He's Not The Best
77. I mean

I mean Not That

Erlan was astonished by the attitude of Winsi who resembled an SD child when she was angry. He saw the look on Winsi's sullen face and even glanced at her cynically.

The man didn't know how to calm her down or make the girl understand? He just wanted to remind me now it was Maghrib time, and he had to go to his room immediately. That'sthat's all. He was quite happy with making sure that Winsi was okay.

Eagerly, his lips cried out again to his name, as Erlan quickly followed him through the hotel lobby but, he paused his intention because the shadow of Provinsi was already lost behind the elevator that happened to be open.

After seeing Winsi disappear, Erlan contacted her father and asked where her room was but, once her phone was connected, Arkan scolded her instead.

“What are you doing there?” ask Arkan out loud from behind the phone.

“Nothing just want to see if it's wrong?”

“Salah, do you want to show that you have no ethics, no manners and you are the same as Saina?”

“Not so Dad, I ...”

“Quick to here now! I promised him I wouldn't tell you he was coming!”

“Dad! You cheated!”

“Don't argue, now it's near restaurant dinner time, will be crowded in a moment. So, hurry here.”

“Do not want, I have to study now it's time for me to test!”

“Not many reasons I know your college schedule. So, don't try to cheat Dad.”

“But, Father .. I just want to chat for a while.. tomorrow I'm home again, right?”

“Don't be a crybaby just because of women, why meet? Nothing you need to talk about?”

“Many, many want me to talk to him, how he is, Giman ...” Erlan's speech was stopped by his father's voice louder than the phone.

“What you haven't seen? He's all right, right? Yes already, I think it's enough.”

Erlan was upset that she thought her father was inconsiderate. For him Winsi is not only an adopted son of Arkan, but he is also a childhood friend, a person who was always with him when he was a teenager, besides, he is also a brother and sister. Is it wrong to just talk?

After closing the phone, Erlan finally returned to the restaurant aware that it was impossible to meet with Winsi, let alone want to talk a lot with her because the child looked angry. From then until now they often misunderstand.

That night Arkan returned to the hotel very late at night, he deliberately did not wake his adopted son because he thought, if Winsi must have slept.

While working in a restaurant, he sent food to Winsi through inter-service services owned by the restaurant. Arkan deliberately set up an inter-service business as a side because restaurants need services to deliver orders. Finally he thought to develop it, although small, but still profitable, in addition, it is easier also to add jobs, for people who need a side job.  Of course there are still many people who need such jobs even in developed countries.

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“Really, you don't want to see Grandpa's restaurant?” ask Arkan in the morning as he looks back at Winsi in his room. The boy was ready with neat clothes and some items he had packed but in his small suitcase.

Winsi nodded firmly if he did not want to see the restaurant that Erlan's grandfather had built with a friend with great difficulty so that it could be as big as it is now.

“You sure?”

“Yes, Dad, we'll just go home.”

“But our departure time is still long, later in the afternoon we just flew.”

“Iya, Win know, Father.”

“Which cuisine from yesterday you ate, what's delicious?”

“Enak. But not the same rice vegetable kayak made by Mother.”

“You don't want to know how the food was made?”

Hearing Arkan's words, Winsi thought for a moment, he felt better to look for a moment, after all there is no harm in learning and adding insight. It feels a pity to have traveled for 14 hours from Indonesia to here but, just around the hotel.

Arriving at the nyang restaurant in Arkan, Winisi was amazed by a place that looks simple but attractive and elegant. The restaurant stands on a strategic road and seems comfortable. Everyone can enjoy a good meal there, even if the jet set wants to book a place there is a special area for them.

At the restaurant, Winis sits in a place that Arkan used to rest and reads daily reports, associates, or if holding meetings with employees.

From that place he could see how the restaurant activities took place, how the employees work, the customers in and out and how the food is processed. The space he occupied consisted of a glass wall on the second floor so that he could see everything freely. Perhaps that was the point, why the place was designed so because it served as a control room.

Winsi wants to capture everything with his cell phone, but he forgets that his little bag is on the counter, where he was introduced by Arkan to Mark, his assistant, and other employees including Saina.

The girl saw something changed from Saina that, the woman no longer looked as arrogant and arrogant as before. Yes, maybe because, the training given by Mark or Arkan is also due to bad events that have been experienced, making it change. He was being gentle and friendly to Winsi when he met her this morning.

The woman looks to keep smiling sweetly at all the customers, she is honest and work hard. The girl is showing a high dedication, she wants to be judged worthy by Arkan and Badri to manage this restaurant alone, without Mark Jo.

He was really trying to get back to getting his previous life rich and had treasures he could enjoy at will. Therefore he started from the opportunity offered by the Badri Family.

At that time Winsi wanted to go down to take his bag at the cashier's table, but, at the same time Erlan came with still wearing his college clothes, even his bag and also his books. The girl undoes her intentions and chooses to see what the man does if he is in the restaurant.

From above, Winsi could see Erlan immediately storing all the books and bags, in the lockers provided to the employees. Then he picked up the apron and worked like a waiter, intermittently he chatted with Arkan and Marak who were sitting together near the cashier's table.

The three people were busy talking about something as well as Saina. Then, get back to work after the conversation is over.

Winsi was relieved, because he saw that Arkan did not tell Erlan where he was.

The girl stood up long enough and over time she started to get sleepy and started to fall asleep on the sofa that was there.

Meanwhile in front of the cashier, as Erlan was holding the tray, sipping a glass of water, she glanced at the small red bag that was not usually there.

‘Whose bag is it, not all employees have their own lockers, just carelessly save the goods, later if it is lost to the responsibility of the restaurant, right, bother?’ he thought, taking the bag and stepping into the kitchen.

However, at the same time, Arkan called out to him.

“Where do you take it, the bag?” tanyakanya.

“Daddy, this is not disciplined, storing goods carelessly even though the place has been provided.”

“Bring here!”

“For whom, who's got?”

Arkan did not answer, he just kept quiet while taking the small bag out of his son's hand and storing it back at the table.

“Already, lah. Don't be too hard about discipline on your son.” Mark said beside her.

“I have to train him, like Dad trained us both, right?”

“Yes. You are right, but ...”

Meanwhile Erlan thought that all this time, only Saina was a female employee at her restaurant while she never carried such a bag, because it seemed like a child. Instantly Erlan realized something and looked up at the place where the glass room was located then, immediately stepped there.

“Where to go, you! Let's do your job, now many jobs!” Arkan said firmly.

“Dad!”

“What? Are you going to fight me again? Hurry up for work, or I'll cut your monthly salary this time!” Arkan showed a serious facial expression.

Erlan turned back and said, “Did Dad bring Wiwin Kensini, and deliberately didn't tell me?”

“Yes. Don't bother him still resting!”

“Please, just cut my salary Dad! What does he work for to rest everything?”

“Erlan!”

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