BLESSINGS OF LOVE
H - 1

"Ouch...Mas...what kind of inn is this? From last night it was noisy right and left of the next room. Good thing our son can sleep, "that morning Jena nagged Asrul.

"We have to be frugal, so I'll just take a room at this inn. Tomorrow too we will get out of here," Asrul explained his reason for choosing a cheap lodging in the outskirts of Jakarta.

"Yes, but not like this too dong mas. Fortunately our child is not fussy, where the AC is noisy plus the left and right rooms are also noisy. Basic lecturer sucks you it's mas," Jena expressed her annoyance to Asrul.

"This is all I can rent, we have to find a ticket for tomorrow. Now don't be angry, take our son. Then to the airport we find a ticket for tomorrow," Asrul asked Jena.

While upset and upset, then Jena carried her child and followed Asrul's steps to the lodging lobby.

After leaving the key to the receptionist, they left the inn to look for breakfast while all looking for tickets to Palembang tomorrow.

"It just so happens that there are still two empty seats to go to Palembang, tomorrow departing at one noon from SS Airport," said the ticket sales officer at one of the travel agency offices.

"Okay, so how much do I have to pay?" asked Asrul while opening his wallet.

The officer offered a ticket purchase receipt, then Asrul immediately handed over a sum of money according to the bill listed on the paper.

Then after the payment was made, Asrul received two tickets for their departure tomorrow to Palembang.

Jena was very happy because she had gotten a ticket to return to Palembang.

"Mas, don't go back to the inn. I was lazy to go back there, it was very noisy there," Jena complained about the inn that Asrul rented last night.

"Yes, while we walk while looking for another cheap lodging and near the airport here," said Asrul invite Jena.

Fortunately Jena wants to be invited to walk, although Jakarta is a hot city.

Finally they found an inn that cost almost the same as the previous inn, only a few thousand dollars more expensive but comfortable and clean.

The innkeeper also seemed to be an old man who had a big house but only lived alone with a few helpers.

Asrul rented one of the empty rooms there, he was dealing with a woman who was the innkeeper.

"You are here, I will take the goods in the inn first, well" Asrul said, saying goodbye to the inn before.

"Here's the young man, bring the baby here. Sit here with your grandparents" the innkeeper asked Jena.

Then Jena approached to an empty seat near the innkeeper to sit down.

"That's your husband's a good man, patient. You also have to be patient and obedient with your husband well," said the innkeeper's grandmother while stroking Jena's back.

"Yes, thank you, Grandma. My husband is indeed a good person" Jena said with a smile.

The innkeeper's grandfather just smiled when he saw his wife talking to Jena.

"Your son is very calm well, a very beautiful baby".

Jena nodded her head while smiling at the grandmother.

"Capture is always him, no matter what happens. Do not let go of your arms, because this child is the key that will bring happiness to both of you," the grandmother held Jena's hand while leaving a message so that she must always take care of their baby.

Before long Asrul returned to the inn carrying their suitcases and bags.

Jena paid a farewell to grandma and grandpa, then followed Asrul to the room that had been shown by the innkeeper there.

"Grandfather and grandmother of the owner of this inn is very good, mbak," Jena told the innkeeper.

The officer was dumbfounded, he did not understand who he meant. Indeed, the owner of this inn was a pair of old people, but it had long since died.

The inn was managed by his granddaughter, and his granddaughter also now lives abroad. So only the employees are trusted to run the inn business.

"Father, today we went to school for only half a day. Because actually the lesson is finished this semester, just wait for the report card division later," Maya said when Mario was driving himself and his sister to school.

"Mega is the same? come home half a day?" mario asked as he peeked at his son from the rearview mirror in the car.

Mega just nodded towards the shadow of her father in the rearview mirror, then looked out the side window of the car from the back seat.

"Hmmm, it's twelve o'clock by noon papa pick up again. We will eat at the restaurant" said Mario.

"Horay!!! papa is really cool," cried Maya while hugging her father.

Maya kisses her cheek and gets out of the car when she arrives in front of the school yard.

