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The audience and staff watched in astonishment as Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing began packing up and preparing to leave.
Tuntun’s small water bottle, sweat towel, spare clothes, baby wipes, mosquito repellent, children’s sunscreen, sun hat, energy-boosting chocolates, and small cookies…
The barrage of comments appeared: [You can see it, both of them are really being good dads.]
[As a mom, seeing this scene is very reassuring, unlike my husband who just grabs the child and leaves / Eye roll]
[Is this scripted? After all, they’re filming a show, so they must have prepared in advance.]
[Yeah, both are usually busy. Maybe they have a nanny take care of the child more often.]
[Could someone upstairs perform a scene for us? Is it so hard to admit they’re doing well?]
To avoid revealing their address, the live stream cut back to the host as the family departed.
Chen Qiu: “We can see that Cheng Jingyao’s family has taken the lead in setting off, while the other three families are still struggling with their puzzles.”
“In fact, the difficulty of the puzzle task varies slightly depending on the distance of the four families from the task location. Cheng Jingyao’s family actually has a medium difficulty task. Let’s see if Cheng Jingyao guessed the answer correctly.”
Soon after Cheng Jingyao’s family set off, Ji Xingjia’s family completed their puzzle smoothly, followed by Song Hao’s family. Zhao Yin’s family was delayed for a bit before finally starting.
Because the show intended to build suspense, the viewers remained unaware of the exact location until Tuntun’s family’s car drove into the camera’s view and stopped by the roadside.
Tuntun, wearing a sky-blue sunscreen jacket and a white sun hat, was carried out of the car by Cheng Jingyao and placed on the ground. He looked up attentively, his big eyes gradually shining.
“Wow! It’s an amusement park!”
The grand castle gates and themed hotel, huge roller coasters and Ferris wheels, colorful floats and helium balloons—all captured Tuntun’s attention.
“Exactly,” Host Chen Qiu timely interjected, “Welcome to the Xingyao Theme Park in City A.”
“As the largest and oldest theme park in City A, Xingyao began renovations at the end of last year and was completed and inspected two months ago.”
“Today is the first trial operation of the newly renovated Xingyao Theme Park, and our four families will be the first visitors, leading everyone through the new Xingyao Theme Park.”
Chen Qiu introduced the sponsor and then looked at Cheng Jingyao’s family, “The first family to arrive at the scene is Cheng Jingyao, Ye Yunqing, and Tuntun. Say hello to the audience.”
Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing stood next to the host, holding Tuntun’s hands, and greeted the camera.
“Hello everyone, I’m Cheng Jingyao.”
“Hello everyone, I’m Ye Yunqing.”
When it was Tuntun’s turn, he tightly held both dads’ hands, his smile shy, and in a baby voice said, “Hello, I’m Tuntun. I’m four years old.”
Chen Qiu crouched down to his level and said, “Hello Tuntun, I’m your host Chen Qiu. You can call me Sister Qiuqiu.”
Tuntun hid a bit behind Ye Yunqing and then peeked out, softly saying, “Hello, Sister Qiuqiu.”
Chen Qiu’s face was filled with a warm, auntie-like smile at Tuntun’s adorable voice. “Has Tuntun been to an amusement park before?”
Tuntun shook his head.
Chen Qiu was a bit surprised. “Then how did Tuntun know this is an amusement park?”
Tuntun blinked his big eyes and said softly, “From cartoons.”
Chen Qiu smiled, “So Tuntun has seen amusement parks in cartoons, right?”
“Yes.” Tuntun nodded, glancing at his dads, and whispered, “In cartoons, moms and dads always take kids to amusement parks.”
When he spoke in longer sentences, his pronunciation was occasionally unclear, with a sweet, rising tone at the end of each sentence, making him both cute and endearing.
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao were momentarily taken aback, exchanging glances with a hint of guilt.
They both crouched down, one patting Tuntun on the head and the other giving him a hug.
Ye Yunqing said, “Sorry, daddies haven’t taken Tuntun to an amusement park before.”
In the past two years, Tuntun was too young, and there weren’t many suitable places or activities for him; in the past year, both Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao had been busy with work and had rarely taken their child out.
Tuntun gave a sweet smile, showing his dimples, and said, “It’s okay, Daddy brought me here today.”
The adorable and sweet child melted Chen Qiu Auntie’s heart. She smoothed things over by saying, “That’s right, Tuntun can play in the amusement park for two days. If you win today’s task, you can also be the first to choose a room in the newest themed hotel, which has a small castle and a big treehouse!”
Tuntun’s eyes lit up with anticipation, and he exclaimed, “Wow!”
[How can there be such a sweet, gentle, and easily satisfied little one!]
[Don’t even mention it, my own kid is already demanding to go there.]
[But doesn’t this make Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing seem like unfit dads? They’re not short on money; they could have taken Tuntun to an amusement park before.]
[Tuntun is only four, and Xingyao has been under renovation for the past two years. It’s normal that he hasn’t been here before.]
[It’s probably inconvenient for Cheng Jingyao to take Tuntun out. Even when Ye Yunqing takes him out, they get photographed.]
[Stop arguing, look, Little Xingjia’s family just arrived!]
