She handed her phone to Chad, remarking, “Let me be the youngest and prettiest friend in your social media circle.”
Looking at Chad's contacts, Molly felt like her brother must have been at least 40! Yet, upon glancing at Chad's handsome face, she uttered, “So confusing.”
“Huh?”
Molly shook her head, “Ah, never mind.”
In the afternoon, Coleen and Kendrick returned home early, both excited by the return of their children.
“Mom, Dad, did you rush home to welcome me?” Molly teased.
Coleen laughed, “I came home early because of my son, not you. I asked you to join me for a hike, but you refused.”
“I was too busy trying to earn a scholarship.”
Coleen gave her daughter a knowing look, “Sure, which professor would choose you?”
Kendrick interjected, “Don't discourage her. It's great that she has such ambitions. We shouldn't crush her spirit if she doesn't succeed.”
Molly was slightly upset. The three of them didn't believe in her. “You'll see, I'll definitely get the scholarship,” she declared.
Chad comforted his sister with a smile, “I believe in you.”
“You are the only one who truly loves me.”
Coleen, sitting on the couch, asked her daughter, “Where are you staying this summer?”
“I'll stay at home and bug you every day.” Molly cheekily sat next to Coleen, hugging her arm.
Coleen couldn't help but smile at her daughter's antics, “Go bother your father. Leave me alone.”
Molly moved to sit next to Kendrick, hugging his arm, “Dad, mom told me to bother you.”
Kendrick laughed heartily, “I love my bothersome little girl.”
After cooling down inside the house, Kendrick couldn't bear to see his wife go into the kitchen to cook, so he suggested, “Let's go out for dinner tonight.”
Coleen thought for a moment, “Sure.”
Molly immediately suggested, “Mom, Dad, I know a great place. Chad took me to a seafood buffet last time. It was delicious. Shall we go there?”
“Sure. Seafood buffet it is.”
The family of four set off in their car. When they arrived at the restaurant and Coleen went to pay, she exclaimed, “$699 per person?”
Molly nodded, “Yeah, Mom. Is it too expensive?”
Coleen, looking at her daughter who didn't understand the value of money, paid the bill. She then led Molly to their table, complaining to her husband, “Honey, can you believe our daughter's extravagant tastes? A $699 buffet and she's asking if it's expensive?”
It wasn't about the money, but Molly's careless attitude worried her. By this time, Chad had already brought some of Molly's favorite seafood to the table.
Kendrick joked, “I wouldn't be able to afford our daughter with my annual salary.”
Molly took a bite of her lobster roll, “I don't eat like this every day. Besides, I'll be able to support myself once I graduate and get a job.”
Coleen asked, “Do you have any plans for the summer?”
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