BLESSINGS OF LOVE
For What Also

"Sir, sorry to ask, if Mr Asrul is in his room or not?" magenta asked the campus administration officer.

"Well, just go in. His teaching schedule is still two hours away, but he may be busy checking on assignments" the officer replied.

Magenta nodded, then tried to enter the lecturer's room and looked for Asrul.

Inside the large room just happened to be Asrul who was typing something on his computer.

Magenta frowned in fear that anyone would hear, and when he was sure that no one else, he approached his brother-in-law immediately.

"Mas Asrul, is very evil," said Magenta suddenly so that made Asrul shocked.

"What Genes? forgive me, you almost lost my heart" said Asrul while regulating his breath.

"Mas.duh..devil anyway, why my mentor lecturer should be Mr. Wijoyo. Pardon me..mas will know that he is a killer," Magenta protested to his brother-in-law.

"So who do you want the mentor? Mr Husein or who?"ask Asrul casually.

"Oh Allah, of course I want Mas Asrul dong. The next time his sister-in-law got another lecturer mentor instead of her own brother," Magenta said with a frown.

Asrul was amused to see the face of his super spoiled sister-in-law.

"Gen, have you ever heard of the term KKN?".

"Yes, Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism, why?" Magenta asked back.

"Know not the meaning of the word Nepotism?" ask Asrul again with a smile.

"Know dong, meaning someone who abuses his authority by prioritizing his family or relatives rather than people who should have more ability" Magenta replied straightforwardly.

"Well that's it....!!! you're my sister, her own sister's time was mentored by her brother. What other people said," Asrul tried to open Magenta's mind.

"Mas.that's if the job. I'm a student, another dong same job," Magenta still forced Asrul to be his mentor.

"Jeez Gen, I'm on this campus just playing hide and seek...huh...??!!!"Asrul began to resent because his sister-in-law did not understand.

"I am a teacher, my job is to teach students lessons. You're a student and it just so happens that my sister-in-law, so there's no way I can be your mentor. Later even the value that you can be considered is not pure value".

Magenta mendelik while still pouting the receipt with the decision of the campus.

"Come on, Gen's a big boy, already a student. Prove that you have achievements. His brother's time as a lecturer but his sister can't do anything" Asrul said again as he stood up and ruffled his sister-in-law's hair.

"Iiihhhh, but Jena can get into a group whose mentor is Mas Asrul. Come on, why is that?" Magenta is still trying to protest.

"Gen...Gen...., if Jena were your friend, she could have gotten into the group under my mentoring. If you are a sister-in-law, different dong," said Asrul again while feeling complicated by the request of his sister-in-law.

"Yes, Mas Asrul loves Jena more than I do" Magenta said, standing up.

"Astagfirullah, I have to how else the same sister-in-law this one. That's what's governing not me, but the college. Come on don't sulk so, embarrassed dong, the time in the house spoiled then on campus is also spoiled anyway," Asrul began to be more irritated because his sister-in-law did not want to understand.

"Yes already, now ask for money dong. I want to buy some meatballs, hungry," Magenta asked for something else.

"Geez, you asked for a mentor, now ask for money. Take...!"asrul said while giving ten thousand to his sister-in-law.

"Mas..pelit yah..mas ceban doang? add the hell, it's going to eat must drink," Magenta protested again to his sister-in-law.

(Load \= ten thousand)

"O Allah, O Rabbi, buy meatballs for a bowl, how much do you want to eat?" Asrul glared as his sister-in-law asked for more money.

"A further dong, let's go. Same time my own sister is stingy".

While feeling annoyed, Asrul took out another piece of money and was immediately struck by Magenta.

"Please Mas Asrul who is stingy and evil, I want to snack meatballs...".

Magenta walked while jumping up and down from the lecturer's room, while Asrul could only shake his head at the behavior of his sister-in-law.

"Hahahah.ya that's Magenta, from a spoiled child to already a student as well. Maybe because Mamih was overindulging her," Aletha laughed as her husband told her about the incident earlier this afternoon.

"When I became his mentor, all would protest and consider me unfair in giving value" Asrul explained to his wife who was pregnant at the time.

(fair \= fair)

"Let it go, it has to be. And I'm glad to hear he got a killer lecturer. Let him be a mature man of thought" said Aletha, stroking her big belly.

Asrul looked at his wife's distended stomach, then brought his head closer and kissed while stroking his stomach.

"Dedek when the hell was born, I can't wait to meet quickly," said Asrul while continuing to kiss and stroke Aletha's stomach.

