My Boss, My (Ex) Boyfriend
25. (25)

At 10 pm the family of 4 people came to visit Anggi's house. They stopped in front of Anggi's house from a taxi they booked online. Getting out of the car, Mum and Tina carry two white plastic bags containing apples, fruit, oranges, and red grapes purchased at a roadside fruit store. This time they really showed their sincerity as a family and hope that the two Anggi parents are not as hard as Anggi.

"This is the second time we've come here. Every time I come I'm surprised by this house." Surprised Tina could not take her eyes away from Anggi's house.

Not only Tina, but the others also couldn't help the admiration in their hearts seeing Anggi's new home. Unlike the view at night, this house looks much more extraordinary during the day because everything and the corners of this house can be seen clearly.

"We came at that time of night so we couldn't see the extraordinary side." Father explained to his little family.

Dad was amazed by this house and more amazed by the performance of Anggi to be able to buy this luxury house. It is certain that Anggi's salary must be very large to the point of being able to buy a luxury house in the city center. Because the houses or land in the city has a very expensive price, almost 10 times compared to their place.

Thinking of this result Father inevitably felt jealous of his Brother. Because they only have Anggi but Anggi's performance is extraordinary. They no longer live in the slums, have a lot of money, free to walk to the mall and have a very comfortable home is also good to rest. They just need to pass it by relaxing because everything has been prepared by Anggi. They will not be exhausted anymore. Hah, their son is amazing. Thinking of how incredible Anggi was, Father secretly glanced at his children. They are 2 or 3 years from Anggi but until now they still have not shown signs to want to work outside like Anggi. Now that Anggi already has a steady job, a huge salary, and a luxurious home, his career has gone on successfully. But look at Tina and Widia, they were still in place, only able to complain and whine about asking for this or that without having any intention of trying to reach it themselves.

Seeing his children like this, Dad suddenly regretted why his son did not have the slightest intelligence Anggi. Why are the children not as good as Anggi so that their lives are a little better and their strata in society can rise more?

"Well, why did you see me with Widia?" Tina asked confusedly.

I kept seeing her with Widia. Sometimes he noticed Dad sighing heavily and occasionally he noticed Dad shaking his head somewhat helplessly. How confusing.

"How old are you now?" Ask Dad suddenly.

Tina and Widia looked at each other, hesitating, she replied, "I'm 25 years old. But Widia's been 27." Tina answered.

27 Years old. his age is indeed not much different from Anggi's but somehow sounds ironic in the eyes of fathery.

"You are this old but have no future husband and have not been married. Not only are you unmarried, even out looking for a job you can't. Why don't you just follow Anggi's footsteps a little bit? He was married, although he eventually divorced, but still he left the children for both parents. Now he has a well-paying job, a home for his parents, and a lot of money to spend on his parents. And the most important thing is the two also have a very rich handsome boyfriend, his luck far surpasses both of you." Fathers compare them with Anggi's success.

Out of jealousy he could not stop his own mouth from speaking so because the fact was indeed very sad. Her children are the trouble while Anggi is the luck of her brother.

Tina and Widia instantly turned deathly pale when listening to Dad's heavy voice touching the weak points of the two of them. Without even saying they also want to get married immediately, choose a handsome and rich husband, who says they do not want it. But what is power. They have been trying a lot through social media. Once they met somewhere, the men they were expecting disappeared without any news and refused to reply to their message. This is a very painful fact. But they can do nothing but keep trying.

"Dad said that anyway. Our children are good women. They are not allowed to work because they are prospective hostesses. As for the husband, they are still unmarried because they have not found a suitable candidate and Mother also agrees with their thoughts. I just want to have a handsome son-in-law and a lot of money so that the children will not be difficult in the future." She hurriedly defended her children.

She is a mother and certainly doesn't like to hear or see her child in comparison. And Mother also knows her children are liked by many people because several times her children will definitely go on a date with a man even though they often go home with a disappointed expression. Every time you ask what happened, your children will answer if they don't like the man or they are disappointed with the man. So the conclusion here his children are not not not not sold but rather because they still have not found a suitable prospective husband.

