At three and a half years old, Wen Zhijing’s personality didn’t resemble Wen Liang’s at all. He was quite talkative and lively in temperament. Because of his excessive mischievousness, father and son had already quarreled several times.
Meanwhile, Wen Zhiling remained consistently delicate and tearful, without any change until now. She strategically subdued Wen Liang, who didn’t dare scold this delicate one—once she started crying, there was no end to it.
For their first appearance this time, Chen Die had dressed up the brother and sister nicely.
She prepared two rolled-brim hats for them, with straps fastened under the chin.
However, Wen Zhijing had his sense of aesthetics and was unwilling to wear his. As soon as it was put on, he took it off and placed it on his sister’s head.
So everyone saw the two babies’ first appearance on camera with the sister wearing two hats, looking somewhat adorably silly, while the brother stood coolly to the side.
They instantly melted everyone’s hearts.
But now what concerned people more wasn’t how cute the two babies were, but when the hell did Chen Die and Wen Liang have children??
Although a large portion of Chen Die’s fans were C fans, and even her dedicated fans were quite fond of Wen Liang, she still had a group of male fans.
Male fans were rarely seen normally, but when the news of her pregnancy and birth of boy-girl twins came out, even the usually extremely laid-back male fans collectively lamented the loss of their goddess to marriage, and now she had even been a mother for more than three years without anyone knowing.
Fortunately, unlike traffic idols who relied on fan economy, although some people found it hard to accept, they were quickly melted by Wen Zhijing and Wen Zhiling in “Flower Babies.”
The four of them got out of the car and headed toward the official filming location for the show.
For the first episode’s filming, to maintain the mystery of this family, the directing team chose the first shooting location in a small mountain village. The scenery was picturesque, but the facilities were quite primitive.
To reach the destination, they needed to walk up a stone-paved mountain path with steps. There was some moss on it, and if one wasn’t careful, they might slip and fall.
The path was also very narrow. Wen Liang and Wen Zhijing walked in front, while Chen Die and Wen Zhiling followed behind.
The little sister had never been to such a place before. It had rained just yesterday, so the ground was especially slippery and somewhat dirty. She wore a pair of new little boots and stood frowning at the steps, not moving.
In a sweet voice, she opened her arms to Chen Die and said softly, “Mommy, carry me.”
Chen Die picked her up and also told Wen Liang, who was walking ahead, to carry Wen Zhijing to prevent him from falling.
Wen Liang looked down at Wen Zhijing and asked, “Can you walk by yourself?”
Chen Die: “…”
Wen Zhijing nodded. The steps were quite high, and he had to lift his legs with great effort to climb each one. Chen Die was inexplicably reminded of a video she had seen of a corgi climbing stairs.
Wen Liang turned around and took the sister from Chen Die’s arms.
Chen Die walked up the steps with empty hands, only keeping an eye on the brother who was walking ahead, fearing that he might slip and fall on the mountain path.
But Wen Zhijing was mischievous. After climbing just a few steps, he reached a relatively flat section of the stone path and began looking around, stepping here and there.
The ground was slippery, and when he ran a few steps faster, he slipped and fell, sitting on the ground with his pants getting dirty.
Chen Die had just let out a light gasp, startled, and was about to hurry over to help him up when Wen Liang had already directly grabbed Wen Zhijing by the collar and pulled him up from the ground.
Wen Zhijing made an “um” sound. His little hands were covered with a smudge of muddy water, too dirty to touch his clothes, so he just held his five fingers out in front of him, looking confused as Wen Liang lifted him by the collar, his feet off the ground.
He was just held by the collar and lifted by his father.
Wen Liang held his sister in one arm and lifted his brother with the other hand.
It looked quite funny.
When the show aired, the comment section went crazy at this scene.
Hahahahahahaha I’m dying! What did the brother do wrong?!! Why treat him like this!!!
23333333 The daughter is held in his arms, and the son is directly hand-carried!
Hahahahaha look at Die’s face, she seems completely stunned.
My Wen-Die CP!!! Wen Liang carrying one in each hand so Die doesn’t get tired is so sweet wuwuwu. But still, can you please put down my future husband? Everyone’s watching and he’ll be embarrassed when he grows up!
Calling him your future husband? You’re asking for a beating from Wen Liang.
