The Marrying Bet

Good Plan

The news of the arrival of Mr. Slamet's son who came from the city immediately spread to all corners of the village. Mr. Nanang suddenly became a celebrity village so recounted his phenomenal meeting when Mr. Slamet picked up his daughter who was claimed to be as beautiful as an angel.

"Women are different! Not the same as the women in this village!" Mr. Nanang roared while hanging out at a famous coffee shop in the village.

"Where is Mr Slamet's son or your wife, Mr Nanang?!" mister Ambo cried while laughing.

"If I were young, I would have pursued it as Mr. Slamet's son! Original beautiful like an artist!" continued Mr. Nanang.

"Oh sir, make no mistake, Mr. Nanang will see it at night!" chirped Mr. Iwan.

"My eyes still work well when I see money and beautiful women!" Mr. Nanang defended himself.

"Okay, gentlemen, rather than rioting here it's better to just go to Mr. Slamet's house!" Aunt Indo as the owner of the coffee shop immediately replied.

"By the way, Mr. Slamet reportedly refused to sell his land to a palm oil plantation management company! Though it's been dinego good price, loh!" said Mr. Ambo while exhaling cigarette smoke.

"How much is it, Mr Ambo?" ask Mr. Iwan.

"It must have been more than when Mr. Takur offered it the first time!" sahut Pak Ambo's.

"It could be rich all of a sudden, Mr. Slamet, if the land was sold! I've seen many times that the negotiators have been expelled by Mr. Slamet!" mr. Nanang Sahut.

"The problem is, Pak Slamet's land will really enter the zone of expansion of oil palm plantation area! Ck, if only it were my land! I've sold it, get me out of this village!" Mr. Ambo chuckled.

"Hello gentlemen, I heard you say Mr. Slamet has a daughter as beautiful as an angel!"

Ladies and gentlemen, loyal visitors to the coffee shop Aunty Indo simultaneously staring at a man with an eccentric look because the man is the richest man in the village. The man was called Mr. Takur. The man often wore a hibiscus shirt, long pants with a wide white bottom, and white boots. The stacked golden necklace was always perfectly wrapped around his neck. Mr. Takur is always accompanied by Oleng, his personal aide who always carries Mr. Takur's bag everywhere. Oleng himself is a man with a smaller stature than Mr. Takur.

Tuan Takur is a landlord in the village. He became richer when he sold his land to oil palm plantation management companies. Tuan Takur is very well known as a village playboy who targets all the village flowers to become his wife. The thirty-six-year-old has four wives and a dozen children.

"Are Mr. Slamet's children prettier than his wives?" ask Mr. Takur.

"yeah! Where is the matter of Mr. Takur's wives with his son Mr. Slamet!" exclaimed Mr. Nanang while laughing.

"Sir Nanang! Tuan Takur is only married to the prettiest girls in this village!" sergeant Oleng defended Mr. Takur.

"The beauty of city women is clearly much different from village women, Oleng!" pak Nanang's.

"Don't believe these people! Let's go to Mr. Slamet's house now!" bring Mr. Nanang.

"Be aware that you are deceiving, Mr. Nanang!" threaten Mr. Takur.

"Let's go!" bring Mr. Ambo.

"Mrs! Before you go, don't forget to get your coffee paid first!" serang Aunty Indo's.

"Master Takur, pay first!" exclaim the fathers provoke Mr. Takur.

"Olengs! Pay first!" mr. Takur's orders.

"Ready, Master!" sahut Oleng's.

...*****...

"No, until any time I won't sell my land!" said father insisted.

The men in suits who were sitting cross-legged on the porch of the house looked at each other. They are all negotiators sent by oil palm plantation management companies who came to negotiate the purchase of land Pak Slamet in order to expand the plantation area.

"What price is offered still not in, sir?" ask one of the negotiators.

"Obviously, it's not a matter of price! Enough, you don't have to come here anymore! I'm sick of seeing you guys come straight to my house like debt collectors!" fawdle.

"But sir, we're just doing our job from our superiors, please have good cooperation, sir" said another negotiator.

"I don't care! Tell that boss of yours to come and see me if he has the guts!" sergeant.

Again the negotiators looked back.

