Gentleness
Chapters 17.

"Aah, uh, you must be Reynaldi Ricardo who some time ago emailed me with a personal email Laura my long-deceased lover that is in accordance with what you have told me by email mu, "the man replied deeply moved to this kind-hearted Reynaldi.

"Yes, O'om Anthony Lin, " said Reynaldi kindly.

Jeniffer was fixated on the words of her husband and the man who claimed to be her mother's boyfriend but Jeniffer felt strong inner contact with the man before her rather than her own father, Suhandi Pratama.

"Let's go inside my house.. Forgive me for being so simple, " said Anthony Lin, letting Reynaldi and Jeniffer into his house.

Reynaldi and Jeniffer entered and sat on a wooden bench side by side while waiting for a typical Xiamen treat by the wife of a man named Anthony Lin from their kitchen.

"Sorry, please enjoy a simple cake and warm tea from our house, " said the wife of the man who put a plate of snow rose cake and two cups of tea and a simple teapot on the guest table made of wood as well.

"Thank you, Aunt Lin, "said Reynaldi kindly and took a cake to taste by him.

Jeniffer followed her husband to pick up and eat a soft and sweet snow rose cake in her mouth that tasted sour and tasteless after arriving in this village on the tenth day of their trip from Jakarta to Fuzhou then to the city of Xiamen then can reach the small village.

" O'om Anthony Lin, previously Reynaldi apologized to O'om for frankly the intention of the arrival of Reynaldi to O'om's house was to deliver Jeniffer Reynaldi's wife to meet O'om who had Reynaldi believed to be Jeniffer's biological father the real thing and O'om certainly already knew about Aunt Laura's pregnancy before Aunty returned from the city of Shanghai to Jakarta about twenty-one years ago. Surely O'om also really wants to be able to meet with O'om's biological children, right? This is O'om's son from Aunt Laura, "said Reynaldi honestly.

So that Anthony Lin and his wife named Ivy Chen and Jeniffer fell silent fixated on looking at each other with a sense of haru once for the three of them, especially for Jeniffer who was stunned by her husband's speech.

" Reynaldi what did you say? O'om this is my real papa? Then who is Papa Suhandi Pratama who has been with me and Oma in the Adiwijaya mansion in Jakarta? " jeniffer asked in tears at Reynaldi's words.

"Reynaldi's right.. Jeniffere. You are my daughter, my daughter, my real daughter with Laura who I have longed for and forgive me for not being able to come to see you because of the limited costs and so on in my life that could not possibly provide better happiness than everything that Suhandi Pratama gave to you and your mama, " Anthony Lin answered Jeniffer's question to Reynaldi.

"Happy??? I am not at all happy living with Papa Suhandi Pratama!! For twenty years I lived longing for the affection of a father I never got from my Papa in Jakarta. You're saying I couldn't be happier living with you?? I would much rather live a simple life with you than live with Papa Suhandi Pratama and Oma who are cold and hard on me!! I'd love to see you, Papa Anthony Lin. I dream about you every night in my sleep!! " Jeniffer wept bitterly to pour out his longing feelings to his biological Papa which Jeniffer had seen in his dream which was exactly with the man before him at this time.

"The jeniffer.. My jeniffer " said a tearful Anthony Lin hugging Jeniffer with longing.

After Jeniffer and Papa Anthony Lin stopped crying, Reynaldi and Aunt Ivy Chen, they came out of the house to let Jeniffer and her papa be able to pour out their affection freely.

"Aunt Ivy Chen, I see the vegetable and fruit gardens you have are very nice with fresh green leaves all. " said Reynaldi who stared in admiration at the vegetable garden in the courtyard of the Lin family home.

"Ah, thanks Reynaldi. You are indeed a very good child because you have been willing to meet my husband with his daughter, Jeniffer, whom he has longed for twenty-one years even though we already have our daughter Barbie, ahh still the one Anthony Lin misses most is Laura and Jeniffer, " said Aunt Ivy Chen kindly and sincerely introducing Reynaldi to Barbie Lin the beautiful Chinese girl who smiled politely to Reynaldi.

"Hello, I'm Reynaldi your sister-in-law, "why Reynaldi is so friendly.

"Hi, I'm Barbie Lin your half-brother-in-law, "greet Barbie Lin kindly.

"I'm not an outsider anymore to Aunt Ivy Chen but I'm your daughter-in-law, so let me call Aunt Ivy Chen with Mama Ivy Chen's call, " reynaldi said kindly to help Barbie Lin pick vegetables to put in the basket.

"Ah, yes Reynaldi" said Mama Ivy Chen who smiled motherly to Reynaldi who quickly returned the smile with a smile that reflected a kind and sincere child to his own mother.

"You also call me Papa Anthony Lin because you are my daughter-in-law and my daughter's husband Jeniffer" said Anthony Lin, who took Jeniffer's hand to join Reynaldi, Ivy Chen and Barbie Lin in the garden.

"Father Anthony Lin." greeted Reynaldi with a respectful and polite attitude to Anthony Lin who laughed happily hugged Jeniffer and also Reynaldi with a very sincere affection.

Together they did the activity in the afternoon in the garden with joy until the end of the night. Jeniffer helped Ivy Chen and Barbie Lin cook dinner meals in the kitchen. Reynaldi accompanied Anthony Lin to play chess on the porch of the Lin family home.

A very beautiful life for Reynaldi with a warm family creates a sense of comfort in the hearts of those who feel the meaning of real family.

"Father, husband.. Let's go in for dinner together because the food is ready at the dinner table. "said Jeniffer came to them on the porch of the Lin family home with a smile on her red lips.

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