Honeymoon ( 5 )

  Beautiful flowers were planted in her yard. Bara's garden was equipped with an automatic fountain.

  At night, the view of the fountain pool was even more beautiful because of the lights around the pool.

  Bara had been waiting for Dian's arrival in the living room. Even though he only slept for a few hours, Bara's spirit was burning because his goal was achieved and he won the legislative election and will soon be based in  House of Representatives' office.

  Bara was the type of guy who was very ambitious.  Until his ambition was achieved, he will never stop. He did not want to be complacent about becoming a palm oil entrepreneur, mining, and contractor. If possible, the City Of P was under his control.

Dian immediately got out of the car and met Bara. Just entered Bara's house, and she already saw the bridge of his nose.

"Are you ready boys? Just so you know that you won," Dian said, while teasing Bara.

  "Won what?" Ranti said, who was suddenly coming from the living room.

  "Boss is winning, Ma'am. Bos wins the election."  Dian answered enthusiastically.

Ranti was speechless. The woman did not think that her son would win the election. Ranti repeatedly rubbed her eyes to convince herself that what Dian said was not a dream.

  Ranti embraced Bara lovingly.

  "I'm proud of you, Bara," Ranti said, touched.

  "I'll always make you proud, Ma," Bara said poetically while teasing her mother.

"Congratulations, son. Your victory is your most beautiful wedding gift. It's true that if you marry, there is a fortune. If you and Dila already have children, there will be child fortune," Ranti said.

Bara was awkward when he heard Ranti's words. Let alone having children, he didn't even want to have sex with Dila.

  "Bara, don't come home before sunset prayers. After evening prayers, you will be picked up by the commandos from Dila. You will carry out the rituals of the first night."  Ranti reminded.

  Last night, Lusi had called Ranti about Bara's pick-up. After getting married, according to the Minang's custom, Bara would stay at Dila's family house.

  The matrilineal system adopted in Minangkabau required married men to live in the woman's family home, which was inversely proportional to the tradition in other areas where the wife lived in the place of the husband.

The husband moved into his wife's house with all his belongings.

  Culturally, the Minangkabau maintained a matrilineal system, in which women had greater rights than men in matters relating to inheritance, family, and child care.  Inheritance was only distributed to sisters or daughters.

  "First night ritual?"  Bara asked, didn't understand what his mother was talking about.

  "Usually the groom that the sumandos pick up at night immediately do the first night," Ranti said while blushing. Her face flushed remembering her first night with Herman thirty-six years ago.

  "Mama is nonsense. Shame on your age, Ma."  Bara joked at Ranti.

  "Mama will put your things in your luggage. When they pick you up, you'll bring it with you. Tomorrow, Dila's family will take you to Bungus port."

  "What are we doing to Bungus Ma?"

  "You got a honeymoon gift from Dila's boss. The one who gave you the sunglasses, do you remember?"

  Bara thought for a moment. He remembered Mr. Satria, the Dila's branch office head, who had a perverted brain. Even though he was old, his perverted brain was always young.

  "Yes, I remember him, Ma. Where are we going for a honeymoon?"

"Kandui Villas."

  Dian, who stood while waiting for Bara to talk to her mother, could not help but laugh. Bara and Dila had a honeymoon. Certainly, Bara would be very tormented and bored. Dian laughed a little at the debate of Bara and Ranti. The beautiful woman acted as if there was nothing.

"Okay, I gotta go, Ma," Bara said coldly.

In his mind, Bara rebelled that he didn't want to go on a honeymoon with Dila but he didn't have any power to refuse. Their marriage had already been arranged by the two families.