
Jonny and Lina were already impatient to hear Ardi's reply.
"Where, baby, what's your answer?" Ask Lina curiously.
"Not yet Ardi thought, Ma. Ardi will give you the answer tomorrow" Ardi said as he chewed food.
Arka became curious about the figure of the woman to be betrothed to her brother.
"Is that woman beautiful, Pa?" Ask Arka curiously.
"Of course beautiful, where maybe Papa will find your brother a bad wife candidate, he was Papa's friend's son when he was in college first," said Jonny.
"If he's Papa's friend's son, he must be an old brother, like an older brother," Arka teased as she looked at Ardi.
Ardi stared intently at Arka, he did not like if anyone mentioned his age especially in the old dwarf.
"If he's Papa's friend's son, but he's young, he's the same age as you are" Jonny said.
"Well, this lucky brother, got a young leaf," teased Arka again.
"Have it been, don't tease your sister again" Lina said.
"Ardi is full, Ardi wants to go to the room first," said Ardi then stood up and stepped away.
Ardi went into the room and laid his body on the bed. He took a photo on the table and looked at it with a smile.
"I'll finally see you again, I haven't seen you in four years, I miss you so much" Ardi said, kissing the photo.
Next day..
Today is the day Jonny and Lina have been waiting for. They were already impatient to hear Ardi's answer to this matchmaking. Arka, Jonny, and Lina were waiting for Ardi in the dining room, but Ardi never came.
"Pa, why hasn't Ardi come down yet?" Tanya Lina was worried.
"We'll wait, Ma. Soon he will also come down" said Jonny.
"Yes, Ma. Brother's not going anywhere. Mama don't have to worry" said Arka while putting a mouthful into her mouth.
Not long after Ardi came down from the stairs and walked towards the dining table.
"That's big brother" said Arka as she looked at her brother.
Ardi sat beside Arka, all eyes staring at Ardi.
"Why are you all staring at me?" Ask Ardi while taking food.
"Papa and Mama can't wait to hear your sister's answer to the match," Arka said as she chewed the food.
"Dear, Mama and Papa can't wait to hear your answer, how dear have you thought well?" Ask Lina.
"Already, Ma," said Ardi while chewing food.
"What do you need to answer?" Jonny asked curiously.
"Why what answer?" Asked Ardi back while looking at his papa.
"Papa wants you to accept this match," said Jonny.
"Ok.then that's Ardi's answer," said Ardi while putting a mouthful into his mouth.
Arka, Jonny, and Lina just silently heard Ardi's answer, they did not expect Ardi would be that easy to obey his papa's request.
"Why is everyone silent? isn't this the answer you want?" Ask Ardi confused.
"Are you serious, dear? you didn't do this because you had to, did you?" Ask Lina curiously.
"Ardi did this for the happiness of Mama and Papa" Ardi said.
"But we're doing this for your happiness baby" Lina said.
"Ardi knows, Ma. That's why Ardi accepted this matchmaking, because Ardi knows what you choose must be the best for Ardi," Ardi said while holding his smile.
Lina and Jonny are happy to hear Ardi's answer, they did not expect Ardi would be this wise in exposing this matchmaking problem.
"Thank you, Mama is so happy" said Lina.
"But Pa, did Papa talk to Papa's friend about this matchmaking?" Ask Ardi curiously.
"Not yet, because Papa wants to ask this to you first, if you have agreed then Papa will talk about it with Papa's friend" said Jonny.
"Alright, tell Papa's friend that Ardi wants to propose to his daughter" Ardi said casually.
"Well brother, I'm proud of brother, I can't wait to see brother get married soon" Arka said happily.
"After you get married, it's your turn" Ardi said.
"Just take it easy, brother, after sister gets married, I will introduce my future wife to all of you" said Arka.
"Why not now?" Ask Lina.
"Did his parents not approve of your relationship?" Ask Lina curiously.
"It's not so, Ma. But Arka's boyfriend's father doesn't like her having a boyfriend, so it's a little difficult to get their blessing, but Arka won't give up, Ma, because Arka loves her so much" Arka said.
"Sister will always support you" Ardi said.
"Thank you brother" said Arka happily.
"Mama and Papa will also support you" Lina said.
"Thank you, Ma," said Arka happily. So many people supported Kay's relationship.
They finally finished eating..
"Ma..Pa, Arka wants to go to college first" said Arka while kissing her parents' hands.
"Be careful, baby" said Lina.
"Ma..Pa, Ardi also wants to go to the office first" said Ardi while kissing the hands of his parents.
"You're careful too, baby" said Lina.
Arka and Ardi walked out while Jonny was impatient to call his best friend.
Tutt.tutt.tutt.(david's phone reads ).
I took my phone off the table and saw who was calling.
"Jonah! there's a need for him to call this hour," said Merisa then answer the phone.
"Hello," said Merisa.
"Hi Mer, how's David doing?" Ask Jonny.
"He was sick again, his old disease relapsed again" said Merisa.
"How are you doing now?" Jonny asked worriedly.
"He's gone, what do you need to call?" Ask Merisa.
"There's something I want to talk to David about."
"Would I delay this matchmaking plan, but I already told Ardi. Even Ardi has agreed, hopefully David is not surprised by my plan to propose to his daughter" Jonny murmured in his heart.
"Wait a minute, I'll call my husband first" said Merisa.
"All right."
She walked over to her husband, who was sitting in a wheelchair on the back porch.
"Well, there's a phone call from Jonny" said Merisa while giving her phone to her husband.
David got the phone.
"Hello, what do you need to call this clock?" David asked curiously.
"Where are you, why didn't you tell me you were sick?" Ask Jonny.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to bother you" David said.
"Don't you think of me as your family anymore?"
"That's not what I meant" said David.
"How can your illness recur?" Ask Jonny astonished.
"Bias the work weariness," said David.
"You haven't changed at all, you've always been a workaholic" teased Jonny.
"I have to give my family a living."
"I know, your property will never run out if only to provide for your children and your wife" said Jonny.
"It's all because of your help, if it wasn't for your help back then, maybe my family and I were now vagabonds, the company I started from scratch would go bankrupt, too," david said, remembering the past.
"Yes.that's all I do because you're my best friend."
David recalls the days when his company was on the edge. He was tricked by his business associates which resulted in him having to suffer a huge loss even his company would go bankrupt.
That's when Jonny came to give help to David so that David could revive his company until it could succeed as it is today.
"What do you need to call me?" Ask David.
~oOo~