in front of Tiara. What's for?"

"What?"

"Mama Tiara, . . .."

"Why son? Does she not want to have children and give birth?"

"Don't talk about this again, huh? Especially in front of Tiara, let us focus on the Pearl first, ma." said Bayu then out to his study. Yes, because he has not entered work so will only control his servants from home only.

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"Bok, have you started cooking?" ask me when I enter the kitchen.

"Madam, this is just peeling the onion with garlic, madam want to cook anything?"

'What do you like, 'Yes?' I thought in my heart.

"Bibik cook kale chops just like gulai chicken, later I will cook spicy sour shrimp just as fried fish, tofu, and tempe."

"Well madam." she replied, I immediately put on clemets and acted with fish and shrimp which is the favorite menu of the Bayu family.

'Luckily I still remember when my sister told me what my family favorite menu was Bayu.' I said in my heart.

Finished cooking I arrange into serving dishes and present them neatly on the dining table.