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Part 90

The day of the mehendi dawned.

Aarti looked on in wonder as all ladies of their extended family, Buaji's neighbours, Mami's friends, and older girls from Omkar came to celebrate her mehendi.

A dozen mehendi ladies had been recruited by Anjaliji to cater to the hordes.

Payal and Khushi, both dressed in green saris, led Aarti in a green anarkali with short sleeves to sit in the midst of the crowd.

The girls pored over books with mehendi designs, selecting some, discarding others, oohing and aahing over pictures in books, laughing at the banter between Mamiji and Buaji, listening to Nani talk about Nanaji''

Aarti listened to all the laughter and the jokes and watched the girls squabbling over designs with a smile on her lips. Amma smiled at her.

"Aartiji, the deeper the colour of the mehendi, the stronger NK Bhai's love for you.", said Payal in her ear.

Aarti smiled.

"Then it will be dark red, Payalji!", Khushi teased. "So dark that it won't fade from her hands even after the honeymoon!"

Aarti flushed as all laughed.

The men had been banned from the mehendi function. Akash, Anand, & NK were trying to peek at the proceedings from various vantage points.

Arnav and Mamaji came into the room to see Anand and Akash trying to hoist NK on their shoulders to let him have a glimpse of his beloved.

"What the! What on earth are you doing?", Arnav asked.

NK sighed, landing on earth. "Nannav!", he whined. "Naniji and Masi banned us from entering the hall where the function is being held."

Mamaji laughed. "Mehendi is for women. What do you want to do there among them, you natkhat Nandkisore?"

"I just wanted to see Aarti, Nannav. That's all." NK looked as innocent and harmless as he could manage.

Arnav tried to hide his smile. He frowned at Anand and Akash. "And you were helping him!"

Anand and Akash cleared their throats, looking awkward at being caught doing something naughty.

"I expected better of both of you.", Arnav said, sighing his disappointment.

Anand and Akash looked at each other, trying to look suitably penitent.

"Bhai'!", Akash tried to apologise.

"Err'Arnav'.", Akash tried to explain.

Arnav quickly pulled out his phone.

"Payal, can you bring Aarti, Khushi, and Di out of the hall to my bedroom for a moment. I would like to talk to them."

His tone was businesslike but soft, with a hint of affection for Payal that his voice always carried when addressing her.

Akash, Anand, and NK looked at each other. Was Arnav going to mock them in front of their wives?

Payal took permission from Nani to take Khushi, Aarti, and Di out of the hall to meet Arnav.

"Chotey asked you to bring them?, Nani asked.

"Ji."

"Maybe he wants to talk to them about the sangeet, Saasumma.", said Mami.

"After all, he is Payaliyaa and Aarti Bitiyaa's Jetji, Nandkisore!", said Buaji, smiling.

Nani nodded.

Payal led the ladies out of the hall, up the steps to Arnav's bedroom.

On the way, Khushi wondered aloud, "Why does Arnavji want to meet us?"

"I can understand if he calls just you, Khushiji, because we all know that he can't stay a moment without seeing you.", Di teased. "But why us?"

All of them laughed while Khushi became red as a tomato.

They reached the bedroom. The door was shut. Payal knocked on the door.

"Come in and close the door after you.", Arnav instructed from within.

The ladies looked at each other, and slowly entered the room, shutting the door after them.

NK, Arnav, Akash, and Anand were standing in the room, Mamaji having left to talk in peace to someone who had called him on the phone.

The ladies looked at the men. The men looked at the ladies.

"Aarti, NK wanted to 'see' you.", Arnav said. "He is not permitted to enter the hall. That's why I called you out."

All gaped at him.

"Payal, Akash was trying to get a glimpse of you. And Di, Anand Jiju was trying to look at your mehendi."

The ladies smiled. The men flushed.

Arnav looked at his gorgeous wife in her green silk saree and full-sleeved blouse.

