I'm Not a Pay Wife
Ijah Bi

Ijah Bi

Early in the morning, as usual, Nayla woke up. He went straight to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Coincidentally, the maid at Mahendra's house, bi Siti, was returning home because her husband had an accident. Bi Siti is a substitute for bi Ijah who only worked a week at the home of Mr. Mahendra so for now there is no maid at home, Mr. Mahendra.

Nayla who used to do housework deftly made breakfast. After completion, the dish was served at the dinner table and then Nayla cleaned the house. He swept and mopped the entire room clean.

Ms. Minar planned this morning to buy her favorite vegetable poultice for breakfast, but once out of the room saw the whole room was clean and tidy. When Ms. Minar entered the dining room she was surprised because the breakfast menu was already in the dining table.

It looks like Nayla is washing the frying pan. Seeing the appearance of her mother-in-law in the kitchen Nayla immediately greeted her.

“Udah wake Mi?”

“You see for yourself uda wake up or not?” said Minar ma'am ketus because she does not like her daughter-in-law.

“What time did you wake up earlier?” ask Minar to know.

“Hour half five in the morning Nayla has woken up Mi,” replied Nayla.

Ms. Minar who does not like her son-in-law looks at the work of Nayla just plain. At least he did not praise the work of his son-in-law while Nayla had made breakfast and cleaned. Ms. Minar doesn't appreciate her daughter-in-law's work.

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As soon as Mr. Mahendra appeared in the dining room and saw the delicious breakfast dishes immediately shook his head.

“Who cooked this breakfast?” ask Mr. Mahendra.

“Help Papi-lah,” replied bu Minar with a tone of dislike.

“It looks like the food is delicious all Mi. Papi can't wait to enjoy it.”

“Beautiful appearance does not necessarily taste good Pi.”

“No way Mi. Must have been great.”

“But we are waiting for Reza and Nayla,” said Ms Minar who saw her husband was impatient to want breakfast soon.

Soon Reza and Nayla appear at the dinner table. As soon as she sat down, Nayla immediately gave her husband breakfast.

“It turns out you are smart to cook also yes Nayla,” said Mr. Mahendra.

Nayla just smiled at the praise from her papi-in-law.

“What's done to your house?” ask Mr. Mahendra again.

Nayla did not answer she just nodded her head.

“Papa salute with you, Nayla. You are not only good at cooking but you are also good at working. Still in the morning you can already clean the house as well as prepare breakfast,” praise Mr. Mahendra.

Hearing Mr. Mahendra praise Nayla for her cleverness in cooking and cleaning the house makes Minar's mother increasingly disliked. With a cynical smile, Minar immediately said to her husband.

“Mami said what the hell?” said Mr. Mahendra.

“Mami says what the look of Pi is. What mom said is right. But if mami but tell to do this all certainly can not because since childhood mami never worked on it because all the helpers who do it,” explained bu Minar like mocking her daughter-in-law.

Mr. Mahendra just kept silent not to respond.

“Perhaps, maybe if you are not married to Reza, Nayla also works as a maid Pi,” said Minar bu ketus make Mr. Mahendra immediately angry.

“Mami... Take care of Mami! Snapped by Mahendra.

Hearing Minar's mother who was too demeaning Nayla, Nayla's chest felt tight and wanted it to spill her tears.But Nayla tried to stay strong.

‘You must be strong Nayla. You never cry. Show in front of your in-laws that you are a strong woman. Women are tough so they can't be mean to you. If you cry in front of them, surely they will laugh at you and they will be more happy to upset you.’

Finally after hearing the whisper of her heart, the originally sad Nayla tried to be strong. He straightened his body and puffed his body so that it could be more rigid. Reza, who was beside Nayla, just kept quiet to hear her mother's words. He did not defend his wife because Reza did not want Nayla to be his wife.

Reza just can't figure out why Nayla looks ordinary. There was not a single bit of an angry or sad reaction. ‘Actually Nayla's heart is made of what the hell. Whether his heart is made of steel so that he hears the insults of the mother in the slightest he is not angry or sad. His attitude is mediocre,’ Inner Reza.

As soon as Nayla finished breakfast deftly cleaned the dining table, washing dishes and dirty glasses. Minar was sitting at the dinner table with her husband and son. Not long after, Mr. Mahendra and Reza immediately rose from his seat.

“Come on Reza, we chat on the front porch. Mami auxiliary Nayla. Oh yes Nayla, if you are ready to wash the dishes to the terrace yes let us chat there because there are those who want to say,” said Mr. Mahendra and immediately rose from his seat.

“Good Pi,” replied Nayla.

As soon as Mr. Mahendra and Reza chatted on the terrace, Minar did not help his son-in-law clean up the kitchen, but he still sat at the dining table while playing his phone. Nayla who has been used to doing housework considers that work is just a normal thing that does not take too much energy.

After Nayla finished her kitchen work she went straight to the terrace to join her husband and in-laws. It looks like Minar's mom has been there first.

“Sit here Nayla,” said Mr. Mahendra let Nayla sit in front of him.

As soon as Nayla sat down, Minar opened the conversation.

“Bi Siti will return home and do not know when to come back here again,” said Ms. Minar.

“What's the reason Mi?” ask Mr. Mahendra.

“What if bi Ijah is here again. If bi Siti has returned again here and Ijah bi back to the house of Reza,” pinta bu Minar.

“If bi Ijah came here means there is no donk that helps Nayla do household chores,” explained Mr. Mahendra.

“But Nayla is used to doing housework while mommy is never Pi. Papi see for yourself. So there is no bi Siti, the house becomes a mess because my mother is unable to clean it,” said Bu Minar.

“If it is like that Mi, yes it is okay. Lagian Nayla can still do homework because Nayla is used to doing it,” replied Nayla.

“But papi does not want until you are exhausted,” said Mr. Mahendra.

Hearing that her husband was more defending her son-in-law, Minar chose to sleep.