The House 1937's
30. Bi Inah (Introduction)

After a long time, my grandmother has finally found the person who will replace the position of Almarhumah Bibi in this house. His name is Bi Inah, he lives not far from the house of Najim, the second son of Pak Tani. Indeed, the grandmother had told Papa that she wanted to find a new person to replace Bibi, Najim who heard the news immediately returned to say that one of his neighbors was looking for a job as a domestic assistant. Papa who heard Najim's words immediately conveyed it to Grandma.

"Si Najim knows Jun's guy?", asked Grandma who was peeling vegetables at the kitchen table.

"Yes Well, said Najim was his neighbor.", Papa sipped his fresh warm tea.

"That's it, then tomorrow just tell him if he has time", replied Grandma while remaining focused on her activities. Grandma breathed a little relieved because she finally found a person who could be a replacement for her late aunt, but still she had to see the prospective replacement, whether in accordance with what she hoped or vice versa.

"Yes, tomorrow Jun said to Najim.", Papa sipped his warm tea again, today he was a little tired because yesterday afternoon he had to take Aunt Dewi to the airport to return to Singapore. The location of the airport in urban areas is quite time-consuming throughout the trip. Not to mention Papa also had to accompany Aunt Dewi while waiting for her plane at the airport. So today papa decided to open his shop until noon and then go home earlier than usual.

"Lu himself already know which one?", Grandma again asked Papa.

"Not yet Well, never seen the man..," My father shrugged, shrugging, previously he had never met this Bi Inah which according to Najim before he had also worked as a domestic assistant for quite a long time at his old employer's house, but he had to stop working in the house after a long time because the family who became his employer had to move out of town for his job.

"He said he'd worked a long time Well, rich Auntie is. Only his employer had to move out of town because of the service, PNS Nah.", explained Papa considering Najim's narration.

Grandma nodded her head and only reminded Papa to immediately tell Najim that the neighbor who was looking for a job should come to this house immediately.

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"My name is Inah, Koh, Ci.., said Enah today I can already work here.", Seen Bi Inah who introduced himself in front of Aunt Alin and Papa in the kitchen, and I'm sure you'll find her, and the two nodded kindly at the introduction from their new housekeeper.

"Yes Bi, let's be at home Bi works here.", Aunt Alin smiled politely while Papa just nodded her head.

"If I may know why Bibi immediately want to work here?, Bibi family where?", asked papa who was curious since knowing that Bi Inah wanted to directly work in this house.

"Oh that's so Bi, meaning Bibi's husband had previously known that his Aunt lived at Bibi's employer's house?", Turn Aunt Alin who asked Bi Inah.

"Yes Ci.., I told my husband to come home.., I also sent a message to Najim if my husband came home and I was not there, I'm working again...",

"That means aunty has previously told her husband if she wants to work again", Aunt Alin had previously known that Bi Inah had worked as a domestic assistant in another family.

"Yes Ci, fortunately my husband gave me permission to work, it's okay she said than I was unemployed.", Bi Inah smiled and a glimpse of her husband's face reflected in his mind.

"What kind of Auntie's husband works in the city?",

Now Papa who again asked, with a look of his face that was quite serious as usual, Aunt Alin who saw papa put on a face like that immediately elbowed his arm. Papa just threw a questioning gaze to his sister while stroking his arm that was on Aunt's elbow. Bi Inah for a moment noticed the interaction of the two children of his new employer, which he thought Papa and Tanteku look familiar and have a pretty good interaction. Seeing his father and aunt in front of him also reminded him of his two children who are also one man and one woman who now live in the village, it's just that they are still in their teens and are still in high school.

"Aibi knows Najim, means to know Giman with Pak Tani as well?",

"I don't know them very well Koh, I only know a glimpse of Najim, I met several times when they both came to Najim's house.", he said...", Auntie's light about Papa's confidant.

"But Najim told me Koh when he told me there was a job here, he said here the people are good, the salary is also quite big.., so I want to work here...", Bi Inah's innocent-sounding words were immediately greeted with a loud laugh by Papa and Aunt Alin.

After the sound of their laughter subsided a little, the two of them noticed Bi Inah for a moment who seemed to be only about 30 years old. The introductory session took place in the afternoon and felt quite pleasant when everyone was gathered at home , Bi Inah had also cleaned up all her clothes and belongings in the room that was occupied by her late aunt. When Grandma asked him if he would stay here if grandma accepted him to work here, he immediately nodded and assented. Grandma was happy that she finally had a new assistant and wanted to stay in this house. Because before Bi Inah came here, there were some other people who wanted to work in this house, but they fell silent when Grandma said that they should stay here if they want to work as Grandma's housekeeper. Apparently their reluctance was not without reason, rumors about my grandmother's 'angker' house had spread to many residents around. In addition, there was also news of the wind that the awesomeness of this house was because my Grandmother's family had done the reassurance, which of course made Papa angry so knowing the news that no-no. If you have seen a wrathful papa like this, Grandma can only calm him down and say to papa he does not need to worry about it. Grandma did not want papa to think too much about the news of the wind that is not clear from where.

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