“Zaizai, Mommy’s going to help you change your clothes—we’re heading out!”
Yu Siyi put down his drawing pad and ran toward Jin Qiao.
She scooped him up, but instead of going to his room, she carried him straight to her own walk-in closet.
“Zaizai, what color do you want to wear today?”
Yu Siyi only thought for a moment before pointing at a long dress in the wardrobe.
“This pale yellow one?”
He nodded, hugging her arm.
Jin Qiao held it up against herself.
“I think this dress needs a belt.”
She picked out a slightly vintage-style belt and was satisfied, heading off to change.
“Your turn now!”
Yu Siyi was decisive—he picked a pale yellow tracksuit.
Jin Qiao dressed him, ruffling his soft hair affectionately.
“Give Mommy a little time to do some makeup.”
Yu Siyi gave her an “OK” hand gesture—something he had picked up from watching her scroll through short videos yesterday.
Jin Qiao was utterly charmed by him again.
[??????][She’s not even wearing makeup???][Who would believe her? Every variety show has a script!][Does a beautiful woman really wash her face this casually?][I believe her—take care of that face!]
Looking at the array of cosmetics in front of her, Jin Qiao hesitated.
No need to go overboard—she’d have to remove it all later anyway.
A quick brow, eyeliner, and lipstick later…
[Wow, she finished in ten minutes.][Honestly, she didn’t even need the brow and eyeliner.][Agreed—slightly redundant.]
Mood light, she went downstairs with Yu Siyi.
“Oh, Nurse Wu, today we’ll eat out with the little master, no need to prepare ours.”
“Okay, but—”
Before she could finish, Jin Qiao was already gone with Yu Siyi.
The little master would eat dinner later—fine, he could manage.
In the car, she buckled Yu Siyi into his child seat as usual.
The crew had already installed cameras in advance.
Jin Qiao scrolled through her phone.
“First, we’ll go take photos. After that, we’ll head to Jinda.”
[Hotpot?] Yu Siyi asked excitedly.
“Not today—we’re having barbecue. I found a highly-rated place; we’re going to give it a try.”
[Yay! I love eating with Mommy.]
“I love you too, my little meal buddy.”
[She made herself a meal buddy… sob.][I want a meal buddy too.][So many gossip points about Jin Qiao, but Siyi is truly adorable.][Love Siyi! Where can I get a meal buddy like him? Need one urgently.][Is it just me waiting for their barbecue review?][Same here, dying laughing.]
Arriving at the studio, Jin Qiao carried Yu Siyi inside.
The person in charge, pre-informed, was already waiting at the door.
“Miss Jin, we have many styles here; you can take a look first.”
“I want a set of those trendy American-style passport photos, and a few solo shots for my son.”
Yu Siyi spotted a colorful set on the table and pointed.
“Do you like this one?”
Sensitive to colors, Yu Siyi chose the spring dopamine style—bright cartoon cherries with eye-catching contrasting colors.
Jin Qiao liked it too.
After confirming, the person in charge led them to the makeup room.
[Those model photos look amazing—can’t wait!][I’m nervous about how gorgeous this mother-son duo will look!]
“Miss Jin, your skin is perfect. I just did some minor touch-ups. We can start on the hairstyle now.”
Jin Qiao nodded.
Yu Siyi, praised by the stylist, blushed and looked to his mom for help.
Jin Qiao stifled a laugh, pretending not to notice—he wasn’t scared, just shy.
Having good looks really helped—the makeup and styling time was cut in half.
“Baby, kiss Mommy! Yes, that’s perfect!”
“Now your expression should be cool, a little disdainful! Yes, hold that!”
“Excellent!”
The cameraman couldn’t stop smiling, snapping away enthusiastically.
[Do we even need to take pictures? I’m screenshotting everything.][I was already screenshotting like crazy.][I can’t resist this, my face-control obsession is out of control.][Siyi, let Mommy kiss you!][Whatever you want, Mommy will get it.]
Only when the cameraman was called to stop did he reluctantly pause, still thrilled by the images.
“By Friday, the photos should be ready. I checked—hardly any editing needed.”
Yu Siyi happily peered at the camera with the cameraman, thrilled to see pictures of just himself and Mommy.
Originally, he’d been a little sad that Daddy wasn’t there, but now he was ecstatic—Mommy was all his!
While Jin Qiao admired herself, the phone rang. Before she could even answer, the other party spoke first:
“Send me a few solo shots of Yu Siyi.”
Jin Qiao found it amusing.
“Dad, you’re watching the livestream? You already know I’m taking photos with Yu Siyi?”
[Hello, Grandpa Siyi!]
The comments quickly flooded with greetings.
Yu Zhen (grandfather) was caught off guard—how could he respond? He had a persona to maintain.
“Don’t worry about it. My grandson is so cute. Send me a few photos for my Moments.”
[Siyi is my grandson—I have to spam my Moments!][Obedient and handsome—who wouldn’t love him? Even the proud grandpa can’t resist!][This family is so cute!][I agree, I agree! The vibe is amazing!]
“They aren’t fully edited yet.”
[Who cares, send me the raw photos!][Preview pics on the computer must have made the photographer ecstatic.][Photographer: I want more of this kind of work.]
“My grandson doesn’t need editing. Send me the raw photos, or better, give me the contact for the studio—I’ll have Uncle Wu handle it.”
[Grandpa knows what’s up, just like us.][Support Grandpa sending the unedited originals!][Does Grandpa have an account to share them?]
Yu Siyi curiously stared at the phone. Jin Qiao suppressed a smile.
“Grandpa wants your photos. Will you give them to him?”
Yu Zhen tensed on the other end.
[She respects Siyi so much—envy envy.][Is this for real, or scripted?][Seems so fake…][Even if it’s scripted, I love it! More, please!]
Don’t underestimate Yu Siyi—he made most of his own decisions.
Once he agreed, Yu Zhen relaxed.
Soon, Uncle Wu contacted the studio and got the photos.
Jin Qiao and her son were then ready to head to Jinda.