Chapter 7 Little fuss

Fen, getting up early in the morning, makes breakfast for her family, as well as her nine parents-in-law.

"Can you ask your sister to pay half of our daily needs, bro? What's the point of her being given money by your father every month? Don't think all the food is free. To get it, we need money." Fen's words made all eyes turn to him.

"Why? Am I wrong? You don't accept it?" Fen looked back at them with sharp eyes.

Bulk dark... suddenly that voice startled everyone. "Don't talk carelessly Fen, you don't need to teach us that we will still pay for our living requires. Just because your brother sent a little money, you have done anything to us. Your words really offended us, Fen. You should be grateful , we have saved your life when you gave birth. Try it at a health facility, you will definitely spend a lot of money on administrative costs. Meanwhile, we have made it cost-effective for you and you even replied with sharp words like that. If you really don't want to be here, you may go now." snapped the mother-in-law at the figure of her son-in-law.

Fen's eyes turned sad. His father-in-law's words hurt even more. If only David had granted her request to come home, she would not have said that to her husband.

Even though it's true, Era, the sister-in-law who is just a parasite in the house. Just imagine, the food stocks that she had just bought two days ago, were sold out instantly, making Fen dumbfounded. In fact, there was quite a lot of food stock donated by socialite women at that time, plus the rice that Fen bought, actually there would still be a lot of left over when she leaves next Monday. And that's two more days. But seeing the reality that doesn't match the prediction, of course, makes him emotional.

"David!" Fen turned his head when he heard the voice of his brother-in-law calling his husband. "Yes, brother. What's wrong?" called immediately responds to the call.

"Brother-in-law, come have breakfast with us. There just happens to be an empty place. Besides, I just finished breakfast. And I'll go back to see your nephews and give them some breakfast." Fen immediately left the room.

"No, I already…" His words stopped seeing his brother-in-law walk away without hearing a response from him. Then her eyes shifted to David. "What's wrong with him? Oh yeah, I'll tell you something. Come here for a second, we'd better talk outside." The older brother waved at David.

As he was about to leave, a voice stopped him.

Tin…tin…tin…

Fen immediately came out to see the source of the sound. "You came too? Didn't you say the bike was broken?" he asked the person who honked the motorcycle horn earlier.

Antoni, the motorbike driver that Fen called to pick him up. With the remaining money he had, he would indeed return with all his children right then and there. It feels like I can't afford to live together in one house and always be the target of doing anything in that house.

"My motorbike is in the workshop, sis. Fen, this is my father's motorbike. Incidentally, today he didn't go to work, so I borrowed it for a while. Oh, yes. Are you ready yet? We're leaving now, before the tides go up. What about sis David? ? Is he also going to come?"

Femi turned her gaze to her husband, who was smiling at her. "It's good then, let's leave now, instead of having trouble finding transportation outside later, let's pack up now."

"Oh, right. Won't Brother Laurent say something? What will we say, brother? Before we leave." he continued.

The older brother took a few steps back, "no, I wouldn't make those plans. If you do leave now, hurry and get ready. Before the heat gets too hot.

***

Fen doesn't need to worry anymore, when she gets home, her eyes are fixed in all directions at the same time as her yard. Yes, as soon as he got off the motorbike, he saw something odd. "Someone broke into our house." cried Chica the eldest, as soon as she set foot on one of the floors of her house.

All eyes were on him, "What? Who dares to enter here? What are they looking for here?" Femi went inside, checked everything in the house.

Nothing has changed, everything is still where it was. Maybe it's just the cat or the wind that keeps it open. Naturally, the lock is too small and easy to open at any time.

There is a sense of security there. But on the first day they returned to the house. From the end of the terrace to the corner of the kitchen, it looks dirty due to the actions of the children. "Chika…!" Fen screamed for her eldest child, until her voice was heard in front of the shop, which is 150 meters from their house.

The little girl walked with a horrified look on her face. "Yes mother, what's wrong?" he said worriedly.

"What are you doing? Are you tired? Please help mom for a moment, sweeping up the scattered papers caused by your sister's actions earlier. Take it easy, this is only for a moment. You will return to rest afterward." Fen grabbed a broom stick and gave it to Chica.

While doing it, the little baby who had just been put in the cradle woke up and cried. "Oh my gosh, why are you crying again Bertrand, are you thirsty?" Fen immediately took her baby back.

***

Shop for vegetables and then cook them into dishes for the family. Furthermore, cleaning the house and doing all household chores and caring for their children.

Even though she can't do anything yet, Chica helps her enough to cook rice with cooking rice, sweep the house, and even wash the dishes. All of that also has a consequence in the form of extraordinary praise.

"Mom, Chico's sister is very naughty. She stole my toys." the voice of one person complained to Fen about trivial matters.

"Nana, aren't you already a big boy, can you give in to your sister a little? He didn't take it away, but just borrowed it for a while. It'll be returned later." her response was trying to comfort her third daughter.

Again, no defense from the mother. At that moment, Chico was crying, "Nana!" Fen exclaims furiously while staring intently at him.

"Why did you even make your sister cry? Didn't mother tell you earlier? Let your sister borrow it for a while. Do you still not understand?" this time he said in a high tone,

But he bit my finger, mom. Look, it really hurts." The little girl with shoulder-length hair showed her hand that had just finished sucking.

Knock

The sound made the whole room turn its gaze. "Who's that?" Fen muttered to herself as she walked towards the door and opened it wide.

He saw a woman standing at the door. "What's wrong? Do you need help?" said Fen looking at the woman who was the same age as her in surprise.

"Ah, I want to ask you something. Do you have some onions? I'll ask you for some. I happen to be cooking some vegetables right now."