"That's enough, this is the last time you came here! Come home and don't come again!" he threw the men away.

Dad immediately entered the house, the middle-aged man looked so riled up.

"Sir, who are these men?" ask Vara.

"They're emissaries from the palm oil plantation management company! This land entered the area of plantation land expansion, they asked you to sell this land! You have refused many times, but they still insist!" answer father.

"If this house and land were sold as well, where would we live?" ask him to Vara.

Vara really understands, you even sold their house in the city. The price of the house is not cheap now. Moreover, the father includes people who really like gardening activities that are wide. Vara was even tired from going around their house. The yard of the house is so vast, there are fish ponds and vegetable gardens. It really made Vara remember the Viceroy's house. I don't know why Vara misses the house. There are so many memories they have there.

How are you, that house now?

How are the fish in the pond and the vegetable garden there?

Is it still as well-groomed as it used to be?

Vara quickly expelled the sadness that suddenly came uninvited in her heart.

"Oh sir, where are you going, huh?" ask Vara.

"Your mother usually visits her brothers" replied the father.

"Oh so, maybe later in the afternoon we visit their house, sir, Vara has some souvenirs to share" said Vara.

"Vara, no problem, you take a lot of rest first" said the father.

"Sir Slamet! Mr Slamet!" I heard screams from outside the house.

"Who is that, sir?" ask Vara.

"Vara, you're in the room, yes" said the father.

He immediately came out of the house, he was surprised to see so many people coming to his house. Mr. Takur became a figure that immediately attracted the attention of the father.

"Master Takur, what's going on here?" ask father.

Is Mr Takur going to buy my land? Think father.

"Sir Slamet, quickly remove the angel you're hiding!" said Mr. Takur.

"Huh? What angel, Mr Takur?" ask Mr. Slamet.

"That's what Mr. Nanang said, Mr. Slamet's daughter is beautiful like an angel!" sahut Oleng's.

The father scowled to see Mr. Nanang who was chuckling waiting in the courtyard of the house.

"Nothing! Mr. Nanang just haalu it!" answer father.

"My son is not that beautiful, Mr. Takur," said the father.

"Master Takur, I see for myself!" yelled Mr. Nanang.

"For God's sake, I dare to testify!"

"Samlet sir, if Mr Nanang has brought the name of God, yes' sir Nanang lied?!" ask Mr. Takur.

"Yes, aren't there really a lot of people who deliberately sell the name of God?!" sergeant.

In Mr. Takur's vision, everything was moving in a slow state as his eyes caught the figure of a white and smooth woman with her black hair beautifully scattered. Just this time in his life the man saw a woman who made him believe that this woman was the incarnation of an angel. His four wives who were the flower of the village really could not compare to the woman who was currently staring at him.

This woman is truly fit to be my fifth wife! inner Master Takur tingled.

"You are still a girl or a widow" Mr. Takur chanted a piece of classic dangdut verse while dancing around the beautiful white-painted lady.

"Well just say don't be ashamed," Mr. Takur still sings and dances around the angel incarnation.

Mr. Takur surrounds the beautiful woman to see if there are wings or scarves she can steal.

Vara stared skeptically at the man who was singing and dancing around her. He threw a surprised look at his father.

Vara observed the figure of a slender man with a height like most men in general, which was definitely under a hundred and seventy centimeters. The skin is brown in color, with a model hair drizzle because of the many uses of hair gel. The man with the eccentric look with gold jewelry on the neck made Vara so remembered Sofia. I don't know what the man meant circling Vara while singing and dancing.

"Father," Vara immediately took refuge behind his father.

"Oh, sister in white! No need to fear my brother!" said Mr. Takur while glaring wide.

"Mr Takur, you scared my son" said Mr. Slamet.

"Oh, sorry, sorry then! Introducing the name of Abang is Tajuddin, commonly called Tuan Takur, who is the name of this beautiful sister?" ask Mr. Takur in his slebor style.

"I'm Oleng!" sahut Oleng introduced himself.

"Oleng, no one asked your name!" cibir Tuan Takur towards Oleng.

Oreng looks weird.

"My name is Vara" Vara replied hesitantly.

