Group photos are different from individual photos. In addition to highlighting the theme and balancing the composition, the positioning of people also requires careful consideration.
After discussions between the program director, producer, and photographer, the current positioning was finalised:
The children are in the front row, with Song Hao, who is tall, sitting on the ground with one leg bent. Behind the children are their respective parents. Song Tao and his wife and Cheng Jingyao and his husband are positioned in the middle. Ji Linfeng and Shen Sisi are on the left side of Tang Min, while Zhao Jun and Sun Ruru are on the right side of Ye Yunqing.
Sun Ruru and Shen Sisi swapped positions at the ends. Doesn’t it look the same as before?
Sun Ruru smiled and said to herself, “I’m not as tall as Sister Sisi, and it’s too much pressure to stand next to Yunqing.”
However, Tang Min and Shen Sisi were more perceptive and could see through Sun Ruru’s little calculations at a glance. The reason lies in Yunqing’s face.
Zhao Jun and Sun Ruru are both able to be in the entertainment industry, and their looks are naturally not bad. However, standing next to Yunqing, who is taller and more ‘beautiful’ than both of them, makes them feel somewhat awkward.
That’s why the two couples wanted to switch to Tang Min’s side. Tang Min didn’t mind at all. Whether it’s Sun Ruru or Shen Sisi, they are younger and more beautiful than her. If they are concerned about this, they might as well not take the photo at all.
But Shen Sisi wasn’t happy about it.
Sun Ruru didn’t want to be compared unfavourably, so was she and Ji Linfeng just going to accept being ‘overshadowed’?
Although she didn’t believe that she and her husband were less attractive than Ye Yunqing, there was still a difference between being thirty years old and twenty years old. There was no need to make herself uncomfortable and give others an opportunity to criticise.
“We don’t need to switch sides,” Shen Sisi smiled at Sun Ruru and affectionately linked arms with Tang Min. “My outfit today happens to go well with Teacher Tang’s.”
Tang Min was wearing a solid-coloured modified cheongsam-style dress today. The buttons and waist belt were in a light yellow colour, complementing Shen Sisi’s yellow dress perfectly, but contrasting with Sun Ruru’s red French-style dress.
Shen Sisi firmly declined, giving ‘convincing’ reasons. If Sun Ruru insisted further, it would offend people, so she had to give up.
Anyway, her husband was the closest one to Ye Yunqing. Even if her husband was mocked, she would still lose face, but it was better than being compared unfavourably to a man herself.
They would just have to make do with this arrangement for the photoshoot.
Ye Yunqing was unaware of their little scheming, but as someone standing adjacent to them, he felt somewhat awkward when they proposed a position swap.
Cheng Jingyao noticed his discomfort and brought Tuntun closer to him, saying, “Come and hug Daddy.”
Tuntun embraced Ye Yunqing’s leg tightly, looking up at him with a smile on his face.
Ye Yunqing lowered his gaze and looked at him, involuntarily curling up the corners of his lips. Cheng Jingyao’s gaze happened to fall on Ye Yunqing, his lips slightly upturned, his expression gentle.
The scene froze at that moment.
In the final released poster, the three-member family created a harmonious atmosphere as if there were no others present. It became less important who was standing next to them.
No one caused any more trouble, and the subsequent filming process went very smoothly.
The production team arranged for the guests to have lunch and rest at a nearby hotel, and around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, they moved to the recording studio to record the theme song.
In order to save time, the production team rented four small recording studios, with each family recording separately. Once the recording was finished, they could leave early, and the final composition would be done in post-production.
The lyrics were pre-arranged, and the melody was relatively simple. Each family had practised in advance. The parents went first to record, while the children stayed together in the lounge and had some snacks.
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Tuntun’s family, Ye Yunqing went to record first, while Cheng Jingyao stayed in the lounge to look after Tuntun.
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The little girl struggled a bit with the high notes and was often interrupted by her mother to start over.
This atmosphere made everyone else a bit nervous.
Ji Linfeng looked at his son Ji Xingjia, his voice deep and resonant like a standard CEO: “Are you nervous, my dear? Do you want Daddy to help you review?”