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Finally, they reached the mountain path. The other three families had already arrived. Among these three celebrity couples, Chen Die had worked with some of them on previous films and had met others at various award ceremonies or variety shows.
One of them was Li Cong. When Chen Die had just debuted, she had recorded “Three Meals a Day” with him, so they were quite familiar.
Li Cong’s wife was also an actress, and they had a son.
Chen Die greeted everyone, and naturally, the others recognized Wen Liang as well. After all, above these actors and singers were these evil capitalists.
Wen Zhijing’s hands were still dirty. Chen Die patted his head and pointed at a water tap on the roadside, “Brother, go wash your hands by yourself and come back.”
Initially, Wen Liang was dissatisfied with Chen Die always calling Wen Zhijing “brother,” but after mentioning it a few times without effect—Chen Die just felt that calling them “brother” and “sister” was more intimate—he eventually had to let her have her way.
After Wen Zhijing washed his hands and returned, Wen Liang and Chen Die each had a child standing in front of them, listening attentively to the program team’s arrangement for the first task.
That night, the program team had prepared four rooms for the four families. As is typical for variety shows, there were natural differences in quality.
Now the program team would give each family an identical basket of locally-produced grapes, which they needed to sell in town. The family that sold the most would get priority in choosing their room.
After the program team announced the game rules, the brother, whose language and logic skills had been stronger than peers his age since birth, quickly understood the rules. The sister, however, didn’t listen at all and simply squatted down and ate a grape without a word.
Many villagers were coming and going in the small town. Each family was followed by two cameramen, and the villagers curiously watched from the roadside.
The brother and sister carried the basket of grapes together as they walked forward, with Chen Die and Wen Liang chatting behind them.
“You’re going to let them sell by themselves?” Chen Die asked.
Even with two cameras following behind, Wen Liang acted as if they didn’t exist. With one arm around Chen Die’s shoulders, he was lazily and comfortably watching the two children struggling to carry the grape basket, completely hands-off in his approach.
“What else?” Wen Liang said matter-of-factly. “Isn’t that what the rules say?”
Chen Die: “The rules are for parents to teach children how to sell, to develop social skills.”
“Let the two of them figure it out themselves.” Wen Liang squeezed Chen Die’s shoulder. “Why make it so tiring?”
“…”
The four of them walked to the entrance of the local market. At this time, many people were going on motorcycles to buy vegetables after work. The brother and sister placed the basket of grapes at the entrance to the market.
Actually, not only was this the first time Zhijing and Zhiling had come to a place like a market, but it was also a first for Wen Liang.
Wen Liang was very relaxed. He found two chairs, one for himself and one for Chen Die, as they sat waiting for the two little ones to make money for them.
Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Is my Wen Liang really like this??
Aren’t other dads all daughter-slaves? How can my Wen Liang be so harsh even to baby Zhiling?
I want to report him! Someone’s employing child labor here! And showing no signs of remorse!
Ahhhhh but these two are really so cute, who wouldn’t buy grapes from such adorable little kids! Everyone buy them!!
Look at the dads from the other three groups, all helping their babies sell grapes. How come when the camera turns here, it’s so zen? I feel like if you gave them some melon seeds, they’d be gossiping like old men at the village entrance!
The family of four was exceptionally good-looking. The small town market entrance was mostly filled with middle-aged and elderly people who perhaps didn’t recognize them, but frequently cast curious glances their way.
Seeing that they were recording a show, and with the local village chief having mentioned it beforehand, it wasn’t long before someone came over and asked, “Little ones, are you selling grapes?”
Wen Zhiling had just picked a grape to eat. Hearing someone speak, she paused, blinked her eyes, and extended her hand, “Auntie, here you go.”
The middle-aged woman immediately smiled, tried one grape, and squatted down to be at eye level with them. “How much are you selling these grapes for?”
Wen Zhijing looked back at Wen Liang. Wen Liang patted his head, completely adopting a laissez-faire policy: “You decide.”
He thought for a moment and said, “One yuan for two grapes.”
Chen Die originally thought that relying on just these two little ones, they surely wouldn’t sell much. Unexpectedly, a crowd soon gathered around them, all eager to buy the grapes.
It wasn’t even dark yet, and the basket of grapes sold out quickly.
The brother clutched the bundles of ten and twenty yuan bills in his small hand, organized them, and put them into the little backpack hanging at his sister’s waist. They returned with a full harvest.
