OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 93 SACRIFICE FOR YOUR HAPPINESS
Lau served a cup of hot coffee and a cup of cheese sandwich as Xiao Jun's breakfast menu. Lately the young boss was addicted to caffeine from coffee so as to change the habit of drinking tea into coffee. Since he was neighbors with Weini, he had never had breakfast together. The busyness of each that does not fit the time finally makes them have not found the opportunity.
“Uncle, can you bring me my breakfast? I'm going to go ahead, uncle Haris may not have breakfast.” Pinta Xiao Jun, he hasn't touched the appetizer yet.
“Good sir.” Lau moved a glass of coffee and bread in a tray then walked following Xiao Jun from behind.
Xiao Jun rang the bell of Haris' apartment, knowing that there was still one person left in there. In Xiao Jun's shadow, the future-in-law must have just woken up or was still improving after waking up. The door opened from the inside, Haris showed a friendly smile that simultaneously broke Xiao Jun's shadow. The man whose head began to be filled with gray hair was already very neat in a long shirt suit and black trousers, exactly the office people who were about to go to work.
“Good morning uncle.” Xiao Jun greeted with a bow of half body.
Haris just nodded his head in return, “For young people. You were so excited this morning, but Weini left school.”
Xiao Jun smiled, he certainly memorized Weini's habits and schedule but his arrival this time was not for the sake of the girl. “Thank you, uncle. You've also been tidy this early. I'm here to take my uncle to breakfast together. Does uncle mind?”
The tray containing a cup of coffee and a cup of bread that Lau brought over was glimpsed at a glance by Haris, only one serving but the youngster offered him breakfast together. Haris hung up the decision for a moment, until he seemed to
understood the young boss did not want to eat by himself.
“Please enter. We eat together.” Haris widened the door leaf so that Lau and Xiao Jun could enter simultaneously.
Haris immediately led his guests to the dining room and allowed Xiao Jun and Lau to sit down together. Haris took three medium-sized bowls and a spoon, and the initiative helped him organize
the tableware on that round table.
“Young master and sister, I don't know what your breakfast habits are like but this time I happened to have cooked fish porridge for Weini breakfast and there is still a pot. How about we have this porridge breakfast? What is the taste of young master?” Haris deliberately spoke formally to Xiao Jun to test him.
Xiao Jun and Lau stared for a while then Lau nodded his head. Without a word Lau understood the gesture that Xiao Jun had conveyed. Haris was amazed by the closeness of his master and bodyguard.
“I really like fish porridge, it has long not tasted it. Thanks for the offer uncle, I can't wait to try it.” Xiao Jun replied politely.
Lau then stood up and was about to help serve the dish but Haris was more swift to intercept him. “Let me do it sister. You are also my guest, relax for a moment.”
“Thank you Da Ge, sorry because my stomach condition is quite sensitive. I can't have breakfast porridge in the morning, can only taste drinks and bread. For that, without any intention of offending da ge, I beg you to return to the apartment first. Please enjoy breakfast with mister Xiao Jun.” Lau stood up and saluted Haris, taking Xiao Jun's breakfast tray home.
“Eh, so yes. All right, sister, next time we have dinner together huh. I'll take you out.” Haris got up from his seat, feeling he had to take his guests.
Lau turns out to refuse to be treated special, he asks Haris to enjoy breakfast with his master regardless of himself. Lau hurried past from before them so as not to take up private time
xiao Jun expected. Her master was eager to have a four-eye talk with Haris.
“Uncle, Forgive my bodyguard, his nature is indeed closed.” Xiau Jun represents Lau pleading for Haris' understanding.
Haris only gave a smile that Xiao Jun could not understand. Weini's father was mysterious to Xiao Jun, which was why he wanted to get to know her more closely.
The deg! This taste? Xiao Jun paused on the first feed, the taste of this porridge imprinted in his memory. The aroma, the texture of fish meat and the taste is so vivid reminiscent of the past.
Xiao Jun Flash back…
“Li An, Li Jun. Don't play anymore, let's finish your food!” xin En's voice stopped Li An's messiness at his sister. His mother served a small bowl of fish porridge that is still
give off hot steam. His two children who had held an empty stomach because they were busy playing it immediately provoked hunger and devoured quickly.
“Blown first son, it's still hot.” Xin Er laughed at the sight of little Li Jun who was too eager to eat to open his mouth and blew away the porridge he had not swallowed.
Xin Er seemed happy to see her two children eating voraciously, just looking at her was enough to make her full.
“Eh, ce Li Me, father and mother why not eat?” The innocent little Li Jun asked as it felt strange only he and Li An were enjoying this delicious porridge.
“We're full, besides I don't like porridge. Eat a little hungry again.” Said Wei Ming Fung (Haris) who heard his youngest son's question.
Still vividly remembered the smiling faces of his father, mother and first brother watching him eat. He used to be too innocent to consider the reason for being full and dislike as a reasonable reason, until finally when he lived in the new Li residence he realized all the reasons it was a form of sacrifice of his parents and his first brother. They can only eat two servings of porridge because they are poor. Mother cares about the growth of Li An and Li Jun
until willing to spend more money to cook fish in their porridge. The rest they skimp on other needs to survive until his father's salary is liquid.
Flash Back done…
Xiao Jun squeezed his left hand tightly, his emotions bubbling as he recalled his gloomy childhood. The Wei family had for generations been the bodyguards of the Li clan, loyalty and devotion were in fact worthless in their eyes. The life of the Wei family was never adequate, more often lacking even though the energy and all the time was devoted to them. When his father sacrificed to save the Li family girl, his services were not considered but instead convicted as traitors. Li San really had no conscience in the Wei family, but Xiao Jun continued his devotion to him instead. Xiao Jun further strengthened his resolve to stop the suppression and raised the Wei clan's rank.
“Young people? Ehemm...” Haris deliberately dehemed loudly so that Xiao Jun's life returned to his consciousness. The first bribe of the porridge that he served instantly hypnotized Xiao Jun into being a sage.
Xiao Jun refocused himself on the surroundings, half-bending in apology. “Sorry uncle, I am not polite even daydreaming while eating.”
Haris smiled, “Is this porridge less suitable for your taste?”
“No... it's not so. Precisely because this porridge is so delicious, it makes me remember something in the past. Forgive my sass uncle.” Xiao Jun was very uneasy, he could daydream of the past in front of people
important. He tried to reach out to Weini's father but acted silly instead.
It's just a coincidence, Weini's father just happened to cook porridge that reminds me of my parents. Or did Haris know my father? Xiao Jun was again riled up by his guess, should he be suspicious of Haris or
investigate who is his closest friend? Perhaps Xiao Jun could find a clue to his father's whereabouts, but what if his conjecture was wrong? He will be very presumptuous to have stalked the life of the father of the person he loves.
As Xiao Jun finished his food rations in a dilemma, Haris calmly hid his mysterious smile.
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