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# Translation The story begins with Mak Munah living with her disabled son, Udin, who is the stepmother to Wawa, whose father has passed away. Wawa studied abroad using money from her father's land that was mortgaged after repeatedly pressuring her stepmother to convince her father to do so. Wawa returns to work in Malaysia after finishing her studies but is reluctant to meet her stepmother and Udin. Wawa gives her stepmother one week to vacate the dilapidated house because she has sold the land. The situation becomes chaotic when, after the deadline passes, the buyer arrives to demolish the house where Mak Munah and Udin live. Wawa hurries over and asks the buyer for an explanation, promising to redeem the land. Fortunately, Mak Munah and Udin's employer, Mr. Musa, intervenes and promises to repay the buyer for the purpose of redeeming the land. Wawa, remorseful, immediately apologizes to Mak Munah. But will she succeed in seeking forgiveness from her father?
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# Translation The story begins with Mak Munah living with her disabled son, Udin, who is the stepmother to Wawa, whose father has passed away. Wawa studied abroad using money from her father's land that was mortgaged after repeatedly pressuring her stepmother to convince her father to do so. Wawa returns to work in Malaysia after finishing her studies but is reluctant to meet her stepmother and Udin. Wawa gives her stepmother one week to vacate the dilapidated house because she has sold the land. The situation becomes chaotic when, after the deadline passes, the buyer arrives to demolish the house where Mak Munah and Udin live. Wawa hurries over and asks the buyer for an explanation, promising to redeem the land. Fortunately, Mak Munah and Udin's employer, Mr. Musa, intervenes and promises to repay the buyer for the purpose of redeeming the land. Wawa, remorseful, immediately apologizes to Mak Munah. But will she succeed in seeking forgiveness from her father?
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