Ji Xingjia was speechless and protested in a low voice, “Dad, please don’t call me ‘dear.’ You’re embarrassing me.”
Ji Linfeng: “…”
Tang Min also patted her son Song Hao and said, “Stop playing games. Look, the little girl is working harder than you.”
Song Hao, the top-ranked player: “…” How much harder does he have to work just to sing a nursery rhyme? He’s not a three-year-old child.
Tuntun was originally sitting quietly next to his father, taking a bite of a cookie and sipping water. Unconsciously, he was also drawn to the commotion on Zhao Yin’s side. Seeing Sun Ruru’s expression growing increasingly sombre, he almost dropped the small water bottle he was holding.
“What’s wrong?” Ye Yunqing took the water bottle and touched Tuntun’s head.
Tuntun crawled into his father’s embrace and whispered in his ear, “Daddy, that aunt is so fierce.”
Ye Yunqing: “…”
Sun Ruru was indeed a bit strict with the child, but every family has different parenting styles, and as an outsider, he couldn’t interfere.
However, after some thought, he pointed to Zhao Yin’s small water bottle on the coffee table and quietly asked Tuntun, “Do you want to ask the sister if she wants some water?”
Tuntun glanced at Sun Ruru and turned his head, hiding in Ye Yunqing’s embrace.
He didn’t dare.
The boy sitting next to him, Ji Xingjia, pushed up his glasses and directly said to Sun Ruru, “Auntie, the little sister should drink water.”
Sun Ruru was taken aback and looked somewhat embarrassed, allowing Zhao Yin to go and drink water.
Tuntun turned his head and looked at Ji Xingjia with bright eyes: The big brother is so brave!
Ji Linfeng, on the other hand, was carefree and didn’t see anything wrong with his son interrupting others. He patted his son’s head and whispered in praise, “Well done, son. You successfully caught the attention of the little sister.”
Ji Xingjia turned his head with a disdainful expression once again and whispered in protest, “Dad, stop using your CEO quotes. You’re embarrassing me again.”
Ji Linfeng: “…………” Sigh, my wife, our son is so difficult to handle.
At this moment, Zhao Jun finished recording and returned to the resting room, allowing Sun Ruru to go to the recording studio. Sun Ruru handed Zhao Yin’s lyrics to Zhao Jun and said, “You accompany our daughter for some more practice.”
Zhao Yin had just taken a few sips of water and immediately wiped her mouth when she heard the words. She stood in front of Zhao Jun.
However, upon closer inspection, she seemed even more nervous than before.
Zhao Jun sat next to her, wearing a gentle smile, and asked her in a warm voice, “Where are you having trouble?”
Zhao Yin pointed out two lines, and the father and daughter started practising again.
Later, Song Tao and Shen Sisi finished recording and their respective spouses took over.
Instead of eating his small biscuit, Tuntun stared intently at Zhao Yin practising.
He was feeling a bit nervous as well, and unconsciously fiddled with his little hands, earnestly recalling his own part and softly humming it.
In the middle of humming, he suddenly stopped, tugged at his father’s hand, and sounded a bit anxious, saying, “Daddy, I forgot!”
Zhao Jun happened to pause and let his daughter rest for a moment when he heard this. He looked at Tuntun with a smile and asked, “Tuntun, haven’t you learned it yet? Do you want to practise with your sister?”
Uncle Zhao’s expression and tone were gentle, but Tuntun shrank into his father’s arms, unable to form a response. He turned his head and looked at his father: He can do it, he sings really well at home!
“Tuntun has been practising well at home,” Ye Yunqing answered for him, gently patting his little head and comforting him in a soft voice, “Don’t be nervous, Daddy will accompany you during the recording.”
Zhao Jun smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, “That’s good. It’s okay even if you don’t sing perfectly. After all, Tuntun is still young, and it’s normal to have some small issues. Don’t be nervous later, if you don’t know, Uncle can teach you.”
Although it sounded comforting, Tuntun felt that the smiling uncle was even ‘scarier’ than the stern aunt. He looked at his father with a timid gaze, his eyes turning red, and said, “Daddy…”
He didn’t want Uncle to teach him.
