“Baby, Mommy’s taking you to change clothes. We’re heading out!”
Yu Siyi put down the picture book in his hands and ran toward Jin Qiao.
Jin Qiao scooped him up in one motion. Instead of going to his room first, she carried him straight into her own walk-in closet.
“Baby, what color do you want to wear today?”
Yu Siyi only thought for a moment before pointing at a long dress hanging in the wardrobe.
“This light yellow one?”
Yu Siyi hugged his mother’s arm and nodded.
Jin Qiao took it out and held it up against herself.
“Mommy thinks this dress needs a belt.”
She found a slightly vintage-style belt, satisfied, and went to change clothes.
“Alright, now it’s your turn to pick clothes!”
Yu Siyi had very clear opinions of his own and chose a light yellow sporty outfit.
After dressing him, Jin Qiao rubbed his soft hair again.
“Give Mommy a little time. Mommy’s going to put on makeup.”
Yu Siyi immediately gave her an “OK” hand sign.
He’d learned it yesterday while watching short videos with his mom.
Jin Qiao was once again overwhelmed by how adorable he was.
【??????】
【She wasn’t even wearing makeup before???】
【Who believes that? Variety shows are all scripted these days.】
【Do beautiful women wash their faces this casually?】
【I believe it now. Please, everyone, treat your skin better. Show it a little care.】
Looking at the mountain of makeup products in front of her, Jin Qiao fell into thought again.
There was no need to go all-out, right? She’d have to remove it later anyway.
Just eyebrows, eyeliner, and lipstick.
【Great. She finished in under ten minutes.】
【Honestly I don’t even think she needed the eyebrows or eyeliner.】
【Same. It felt unnecessary.】
In a great mood, Jin Qiao headed downstairs and left the house with Yu Siyi.
“Oh right, Aunt Wu. I’m taking the young master out to eat again today, so no need to prepare dinner for us.”
“Okay… no, wait, um—”
Before Aunt Wu could finish speaking, Jin Qiao had already walked away with Yu Siyi.
Young Master had said he’d be coming home for dinner tonight.
Forget it.
Young Master could eat by himself.
After getting into the car, Jin Qiao buckled Yu Siyi carefully into his child safety seat as usual.
The production team had already installed cameras inside the car beforehand.
Jin Qiao scrolled through her phone.
“We’ll take photos first, and after that we’ll go to Jinda.”
[Are we eating hotpot?]
Yu Siyi looked excited.
“Nope. Today we’re eating barbecue. Mommy found a restaurant with really high ratings, so we’re going to test it out.”
[Okay! I like eating together with Mommy.]
“I like you too, my little food buddy.”
【Jin Qiao literally gave birth to her own dining companion. Wuwuwu.】
【I want a food buddy too.】
【No matter how much gossip there is around Jin Qiao right now, Siyi is genuinely adorable.】
【I love Siyi so much. Where can I buy this exact same tiny food buddy? Urgent demand.】
【Am I the only one waiting for their barbecue review later?】
【Honestly same. This is killing me.】
After arriving at the photo studio, Jin Qiao carried Yu Siyi out of the car and held his hand as they walked inside.
The manager they’d contacted earlier was already waiting at the entrance.
“Miss Jin, our studio has many different styles. Please take a look first.”
“I want to do one of those American-style ID photo shoots that’s been trending lately. And I want a few solo shots for my son too.”
Yu Siyi looked through the sample albums on the table. Spotting one set with especially vibrant colors, he pointed at it.
“You like this one?”
Yu Siyi was very sensitive to colors.
What he picked was a spring dopamine-style theme.
The main design involved cartoon cherries paired with bold, contrasting colors.
Jin Qiao liked it too the moment she saw it.
Without overthinking, they quickly finalized the decision, and the manager led them to the makeup room.
