historical

"Haha, really, how come he said it all?" Lisa asked suspiciously. Her brows furrowed.

"Why don't you believe me? Why would I lie to you?" Rangga said as he glanced at her. Even though it was a question that didn't need to be answered, his tone sounded very certain.

Lisa pursed her lips, remembering her struggles when she first joined the new company. Even though the process was a bit difficult, she passed all the assessment criteria and was considered competent in the company she was applying for.

"Yes, I believe in you." Lisa leaned back on the back of the chair with a thin smile. After all, getting an award from her boss was also considered an achievement.

"You know their company is still very new. So it's no wonder that they're a bit understaffed at the moment. But I'm sure they can develop better in the future."

There, Lisa learned that without the help of her lover, she might not be able to get a new job in just a week. Then she took a deep breath to calm herself down.

After all, Rangga was the one who introduced this job to her. Would she always have this kind of luck? She guessed not.

The Mercedes that carried them passed the road at a steady speed. It was quite crowded that afternoon, so it took them several hours to actually get to the house.

Arriving at the front gate of the house, Mrs. Sumiyati opened the gate and Rangga's car drove slowly, pulling over at the front door. The two lovebirds then got out at the same time and then entered the house together.

However, when they stepped into the house, Rangga was stunned to find his mother sitting with her legs crossed on the living room's sofa while enjoying a cup of tea.

His sudden arrival made Lisa's whole body suddenly stiff. Her heart was beating fast when she found the figure of a middle-aged woman holding a teacup in the living room. Rangga then held her hand for comfort.

"Mom! What are you doing at my house!" Rangga grabbed Lisa's arm and walked to the sofa to sit down.

Lisa forced herself to give a smile to Hilda. "Good evening," she said politely while lowering her head as a sign of respect.

"You guys have just come home at this hour, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Hilda looked at their clasped hands with a displeased face.

Lisa broke into cold sweat as she noticed the woman's gaze. The two of them then came and sat in front of Hilda. Rangga was the first to speak.

"Ugh, why didn't you tell me that you want to come here !? I would've picked you up."

"No, even though I'm old like this, I can still ride the Busway myself! I don't want to depend on anyone as long as I'm still standing strong!" Hilda replied confidently

"Auntie," Lisa handed her a glass of water that she took from the kitchen. She tried to look her best in front of Rangga's biological mother so that Hilda wouldn't get a bad impression of her. But it seems that she doesn't like Lisa at first glance. Their meeting looks very awkward.

Hilda received a glass of water and took two sips, her face looked expressionless. It was as if the water had absolutely no appeal to her. Lisa is still watching her while being careful not to embarrass herself.

A few moments later, Mrs. Sumiyati came out of the kitchen and called everyone in the house, including Hilda, to immediately go to the dining room. "Dinner is ready!"

"Mom, you must have not eaten yet, right? Come and join us!" Rangga put his arm around his mother's shoulder, and Lisa followed them into the dining room to eat together.

At the table, Lisa was still trying to be very considerate and polite as she took the plate for Hilda and humbled herself. "Auntie, please eat..."

"Thank you."

Lisa carefully replied with a smile while watching Hilda's response.

The atmosphere around them became very awkward and stiff!

Lisa often hears from people who got married in the office that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will always fight, as if fated to eternal bickering! Just like in TV dramas!

Until now, no one has been able to answer the reasons why the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will always end in conflict.

The first thing Lisa needs to do to attract Rangga's birth mother is to make sure that she doesn't make a fatal mistake.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should be as good as the relationship between biological mother and daughter! They have become family, how come they still can't live in harmony? But Lisa was either confused or too naive for thinking this way.

Right, Lisa suddenly felt that she was too naive. Hilda clearly disliked her judging from her response and every move.

Lisa wondered in her mind, can mother-in-law and daughter-in-law live as if they're real mother and daughter?

Meanwhile, Rangga put a piece of meat onto Lisa's plate and said softly, "Lisa, you need to eat a lot. You're so skinny!"

"Ugh, I'm not skinny," Lisa replied a little annoyed. Just now, she made a small mistake in front of Hilda. It was very disrespectful of her to talk to Rangga this way.

Throughout the time, Hilda seemed unenthusiastic and interested in chatting with Lisa. The atmosphere in the dining room was very awkward, none of the three asked each other or started a conversation. Especially Lisa, her gut was saying something bad would happen after this. Hopefully she was wrong in this one.

After dinner, without waiting for Lisa to take the initiative to speak, Hilda was the first to talk and said, "Lisa, you stay behind to help Mrs. Sumiyati clean the dirty dishes together."

Lisa was surprised, then she looked at Mrs. Hilda who had been silent throughout the dinner.

"Yes, auntie, I will also make tea for you after I finish cleaning." Lisa is still trying to appear polite in order to get rid of the discomfort in Hilda's heart.

Mrs. Sumiyati listened to Hilda's order, shocking suspicion immediately crossed her face, as if she saw through her intention. But it's hard for her to say it because as a household assistant, Mrs. Sumiyati did not dare to speak much in front of her master.

This time, it was Rangga who spoke, "Lis, if you're tired, you don't need to help clean up. Just let Mrs. Sumiyati take care of it. You go back to your room and rest."

"It's okay, I'm not tired." Lisa pursed her lips and answered.

Hilda watched as Lisa and Rangga supported each other, her face was a little sour and said, "Rangga, can you go to my room for a moment? I want to talk privately with you."

It was only after Hilda and Rangga left the dining room that Lisa's heart felt relieved. Remembering the whole process of meeting Rangga's biological mother tonight, she didn't say anything wrong except for that one time she felt annoyed with Rangga's comment. Well, hopefully Hilda doesn't really bother with her speaking style. It's just natural that she spoke that way since she's been friends with Rangga for a long time.

When Lisa was washing the dishes, the maid came and said, "Miss Lisa, let me clean it! You just go back to your room, okay? What if you fall sick again?"

"It's okay, I'll help you out, Mrs. Sumiyati. Just take it as my gratitude," Lisa said while cleaning the dishes.

Hilda had just told Lisa to help Mrs. Sumiyati wash the dishes. If Lisa didn't obey her order, Hilda could become even more displeased with her. The worst thing is, Hilda could scold her as if Lisa was an irresponsible household assistant!

"Ouch, Miss, please don't mind Mrs. Hilda's words! She's still the same person, she likes to boss around and is fussy! As long as Mr. Rangga doesn't tell you anything, you don't have to obey his mother's order" Mrs. Sumiyati said spontaneously while complaining.

It seems like Lisa's guess is true. Even Mrs. Sumiyati can see that Hilda doesn't like her. Even though Rangga hasn't asked her to marry anytime soon, Lisa must still be prepared. Hilda was Rangga's birth mother and if Lisa finally married Rangga one day, Hilda would definitely become her mother-in-law.

'God, I hope you won't make her a mother-in-law to me like the last one,' Lisa wished inside her heart.