The Unusual Husband
The Part 44
Sunday morning arrived. This morning activity is still about cleaning the house, washing dirty clothes, drying, ironing dry clothes, cutting vegetables, shopping to the market, mop broom, etc.
Robert's already texting Matt to order an anti-rust canopy tomorrow. He does not want his new car dirty or damaged due to rain and heat.
Today Anne and Robert meet with the residents of Compassionate Nursing Home. Robert wanted to examine the health of the opa and oma and provide them with free acupuncture therapy.
At eleven o'clock they arrived. The opa and oma were relaxing in the TV room. Some were sitting in wheelchairs, some were knitting, reading the newspaper, playing chess, singing, some were even silent daydreaming too.
There was one opa named Opa Yan, around seventy years old. He's been a resident of the parlour for ten years. His son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter went to live abroad and did not want to take him even rarely to see him and rarely call him. Opa Yan was sad to remember them. This sadness made his rheumatism pain worse.
"Hello Opa Yan, how are you?" greet Anne.
"Hello Miss Beautiful, good news. Sometimes, rheumatism relapses, likes a lot of hehe thoughts," said Opa Yan friendly.
"Let's get Opa, I check his legs and knees first. Here I bring Opa my herb pills, if Opa has eaten rice, pause 30 minutes, just take this herbal pill once a day, there are 7 pills in total. It could increase Opa's own strength." Robert examined Opa Yan's own legs and knees patiently.
"Okay, Robert boy. But, Opa could not pay for this herb pill, Opa had no money. Frandy took all his inheritance and kicked me out of it. That's a valuable lesson for you later, if you have children later, do not love the legacy if you are not dying, the result will be like Opa, kicked like this. You bastard!" exclaimed Opa Yan annoyed.
"But, Opa, I have something to ask you. If for example never tell the child about our property there is anything, what if suddenly we are sick, then no one knows about the asset, then no one knows about the asset, later no one can take care of his assets, how is it Opa? For example, our username, pin and savings password are kept secret from children, such as we are sick let alone stroke even the worst possibility is death, then how is Opa?" robert asked Opa Yan.
For a moment Opa Yan pensively. What Robert said has a point.
"Hmm, what Robert's son said, there's a point too. It used to be that Opa's neighbor experienced exactly like Yan did, Nak Robert said. The husband is too holding property alone, very stingy and fierce to his wife, never open about the assets of his deposit is in any bank, pins and passwords were kept secret, he said, his signature is hard to copy. One time the husband had a stroke, the wife was drunk because of the need for medical expenses right. Finally he dismantled the wardrobe and found a piece of paper containing the date of liquid deposits. She was eventually forced to ask for a sick letter from the hospital that her husband had a stroke and that she was his legal guardian, and that there had been no children in her marriage for twenty years. There are also notary letters and various other legal documents. It is quite difficult to take care of it, but one by one deposits can be disbursed. Unnecessary insurance, finally closed because it has no income anymore. The wife once told Opa that it is good there is openness in husband and wife communication. It is better to username, pin, password recorded and known to both husbands and wives, for example, note in a book or on the computer. Tell each other if you have savings and deposits in any bank." Opa Yan looked excited as he told me about his neighbor.
"There are other factors for Opa to consider sharing username info, pin, password savings among the husband and wife?" ask Anne.
"Then, what if in Opa Yan's case, Opa's a good person and a dear child, why can Opa's child forget about Opa?"
"It seems to be the influence of his wife. A son, if married, will follow his wife, in the sense of leaving his parents and living only with his wife. Opa's son-in-law initially looked good before marriage, but long ago turned out to be a quasi since marriage. Frandy asked for his inheritance rights and sold our house, all ludes. He and Lia moved to America, Opa was put here, he said he wanted to work there, so he could not take care of Opa. That, Son. Want it boys and girls, even though we have been educated as well as anything, still have to be careful when looking for a daughter-in-law. Oh yes one more, if you can, have a child not just one like Opa. If one of your children makes a mistake, there's still your son with the cloth you can expect." Opa Yan let out a long sigh.
"Yes, Opa is right" said Anne.
Robert massaged Opa Yan's aching right knee, while continuing to tell him this and that. It didn't feel like it was two o'clock in the afternoon, Anne and Robert said goodbye.
Upon arrival at home, they immediately bathe together of course and prepare afternoon food, which again mums delicious.
"Today we have many valuable lessons from Opa Yan ya Rob. Do not forget to tell me your username, pin, ATM password, as well as all your savings and deposits if there are yes," said Anne seriously. He was really afraid of a calamity like Opa Yan's neighbor.
Robert immediately confused which bank balance to show to his wife because the balance is actually worth a fantastic hundreds of digits with various foreign currencies and rupiah. Looks like he should have Matt set up a rupiah savings book account with a reasonable balance so that Anne does not suspect.
"Oh there, but I check first yes, there is where my savings book is, but take it easy, my money is your money, your money is our money together," said Robert jokingly. Anne immediately pinched her waist and laughed as well.
"Eh there is my friend you know, the money is stored alone, while the money of her husband is certainly used for this expenditure it is also for her to buy clothes and to the salon as well. Yeah good, she saved up for her old age, but pity her husband. Yes, if her husband is a successful businessman, this is her husband is also a fellow employee as well. How do you think Rob is?" ask Anne.
"Depends on the husband and wife deal, too. Sharing with each other is okay. Both work, the money is used together, alias does not count well. But, yes must see also the partner is consumptive kah, shopaholic kah, if yes, means that there is one of them that becomes the door brake spending. I once read an article, the bride and groom make a prenup. One of the contents is about money, yes as it was, for example the husband's salary to pay child tuition, shopping money, pay for electric water etc which is primary and urgent. Then, the monthly money of each parent is borne by each if both work together. If only her husband works, the monthly money of parents and in-laws is as sincere and as possible. About giving money to parents back to their hearts and consciousness." Robert was a long talk this afternoon.
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