"Well, how come you're going to go long?"tanya Mega who has been pouting since.

Mario looked at his son, then asked him to come closer.

"Here baby, papa is very fond of Mega. I'm sorry, dear, but you have to go first. Mega must be patient well, papa will always be there for you," said Mario while kissing his son's forehead and stroking his son's hair.

Then Mega got out of the car, and immediately entered the school gate.

Mario doesn't come home soon but he's hurtling towards his parents' house.

"Tumben Rio, you're not going to the office today?" mamih Regina asked when she saw her son coming to their house.

"There's Jimmy, let him run the company" said Mario, hugging and kissing his mother.

"Which wean?" ask Mario.

"Oh, Papih is in the back, it's usually old like this we often sit in the backyard. It feels comfortable and calm to sit in the back there," said Mamih Regina as she took Mario to the backyard.

"Eh, Rio, tumben here, usually on Sunday you come here," said Papih Hansen while correcting the location of the glasses frame.

"Yes, intentionally here, it just so happens that the school children are only until twelve in the afternoon. So later all of you pick them up from school" said Mario, embracing and kissing his father's forehead.

"Will you bring the kids here?"ask Mamih Regina.

"No, we have an appointment to eat at the diner. It's normal that Mega is not angry, because tomorrow Rio will be out of town for a long time" replied Mario.

"Where else are you Rio?" ask Papih Hansen.

"Hmmm, get out of town with a friend no business. Just maybe a bit long gone, so Rio must seduce Mega so do not be angry continue," said Mario.

"When did it go?".

"Tomorrow noon".

Then Papih Hansen and Mamih Regina looked at each other and understood that his son would be busy outside the city.

Parents and children tell each other in the backyard, they talk about Jimmy who is not married.

"White wonder the same she, since being left married first with her boyfriend, until now her heart is closed to anyone's woman. Strange, why he can't think clearly," lamented Papih Hansen regretted Jimmy's attitude all along.

"Mamih and Papih want to see him get married immediately, before we die at least all the children are all married" Mamih Regina added.

"On dying the Lord's business, Rio could have died first. Don't like to think so dong Mamih and Papih tuh....".

"You who are talking about ngaco, where parents may not die but their children die first," Mamih Regina looked at her son sharply.

"This again talks about Jimmy, but it's about dying. Everyone will also die, just wait for the order," Papih Hansen said.

Mario giggles to see his mother frown, then sits next to Mamih Regina and hugs her.

"Jimmy's soul mate, then the affair dies, all the gods set. What is important now Mamih and Papih are healthy always, long life so that they can see Rio's children later become scholars," said Mario while hugging his mother tightly.

"Amin..amin.May God give the opportunity to Papih and Mamih".

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Mario said goodbye to his parents.

"Mom, it's break time, can we have lunch with the kids at the diner?" ask Mario to Soraya on his phone.

"I have a teaching schedule again around two in the afternoon, so there is still time to eat together" Soraya replied.

"OK, I'll send the address through the chat. See you at the diner" said Mario.

The two girls are waiting at the school gate, Maya is seen talking to a boy, while Mega as usual seems to put on a manyun face while sitting on the wall under a tree.

Mario stopped the car right in front of the school gate, the boy smiled and nodded his head at Mario and said goodbye to Maya.

Mega had first entered the car and sat in the back seat and then selonjoran while his head was topped by a small pillow in the car.

"With a car?" ask Mario.

"Lazy look Maya sister dating only," said Mega while closing her eyes.

"What a date, it's good to accuse the tuh," Maya who just entered the car immediately nagged after hearing what her sister said.

Mario smiles amusedly at the behavior of his two children.

"Papa also had a girlfriend when he was in high school" Mario told his two children.

"Who was papa's girlfriend?" ask Mega from the back.

"School friends used to be in High School?" sahut Mario's.

"Whose name? so why did you break up with her?"Maya asked the spirit.