"I am going to the terrace with my wife. To 'talk'.", Arnav said with a smirk. "When you have all finished 'talking', I suggest you let the ladies go down together."

Arnav lifted an astonished Khushi in his arms, and walked out.

Near the door, he turned to look at his brothers.

"What did you learn from this?"

"That when we want something done, we should call Payal Bhabi?", said NK, a confused look on his face.

"That deviousness done in a direct manner always pays rich dividends.", Arnav smiled.

Part 89: 73327083 Part 91: 73398089

Smita,😊

Here is my interpretation for the Part 90.

ASTUTENESS is the essence of this update!

It was the day of mehendi. Aarti was stymied to see so many ladies gathered to ceremony.

Aarti looked on in wonder as all ladies of their extended family, Buaji's neighbours, Mami's friends, and older girls from Omkar came to celebrate her mehendi.

She had thought it to be a simple affair like all the other ceremonies so far!

A dozen mehendi ladies had been recruited by Anjaliji to cater to the hordes.

Aarti dressed in a short sleeved green anarkali was led by Payal and Khushi, to sit in the midst of the crowd. All the girls chose the designs to be done on their hands amidst the laughter at the banter between Mamiji and Buaji, listening to Nani talk about Nanaji...

"Each of us has a family tree full of stories inside of us," Dirk thought. "Each of us has a story blossoming out of us." ~ Francesca Lia Block, Baby Be-Bop

Aarti who for the first time witnessing it, listened to all the laughter and the jokes and watched the girls squabbling over designs with a smile on her lips. Her Amma smiled at her feeling extreme happiness wash over her. Her daughter who had been deprived of such small happy things in her life was experiencing them!

"As goes the family, so goes the faith; as goes the faith, so goes the culture."

~ Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., The Greatness of the Great Commission

"Aartiji, the deeper the colour of the mehendi, the stronger NK Bhai's love for you.", said Payal in her ear.

Aarti smiled.

"Then it will be dark red, Payalji!", Khushi teased. "So dark that it won't fade from her hands even after the honeymoon!"

Aarti flushed as all laughed.

Menfolk were kept away from this function.

But Akash, Anand and NK were trying to get a glimpse of what was happening there. When Arnav and Mamaji came into the room they saw

Anand and Akash trying to hoist NK on their shoulders to let him have a glimpse of his beloved.

"What the! What on earth are you doing?", Arnav asked.

NK sighed, landing on earth. "Nannav!", he whined. "Naniji and Masi banned us from entering the hall where the function is being held."

Laughing out, Mamaji asked what does he want to do in a Ladies function.

"Mehendi is for women. What do you want to do there among them, you natkhat Nandkisore?"

"I just wanted to see Aarti, Nannav. That's all."

NK said putting on his innocent and harmless look.

"Spending time with the ones who are dear to you is like being in a dream, is it not?"

~ Sakura Tsukuba, Land of the Blindfolded

Arnav hiding his smile frowned at Anand and Akash.

"And you were helping him!"

Both were feeling awkward at getting caught for being naughty.

"I expected better of both of you.", Arnav said, sighing his disappointment.

Both Anand and Akash trying to clear the air.

"Bhai...!", Akash tried to apologise.

"Err...Arnav...", Akash tried to explain.

"Life is mostly froth and bubble,

Two things stand like stone,

Kindness in another's trouble,

Courage in your own" ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon

Seeing their plight, Arnav quickly took the matter into his hands and made a call.

"Payal, can you bring Aarti, Khushi, and Di out of the hall to my bedroom for a moment. I would like to talk to them."

His tone was businesslike but soft, with a hint of affection for Payal that his voice always carried when addressing her.

"If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised" ~ Winston Churchill

All the three, Akash, Anand, and NK wondered whether Arnav was going to mock them in front of their wives?

"Always do right. That will gratify some of the people, and astonish the rest." ~ Mark Twain

When Payal sought the permission from Nani to take them to Arnav,

"Chotey asked you to bring them?, Nani asked.