【Those model samples already look amazing. I’m so excited.】
【I can’t even imagine how gorgeous these two will look with faces like theirs.】
“Miss Jin, your skin is amazing. I only did a little touch-up for you. We can start styling your hair now.”
Jin Qiao nodded.
Meanwhile, Yu Siyi sat nearby blushing furiously from the makeup artist’s compliments, repeatedly looking toward his mother for help.
Jin Qiao held back her laughter and pretended not to notice.
She could tell Yu Siyi wasn’t scared—he was simply shy.
He still needed practice interacting with people.
Being naturally attractive truly made life easier.
Their makeup and styling time was basically cut in half.
“Baby, kiss Mommy! Yes, just like that, very good!”
“Give me a cool expression! Look down on people a little! Yes yes yes, hold that!”
“So great!”
The photographer grinned so hard his mouth nearly split apart as he crazily praised them while frantically pressing the shutter button.
【Do they even need to keep shooting? I’m literally screenshotting every frame already.】
【By the time you said that, I’d already started screenshotting nonstop.】
【As someone obsessed with visuals, content like this is dangerous because I’ll fall in love instantly.】
【Siyi, let Mommy kiss you too!】
【Whatever kind of sack you want, Mommy will buy it for you.】
Only after being told to stop did the photographer reluctantly lower the camera, excitedly flipping through the photos.
“You should receive the edited versions before Friday this week. But honestly, after checking them, they barely need retouching at all.”
Yu Siyi was incredibly happy too.
He leaned over beside the photographer to look at the photos together.
He finally had pictures with Mommy.
He was so happy!
Before coming, he’d still felt a little disappointed that his father hadn’t joined them.
But now, seeing the photos with just himself and Mommy, he felt happier than ever.
Mommy belonged to him!!
While Jin Qiao was still admiring her own beauty, her phone suddenly rang.
She answered, but before she could even speak, the person on the other end beat her to it.
“Send me a few solo photos of Yu Siyi.”
Jin Qiao found this pretty amusing.
“Dad, are you watching the livestream? You even know I brought Yu Siyi to take photos.”
【Hello Grandpa Siyi!】
The livestream comments instantly flooded with greetings.
Yu Zhen was momentarily embarrassed by her question.
How was he supposed to answer that?
He had an image to maintain.
“Never mind that. My grandson is so adorable. Hurry up and send me a few pictures so I can post them on my Moments.”
【If Siyi were my grandson, I’d spam Moments too!】
【Who wouldn’t love a handsome and obedient grandson? Even tsundere grandpa couldn’t escape Siyi’s charm!】
【His family is honestly so lovable.】
【I agree, I agree! Their family atmosphere feels so warm!】
“They haven’t been edited yet.”
【Edited for what? Listen to me—don’t edit them at all!】
【Looking at those preview images on the computer, the photographer must be losing his mind with happiness.】
【Photographer: Please give me more jobs like this.】
“My grandson needs editing? Just send me all the originals directly. Actually, forget it—just give me the manager’s phone number and I’ll have Uncle Wu contact them.”
【As expected of Grandpa. Exactly what we were all thinking.】
【Support Grandpa demanding the raw originals.】
【Grandpa, do you have social media? Please post the photos for everyone to see.】
Yu Siyi stared curiously at the phone while Jin Qiao tried not to laugh.
“Grandpa wants your photos. Will you let him have them?”
Even Yu Zhen became nervous on the other end.
【She really respects Siyi’s choices. So jealous.】
【So fake. Isn’t this obviously scripted?】
【This level of fake is ridiculous.】
【Some people just can’t have grapes, so they call them sour.】
【Even if it is scripted, I still love watching it! Please act more for me!】
Even though Yu Siyi was still very small, many things were still decided by himself.
Only after Yu Siyi nodded in agreement did Yu Zhen finally relax.
Very quickly, Uncle Wu contacted the photo studio and obtained the pictures.
Meanwhile, Jin Qiao took her son and headed toward Jinda.