Not a Stupid Woman
Chapter 21.

"What are you talking about, Mom? It's important, like?" Areta looked at her husband with a questionable face.

"Yes, I got a payday today." Andrias replied that smiling meant staring at the three women before her in turn.

"And every month you pay, too, Mas? Keep going what? You're on a pay raise? Or have your salary been cut?" Reply Areta scrunched her forehead.

"Not that, but now I'm living here with us, and every day that cooks for us is mom. So from today I hand over the shopping money to all of you." Andrias' words made Areta's eyes widen, while Lastri's mother smiled slanted towards her.

"But, Mas. Bian also needs to buy diapers and milk, so what if you give all your salary money to mom?" Areta protests that do not accept the decision of the husband.

"You take it easy Areta, I will divide it fairly according to your interests. It's two million for Mommy's daily necessities shopping in this house." Reply Andrias casually while handing over the money received by Lastri with a big smile.

"And here, five hundred thousand for you to buy pampers and milk Bian."Andrias handed over the five hundred thousand sheets that Areta received with an annoyed face before moving from her seat.

"Where are you going, Areta?" Andrias asked, seeing that his wife had risen from her seat. The woman only glanced back into the room without answering her husband's questions.

"Let's go, your wife. Now be lazy and impudent. Never willing to share with Mom." Lastri's mom is heating up her son.

"Yes, that's for our meal expenses for a month huh, ma'am. Andrias wants to go to the room first." Andrias followed his wife into their room.

A czechleekk!

"Areta!" Call Andrias to Areta who is breastfeeding her baby. The woman was silent, there was no intention of answering the husband's call.

"Areta!! You have ears, right? Called husband instead of answer even diem!!" Andrias snapped hard enough to make Babby Bian cry in shock.

"Look!!! My son is crying because of you, you can only scream doank right! Help take care of the child also, make it usual. Think about my feelings, not at all." Reply Areta expressed her frustration while looking at the husband fiercely.

"Adrrarghhh!!!" Upset Andrias rattled her own hair, the man took her jacket and came out on his motorcycle.

Lastri's mother who saw her son leaving with an annoyed face immediately approached Areta in her room. The middle-aged woman entered his daughter-in-law's room without permission first.

"Would you like to come here?" Ketus Areta saw her mother-in-law coming in.

"Your train, look at it. After this you will not be able to shop with my son's money. Everything will be Mom's." Scorned by Lastri with a slanted smile.

"If you can't keep quiet please get out of my house!!" Areta suddenly snapped.

"What's? How dare you evict me from this house?" Reply Lastri's bu track waist with bulging eyes.

"Why not? This is my house, Mom. Not your son's house, so if you mess around then I'm not reluctant to throw Mom and Zevanya out of this house. If you have to be the same with Andrias. Areta said quietly but with a suppressed tone made her in-laws look up and leave the room just like that.

Areta held her baby to sleep and put him to bed in the baby box. A tired body and a chaotic mind made the woman choose to rest without thinking about where Andrias was going.

Bra!kkkk!!

Suddenly the door slammed hard to sleep Areta disturbed, lucky Bian not to wake up. The woman got up to see who had interrupted her break. Andrias was staggering towards the bed.

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The sound of Bian's cry woke Areta from her sleep, in a hurry she lifted the tiny baby's body from inside the baby box. After full feeding, Areta immediately bathed her baby. Andrias awakens while Areta is dressing up for Bian.

"Ehmm." Gunam Andrias who is stretching his muscles. The smell of alcohol still came out of his mouth.

"Tabok again? Another old habit?" Areta to her husband.

"No accident when I met the children continue to be given a little drink. Want to reject also not good, where I'm dizzy with your nagging as well. Yaudah I'm drinking finally." Andrias tried to defend himself.

"Oh, drink a little can until it's so right, Mas?" Areta is still trying to corner Andrias.

"It's still Areta's morning, don't make my mood break this early." Said Andrias who began to be ignited by emotion, the man rose from his position to go to the bathroom while Areta stepped out along with Babby Bian who he put in the stroler.

The woman stepped onto the dining table, sitting in her chair without greeting the Lastri or Zevanya who had chewed their food. Areta scoops the rice for herself with a side dish of a piece of fried chicken and sauteed kale. Shortly afterwards Andrias appeared and sat down next to him. The man's eyebrows were linked to seeing what his wife was eating.

"Areta, how did you eat chicken?" Andrias asked Areta, who was enjoying her breakfast.

"It's just this." Areta answered and then chewed her food back.

"Your wife never wants to obey Mom's words, so you don't cook special food for her anymore." Timpal bu Lasti made Areta look guilty in Andrias' eyes.

"Yes, yes, you..."

"Stop!! Don't be angry, it's morning. Don't make my mood break!" Cut Areta by reversing Andrias' words in the room.

Araanggg!!!

The man slammed his fork spoon onto the still-empty plate, broke his intention for breakfast then left for the office without saying goodbye.

"Your satisfaction? Will my child leave for work without breakfast? Basic wife does not know herself, insolent!!!" Maki Bu Lastri after the sound of Andrias motorcycle away. Areta was silent, not wanting to reply to her mother-in-law's words.

"After this you clean everything and wash the dirty clothes that have been stacked. I want an arisan!!" Add Lastri bu who managed to make Areta round her eyes.

"the Arisan? Didn't I promise I won't be joining the socialite anymore?" Areta's reprimand on the middle-aged woman.

"It's none of your business!!! Come on Vanya, I'm with you." Reply Lastri bu then go along with Zevanya who will go to her school.

Areta snorted annoyedly then cleaned the dining table and washed the dirty dishes.

"Oeekk.... Oeeekkk....." The sound of Bian's crying echoed throughout the room, Areta decided to make formula and give it to the tiny baby.

Bian fell back asleep after finishing her milk, the woman decided to wash the clothes that had been piled up in the laundry basket. Luckily in the house there was a washing machine that could slightly ease Areta's work. While picking up Andrias' work pants, accidentally some paper and dime dropped from her pocket. The woman immediately brought him back. But there were some folded papers that caught his attention.

"What paper is this?" Gunam Areta began to unfold the paper. Instantly his eyes festered in disbelief at what was written there.