Husband's Taste Friend
Chapter 25's

After struggling with the thesis that made him sleep less and less eat, finally came the time for the trial. Seno's palms were sweating from nervousness. Although the Professor who will test it is a good person, but still the fear of failure is there. Seno can not imagine that he failed to mean his marriage with Nisa will be postponed, even though the preparation has been 90% that has been well taken care of by WO.

Now it's Seno's turn to come in.

"Hello, good afternoon," Seno said as he slightly bowed his body politely.

"Sit, please." One of the Professors said as he moved his hand, allowing Seno to sit in a chair facing the examiners. Seno sat down then sighed to expel her nervousness.

The four professors in front of him were reading Seno's thesis. Then Professor Seno said, "Please tell us about your thesis, Mr. Senopathy."

Seno cleared his throat slowly. Smoothly and calmly Seno gave a little speech as an opening. He slowly stood to the side of the projector screen facing the Professors who were testing it. Seno explained in detail one by one his thesis material displayed on the projector screen. After months of descriptive research, experimentation, and evaluation research, Seno was finally able to complete his thesis in time. Actually for Seno this is a little easy because he took material about his own company in the face of global competition.

"Creativity, work team, and brilliant idea, that's the key" Seno said.

"Please give us a concept example of that brilliant idea," said the Professor who sat on the edge, Seno forgot his name, which was clearly the most beautiful among the four of them, the Professor, because she's the only girl.

"This is Aldi's work as a copywriter." Seno spoke in his heart.

"Sure." Seno closed her eyes for a moment, trying to think. Then he remembered once serving a client of an isotonic beverage company. Tuh client fussy, a lot of want, and the rigors of not kelulungan, exactly mothers in the market who ask for a discount desperately for one time buy chilli. He said that if the ads are mediocre, consumers will not drool when they see their ads. So, Seno and his team had to think hard about how to get a brilliant idea to make their ad good.

More or less Seno said, to get the idea of briliant should look for the advantages of the product first, the, next he must find information from various parties as personal research on a small scale to a large scale how the product is on the market. After that based on marketing briefs made, and based on the search done by copywriters, then to facilitate the work arranged a creative brief.

In this stage the copywriter will process the strengths or weaknesses of the product compared to competitor products. Then, the copywriter must be sure of the specialties of the product. It will be difficult to influence prospective consumers to buy products that will be advertised, if we ourselves are less sure of the advantages or privileges of the products we offer.

The marketing brief made by the client should be compared to its rivals, what is roughly the compensation for that weakness. Don't fabricate. The job of a copywriter is to minimize weaknesses and maximize advantages. Do not deceive the consumer. In the delivery of messages can be done with dramatization; however, not by lying. Dramatization is providing correct information by exaggerating the nature or circumstances, with the intention to attract the attention of the target. Furthermore, the delivery should be entertaining.

Briliant idea according to Seno is the same as thinking out of the box. For an advertisement of the isotonic drink, make the model when drinking the drink shows a shocked expression of the delicacy and freshness of the drink with a storyboard and a convincing visual so that consumers want to drink it too.

Seno sighed, he was not sure of the answer, as it did not seem to be the answer the Professor intended. But yes it is ... Seno can only resign, whatever happens later Seno is ready to accept it.

"OK, thank you, Mr. Senopati," said the female professor.

Now it's been two hours, but it seems that his thesis is not yet over.

"I heard you already have an advertising company in Indonesia and you as the CEO" said the supervisor.

"Yes, that's right, sir." Seno said shyly.

"Wow, is very good." A plontos-headed Professor looked amazed.

"You are still young, but can already establish your own company. I am very impressed. Good, Mr. Senopati," he continued.

"Thank you, sir," Seno said happily.

Finally after nearly three hours, his trial was over as well. Seno greeted the Professor one-on-one and then came out with relief, and now just waiting for the results to pass or not. Graduation will usually be announced through the university's website in the next two days.

***

That morning Seno quickly opened his laptop to see the results of yesterday's trial. His hands were trembling, I swear he was nervous. It did not take long to find the name of Senopati Aryan Kusuma in a row of graduated names. Seno immediately ducked and bowed in gratitude, even though during the hearing yesterday, he was not sure if he could graduate. Then a few days after the graduation announcement, his supervising professor said, "We were very impressed because you were able to set up an advertising company. That is good."