"All right, it's up to you. But you have to remember that they are no longer young. Want to see when they keep this up, if they keep this up are you sure there are still men who want to accept them as a wife? Do not force the situation. If you have met a man as long as he is kind and willing to accept you as you are, then go get married rather than you constantly like this and become a gossip of the neighbors at home." My father sounds cruel.

Tina and Widia smiled awkwardly. They didn't explain anything out of fear Dad would get even more angry when he found out the reality they were both facing.

But Mom is different. He was currently really upset with Dad. He wants to argue with Dad because of the heartache of children born from inside his womb is compared with other people's children. It is as if the father said that the child born from his womb is a burden and a shame that is always the talk of gossip. I'm angry but can still think clearly when it's not time to argue now because the most important thing is to complete the mission first. Having no other choice, Mother must . harbor her anger in the heart.

"Here you go, don't talk about this anymore. We'd better get in the house now, brother." Said Mama leading the way.

Not to forget he pulled Widia's hand to come with him and was followed by Tina in the back.

Dad let out a long sigh and followed them from behind as well, since he was a head of the household so Dad sped up his pace to walk in line with Mom. Seeing this awkward situation Widia took the initiative to retreat backwards and walk along with Tina.

"Wid, Dad doesn't seem to like us." Whisper Tina with a small voice.

Widia lowered her head, though not answering but her look of sadness could not be hidden from the younger sister.

"Everyone's luck is different so Dad shouldn't talk to us. This time it's Anggi's sister who's lucky, but other times it might be our lucky turn." He whispered again wanting to comfort Widia's grief. Just like Widia, she was equally sad.

She and Widia are a woman who wants to get happiness soon. Their friends are married and have children in a sling. But they are still in place and waiting for the miracle to happen. They are still waiting for God to give them a chance to have that happy day.

"Don't worry. Just think about what we're gonna eat tonight." Widia said with a sweet smile on her lips.

Tina also smiled, she was infected by the smile that her sister transmitted.

"Well, if we manage to reconnect with the Anggi family, later we will stop by to buy some spicy instant noodles and mix them with some spicy sausages to satisfy us." Said Tina started to make plans with her sister.

They are both spicy fans, often they make spicy food to satisfy the sadness or joy they feel even though the edges of their stomachs always end up hurting after eating.

But they enjoyed it very much.

Tok

Tok

Tok

Dad knocked on Anggi's door lightly.

Unlike that night, there was no need to wait for a long time to open the door as both of Anggi's parents immediately opened the door after hearing it. They had already seen the arrival of this family of four from the window of the house so they were ready to open the door.

"Assalamualaikum, brother." Greetings to Uncle and Aunt who just opened the door.

Uncle and Aunt answered the greetings lightly and immediately let them sit in the living room.

Father and Mother immediately smiled, the awkwardness from their debate earlier as if swept away. The four of them entered the house and sat on a soft sofa. As soon as their bottoms touched the surface of the sofa, a feeling of comfort began to surround themselves. Unknowingly they want to relax on this sofa.

"This couch must be very expensive." Whisper Tina to Widia.

Widia nodded in agreement, "The price must be expensive. This house is big and luxurious, so all the furniture inside this house must also be expensive." Reply Widia whispered.

He and Tina observed the living room with expressions of judgment. This place is bigger than their living room. Large and luxurious jars are positioned in several places so as to make the living room look elegant and luxurious at the same time.

"I think my son explained everything to you." Said uncle starting the conversation.

The sound is very soft and comfortable in hearing, inversely proportional to the sound is heavy and quite rough.

Mom and Dad look at each other, Mom's eyes clearly show panic and she gives Dad a code to talk right away.

Dad cut off their eye contact before turning to look at Uncle and Aunt.

"Sister, I'm your sister. Our relationship cannot be decided simply because of mistakes in the past. Indeed I have to admit that we used to disappoint Brother and Sister's family, but we really did not intend to do that. We have money but only enough for my own family. I can't share it with Brother or any other family because I'm as blind as Brother." Said Dad speaking with his heavy voice.

Unlike some time ago, Dad's tone of voice has dropped an octave so it has the illusion that Dad speaks sincerely and humbly. Despite the fact that only God knows what he is thinking right now.

