
The day had changed in the afternoon, Maymunah had prepared all her needs that she would bring to her in-laws' house.
Today is the beginning of her struggle to get the blessing of her in-laws.
"Darling, are you ready?" Sultan asked when he reached his apartment.
"Yes, are we leaving now?"
The sultan nodded. He immediately brought his wife's bag of clothes and put it in the trunk of his car.
Maymunah who had gone down, immediately got into the Sultan's car, but this time he climbed on the back to make the Sultan wonder.
"Why did you go up there, not beside me?" Ask Sultan . Maymunah smiled.
"And later I will be a maid, when we sit together, they can be suspicious"
The Sultan's face immediately turned grim upon hearing his wife's words.
"I'm sorry yes, I .." The Sultan could not continue his words.
His teary eyes held back the sadness of seeing his wife would become a maid in his own home.
Maymunah who understood her husband's feelings immediately held his hand and stroked him.
"I'm fine, shouldn't we fight together, if I don't take part in our struggle to maintain our marriage, it's not a struggle together"
"But you have sacrificed a lot. You're willing to go away from your family, separate from your family for all this. While I'm.I haven't done anything for you "
"You have done a lot for me, too. You have helped us face the greatest trials of our lives. I am very grateful to God, because you were present when I lost someone I loved dearly" Maymumah said, holding her husband's hand.
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Whether he got the courage from where, Maymunah suddenly kissed her husband's cheek to make the Sultan's eyes rounded immediately because of the shock of getting a kiss from his wife.
"Darling, you kissed me?" He asked while holding his own cheek.
Maymunah blushed and immediately took off her grip. He threw his body into the back of the car seat behind him.
"How come I've only kissed him for a moment?"The sultan asked again.
"That's ah. Let's walk! later there's an apartment security guard here, we can be accused of all sorts."Answer Maymunah, ketus.
"Hehehe ..iya deh. We're leaving now "
Sultan finally drove his car to his mother's house.
Maymunah read the bismillah many times to strengthen her mental and heart to be able to face her husband's family later.
After half an hour they were on the way, the Sultan finally stopped at a fairly large villa.
"Honey, this is my house. Before going down, I asked once again, are you really ready to go into this house and work as a maid here? " The Sultan asked again.
"Yes. I'm all set. We go down" replied Maymunah as he opened the door and got off the Sultan's car.
The Sultan let out a long sigh before he got out of his car.
The Sultan immediately brought a bag of Maymunah clothes until they arrived at the door of his mother Sultan's house.
Before Maymunah steps in, Maymunah first reads the prayer
"Bismillah Tawakkaltu Ala Allah, Allahumma inni as'aluka khoiro hadzal bait, wa khoiro ma fiha wa man fiha. Wa Audzu bika Min Syarri hadzal bait, wa Syarri ma fiha wa man fiha"
(By saying the name of Allah, I trust Him. O God of servants, ask for good in this house, any good and anyone who is in this house. The servant also pleads to protect the servant from the ugliness of this house, from any ugliness and any occupants of this house.
That prayer he said to ask for protection from his Lord so that he was saved and spared the vernacular of the ugliness of a place and its inhabitants.
Slowly the Sultan opened the door and brought Maymunah into the living room.
"Assalamualaikum "Sapa Sultan when he saw his mother and all his brothers in the family room.
It turned out that all the Sultan's families were gathered except Wasim who had not yet appeared. There was his mother and brother2nya, while his father had long died.
The Sultan was 8 brothers, his first brother was named Muhammad and his second brother was a sister named Ibtisam, while Wasim was his twin. He also has two younger sisters who are also twins named Syafa and Syifa they both have a family while Ahmad, his last brother is still in college in London. And the Sultan's youngest sister is a girl named Ragad, and she's still in High School.
He was amazed to see a woman with his son.
"This is Maymunah, who's going to cook here, don't you want to find a cook?"
Said Sultan while hinting at Maymunah to get closer.
Maymunah immediately approached and greeted her in-laws.
"Assalamualaikum ummi, Ana Maymunah "
"Alaikum salam Warohmatulloh, keif halik Ya Maymunah?" Answer Umm MUhammad.
His mother Sultan was named Fathmah, but was always called Umm Muhammad because it was a custom of the Arabs.
Arabs usually call the first boy, the name Chewable. Because their first child was Muhammad, the father was called Abu Muhammed and the mother was called Umm Muhammad.
"Sultan, which office did you get this girl from? And why did you choose the beautiful one ?" Tanya Syifa, Sultan's younger brother.
The Sultan and Maymunah were flabbergasted at his sister's question.
Maymunah was downcast for a moment, she recalled that the first time she came to work in Saudi, she was not accepted to work in some houses because she was too pretty for the size of a maid. Saudi women usually do not want to accept beautiful helpers, because they are jealous and do not want to be rivaled.
Maymunah had been expelled and dumped in the streets, fortunately he was helped by the family Abdullah and Ibtihal who then hired him.
"Already, already! it's okay what. What if she is beautiful? Wouldn't it be better if we had a beautiful worker born inwardly" said Umm Fathma to calm her children.
"Can you cook?" Tanya Ibtisam, Sultan's older sister.
"Yes madam. In sha Allah" replied Maymunah briefly.
"Yes, then you come with me to the kitchen, I will introduce you to the other servants" Umm Fathma said as she led Maymunah to the kitchen.
Sultan who saw his wife want to be taken to the kitchen, immediately tote the Maymunah clothes bag and intended to bring it, but was prevented by his sister.
"Sultan, why did you bring that maid bag? let him bring his own luggage" asked Ragad, the Sultan's youngest brother.
Sultan's steps stopped instantly, he turned to face his sister.
"What if I bring the stuff? as human beings and fellow Muslims, we can't help him?" The Sultan answered with a question.
"Already! It's already! let the Sultan help, why are you so nosy, Ragad?" Bentak Muhammad, the Sultan's eldest brother.
Ragad is just annoying, not liking the treatment of his brother who he thinks is too excessive to treat a maid.
The personality of Sultan's brother is different.
Muhammad tended to be quiet and assertive, while Ibtisam was gentle and polite.
While Wasim, he was quiet and meek but critical. As for the Sultan himself, he is very indifferent but he is supple and sociable, although he likes to do maksiat, but he is a kind-hearted young man.
While his younger sister, Syafa is quiet like Muhammad, while Syifa and Ragad tend to be haughty and arrogant.
Maymunah was brought to the kitchen by Umm Fathmah, she was introduced to other maids who also came from Indonesia.
"Well, is there a new mama?" Tanya Aminah, one of Fathma's maids.
"Yes, this is Maymunah, he will help you cook" Umm Fathma said.
The Sultan's heart behind them seemed to be sliced open because he had to see his wife introduced as a maid in his mother's house.
"Darling, I'm sorry I haven't been able to introduce you as my wife here. Forgive my cowardice, dear. I promise I will take care of the papers to register our marriage to the KBRI, I don't want to see you like this" Lirih Sultan in his heart.
His mind felt sore watching Maymunah who still smiled loudly beside her mother.
"Maymunah, this is Aminah and that is Susi, they are both in charge of cleaning the house, while you will cook for us, are you able?" Ask Umm Fathmah.
"Yes, ummi, In sha Allah I can"
Although his heart ached, Maymunah still smiled.
She will try to take her in-laws' hearts to bless their marriage.