The audience and staff watched in amazement as Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing began to pack up, preparing to leave.
They packed a water bottle, handkerchiefs, spare clothes, baby wipes, mosquito repellent, children’s sunscreen clothing, sun hats, energy-boosting chocolates, and cookies…
Barrage Comments:
“I can tell, these two are taking fatherhood seriously.”
“As a mom, seeing this scene is reassuring. Unlike my husband, who just grabs the kid and heads out. [Rolling my eyes]”
“You think it’s all staged? After all, they’re shooting a show, they must have prepared in advance.”
“Exactly, both of them are usually busy. Maybe they even have a nanny to take care of the child.”
“Could someone upstairs put on a show for us? Is it so hard to admit that they’re doing well?”
To avoid revealing their address, when the family set off, the live broadcast switched back to the host.
Chen Qiu: “As we can see, Teacher Cheng’s family has already set off, while the other three families are still struggling with the puzzle.”
“In fact, based on the distance of the four families from the task location, the difficulty of our puzzle task varies slightly. Teacher Cheng’s family actually received a task of medium difficulty. So, did Teacher Cheng guess the answer correctly? Let’s wait and see.”
Not long after the Tuntun family set off, the Ji Xingjia family also successfully completed the puzzle, followed closely by the Song Hao family. The Zhao Yin family was delayed for a while before finally setting off.
Since the program intentionally kept the location secret, the live broadcast audience couldn’t know the exact place until the Tuntun family’s car appeared in the frame with the host and stopped by the roadside.
Tuntun, dressed in sky-blue sun-protective clothing and wearing a white sun hat, was lifted out of the car by the big dad and placed on the ground. With his head tilted back, he looked around attentively, and his big eyes gradually lit up.
“Wow! It’s an amusement park!”
Grand castle gates and themed hotels, massive roller coasters and Ferris wheels, colourful floats and hot air balloons, everything caught the child’s eye.
“That’s right,” the host Chen Qiu responded at the right moment, “Welcome, everyone, to Starlight Theme Park in City A.”
“As the largest and oldest theme park in City A, Starlight has been undergoing renovations and reconstruction since the end of last year and was completed and inspected two months ago.”
“Today is the first day of trial operation for the newly renovated Starlight Theme Park, and our four families will be the first group of visitors, leading everyone to explore the brand-new Starlight Theme Park.”
After introducing the wealthy dad (sponsor father), Chen Qiu turned to the Tuntun family. “The first family to arrive at the scene is our teachers, Mr. Cheng and Mr. Ye, along with the Tuntun family. Say hello to our viewers.”
Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing stood beside the host, greeting the camera.
“Hello, everyone. I’m Cheng Jingyao.”
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Tuntun hid behind Ye Yunqing for a moment, then peeked out and softly exclaimed, “Hello, Sister Qiu Qiu.”
His adorable childish voice made Chen Qiu smile warmly. “Tuntun, have you been to an amusement park before?”
Tuntun shook his head.
Chen Qiu looked a bit surprised. “Then how did you know this is an amusement park?”
Tuntun blinked his big eyes and whispered, “Cartoons.”
Chen Qiu smiled. “So, Tuntun, you mean you’ve seen amusement parks in cartoons, right?”
Tuntun nodded and glanced at his two dads. He whispered, “In cartoons, parents always take their kids to amusement parks.”
When he spoke longer sentences, he occasionally mumbled some words, and his sentences ended with a cute, gentle rising tone.
However, Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao were both taken aback. They exchanged a glance, their expressions tinged with guilt.
They both spontaneously crouched down, one of them patting Tuntun’s head, and the other embracing and hugging him.
Ye Yunqing said, “We’re sorry, Tuntun. We haven’t taken you to an amusement park before.”
In the past two years, Tuntun was still very young, and there were few places and activities suitable for him to enjoy. In the past year, both he and Cheng Jingyao had been busy with their work, so they didn’t have many opportunities to take their child out to play.
Tuntun sweetly smiled, revealing a pair of dimples. “It’s okay; Daddy brought me here today.”
Tuntun’s well-behaved and sweet demeanour melted Chen Qiu’s heart, and she tried to smooth things over by saying, “That’s right! This time, Tuntun gets to play in the amusement park for two days. If they win today’s task, they’ll even get to choose a room in the newest theme hotel, with options like a small castle or a big treehouse!”
Tuntun’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Wow!”
[Wow, how can there be such a gentle, considerate, and easily satisfied child!]
[Don’t talk about it; my kid is already clamouring to go too.]
[Looking at it this way, Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing don’t seem like responsible dads. It’s not like they don’t have money; they don’t even take their kids to the amusement park.]
[Tuntun is only four years old, and Starlight Park has been under renovation for the past two years. It’s normal that he hasn’t been here.]
[Maybe it isn’t convenient for Mr. Yao to take Tuntun out, and Mr. Qing gets photographed even when he’s out with him.]
[Stop arguing, look, the Xingjia family has arrived!]
Soon, the other three families arrived.
The host, Chen Qiu, introduced the four families solemnly and announced the official start of the first episode.
Zhao Jun and Sun Ruru’s family stood quietly next to Ye Yunqing today. Even though they might be unhappy about the previous recording and trending topics, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to show it in front of the camera.