It turns out like that. Means that if Seno does not have his own advertising company he does not pass dong. Yes, it is important now that he has graduated and he can go home. Then later on graduation Seno can take pictures with his wife.

Before returning home, Seno said goodbye to his neighbors, especially to the romantic married couple Seno had known. Mr and Mrs Armand. Seno was hugged warmly by the husband and wife. For Seno they are like their own parents, although they have not known for long but it feels like they have known for years. They were very good with Seno.

"I hope you can come to my wedding" Seno said.

"Forgive us dear, but it seems we can't come. You must know we always pray for your happiness" said Mrs. Armand.

"Thank you, Mrs. But I will be so happy if you can come."

"We are very sorry, dear." Seno's face looked sad, but he couldn't force it. Once again Seno was hugged by them before Seno actually left.

Now that Seno is at Manchester International Airport, he can't wait to get to Jakarta. Then about 14 hours Seno adrift in the air, transit briefly in Abu Dhabi, finally arrived also in his beloved homeland.

When we arrived at Soeta airport the time showed at 01:45 in the morning because Seno departed from Manchester in the morning before noon.

There was no romantic welcome he got from his future wife, maybe now he is sleeping soundly while drooling. The one waiting faithfully at the airport is only Vishnu, the personal driver of his family.

Vishnu put Seno's belongings into the trunk. Then immediately darted to bring Seno to his parents' house, not to the apartment.

"Mas, there is a pacification from Mbak Nisa," said Vishnu while driving. Seno who was sleepy in the back seat immediately literate.

"What, Sir?"

"Now, Mom." Vishnu showed a seat from Nisa who was in the front seat with his chin because his hands were busy driving. Seno got up and took the package.

"The pizza?" Seno asked himself. Why did Nisa give Seno pizza? Did he intentionally let Seno's stomach off side again? It's been hard Seno ngegym three times a week while in Manchester until his stomach is flat. Seno shook her head and kept the pizza back.

"Loh Mas, why aren't you eating?"

"No ah, make Mr. Vishnu aja, I am already full," said Seno.

"Later Ma'am Nisa was angry, if tau pizzanya not eaten. He said I have to eat if the pizza is really eaten with Mas Seno."

"Yes, Mr. Vishnu boong, said that the pizza was out I ate all, okay?"

"Okay, but I'm not responsible if I want to."

"Iye, just calm down. It won't get caught, though."

***

This afternoon Nurul-His mother Seno-cooked a variety of menus to welcome the return of her youngest child. Seno wakes up at lunch. He felt so tired that he could not hear his phone ringing several times. From the office and of course from Nisa. Seno sends a message to Nisa apologizing for not picking up her phone because she just woke up.

"Wow, Mama is not wrong, cook this much? Who will eat?" exclaimed Seno while glaring at the dining table.

"Yes you, Iah," Nurul replied casually. Why does everyone want a fat Seno again?

"This is for kendurian scale eating, Ma. Oh yes there is Mas Agam, huh? Seno look at the car in front."

"Yes. Deliberately come here to see you, kangen said."

"Now where is he?"

"Tauk tuh, it was the same papa you behind," replied Nurul. Seno passed to the back to meet her brother and father.

Agam looked delighted when he saw Seno walking towards him.

"The bride-to-be has come," exclaimed Agam while mesem-mesem. Seno nodded while embarrassed. Agam hugged his only sister tightly.

"My pretty girlfriend's not coming?" Seno asked after Agam took off his embrace.

"No, he has a fever. Oh yeah, how do you feel about letting go of single?"

"It's a habit." Seno nodded his shoulders in a relaxed manner. Agam sat next to his papa, while Seno leaned on a pole facing his brother and papa who were busy with cellphones while occasionally justifying the position of his glasses.

"By the way, are you sure you want to marry a widow? What a pity," said Agam. Seno grinned, he knew what Agam meant.

"In my opinion, the first night will not be exciting if your wife is not a virgin," continued Agam.

"That bill." His father snatched, but with a view can not be separated from his phone.

"Sen, you have to understand how it feels to be a virgin. I guarantee you won't forget for a lifetime. But, if your soul mate is a widow, what can you do."

Seno flinching for a moment. Then he sat down while launching his smile at Agam. "I don't think marriage is for bed, but a lot more important than that. Must respect each other and understanding, good communication, to the business of living. I don't care if Nisa's a widow or a virgin, because I know I can't live without her. Really can't. Seriously. I'm happy with him. Is not the purpose of marriage for all people sakinah, mawadah, warahmah? And I'm 100% sure I can achieve all that same Nisa."

