Not the Perfect Wife
297. S2 - Viewing view
"It's not that I don't want to go to town. It's just that, I'm comfortable living here," said Bu Nur.
"Mom, look at Laily. Can you let him work hard here? Don't you want to see her succeed? In the city he could study at a renowned University. He can achieve his goals. It's not my intention to insult Mother's situation here, but what can one expect to live here? Laily's future is long. Please think back, Mom," Khairi said.
Everyone is silent. That's right what Khairi said. Laily still has a long future. Nur did not want to be selfish by holding the girl by his side. The woman thought for a moment what she was going to do.
"Then, let Laily come with you. You can stay here by yourself" Nur said.
"Mom, how can it be like that!" exciting Khairi.
"It's okay, I'm comfortable living here."
"I don't want to leave Mom, I'm here. I didn't go to college either" Laily told a lie.
He was very eager to go to college. Even secretly the girl often does her friend's duties. At times like that Laily used time to read their books. He knew himself not to ask his mother to give it up.
It could have been the girl applying for a college student duty track, but where would they have eaten if it didn't work? While many children are now moving to newly built foundations. Until finally a year ago Nur was forced to stop teaching because of falling while bathing and difficulty walking. All needs are the responsibility of Laily.
Khairi sighed. It would be hard to persuade them. Although he knew that his sister would want to go to college, given what Wulan told him yesterday.
"You don't do that, Laily. You have to go to college so you can make me proud" Nur said.
"I don't want to be away from Mom, let alone having to leave Mom alone here. I didn't go to college, papa. It's commonplace" said Laily.
Since childhood, the girl was never far from her mother. If he goes with Khairi, surely even in the city Laily will not be calm. If he is required to choose, it is better not to go to college than to go far with his mother.
"Well, if you don't want to come. I won't force either" Khairi said. "I'm out first, I have something to talk to Mr. Hari about."
Khairi left without waiting for an answer from everyone. He was disappointed with his mother and sister's choice. Afrin knew how her husband felt, but, there was no way they were pushy.
"Son, is Khairi angry with you?" nur asked while looking at his son's back that was getting away.
"No, Ma. Mas Khairi, right, said he wanted to talk to Mr. Hari for a moment. There must be something important" Afrin said with a smile.
Although Afrin said no, Nur knew that her son was angry. It's just that he didn't want to go to town because he didn't want to meet Hamdan. The woman tried to forget her heartache. However, if it were to be reunited, the pain would definitely come back.
Regarding Laily's future, Nur also thought about it. He wants to see her succeed. No one knows the age of man. The woman was afraid that if it was time for her to return to the creator, her daughter would be alone without having a handle.
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Khairi chose to take a walk in the village. He lied earlier when he said he wanted to talk to Mr. Hari because his driver-in-law had left, according to Khairi's orders to search the hotel. Until his steps stopped right in front of the mosque.
There's no one there. Khairi decided to just sit on the terrace. He did not know where to calm his mind. The man deliberately left because he did not want to be angry with his mother and sister.
Khairi is well-intentioned for his sister's future. He also wanted to be devoted to his mother, but it seemed like everything was very difficult.
"Assalamualaikum," said a man disperse the reverie of Khairi.
"Waalaikumsalam" Khairi said, shaking hands with the man.
"Don't dream in God's house. It's better to multiply dhikr, it's more useful."
"Yes, sir."
"Yes, you know my mother?"
"Sure, who doesn't know him. She's beautiful, friendly, but there's always someone sneering at her."
"Actually I wanted to take the capital to the city, but he refused on the grounds that he was very comfortable living in this village. Though everyone knows here mother lives all the shortcomings."
"Lack and excess does not guarantee a comfortable life. Your mother did live a life of deprivation, but she's comfortable here. On the contrary, in the city everything is fulfilled, but for your mother it is not comfortable. How else would it be like that? Don't force. He must know what's good for him."
Khairi thought of the man's words. Maybe this time he should give up. It was his first day meeting his mother. Khairi doesn't want to make bad memories.
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"Where to the road, son? Why so long?" ask Bu Nur to his son-in-law.
"Maybe in a moment, ma'am," replied Afrin trying to calm her agitated father-in-law. She also did not calm down to think about where her husband had gone.
"Do you need Laily to follow up, Mom? Who knows stray brother," said Laily.
"Yes, you're right. You should follow your sister maybe the wrong way," said Nur.
Laily sets foot in search of Khairi, afraid that the man will get lost. It was impossible to remember that small village. The distance of the house and Wulan's house was not too far away.
After a few steps, the girl returned to the house. Of course it made Nur and Afrin look at him. Both thought that Laily refused to look for her brother.
"Why come back, Ly? You don't want to find your sister?" ask Nur.
"Not not to, Mom. Tuh, brother has come home," said Laily while pointing at Khairi with his chin.
"Thank God, thank God he came home" Nur said, wiping his chest. Afrin just smiled.
"Assalamualaikum" Khairi said as soon as he entered the house.
"Waalaikumsalam, where have you been, son? Why so long? I thought you were straying" asked Nur.
"Let's take a walk, Mom. Look at the scenery of the village, it was very soothing to the eyes," replied Khairi.
"Cooling eyes? Cool the eyes in the real sense or what?" afrin asked with her eyes fixed on her husband.
Khairi was astonished by his wife's behavior. He had no idea what Afrin meant. What's wrong with seeing the view?
"What does that mean, honey? I don't understand."
"I mean, the sister had actually seen the scenery in the form of nature and the like or the scenery in the form of a beautiful girl," said Laily made Khairi gawk.
The man immediately approached the wife and explained if she really saw the scene. Khairi is also not interested in village girls or other girls. Shamelessly the man seduced Afrin, occasionally kissing his wife's cheek. It made Nur and Laily both smile and be ashamed.
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