PRETEND POOR

CHAT AT THE DINING TABLE

"Please hold on a moment ... If we don't do it, mama won't stop nagging." Ardi hugged Ruby and kissed her cheek.

Ruby tried to relax to remove the existing awkwardness. He smiled at the camera. Sometimes he makes silly styles that make him laugh himself. Ardi patted the eel with his behavior. Meanwhile, Aunt Sukma was actually excited to see Ruby's behavior.

Ardi could only shake his head, looking at Ruby and her mother who were at such a frequency. Both love the ridiculousness. Ruby can liven up the atmosphere, turning awkwardness into laughter.

His eyes could not escape the woman. The more he looked, the more he found it hard to give up on him. Ardi began to think, whether he would be a ruthless man, utilizing the woman's good intentions to keep her by his side.

Ardi clasped Ruby's hand, making the woman instantly stop her laughter. He looked at Ardi while smiling, as if there was something he wanted to say.

"Why?" tanyakanya.

"It looks like I'm getting greedy" he said, staring meaningfully at Ruby.

Ruby just smiled, not understanding what Ardi meant.

"Why is your existence making me have such great expectations? I want to live and age with you." His eyes implied a seriousness.

The smile on Ruby's face slowly faded away listening to Ardi's words that looked serious.

"Holding your hands like this until we both become wrinkled."

Ruby sighed, "Sister .. You already know that I can't do it."

Ardi smiled and patted his head, "I was just kidding. Why is your face so serious?" he said, as if all his words were nonsense. "Quick change your clothes and remove your makeup. After this we'll have dinner."

Ruby became relieved. Sometimes the jokes that Ardi made sounded serious and made him confused to respond.

After finishing business at the boutique, they went to dinner at a hotel. Ruby is accompanied by her father and Rei, while Ardi is accompanied by her father and mother.

"So, it's okay if Ruby gets married first than you, Rei?" ask Mr. Raharja.

"It's okay, Om." Ardi replied with a smile. At first he refused to come because it would definitely feel clumsy. He attends his brother's dinner to be married to his best friend. It feels very uncomfortable.

"Rei's girlfriend is still in college, her parents must also want her daughter to finish school first" replied Mr. Wijaya.

"I heard that Rei's girlfriend is Bayu Bagaskara's son, the owner of a famous nightclub in town, right?"

The question from Mr. Raharja made Rei's appetite worse. Actually it's one of the things that hinder their relationship. Her father kind of objected that she was in contact with Livy.

"Bagaskara's father's wood continued Livy, Om. His biological father is Ayash Hartadi, owner of PT Prayoga Jaya." Rei tried to keep answering calmly and smiled. He glanced at his father, apparently he was also less fond of the discussion that night.

In addition to hindering the past, Livy continued, they both also have different religious beliefs. God is different. His father wanted him if he could find a faithful companion. Although it does not prohibit them from relating, but it seems that Mr. Wijaya does disagree a little.

"Ehm! Pa, I tried on a wedding dress with Aunt Sukma." Ruby tried to divert the conversation.

As twins, although often quarrel, sometimes they can also be sensitive to each other. Rei once said about the problem, so Ruby could understand. He had also heard when his father gave Rei advice about Rei's relationship with Livy.

"Oh, huh? How, papa so want to see it." Mr. Wijaya seemed enthusiastic to listen.

"Hahaha .. of course you feel impatient because after marriage Ruby will be your son and stay with you." It seemed that Wijaya answered him with a slightly annoyed tone.

"Are you not ready to lose your daughter?" sahut Raharja's.

"Well, I took the trouble to raise her, but you'll get her" Vijaya said.

Ruby smiled, she grabbed her father's arm and leaned her head there. "Until anytime I'm going to be Papa's son, kok .." he said spoiled.

"The risk of having a daughter, must be ready to be taken by her husband." Wijaya could only shake his head.

"Both of my sons, they chose to live abroad with their families. Now Ardi is still with us. He was already like an only child because the longest one stayed with us. Later you can also ask Rei's wife to come live with you, Haidar," said Raharja.

Ardi's two older brothers who now live abroad are the children of his first wife who has died. After she married Sukma, she became a regular mother to her two children. Despite this, their relationship remains good. Even after Ardi was born, they could be good sisters.

As they grow older, they prefer to live alone in an apartment. All because of the provocation of his ex-wife's family. Their relationship is a little less good. Until they decide to live abroad after marriage and very rarely go home.

"If Ruby's married, we'll split the schedule of the visit, really! Isn't that right, Ardi?" Ruby again tried to melt the situation down.

Ardi just nodded and smiled.

"Are you sure you want to have a simple wedding? Enough marriage, no need for a reception?" tanya Wijaya made sure.

It still does not believe his only daughter and also his favorite wants an ordinary marriage. Generally girls would want to be the prettiest princess on the wedding day with a party and very luxurious decorations.

"What's the matter, Pa? Isn't that important legitimately and the whole extended family knows?" Ruby answered him with a relaxed attitude. The marriage that he will do is limited to a wedding on paper, for him there is no need to be luxurious for a pretense.

"I was also amazed by their wishes, Haidar." continued Sukma. "People will think that we can't afford their marriage. It's weird thinking these kids." Sukma shook his head in disbelief.

"The future daughter-in-law of Mama is too beautiful, afraid many are jealous if too many invite people, Ma!" said Ardi. A moment of laughter broke with his words.

"If Papa, Om and Aunt feel too light in financing our marriage, just give it a hold. We're ready to use your money to open a new company."

"Well, fit that. I agree with Ruby's idea. Rather than a lavish wedding party, it's better the company's gift." Ardi said Ruby.

"These two children do have a high business spirit" Sukma told her husband.

"How is this, Haidar, you want to give which company to our newlyweds?" challenge Raharja.

"I no longer have a company, all are already held by Rei. Now I'm just an unemployed person," said Wijaya. "How, Rei, which one do you want to give your sister?"

"Things that have been given must not be asked back, Pa!" rei said firmly. "Ruby used to like to pretend to be poor, to be real poor." Rei threw his death glint.

Ruby waved her lips at Rei.

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