
Stop looking at the neighbor's grass
focus on taking care of your own grass
Stop comparing yourself to others
focus on building your potential
Orchid Caption today. An actual caption addressed the Orchid to himself.
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My car was splitting the streets with Bian, we were silent with each other's thoughts. I'm still wrestling with the thought of whether or not to deliver Setya's warning.
"Where are you going first?"
"To my new home can be, honey. I want to see the activity there"
"Good darling"
All this time my frozen food makes a good income. The tiny frozen food booth I built in front of the house generated sales beyond expectations. So are the results of the resellers.
Mila who was at the frozen food stall warmly welcomed. He is one of the most persistent frozen food marketing sales. Posts on his social media actively offer merchandise.
"You've had lunch yet? Eat at my house yuk"
"Just bother you, Mila"
"No need to hesitate, Every once in a while try my simple cooking"
"Ah I'm not good"
Mila forced me and Bian to follow Mila to her house in a dead end next to my new house.
Mila's house is simple, tiny but clean and neatly arranged. He cooks balado eggs, fried fish, spinach vegetables and terasi sambal. Plus crackers as a complement.
"For the fried fish and spinach adjusted to the taste of the children as well so that I do not need to cook until twice cooked" Mila pointed towards the side dish on the table.
"Thank you Mila" Mila's cooking this time is one of my favorite home menus.
Bian pulled out a chair for me and then he did the same for himself. Mila saw our interaction but she didn't ask anything and then Mila came to eat with us.
"Where are your sons and husbands, Mila?"
"Introducing orders for buyers from the buying and selling forum, Nggrek"
"You're the most active and posted the highest sales, Best deh Mila" I sincerely praised.
"Ah, Mrs Boss could be" I almost choked on a fish bone hearing the boss's mom call. Just yesterday this boss mom had been like a dazed person to hit a car that was parking.
"Taste you good, Mila."
"Take it easy, Orchid. Oh yes, Nggrek. Our family is very grateful that there is a frozen food you open here. It helps the economy of families and neighbors. My husband during this pademi did not have a steady job. With me selling help him"
"Sama-sama Mila. We help each other"
I just found out some dead-end gang occupants work at a travel agency not far from here. When the patemi hit they lost their jobs because there were no tourists visiting making the tourist travel choose not to operate.
When my frozen food recruits resellers, they eagerly go down directly offering door to door. Their target is working mothers whose children conduct online learning.
The target is looking for a gap in the busyness of working mothers who are looking for practical family food but still nutritious and healthy. Frozen food I do carry food without preservatives.
There is a feeling of sadness that rises in the heart. Not expecting to help other families. I then say goodbye to Mila, Do not forget to leave 'spare money' for her son.
"Well, Boss, thank you. Moga smoothly windfall and in waiting for his invitation" Mila received with sumringah. Bian's voice was barely audible when he said 'Aamiin'. The first words after he had been silent at Mila's house.
After ensuring the availability of stock and the process of making frozen food runs smoothly. I'm with Bian back to the boutique.
"Are you okay to drive me?" I looked towards Bian who was driving.
"Dear, I'm glad to know your activity all along. You often don't have time to reply to my messages."
"I'm sorry"
"It's okay, I've understood your work"
Throughout the day Bian accompanied me to frozen food outlets, Three branches of Miepa, Boutique and Two pentol booths. Late in the afternoon we stopped by to enjoy chicken satay in the city park area.
"Capek ya, sir" I teased Bian.
"Not a time of losing to you. Keep up your daily routine, honey"
"Yes but I'm happy to do it even though my efforts are not great but it turns out to be able to help others. I didn't expect Mila's family and neighbors to be helped by the frozen food stalls I set up"
"Big companies are also a lot of moving from small business Orchids. Like Grandpa Danny and Grandpa Aryo, Grandpa Tasya. They built DACs from small businesses"
"Yes to me"
"Yes right, I admire you dear Boss Ma'am"
"Don't imitate Mila" I pinched an anxious Bian. Bian laughed then a moment later Bian's expression turned serious.
"Anggrek, Papa called. Making sure we get to Jakarta in two days."
"What do you have to come for?"
"I'll find out when in Jakarta later"
"Bian" I gulped down the saliva, the weight of my tongue to convey.
"Is this really your papa's number? When we were on the playground he called to warn me to stay away from you."
Bian took my phone his face looked gloomy.
"That's papa's number. I had suspected it from the beginning but still hoped that it was just my guess. Papa did it.
"That means that the termination of shophouse rent was from your papa?"
"I'm sorry, this is all happening because of me. It is not easy to build a business from zero. You fight for it"
"Everything is beyond your control, Bian. This condition is not you intentionally do"
A pressure from Setya to make Bian obedient and nod at his every wish. He can't attack Bian but does to Bian's loved ones. I was shivering with my own thoughts.
"I'll protect you, baby this time. Help restore your efforts. I'm ashamed I can't do it"
"There's all Bian's roads. Not everything goes well. Like the Mila family, there's a way to start another windfall"
Many thoughts flashed about Papa Bian even looking for the deadline for Miepa's rent. Deliberately planning to hire Cahya and Adi who have hurt me.
For the last thing is not difficult to find the information because we themselves reveal to the public the story of life on social media.
Setya is not just an intention to separate us but indeed he did various ways to break our relationship.
"We eat first baby, a lot of energy is spent thinking makes me hungry" I switched the conversation that made the situation so uncomfortable.
Bian smiled back showing off his dimples. The various thoughts and steps I was about to take flashed through my mind.
My eyes ended on my lover. He did choose me but our relationship will not be as smooth as Natasha and Nadia.
I want to stop looking at the neighboring grass and compare it to my condition. It's just not every time I'm strong. There are times when I want my relationship to go as smoothly as my friends.
"Frog"
"Yes"
"We're right there's a way. You please be patient until I return from Jakarta and make sure what you want to say"
"All right"
I smiled while deeply this time I was just waiting for something uncertain.
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