You're Not the First

exam

****Do humans think that they are left with just saying, ‘we have faith’, and they are not tested***?”

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That afternoon when I just got to the front of the house after work, I saw a classy car with a round logo with three legs like our car in front of my house. I leaned my bike next to the house, wondering who was coming. Maybe a donor, I thought next.

"Assalamualaikum mi.." I said when I saw my mother coming out of the house in a hurry.

Apparently being in an environment like this makes us and our families become more religious apparently, without us knowing it.

"waalaikumsalam warahmatullah.. have you returned?" tanya mami who came out of the house then came down from the foyer and hurriedly put on her sandals.

"Where are you going?" I didn't answer Mom's question and asked back.

"There's a guest papi." said the mother as she walked to the house.

I took off my shoes and put them on our very, very simple shoe rack. I looked for a moment at the house you want to see a friend who still wants to be in touch with papi whose condition is not like before. Because I saw nothing, I immediately went into the house.

Walk towards our super mini kitchen. There is only a stove, dishwasher, and dish rack on which it is usually used for rice and side dishes. I smiled seeing our situation being inversely proportional in a short time.

The more days I am here, the more I know that the wealth is only the deposit of the Almighty. Just to test his servant whether he belongs to a grateful person or a kufur. If at any time Allah takes it then man can not do anything because actually everything in this world belongs to Him and is in His grasp.

After taking the rice, stir-fry the kale and tempeh I walked into our mini living room. I enjoyed it so much when I used to feel weird when I saw our housekeepers eating food like the one in front of me right now.

How could their stomachs and tongues digest such strange foods, I thought at the time.

And now I just realized the favor of Allah that is when we can be grateful with all His gifts.

True said abah, as expensive as any food can be bought but the pleasure of eating the food that is divided. After being tired of work then eating while sitting down to give feet in this narrow living room is very delicious. That feeling cannot be bought. It's really delicious.

Since living in this neighborhood we and our family have become calmer and can always be grateful for everything that happens to us. Become closer to the giver of life from day to day.

Alhamdulillah ala kulli halin.

"pbu....!" I heard my voice from the front.

"Yes mii....." I rubbed my hands with a napkin hanging near the shelf after just washing the dishes.

Hurry up to find an instant veil and then put it up. Sat set sat set finished. I also ran a little forward.

" Yes mi....."Below it turns out there are women and men who look simple but I know the price of their clothes is not cheap and includes mehong, he he.

"It turns out my son-in-law's grown up...." Said the woman who walked over to me. I kissed his hand immediately.

"Beautifully....." Her eyes are so beautiful. The look on his face radiated joy signifying happiness. If noticed maybe the same age as mami.

"It's aunt rosi....." Mami introduced the name of the beautiful woman who was now looking at me.

"don't call aunty, call mama. You're a potential mother-in-law.... Are you a pah?"

I'm approaching on

the man called papah by aunt rosi. The man I estimate is fifty years old is more narrow-eyed, white like a papi and his face looks cold.

"Hmm" answered.

uh, cold old man.

"Mama can not be long today because papa soon have to meet clients. Next time mama's gonna come here and we're gonna have to talk at length..." He cupped his hands on both of my cheeks. It seems very anxious.

"All right, let's say yes....!" said farewell.

After hugging me the woman who asked me to call her mama got in the car immediately.

The cold man looked at me while nodding his head slightly after shaking hands with papi and mami.

My new mom waved her hand as her car passed us.

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We sat in our guest room with no seats. There was only a mat that we usually used to sit together.

I want to ask for an explanation of what I just heard. About Matchmaking. Is it serious or just a joke between friends. But I kept quiet because it seemed like mommy and papi also wanted to explain themselves.

"Fi.. papi apologized in advance" Papi sighed for a while without looking at me. My papi is still handsome despite his old age. His white skin and narrowed eyes had completely decreased to me. But unfortunately I'm not as tall as papi.

"The police had no serious intention at the time. I and Pak Adi Wijaya are of Chinese descent and both love indigenous girls. So we have a similar story. Both were expelled from the extended family. Like a fateful mess. One time Mr. Adi said he wanted to match our children. Papi just assented without thinking for a long time. It turns out that Mr. Adi is charging him now. If only Mr. Adi did not remind him papi would not remember. Earlier I said that the promise must be kept, but therefore the matter of arranged marriage should both families meet and talk about it. If the children agree with each other it would be nice but if the children do not agree the parents should not impose their will because after all they will live the household in the future, so said abah earlier." Papi looked at me as if he wanted to dive into the thoughts of this only daughter.

While the mother from earlier grasped my palm while rubbing it occasionally.

I'm confused how. Just met the family as I remembered it this time. I looked towards my mother asking for her opinion.

Mami who understood her daughter's feelings then said," Mami had heard the story of how Rosululloh when receiving a proposal for her daughters. For his first daughter he knew that siti zainab and Abu al ash liked each other then the Prophet who at that time had not received the revelation then asked his wife Siti Khodijah to ask how her daughter's response to the proposal from abu al - ash. But when Abu lahab came to propose the siti Ruqoyyah and Umm kulstum for his two children, Utbah and Utaibah Nabi immediately accepted it because it was not pleasant to refuse the proposal of his uncle without asking the second his daughter."

"Mami hope you can forgive the loss of your papi and be happy. You guys should meet first, maybe it's appropriate. If you don't fit, you can talk about this matter well" continued Mami.

I smiled at my mom's advice. Though only a few months we are here but mami and papi are now religious once and the understanding of his religion rose drastically.

"Actually Mr. Adi also intends to invite Papi to do business again but Papi refuses. Simple life like this is closer to God. Papi is afraid that if he enters the business world again he will fall asleep and there is no time to worship" Papi explained again.