Sun Ruru even deliberately moved her daughter, Zhao Yin, closer to Ye Yunqing. Although she was worried about being overshadowed when taking photos, being closer to Ye Yunqing’s family during the live broadcast would mean more screen time.
Then, after thanking the show’s title sponsor, Chen Qiu announced that the initial benefit for today’s task was awarded to Tuntun’s family.
She held an envelope containing this “benefit” in her hand and looked at Cheng Jingyao. “I believe our viewers are curious why Teacher Cheng was able to guess the location of our task with just a few puzzle pieces. Teacher Cheng, would you like to share with everyone?”
Cheng Jingyao glanced at Ye Yunqing, then smiled slightly at the camera. “It’s a secret.”
Chen Qiu said, “Oh? It seems it’s related to our Teacher Ye. Could it be—”
She was about to voice her speculation, but Cheng Jingyao interrupted her, saying, “I’ll tell everyone when the time is right.”
Chen Qiu stopped probing and handed the “benefit” envelope to Cheng Jingyao. She said, “Alright, we’ll look forward to Teacher Cheng revealing the truth to us in the future.”
“Now, let me introduce today’s task rules,” Chen Qiu continued.
“In the park behind us, there are many entertainment activities suitable for people of all ages. Guests will earn badges corresponding to the number of activities they complete. These badges can be used to redeem lunches, dinners, and hotel rooms of different values. So, everyone, please put in your best effort to collect as many badges as possible.”
As Chen Qiu finished speaking, a staff member brought in a board with different meals and corresponding badge quantities, ranging from 30 to 200.
Zhao Jun gently touched his daughter’s bun-like hair and asked, “Yinyin, do you have confidence?”
Zhao Yin nodded, “Yes.”
Song Tao’s purpose for participating in the show was to train his younger son, Song Hao. After hearing the rules, he patted his son’s shoulder and said, “Your mom and I are getting old; we can’t handle the big activities. We’ll rely on you, son.”
Song Hao still wore a slightly disgruntled expression and muttered, “Fine.”
If it weren’t for his older brother promising to buy him a limited edition motorcycle as soon as the show was over, he wouldn’t have wasted his precious summer vacation on this program.
Damn! He couldn’t afford to look too foolish later; otherwise, his reputation as a top-ranked player would be ruined in an instant, and his classmates would make fun of him for a year.
Ji Linfeng, on the other hand, confidently rolled up the sleeves of his sun-protective shirt and said, “Son, don’t worry, leave everything to Dad. You and Mom focus on collecting badges to spend.”
Shen Sisi and Ji Xingjia: “…”
【Hahaha, let me do it! “Dad, you’re embarrassing me again.”】
【How does he manage to say this with an air of “Let’s go swipe the black card”?】
【Ji Linfeng’s label as a domineering CEO really can’t be washed away / facepalm】
【Hahaha! Shen Sisi: I don’t want this husband anymore, let’s return him.】
Tuntun, seeing everyone so motivated, also held the hands of the two dads and said, “Daddy, I’m going to work hard too.”
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao didn’t want to put pressure on him, so they held Tuntun’s hand and whispered, “It’s okay, Tuntun, just have fun. Daddy and Big Daddy will do their best.”
After the interaction with the four families, Chen Qiu continued, “It seems like all four families are very confident, but we haven’t finished reading our rules yet.”
“Firstly, each person has only one chance to earn a badge in each activity, whether successful or not, you can’t play it again. Secondly, apart from some group activities, different activities correspond to different age groups. In other words, parents and children have to play separately, parents can’t play the children’s activities, even if they succeed, they won’t get a badge.”
【Hahaha, parents playing children’s games, how about dominating the children’s playground?】
【Playing separately? Tuntun is the youngest, so he might be at a disadvantage.】
【It doesn’t matter, in the end, it’s the total score of the family that counts.】
【From this perspective, the overall strength of the four families is actually quite evenly matched. The Jis and the Zhaos are not much different. Tuntun is young, but he has two dads. Although Song Hao is considered half an adult, both Mr. Song and Mr. Tang are older, so there are definitely some activities they can’t participate in.】
【You’re right, the production team is not foolish; they must have a way to balance the game rules.】
【Don’t forget that Tuntun’s family also has an initial advantage!】
【Right! I’m betting on Tuntun’s family to win first!】
Chen Qiu said, “Without further ado, it’s now exactly 10 AM, and we have two hours until lunch. Everyone, hurry up and start to earn badges!”
Ye Yunqing packed a small water bottle for Tuntun and reminded him carefully, “Tuntun, be sure to stay with the cameraman and tell him if you want to play a game. Don’t wander off on your own.”
Tuntun nodded.
“Sister Yuzi (assistant Xu Youyou) will always be with you. You can ask her for anything. It’s okay if you don’t know how to play some games; you can come find Daddy anytime.”
Tuntun nodded vigorously but couldn’t wait to look at the variety of entertainment activities, filled with longing.
So many games! Which one should he play first?
Tuntun is so cute!! i hope he has fun…
Daddy Ji Linfeng, what are you doing? 😂
Their family dynamic is adorable. He’s trying so hard and they’re so unimpressed 🤣
I love it!
To reply to myself again, I hate how easy it is to accidentally respond to thecw4ong stack of comments 🙄😤
I just noticed this read, the host told Tuntun he could call her auntie and he took the initiative to switch it to sister. Tiny, sincere, little charmer