"My husband is right, brother. We really did it without intention. Look at the kids we raised. We have two children to raise while the two of you only have an Anggi. So how could we possibly help Brother at the same time we also need money to raise our children." After Father spoke, Mother immediately connected the speaker so that Uncle and Aunt were more convinced by the explanation of both of them.

But Uncle and Aunt's opinions don't seem the same. They were clear in their hearts how to treat this family but they had long forgotten about it because they were not vindictive people either. Just not being vengeful does not mean not being disappointed. They were disappointed and very disappointed with the avoidance attitude of this family first. When they are poor they avoid, acting as if they do not know each other. But after Anggi succeeds and buys a very nice house, they suddenly come to acknowledge the blood relation and act miserably as if they were victims. It's so shameless.

"You are our family and I don't admit that you are my sister-in-law. No, I'm not saying that because no matter how you were in the past, you were my family. It's just that now we have our own families and lives. You guys couldn't help me for some reason and now I can't help you because of my son. Anggi is my only child and he has long endured suffering. For this wish I promise not to let her down. So whatever happens in the future that we can't interfere in your family"

"But, Brother-"

"To be true, we are a family but that doesn't mean we bear everything you want and need. We already have a family each so just take care of your own family and do not bother other families. Didn't we used to be like this? Why not just stick with it and don't break this rule?" Uncle still talked even though Dad cut him off.

Uncle's expression was very understated when saying this but his tone of decisiveness could not be covered. He asserts directly that they do have an undeniable family relationship but that does not mean having to share grief together because past injuries will continue to remind Uncle and Aunt that a family of four people it's very greedy. Just look at it now. When they were poor, the family avoided it, but after they became rich, the family suddenly came to acknowledge the blood relation. Ironically, all of this happens because of money, money, and money. Without money they will probably continue to be indifferent.

"Sister.we're really sorry for the past"

"My sister." Cut Uncle seriously.

"You are my sister and everything that happened in the past we have forgiven but that doesn't mean we can forget about it. Moreover this is my own daughter's wish and I can't let her down." Keep stressing again.

Mom and Dad looked at each other, their expressions were both very bad and looked uneasy. Can't stand it, Mom ended up speaking in her own distinctive style.

"Silver is too much. Anggi is your daughter so how can you follow the words of your own daughter? Remember, you are his parents and have the power to rule everything about his life. If you want to be governed like this by Anggi, then is not Anggi the same as demeaning you as his parents? This is not true, brother. He shouldn't have done this to you even if he was your only son." Mother said in a blaming voice.

How bad, how could his brother and sister-in-law be fooled by their own child? They were the ones who gave birth to and raised her, so how could Anggi have the right to manage their decisions or affairs both of them?

What you say is also approved by Father and children. They strongly agreed with what Mother said so Tina and Widia immediately voiced their opinions as good children.

"Uncle and Aunt, what you said is true. You are his parents so no brother Anggi should rule or regulate your life. He doesn't want to do that to you. Uncle and Aunt, look at me and Widia. We are your little sisters but we never did what Anggi did to you. We never ruled Mom and Dad or even took care of their personal lives. We dare not do that because they are both our parents, the person who gave birth and raised us." Widia said fiery and occasionally emphasized how good they were both as a child, as if they were indirectly saying that Anggi was not a dutiful child.

Mom and Dad were clearly satisfied with Widia's words. They silently gave two thumbs to Widia.

Hearing what Mother and Widia said, Uncle and Aunt were not offended. They still had smiles on their old faces which were very reassuring.

"You two are joking, what you all said is so exaggerated. The money that we used to buy clothes and eat was the result of Anggi's hard work, and even this house was the result of Anggi's hard work, so how could Anggi be considered as a child who was ungodly, he said, like to rule and organize our personal lives? No, no, Anggi is not such a person and we ourselves are very relaxed here. Everything we enjoy today belongs to Anggi then anything we do aside from personal consumption should ask Anggi first as the original owner. And Anggi is not a stingy person, other than asking us not to give you money, he does not ask for anything more. Tell me how good my son is to me and my wife? Not that life is restrained and sad, but we're happy and comfortable here."

