When Charlie heard this, he could not help but feel a little moved in the depths of his heart.
He was not moved because of Elaine’s attitude. After all, Elaine had always been the kind of person who was easily swayed, and she would do anything for anyone who could give her money.
What really touched Charlie was Claire's sincerity.
It would certainly be much more tiring and tedious to celebrate his birthday at home as compared to going out to a restaurant to eat some ready-made food. The fact that his wife had this thought and intention proved that she truly placed utmost importance on his birthday.
Moreover, over the past few years when he was not welcomed at home because he was not successful and did not have any future prospects at all, Claire would still remember his birthday. She would always secretly buy him a cake and bring him out to an affordable restaurant so that the both of them could enjoy a quiet meal together.
Thinking back on these matters, Charlie was filled with gratitude for Claire's unfailing support throughout all these years.
At this time, Claire spoke up and said to Charlie," Husband, I'll have to make a trip to the old town tomorrow. After that, I will head to Emgrand Group's construction site at noon. I'll come back earlier at about four o'clock in the afternoon so that I can start preparing dinner. You should not eat too much at noon tomorrow so that you can save some space in your stomach to enjoy a feast at night. We will eat a little earlier at night so that the both of us can go to Quinn Golding’s concert after celebrating your birthday!" 1
Charlie nodded and said, "No problem. It's settled, then!"
After he was done speaking, Charlie looked at the time and spoke up, "Claire, you can accompany your parents to watch television for a while. I'm going to go take a shower." 3
"Okay." Claire nodded. When she saw that Charlie had already gone upstairs, she made a proposal to Jacob and Elaine, "Dad, Mom, why don't we keep Charlie company until midnight tonight? In the past, I would always wait until midnight on his birthday so that I would be the first person to say happy birthday to him. This year, the three of us can accompany him together.” 2
"Okay!" Elaine clapped her hands and said, "We will wait until midnight and be the first to wish my son-in-law a happy birthday!"
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