"The name forgot, it's been a long time since we've seen each other again. Breaking up because what is also forgotten, has long been Maya. His name is also monkey love, must be quickly forgotten," replied Mario again.

"Hihihi.monkey...monkey," Mega giggles in the back.

"What you!!! must say I'm a monkey???!!!"maya shouted to her sister.

"No!!! who said Kak Maya monkey, if you don't feel you don't have to be angry dong," said Mega.

"Basil you, yeah," Maya tried to pinch her sister.

"Eh..already...already anywhere it is always noisy, small things become big. Later papa cancel eating at his restaurant," threatened Mario.

The two brothers' sister reciprocated stick out their tongues, the brother was annoyed, while the sister was satisfied with his puckishness.

Before long they arrived at a restaurant, then immediately went down in.

"The dining house is funny, its shape is very unique" Maya said as she observed every corner of the restaurant building that was made as if it was a tube and full of arch ornaments.

Mega also looks happy to see the design of the restaurant building.

"Who used to dong architect, surely you do not believe," said Mario.

"Who is that?" ask Maya curious.

"Oom Jimmy dong, Oom Jimmy is as good as building," replied Mario again.

"But papa said papa's work makes bridges and dams," said Mega look confused.

"Yes, but Oom Jimmy is also now accepting other jobs, repairing old buildings into new ones again or erecting buildings as the person who ordered to our office wishes," Mario explained while choosing a seat.

They chose a seat near the window, and soon a maid came.

"Welcome to Big Beauty Resto, here's our menu. Father and sisters will immediately order or want to see first, we please," said the maid who was fat but dressed neatly and looked very sweet.

"We read first well, ma'am, while waiting for the children's mother to come here" Mario told the waiter.

Then the waiter left their table.

"Funny well, the interior of the building seemed round and round. The name of the restaurant is Big Beauty Resto, then the average employee is fat all right," Maya said while watching the entire room and the people around her.

And when Maya and Mega open the menu book, the two look at each other and laugh out loud.

The food menu listed in it is very funny, everything describes something fat.

Examples are Endud Fried Rice, Round Meatball Noodles, Gembul Fried Chicken and others describe things that are fat.

Western food is also the case, Chubby Sirloin Steak, Chubby Tenderloin Steak, Big Beauty Lasagna, Spaghetti Meat Big Ball, and so on.

"You are not a message but laugh constantly" said Mario.

"Funny the menu, later wait for mama to come and order the food together," said Maya while looking amused when reading the entire menu at the restaurant.

Soraya got off the taxi right in front of a restaurant her husband mentioned in the chat he received.

When he stepped towards the door of the restaurant, there was a young woman who was fat but beautiful in stature who got out of his car.

The young lady smiled kindly to Soraya, and of course Soraya returned her sweet smile.

They entered the main door of the restaurant simultaneously.

"That's mama coming!" serami Mega's.

"Wow...Meghan Trainor !"exclaim Mega again when he saw the woman who walked beside his mother.

(Meghan Trainor is an overseas singer who has a body that is not slim but has a beautiful voice and beautiful beauty)

"Yes, like Regina, too" Maya commented.

(Regina name of a singer in Indonesia, jebolan a singing contest. Equally beautiful and beautiful sound but not a slim woman)

"Sir Mario!!! how are you?!!!" exclaimed the woman when she saw Mario who was looking at the door because his wife came.

"Hello miss Kristy, good news. How are you, miss?" Mario asked back while shaking Kristy's hand outstretched to him.

"Well good news too, oh, bring the kids. How are the beautiful ladies, nice to see you," Kristy said kindly.

"Miss Kristy, this is my wife's introduction" said Mario, embracing Soraya's shoulder.

"Oh.the new mom came with me, ouch. I'm Kristy" Kristy said so kindly to Soraya.

"I'm Soraya" Soraya said as she returned the woman's smile.

"Sir Mario ordered food?" ask Kristy.

"Yet, the children asked to wait for their mother to order together" said Mario.

"Let's sit down, please" Kristy let everyone sit back.