Father's words were like a bucket of cold water splashed right over his head. They were very embarrassed by the firmness of Uncle's words towards Anggi. What was the most embarrassing thing was when Uncle seriously stressed that everything here was the result of Anggi's hard work so they couldn't do anything about it.

"It's..." Dad choked on what Uncle said just now.

"Stay excessive if he prohibits Brother from connecting with us." Dad said that his headache from anger was also shame.

Seeing and hearing what Uncle said earlier had shown how much Anggi hated them. He forbade his own parents to give them money was a thing that made Dad feel humiliated at the same time also embarrassed.

Uncle shook his head in protest, "He doesn't forbid us from dealing with you but only forbids us from giving you money because he knows that you are capable and not short of money." My uncle explained.

At first Uncle did not agree with Anggi's decision because after all Father is his sister, but after knowing Anggi's deep explanation, Uncle finally agreed and considered this step to prevent his sister's greedy actions.

Hearing what Uncle said, Mother really disagreed and wanted to argue. But what he was about to say was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door from outside.

"Assynogaal?" The voice of the middle-aged man came from outside.

Uncle and Aunt immediately woke up to hear the middle-aged man's greeting. They hurried to open the guest's door.

"Waalaikumussalam, brother. My brother finally came. Me and Dad have been waiting for you guys to come." Bibi said as she kissed the middle-aged man and his wife's hands.

The middle-aged man was Uncle Anggi from Mother's side. His services and kindness in this life will never be forgotten because they are very good people. When his family was hit by a disaster, the first person to lend a hand was this uncle's family. Though their lives were also very difficult at that time but still took the time to attach importance to the Anggi family.

"You came here after receiving a call from Anggi. He asked us today to come here with our son, Rangga." Said the middle-aged man while pushing the short skinny male shoulder that had been standing stiff beside the middle-aged woman.

They have heard the news that Anggi and his parents now have a good life but they do not dare to ask or come to Anggi. They are afraid they are thought to want to use Anggi and his parents. And because of this problem also some people in their place make rumors if Anggi has forgotten them because Anggi's life is now very good.

Of course they are sad but they are also happy because their relatives end up having a very good life. Far from poverty in those years.

"The numbers explained it this morning, brother. He said you guys were coming here. We are very happy and have been waiting for your arrival." Said Uncle while grabbing the middle-aged man's shoulder.

Friendly greetings and sincere smiles, the treatment of the Anggi family is still the same as before. This made the middle-aged male family finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go in, brother. We'll talk about everything inside while waiting for Anggi to arrive."

Earlier this morning Anggi had called and told if later in the afternoon he would return home to deliver souvenirs from the city of D.

The middle-aged man smiled in relief, "Thank you."

He and his wife, son, went into the house. Inside they met Father and Mother who had had grim expressions on their faces. How could they not be angry and upset?! Anggi's treatment of them is very different from the treatment of Anggi to the family of Father. They were warmly welcomed while the family was greeted with a cold welcome. In addition, the thing that most upset them was that Anggi personally asked this foreign family to come, he said, while the family Father himself had to fight hard to come here to apologize and connect the family rope that was dusty.

It's really annoying.

"You have guests? Did we interrupt your conversation?" The middle-aged man felt that these people looked rather familiar but he was not sure where he had seen them.

"It's nothing, brother. This is my sister. He's been here since 1 hour ago." Said Uncle while asking the middle-aged man to sit on the sofa with his son and wife.

They sat carefully and were very polite in noticing that there were other people around them as well. While Auntie had already gone to the kitchen to prepare a drink for them. Since almost all snacks were spent by Mother, Widia and Tina, then Mother had to prepare another meal for her sister.

"Here's the drink, brother, drink it while it's warm." Said Aunt welcoming them.

Mom, Widia, and Tina noticed some sweet snack plates on the table. Shamelessly they took the plate and ate it casually. They behaved as if this house was the home of their immediate family.

Aunty saw their behavior and could not give any comment because they were also one of the family.

