Vol 1: Ch 29 - Rei's opinion and decision
After Ellyn asking her, everyone in the living room is now fully focused and now looking at Rei seriously, Rei going to answers them but her sister, Mei asks her first.
"Rei tells us first, I think knowing you as being a cunning and a clever one, you already made a decision, right?" Rei nodded "so can you share it with us?"
The three kids are still hugging their Auntie Rei while Ken hugging his mom but he pays attention to his Auntie, after all Rei is his favorite family members after his parents and Grandmother Aya.
"Uh---uh, I really don't know that you guys will arrived today and staying here for your own good. I already made a decision that I will agree to that opportunity because all of us know that opportunity only knocks at once, so I will not let it go for this offer into nothing. I didn't inform Mama because I'm worried that Mama will be all alone but I came up with a conclusion that I will be accompanying Mama wherever I go, I will shoulder all the expenses of Mama including for her travel expense and other miscellaneous. I also plan to inform Mama today after my work and then after we agreed with each other, I will let inform my Manager regarding this matter. Our home will be always locked for security but I will request a Security Agency to monitor our house every day and the payment will be on a banking basis. I don't know how long I work overseas, so I will back here every year for the cleaning maintenance of our house. But who knows that the day I plan to tell Mama about my final decision suddenly both of my siblings' family are here, so maybe agreeing on the offer is the right decision for me, right?"
"Yes Rei, go ahead and accept it. You've already done enough for our family, so this time you only need to worry about your own future. El and Mei are already here so let them in charge of taking care of me." Her mother agreeing her decision and give her a chance for her so that she will only focusing on her future since sometimes she feels that she's a hindrance for her but them as the family and as a mother, she already knows that Rei being always prioritizing the family members than herself if they needed her and same with them because they always the family before their ownselves, so she brushes it off right away and just always support her children El, Rei, and Mei with their own family matters and decisions.
"Right, right Sis, don't worry about Ken and Ren, I and En are here, so you really need to agree that offer before they change their minds and it's too late for you to do so."
"Same to me Rei, I and Lyn well both handle our daughters, so you don't need to worry about them because we are here instead just worry about yourself, I guess this is the right time for you to do so."
"Who knows, maybe you will meet your fated one in S Country, Rei." He only said this one because he also meets Mei in another country but then who knows that he's really right about it because someday his guess will come true.
Right after him, they all said at the same time including the kids "En/My En/Bro En/Dad/Uncle?"
"My Mei, Ma, and everyone what's wrong with what I said just now? You know I'm just stating the truth and as the next oldest beside Mama, I have the guts that Rei will be meeting her fated one in S Country." That's right En is 12 years older compared to his beloved wife, Mei and his premonition will be becoming true in the near future for Rei.
"Geez My En, Sis will be in S Country for work and not for a romance one, okay? Most of all, Sis is not like you, just because you study here and then you meet me because I happened to be one of your Teachers, okay?"
"Uh---uh, you're right My Mei."
"Okay, never mind that one and back to where are we. So Sis you must agree to that offer and you only have a week left, okay?"
"Okay, I will, and thanks for your support."
"Geez, and that's what family will always do because we're a family after all." except the kids all said in unison.
"So Kids even I will be far away from you someday, Auntie will never forget about all of you and will always love you, it also applied to you Ken because we are all family, am I right?"
Ken looking at his Auntie, the moment he heard his name from her, and then his eyes become wet all of sudden from his tears because he really his Auntie that much.
"Oh, oh I didn't mean it for you to cry Ken, now, now come to me and don't be cold to your Auntie."
Ken approach his Auntie and hug without hesitation then apologize for what he did awhile ago
"I'm sorry Auntie Rei for brushing you off a while ago."
"Uh-uh and no worries because I understand you Ken. Most of all, I know how you miss me because I also miss you. Mmm.... so how will you punish Auntie for leaving you someday?"
"Uh--uh I will punish Auntie Rei for leaving me"
"Ken?" both En and Mei reacts right aways because of how silly their son is.
"It's alright Bro En and Mei; it's my suggestion, after all, so Ken what do you want?"
"For now not yet because I don't know yet but in the future, I will tell you what is it"
"Oh, then Auntie will wait for that."
"It's unfair, unfair you're so sneaky Bro Ken" his twin retort.
"Yeah that's right Bro Ken, so how about me, Bro Ren and Sis Ellyn, Auntie?" Lynel complained.
"It's the same for the three of you, so what is it?"
"I will sleep beside you Auntie Rei," both Ren and Lynel said at the same time then looking at each other with a surprised expression, as if telling each other 'are you my twin?'
"Is that all?"
"Yes Auntie, effective tonight until you leave." The two said it in sync again, then looking at each other again and laugh.
"Okay, how about you Ellyn?"
"Same with Bro Ken, Auntie Rei because I still don't know what is it but someday I will tell you."
"Okay"
"Mom, I think Bro Ken / Sis Ellyn is not my twins" Ren and Lynel said at the same time then continue "it's like we we're the real twins" pointing to each other.
After hearing them both Ken and Ellyn react and said it together "idiot, we have the same face and feature, so why did you still ask the obvious one about who's your twin when it's really obvious, huh?"
"It's because we're both idiots and you were both smart, I guess?"
Ken and Ellyn sweat drop and also thinking the same thing 'both of you are smart but the only thing different is both of you we're simpleton and a very naïve one' while the adults laugh after hearing them.
"Now, now kids are you sleepy?"
"We're not yet sleepy Grandma/Mama Grand"
"Oh is that so?" they nodded "but we will have to discuss something" the kids have a pouting face
"Okay, okay all of you can hear it but promise never interrupts us, alright?"
"We promise Grandma/ Mama Grand"
"Good." Then looking at Rei and said her straight to the point.
"Rei, Lyn, and El plan to open a restaurant so they want to hear your opinion about the best location and budget for the opening of the shop."
After hearing this from her mother they have disappointing looks and said it together except for Rei and the kids.
"Geez Ma, we really taught you're asking something else but it turns to be this one, huh."
Aya got the point right away of what her son, daughter, and in-laws meant "we will talk that later and this topic is more important compared to that one, okay?"
"Oh, okay" only Rei didn't know what they're talking about but she has some speculation that's it's about her.
"So Rei what's your opinion about that one?"
Rei becomes serious and replies in just one statement with perfect and precise plans right away.
"It's a good idea Ma since Lyn is a professional cook but never pursues it since she works in a different field in J Country for her own good, the best location for the restaurant is just near around at my workplace. I already have one space in there and the ownership already turn over to me so you can use it anytime you want. For the design, you will just simply design it in a very simple manner and the structure must have simple entrance-exit ways so that it's accessible to all ages for your future customers. My fellow coworkers and other employees always take their lunch at the restaurant from the building which is really expensive but they don't have any choice at all because other shops are very far from the place from our workplace. By the way, as a starting business, and as for your opening, you must have a promo and just set the price affordable for the minimum wage worker. So if you have this budget (get a pen and paper from the desk near the couch then write the budget and show it to them) for all the materials, accessories and equipment needed for the shop you can open the shop next weekend. Also, you don't have to worry about the design and structure of the space since last month it's already done furnishing only left for your shop design. If you want, we can visit the sites tomorrow but for now, let's see how much you budget is and how much your capital because we will adjust it for the changes based on what you set for the budget and capital."