Agam and his father are out. "Well, I'm an adult. If you are happy, I am also happy," said Agam amazed.

"You mean?"

"Udeh .. This is all I can know, hahaha." Seno said as she left.

"What the hell does that mean?" Agam asked himself. His father shrugged his shoulders.

***

Wedding preparations are over, the invitation has been spread. This time the wedding was held at one of the five-star hotels in the elite area of south Jakarta. Nisa's family from Sukabumi was taken all to Jakarta and stayed at the hotel where the contract and reception. Nisa's marriage with Seno is in stark contrast to her previous marriage with Viko.

The Seno family is a large family, especially the marriage of the youngest son of the family Aryan Kusuma. A family of blue blood, Seno's father is a descendant of the royal court of Surakarta, so it is natural that this wedding was held in a large and luxurious impression.

Three days before the wedding, they held a final meeting with WO, then after that began to carry out the rituals before the marriage contract. Because their marriage uses the Javanese customs of Solo, so the stages of the series of ceremonies before the marriage contract is quite a lot.

First, install the Tratag and the Tarub. An official sign that there will be a celebration in the community. Tarub means the decoration of yellow janur which is softened (torn) and installed on the side of the tratag and attached to the gate of the reception place to look festive.

Second, the Mayang Twins. Often called Sekar Kalpataru Dewandaru, the symbol of happiness and safety. This object is usually decorated asasana wiwara used in the event panebanging twins mayang and grill ceremony. When the event is finished, the mayang twins will be thrown at the intersection of the road, river, or sea so that the two brides always remember their origin.

The third flush, Siraman ceremony means bathing the bride and groom accompanied by the intention of cleansing themselves to become clean and holy inner birth. The stages are the bride and groom asking for the blessing of her parents, then the bride and groom sit on the pandan mat, then doused by the gents, parents, and other designated people.

Fourth, Adol Dhawet (Sell Dawet). After the flush, a dawet selling event was conducted. The seller is the mother of the bride-to-be who is patronized by the father of the bride. The buyers, the guests present, used the broken pieces as money.

The fifth is Paes. The ceremony removes fine hair that grows around the forehead to look clean and a glowing face, then apply makeup on the face of the bride and groom. Paes symbolize the hope of a noble position.

Sixth, Midodareni. Midodaren ceremony means to make the bride as beautiful as Goddess Widodari. The parents of the bride will feed her for the last time, because from tomorrow she will be the responsibility of the husband.

The latter Nyantri or Nyatrik. The ceremony of surrender and acceptance marked the arrival of the groom and his escort. In this event the groom-to-be please be hijabkan. Because the kobul ijab is held tomorrow so this opportunity is used as an introductory meeting with the closest relatives.

Although Nisa is Sundanese, but the ceremonies are mandatory because Nisa will marry a man who is still a descendant of the palace of Surakarta. Honestly this was very foreign to Nisa, but obediently Nisa carried out all the rituals, and it felt very tiring but happy.

Then a message from Seno made all tired it disappeared instantly. "Nis .. I miss you. Get ready tomorrow you officially become his wife Senopati Aryan Kusuma, {emoji laugh}"

Nisa smiled, then replied, "Hopefully tonight you can sleep, so tomorrow elo not wrongly call my name so the name of one of the former lo when ijab kobul later, hahaha."

A few seconds later Seno replied, "Geblek .. amit-amit baby!"

Nisa ngakak herself in the room.

***

Seno pecked himself in front of the mirror while occasionally confirming the position of his blangkon. A fairy placed a kris on Seno's back, and draped a jasmine flower. White clothes and batik wiron Langenharjan patterned Sidoasih Prada is very suitable for Seno. Seno looks handsome and handsome.

"Cie .. Mama's son married also finally," seduced Nurul while looking at her youngest child in the mirror.

"What the hell, Mama." Seno is embarrassed.

"Sen, actually mama already knows, you have been in love since then, right with Nisa? Until you buy an apartment next to Nisa's apartment everything." Seno nodded in surprise. "Ah, Mama tak tau," said Seno.

"What is clear is that mom is very nice and you finally marry the girl you love. Come to think of it when you see Nisa, it's like looking at mama first. Mama who is from ordinary society must marry your papa who still has a derivative of the court of circumcision. Mama really stress must do various traditional ceremonies, surely Nisa is also the same."

