Chapter 778 Women's Purchasing Power
Sebastian had planned to wake Molly up, but now he just sat by the bed, watching her sleep.
Vera was up early too, carrying a hungry, crying Teddy out the door while yawning. "Susan, you're not going to school, not going to work, and you're not hungry. Why are you up so early?"
Susan, with her backpack and laptop in hand, replied, "Vera, I'm heading out. I made noodles for Teddy; they're in the kitchen."
With that, she left, busier than anyone, going to work.
Teddy had slept with Shawn last night but woke up crying and ended up in Vera's arms.
Susan's daily routine: city library, Randall, Teddy—three places.
Molly's daily routine: work, home—two places.
Vera's routine: Teddy—one place.
Occasionally, she would visit the office to surprise Patrick with a couple of treats.
Randall often helped Susan clean up after work, buying mattresses and bed linens. Susan even replaced the dirty curtains with a double-layered set: one layer of white lace to satisfy her girlish heart and another layer of classic gray blackout curtains to suit Randall's taste.
Randall pointed at the curtains on the bed, "Why didn't you tell me before buying these?"
Susan had her own complaint, "Did you tell me when you signed me up for the computer exam?"
However, Susan couldn't install the curtains herself and had to rely on Randall. She held the curtain hooks, "Randall, come on."
Removing the old curtains left a layer of dust everywhere.
Susan handed the curtains from below while Randall wiped them clean with a damp cloth and hung the new ones. "One layer is enough; buying two is unnecessary."
"The white is for me, the gray is for you."
After hanging the curtains, Susan's online order for a table arrived.
Randall looked at her without saying a word.
Susan bit her tongue, "There's no table here; your books and computer have nowhere to go."
Randall: "There's no sofa here either. Do you want to buy one?"
Susan whispered, "Already bought one; it's on the way."
Randall put his hands on his hips and took a deep breath.
Seeing Randall about to lecture her, Susan quickly explained, "It's not a big sofa, just a single bean bag chair. It's very comfortable to sit in."
"What else did you buy?"
Susan lowered her head and answered guiltily, "A dining table, tablecloth, lamp, rug... basically everything from the home store."
Then Susan received another delivery call, "Randall, the chairs are here too."
Randall sighed with a mix of happiness and helplessness, "Anyone who meets a customer like you is really lucky."
He took Susan's hand and went out to get the packages.
The table and chairs needed assembly, and Randall read the instructions while Susan, with almost no practical skills, watched. Women never seem to read instructions when buying things.
"Hand me the number three screw."
Susan immediately handed it over.
She watched Randall screw in the bolts with envy and tried her hand at it for a while.
Randall sat on the floor at the foot of the bed, indulging Susan's playfulness.
He looked at Susan with complex emotions—gratitude, pity, and affection. Seeing her pure intentions for him, Randall couldn't help but smile. Indeed, every time he saw her, no matter how chaotic his emotions were, she could calm him down. On his path forward, Susan was his driving force.
Following his heart, Randall reached out and wrapped his arm around Susan's neck. Just as Susan thought Randall was going to strangle her, she found herself in his embrace, lying on his lap.
With his legs slightly bent, Randall lowered his head and kissed the stunned Susan on the lips.
Susan's eyes widened in surprise, blinking rapidly.
In two days, most of the items had arrived.
Susan arranged everything to her standards, even buying a bath sponge and hanging it up.
The bathroom now had a tissue holder, a wall-mounted storage bag, and a desk mat. Susan even stuck a large bear sticker on the desk.
Randall sat on the bed, watching Susan's collection of online purchases. She hung a hook at the door, placed a drying rack on the balcony, and bought new hangers because she didn't like the ones that came with the rack.
She didn't like the wardrobe either, so she bought stickers and covered the entire cabinet with wallpaper, finally feeling satisfied.
The indoor glass cups, irregularly shaped, were all chosen according to Susan's taste. Randall commented, "It's just a water cup. I'm not living here every day, just sleeping at night."
Susan bought the water dispenser, and Randall carried it.
The rug by the bed had a bear crawling mat, and the balcony had a bean bag chair, Susan's favorite spot to nap.
After work, Randall took Susan to the flower market to buy plants, flowers, and vases.
When the decorating was done, Susan looked at her masterpiece with pride. "Randall, do you like it?"
Randall replied, "If you like it, I like it."
"Randall, my family has been wanting to visit you."
"Then let them come. I'll move everything here after work tomorrow, and you can bring it over on Saturday. I'll take you back on Sunday."
Susan silently lowered her head.
Seeing Susan's thoughts, Randall softened his tone, half-coaxing, "We agreed, didn't we? Once things are stable here, you can go home with peace of mind."
Susan said, "When I'm home, I miss you. When I'm not home, I miss my parents."
"You'll have plenty of time with me in the future. Don't worry about this half-month apart. I'll visit you whenever I can."
Susan nodded, "I'll wait for you at home."
Back home, Susan arranged a time with her family, and they all planned to visit.
"Molly, don't you have a date with Sebastian on Saturday?" Vera remembered her mentioning it.
Molly selectively forgot, "Do I?"
On Saturday, Patrick went fishing with some business partners, and Vera complained to Teddy, "Your dad is something else, isn't he, Teddy?"
Susan guided them to Randall's place, which he had already tidied up, having stayed there the night before.
As soon as they entered, a faint lily scent greeted them.
Vera took a deep breath. "It smells so good."
Molly, sharp-eyed, noticed the flowers inside, "Randall, you've really stepped up your game, living so elegantly all of a sudden."
Randall listened carefully, feeling something was off about her comment.
Randall looked at his family; his parents had come, but the uncle he was eagerly anticipating hadn't.
Suppressing his disappointment, Randall held his uncle's child, "Teddy, let me see if you've lost any weight."
Randall lifted Teddy and kissed him, "Good, you haven't lost any."
The family entered, exploring the place like it was a tourist spot.
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