"Ohai, Sister's name is even so pretty!" exclaim Mr. Takur again.

"Vara, why are you out?" he whispered to Vara.

"The end of the Father was like being bullied so," said Vara.

"Happy gentlemen, I apologize, please disperse, thank you" he said, immediately driving away the crowd.

"Vara, let's go in, "greet me.

"Yes, sir," replied Vara.

"Sir Slamet, wait sir! Sir!" exclaimed Mr. Takur because he had gone to close the door of his house.

"Bah, I must have gotten that beautiful sister! Oreng, take everything! I'm proposing to Mr. Slamet's son!" tell Mr. Takur.

"Ready, Master!" sahut Oleng's.

...*****...

"Sir! Please expedite the completion of that ship! Especially the less?! Don't procrastinate! After the ship went down, just sea trial! That ship should already be able to find money!" Viceroy nagged with the phone still stuck to his left ear.

Sea trial itself is a trial activity for every ship that has been completed. Starting from testing the machine to the tools of communication and navigation. Viceroy was really angry because the new ship he made had not come down from his shipyard.

Riko had waited almost half an hour to wait for the boss to finish communicating. Riko will again apply for leave which some time ago postponed by his superiors because there are still many jobs that cannot be left behind. But now according to Riko is very appropriate. He has decided to come to Vara's parents and propose to Vara who is now officially widowed.

"I don't want to know, by the end of this month, the Royal Varadisa ship should have been sea trial! It's time for the ship to make money! Don't just spend money!" lick Viceroy before hanging up.

Viceroy throws his phone over a pile of documents and massages the temple. He was upset because of the many work problems he had to solve.

"Sir Riko, where did we talk?" viceroy asked towards Riko.

"Sir, this is the estimated submission of funds for the management of all the certificates of the Royal Varadisa Ship, then the application of insurance, and also the management of the certificate of ownership of the ship" said Riko handed over a pile of other documents carried by him.

Viceroy observed one by one the nominees submitted.

"A lot of service, too, sir," commented Viceroy.

"True sir, for the management of a new ship would have cost quite significant," said Riko.

"Sir, this is also the income report of SPOB Varadisa 01 and SPOB Varadisa 02, I've diverted all to the account you requested" said Riko.

"All right, thank you, Mr. Riko," Viceroy said.

"By the way, sir, why are you speeding once to finish the Royal Varadisa Ship? It looks like this ship is the fastest to finish," asked Riko.

"You're right Mr. Riko, because the Royal Varadisa Ship is a dowry for my wife" the Viceroy replied.

"Well, what a fantastic dowry, sir," Riko chuckled.

Riko was very curious about the budget of making a type of Motor Tanker ship called Royal Varadisa. The vessel, which can hold more than ten million litres of fuel oil, is by far the largest ship ever built by the Royal Group.

"Oh yes Sir, I'm so wondering why did you name your new ships, Varadisa?" ask Riko.

"Of course to show my love for my wife, Mr. Riko! If our children were born later, I would obviously name all my ships after our children" Viceroy said.

Riko was stunned to hear the words of his superior.

"What's up, Mr Riko?" ask Viceroy.

"Isn't your wife Sofia's name, sir?" ask Riko.

"Sir Riko, Sofia that's not my wife! Sofia's the one who just confessed!" Viceroy laughed in annoyance.

Riko is stunned again, so Sofia is not Mr Roy's wife?

For Riko somehow Varadisa's name is so familiar in her ears. As far as Riko is concerned, Vara's full name is also Varadisa. I don't know why the name Vara is so market. It seems that if you have children later, Riko must think of a name that does not market.

"What else, Mr Riko?" asked Viceroy who again broke Riko's daydream.

"Sir, may I charge the application for leave the other day you withdraw?" ask Riko be careful.

Viceroy furrowed his brows, staring intently at Riko.

"Sir Roy, I want to take a leave of absence because I want to go to my future wife's village to propose to her" said Riko.

"Are you seriously getting married again, Mr Riko?" ask Viceroy.

"Seriously sir, if necessary, I bring the ruler to marry us! So once we got back here, we could have a wedding reception! I hope you can take the time to come to my wedding reception, sir," replied Riko explaining at length her grand plan.

