
Mrs Agatsa took off her reading glasses and placed them on top of the book she had just read.
"Sit down, auntie Nur." Mrs Agatsa invited her servant.
"This is the big lady?" Ask aunt Nur carefully.
" Yes, just sit down. You won't get in trouble because I let you." Madame Agatsa flat.
"Thank you, big lady." Bibi Nur took a seat next to Yurina in a position opposite Madam Agatsa. He still slightly lowered his face as the servants used to do when facing or talking to his master in the Agatsa family.
Bibi Nur looked clumsy, because she was not used to one seat with her employers.
"Auntie.... Do you really want to stop working from this house?" Ask lady Agatsa make sure.
"Actually this is the big lady. My newly transferred son asked me to come with him. His wife had just conceived their third child. He also bought a plot of land in the village where he was assigned to us for farming and gardening." Nur's aunt spoke according to what her son said.
"So I thought, I talked to my son about this before I approved my son's invitation. All this time, I owe a lot to the great madam. In difficult times I alone raise my son who only rely on the salary of my late husband's pensioner, the big lady who has generously accommodated me in this big house. I will never forget the kindness of the great mistress and the late Lord Agatsa." Nur's aunt recalled her past.
Madam Agatsa was silent for a moment like she was thinking about something.
"Aunt Nur, you're right. You've been with me for a long time, working for the Agatsa family. I know you very well, I consider you part of the Agatsa family. You're the one who's been taking care of Moranno and his twin sisters since they were toddlers. I am deeply indebted to you, your presence in this house really helped me aunty Nur." Madam Agatsa searched her words for a moment while taking a breath.
"If a few months ago I had lowered your position from a butler to an ordinary servant, it does not mean that my sense of trust in you is reduced bi. I just want the discipline in working and obeying the rules in this house to stay awake. You understand what I mean by aunt Nur?" He said still with his dignified flat face.
"Yes, big lady, I understand." Aunt Nur still bowed respectfully and listened faithfully to Madame Agatsa.
"So, let's suppose I beg you aunt Nur, to postpone your plan to stop working for some time in the future that I cannot determine. Because in a few weeks' time Yurina, Moranno's wife is going to give birth to her twins." Madam Agatsa said as she glanced at Yurina who was sitting next to Aunt Nur.
"really? Young mistress is going to give birth to twins like big mistresses first?" Aunt Nur said she could hardly believe it. He looked for a moment at Madame Agatsa who was sitting in front of him, then turned to look at Yurina asking for an answer.
Yurina just nodded her head assenting with a smile and looked at Nur's aunt who was sitting next to her.
Bibi Nur returned Yurina's smile, her face so happy to know that her young mistress was about to give birth to twins.
"Yes aunt Nur, that's right. How bi, what aunty is willing to endure first some time longer, because to care for twins is certainly not easy bi. Especially after giving birth, Yurina will continue her education that was delayed. So the presence of aunt we need so much. I wish aunt could think about it again." Madame Agatsa said expectantly.
"Yes, big lady, I understand. I'll try to talk to my son about it again." Aunt Nur said to Madame Agatsa who spoke to her.
"Well big lady, I will tell my son. For the next few days he will come back to the city to take his belongings that are still left behind in his old office." Aunt Nur explained a little.
"I wish you a great deal, Aunt Nur. I'm not looking for a new nanny for my grandchildren. I can only trust you. So I need you to consider my request to be aunt." Madame Agatsa said expectantly.
"Yes the great mistress. I'll consider it." Said aunt Nur with her respectful attitude.
Yurina stayed in her seat and was a good listener between Agatsa's mistress and Nur's aunt. Unexpectedly, the father-in-law had been thinking about the care of his twin baby before he himself as his mother could think about it. Yurina secretly felt that there was kindness in her father-in-law without her father-in-law willing to show it openly to others.
It turned out that the relationship between Madam Agatsa and aunt Nur had not been just the relationship of the employer with the servant as seen, Yurina could see her mother-in-law was very appreciative of her former butler, plus he had heard a little story that the two presented in their conversation.
"Then I excuse the big lady and the young lady for returning to work." Pamit aunty Nur.
"Alright, you can already go aunt Nur." Ms. Agatsa.
After the departure of aunt Nur, Madam Agatsa again grabbed her reading glasses and put them back on, then started reading her book which was delayed.
"Thank you big lady for your mistress' attention to the twins that are in my womb and have thought about her upbringing as well." Yurina said sincerely to thank him for what he had heard.
Mrs Agatsa paused for a moment the reading activity she had just started. Madam Agatsa's flat gaze on Yurina who was sitting opposite to her and slightly left-sided made Yurina a little clumsy.
"All that I did wasn't for you. But for my grandchildren you're carrying. I don't want them being taken care of by the wrong people, Aunt Nur is the right person to be their nanny."
"And you, can continue your education that was delayed. I don't want the presence of my grandchildren to be an excuse for you not to finish your education." He said, then continued reading the book.
"Yes, big lady." Yurina who heard her in-laws could no longer speak. Every word and sentence that came out of her in-laws always sounded spicy in her ears.
Yurina then resumed her activities of reading books. But his concentration is a bit difficult to return, he hopes to leave the place soon. Being with her in-laws seemed to make her unable to move freely.
Yurina felt very awkward, even though she tried hard to be calm.
Unlike Madam Agatsa, she seemed to enjoy her reading. Not affected at all by the presence of his son-in-law.
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