
Called his grandfather, Darren then said to Karen, "I talked to grandpa first, yes! It's tea for you."
Karen received warm tea made by her husband. For a moment, he glanced at his body in the mirror. "Back at night, look at this sexy wife why she is not doing anything," he muttered while putting on a pouting face.
Inside the room, precisely in the balcony area facing directly with the garden and swimming pool of the house, Aswono's grandfather invited Darren to chat while playing chess. Both still in pajamas, the grandfather and grandson spent the morning talking about a lot of things, especially about business and the economic recession.
"Everyone is ranting about the economic recession on social media. Many influencers are aggressively asking their followers to be cash-resistant, do not shop, do not take KPR, and must save money because there will be mass PHK and decreased sales. If so, this can cause consumers to panic to spend their money. In the end a recession really happened!" lamented grandfather Aswono responded to the news that was being intensively on social media lately.
Darren smiled blandly. "Yes, Cake. Moreover, the Indonesian people often suffer from mass panic attacks. If the money in hand does not rotate and the purchasing power of the community is increasingly sluggish because of panic, there was even stagnation and eventually mass PHK really happened because the company did not get income or bankrupt."
"Well, here's what stock influencers and fear-spreading content creators don't think! Sontoloyo indeed!" Grandpa Aswono showed an annoyed look.
"People cannot distinguish between macroeconomics and business. If indeed a recession occurs, which will be difficult for people engaged in macroeconomics, one of which is the government. Saving cash is necessary because the future cannot be predicted. But that doesn't mean we're holding back on spending, because the economy has to keep going."
"That bill. This is what Grandpa was worried about! Our consumer purchasing power is weakening because of the global recession."
"Please, Mother! In the consumer business it is irrational. Not all consumers spend something out of necessity. Sometimes they spend something out of desire and branding. For some women, makeup and skincare has become their primary need. So, Grandpa need not worry! The impact of the recession will be felt on companies that have been in trouble since the beginning" Darren said optimistically.
Yes, even though he did not take any position in the family cosmetics company, but with his knowledge and profession as a professor in economics, Aswono's grandfather always invited him to chat related to business.
On the other hand, Feril who had just woken up, was sitting relaxed on the porch of his house. He sent the video footage he took last night to his classmate's WA group. He seemed impatient to read the response of his friends once he knew the idol lecturer of the women was in a dugem place and dating minors.
"Look, tuh, the lecturer you guys adore turns out to be kang dugem. It's the same date bocil and ngajakin mabok. Child grooming is!" Write Feril in the video caption.
Successfully sending the video, Feril then impatient to know the response of his friends. Especially for the girls who idolize Darren and for the guys who make it as role models.
"Rasain you! Cave wants to see, up to where your imaging of the students still survives!" cela Feril while smiling mockingly.
It was not until five minutes since the video was uploaded, various responses emerged from female friends in the group.
First response: Good dong if pak Darren is not married. That means he's single, right. Single free time to be close to anyone.
Second response: Yes ... not so heartbroken if Mr. Darren really not married."
Third response: Lecturer not ustadz kali! Need refreshing also to the night entertainment venue!
The fourth response: to where the dugem is not necessarily drinking, right? The only one who looks drunk is the girl next to him. It could be his family.
And there are many more responses from his friends who actually have a positive tone, to make him cluck upset. Hoping that the lecturer will be harassed and labeled negative by them, some even got a defense.
"Crazy girls, really visual worshipers. Good looking lecturer turn defended, try if the lecturer old and ugly, sure deh on bully!" furious Feril.
While busy reading the comments, suddenly a broomstick hit his back.
"Enak really, yes, wake up late immediately hanging out while playing hp. Example, noh! Lu Farel's brother, every semester break is made for work. Don't like you're just a foot barge out of rice!" nagging his mother while holding a broom.
"That's why I don't want diomelin, a real college. Don't be a bad boy, ngedugem mulu!"
"Aye is still a child of Jakarta, not a badung! To Bali aja belom ever."
(Ket. : Badung which is meant by his mother\=anak naughty unruly, Badung which is meant Feril\=anak who lives in Badung tourist attractions Kuta and its surroundings in Bali)
"Lagian Farel also doyan clubbing, why only I doang diomelin," continued Feril did not thank his mother who is often choosy.
"Different! Farel college grades are good, the script is completed on time and graduation can be a bachelor's degree. Pinter is looking for money. You yourself how was your college? Huh uh?"
"Quiet, Mom! Motivators say that title does not guarantee success. So, don't take college too seriously."
"Emang if you just the title mat doang, there are companies that will accept you, huh? Tuh, look there Brother lu so the judicium immediately accepted internships in large companies!"
Feril chose to immediately enter his room rather than constantly listening to his mother's nagging that beat the speed of American rappers.
"Damn it! It's early in the morning, it's breakfast! I've used the appeal-bandingin cave event with Farel. Women want the young want the old at the same time, look at the man if not see the look, yes .. look at the money," grumbled Feril while slamming his phone on the mattress.
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Still with his grandfather, Darren told him something that had happened last night. Grandfather Aswono was surprised, but still responded to it wisely.
"Don't let Oma know this, it can turn into a reog of her," said grandfather warning Darren not to talk about the thing he just told me.
Darren nodded in understanding. At the same time, their housekeeper came to tell them that breakfast was ready. Both of them ended the chess game won by Darren. Before descending into the dining room, Darren returns to the room looking for Karen. Unfortunately, there is only ART cleaning the room.
"Bi, where's my wife, huh?" ask Darren.
"Mba Karen was said to want to go home first take the goods that were left behind," replied ART who then mopped the floor again.
Knowing his wife went home to their residence, Darren's eyes widened. On the other hand, Karen had just arrived at their home. He took the key from his bag and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, an astonishing sight entered the retina of his eye. A teenage girl just came out of her room with a look like she just woke up.
"Who are you?" karen asked in surprise.
Coinciding with that, his phone rang a chat notification from the WhatsApp app. Thinking it was a chat from Darren, he immediately opened it. It turned out that the chat was from Vera who also sent a video.
Vera: Kar, have you seen this video yet? It's a big hit among senior sisters. That's not Darren sir, is it? You and Mr. Darren are fine, right?
Vera's chat message, which pitched worried, made Karen rush to open the video that had just been sent. Instantly, her pair of widened eyes saw her husband being alone with a drunk girl. Which made him even more astonished, because the girl inside the video, was similar to the girl who was before him at the moment.
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