Born Again To Love You
Meet my Grandpa and Grandma in Lasem
The men wanted to help answer but were confused as to what. So I tried to answer myself.
“Actually, I am ...” My answer. Just now I wanted to honestly answer, our ordered food came. Ahhh, we were saved! Immediately I say goodbye from the presence of my great-grandchildren and immediately eat.
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After the meal, we went for a walk in Lasem together. This small town is full of memories.
In the afternoon as the men were walking around trying to see a business opportunity, Lie Kun Lian and I walked over
both. Lie Kun Lian was assigned by my husband to accompany me.
Not far from where we stood, there was a small commotion where there was a father protecting his son who accidentally dropped fruit wares on a tray belonging to a Chinese swordsman. I walked up to him, Lie Kun Lian panicked to see me running away just leaving him. Lie Kun Lian chased after me.
It turns out that the father of the child was my great-grandfather from my grandfather. And that little boy is my grandfather. The merchant held my great-grandfather accountable for what my grandfather did. I was upset with the merchant.
“How much to pay, Mister? Don't be for money, you act arbitrarily towards small children!” I was angry at the merchant.
“Who are you?! Come-come straight angry!” the merchant said he was angry too.
Master Wang, Gouw Boen San, Han Kai Li and Wu Jiang saw there was a crowd of commotion. They saw Rahayu arguing with a merchant in Lasem. Soon they approached me.
“Rahayu, already.. It's already! Let's go!” bring Lie Kun Lian.
“Can't, Koh Lie. I'm happy to serve someone like this!” mishikku upset.
“You natives dare at all with us?!” jolt the merchant's wife.
“Money, want Chinese want indigenous, same human. Your status Chinese is only a classification
status because of the Dutch. Don't you feel your degree is higher, you can arbitrarily demean the natives. All Chinese, indigenous, Arab, Indian and Pakistani residents have equal rights and standing in this country, Madam. If you feel Chinese people of high standing, I want to see, would if you returned to China be recognized by the Chinese emperor?” my sentakku.
“You?! How dare I?!!” angry madam the merchant.
Mr. Gouw approached me and hugged me. Mr. Wang approached the merchant.
“What is this?” Ask Mr. Wang.
“You're Mr Wang from Semarang?” Ask the merchant.
“Yes, that's right!”
“Master Wang, this native has gone too far once insulting us!” cetus wife trader.
“Indigenous? Which native? This woman means Mr?” Ask Mr. Wang. Master pedangan nodded
chief.
“This woman is surnamed Oey. She is the wife of Mr. Gouw. They came with me from Semarang. Yang
it said that Miss Gouw was very right in my opinion. We should not be immigrants from China to denigrate the natives. I have great respect for the natives of” explained Mr. Wang making the husband and wife of the merchant feel hit with his words.
“By the way how much does Mr Oey have to pay as a compensation fee? I'll pay
everyone!” said master Wang casually. Then Wu Jiang took out the money and gave some money to the merchant's husband and wife without saying anything. While the husband and wife of the merchant accepted with shame.
We all walked away leaving the merchant and stopped in a deserted place. My great-grandfather who saw this incident felt guilty and disinclined. He scolded my grandfather because my great-grandfather felt that my grandfather was the cause of this problem.
“A Thay, you have to apologize for what happened. All because of you!” angry with my great-grandfather.
“Mr Oey, this is not A Thay's fault. A Thay was like that because just as the eldest child, he wanted to protect Oey Lien. A Thay is a very good boy. He loved his sisters very much. A Thay will take care of Oey Chuan, Oey Chen and Oey Lien. Later A Thay will be a successful and successful person. His name will be known and appreciated by people up to his descendants” I said while staring at A Thay and I remembered my 90-year-old Kung-Kung was talking to me on a hospital bed.
“Sorry, who are you? How do you know my children's names. Especially your clan is the same as our family!” Ask my great grandmother.
“He is your great-grandson one day, Sir! He comes from the future!” chirp Wu Jiang slowly into grandfather's ears
my great-grandfather.
“Master is joking right?!” Ask my great-grandfather while laughing.
“A Thay likes to play at times, fish and swim right. A Thay likes to eat squid” my cetus. My grandfather and grandmother were shocked to hear my story.
“Where do you know all that, Mistress?” Ask my great grandmother.
