Chapter 300: Nineties: Spring Water Family Chapter 300 Extra Chapter Eight: Filming an Advertisement, Changing Models

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Jiarui likes Little Sister too, doesn't he?"

Li Qing nudged her son, winking and making faces at him.

"Cough, cough."

Wang Jiarui felt like he was being roasted over a fire by his own mother.

At this moment, whatever he said would be wrong.

If he said yes, it would make him seem frivolous.

If he said no, it would damage Madam Mother's face, making a joke of them before outsiders.

"Jiarui, what are you hemming and hawing for?"

Li Qing pretended not to see her son's dilemma, and kept urging him on.

"Little Sister is so cute, who wouldn't like her?"

Wang Jiarui held it in for a long while before finally squeezing out an ambiguous sentence.

"I knew it."

Li Qing was satisfied, a smug look on her face: "Jiarui and I are of one mind, we both really like your daughter."

"Xixi is too spicy, she likes wielding spears and clubs......"

Lin Xiyu thought of her own daughter's fierceness in fights, and helplessly held her forehead: "With her temperament, she's not suited to marry into a wealthy family."

"It's good for a girl to be spicy, she won't suffer losses."

Li Qing acted as if she couldn't see others' difficulty, continuing to talk to herself: "I just like a straightforward temperament, not affected or artificial. Those scheming women who appear gentle on the surface but have a belly full of bad water — looking at them makes one want to vomit."

Wu Meng expressed understanding: "She was angered by those mistresses, and has psychological trauma."

"Xiyu, believe me, there isn't a single false word in what I say......"

Li Qing was extremely grateful for Wu Meng's divine assist, patting her chest to guarantee: "I genuinely want to form a marriage alliance with your family. As long as you're willing to marry Xixi to Jiarui, I'll raise Xixi as my own biological daughter. The future mistress of Dingsheng — apart from Xixi, there will be no second person."

"It's still a bit early to say this now."

Lin Xiyu didn't believe it in her heart, but couldn't say so to her face, so she could only change the topic herself: "How about this, the children's matters can be discussed later. Since you're so sincere, I'll decide on the advertisement matter. We'll sign a contract another day to settle this, so we can also free up time to cooperate with your filming."

"That's best."

Wang Jiarui quietly let out a breath of relief, speaking up before his mother: "The contract will be drafted soon. In a couple of days I'll personally deliver it."

"No rush."

Lin Xiyu was very satisfied with his tact: "I haven't asked yet, what kind of advertisement are you filming?"

"Wedding dresses."

Wang Jiarui thought for a moment, then deliberately added: "It was designed by my maternal grandmother herself......."

"Oh."

Lin Xiyu suddenly understood, very appropriately expressing admiration: "No wonder you value it so much. So it was personally designed by Aunt Ge."

"Grandma is a famous designer."

Wang Jiarui added: "Aunt Lin wants to hold a paper-cutting clothing show. If there's a need, you can have her help design clothing styles."

"That won't do......"

Lin Xiyu hurriedly declined: "Aunt Ge is advanced in years, right? I wouldn't dare trouble her."

"No trouble."

Wang Jiarui curried favor and acted cute: "Grandma dotes on me the most. As long as I ask her, there's nothing she won't agree to."

"That's a fact."

Li Qing chimed in from the side: "My mom dotes on Jiarui the most. Compared to him, I have to stand aside."

"Our family is the same too."

Wu Meng felt the same, and said with a smile: "My mom used to be so good to me, all the good food she thought of me first. Now it's fine, food and drink all have to be reserved for her maternal granddaughter first. Nuan Nuan eats the chicken meat, I only get the share of drinking soup."

"Alright, we've chatted long enough. Let's disperse......"

Lin Xiyu found it amusing, laughing and teasing: "If we keep talking, look at how wronged she feels. Golden beans are about to fall."

"Hahaha."

Li Qing also covered her mouth and laughed. Finally she didn't continue to entangle, and ended this topic.

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Sanya.

After several rounds of discussion, the advertisement filming location was set at Wuzhou Island in Sanya.

Guben and his wife, seeing that Li Qing was fairly sincere and the remuneration offered was quite generous, reluctantly agreed to their request, bringing the whole family to Sanya once again.

Wuzhou Island is very beautiful. The gradient-colored seawater and soft, fine white sand outline a naturally formed tropical island scroll.

The babies saw the ocean for the first time, and were all very excited. They couldn't wait to take off their thick autumn clothes, wearing T-shirts and shorts that exposed their little arms and calves. Like four snow-white, pink and tender glutinous rice balls, they ran back and forth happily on the beach.

