Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapters 116. The Role of Bulek Ratih
The house began to be quiet after Lek No and his wife returned to the village at approximately 19:30. For a while they will prepare the application event simply.
So only invite the people most interested in the application event.
Like inviting Pak Haji Anwar and two figures from Sendang Mulyo Village. For neighbors around the house Asti, Bulek Ratih will ask for help from Ms. Ani, the wife of RT sir and other mothers. While Mr. RT and local environmental officials will also be invited to accompany Mr. Leon.
"Mak Asti! " Call Bu Ani that afternoon. Maybe the woman saw Asti had come home from the market. So, he gave a lot of time for the mother of one child to rest first or clean her body before Ashar prayers.
" In, Mom!" Sapa Asti saw the face of the RT sir's wife sumringah. He immediately took the woman to a more relieved and relaxed living room.
" I was asked to help not only with Mrs Ratih, you know! Also the same message as Mr. Leon!" Said proud. " No idea, it turns out that Mr. Leon proposed to Ms. Asti. Though in the past, often the path is the same, Madam Almira, that is..."
Asti smiled sweetly. " Next week Madam Almira is getting married, Mom!"
" His time? Well, we certainly weren't invited. Because only know Mbak Almira at a glance, time to organize this house, yes. Ma'am! What about Adam? It's not like they used to be so close that they were even engaged!"
" I don't know, Miss Ani! Because Madam Almira after finishing her job here. A lot of other projects. Often found in Joko's stall even..."
Mom's smile became wry. " Said his father, Mbak Almira is a picture of modern women today, who can determine his own future. Because his education is also high, up to undergraduate, right?"
" Yes, Mom!"
" But the soul mate is not going anywhere. The evidence? Mr. Leon's heart can't turn away from Mr. Asti. Keep waiting until Maak Asti is ready to accept him ..."
" Mrs Ani, can you! It is precisely I who feel incomparable to Mr. Leon, Mom!"
" Masa, anyway? Instead, Mr. Leon has long been looking for a companion of his life like this Asti Mbak. A beautiful woman who is sholehah and does not care about her appearance, simple...."
" It's so simple that she divorced her husband, Mom! Because Lela likes to choose younger women and look brave and sexy!" Asti miris.
" Yes, ma'am! We're talking about preparing for Saturday night tomorrow. Forget the past!"
Now Bu Ani looked rather serious. " How many guests will be invited, Mother? Let's prepare all the dishes well."
Asti just looked at Ani's mother's face to reassure her. " Not many guests have been invited, Mom! Most meetings for rebound between the parties of Mr. Leon and my family. The invited guests were not up to 30 people, including the fathers in this neighborhood!"
"Look, Ma'am! We do something simple. For the cakes we order to his mother Princess only. Three or four types of wet cakes. Later for dinner, satay, ma'am! Easy but the pantes are presented. How's it?"
" Can it be! How many skewers do we make, ma'am?"
"'Varies only,Mbak! Chicken satay and goat satay - 200 skewers each. If Bu Ratih had time, cooking tongseng can also be. Later we will make 20 large pieces. That's enough, Ma'am!"
Asti calculates the total price of wet cakes to be ordered. For satay, it will be done by Bu Ani assisted by other neighboring mothers. Because they also have to prepare pickles, sambal also crackers for the complement.
Soon Asti handed over six pieces of a hundred thousand. As for the cake, he tipped for his mother Princess two hundred thousand rupiah.
Bulek Ratih will also prepare goat meat tongseng to complete the dish for the night.
The days leading up to the proposal, Asti's heart is kebit-kebit. Actually, he is not too familiar with the overall attitude and character of Mr. Leon. They were born from different families.
Mr. Leon Narendra Murti was born into an upper class family, with the rank of his father a retired general in a unit of TNI RI. Her mother was a tough woman in business, followed by her two older sisters. Of course their families are highly educated, with material that is always abundant.
