chapter 33
David immediately lay down on the bed, his eyes staring at the ceiling of the room. Only about work that crossed his mind at the moment.
Was that decision wrong?
David muttered to himself.
I can't bear to see my wife and children abandoned because of minimal income, and now they have to be transferred because the contract period has expired. On the one hand, David already loves his job and wants a better future.
Saving, it's impossible. Every day, there is always something to buy and pay for. David, who initially thought his wife was a bit extravagant, turned out to be wrong. In fact, he is the one who spends too much money just on cigarettes. The bottom line is always less monthly money.
"Where else should I seek employment? The only document that can be used is a batch three diplomas. Meanwhile, Fen doesn't want to be compromised." It really depressed David.
Meanwhile, Fen sat on the edge of her children's bed while stroking Bertrand's hair—the youngest who was still breastfeeding. His eyes are getting sleepy and will soon sleep.
Fen did not expect that her husband was too quick to decide. Even though all this time, Fen has always been obedient and complied with David's wishes to maintain his household.
"Ah, right. Tina, I have to call her, she hasn't told me for a long time. It's been two months since Tina reconciled with her husband."
Fen fiddled with her cell phone, pressed the call button, then put it on her ear plugs.
"The number is not active. Maybe it's on purpose so that her husband doesn't suspect her. Yes, that's possible. I haven't talked to Tina in a long time, who is almost like a sister to herself."
Friends can be more than family. It's true, Fen and Tina are too close that each topic of their conversation lasts for hours. The daily story of each of them is told from beginning to end.
"Mother! Accompany me to the restroom." Nana and the three children whined when they woke up from their sleep that night.
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"Chika, eat first. There is already breakfast on the table. Don't forget to invite your younger siblings."
Fen deliberately shouted so that his words could be heard by all the residents of the house.
Right there, everyone woke up, so did David. He woke up lazily, washing his face without brushing his teeth. This wasn't something he did every morning, now his enthusiasm seemed to have disappeared.
With his cell phone in his hand, he kept walking without noticing Fen who was lifting a bucket filled with water.
Brukk! David bumped into Fen until finally the bucket spilled so that the water hit both of their clothes. Suddenly Fen was surprised, not angry, but laughed out loud at her husband's condition.
Funny! It's really very funny. Fen couldn't stand it to the point that she just walked away without seeing David, who was enduring the pain from slipping on a slippery hand.
"Hey, how come you have the heart? You don't even help me to stand up. Don't you consider me to be your husband anymore, after you don't have a job?"
Oh? no! Those words made Fen a little offended. He came back and finally helped David to his feet. "You spoiled, are you a baby? You just slipped, and you still ask others to get back up. This is really too much."
The woman grumbled and returned to fill the water into the bucket that was spilled earlier. "Even though this is heavy, you won't even help me lift a bucket that weighs 20 liters of water."
David realized, he took over the bucket from his wife's hand without saying anything. When he returned, the bucket was full of water and David carried it to the back of the house.
"Here, I helped you bring it here. And you should thank me." David was a bit arrogant in front of his wife.
"Hu-uh," Fen didn't heed her husband's words, she then continued her unfinished work. "Thank you, husband, it turns out you are so good."
On the sidelines, Fen took the time to express his gratitude.
David was quite relieved, his wife was now smiling again, after yesterday she looked gloomy and didn't make the slightest sound. "Now I know, making a wife happy is easy."
Arriving at the dining table, David's breakfast has been set aside in a small bowl. Chicken oatmeal and a glass of warm milk were already there. All the children, had been busy spooning their food and almost finished the contents of his plate.
"Why is daddy so late? It's almost over." Nana, her fourth child, asked then approached her father who was going to have breakfast.
"Your father helped mother collect water and carried it to the back of the house." Suddenly, Fen was behind him while carrying Bertrand, and immediately sat down in an empty chair.
Fen intended to feed her child rice oatmeal, but was delayed because her cellphone vibrated in her pocket. When she opened it, Fen was quite excited because that was the message she was waiting for.
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However, what was expected was reversed, the brief message managed to make Fen's face change drastically? The smile seemed to fade. When Alvin whined, Fen immediately became emotional, as if he were depressed.
No one dared to ask about the message just yet. In fact, the children who had been eating breakfast in peace now looked worried and afraid of being scolded.
"Mother, drink some of this water. In case your throat is dry."
China, her oldest child, shifted a new cup filled with warm tea made by her mother earlier.
Fen understands, her eldest son knows how the situation is now. Fen sighed softly, then grabbed the glass of drink his daughter gave him.
One gulp, then Fen took another gulp until she didn't realize that her glass was empty. Bertrand, who is currently breastfeeding, still doesn't want to be switched to other drinks. That child, suckling so voraciously.
"Does the drink need to be added?" This time David offered to bring his wife back, not as late as before.
Fen shook his head slowly, as if something was on his mind.
"Mom, what's wrong? Why are you like this?"