The Seed of Father-in-Law
CHAPTER 12

In the midst of busyness I confided with Aunt Ida in the yard, Farhan came home from the office signifying the afternoon.

I asked Aunt Ida to go to the kitchen to prepare a meal for Farhan, while I stood waiting for Farhan and brought her a bag.

"you want to stand up" asked Farhan

"wait for you" I replied

"why are you waiting for me, owh, who's the woman who went into whose house?"

"that's Aunt Ida, my neighbor who's now a maid in this house"

"owh, so good are you if you have a maid, can sit back, sleep, is that what you want?"

"no, I help Aunt Ida to eat for dad" I said

"alahhhh, I went into the room, I was tired and wanted to rest"

Farhan went into the room to rest, while I went to the kitchen to help Aunt Ida prepare food.

Farhan thought I was a slacker, but I also helped Aunt Ida clean the house, cook, etc.

For almost an hour and a half I and Aunt Ida cooked food for tonight, food so, me and Aunt Ida brought the food to the dinner table.

At 6pm, Farhan came out of the room to have dinner together.

"who cooked this?" Farhan asked

"Tante Ida" I replied

"to help you as well as the mister" said Aunt Ida

"silly?, ckckck is already your mistress huh" said Farhan

"no" I said

"already come eat, do not be busy talking" said the father-in-law

"ayo Aunt sat down to eat" I said

"no need, Aunty eat behind me" said Aunt Ida

"you have eaten here, it's okay" said the father-in-law

"but..!" just said but, Farhan immediately told Aunt Ida to sit down

"already, Aunt sit and eat, let's just say this is the house of Aunt, anyways the bench next to the ayu will be empty" said Farhan

"yes, I follow your words" said Auntie Ida

We ate the four of us at a large and spacious dining table, after we finished dinner, as usual I helped Aunt Ida tidy up the dining table and bring dirty dishes to the kitchen, he said, so Farhan doesn't think I'm a slacker like he said in the yard.

I asked about how Aunt Ida and her husband lived a harmonious household.

"Tante, mayu want it, Aunty never fight with Aunty's husband?" ask Aunt Ida who is sitting next to me

"everyone who has married a wife, must have experienced it yu, because it is a test, so that the household does not easily collapse, sometimes small problems can make a married couple fight, and sometimes a couple, it has become a natural thing if the husband does not commit violence against his wife" said Aunt Ida

"then how can Aunty be better again, if Aunt and Aunt husband had run out of the fight?" I asked again

"everyone has a way to solve their problems, depending on how the problem came from, if only economic problems, we as wives must understand the situation of husbands, we must not be too demanding to husbands, we must not be too demanding to husbands, and also as a wife we should be grateful no matter how much our husband loves"

"Aunty's aunt and husband are great, you can understand each other"

"it's not hard yu, if just understanding each other is easy, it's just that most people don't want to budge and one of them is stubborn, so you don't be stubborn, if you know your husband, your husband will also know you for a long time"

"aunty advice how can I live this household?, a household that is not based on love, because to my knowledge, a relationship that is not based on love will not last long"

"it's true, love is needed in every relationship, but love also does not guarantee the happiness of the couple, you say that a relationship that is not based on love will not last long?, you said?, many kok yu relationships based on love lead to divorce, so the relationship does not depend on the same love, but depends on the couple who lived it"

"meaning Aunt?" I asked because there are words I don't understand

"yes suppose you and Farhan want your relationship to be strong until old age, yes it depends on you, if you want it to be so yes it must happen unless one of you does not want it"

"i want Auntie, I want my household to be like everyone else, peaceful, happy, harmonious anyway"

"duh,, duh,, duh, yu, not all the other people's households that you see are really happy, some hide their problems with the fake smiles they make to cover them from others, you do not want to live like others, because we are created with our own version, we have different ways of being happy"

Hearing the words of Aunt Ida made me more confident, I could build a household without love.

A science that I have learned from a woman, who has gone through various obstacles in her household, every word she says makes me feel ashamed if I complain about my relationship.

Aunt Ida and her husband who live simply can be happy, why I who live without any shortcomings in my husband's house still often complain..

"aunty's message to you yu, do not ever neglect your obligations, because you have become a wife and also a daughter-in-law in this house, learn to appreciate your husband and also your father-in-law, do not argue their words and follow what they say, because obedience to your husband and in-laws will not make you look low"

"yes Aunt, thank you Aunt has taught me a very valuable lesson, make me a strong woman, Aunty husband must be proud to have a wife who is understanding like Aunt" said I who hugged Aunt Ida tightly

I did not feel like I had a long conversation with Aunt Ida, the clock showed at 10 pm, I and Aunt Ida entered the house to rest.

In the room I saw Farhan lying on the bed, I sat down and looked at his face, slowly I began to draw closer and kissed my husband's cheek.

The first kiss I did, because during my marriage I never wanted to touch her body, tonight Aunt Ida has changed my stubborn attitude, I refused yesterday to touch my husband, my husband, I, now I want to serve him.

Tonight I actually wanted to serve his lust, but I couldn't bear to wake Farhan up, because I'm sure he must be tired all day.

I slept lying beside her, staring at her face spoiled, I stroked her cheeks and brought my face closer to hers.

until I unknowingly fell asleep with my lips pressed against his cheek.