"Ji."

"Maybe he wants to talk to them about the sangeet, Saasumma.", said Mami.

"After all, he is Payaliyaa and Aarti Bitiyaa's Jetji, Nandkisore!", said Buaji, smiling.

"Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential"

~ Joyce Meyer, Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind

Nani agreed and Payal led them to Arnav's room.

On the way, Khushi wondered aloud, "Why does Arnavji want to meet us?"

"I can understand if he calls just you, Khushiji, because we all know that he can't stay a moment without seeing you.", Di teased. "But why us?"

All laughed at Khushi's expense. Payal knocked on the shut door.

"Come in and close the door after you.", Arnav instructed from within.

Surprised ladies entered the room and shut it after them too see NK, Arnav, Akash and Anand waiting.

"Aarti, NK wanted to 'see' you.", Arnav said. "He is not permitted to enter the hall. That's why I called you out."

Arnav's explanation was received with a stunned silence

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom" ~ Marcel Proust

"Payal, Akash was trying to get a glimpse of you. And Di, Anand Jiju was trying to look at your mehendi."

Arnav in his own inimitable way artlessly articulated what their men folk were up to,

making the ladies smile and the men flushed!

"When in doubt, tell the truth"~ Mark Twain

Looking at his petite and gorgeous wife he announced with a smirk,

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you" ~ A.A. Milne

"I am going to the terrace with my wife. To 'talk'. When you have all finished 'talking', I suggest you let the ladies go down together."

Arnav lifted an astonished Khushi in his arms, and walked out.

"Right now, I have everything I could ask for. It wasn't a long list, but it was a very satisfying one, starting with the love of my life back in my arms"

~ Becca Fitzpatrick, Silence

When he neared the door he turned and asked his brothers,

"What did you learn from this?"

"That when we want something done, we should call Payal Bhabi?",

Pat came the reply in confusion from NK.

But Arnav's answer was very different.

"That deviousness done in a direct manner always pays rich dividends.", Arnav smiled.

"What I stand for is what I stand on"

~ Wendell Berry

In the entire update it is the astuteness of Arnav Singh Raizada that stands out! A man known for his sharp business acumen showed how cleverly he got things done.

"Our life is what our thoughts make it"

~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Without defying the rules set by the matriarch of the family he arranged for Aarti, Kushi, Payal and Anjali to come out of the hall and let their menfolk meet them in the privacy of his room!

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"

~ Winston Churchill

He knew if he had called Kushi and asked her to bring the rest, Nani and Mami would have seen through the plan. So he calls up Payal, to bring them to his room in a businesss tone as if to discuss some urgent business matter! He being the custodian, the provider and the decision maker of the family, nobody suspected him of playing a prank. He gets Payal to seek permission from Nani and bring the three to his room. Nani, Mami, and Buaji who have implicit faith in him think that he wanted to talk to them in connection with the wedding preparation!

"In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

With his shrewd tactics, and direct approach he gets the menfolk to meet their beloved! He knows he'll be having no privacy in his room. So before anybody else could think of, he swiftly lifts his wife in his arms and walks to the terrace as he puts it "to talk". He also tells the rest to send them back together downstairs after their "talk", to ward off any suspicion. He showed all the traits that made him an astute businessman to get things done. Within minutes of coming across the problem, he planned, executed it and got the results. Moreover, he took the precautionary measure too as not to get caught. While helping his brothers' and his brother-in-law he doesn't forget to make profit! He gets his share too!

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" ~ Winston Churchill

In the end he asked his brother's what was the lesson that they imbibed from this incident. He had succeded where they had failed! For him every instance teaches something.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" ~ Winston Churchill

He tells his brothers' whatever be they want, they should go for it in the proper way. Even when they have to resort to devious means, they should do it directly and transparently. That fetches the anticipated results.

That's it from me! Hope you enjoy it!