"If you haven't ordered, I refer to the main menu at this restaurant, well. The most special here is Big Beauty Lasagna and puffed fried chicken. But everything else is good, too" Kristy promoted the food menu at her restaurant.

"I want a lasagna" said Mega.

"I want spaghetti," Maya also ordered.

"Mam, what message?" ask Mario.

"Just like pap".

"Me and my wife fried rice, and fried chicken" said Mario.

"OK," said Kristy.

"Oci!!!!" Kristy called her employees.

Then the waiter named Oci came over, and Kristy mentioned the order mentioned by Mario and his children.

"For drinks, I will make a special one for Mr. Mario's family, wait, yeah," said Kristy as she left for her study.

"How do you know the owner of this restaurant?" ask Soraya.

"Yes, Miss Kristy is our customer, this building was renovated by Jimmy. It used to be an old house left unkempt, Miss Kristy's family legacy. Then he came to us asking to renovate it to be a restaurant" Mario explained to Soraya and her children.

"The person is kind and friendly, but called Miss. Not married yet?" Soraya.

"No, it's still a single, but I don't know if I have a boyfriend or not" Mario replied.

"Already married to Oom Jimmy, surely they have met because this restaurant was made by Oom Jimmy," said Mega suddenly and surprisingly.

Soraya and Mario looked at each other with a smile, then Mario said, "It could be, because almost every week Miss Kristy sends food to the office. The food sent was adjusted to the number of employees who entered work that day".

"For sure Jimmy will always get his share of food dong," Soraya guessed.

"Well that's it, there's always a special box for a Jimmy" Mario said with a chuckle.

"Beautiful aunt, even though it is not slim. But her skin was white, her hair was long wavy, her clothes fashionable, full of confidence. I want to have an aunt like her," Maya thinks so.

"Hahahaha.had you done, let Oom Jimmy himself decide. Do not interfere too much with his personal affairs, Oom you guys that one is very difficult to talk to about a mate," said Mario quits and happens to be ordered food has also come.

The four of them enjoyed the meal so deliciously and voraciously that there was not a single drop of food left.

Before long Kristy also came again approaching while carrying four glasses of juice that was very tempting.

And when tried, the taste of the drink is very good, not too sweet but the taste of the fruits is very pronounced.

In the heart of Maya and Mega really hope that beautiful aunt will one day be the wife of Oom Jimmy.

Asmila was ordering some food at a restaurant.

Her husband Fuad waited outside the restaurant while calling his office people asking about work and the obstacles faced that day.

Fortunately everything reported by his staff was a fine thing, all the work in the office was smooth there were no meaningful constraints.

After paying for the food, Asmila approached her husband. And Fuad also immediately stopped talking to his office people, then immediately got in the car with his wife.

"Well, order how much cooking, a lot of it. I'm so hungry" Fuad said as he glanced at the plastic package his wife was carrying.

"Five of a kind, fried noodles, cap cay, tausi tofu, sweet sour gurame fish and beef kale," Asmila said but sounded lazy to answer.

"You don't frown so, it's going to mom and dad's house. Try to smile dong, show the spirit of meeting with parents," Fuad advised his wife because she saw his wife was not happy.

"You know for yourself, if you meet me, I will be sorry for me. As usual, my mother will always be sniffing at me" Asmila said, looking lazy and uninspired.

"Try to think positive, who knows today Mother is not so. If you just came from the beginning to bring a negative aura, then surely your mother also became carried away negatively. But if you come with a positive aura, surely your mother will also be happy to accept you," Fuad tried to encourage his wife.

Asmila smiled at her husband while trying to think about the good things between her and her biological mother.

Fuad's car entered the street of her mother-in-law's house, once her house was also right across from her in-laws' house.

Now it has turned the old building into a series of rented rooms, into rented rooms for employees or students.

Fuad stopped the car in the courtyard of his father-in-law's house, he got out of the car while staring at the row of rented rooms opposite him.

There is no longer a large yard where the chicken coop which is the hiding place of Asmila if being scolded by her mother.

