Harold opened his eyes as he heard the loud crow of a rooster. He instinctively turned his head to look at the magic clock hanging on the opposite side of the bed. It was already 6.30am.
"Sh * t! I'm going to be late! " Harold's sleepiness disappeared instantly, and he got out of bed. He pulled his pajamas off, picked up the clothes beside the bed, and put them on.
Doris was woken up by the rustling sound. She rubbed her sleepy eyes as she sat up. She looked at Harold who was almost fully dressed, and asked in confusion, "Harold, what are you doing? Isn't it your day off today? "
"Day off …" Harold, who was about to walk out of the door, paused. He smacked his head, and laughed awkwardly. "I drank too much yesterday. I forgot that it's my day off today. Doris, I'm sorry to wake you up so early."
"It's alright. You've been too tired recently. I should have reminded you last night." Doris stood up, and hugged Harold gently. Her slender fingers massaged his temples gently, and her heart ached for him.
Harold closed his eyes, and enjoyed his wife's shiatsu massage to ease the headache caused by his hangover.
He was the sales director of a furniture company. Because the sales target for the second half of the year did not meet the requirements, he had to go to the office at 6am almost every day for the past few months. He would drink with his clients until late at night before returning home.
Although his income was not low, the high-intensity work and pressure also made him mentally and physically exhausted.
Fortunately, he had finally settled the deal with the big client last night. The sales target for the second half of the year was also achieved in advance because of this deal. He could relax a little now.
The warm fingertips massaged his forehead gently. It was so comfortable that Harold wanted to lie down again and go back to sleep.
"Since you're already up, let's go out for breakfast," Doris said gently.
"Breakfast?" Harold opened his eyes and yawned. He shook his head, and said, "I don't have an appetite now. I just want to have a good sleep. Besides, you know that I never eat breakfast."
Doris looked into Harold's eyes, and said gently, "You promised Kathy to take her out for good food. You've been too busy with work these few months. She mentioned it to me a few times, but I didn't tell you."
Harold looked at Doris, and suddenly realized that he had been busy with work and neglected his family for the past few months. She had to take care of the entire family alone, and she also had to take care of the children. She definitely had it no easier than him. He suddenly felt a little guilty.
"I'm afraid there's nothing good for breakfast. Why don't we go out for lunch and dinner?" Harold grabbed Doris' hand and placed it gently on his face. He said gently, "I haven't had a meal with you in a long time. Let's go to Ducas Restaurant."
That was the place where they pledged their love.
Every year on that day, they would go together as a family. But this year, because he was too busy with work, he didn't bring her along.
"I promised Kathy that I would take her to Aden Square this morning." Doris shook her head slightly. She looked at Harold worriedly, and said, "The doctor said your gastric problem can't be ignored anymore. If you don't eat breakfast, it will continue to worsen. I heard there's a restaurant called 'Mamy' in the square that's not bad. Let's go and try it."
Harold didn't care about his gastric problem. He could endure the occasional pain, and it had nothing to do with breakfast.
His mouth was dry now, and his head was a little dizzy. He was resisting breakfast from head to toe.
However, looking at Doris's expression, he couldn't bear to reject her. He nodded with a smile, and said, "Alright. Let's pack up and get ready to go out."
Soon, the family of three went out. The little girl, who was seven or eight years old, held the hands of the two adults.
"Doctor Matthew, are you back from your morning exercise so early?" The family met an old man who was doing morning exercise as soon as they stepped out of the door. Harold greeted him with a smile.
This was their neighbor, a famous doctor in Chaos City.
Doctor Matthew stopped in his tracks, and said to Harold with a frown, "Harold, you don't look too good. Did you drink a lot last night?"
Harold glanced at Doris, and shook his head with a smile. "I did drink a little last night, but it should be because I've been too tired recently. It's nothing."
"Doctor Matthew, please take a look at him. He vomited when he came back last night. There was blood in his vomit," Doris said worriedly.
Kathy, who had her hair tied up in a ponytail, also looked at Doctor Matthew, and pleaded, "Grandpa Matthew, please take a look at Father."
Doctor Matthew stared at Harold for a while, and solemnly said, "Harold, although you are still young, your stomach is already worse than an old man like me. Come to my clinic later. From today onwards, you can't drink anymore. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to last much longer."
"Alright, I will come," Harold replied with a smile. After that, he brought Doris and Kathy onto the horse-drawn carriage.
Although Doctor Matthew is a good man, he still likes to use the doctor's way of scaring people, Harold consoled himself. Harold comforted himself in his heart. However, looking at his wife and daughter sitting opposite him, his heart was still clouded with a layer of haze.
"Go to Amy's," Harold said to the coachman.
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"Today's new item: Soy milk and youtiao set meal! Breakfast special! "
It was written on the wooden sign at the entrance of Amy's this morning.
"What's soy milk? What's youtiao? It's actually only available for breakfast. "
"Could the soy milk and youtiao be connected?"
"No matter what it is, Mr. Mak has finally developed the first authentic breakfast set meal."
Although it was still early, there was already a long line at the entrance. The customers were guessing curiously when they saw the sign.
Harold's horse-drawn carriage stopped outside Amy's. He lifted the curtain, and saw the long line at the entrance of the restaurant. He couldn't help but click his tongue. "It's not even 7am. Why are there so many people queuing?"
"I heard that this restaurant is ranked first in the new Delicious Cuisine Rankings. It's very popular. I didn't expect there to be so many people." Doris was also surprised. Although she was mentally prepared before she came, she didn't expect there to be so many customers.
Kathy's eyes lit up. She looked up at Harold, and said, "My classmate said that the ice cream in this restaurant is super delicious. Father, can I have an ice cream?"
"Of course, Kathy, if you want to," Harold said with a smile. Although he didn't like queuing early in the morning, he didn't find it too difficult to accept since Kathy liked it. After all, his mission today was to accompany them for the day.
Harold's family lined up in the line. He listened to the customers in two lines arguing about the sweetness and saltiness of the tofu pudding. Most of his attention was still on the new item released today.
"It's quite an interesting restaurant." His keen sense of sales made him feel that this restaurant wasn't ordinary. However, he still didn't want to eat breakfast. A glass of water was better than anything else.
The restaurant opened for business. The customers filed in in an orderly manner. Harold was a little surprised that the interior of this restaurant that suddenly appeared in the corner of the square was so exquisite and elegant. After he sat down, he didn't even bother to open the menu. He said to the waiter, "I want a copy of your new breakfast set meal. “
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