Tasbih Love In Qatar
Eating Habits

Do not forbid me to do my duty as a wife, for I have been taught since childhood to do what has become my duty, I also learned about my duties as a wife long before we got married.

If you don't want me to expect anything from you, I will, but not with my duty, being loved by you is not my duty, but serving you is my duty as a wife.

(Zulaikha Azkadina)

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Zulaikha was so shocked as he realized who was currently pulling him. Tareeq, the man took her to the room in a quick motion without saying anything before, until they arrived at the room, not forgetting that the man locked the door of his room.

"What do you want?" ask the man with a flat face.

"My mother? What mauksud?" Zulaikha really did not understand where her husband was going.

Sure enough, it was still early morning and Zulaikha had not done anything but switch rooms to Nameera's room, then what made the man seem objectionable and annoyed?

"Do you want to do everything for me?" repeat a little bit.

Zulaikha opened his mouth a sign that he understood Tareeq's intentions this time. "Is something wrong?" Not answering, the girl asked back.

"I told you not to expect anything from me, didn't you understand what I said back then?" ask Tareeq.

"I clearly understand, and what I'm doing has absolutely nothing to do with your ban, so where's the harm?"

Tareeq was silent for a moment, he admitted that what Zulaikha said was true, there was no connection between the two. It was just that he was afraid of getting used to all that, but he did not know how to express it.

"But still, I can do it myself without your help, so you don't have to bother doing it, you ...." Tareeq's speech was interrupted when the sound of knocking on the door from outside the room.

"Sorry sir, Mr. Husein calls you and your wife to have breakfast together" one of the servants said in Arabic.

"Please forbid me to hope for you, but don't stop me from doing my duty" he exclaimed and quickly walked out of the room.

Tareeq stared at Zulaikha's departure with his mouth open, but did not speak. "Gosh, it turns out that his stance is strong as well" he muttered, then walked out of the room and headed to the dining table.

Without realizing it, Zulaikha followed him from behind. Apparently the girl did not go straight to the dining table, but waited for Tareeq first behind a giant antique jar that was not far from her room. He knew Aunt Afra would back him if she came earlier than her husband.

Tareeq furrowed his brows when he did not find Zulaikha at the dining table with Grandpa and Aunt.

"Grandfather, did Grandpa see Zulaikha?" tanya Tareeq while taking a seat in front of the elderly man.

"What do you mean, Tareeq, isn't the one behind you Zulaikha? Husein's grandfather pointed behind Tareeq, making the man look back, and sure enough, the girl was actually behind him and immediately took her place beside the husband.

On the dining table there are various special foods Qatari. Starting from snacks such as yogurt, cheese, olives and other fruits, as well as heavy foods such as machboos, which is rice cooked with a variety of spices to produce a aroma and taste that is so appetizing, then served with all kinds of meat such as chicken, lamb, shrimp, camel, or fish. At first glance, machboos is almost similar to biryani rice, a typical food from India.

Because Zulaikha was used to eating rice, finally so agile, the girl presented machboos on a plate and gave it to Tareeq.

"What a strange thing, how can a man who is already a wife not know the eating habits of her husband? Tareeq was not used to eating heavy meals at breakfast, he preferred to drink coffee, milk or even yogurt and ate Ziatun fruit or dates at breakfast" said Bibi Afra, that makes the girl a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I don't know" she said, pulling the plate in front of Tareeq in front of her and replacing her husband's food with milk and olives.

"It's okay, son. His name is also a different newlywed country, there must be a different habit," said Grandpa Husein so soft, making the shame that approached Zukaikha a little reduced.

"That's why I prefer that Tareeq marry Qifty, a native Qatari girl, a very intelligent doctor, instead of a girl like her," circus Aunt Afra pointed to Zulaikha.

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