Bitter Tongue In-Law
2. Keen Slander

Don't have anything? Why insult each other if we are the same?

Nuna breathed a rough breath and continued with the work. He wants to immediately rest by resting his body, it must feel very delicious after doing homework that now feels tiring.

Ms. Ningsih came out of the kitchen as Nuna was about to sweep the terrace floor. He accidentally saw his son-in-law was about to leave the house. And at the same time, the eyes of the female eagle who was no longer young caught several neighbors who were shopping at the vegetable maker around his front house.

"Na, let me do it. You fucking holy there!" Ms. Ningsih snatched the broom without waiting for a response from her daughter-in-law.

Without thinking negatively or thinking no-no, Nuna immediately covered her back to wash her clothes. Actually he was a little surprised why suddenly the woman changed quickly. Just a few hours ago he told her to do all the housework in return for living in the house without paying any money.

Not wanting to think about things that are not important for too long, he immediately did his job.

"Shir, Miss Ning?" One of the mothers who was shopping at the greengrocer said hello.

"Where's son-in-law? How's mommy?" The other mother chimed in before Bu Ningsih answered the previous question.

Indeed, one of the risks of living in the village is facing neighbors who like to be difficult.

"Still asleep, probably still exhausted. I don't know, today's children are not good at doing homework. It wants to be nice, it wants to be selonjoran, it's a little nauseous pregnant like a kid."

"The daughter-in-law of a pregnant woman? Pregnant first dong." The three women who had finished with the vegetable matter immediately walked over to Bu Ningsih.

It was still morning, the husbands of the three women had not even touched the rice, but the wives had gathered in one of the neighboring houses to talk about the ugliness of people.

It was like a tradition for some people there. Discussing the topic by indulging in weaknesses, mistakes, or other human sins has become commonplace for them. Even for Bu Ningsih and some people who are familiar with him talking about others as if it had become a mandatory need. There is no day without gathering to talk about the ugliness of others. Even now, her daughter-in-law became the main topic in the morning who had just greeted.

"I myself am not sure if the child conceived by Nuna was the child of Arga. You know, my son is quiet, kind, never clumsy, never messing around. She may have been pregnant with someone's child. After all, being a woman cannot maintain her dignity. I do not like his wife Arga, acting like a rich man, but mediocre, but do not want to live hard. I don't want to help you, I didn't do anything myself from yesterday."

Various questions from the three neighbors Bu Ningsih turned out to continue. And without them noticing, the four women's talks were heard by Nuna.

The woman who was pregnant for one month was unable to not let out her tears. The conversation that her mother-in-law spoke to the neighbors was very painful. How could there be a woman so evil to another woman? Moreover, the woman was his own son-in-law, the woman who should be considered a child by him.

Nuna wiped her rough tears and went to the room. She found her husband who had just woken up and was still sitting in bed. The man just watched her in silence.

"Mas, why doesn't your mom like me so much? Have I ever been wrong, Mother? Until Mom vilifies me in front of the neighbors."

"And I've told you that it's about time. You must be patient. No need to hear what Mom said. I'll take a shower, yeah."

Nuna is increasingly upset because of her husband's seemingly ordinary response. There was absolutely no defense sentence, tranquilizing sentence, or at least he took action to tell his mother or do something to calm his heart.

And finally he just chose to be quiet while adjusting his breath so that he was calmer. A moment later, he remembered that he had to leave the washing machine on.

With a careless step and forcing himself to vigor, he returned to the back to continue washing clothes. However, his intention turned painful when he heard that again his mother-in-law was talking to her neighbors while drying all the clothes she was washing.

"I also do not know what makes women today if pregnant is spoiled. Only the case of nausea and dizziness alone his wife Arga already does not want to do anything. He just fell asleep. I did nothing alone, just like before when I had no son-in-law. It still mending my nyuciin my clothes same Arga aja. This is also my daughter-in-law's shirt that is holy."

"Geez, patient Ms. Ning, yes. I have to tell Arga to tell his wife."

"I'll even be in the same row as my daughter-in-law. I just hope, later Nuna can change and adjust how to behave while living in her in-laws' house."

Nuna who had been at the end of the door was finally noticed by one of them.

"Tuh, Nuna was horrified. Have a good mother-in-law do not use. Bu Ning is willing to do homework and does not want your country because it appreciates you. You should appreciate him too. Your mother-in-law, your mother."

Nuna can only be silent about all the accusations. Want to talk or defend themselves as hard as anything, they will not believe in his defense because none of them saw that since then Nuna also did not sit still. Not making a sound to not prolong the problem is his current choice.

After being satisfied to advise Nuna in a painful way, the neighbors of Bu Ningsih covered each other's homes. Not long ago, Bu Ningsih also entered the house.

"Mother why the hell? If you don't like me, I'm fine, Mom, but don't ask others not to like me either."

"Not much desire, do not need much behavior is still good I accept you in this house, yes." Bu Ningsih was about to leave, already taking two steps from before Nuna. However, Arga's presence made his steps stop.

"Arga, you advise your wife to do housework. Just helping you cook won't make her miscarry either." He stared intently at his son-in-law before finally leaving them behind.

"What Mas? You want to kill me too? You just wake up, you don't know what I'm doing and I'm working on it before you wake up. You have no right to blame me because you also have no proof of what your mother is accusing me of."