"Front month father, grandpa also wanted to meet mother and father," Aletha said as if the child in her stomach were saying words.

Asrul looked up, kissed his wife on the cheek and lay down next to his wife and slept hugging her.

Husein and Yunita were picking the right gift to give to Aletha who had just given birth to a baby boy.

"Shirt, sling and bag for baby equipment, surely Etha already has all. Her parents are so rich that, of course, everything is prepared" said Yunita who was confused looking for the right gift for Aletha and her baby.

"Don't think so, the name is also we want to give a gift. I'm sure that whatever it is, Etha will definitely be happy to receive a gift from her best friend," Husein said as she embraced Yunita's shoulder.

Apparently true, Husein had once predicted that Asrul would be with Aletha the sweet brown girl, while he would be with Yunita the white girl who judges.

"Weirdly indeed, if they give again the goods they already have, what for? later it will even be stored or even thrown away," Yunita said with a thin tone.

"Not necessarily, we just look for the rich man who will not buy but it turns out that the object will be useful" said Husein while pinching the small lobe of his lover's nose.

Then the two look again for objects for babies that are otherwise impossible to buy rich people but if there is already will be very useful.

"Mas, this is it, surely Etha has not got this thing," Yunita happily showed me the baby swing made of soft material and there was a spring strap.

"Well, this is true, the rich would not have thought such a tool would be very useful," Husein also agreed with Yunita's choice.

After wrapping the gift, the two of them immediately headed to the hospital where Aletha was treated after giving birth.

Husein hugs Yunita on his favorite motorcycle, and Yunita feels happy even though her lover does not have a car like Asrul and Aletha.

"Wow.thank you Aunt Yuyun and Oom Husein, I'm so happy for the card. Later I want dong swinging using this hanger," said Aletha when opening a gift from her best friend.

"Etha, where will the swing be hung?" asked Edmun's mother felt strange with the object that his son was holding.

"At the doorpost can, if you know Etha anyway usually at the doorpost," said Aletha answered her mother's question.

"Whatever never knew there was such a thing, just be careful not to let my grandson fall," said Mother Edmun while slightly sneering when looking at the swing.

"Let's calm Mamih, Etha once knew how a baby was swung using this device and his sleep was very good," said Aletha to calm her mother's heart.

"Let's see Yun, his son who looks like Asrul. There was not the slightest trace of Etha's face," Edmun's mother said as she pointed to the crib.

Yunita simply smiled and felt confused to respond to Mother Edmun's statement.

"But fortunately, Etha's nose was round, Asrul's nose was sharp because of the Arabs. Fortunately, the baby was dead, too" Edmun's mother said that about her newborn granddaughter.

"Yes aunty, Alhamdulillah, may aunty's grandson become a sholeh child later" said Yunita trying to respond.

"Aamiin, must dong Yun. Wong's grandparents were sholeh and sholehah, of course his grandchildren should be, too" Edmun's mother prided herself.

Yunita only smiles while feeling awkward when talking to her mother Aletha.

"Bro, it's really cool that the wife is being treated in the VIP room. How much does it cost per day?" ask Hussein in admiration.

"It wasn't me who paid, the in-laws all who arranged. When I got here, I signed up for the second-class room. Then the in-laws came, and immediately changed to VIP , "answered Asrul.

"Well, relax dong if the in-laws pay, you stay foot-barges of course. It's really good for your life, bro" Husein said that and saw Asrul's face change.

"Snakes from where bro, self-esteem is gone bro. I've been considered by my wife's family all along. Whatever the in-laws intervened".

"Buy the house, that's when me and Etha have agreed to install together. Uh, in-laws know, dong paid in cash, right away," Asrul looks very unhappy with the state of his household.

"Then Aletha also bought a new car, but he did not ask his parents".

Hearing Asrul's story, making Husein even feel confused to his best friend.

"Loh, not even delicious bro. You don't have any installments" Husein said.

"Enak, it's delicious. Whole money, can be used to buy other necessities. But, I have no right to speak as a husband and daughter-in-law. Whatever how my two in-laws are," complained Asrul who felt his pride was stepped on.

"From the beginning of marriage, all arranged in-laws. Even this wedding ring we also changed, we used to both have bought a pair of rings of our choice and also a wedding gold necklace".

Asrul was silent for a moment while sighing.

"Then on the wedding day, everything changed. His model ring changed, and the wedding gold that had been just a ten-gram necklace became a set of twenty-five-gram gold jewelry. We were both shocked to see it," continued Asrul looks his face does not like the situation.