"Sister is too biased towards us. When we came, you did not welcome us well but when the family-in-law came, brother welcomed their arrival excessively." Mommy said biased with a mouth that does not stop chewing cakes on serving plates that have just touched the surface of the table.

Clearly this statement made the middle-aged man uncomfortable. They feel bad living in the same place as your family.

He said, "Isn't it clear? Do I need to explain to you why again?" Uncle asked, he had lost his smile.

Mother's mouth that was chewing immediately felt stiff. He shifted his seat uncomfortable especially when getting a sharp gaze from Dad.

"But still we're Big Brother's closest family." Mum's mumbling still not kapok.

He was desperate to get Uncle and Aunt's attention right away, wanting to get in touch again and get some money. Also with Anggi's work now they can use it for long-term life ahead. Isn't this very useful?

"I've explained. We're a close family but I can't do anything to you." The uncle stressed.

Father understood what his brother meant and he was also very embarrassed by your current position. He couldn't go on like this because the other party always gave a rejection but he wasn't willing to deal with the situation either. Just look at how they treated this middle-aged man, they obviously got a lot of benefits from Anggi let alone the middle-aged man who was invited directly to this house by Anggi.

Dad was speechless and couldn't bear to see his wife talking so he pinched his wife's thigh to shut his mouth immediately. Upset, but Mother obediently closed her mouth so as not to make trouble with them.

"Figure asked us here, I don't know why he asked us here, do you know?" Asked the middle-aged man immediately picked up the topic of conversation after seeing the tension between them.

Uncle shook his head not knowing because Anggi did not say anything.

"He called this morning to tell us about your arrival here and just ask us to take care of you until he comes." My uncle explained.

Anggi is coming here soon and Mom and the others have heard it several times. The arrival of Anggi is definitely not a good idea. They will definitely be expelled like the night before.

"Oh, then we'll wait." Said the middle-aged man.

"Mom, when do we start eating?" Widia asked her mother.

She had smelled the smell of the cooking since then but tried to hold back because Uncle and Aunt had not mentioned it.

My mother is hungry too. He knew there was something good in the house. The cuisine cooked here must be delicious and rich in various flavors so where might he just miss it.

"Sister, when do we start lunch? My children are starving and want to eat soon." Mother said shamelessly.

Uncle and Aunt immediately shook their heads.

"It's still 11, it's not lunch time yet. Besides Aldi and Aldo have not yet returned to school so we have to wait a while longer until they get home from school." My aunt explained.

Not that he was stingy or didn't want to share. Auntie's not that kind of person. He just waited for the kids to go home from school before starting lunch.

But this response seemed to be underestimated by Mother and the others.

"They're young, they can eat after we eat. Besides it's 11 noon and my kids are starving, we better have lunch soon, brother." Urge Mom greedy.

Uncle and Aunt knew that these people had lost their shame. So reluctantly they brought everyone into the dining room in the living room. Along the way to the living room, Mother, Widia, Tina did not stop clucking in amazement at the contents of this house. Their hands and feet could not stand still, they touched some places greedily and occasionally wanted to get into a room or room that caught their attention. If only Dad hadn't stopped them straight away, Uncle and Auntie would have long since lost patience towards the three of them.

Father himself would not want to feel ashamed of the behavior of his son and wife. Unlike those who could not keep quiet, the middle-aged male family was precisely very calm and stiff along the way. They do admire this house but not to touch here and there which is very embarrassing.

"Be quiet. You guys aren't ashamed of seeing that family?!" Father's wrath on his wife and children.

Mother saw the other family, they were calm and did nothing, very restrained.

Screeched in annoyance, "They also actually want to touch like us but they're just shy. Very hypocritical-"

"Shut up! Can you stop embarrassing me?!" Cut Daddy out of patience.

Mom immediately pouted. He said nothing and followed Dad obediently. But their obedience is only temporary. Because once sitting on the dining chair, they greedily ate every delicious dish that was on the dining table. Their hands did not stop reaching out and their mouths did not stop chewing, they looked like people who had never eaten for days. Very greedy.