At that moment, Cheng Jingyao and Sun Ruru finished recording one after another and entered the room.
Cheng Jingyao noticed that Ye Yunqing and Tuntun didn’t look too well and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing,” Ye Yunqing stood up while holding Tuntun, “Tuntun, do you want to go to the restroom with Daddy?”
The little one had drunk quite a bit of water earlier, and when Daddy asked, he suddenly felt the urge to pee. He quickly reached out and held onto Ye Yunqing’s neck, timidly answering in a soft voice, “Yes.”
Ye Yunqing took Tuntun to the restroom and quietly mouthed to Cheng Jingyao, who followed them, “He’s nervous and forgot the lyrics.”
Cheng Jingyao understood without needing any deliberate reassurance. As they walked, he casually whistled the melody of the theme song.
Tuntun quietly leaned against Ye Yunqing’s shoulder, seemingly not hearing it.
Ye Yunqing also joined in with a soft humming.
After using the restroom, Tuntun relaxed as well. He started singing along just like he did at home, gently swaying his little head to the melody. After washing his hands and drying them, he held the hands of his dad and papa to continue singing. His singing and footsteps were equally light and cheerful.
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao exchanged a smile.
In Studio 2, Zhao Yin’s recording process was not going smoothly.
The recording engineer helplessly took off his headphones. “Forget it. The child’s voice is hoarse. We can’t record like this.”
Zhao Jun’s expression slightly darkened as he looked at Zhao Yin. Instantly, tears the size of beans rolled down the little girl’s face, and she hid behind her mother.
Sun Ruru embraced her daughter and looked at her husband. “What should we do?”
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao, accompanied by Tuntun, came out of Studio 3 and coincidentally ran into the program staff and Zhao Jun’s family. Shen Sisi waved at them at the entrance of the rest area, making a ‘X’ gesture with her hands.
Ye Yunqing’s eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the staff. “What’s the matter?”
The staff looked hesitant and struggled to speak. “Well, it’s like this, Mr. Zhao—”
Zhao Jun interrupted him and smiled. “I noticed earlier that Tuntun seemed unfamiliar with his part, so I thought maybe we could reassign the lyrics. There are a few lines in Yin Yin’s part that overlap with Tuntun’s, and they are relatively simple, so we can let Tuntun sing those.”
Ye Yunqing furrowed his brow and glanced at Zhao Yin, who was hiding behind Sun Ruru and shedding tears. “I remember that Yin Yin’s part is more difficult.”
Zhao Jun maintained his smile. “Indeed, there are some parts that might be challenging for young children, but we can assign those to the adults. The remaining parts can be exchanged between the two children, which can also lighten Tuntun’s load.”
“No exchange,” Ye Yunqing stated firmly.
Cheng Jingyao also declined with a single word, giving him a casual glance, and led Tuntun and Ye Yunqing towards the rest area.
Zhao Jun’s smile stiffened, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
At that moment, the recording engineer from Studio 3 poked his head out and asked, “Are you planning to switch parts? But they have already finished recording.”
Zhao Jun furrowed his brow. “Has the child finished recording as well?”
The engineer replied, “Yes, the child sang very well. The tone and pitch were good, and the performance was highly satisfactory. There’s hardly any need for audio adjustments.”
“…”
The staff caught a glimpse of Zhao Jun’s livid face and thought to themselves, “This is awkward, isn’t it?”
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao finished recording and left early. They took Tuntun to Pizza Hut and got a children’s meal as a reward before returning home.
After a long day, Tuntun went to bed earlier than usual.
Ye Yunqing finished washing up and lay down, then opened his phone to browse Weibo.
The pre-live broadcast of “The Wonderful Moon,” although brief in the morning, generated considerable buzz and is still trending in the middle section of the hot search.
Opening the trending topic, the first Weibo post is a video of Tuntun imitating Ji Xingjia’s proper posture and self-praising “I’m cute too,” followed closely by a well-edited photo of the family of three posted by Shen Sisi’s fans along with a humorous interaction clip.