Husein patted his best friend on the shoulder, he felt the feeling of his best friend.

"But anyway, we are men. I want to have something of my own work. My wife is also so, the term we both work and we want what we have is the result we both shoulder to shoulder," continued Asrul again with a depressed face.

"Ehm.sorry, I want to talk to Asrul for a moment," suddenly Mr. Edmun came out of Aletha's nursery and the baby.

"Oh, yes Oom, please," said Husein while standing up to invite Mr. Edmun to sit next to Asrul.

"Asrul, look, tomorrow Aletha can go home. Well, later let the papih and mamih only pick up, and for a while Aletha and the baby will stay in the papih house" said Mr. Edmun told Asrul about his wife and child.

"Hmm, isn't it Aletha's house just Papih? let us both take care of the baby" said Asrul seem to object to the plan in-laws.

"You have no experience taking care of the baby, so rather than later there will be nothing, it is better for your wife and child to be with us first," Mr. Edmun still asked his children and grandchildren to stay with them.

It's upset this heart, but how else. Both of his parents-in-law if they speak the same meaning as the fatwa, must be approved and followed.

Husein finally saw firsthand how his best friend had to obey what his in-laws wanted without being able to give any arguments.

In his heart he felt sorry for Asrul who looked helpless before his in-laws.

The next day Aletha and the baby could go home, and as a husband of course Asrul was on standby to pick up his wife.

While cleaning Aletha's clothes and other necessities while in the hospital, her two in-laws came to Aletha's hospital room.

"Etha, yesterday the papih had spoken to Asrul, and he had also agreed. You will live in a prosperous house first well, later if your baby is a bit big, then later you can go home to your house," said Mr. Edmun once entered the room.

"But me and Mas Asrul have agreed to take the baby to our house. Let me and Mas Asrul alone take care of our son," said Aletha seemed unhappy with the idea of her father.

"Etha, your husband has agreed, you don't know how to take care of a baby. So let you at home mamih first, right said Papihmu, later if the baby is big and you already understand take care of it, please take it home," Mother Edmun directly added to Aletha.

"Mas, how the hell, yesterday he said we were the ones who take care of the children, now even I was evacuated to the house of Mamih and Papih," said Aletha protested to Asrul.

The eyes of his two in-laws glared at Asrul, and of course made himself grow mad at not being able to say anything.

"Mas, how the hell. Wonderful mas so plin-plan like this anyway".

"Etha, right said Mamih and Papih, you and our children should be at home prosperous first. Later I will also stay there temporarily" said Asrul with a heavy heart.

Inevitably, Aletha finally followed the wishes of her parents, she lived in the Prosperous street house where she lived when she was a girl with her parents.

Asrul parked his old car in front of his parents' shop. Looks like both parents are busy serving buyers, because they trade food from Arabia such as dates, chickpeas, sweets and the like.

There are also prayer supplies, scriptures, prayer beads and others.

Usually such Arab descendants, selling goods and also food that is usually made souvenirs for people who return from the holy land.

Because in general, those who return from the holy land must distribute souvenirs to guests who drive or pick him up.

Asrul went straight into the store and continued towards the back room of the store which was the residence of both his parents and also Anwar's younger brother.

He immediately opened the food hood on the dining table, apparently there were fried fish and soy sauce sauce.

Asrul immediately washed his hands, then took the dishes and immediately took the rice from the place of the rice onto the plate he was holding.

Then sit on one of the chairs and immediately grab one of the fried fish on the table earlier.

"Geez son of Umi, enter the house without greeting, then just eat. Where are you son?" ask Hasan's mother Asrul.

"Hungry umi, sorry I didn't say hello" he said, kissing the back of his mother's hand.

"Where's son?"Hasan's mother asked again as she stroked his eldest son's shoulder.

"From the hospital, Aletha and the baby were able to go home today".

"Alhamdulillah, where are they?" asked Hasan's mother with enthusiasm.

"Obviously, in the kingdom of beautiful in-laws" Asrul said.

"Astagfirullah, don't be so son, your in-laws are good people. Why are you so cynical. Pamali said parents first," said Hasan's mother who was not happy to hear his son's words.

(Pamali \= sin/tabu, the regional language term used in West Java and Central Java)

"My parents are good, just sorry his daughter-in-law has no self-esteem, no meaning," Asrul said as he enjoyed his lunch.

"What the hell is it? try to tell umi," asked Ms. Hasan when she saw her son looked unhappy.

Asrul looked at his mother, then sighed heavily.