Soon, the other three families arrived one after another.
The host, Chen Qiu, introduced the four families and announced the official start of the first episode.
Today, Zhao Jun and Sun Ruru’s family stood obediently next to Ye Yunqing. Even though they were unhappy about the previous recording and trending topics, they weren’t foolish enough to show it on camera.
Sun Ruru even purposely brought her daughter, Zhao Yin, closer to Ye Yunqing. Although she worried about being outshined when taking the promotional photo, staying close to Ye Yunqing’s family during the live broadcast would ensure more screen time.
After thanking the show’s sponsor, Chen Qiu announced that Tuntun’s family had received the initial benefit for today’s task.
Holding the envelope containing the “benefit,” she looked at Cheng Jingyao, “I believe the audience is curious about how you guessed our task location with just a few puzzle pieces. Would you be willing to share your reasoning with everyone?”
Cheng Jingyao glanced at Ye Yunqing, then slightly smiled at the camera and said, “It’s a secret.”
Chen Qiu responded, “Oh? It seems to be related to our Mr. Ye. Could it be—”
Just as she was about to voice her guess, Cheng Jingyao interrupted her, “I’ll tell everyone when the time is right.”
Chen Qiu took the hint and didn’t press further. She handed the envelope to Cheng Jingyao, “Alright, we’ll look forward to hearing the truth from you someday.”
“Now, let me introduce the rules for today’s task,” said Chen Qiu.
“There are many attractions in the park behind us, suitable for all age groups. Each time our guests complete an attraction, they will earn a corresponding number of badges. These badges can be exchanged for meals, dinner, and hotel rooms of varying value, so do your best to collect as many badges as possible.”
As soon as Chen Qiu finished speaking, the staff brought out a board displaying the different meal options and room types, along with the corresponding number of badges required, ranging from 30 to 200.
Zhao Jun patted his daughter’s bun hairstyle and smiled gently, “Yinyin, do you have confidence?”
Zhao Yin nodded, “Yes.”
Song Tao, whose goal in participating was to train his younger son, Song Hao, patted his son’s shoulder after hearing the rules, “Your mom and I are getting old and can’t handle the big attractions. Our family is counting on you.”
Song Hao, wearing a perpetually annoyed expression, clicked his tongue, “Fine.”
If his brother hadn’t promised to buy him a limited-edition motorcycle after the show, he wouldn’t have wasted his summer participating in this.
D*mn! He’d better not embarrass himself; otherwise, his reputation as the strongest king would be ruined. His classmates would laugh at him for a year.
Ji Linfeng, on the other hand, cheerfully rolled up his sunscreen sleeves and said, “Son, don’t worry. Leave everything to Dad. You and Mom just focus on spending those badges.”
Shen Sisi and Ji Xingjia: “……”
[Hahaha, let me guess: “Dad, you’re embarrassing me again.”]
[How does he manage to say that with the tone of “take the black card and go spend it”?]
[Ji Linfeng’s bossy CEO label is impossible to remove / Doge]
[Hahaha! Shen Sisi: I don’t want this husband anymore. Let’s return him.]
Seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Tuntun tugged on his two dads’ hands and said, “Daddy, I’ll twy (try) hard too.”
Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao didn’t want to pressure him, so they gently held his hands and said softly, “It’s okay, Tuntun. As long as you have fun, that’s what matters. Daddy and Big Daddy will do their best.”
After the families finished their interactions, Chen Qiu continued, “It seems all four families are confident, but our rules aren’t finished yet—”
“First, each person only has one chance to earn a badge for each attraction. Whether you succeed or fail, you can’t try again. Secondly, except for certain family group activities, other attractions are age-specific. This means parents and children will play separately. Parents can’t participate in children’s activities; otherwise, even if they succeed, they won’t earn a badge.”
[Hahaha, parents playing children’s games? Are they going to dominate the kids’ playground?]
[Playing separately? Tuntun is the youngest, so he might be at a disadvantage.]
[It’s okay; they’re scoring based on the family’s total points in the end.]
[Looking at it this way, the overall strength of the four families seems quite balanced. The Ji and Zhao families are similar in strength. Though Tuntun is young, he has two dads. Song Hao is almost an adult, but Song Laoshi and Tang Laoshi are older, so they might not be able to do certain activities.]
[Good point. The show’s producers aren’t dumb; they’ll definitely balance the game rules.]
[Don’t forget Tuntun’s family has an initial benefit!]
[Right! I’m betting on Tuntun’s family to win first place!]
Chen Qiu said, “No more talking; it’s now ten o’clock sharp. There are two hours until lunchtime, so everyone hurry up and start earning those badges!”
Ye Yunqing carefully adjusted Tuntun’s small water bottle and reminded him, “Tuntun, you must stay with the cameraman uncle. If you see a game you want to play, just tell him, but don’t go off on your own.”
Tuntun nodded.
“Sister Youzi (assistant Xu Youyou) will stay with you the whole time. If you need anything, you can ask her. If there’s a game you don’t know how to play, it’s okay. You can always come find Daddy.”
Tuntun nodded emphatically, but his eyes were already eagerly scanning the colorful attractions, filled with excitement.
“So many games! Which one should I play first?”
