Meet a Mate at Grandpa Pesantren
148. Zahra's parents' offer

It does not feel like seven days have passed mbak sari and today will be in tahlilan. Zahra's family has been present umi, Abi, ustad Alif, Zafra, Yusuf, mas Iqbal and Michiko's brother. While Faris was deliberately not invited by Iqbal and Michiko.

While the Zahra family, they held tahlilan in the pesantren with the santri.

And thank God from the first day to the present day many people come to pray mbak sari. And now tahlilan is finished only the Zahra family who have not returned home. Now they are sitting in the living room, sitting on the carpet.

" Son Fachri sorry, Abi and the others just got here again" Abi said.

" Yes Abi Fachri understands for sure Abi and the others are busy. Now you can come aja Fachri thanks."

" Oh yes, Abi did not introduce directly yesterday. This is Iqbal Zahra's oldest brother and this is Michiko's wife."

" Greetings know mas, mbak." said Fachri politely.

" Greetings to Fachri."

" If this is Zahra's twin, Zafra's name and that's Alif's husband. If that little boy who was playing with Chantika was Zafra and Alif's son."

" Greetings to you too."

" And there's one more older sister of Zahra but they're living in Japan and in the near future this will move back here. Her name is Khayra and her husband is Gibran.' Obviously Abi.

" Oh yes Fachri earlier Abi apologized if you offended Abi wanted to ask this your own house or contract. Sorry, Fachri."

" Abi Ngontrak, please,. Fachri can't buy a house because yesterday Fachri had to finance cider treatment. So it's not enough to save money to buy a house."

" Yes Abi understands, Gini Fachri if this is what you contracted Abi wants you to move to our place." Said Abi gently afraid of offending her ex.

" You're calm, we're not asking you to stay with Abi, because there's already a zafra and her husband who lives with us. It just so happens that there was an empty house first which captured her brother Zahra who now lives in Japan. So Abi thinks you'd rather occupy that house than empty."

" Yes Fachri rather than you contract better you occupy the house. Suppose you contract and the money you have to pay for a house contract you can save who knows later when your money has been collected. There are people selling need you can buy and have your own house." timpal mas Iqbal.

" Yes Fachri, I do too even though I live in the house of in-laws. But Abi told me to set aside money to assume to pay the rent. And thank God not long ago there were people who sold quite large houses at low prices. And I could buy that house with my own money. Although it is impossible for us to live because from the beginning of marriage we have agreed that we will live with Abi and Umi. and now the house we rented, we rented, and the money we saved again who knows can buy again" said Ustad Alif who joined the voice.

Abi still sees Fachri still worried.

" You are calm even though her brother Zahra returns and settles here. They will not occupy the house, because his brother Zahra will live in his in-laws' house. Think about it, son."

" Yes Abi Fachri will think."

After the Zahra Family left and the house was also settled. Doctor Fachri invites Zahra to talk.

" What do you think?." Ask doctor Fachri.

Zahra looked at Doctor Fachri.

" I'm sorry mas previously according to Zahra should not accept Abi aja mas offer. Mas ya mas not Zahra looked down on mas "

" reason?."

" As Abi said from so we can save the supposed to pay the contract. Moreover, Chantika next year has entered paud mas. If you live there Chantika school is close so Mbok Nah does not need to go far to Chantika school. But Zahra is up to us because we're the head of the family so Zahra will go wherever she lives."

" In fact, Pay this house monthly and right, said your family rather than the mas continue to rent this house mendingan money saved. So mas will tell the owner of the house that mas will not lengthen."

" it is true that we pay this contract every month or every year."

" A month and two weeks later we'll have to pay the contract again."

" How about tomorrow afternoon we'll see the house. Quietly Abi always told Haddam to clean the house every day."

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In the afternoon Zahra, doctors Fachri, Chantika and mbok Nah went to the boarding school more precisely.to the house of Zahra's parents.

Until the boarding school they are not directly in the gate because the car doctor Fachri just came here. Mas Fachri opened his car glass.

" Assalamualaikum, uh Ning Zahra anyway and this is her husband Ning. ' said the security officer as soon as he saw Zahra in the car.

" Galam Walaikum. Mang did know Zahra's husband his name was Mas Fachri."

" Greetings to Gus Fachri, wait for me to open the gate" the officer opened the gate.

" Thank you mang." said doctor Fachri as he passed the officer.

The car went into the pesantren.

" Straight continue to be a mas." said Zahra told her husband.

" Nang very broad neng pesantrennya." Speak mbok Nah amazed

Just like Mbok Nah, doctor Fachri did not think that pesantren belongs to a wife's family of this size.

" Mom later Chantika school there paudnya." Point Zahra to a colorful wake.

Mbok Nah and doctor Fachri see the one pointed out by Zahra.

" Neng Zahra from childhood lived here." Ask Mbok Well.

" Zahra lives here second grade Junior High, we used to live in Australia. Zahra from birth to second grade Junior High lived there mbok. Because grandfather is old and asked Abi to take care of this boarding school. So we moved here only Zahra's brother who didn't move because he was in college there" explained Zahra.

Doctor Fachri is shocked that his wife used to live abroad

" Why you can live abroad." Ask Mbok Well again.

" Abi was awarded an S2 scholarship at a university in Australia. After graduating Abi was asked to become a lecturer there finally Abi accepted the offer. Continue to meet Umi who was settled there with her family because her late father Umi was Australian. Abi and Umi get married and live there and become us." Zahra explained.

" Abi the lecturer." Ask the doctor Fachri who was surprised turned out to be his in-laws once a lecturer.

" Yes, Mas is abi's house" pointed Zahra

Doctor Fachri parked his car in front of a large two-story house. They got out of the car, many of the students who were passing by there greeted Zahra.

" Ning Zahra's Assalamualaikum." Greet three santriwati who were passing near Zahra.

" Greetings walaikum."

" Hello Ning Chantika met again" they said to Chantika

" Yes, Chantika will be able to play again." said Chantika happy.

" Of course, but we have to go to the mosque first Ning want to pay for the shipment" they said.

Zahra also invited Doctor Fachri, Chantika and Mbok Nah into the house. Apparently there was Abi sitting in the living room, then the doctor Fachri also sat there. While Zahra, mbok Nah went inside, Chantika himself immediately approached Joseph who was being fed by Zafra.

Zahra also introduced Mbok Nah to Mbak maysaroh and Rika haddam tea which helped in Abinya's house.