Riko hoped that by saying the truth, this superior could understand his circumstances. Riko has really established her heart to marry Vara upon hearing the information from her aunt that Vara is officially widowed. That means that when he came to propose to Vara, Vara had no reason to reject this good intention. 

"How long are you going to take leave, sir?" ask Viceroy.

"For at most one week, sir," replied Riko.

"Oh, that was a long time ago, sir!" Viceroy.

"Don't take it straight away sir, how about being repaid first?"

"The perception can be done later" Viceroy said.

"The thing is, my future-in-law wants the reception to be held in two places, sir! Not to mention my extended family also requested a ngunduh mantu event," Riko explained.

"Hmm, why beat around like that?" ask Viceroy.

"It's been a society provision in general like that, sir! Moreover, my future wife is, has never been married to hold a massive celebration! So yes, I have to show him, sir," Riko replied.

Viceroy was stunned, somehow his conversation with Riko made him so moved to hold his wedding party with Vara. Well, maybe that's a good idea when they refer back. 

"Sir Riko, I agree to your leave, but only three days, how?" ask Viceroy.

Riko seemed to think. It was a very short time to have a wedding. It's hard to have a boss working crazy!

"Alright, sir," replied Riko, in the end choosing to budge.

Riko thinks three days' leave is better than Mr. Roy not giving him any leave at all.

Viceroy immediately signed Riko's leave application.

"Sir Riko, make sure your phone is always active twenty-four hours!" Viceroy.

"Don't let you reason because in the village of difficult signal, you so can not be contacted," he continued while handing back the application form leave Riko.

"Alright sir, I understand, thank you," said Riko took the filing form.

He was really happy because his business seemed so easy. Good intentions will indeed be launched by God, that's what Riko had in mind.

"Then excuse me, sir," Riko immediately walked out of the Viceroy's study.

Viceroy's phone rang back. He stared at the flat screen with a puff. Mr. Gunawan's name reappears. Mr. Gunawan himself is the head of the project that he appointed to take care of all things related to the management of oil palm plantations that he has.

"Hello Mr Gun, what's up, sir?" ask Viceroy.

"Sir Roy, this is about the problem of the negotiating team with landowners who until now still refuse to sell their land, sir," replied Mr. Gunawan across the street.

Viceroy massaged his temple.

"Okay, Sir! How many times do I have to hear about this again?! How do the negotiators work?! They are negotiators who are experts at negotiating! They're not tire patchers, sir!" viceroy.

"Sir, the time of things like this should I again intervene?! If I had to finish it again, then what would they be paid for? I paid them dearly for what?!"

"But sir, the landowner even challenged to meet you," Mr. Gunawan interrupted.

Viceroy closed his eyes. Currently, the oil palm plantation project has gained a large investor. There is no reason for him to delay expanding his oil palm plantation area which has been delayed because there are landowners who insist on not selling their land to the company.

"I don't want to know! Maximize the work of the negotiators, if it has been waved, then I will jump directly!" lick Viceroy before hanging up.

It was seen that the employees who worked outside the Viceroy's room were holding each other's eyes.

"Crazy yes, every day Mr. Roy continues to be angry!" they say.

"A powerful expert once had almost an hour of such fury".

"If it's not strong, it's not Mr. Roy!" they chuckle together.

...*****...

Virda peeled the apples and cut them to be enjoyed by Ryo who currently looks pensive staring blankly out the window of the VIP room where he spent his days. Ryo's condition has begun to stabilize, but according to the doctor, Ryo must be more careful again.

"Where is this Roy, why hasn't he come yet?" frantic Virda.

"Maybe Roy's still busy, ma'am" said Ryo.

"Ryo, I just told Roy to buy two young coconuts instead of two containers!" grunts Virda.

Not five minutes into Virda's grumbling, Viceroy came up with two whole young coconuts and handed them to Virda.

"This is Ma'am, Mother's order," Viceroy said.

"Gosh, Roy! What the fuck?" virda asked glaring in disbelief at what he saw.

"Lho, isn't Mom a message to bring two whole young coconuts?" Viceroy asked back.

"I brought it according to Mom's order, then where's my fault, Mom?" viceroy asked who felt his mother thought it was wrong.