"Yes. Thank you, Ma, Nisa's already in our family" Seno said sincerely. Nurul nodded with a smile.

"Yes yuk yuk ready, the marriage contract immediately began," said Nurul and then out of the room.

***

"Senopathy Aryan Kusuma, I married and I trust you with my biological child named Danisa Alia with a precious metal dowry weighing 100 grams, paid in cash," sahut Nisa's father while holding tightly Seno's hand on the kobul ijab table.

"I accepted the marriage and marriage of Danisa Alia bint Dodi Heryawan with the dowry, cash." Seno spoke loudly with a single breath. The witnesses spoke SAH ... SAH ... SAH ....

Shortly after the cobul ijab, the bride came out. Seno held her breath for a few seconds and swallowed the saliva as her pupils caught the figure of the woman she loved so much out and walked slowly towards her flanked by two bridesmides. This was his first meeting with Nisa after a few days they were not allowed to meet.

Nisa uses a classic broken white long kebaya decorated with golden sequins patterned with manggar flowers and the bottom wrapped in batik motif fabric Sidoasih Prada. Bridal makeup Solo Putri, like a princess of the king with deep black paes adorning the forehead. Hairdressers with large ukels such as bokor curly decorated ronce jasmine tibo dodo embellished with jewelry cundhuk comb and cundhuk mentul at the top of the konde.

All eyes stared dumbstruck with the beauty of the bride.

"Sen, you win a lot. Your wife is beautiful ******!" dean said one of Seno's friends who was invited to watch the marriage contract procession.

"Yes." Yeah." Sandy chimed.

Seno smiled at Nisa after she sat down beside her. Nisa replied shyly. After the Ijab kobul event plus a series of other customs, such as liron twins mayang, gantal, nidak endog, syngur, kacar kucur, looping, sungkem and many more, now time for rest and lunch, now time to rest and eat lunch, it will be followed by the reception. Invitations are not fooling around, from ordinary people, government officials, friends, to clients. The WO that organizes weddings has sorted out the time, when for important guests and when for friends. So that everything can blend. For important guests it is time in the afternoon until the afternoon, while for friends and companions at night.

***

"Nis, from now on call me 'Mas', yes ...," Seno said when they were in the hotel room.

"Mas Seno? Well, tickle me." Nisa laughing. Seno also laughed. It feels so strange. They have been in office for many years, and now their status has changed to husband and wife.

"Yes yes, I am also tickled. Yeah ... I'd rather call me 'Mas' if there's a parent, okay?"

"OKAY. But over time I must have called elo 'Mas' even though it's not in front of our order."

Silent.

Both of them sat quietly on the lips of the bed that had been so beautifully decorated with flowers. Clumsy, clumsy, confused about what to do, tired also all day sitting in the guarantee of receiving guests.

But__Seno wanted something, but didn't know how to start.

"It's good, huh?" Seno.

"Yes." Yeah." Nisa deskwab short. Then shut up again__long.

Starting to get caught off guard, Seno ventured to approach Nisa. When Seno was nearby, Nisa's heart immediately pounded violently, if there was a heart rate monitor, Nisa's heart rate may have exceeded normal.

"Nis, what can?" Seno's voice echoed in Nisa's head. Will Nisa lose her crown tonight? Fear instantly enveloped him round and round. Although Seno is a man she loves and is now her husband, but for women to have a husband and wife relationship for the first time will definitely feel afraid.

Seeing Nisa as frightened, Seno then spoke again, "But__if you are not ready, nothing, really, I will not understand."

"No, not that." Nisa quickly denied, fearing her husband was disappointed.

"I'm ready" she said, looking straight into her husband's eyes. Smile Smile directly.

"We pray Isya first, yuk," asked Seno. Nisa nodded. Then Nisa went first to the bathroom to wudu and urinate, but only a few moments when Nisa entered the bathroom, she came out again to meet Seno with a sad face.

"Sen ... I got!" Seno gawked not knowing what his wife meant.

"What wallet?" ask Seno plain.

"Dapette, Sen. I mean I'm menstruating."

"Haaaah?" Seno was flabbergasted, a moment later putting on a sad face.

Gubraaaka.kkkkkkkkkkkkk.

Seno directly buried her face into the pillow.

"Wait another week, yeah ..," Nisa said with a smile. Then Seno looked at his wife's face.

______Completed_____

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