The Mistaken Son-in-law

CHAPTER 12

Pov (Aryan)

      My name is Arya Winata I am the second of three children, I am married but do not have children. Even so I love my wife Aisyah, the woman I married three years ago.

"If looking for a future wife who is one tribe, it must be equivalent, graduate undergraduate period but his wife just graduated high school. He is also a village. Malulah is a manager, his wife is a kayak village". Said my mother as I expressed my intention to marry Aisyah".

My mother was very against the woman of my choice, whereas Aisyah was a good woman, simple, said softly, her face was beautiful. That's what made me fall in love at first sight. My relationship with my mother is not too close, from the first mother was like keeping distance from me, I felt her treatment was different towards me. If with my two brothers mother looks soft and can smile, while with me more silent and tend to avoid my existence. But I was very close to my late father, he loved me very much. His departure has left me devastated

Ever since I got a PHK and the departure of my late father, my mother has been in touch. At that time I was very happy, especially when my mother invited me and Aisyah to live together. I also agreed that my mother's invitation, besides me and my wife can improve our relationship with mother, we can also get a place to stay. Honestly after I was in PHK, we had to skimp on daily needs let alone to contract while I was not working. Aisyah once offered to sell my dowry and her mother's jewelry but I refused, I didn't want to burden her. I'm not trying but during the pandemic to find a job is not easy.

Eventually we moved to my mother's house. As long as Aisyah and I stayed at mom's house, all our homework, we didn't mind because we knew we were just staying at mom's house. But the longer the treatment of mother and Rani the more disrespectful - mena to my wife, they treat her like a maid.

Thank God after nearly six months of my job, a friend offered me a job as a security at work. Of course I accepted the offer even though it was inversely proportional to the previous job. Thank God I have a wife who always supports me, she still accompanies me even though I am in a difficult situation like this.

After I received my first salary, a hefty sum for both of us, I gave it all to my wife to arrange for it.

"You already have a salary, so from now on you also have to take care of the needs of this house, as well as giving rations to mother and Rani. Oya another one every month you also have to pay rent to stay here". Said mom.

I was shocked to hear what Mom said, okay if for the needs of the house because I and Aisyah also live here as well as rations for mom and Rani, I have no problem with all that. But why would I have to pay rent to live in my own mother's house.

But I can only accept it, because I don't have enough money to contract on my own. To increase income, I became an online object. Early Aisyah disagreed because she could not bear my work fatigue from morning until night. I was determined to raise a lot of money to be able to contract my own house because it was the same in this house we also paid the rent, what is different from contracting our own house.

Every prayer, I always pray that Allah will make my fortune, ease my path, soften my mother's heart so that she will receive me and Aisha well.

Thank God I finally got an answer from my prayer, one day my fellow ojolku named Supri said that the house of Pak Haji Mansur's son who was in the front lane would be rented cheaply and his furniture because his son would move tasks out of town. I was also interested in renting the house, I asked my friend to take me there later in the afternoon. I called my older sister for her opinion, she was very supportive of me and would help to talk to my mother.

Now it's my turn to tell me about my plan to rent the house, my wife is happy to hear it but she's also worried that mom won't agree, I'm sure Mas Ryan will help talk to mom.

Then I and Aisyah went to Pak Haji Mansur's house accompanied by Supri. After meeting with Mr. Haji it turns out he was a friend of my late father. Then we were invited to his son's house, there was his wife who welcomed us.

I did not stop being grateful for the favors that God gave, we did not need to pay the rent for this house enough to take care of him because it turned out that Pak Haji's son-in-law was my wife's best friend when she was accommodated. At first I and Aisyah both refused but Pak Haji and his family said this in return for the kindness of our parents. We plan to move to this house in three days because the day after the new day Pak Haji's son moved.

The next day Aisyah and I were accompanied by Mas Ryan, telling my mother about our move. At first I did not agree because later who will take care of this house. I laughed inwardly hearing the reason mom disapproved of us moving away from us. But Mas Ryan was able to convince mom, so he allowed us to sign. Although he had underestimated my ability and Aisyah to contract a house.

After the return of Mas Ryan, my mother reminded me that I should still give rations to him and Rani even though she did not live here but my mother asked for an additional five hundred thousand. I glanced at my wife, she nodded in agreement.

Tomorrow at lunch break, I get news from friends during work at the company first, if the company has risen again and opened job vacancies, he said, he would recommend me to his boss because now the company has changed its leadership. Aisyah also told me that she got permission from Fitri to use her home garage for our business.

Today our move, I was assisted by Pak Haji employees to transport the closet in our room using his pick up car, actually we do not need the closet because in the contract is complete furniture, the furniture is complete, our goods are also few, just carried by motorbike. But my wife still wanted to bring her closet because it was a gift from my late father.

After coming home from the closet, Aisyah and I ate together. Suddenly appeared Rani who just woke up immediately plucking food in front of us, I reprimanded him but he was against me. But I couldn't hold back my emotions when she insulted my wife, I didn't have the heart to scold her but she was too much. He complained to my mother as if we were guilty. Mother who does not like us must be more defending Rani. All the insults were thrown by my mother, my heart aches to hear them. I pulled my wife into the room, and I cried in her arms. Then I invited Aisyah to immediately pack up and leave this house without saying goodbye to her mother and Rani.

We left my mother's house, I promised I wouldn't set foot in this house again before she could accept us.

Arriving at the house we will live in, Mr. Haji is waiting for us, his house has also been cleaned by his employees. Mrs Hajjah also prepared food for us. After knowing we will open a business in the garage of this house, he will ask the handyman to build our sales stall. I'm really not feeling good, because there's been too much of her family helping me and Aisyah. But I am so grateful to be reunited with good people, I promise I never let them down.

Seriate.