"Roy, I did tell you to bring two whole young coconuts, now try to think how can I drink them while these coconuts are not peeled? You think your mom's a squirrel?!" lick Virda.

"It can go up your mom's blood pressure if you do, Roy!" lamented Virda.

"Mom, now I ask, did Mom tell me that this young coconut is going to drink? Who knows I'll just make it a display in Ryo's room!" suhut Viceroy defended himself.

"Mother, Roy, if you don't explain the details of what you want, yes, he will do according to Mom's orders," Ryo said, laughing.

"It's your habit, Roy!" cycad Virda.

"Yes, I'll get a knife loan from the nurse first!" virda grumbled before leaving her two children.

It was better for Virda himself to go for a knife loan, than to have Viceroy who could have brought him a scalpel just to open a coconut.

"Roy, didn't you come with Miss Vara?" asked Ryo hesitatingly.

Viceroy immediately sat on the sofa and looked straight at Ryo.

"Vara came home to see her parents" replied Viceroy.

"Oh," said Ryo flat.

"I just found out that Vara is your employee, Ryo," Viceroy said.

"Roy, the weird one is you, you're her husband, how can you not know?" ask Ryo.

Viceroy chuckles.

"Ryo, Vara and I have never discussed work together. Work is work!" viceroy Sahut.

Ryo looked straight at Viceroy. It seems that Ryo still can not believe that Vara had been married to his sister. Seeing the character of the woman who was so submissive and not demanding, of course, so easily controlled by this sister.

"Roy, do you really love Miss Vara?" ask Ryo.

"Why are you asking that?" Viceroy asked back.

"All these events that have happened, must make Bu Vara feel you are just using it," said Ryo.

"Yes, I understand that, so I let him leave me like this!" Viceroy.

"Hmm so yeah, but my advice you better be careful!" said Ryo.

"What do you mean, Ryo?" ask Viceroy.

"I happened to accidentally run into someone who blatantly said he would wait for his widow Bu Vara!" sahut Ryo's.

"What do you mean, Ryo?" ask Viceroy.

"Really, I'm not kidding Roy! I'm so sure for watching with my own eyes!" answer Ryo.

"Ryo, are you trying to frame me?" ask Viceroy again.

Ryo gave a bright smile.

"Roy, how could I possibly have the heart to set you up" said Ryo.

I don't know why Viceroy felt Ryo insinuating him.

"Where do I know you're trying to frame me in order to prepare a spectacular trap, to avenge me" commented Viceroy.

Ryo shakes.

"Roy, I'm really sorry to you and Miss Vara! I really feel very guilty for having you separated because of what I did" said Ryo.

Viceroy stared at the solemnity of Ryo's eyes. It was obvious that Ryo felt very guilty. The incitements and the supernatural whispers he made to their mother made such a great mess.

"If only I had known from the beginning, that you married Miss Vara, I wouldn't have had to do stupid things that really hurt us all" Ryo continued.

"Ryo, do you know, I'm trying not to regret everything that's happened? I don't know why I feel that the gamble we're doing is getting me the love I crave from a woman who accepts me for who I am" Viceroy said.

"Ryo, I'm sorry for you too, I should have been honest from the beginning and didn't have to cover anything from you and mom, either" Viceroy said, pointing his gaze at Ryo.

"If you really love Miss Vara, take her back to your side! Force it if necessary, instead of Miss Vara being taken!" Ryo chuckles.

"Ryo, I'm not a person who likes to force the will! I always negotiate, make the best offer!"

"And I began to understand that Vara was not one to be forced! Because the harder I force him, the more he will avoid me!" Viceroy.

Viceroy comes to understand Vara's character as he attempts to touch Vara for the first time. Vara to tears trembling and frightened because Viceroy forced his will. Viceroy patiently waited until Vara himself came and gave himself up.

Ryo reviewed his smile but inwardly he actually felt a bloodless pain. It was already so hearty because it had indirectly taken away the happiness of Vara and Viceroy.

So it was time he had to express his feelings to Vara.

God knows that Ryo loves Vara.

Loving someone does not need to have to have it, that is what is currently in Ryo's mind to raise his heart.