Lin Xiyu sat under a sun umbrella, leisurely drinking a cold beverage, watching the babies run wild.

Guben, on the other hand, bore the scorching heat, taking the lead in digging pits and building sandcastles on the beach.

Under his lead, the babies were all very enthusiastic. Each holding a small shovel, they dug pits and shoveled sand, playing to their heart's content.

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The advertisement filming proceeded in an orderly manner. The staff set up a simulated Western wedding scene on the seaside.

The models playing the bride and groom wore custom-made formal wear, looking like a match made in heaven.

The shoot began, and the babies also changed into mini versions of formal wear, holding fresh flowers, running along the straight bright red carpet toward the bride and groom on the high platform by the sea.

Halfway through the shoot, Pingping, running at the very front, suddenly did a split with her little head, veered off course midway, and cheerfully holding the flowers, ran toward her dad and mom sitting on the bench acting as guests.

With Dabao's veer, the remaining Sanbao were also led astray.

Under the dumbfounded gaze of the crew, the four babies one after another all deviated from the track.

Guben and his wife didn't know whether to laugh or cry; with the shoot in progress they couldn't step in to interfere, and could only watch helplessly as the four babies ran toward them.

The photographer was stunned, and could only shut the lens and reshoot.

The staff repeatedly urged the four babies to run along the carpet and deliver the fresh flowers to the two models playing the bride and groom.

The babies agreed very well, but during the shoot they still ran off course, and again cheerfully holding the flowers, delivered them to their dad and mom.

The shoot team was worried.

The four little ancestors were the partner's designated choice, bringing investment into the production; they couldn't afford to offend them ah ah ah......

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Due to the babies' non-cooperation, the shoot had to be temporarily suspended; Li Qing and her son heard the news and flew over from Shanghai at the first opportunity.

Coming along with them was another person, a well-known brand's fashion designer, Li Qing's mother, Ge Qiu.

"Auntie Ge, sorry about this, the babies are too naughty."

Seeing Ge Qiu, Lin Xiyu's eyes showed guilt: "Why don't you change the scheme instead? Withdrawing midway is our fault; we can pay the breach of contract fee, and won't cause trouble for anyone."

"Changing is absolutely necessary......"

Ge Qiu was unexpectedly not displeased at all, but warmly took her hand and announced high-profile in front of everyone: "Not changing the scheme, but changing the models."

"Change models?!"

At these words, the crowd erupted in commotion.

Exclamations rose all over the beach; even Li Qing and her son showed expressions of disbelief.

"After so many years, President Gu's bearing is still the same......."

Ge Qiu ignored the clamor of the idle onlookers and turned her gaze to Guben: "I remember the first time I met you was in '94, when you were still in university; something unpleasant happened then, but although that good-for-nothing son-in-law of mine is annoying, President Gu's conduct left a very deep impression, even Jiarui's maternal grandfather praised you highly, and regretted for a long time why his own daughter didn't like you......"

"Mom, that was so long ago, why bring it up?"

Li Qing listened from the side and felt something was off; fearing Lin Xiyu would misunderstand, she hurriedly explained: "I have no such intentions toward Guben, don't talk nonsense."

"What's wrong with saying a couple of sentences?"

Ge Qiu's face darkened and she scolded impatiently: "You can do it, but Mom can't say it?"

Li Qing's old face reddened: "In front of the child, at least leave me some face."

"Haven't you lost enough face in front of the child?"

Ge Qiu truly hated that iron wouldn't become steel toward this daughter: "Can't even manage a man, spending all day fighting with those mistresses out of jealousy, not feeling it's degrading at all."

"I'm doing it for Jiarui's own good......"

Facing her mother, Li Qing was truly cowed, not daring to talk back, and could only drag her son into it again as an excuse.

"Stop using the son as a reason."

Ge Qiu glared at her with disdain: "If it weren't for the sake of you giving birth to a good son, I really wouldn't want to bother with you anymore."

"Grandma, don't be angry."

Wang Jiarui spoke up for his mother: "Who doesn't have a reckless youth? Fortunately, after all the twists and turns, Dad and Mom ended up together in the end; Jiarui asks for nothing else, just that Mom lives comfortably and at ease."

"Still you are obedient and sensible."

Ge Qiu patted her grandson's hand, the eldest daughter relieved: "Much better than your mom when she was little; she was just a troublemaker, and even at this age still doesn't let people rest easy."

"No matter how bad I am, I'm still better than those improper women......"

Li Qing was unconvinced and wanted to argue a few more sentences, but was glared back by her own mother with a single look.

"Grandma......"

Wang Jiarui promptly changed the subject: "What did you mean by changing models just now?"

