The Journey of Jinan

Chapters. 49

Half an hour later, Jinan and the other three men arrived at Jinan's house. When the car that Jinan was riding stopped burning, suddenly six middle-aged women and one young woman from inside Jinan's house began to appear.

There were a few people on the porch right now, and Jinan had no idea why everyone was in the house. Jinan looked at Sila to ask.

Please smile at him. "Mommy told some of our neighbors that today you're going home. And they themselves deliberately want to welcome you, son."

"There's no need to go overboard like this, Mi. With Mami picking Jinan up, Jinan was already happy."

"Nothing is excessive, dear. They themselves want to come. Mommy's glad they still care and love you, son."

Jinan smiled with her head down, she understood the intent of Sila's words. 'Still caring and loving' with the sense that some of the other neighbors still believe gossip about her pregnancy. Jinan sighed, then she smiled looking at Sila.

"Thank you, Mi." Jinan hugged Sila's body with affection.

"Of course, let's go down. They've been waiting for you a long time, Ji."

Jinan nodded his head, and they got out of the car. Jinan's first look when he got out of the car was the legendary house of his parents. Minimalist house that always makes Jinan miss the presence of both parents.

The house looks the same as the last time he left it a year ago. It's just that the house looks more tidy and fresh, like new in repaint in certain parts. Maybe Sila and Dedy had been taking care of the house for as long as he was in Germany, Jinan thought.

He smiled faintly, how lucky he was to have a new family who loved him as much as they did, despite all the problems that came his way.

Jinan's gaze now turned to the seven people who were whispering loudly on the porch of his house while staring at Ardo who had just come out of his house.

Yes, Ardo who had first got out of the car and entered Jinan's house with Jinan's suitcases with Dedy, now made the seven people in Jinan's house excited themselves.

Not only the neighbors on the porch of Jinan's house were horrendous, the neighbors who only saw Jinan's return from their respective homes were no less excited. All of them who saw Jinan return together with a Caucasian man, now began to assume the strange.

Some of them assume that Ardo is Jinan's future husband. It is also assumed that Jinan was married to Ardo while in Germany. And there are also those who assume that Ardo is Jinan's affair which is meant by some residents who often gossip at Wati's vegetable shop.

When Jinan was three meters from the front porch, the whispering of the people suddenly stopped. At that time they immediately put on a sweet smile to welcome the arrival of Jinan.

Jinan who was astonished at that time could only ignore his curiosity and prefer to give his best smile to the neighbors he had not met for a long time.

"Assalamu'alaikum, " Jinan said after arriving in front of the seven men.

"Wa'alaikumsalam" said all of them

"Well, Jinan, you're more beautiful."

"Yes, Jinan is now more beautiful huh. His skin is also getting white and clean."

Jinan smiled happily at their hospitality to him. "Thank you, Bude."

"This is your son, isn't it, Jinan?" ask one of the residents named Eli when he realized the presence of baby Ayla in the sling Sila.

"Yes Bude, this is Jinan's son. Her name is Ayla."

"Masyaa Allah, your son Jinan is beautiful."

"Yes, his son is beautiful. His nose was sharp, very similar to Jinan's. Em, but why does his face not look like Jinan yes," said one resident named Nanik.

"Well, I just realized that his face is not similar to Jinan, but similar to who?" said confused.

"Well, that's right. I just realized that his face looks like Romi."

"His name is also his son, yes it is similar," said Sila chimed. Jinan himself did not respond to the responses of his neighbors.

"It turns out this boy was indeed his son Romi. I think this child is the son of the man" chirped one of the residents named Ika who pointed towards Ardo who had just closed the car door with a large backpack on his back.

Jinan, who was surprised by the middle-aged woman's speech, turned to look at Ardo. She endured her embarrassment while they thought she was pregnant because of another man. It turns out that the residents who are here also had time to eat cheap gossip, he thought.

"What are you talking about. Jinan is a good woman. It is impossible for him to do such a forbidden deed" said Sila who opened her voice to defend Jinan.

"Yes, we don't know, Madam Sila," Ika said unkindly.

"Makanya, do not speak strangely if you do not know the truth. That's the fall of slander. Sins."

"Yes yes, not anymore" Ika cried relented.

"Okay, let's go in. Poor Jinan, he must be tired after going through a very long journey," said Wati, the owner of the vegetable shop mediates.

They began to enter Jinan's house one by one. And at that time also along with Ardo who was behind Jinan's body. Just as Jinan was about to enter his house, Ardo suddenly called out to him from behind and Jinan immediately turned to look at the man.

"What's wrong?" ask Jinan.

"I'm sorry if my presence brings negative rumors to you" Ardo said, feeling guilty for the mothers saying he was Jinan's mistress. Yes, Ardo does understand and can also hear clearly the words of all of them even though there are still some words from them that are difficult for him to understand.

"No problem, they just eat cheap gossip. It has nothing to do with you." Jinan smiled for a moment at Ardo, then he resumed his steps to enter his house.

For a moment Ardo was stunned to see Jinan's smile directed at him.

"He's smiling at me?" muttered Ardo slowly.

Ardo pulled the corner of his lips in a smile. He really could not believe what he saw. A Jinan who is used to his cue, it turns out that it can also give a beautiful smile for him.

Wait up!

That smile? Yes, Ardo knew that smile clearly. The smile Jinan had once put on when the woman was five years old.

Ardo can vividly record that smile in his memory from the moment Ria showed him a photo at the restaurant a few weeks ago. A photo of Jinan and his parents together at Berlin Airport - Schonefeld.

At that time they looked very happy with their little family. If Jinan could carve that smile back and aimed at her, does that mean that Jinan could already accept her presence?

With uncertain feelings, Ardo soon follows Jinan to enter the house. He was still not satisfied to see that smile on Jinan's face. But alas, it seemed that Jinan just accidentally pinned that smile on him. Because while inside, Jinan did not show the same smile on his face. There was only a friendly smile like the one that the woman used to give to the people around her.

  

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Tengkyu for those who have read JINAN LIFE JOURNEY to this chapter😘