“Kung-Kung-ku likes to tell her childhood. Now my Kung-Kung is 90 years old. His name is Oey Gwan Thay. Born May 9, 1931. I was his first grandchild, I was born in 1988. While my father is Oey Liong Gwan was born in 1960”, my answer that made my grandparents speechless.
“Khung Thai, Kung-Khung will have a bus transport service company. Kung-Kung Thay has a lot of buses. His efforts were so successful that his name was everywhere. Our family of Kung-Kung Thay descendants is highly respected. Kung-Kung is a really great guy and strong” my story.
“Then, how did you get here?” Ask my great grandmother.
“I'm stuck here and can't go home, Pho-Thai!” sad story.
“Will you spend the night where we stayed? I want to hear the stories of my great-grandchildren. I want to hear the news of my children in the future” with my great grandmother.
“By pleasure, Mistress!” answer to Mr. Wang.
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The next night after we took a shower and cleaned up, Kung-Kung came looking for me in my room. Kung-Kung takes me to Kung-Thai and Pho-Thai's room. I invited Mr. Gouw to accompany me.
“Khung-Thai, Pho-Thai, thank you for taking me here. I am happy to meet my ancestors” I said.
“Tell me what happened to our family in the future” pinta Pho-Thai.
“Kung-Khung has heart disease. But when he was old, Khung-Khung always told him about his childhood
while lying on the hospital bed. She said as a child she liked to eat black cooked squid. Little time Khung-Khung likes to play in kali” my story while shedding tears longing for my old Khung-Khung.
“Khung-Khung lonely in old age. His children are in all of America. My father and my grandmother
he faced God first. Khung-Khung is alone in old age. His two younger brothers also faced God first. The rest of her surviving younger sister accompanies Khung-Khung. But the nephews of his younger brothers paid close attention to him. Khung-Khung is a person who is very affectionate and considerate with others. When I was in the hospital with dengue fever, every day Khung-Khung called me and asked me how I was doing. I know very well he wants to visit me, but Khung-Khung already can not sit let alone walk” my story is getting crying. Pho-Taiku who was sitting next to me cried and grabbed my hand.
“Khung-Khung never told me, first there was a bus in the country when he was 7 years old. In the 1980s, the,
Khung-Khung started an automotive business. In 1996 Khung-Khung's business went bankrupt but did not fall into poverty. In the 2000s, the business name Khung-Khung was known everywhere. Outside the city, people greatly admired Khung-Khung's efforts. Now in 2021, Khung-Khung is 90 years old and every time I talk to Khung-Khung he always cries”.
That night we talked until night. I asked Pho-Taiku to sleep three with Khung-Khung and my husband.
***
After I put my Khung-Khung to sleep, I gave Gouw Boen San permission to leave the room alone to enjoy the night air.
As I sat outside the room alone, Lie Kun Lian walked out of the room and sat down next to me.
For a moment we looked up at the sky together. In silence, I asked him to talk.
“Judi, I knew you, long before I knew Charles. But why do you want to separate me and Charles.
Why our relationship is broken. Can't we get better? I love you as my friend. I want us to stay in office forever. I don't care what kind of person you are. I want ....” confide in me sad while staring at the stars and shedding tears. Lie Kun Lian looked at me sadly.
“What in the future am I a jerk?” Lie Kun Lian asked a little jokingly.
“Other people say you are, but for me you are a good friend. I never thought you were a jerk” I said
“Koh, promise me. From now on and forever, and in the next life, we are friends forever.
Never let us part. Remember our promise!” my door.
“Yes, I promise! Lie Kun Lian replied with a gentle smile.
Behind the window, Gouw Boen San listened to all my talk with Lie Kun Lian. Feeling neglected, Boen San came out and sat down next to me.
“In the next life, the three of us will have a very strong bond. Whatever
our problems will not be separated. Our hearts keep thinking of each other” chirped Gouw Boen San suddenly from behind while sitting next to me.
“By the way, in the future, wear pants should show off his thighs to that height huh?” kanda Lie
Kun Lian's.
“You saw my wife's thigh?” gouw Boen San.
“I don't see! Your own wife showed off!” lie Kun Lian replied jokingly.
Mr. Wang peeked out from behind the window of his room. “Maybe I will never be able to be with Rahayu” muttered Mr. Wang alone.
“I will try to get Rahayu”'s heart continued Mr. Wang Cheng Hai.