The next day, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia took good care of the three children, kissed their little cheeks, and were rewarded with laughter and dancing limbs. Then, looking completely revived, they happily went out.
They had been exhausted the night before, but Zhou Chenglei had massaged her before bed. She had no idea how long he had massaged her; all she knew was that she had fallen asleep shortly after lying down. When she got up that morning, she no longer felt tired at all, and the wound on her heel had been treated and had improved somewhat.
Jiang Dong's car was already waiting by the roadside.
Just as the two of them were about to get in, Old Mai came over with breakfast.
Over the past two or three days, whenever he had free time, he would come over to play Chinese chess with Grandpa Jiang and spend time with the children.
He had gone to the Exhibition Hall yesterday and had not had time, so he came over again first thing that morning.
When Old Mai saw the two of them preparing to get into the car, he hurriedly called out, "Xiao Xia, A'Lei, wait. The breakfast at the hotel where I'm staying is pretty good, so I brought some over. Eat before you go to work."
People from Sui City had a habit of having morning tea. What they called having morning tea actually meant eating breakfast, and there was a rich variety of tea snacks.
Old Mai had learned from Grandpa Jiang and Maternal Grandmother what Jiang Dong and Jiang Xia liked to eat, so he had packed more than a dozen items to bring over.
Jiang Xia was already full, but she could not disappoint the old man's thoughtful gesture. She smiled and said,