"Umi, it seems Asrul was wrongly married to Aletha," Asrul said with a depressed face.

"HEY!!! WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!!" sir Hasan shouted from behind Asrul and his mother.

"ASRUL!!!! The man is not talking that is not good. The sin of the law, you are a priest but speak at will," Mr. Hasan seemed to dislike the words of his son earlier.

"Yes son, tell me what's going on? you can't talk like that, don't want a guy talking who shouldn't. Understand, right" Hasan's mother gently stroked her son's arm.

"Asrul feels useless, has no right to speak, has no right to express opinions, even just to have a wife and children as a whole also will never be done," asrul complained before his parents.

"I mean how? what makes you feel that way?" ask Mr. Hasan while glancing.

"Yesterday when she was about to give birth, Asrul placed Aletha in the second-class inpatient room. And Aletha was fine, and then the king and queen came, and my wife was immediately transferred to the VIP room".

"Aletha had refused at that time, but the order of the king and queen certainly could not be rejected. Finally my wife moved the room, and just now when she wanted to pay the hospital fee was already paid off in-laws. The aftermath of his wife and child was taken to his palace," Asrul let out all the uneg-unegs in his heart.

"Ah, if I become Bang Asrul hepi dong, all for free. Yes umi," Anwar's usual sister always snatched the words even though he did not understand what was at first.

"Nyamber kept kayaking," said Asrul while criticizing his sister.

Anwar just giggled to see his sister sewot.

"Asrul, listen to the affairs of the soul mate is the secret of God. You cannot say that what God has brought together is a mistake. Everything God does has the best secret in it, never complain" Hasan advised his eldest son.

"Already your fortune has rich in-laws, just accept not to be a burden. Wife and son are now in your in-laws' house, maybe they have a reason. For example, want to teach your wife how to take care of a baby or something else. Don't be prejudiced always, put yourself to no use and judge your in-laws as you please".

"What's your brother really saying, and Umi agrees too. Do not judge the parents-in-law badly, they must have had a certain reason by bringing your children and wife to their homes" Ms. Hasan also advised Asrul.

Suddenly Asrul's phone rang and Aletha's name was seen there.

"Yes, what's up Etha?".

"Assalamualaikum, mas Asrul," his wife's voice sounded from across the street.

"Walaikumsalam, what's wrong?" sahut Asrul's.

"Mas, tonight if you come here and bring me a nightgown. Then the red baby clothes suitcase please bring too. I slept here too, right?" aletha asked her to sleep together at her in-laws' house.

Asrul looked at his mother and father, both of whom did not hear his son-in-law's words but they could already guess.

Both of his parents nodded their heads towards Asrul who looked very upset.

"Yes, I will be there after Maghrib, please you just chat well what should I bring," replied Asrul with a sigh.

"Learn to be grateful for what we have, don't like to think badly. But try to respond to everything positively," said Mr. Hasan again while looking at the face of his son.

Asrul said nothing more, he immediately went to bring his dirty dishes and washed them in the kitchen.

Mr. Hasan and Ms. Hasan have never had a housekeeper, everything is done alone and they apply it to their two sons.

Asrul and Anwar despite being quite far apart, but both are independent children since childhood and both love each other.

At this time Asrul tried to feel his heart and mind, trying to let go of his ego as a man and also a husband.

There may be a point in what both of his parents-in-law did, but it is also possible that both of his in-laws were too excessive in loving their children and daughters-in-law plus there are now grandchildren.

Asrul can only try to lower his ego so as not to misunderstand his two in-laws.

In the afternoon Asrul came to his father-in-law's house and brought all his wife's orders.

Mr. Edmun and Ms. Edmun welcomed the arrival of his daughter-in-law happily.

They then had dinner together, and Aletha also ate at the dining table while learning how to walk.

"The seams still feel linu," Aletha said as she was led by Asrul towards the dining room.

"Slowly, people are pulled teeth also not a day immediately healed," said Asrul teasing his wife.

"Other stitches teeth with birth stitches. It's nothing, '" said Aletha, pinching her husband's cheek.

While the two were enjoying the food that had been served on the table, Mr. Edmun suddenly said something to Asrul and Aletha.

"You two don't have to worry about taking care of the baby, tomorrow morning a baby sitter comes. Payday business later let papih and mamih set ".

Surely Asrul and Aletha became looking at each other, there was a sense of annoyance but could not be said.

If indeed there will be a baby sitter, then for what is it Aletha and their baby live in the house of her in-laws.

Asrul only massaged the chest, although upset but can only be stored in the heart.