
Tok tok tok tok
There was a knock on the front door. Bu Lusi who really wants to go ahead for vegetable shopping, feels surprised. Who would have visited so early.
“Mbak Susan? Yes Alloh. This hour has arrived here, from solo what time?”
“I can't sleep Lus, thinking of Luki's quarrel with Adel. Surely Luki took the wrong example from her papanya” replied Miss Susan.
“Log in first, mbak!” said Ms. Lusi invited her guests to enter.
“Adel is still at home, right?” ask Susan while sitting down.
“Still. New abis shower. I call you first, yeah?”
“Still yes, Lus”
Bu Lusipun went to his room to tell Adel. He also called Luki who was sleeping on top. And almost simultaneously the three of them arrived at the living room.
“Ma” greet Luki to bu Susan while salim.
“Ki. If you want to take an example from papa, you should ask first mama” said Miss Susan, directly on the core. Luki's stunned. No less stunned though.
“Assalamu’alaikum, ma” greet Adel, moments later.
“Wa’alaikum greetings, dear. Sorry yes, mama directly to the point” replied Miss Susan.
“Iya, ma” says Adel.
She sits on the left side of her husband.
“For sure, you have not thought about the name of the household, when you see papa like this and so” continued Miss Susan. His eyes looked straight at his son. Luki was silent not answering.
“Don't repeat your papa's mistake, baby! Your father was wrong because of a misunderstanding. Your father was not rich. Your father is strict, but not selfish. But ever since you were school-age, your papa changed. And that's what you regret” continued Miss Susan.
Luki frowned. Looks like he hasn't caught the common thread between his mother's story and his quarrel with Adel.
“Adel is your wife, not your employee. You can impose your will on your employees. But not all your desires you impose on your wife! Can mess your household” continued Miss Susan again.
No one dared to interrupt. A Luki though. He did not dare to argue with his mother's words.
“There is no harm in you discussing with your mother-in-law. Mama is also always open to you. All things technical, can be discussed”
Adel glanced towards Luki. She saw a guilty look on her husband's face. But he still persisted with his anger.
“About mbok Yem. Mama has broken up to bring mbok Yem to solo”
“What have you thought about papa's will?” ask Luki.
Adel was surprised to hear the question. And he could not hide his anger from the look on his face.
“What testament, dear? Papa never gave a will. Abis the accident right, papa's in a coma. It's just your reasoning, let me mbok Yem go from home. He also doesn't like Yem. Mbok Yem likes to tell papa about your behavior, who likes to be angry, go home early in the morning all macem. You also have memorized the habits of tantemu”
“Jeez, aunt. Really you, yeah” lamented Luki.
“Ya. Now tell me about Mbok Yem! Tell her to get dressed, today also mbok Yem join mama to solo!” susan's orders.
“Huuuffftt. Yes, ma” replied Luki.
He also went to the kitchen. I don't know what he's doing there. But clearly, in that living room, Adel was now relieved. It turns out that her mother-in-law did not defend her own son, she was amazed by the attitude of her in-laws.
“Ma. Sorry Adel, ma? Adel is already rough with Luki”
Adel rested and sungkem, while apologizing to his mother-in-law.
“Mama who is sorry yes, nduk. Mama thinks Luki can already think mature, apparently not yet. Patient ones, nduk! Say the same mama, if Luki is still selfish! Habits cannot change instantly. Mama will always be ready to guide Luki, in order to be a husband who can be Adel Prominin”
“Adel also beg for guidance huh, ma? Adel still needs a lot of input and direction, in order to be a wife and daughter-in-law that you can be proud of”
“Iya, dear” replied ma'am Susan. Adelpun straightened his head.
“Oh yes” bu Susan as if to ask. Adel looked into his father-in-law's eyes, waiting for the continuation of his sentence.
“Kalo later mbok Yem already brought to solo, and Madina already want to go home, Adel want to be better with Luki?” ask Susan carefully.
“Ya Alloh, ma. If mama says it's smooth like this, Adel even so scared, ih” Adel comments. there is a smile on the lips of Susan ma'am.
“Udah must be ma, Adel want to be better with Luki. If from the beginning Luki mas directly call mama, surely Adel did not get angry. The important thing for Adel right, solution” continued Adel.
“Iya, right. The problem must be sought a solution, not a debate arena kusir” comments Susan.
“Adel is afraid of being hated by Madin, ma. Madin Sodara Adel”'s
“Iya. I know what Adel is feeling. Abis this, madin's pick-up hunt, yes!”
“Iya, ma”
***
This morning, Ratih's house was crowded again. Some neighbors who had promised to help cook, had already arrived. Without being asked, they immediately took part.
While they were busy cooking while talking, their attention was seized by the arrival of a car that stopped in front of the house. Originally Ratih's mom was cuek, because she thought it was a relative of the front neighbor of the house. But the two women who got out of the car were walking towards his house. Just contact Ratih ma'am directly to the back to wash his hands, preparing to welcome his guests.
