Loved Bunian Wolves
41. In-laws Bawel

"I-i?" Runi asked not understanding. Why should he sleep in the guest room?

"Yes, you! It should be you sleeping in the living room, not Raka! Do you not remember if this house was founded on the inheritance of his late father Raka? And where did the cost of building this house come from if it wasn't from my son's monthly salary?!" nagel Bu Aswini is upset.

Runi swallowed the saliva with great difficulty. A little disappointed he must have felt. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law sleeping separately, instead of asking about what problems Raka and Runi are facing, but instead her mother-in-law fuss about who should sleep where? It even brings up legacy issues and monthly salaries as well.

Isn't it Raka's duty as a husband if he has to provide clothing, feed, and boards for his wife? Then if the husband has a monthly salary that is used to finance the construction of their house, then this house is the right of the husband completely? Then, what is the function of Raka as a husband if it should be so?

"Same people don't fight, Buk." Raka who actually felt lazy and still wanted to roll in the blankets and mattresses of the guest room was now forced to rise from his comfortable position.

"Then, why are you sleeping in a different room?" ask Bu Aswini with a probing look and tone. "Look at you, Raka! The guest room mattress is not as thick and plump as the mattress in the main room. What if your body hurts?"

"Oh, mother, don't be more!" Raka walked past the doorway where the mother was standing. He scratched his head, then threw his body on the sofa of the family room. "Mother is always better, huh. Raka is a guy. Raka was used to sleeping on the mat. On chair. On floor. It doesn't matter if Raka has to sleep in the living room."

"But you are the one who bought all the convenient facilities that are in your room, Raka! Your room is air-C. There's television too. The size of the room is also large. Different from your cramped guest room, narrow, and there is no AC! I do not like you to sleep in another room, even though you are buying all the facilities! This is your home, Raka! You have the right to set you to sleep where! Don't want Runi to throw you out of the room!" sergeant Bu Aswini, still does not accept his son to sleep in the guest room.

Again, Runi could only stroke the chest. His heart feels so painful. It is true that all the facilities are Raka who bought it. Raka is also a loan installer from the beginning of their marriage so that they can both set up and occupy this simple, small, but comfortable house, with her monthly salary money. As a result, only six months since marriage, they can live apart from Aswini and Ratna, Raka's sister who is now only 18 years old and is undergoing the last year in high school.

However, Runi also had a hand in this family. To meet the needs of the kitchen, Raka's salary is up. Runi was wise enough not to ask for this and that money, and she allowed Raka to use the rest of her salary for Raka's daily life in the office. Runi knows, Raka still needs the rest of his salary to buy lunch and just snacks, gasoline, pulses, quotas, and sometimes shirts, pants, and work shoes. Moreover, the name is a man, would need money yabg not a little too to take care of his motorbike. Raka's salary money is also Runi guess is still more than enough to just hang out with his friends, channel hobbies, take a walk, and do other fun.

It seems, Bu Aswini does not know if Runi is the one who meets the needs of the house and kitchen with her income from sewing. Starting from shopping for kitchen needs, electricity, gas, rice, and side dishes, all are Runi that meet. Even Raka always asks to be cooked something delicious and all this time, Runi is the one who is shopping. Then, where can his father-in-law say this is Raka's house if he also participates in the welfare of Raka's life?

"What if Mas Raka who installs this house and buys all the furniture, then this house belongs to Mas Raka, Mom?" Runi asked with an annoyed face. "I'm Mas Raka's wife, Mom. It was Mas Raka's obligation to give me a decent place to live. I actually have a hand, too, Mom. I am shopping every day for kitchen needs. Mas Raka just gave the spending money a fraction of a percent of what we spent in this one month."

"Here, pinter, you're the usual!" Bu Aswini flicked his right hand right in front of Runi's face. He lifted the proceeds from the village market, then he just put the handle into the hands of Runi. "Nih, mom just went shopping. You never cook. What proof? Raka always eats at the house of the mother of the hungry rich. How do you believe that you shop every day for kitchen needs?"

Feeling very unaccepting, Runi said to her mother-in-law, "Runi cooks for Mas Raka every day really, Buk! Ask Mas Raka if you don't believe."

"If you cook, why within two weeks Raka often stopped by for breakfast at mother's house? Raka often stopped by the house for lunch!"

This time, Runi was really disappointed. What he gives to Raka every day is really worthless. Raka even behaved as if Runi had never been good at serving him. Even now when his wife is being attacked by Aswini, Raka as his son, can still sleep in the middle of a hot tempest like this. Doesn't seem to care at all.

"The world is cooking, ma'am. Only, maybe Mas Raka was too rushed to go to the office so there was no time for breakfast," said Runi defending himself. He glanced in annoyance at Raka who was sleeping on the sofa and there was not the slightest intention to defend her.

"Not to defend yourself, Runi!" Ms. Aswini is still nagging. "This morning my mother came and saw for herself that you just woke up when the time had gone. Ask me, have you cooked? Is there any food available for Raka's breakfast?!"

Runi shook his head slowly. Ms. Aswini, of course, grew irritated. He asked with glaring eyes, "You can't see the clock, Runi? It's eight in the morning!"

"Sorry, Buk. Runi was wrong," said Runi while lowering his head. "Badan Runi's been feeling a little bad since last night. So, Runi can not sleep and the ends even bad luck. But Runi knew it was Sunday, so Runi was a little relaxed."

Runi's self-defense actually added to Aswini's annoyance. He grew angry at his daughter-in-law and exclaimed, "What kind of wife are you? Wake up bad luck, have not had a bath, have not cooked, and the husband is not taken care of and instead driven to sleep in another room? Even the intention of relaxing without taking care of the husband!"

"Sorry, Mom." Only an apology can be delivered at this time. "The wrong house."

"No pardon!" Ms. Aswini stepped closer to her son to the living room sofa, but her two eyes still glanced towards her daughter-in-law with an irritated look. "Peaten cook. Not wearing for long. It's a laper!"

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