"Mila," call Fuad.

"Yes, what a mas" Asmila said.

"I just want to ask, I used to want to ask but always forget, I happen to remember now".

"What the hell?".

"Did you not feel the smell of hiding behind my father's chicken coop?" fuad asked while holding back a laugh.

"Oh.hahahah. It's just a safe place that no one will find" Asmila replied with a laugh recalling her childhood.

"I'm the only one who knows that you're hiding in there. I'm just lazy to remember having to clean the cage and chicken manure every day. But you're amazing to be at home for hours sitting behind a chicken coop inhaling the smell of chicken manure" Fuad laughed again as he embraced his wife.

"Oh, it's been ah.. I'm so embarrassed, how stupid I was as a child well.hahahaha," Asmila so laughed again with a red blushing face.

"The foolish daughter is my wife now.hahahah, you smell chicken shit iiihhh," Fuad teased his wife.

"Just son," Asmila pinched the small waist of her husband, and Fuad simply laughed while holding back the pain of the pinch.

They entered the house of Mother Jaka, and it turned out to be empty there was no one.

Asmila continued to enter the house, and it turned out that everything was in the backyard.

"Assalamualaikum, wah...what is this, all together in the back?" Asmila looked confused.

"Waalaikumsalam, hey...Mila... here.hahahaha.there are neighbors sending cassava this much. So we are all busy processing this cassava, the plan is to be used as chips and some of them want to be fried or steamed," Mother Jaka was so friendly greeting her youngest child.

"Let's help, yeah," Asmila said as she sat next to her mother.

"Hahaha..you can peel cassava?" ask Jaka's mother while laughing.

"Can dong, this is my job first, peeling potatoes, peeling cassava or peeling onions and so forth.hahahah," said Asmila while laughing too.

"Yes well, hahahaha.kamu it was indeed from a long time ago like mother give the task so well..hahahaha.pardon mom well like to tell you to do a lot of work of the past," Jaka's mother said so as her head was taped to Asmila's upper arm.

All who saw each other glanced, did not expect Jaka's mother could be as sweet as that to Asmila.

"What did you bring here?" ask Asmida to her sister.

"Eh, yes, we bring Chinese food, come on, we eat yuk," Asmila asked.

"Well, that's delicious. Come, ah, we eat first, then the cuisine if it's cold so bad," Mother Jaka invites all to immediately go to the dining room.

Asmila prepared all the dishes she bought, and all felt happy and amazed because during the meal and throughout the day Ibu Jaka looked very cheerful.

Even to Asmila who is usually always ketus, that day was very friendly and often joking with jokes about Asmila's mischief when she was a child.

When Asmila and Fuad came home, Mother Jaka suddenly approached her son and hugged him tightly.

"I'm sorry mommy well, all this time always treated you badly. Though mother loves you very much, you are the child that mother loves the most, mother used to scold you for fear of losing you," Mother Jaka hugged Asmila as she said so, she said, and of course Asmila became weeping at the words of her mother.

"Mila also apologized to mother, all this time always troubled mother's heart. Mila had no intention of making mother sad and disappointed because of me," Asmila sobbed to say the sentence to her mother.

"Don't baby, the mother apologized to you. Mida said tomorrow you're going out of town, this is mom's prayer beads. Always think that on the trip, baby. Don't forget to pray and always recite in your heart," Mother Jaka gave a prayer beads into Asmila's hand.

They looked at each other and came back to embrace each other while crying.

"Come, it's his embrace, it's Fuad's waiting. It's home, son. Remember your mother's message well," said Mr. Jaka while separating his arms.

Asmila kissed her mother and father's hands, then went home with Fuad.

Along the way to the house, his heart was deeply engulfed in happiness.

As if he had received a very special gift, his beloved birth mother could suddenly turn one hundred and eighty degrees.

Fuad glanced at his wife who was smiling while there were tears on her cheeks.

Fuad knew his wife was happy because her mother-in-law had suddenly changed. Either maybe he got guidance from where to accept the lack of his son sincerely.