"It was all your mom making me angry, almost made me forget the real business......"

How could Ge Qiu not see through her grandson's little scheme; relieved, she smiled and no longer had the mood to bicker with her daughter.

"Really change models?"

Seeing Grandma's expression didn't look fake, Wang Jiarui was secretly shocked.

The wedding dresses and formal wear for the shoot were all custom-made according to the two models' figures; a last-minute change of people, wouldn't the previous hard work have been in vain?

"Change, must change, I came in person precisely for this matter."

Ge Qiu didn't beat around the bush, directly stating the reason: "Before coming, I had already seen the shooting footage; at the time I felt something was off, always feeling the four babies and the two models weren't very harmonious, that feeling was very subtle, until just now, seeing President Gu and his wife with my own eyes, I suddenly realized where this strange feeling came from."

"Us two?"

Guben and Lin Xiyu never expected the topic would actually be dragged onto them, exchanged a glance, both very surprised.

"That's right, it's you two."

Ge Qiu looked them over carefully with a rather appreciative gaze, the more she looked the more satisfied she became.

"Grandma, stop speaking in riddles, hurry up and tell us."

Wang Jiarui thought of a possibility and was secretly shocked again.

"Grandma wants to invite President Gu and his wife to give face,"

Sure enough, the next second, the words Ge Qiu spoke confirmed his guess: "To act as models for once, don't know if the two of you are willing to give me this face?"

"Us two?"

"Act as models?"

A certain famous designer's words were shocking; even with Guben's unmatched mind, he was stunned by her bizarre brain circuitry.

Lin Xiyu's beautiful eyes widened perfectly round, so surprised she couldn't speak.

"You are the babies' parents, and your auras are naturally in perfect harmony with the four babies......"

Ge Qiu gave a very sufficient reason: "Only if the two of you serve as models will the babies not go astray, and will cooperate with you willingly."

Lin Xiyu felt embarrassed: "The four little brats are insensible, how about we just don't let them film?"

"Without the babies, the advertisement would lack spirit."

Ge Qiu had her own insight: "From another angle, the quadruplets are more important than the models; with them present, there will be an eye-catching effect. The audience first takes interest in the babies, then shifts attention to the advertisement itself, and thereby remembers the marriage dress brand."

"Grandma is absolutely right."

Wang Jiarui admired from the bottom of her heart: "This is also why so many advertising companies want to hire the babies for commercials. The quadruplets themselves are a gimmick; a little promotion can bring twice the result with half the effort."

"Even if it's like this......"

Lin Xiyu still had concerns: "We're an old married couple, isn't it unsuitable to be models?"

"Who says we're old?"

Guben asked back with a smile, deliberately coaxing his beloved wife to be happy: "Wife, your charm remains undiminished, your grace no less than in those years."

Ge Qiu's eyes lit up: "Since General Manager Gu puts it that way, that means you agree."

"When my wife and I registered our marriage it was rather rushed, we couldn't hold a wedding......"

Guben smiled meaningfully: "I've always felt very guilty about that in my heart. Taking advantage of filming the advertisement, getting to see my wife wear a marriage dress once with my own eyes, counts as making up for that past regret."

"This figure of mine, and my face......"

Lin Xiyu touched her own cheek, then lowered her head to look at her rounded waist, her embarrassment beyond words.

"We have high-level makeup artists, guaranteed to give you a beautiful bridal makeup."

Li Qing reacted quite quickly this time, patting her chest to guarantee: "As for figure, there's even less need to worry. With my mother here, a slight modification and she can make you clothes with perfectly fitted tailoring."

"Wife, don't have concerns anymore."

Guben also smiled and persuaded: "Just treat it as giving yourself an opportunity, to re-shoot a set of marriage dress photos once."

"How can that be the same?"

Lin Xiyu pouted coquettishly: "Marriage dress photos are for ourselves to look at; the advertisement will be broadcast, everyone will be able to see it."

"That's true too. My wife is this pretty, I don't want outsiders to see her, what to do?"

Guben deliberately sounded sour, feigning jealousy: "How about we hurry home and hide the person away then."

Ge Qiu: "......."

Li Qing: "......."

Wang Jiarui: "......."

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With the temporary change of models, the originally 3-day filming schedule had to be delayed. Lin Xiyu felt bad letting Ge Qiu busy herself alone, so on the pretext of learning she acted as her assistant, helping with modifying the marriage dress.

"I heard Li Qingqing say you want to hold a paper-cutting fashion show?"

Ge Qiu didn't treat her as an outsider; seeing she genuinely wanted to learn, she didn't hide anything, pouring out the experience she'd accumulated over many years in clothing design without reservation.