“We should have earned quite a lot, right?” Chen Die said to Wen Liang. “Maybe we can choose a better room to stay in; otherwise, sister will cry again.”
Wen Liang smiled, reached down to stroke Wen Zhiling’s hair, and said nothing.
However, after walking just a few steps and turning around the market, they reached the local pet market.
Wen Zhiling’s eyes immediately brightened. She stopped in her tracks, staring fixedly at a small yellow dog, and grabbed Wen Liang’s hand, calling softly, “Daddy.”
Wen Liang followed her gaze, his temple twitching: “…”
He had long figured out Wen Zhiling’s tactics. Whenever she wanted toys or anything else, she always started with a soft “Daddy.”
Wen Zhiling looked up, her eyes clear and bright: “Want doggy.”
“…”
To fairly count the money earned by the babies in this task, the program team had collected all the parents’ wallets and phones at the beginning.
Wen Liang reached out to scratch Wen Zhiling’s chin and said, “Daddy has no money right now.”
Chen Die: “…”
That sentence sounded so strange.
It was also the first time the sister had heard such words from her father’s mouth. She didn’t believe it, tugging at Wen Liang’s trouser leg without letting go. Her eyes gradually reddened, and her mouth turned downward, pitiful as she said again: “Want.”
When Wen Zhiling looked like this, it was a sign that she was about to burst into loud crying.
Wen Liang had already reflexively started to feel a headache. He squatted down and tried to reason with her: “If you want to buy a dog now, you’ll have to use the money your brother just earned, and the room we sleep in tonight won’t be good.”
Wen Zhiling began to sob and shed tears.
Chen Die said, “Sister if you want to buy a dog, you need to get your brother’s permission first. He also sold a lot of grapes just now.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Zhijing generously said, “It’s okay, let’s buy the dog.”
Chen Die had to emphasize repeatedly, making Wen Zhiling promise not to cry when she saw the room they would sleep in. The sister nodded her head and immediately became all smiles. She opened her little purse, took out the money, and bought the small yellow dog.
The shop owner had already vaccinated the dog and gave them a leash for the sister to walk the dog with.
So when they returned, while the other families had exchanged their grapes for money, they had exchanged theirs for a small yellow mongrel.
The sister was already in a very good mood, though there were still a few tears hanging in the corners of her eyes. She tightly hugged the little dog as she inched forward, and as expected, they ended up in the worst accommodation.
It was a flat-roofed wooden cabin with a wooden plank bed that was very hard, and all the facilities were extremely dilapidated.
The first episode of the show ended here.
That night, the trending topic about Wen Liang’s double standards topped the charts.
We Jingbao fans won’t stand for this! We hope Wen Liang treats Jingbao fairly! Distribute affection reasonably!! Otherwise, Jingbao fans will not let it rest!!!
Jingbao fans demand fair and equal treatment!!
Hahahahahahaha WL carries his son up the mountain by the collar, but when his daughter wants to buy a dog, she gets a dog! Don’t ignore our Jingbao just because he’s easygoing!!
The fans were extremely dramatic, immediately dividing into two opposing camps. After the Wen Zhijing fans issued their “statement,” the Wen Zhiling fans were not to be outdone.
Please don’t drag down or compare with us! This doggy was earned by Lingbao’s abilities!
Our Lingbao is perfect, excelling in acting cute, being soft, and crying—mastering all skills, professional ability level 1! Please, Jingbao, improve your professional abilities! Don’t ignore Lingbao’s efforts and capabilities!!
Lingbao deserves it!!!
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Just as the two sides were “fighting” fiercely, the original Wen Liang fans came out to “defend” him.
They enlarged and played in slow motion Wen Liang’s expression when the sister wanted to buy the dog, using it as evidence.
Clarification! Our Wen Liang doesn’t have double standards!
Hahahahahahaha Does Wen Liang hate small animals? He showed undisguised disgust when Lingbao went to hug the doggy!
Everyone, looked, at Wen Liang’s expressions when Jingbao fell and when Lingbao bought the dog were the same! Please, fans of both Jingbao and Lingbao, stop falsely accusing Wen Liang!
It’s true, Wen Liang shows the same disgust toward both Jingbao and Lingbao! Absolutely no double standards! Completely fair!