Khin Hnin Yu - Pindaingsan Ma Byay

Chapter (1)

Congratulations, Manaing.

"What is your relationship with Doctor Min Shwe Zan?"

An old man who was ready to welcome him under the elephant's entrance asked.

"My name is Dr. Min Shwe Zin," | Min Shwe Zin introduced himself. The man changed into a respectful expression.

“My name is U Kyi Myaing, and this is my wife, Ma Aye, and we are guarding this big house. Dr. Ohn Maung told me last week, but the doctor

"Gy Min Shwe Zan is quite old, about the same age as Dr. U Min Cheung, and I think Maung Yin is still young, even younger than Dr. Ohn Maung."

"Yes, sir."

“Hey, do you still need to show me the key to our house?” “Come on, I’m a loner.

"I only have one student, Thetpe, who drives the car, and his wife. My brother Thetpe's wife cooks the food."

"So, can you clear the back yard for the couple to live in? I've already cleared out all the rooms in the mansion last week."

Min Shwe Zan thought for a moment.

“I don’t think so, sir. I want them to stay in the bedroom with me. I will come with their belongings. U Kyi Myaing will open the door and show them around. The house is still green. Dr. Ohn Maung said he liked it, so I didn’t come to see it in advance. The house is even more spacious than I would like. Even from the outside, I like the house.”

U Kyi Myaing opened the front door and showed us the lower floor first. The lower floor had a living room, a dining room, and two bedrooms. Although it was built of brick, the floors were covered with planks. The upper floor was covered with planks and had a tiled roof. However, it looked like it had been renovated with teak. There was no sign of a dilapidated place. The upper floor had a large entrance hall at the front and four bedrooms on three sides with large verandas. At first glance, the house looked like an old nobleman’s house. However, the rooms inside were modern and neat and tidy, with private bathrooms and toilets.

"I think the people who went first were many family members."

"Yes."

He opened the glass window of the large entrance hall in front.

I asked.

"Oh... we're not tenants, our boss lives alone."

"He's a little lonely in such a big house."

Min Shwe Zan asked in surprise.

“Well, my brother, in the days of their grandparents, the house and the people were one. Now, they have a nurse to take care of him. The cook and the cleaner live downstairs. The black couple who drive the car live with us. Ho Din, for some reason, they don’t live in this house. I don’t intend to rent it out.”

“Yes.” “The salary I get from Maung Yin is for renovating this big house.”

U Kyi Myaing's story clearly shows that his landlord was not financially stable enough to rent this large house.

"Yes, of course. The housing prices are good these days. If you have a big house with a big lawn in front and a big yard on the street, it's easy to rent a house at the embassy for two thousand baht a month."

He said as he looked out the window at the vast expanse of green grass.

"That's right, sir. I have one thing to apologize to you. The lawn is wide, so I like it. Do you see a bench for two sitting at the end of this lawn, next to the other fence?"

U Kyi Rwa pointed to the wooden bench. "Yes.. I see."

“Don’t think about moving that bench anywhere, and don’t ask me to cut down the sycamore and the goat’s-eye tree behind it… The boss ordered it, except for those two things, to fix the yard as you like. I am Mali. The boss must have told Dr. Ohn Maung to keep it quiet because he was afraid that if someone else rented it, they would make trouble.” “Oh.. I don’t have to worry about the bench or the tree. U Kyi Myaing will continue to take care of the yard. If I need anything, I will tell U Kyi Myaing. U Kyi Myaing, if there is anything that the boss cannot do, please tell me in advance. I will follow you.”

"You can make concessions. I am a doctor on duty at a large hospital. I myself want to live freely and peacefully. I will have to make concessions according to my own will."

"Thank goodness, Maung Yin, I heard a car downstairs..."

U Kyi Myaing went downstairs. U Kyi Myaing and Maung Thet Pe were working downstairs. U Kyi Myaing described this landlady in detail in his words. The word "madam" (a term that is not used very often these days) was strange to Dr. Min Swe Zan.

One day, they will visit the landlady Daw Khin May Htet with doctor Ko Ohn Maung.

When his father comes, will he be criticized for wanting to rent this big house? His father, like the old Rakhine goldsmiths, took his degree in London, but he stopped practicing law when he was sixty. He has been living in Kyaukphyu House for a long time, and he said that he wants to be close to his father and son in his old age. At present, he himself cannot afford to stay in Kyaukphyu, so he has decided to rent a house in Yangon. He is also determined to live in Kyaukphyu House when he grows old like his father. So far, he has never had the opportunity to set foot in Kyaukphyu.

I will still live in this big house with my father. There is no financial problem for an only son like him.

He had traveled around the country and served. His time was a time when people were allowed to open their own pharmacies, but he was not a man who made money.

Min Shwe Zan was a doctor who was known as a "drug addict" because he did not charge patients who came after him if he earned more than thirty baht in fees while sitting in the clinic, in addition to the government salary.

He works at Yangon General Hospital, but he doesn't live in the house he was given near the hospital compound.

He wanted to live peacefully even in a big house like this. He didn't know what his father would think of him when he came. He was happy living in a peaceful environment with a large yard.

Dr. Ohn Maung had an appointment with the boss the following Sunday evening. However, in the morning, Dr. Min Shwe Zan encountered an unexpected incident.

Every Sunday morning he used to go for a walk. When he returned from his early morning walk, his father-in-law came to meet him from under the elephant's back and said,

"Teacher, I have a guest. He's from the yard over there. He's important."

“Hey,” he hurried into the living room. In the living room, he saw a woman about his aunt’s age. The visitor seemed restless and agitated. The woman’s skin was pale, like that of a housewife who had been kept indoors without access to sunlight and fresh air. But she did not look sick.

"Hey, Maung Yin, Maung Yin is a doctor," the old woman sat down as soon as she reached the living room door.