Di, your update brought tears to my eyes..such an emotional update..for a second I got so scared thinking that something bad's gonna happen...plz plz plz let Khushi and her child be safe...Khushi and Arnav have been through sooo much and they finally deserve happiness...As usual, cant wait for da next update...

amazing update! haha Arnav is so smart! lol. He got all the women in the room without causing much of a fuss. That is so Arnav! He does everything in a direct way. Can't wait to read the next part!

Great update love Arnav he really showed them how it is done

Originally posted by: rulama

Smita,😊

Here is my interpretation for the Part 90.

ASTUTENESS is the essence of this update!

It was the day of mehendi. Aarti was stymied to see so many ladies gathered to ceremony.

Aarti looked on in wonder as all ladies of their extended family, Buaji's neighbours, Mami's friends, and older girls from Omkar came to celebrate her mehendi.

She had thought it to be a simple affair like all the other ceremonies so far!

A dozen mehendi ladies had been recruited by Anjaliji to cater to the hordes.

Aarti dressed in a short sleeved green anarkali was led by Payal and Khushi, to sit in the midst of the crowd. All the girls chose the designs to be done on their hands amidst the laughter at the banter between Mamiji and Buaji, listening to Nani talk about Nanaji...

Each of us has a family tree full of stories inside of us, Dirk thought. Each of us has a story blossoming out of us." ~ Francesca Lia Block, Baby Be-Bop

Aarti who for the first time witnessing it, listened to all the laughter and the jokes and watched the girls squabbling over designs with a smile on her lips. Her Amma smiled at her feeling extreme happiness wash over her. Her daughter who had been deprived of such small happy things in her life was experiencing them!

As goes the family, so goes the faith; as goes the faith, so goes the culture."

~ Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., The Greatness of the Great Commission

"Aartiji, the deeper the colour of the mehendi, the stronger NK Bhai's love for you.", said Payal in her ear.

Aarti smiled.

"Then it will be dark red, Payalji!", Khushi teased. "So dark that it won't fade from her hands even after the honeymoon!"

Aarti flushed as all laughed.

Menfolk were kept away from this function.

But Akash, Anand and NK were trying to get a glimpse of what was happening there. When Arnav and Mamaji came into the room they saw

Anand and Akash trying to hoist NK on their shoulders to let him have a glimpse of his beloved.

"What the! What on earth are you doing?", Arnav asked.

NK sighed, landing on earth. "Nannav!", he whined. "Naniji and Masi banned us from entering the hall where the function is being held."

Laughing out, Mamaji asked what does he want to do in a Ladies function.

"Mehendi is for women. What do you want to do there among them, you natkhat Nandkisore?"

"I just wanted to see Aarti, Nannav. That's all."

NK said putting on his innocent and harmless look.

"Spending time with the ones who are dear to you is like being in a dream, is it not?"

~ Sakura Tsukuba, Land of the Blindfolded

Arnav hiding his smile frowned at Anand and Akash.

"And you were helping him!"

Both were feeling awkward at getting caught for being naughty.

"I expected better of both of you.", Arnav said, sighing his disappointment.

Both Anand and Akash trying to clear the air.

"Bhai...!", Akash tried to apologise.

"Err...Arnav...", Akash tried to explain.

"Life is mostly froth and bubble,

Two things stand like stone,

Kindness in another's trouble,

Courage in your own" ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon

Seeing their plight, Arnav quickly took the matter into his hands and made a call.

"Payal, can you bring Aarti, Khushi, and Di out of the hall to my bedroom for a moment. I would like to talk to them."

His tone was businesslike but soft, with a hint of affection for Payal that his voice always carried when addressing her.

"If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised" ~ Winston Churchill

All the three, Akash, Anand, and NK wondered whether Arnav was going to mock them in front of their wives?

"Always do right. That will gratify some of the people, and astonish the rest." ~ Mark Twain

When Payal sought the permission from Nani to take them to Arnav,

"Chotey asked you to bring them?, Nani asked.