Not like Asti, who was born and raised in the village, who came from a family of farmers. It's just that, Asti and Joko are in business after feeling the hard times when Mbah Harjo died. Their rice paddies cannot be done optimally because there is an oral agreement, which must be completed by the late Bude Ayu. The paddy field is partly done by others with a revenue sharing system. It happened because of the debt of the late Pak Harjo Winangun with former neighboring kades while opening the bamboo forest.
Apparently, Bulek Ratih can feel the anxiety of Asti. Everyone must have thought Asti was a lucky woman because it was proposed by Mr. Leon! Precisely Asti is afraid, if he is not a woman who deserves to accompany a man as great as Mr Leon!
" Give it all back to Allah SWT, Asti! Is this not all the answer to your prayer? Marry for worship, hopefully this man will be your soul mate until the end of life."
"Does Asti seem to hesitate, huh? Please pray for Asti, Bulek! For this plan to work, and Mr. Leon is the right match for Asti!"
Hugged Asti's body that began to cry. Asti used to be strong against all obstacles and difficulties of life because there was Bude Ayu who supported him. After his marriage was destroyed, Asti tried hard and strong in front of the family of Bulek Ratih. But he licked his own wounds and heartache. Although not healed properly. The pain is still there!
Akbar started the henchman because Bulek Ratih had been staying since Thursday afternoon. The woman tried to make this house look neat and worthy to receive many guests. Although some of the dishes have been ordered to neighboring mothers who are also members of the PKK organization in the local village.
" You're a neat dancer, Asti. Appreciate Mr. Leon's good intentions. Also honor the guests who attend later!"
It looks like Bulek Ratih can organize the event. The woman wanted the event to be held in the living room and front porch as a celebration night. Bulek Ratih did not force Mr. Leon to bring his parents to propose to Asti that night. After learning of his father who is still sick.
Mas Yanto got the message of renting extra plastic chairs to sit the guests. Meanwhile, the food will be prepared at a large table and done buffet.
Lek No had invited Pak Haji Anwar Sa'id and some elders of Sendang Mulyo village to come to this house after Magrib finished. The good news comes from Leon. Her mother and sister will come to this house and get to know Asti and her family.
Since Saturday morning, Ninuk has helped with all the preparations. Because Bulek Ratih forbade Asti to market first, fearing he was exhausted. Moreover, Puspita is a diligent and honest employee, trustworthy.
At Bu Ani's house, the mothers are ready to process various cooking ingredients. Yesterday they had bought mutton and 5 pieces of chicken.
Now there are those mothers who cut the meat into small dice-shaped pieces and stabbed with a skewer. For chicken satay, the meat is skewered with a bamboo puncture that is smaller in shape than for goat meat. Two other mothers are making cucumber pickles and carrots.
While in the backyard, there are mothers who are boiling lontong. Before they all started the cooking event, Ibu Ani had prepared breakfast in the form of porridge sauce with the results of Bulek Ratih cuisine.
" Later Bu Ani for him a bit more, let the mothers who cook here also feel the satellite!" message of the wise Bu Ratih.
Moreover, they also still have the rest of the reinforcement from goats and chickens. If the goat bones can be cooked gulai. While the chicken bones, will be divided to the mothers who have helped cook. Let the chicken bones can be cooked in each house to become soup broth or soto sauce.
Preparation for cooking is almost complete. Since two hours ago, the smell of burnt satay filled the kitchen in Bu Ani's house which was quite spacious. As Bu Ratih said, every mother eats an afternoon with a few pieces of chicken and goat satay with warm white rice.
After completion, there are mothers who help tidy up the kitchen of Ms. RT to be clean as usual. While Bu Ani and two mothers have come to Asti's house. They put all the food on the table. A fragrant smell came from the cuisine that was already there.
Akbar also enjoyed two chicken skewers and a vegetable soup that Asti made for her children to eat in the afternoon.
They were amazed to see Asti just dress up for the proposal. He looks neat but not excessive. The rest of the woman explained what happened next.
If Mr. Leon is a soul mate who has been determined by the Almighty, Asti will pursue the path of destiny. He surrendered to God. Quite the experience of his marriage with Satrio was blue heart almost a year ago. Now he will open a new page with a sincere and self-sufficient heart.