Capítulo 5: Discussion

When they returned home, Wijaya and Celine then returned to their rooms.

Wijaya, who had made a plan, was now starting to finalize what he had planned, so that his father and mother could accept what was suggested.

In short, it was 6 pm and Wijaya was ready to go to pick up his mother, even though his mother often came home alone.

Because the distance between the factory and their house is only less than 2 km, for Wijaya this is a moment that cannot be replaced.

Because at this moment he clearly remembers the majestic appearance of his mother's garment factory which housed thousands of workers around it.

Famous as the largest garment factory in the region, its large scale has a huge impact on the local economy.

House rental businesses, restaurants, food stalls, toy shops, clothing shops, kitchen equipment shops, furniture shops, etc. Are all available around the factory.

Creating an informal market in the area, especially Sundays and the first of every month which is the day when workers are paid by the factory.

Wijaya still remembers an open market with a length of at least 1 km that stretched from the east end of the factory to the west end.

And it was very magnificent and prosperous, a moment that Wijaya could never forget when he remembered it.

Now he is back, in front of him now a large fence 3 M high made of iron with a length of 15 M appears to be standing firmly.

In front of the gate today, you can see dozens or even hundreds of men, both young and old, who have come to pick up and offer paid rides to factory employees.

"Tttttttttttttt... the sound of a disturbing siren wailing could be heard from the factory indicating it was time for the factory employees to go home.

And slowly but surely the big gate that covered the factory now slowly opened, and from there hundreds of factory employees who were dominated by women were seen rushing out of the factory.

Wijaya, who saw this, focused his eyes to see where his mother was, looking for someone among the hundreds of people who were walking together in uniforms.

It wasn't something that was easy to do, luckily he had made an appointment with his mother, if he picked her up he would wait near the clothing shop so they wouldn't miss it.

Waiting for almost 5 minutes, the small and friendly figure of his mother was seen walking towards him, a happy smile radiated when she saw his child's face.

And Wijaya, who saw his mother's expression although tired, still smiled when she saw him felt so happy.

The mother's hair was still beautiful black and well maintained, not yet white and full of wrinkles like in the future.

Her mother, who was in her early 40s, was clearly a kind and well-groomed person.

"Have you arrived at home, Jay ?" The mother asked, when she immediately got on Wijaya's motorbike.

'"Yes mom, Wijaya came home early, it was just an introduction to class on campus," answered Wijaya again in a happy mood.

"Oh I see, have you had dinner? Has your sister Celine gone home too?" Wijaya was immediately bombarded with questions by his mother.

Even so, Wijaya didn't feel angry, in fact he felt happy because this shows how much a mother cares about her family, especially him and her younger sister.

"Not yet for dinner, wait for mother and father to come home and rest, Celine has also come home. Wijaya picked her up this afternoon," answered Wijaya patiently.

"Then let's buy food first, your father definitely doesn't have time to cook," replied the mother and said she wanted to invite Wijaya to stop by the food stall.

"No need, mother, before picking up mother, Wijaya had already prepared food for our dinner," replied Wijaya.

"Oh I see, let's just go straight home" realizing that there was already food for my family for dinner, so the mother didn't continue asking.

Not long after, Wijaya and her mother immediately arrived back at their house, and now they saw their father's food cart also in front of the house.

Which indicates that the father has returned from his trading session in the lower village.

Entering the house, a warm atmosphere was felt when Wijaya saw his younger sister and father currently relaxing watching a TV show.

"Mother is home," Celin saw her mother coming and felt happy and immediately greeted her.

"How come, Celine, have you showered?" The mother asked affectionately to Celine who was hugging her at this time.

"That's it mom, Celine has showered and now just waits for mom to make dinner," answered Celine happily.

"Okay, then let mother go to the bathroom to clean herself and change clothes, then after that we will eat together," the mother answered back to Celine.

"Okay then, mother, you have to hurry because Celine is hungry," said her.

Celine can be heard replying to her mother again.

On the other hand, Wijaya is currently chatting with his father, who is relaxing watching TV shows while drinking hot tea.

There was 1 hour of rest before the father had to return to the upper village to trade.

"Dad, how are the trade results in the lower village?" Wijaya asked while sitting next to his father.

"It's not bad to get dozens of bowls, if it's busy in the upper village then dad should be able to come home at 9 or 10 at night," answered the father again.

"Then at dinner, Wijaya will ask father for time to discuss something important with mother," Wijaya said, asking for more time from his father.

"Okay," his father answered briefly and positively.

At the dining table that accommodates 4 people, a simple family is seen eating their food happily.

On the dining table in front of them, a plate of stir-fried eggs with a fragrant vegetable soup plus fried tempeh and fried fish was served.

There was a happy little discussion currently going on between them.

The things discussed were about how Celine's school was progressing and when Wijaya would start classes at college.

After discussing the issue for a while, Wijaya, seeing that the moment was right, then spoke.

"Mom, Wijaya heard that your factory is not doing well, is that true?" asked Wijaya.

The mother who was asked by Wijaya then replied in a doubtful tone. "I don't know. Just from the rumors it seems like that, the branch factory where you work is said to be experiencing problems and is likely to fire many of its employees," answered the mother with a worried face.

"There is a problem like that? Is this widespread?" Asked the father who also now looked serious.

Because this is a work problem for the wife who is also the breadwinner of the family apart from himself, the father clearly really cares and wants to know more about this problem.

And Wijaya, who had succeeded in raising the published topic, felt happy in his heart, because now he was preparing to provide other information to his parents.

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