"Ji."

"Maybe he wants to talk to them about the sangeet, Saasumma.", said Mami.

"After all, he is Payaliyaa and Aarti Bitiyaa's Jetji, Nandkisore!", said Buaji, smiling.

"Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential"

~ Joyce Meyer, Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind

Nani agreed and Payal led them to Arnav's room.

On the way, Khushi wondered aloud, "Why does Arnavji want to meet us?"

"I can understand if he calls just you, Khushiji, because we all know that he can't stay a moment without seeing you.", Di teased. "But why us?"

All laughed at Khushi's expense. Payal knocked on the shut door.

"Come in and close the door after you.", Arnav instructed from within.

Surprised ladies entered the room and shut it after them too see NK, Arnav, Akash and Anand waiting.

"Aarti, NK wanted to 'see' you.", Arnav said. "He is not permitted to enter the hall. That's why I called you out."

Arnav's explanation was received with a stunned silence

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom" ~ Marcel Proust

"Payal, Akash was trying to get a glimpse of you. And Di, Anand Jiju was trying to look at your mehendi."

Arnav in his own inimitable way artlessly articulated what their men folk were up to,

making the ladies smile and the men flushed!

"When in doubt, tell the truth"~ Mark Twain

Looking at his petite and gorgeous wife he announced with a smirk,

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you" ~ A.A. Milne

"I am going to the terrace with my wife. To 'talk'. When you have all finished 'talking', I suggest you let the ladies go down together."

Arnav lifted an astonished Khushi in his arms, and walked out.

"Right now, I have everything I could ask for. It wasn't a long list, but it was a very satisfying one, starting with the love of my life back in my arms"

~ Becca Fitzpatrick, Silence

When he neared the door he turned and asked his brothers,

"What did you learn from this?"

"That when we want something done, we should call Payal Bhabi?",

Pat came the reply in confusion from NK.

But Arnav's answer was very different.

"That deviousness done in a direct manner always pays rich dividends.", Arnav smiled.

"What I stand for is what I stand on"

~ Wendell Berry

In the entire update it is the astuteness of Arnav Singh Raizada that stands out! A man known for his sharp business acumen showed how cleverly he got things done.

"Our life is what our thoughts make it"

~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Without defying the rules set by the matriarch of the family he arranged for Aarti, Kushi, Payal and Anjali to come out of the hall and let their menfolk meet them in the privacy of his room!

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won"

~ Winston Churchill

He knew if he had called Kushi and asked her to bring the rest, Nani and Mami would have seen through the plan. So he calls up Payal, to bring them to his room in a businesss tone as if to discuss some urgent business matter! He being the custodian, the provider and the decision maker of the family, nobody suspected him of playing a prank. He gets Payal to seek permission from Nani and bring the three to his room. Nani, Mami, and Buaji who have implicit faith in him think that he wanted to talk to them in connection with the wedding preparation!

"In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

With his shrewd tactics, and direct approach he gets the menfolk to meet their beloved! He knows he'll be having no privacy in his room. So before anybody else could think of he swiftly lifts his wife in his arms and walks to the terrace as he puts it "to talk". He also tells the rest to send them back together downstairs to ward off any suspicion. He showed all the traits that made him an astute businessman to get things done. Within minutes of coming across the problem, he planned, executed it and got the results. Moreover he took the precautionary measure too as not to get caught.

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" ~ Winston Churchill

In the end he asked his brother's what was the lesson that they imbibed from this incident. He had succeded where they had failed! For him every instance teaches something.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" ~ Winston Churchill

He tells his brothers' whatever they want they should go for it in the proper way. Even when they have to resort to devious means, they should do it directly and transparently. That fetches the anticipated results.

That's it from me! Hope you enjoy it!

Awesome

"That deviousness done in a direct manner always pays rich dividends.", Arnav smiled.

awesome update loved how asr handle the situation the man has style loved it very cute and sweet update beautifully done