After they finished eating, they returned to the living room to continue the conversation while waiting for the arrival of Anggi. The first person to leave the table is Mom and her kids. They were afraid to wash the dishes. So they ran away. At first they wanted to tour some rooms but were soon prevented by Dad.

Upset, they reluctantly returned to the living room and sat in the same position as before.

Tired of the stiff and dull atmosphere here, Tina started to get sleepy after eating a lot of delicious meals. He was full and wanted to sleep.

"Mom, I'm sleepy." Tina wants to sleep.

Mother rubbed the top of her head, "Patience, wait a minute. Father and Mother have not succeeded in persuading them." She told him to wait patiently.

But Tina had other thoughts. He wants to sleep in the guest room or if possible in Anggi's room. Because he was curious and wanted to feel what it was like to sleep in a luxurious and soft place.

"Mom, I can sleep in Anggi's room while waiting for you to finish talking." Tina said she was providing a solution.

I think also this is not a problem because they are a family so it does not matter if the daughter sleeps in Anggi's room.

"Sister, my son is sleepy. He wants to sleep in Anggi's room. Where Anggi's room is, let me send him there."

"Sorry, Anggi doesn't like his personal space being entered by others." Reject Aunt firmly.

Clearly it was his daughter's private place, a place only reserved for Anggi to rest and not to be entered by others. Whoever it is especially Tina and Widia who are not familiar with Anggi.

Mom was not happy with Mom's rejection, so she said stubbornly, "So much. My children are not other people. They are the Anggi brothers. So how could they not sleep there."

Aunty answered casually, "For my daughter they are strangers. You guys should know this well."

Hearing what Auntie said, Mother instantly exploded in anger.

"Sister is very arrogant after becoming a rich man. You have been cold and indifferent to us just because you are not as rich as you. Brother must not be like this, we are your family and have a thick blood relationship with you!" Mother said emotions surprised everyone.

He accused Uncle and Aunt of being biased towards his family. This accusation is indeed proven to be true but everyone here clearly does not like to listen to his accusations.

Aunty and Uncle thought that if this result would come in the end, they were also not surprised by the abusive attitude of the Mother family because they had originally come here because they had the wrong intention.

"Do not accuse. My sisters are not that kind of person. You are the ones who can't help yourself in this house. Even though you are his family but it is not appropriate that you force yourself to enter their home let alone to the point of wanting to explore their private place." The middle-aged man was unwilling to speak up for his sister.

She was not happy that her sister was being accused of being bad when obviously the really bad people here were the family of Mom and Dad himself.

Dad looked at the middle-aged man with a hostile look, "What do you know? You're just a stranger here." Said Dad pretentious.

Hearing what Father said, Uncle this time could not help it anymore.

"Sister is not a stranger, he is my brother and my family. In the past when we were in trouble Brother always came to help us, carrying rice and vegetables, sometimes giving Anggi money to shop when the life of the brother at that time was very difficult. While you? Here you are the real strangers. You disappeared and avoided us, so how could you still not be strangers to my family?" Uncle's words were very sharp and instantly humiliated Dad.

Father suddenly became embarrassed if his brother continued to bring up the past. He was obviously not happy about the past being revealed here let alone in front of strangers.

"So don't bring up the past, it's past." Dad begged.

Uncle looked at him coldly, "Aren't you the one who wanted to bring it up first? Said my brother was a stranger when obviously you were a stranger here." Said Uncle mercilessly ignoring the gloomy expressions of Father and Mother.

I wanted to make a defense but was immediately interrupted by the knock of the door outside.

Tok

Tok

Tok

Bibi got up to open the door and found two burly men in black suits standing outside in a dominant manner.

"Sorry, who are you looking for?" Auntie asked politely as these people looked unusual at first glance.

One of the burly men gave a business card, there was written a name of a famous company in this country.

Demian Group.

"It's..." Aunt's shocked.

"Sorry to interrupt Mom's time. We are here commissioned by Mr. Adit to look after you. The master said we had to keep an eye on this house from some troubled guests and one of the anticipated list of people was a family of four. They are Uncle and Aunt Anggi. Sir said if they've been more than two hours inside, then we're asked to take action against them." Said the burly man.

"Take action?" Aunt asked confused.