“Assalamu’alaikum” greet them both.
“Wa’alikum salam” answer everything in the house.
“Eh. Mbak Ratna, mbak Liza” exclaimed Princess. He welcomed the two.
“Fist bump only! My hands are falling” said the Princess, as Ratna extended her hand.
“Oh. Okay” replied Ratna.
They also do a fist bump alternately. That's when Ratih appeared.
“Monggo, please!” exclaim bu Ratih friendly.
“Loh. Ma'am Liza?” continued Mrs Ratih, surprised.
“Iya, mom. How are you?” sahut Liza's. They shake.
“Aalhamdulillah's. Healthful. Mbak Liza herself how are you?” answer to Ratih.
“Alhamdulillah, mom. Healthy also” replied Liza.
“This?”
“Mbak Ratna, bu” says Princess.
“No papa, ma'am. Kan I saw Ratna is also just a glance, fitting video call”
“He he's. Healthy, mbak Ratna?"
“Alhamdulillah bu Ratih, healthy” replied Ratna.
“Monggo, please sit down! We're on the porch, huh, mbak? In Dalem again dipake masak” said bu Ratih welcome.
“No papa, bu” replied Liza.
“Put. It's a little. Hopefully useful” Ratna said while handing over her luggage.
“Ya Alloh mbak, kok bothered everything. Thanks” comments Princess while receiving Ratna's gift.
“Sama-sama” replied Ratna.
She later joined Liza and Ratih.
“This story mbak Liza leave?” ask Ratih ma'am.
“Iya, mom. Yesterday I was sent by papa to shop at PT.PRAM” replied Liza.
“Oh. Meet You, dong?” sahut ma'am Ratih, with a big smile.
“Iya, bu” replied Liza with a smile no less wide.
“He's not nosy, right?”
“Oh, no. Deft, malak”
“Thank God, if Budi is not nosy. Fear, he forgot, if mbak Liza it comes as customer”
“I wish it were, bu”
“Lah. Why?”
“Ha. Abisnya mas Budi looked strange ma'am, if formal so. Everything I called, bu”
“Hempf. Ha ha ha”
“Tuh. Ratna just laughs off like that, bu”
“Sorry, bu” said Ratna still laughing.
“But it really is, ma'am. We who have been used to chatting casually with Budi tuh mas, feel strange if Budi mas talk formal”
“Mas Budi is suitable as soon as” said Putri. Everyone looked at him.
“Bikin baper, pinter” Further Princess.
“Iya. until bengong mbak Liza, see kangmasmu work” said Ratna.
“Ih, not so” by Liza.
“Not so, bu” continued Liza. His face was red. Madam Ratih just smiled.
“I was just amazed. How could it be, everyone obeying the same words? Ask this, the way.ask that, the way.sampe the last one was bu, Liza until very surprised” continued Liza explained.
“What is it, Mbak Liza?” ask Ratih ma'am.
“I think there's a fire or something, ma'am. His brother, a female employee who had been furious, suddenly scattered to the side, in the place of the machines. To my horror, bu”
“Terus?” ask the curious Ratih.
“Ngak yearsya indeed seconded to the preparation path. Mas Budi bu, who ordered”
“Alhamdulillah” says bu Ratih grateful.
“People who still love, seen the good, Put” Ratna said to Putri. With the palm of her hand she used to cover her lips from Liza's view.
“Hem?”
“Yang pas kangmasmu ngupil, definitely not talked about, entar” continued Ratna.
“Ih, Ratna”
“Hempf. Ha ha ha ha ha”
The princess laughed off hearing Ratna's joke. At once laughing because Ratna's feet hit Liza's foot. Mrs Ratih laughed too.
“Monggo!”
“Eh, loh?”
Ratna is shocked when Madina appears from inside the house while lowering the tray she brought to the table. He watched Madina's body from head to toe.
“This is Madina mbak, best friend Princess” said Princess introduced Madina.
“Oh. How, similar?” ask Ratna.
“Iya, ibbak. Madina this is her sister mbak Adel”
“Ha?”
That's all that came out of Ratna's mouth. His mind was still busy analyzing things.
“Please, mbak!” madina said with a smile.
Liza smiled as Madina looked at her with a smile. Then Madina nodded as a request for permission to resign. Until Madina is lost behind the wall, Ratna is still in shock.
“Na?” reprimand Liza.
“Hem? Oh, ee, ee” Ratna stammered.
“The world is narrow huh, mbak?” princess's Comment. Ratna played her lips and eyebrows in exchange for words, agreeing.
“You're great. Still validate, after all the incident” commented Ratna.
“They were in office long before their brothers knew each other” sahut bu Ratih. Ratna and Liza did not answer.
“And yes, I have to be grateful, they are still friends despite the fate of their brothers said another” continued Mrs Ratih.
There was a moment of silence, for both did not know what to answer.