There are also nine cute illustrations of Tuntun drawn by Cheng Jingyao’s fans, a compilation video titled “Sweet Gazes between Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing” created by his fans, and numerous emojis and gifs derived from screenshots of the live broadcast, with the most contributions in the form of emojis coming from Teacher Song’s son, Song Hao.
Ye Yunqing didn’t expect that within just thirty minutes of the live broadcast, fans could gather so much content. He saved the images while involuntarily curling up the corners of his lips.
After a while, he refreshed the page, and suddenly a new Weibo post appeared on the topic, from Zhao Yin’s father, Zhao Jun.
Ye Yunqing furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
TN: I just want to thank everyone for their well wishes on discord. For those that don’t know, I have been really sick that why I haven’t updated all this time. But I’m recovering so I decided to update. So sorry for the wait.
I’m sorry that you’ve been unwell, I hope you feel better. Thank you for the update.
Waiting is nothing, the main thing is your health and well-being!
This little guy with the glasses is so funny😆 Only his father is not funny at all🥲
Thanks for the translation!
Take care of your health ❤️. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Thanks for the chapter! Glad you’re feeling better, take care!
Babes, we’re literally mooching off of your amazing translations. Don’t worry about it and focus on getting better when you get sick. Thanks for the update 😊
Waiting is nothing, care for your health!!!
Bruh, I misunderstood the situation. I was expecting them to be blatantly homophobic but it was just her worried whether it’s pretty or not (I should be less judgmental 👁️👄👁️)
Thank you for the chapter 💐
sameee
Thank you for the update 💐
Now cracks knuckles I’m gonna verbally fold this f+cker surnamed Zhao into an origami pig. This sh#tty exemplar of a human being has no f?cking idea how to do his d%mned child rearing, does he? Only thinking about that stupid face of his no one cares about anyway because it’s a family show and not some higher-than-thou business conference or whatever bull he normally attends. Parents should have to earn a license before they’re allowed to have kids to ensure the child doesn’t suffer. To always expect your child to be perfect and surpass everyone will only make the child hate their parents, and depending on the child’s sensitivity, it can even result in trauma. What the parents don’t remember is that careless words and vague implications will always be deeply remembered by their children, eventually becoming something that drives a wedge between them. Forcing your child to do something regardless of the emotions of the child is utterly irresponsible and despicable, because that is not treating the child with respect and love but as an object, a decorative pendant that enhances their prestige when it shines.
And now this f+cker that doesn’t understand proper human behavior is even mad at our little family of three for being good to their child and giving Tuntun their utmost support so he feels comfortable, because surnamed Zhao or whatever will never be able to do that! Play along with your stupid sh&t? No way!!!
Hmph!
🐖 oink oink
Thank you for the chapter.
thanks for the update!
Cuties… hopefully zhao yin dont grow up to be like them… plus translator pls take care of yourself…
Thanks for the chapter ♡♡♡♡♡
And the chapter name looks weird on novelupdates u_u
Thanks for the update and sorry to hear that..
I hope you’ll get well/better soon!
Be sure to get enough rest and don’t tire yourself out too much!
I hope you will be better!!!
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Now, Zhao Jun, we’ve only just met, but I feel like your about to stir up more trouble than you’ve already hinted. First of all, why is your own daughter so terrified of you? Nevermind she was already anxious after messing up so many times, the moment her mother mentioned your return it was like she was sentenced to the gallows. Second of all, who told you to just switch parts like that? You didn’t even ask the other parents or the kid, you just up and said “my daughters having a hard time cause the lines are too difficult so let’s switch, since urs are similar enough”??? What kind of bulldozer behaviour is this? I’m genuinely looking forward to whatever 🗑 you released to the net, because on first impression, it seems “no” and basic respect for it is not a frequent thing in your household
Poor Zhao Yin, her life must be an absolute minefield. She’s going to havw anxiety issues for sure later if she doesn’t already.
Daddy Ji, you mean capturing the attention of little brother hahaha
Hope you can get feel well soon but also that you can take some time to relax, there’s no pressure for translating this. It’s more important to be in a good mood and healthy than to give us updates.