A child's days flew by in the blink of an eye, between eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping.
By the time Tang Tang came to her senses, she was already five and had started earning money.
"Come on, Little Candy, look this way."
"Yiyi, move a little closer to your sister."
"Xiao Zhen, Xiao Hao, no arguing. Strike a pose."
"A-Cheng, relax a little."
"Now it's Ziyang and Little Candy's turn. You two don't need to look too close just yet. Act a little cooler."
"Change outfits. We'll shoot the last set, and then we can wrap up."
In the studio, the photographer worked hard, directing the siblings through one pose after another while taking pictures.
"How has this photographer still not gotten used to her? Our Tangtang prefers a poker face to looking affectionate. She's better at looking cool. She doesn't even have to act-she just stands there, and she's the very picture of a cool girl."
Tang Jian draped an arm over Tang Xianqi's shoulder and leaned against him without a shred of decorum as he complained about the photographer.
Tang Xianqi quietly shifted to the other side, trying to shake him off, but Tang Jian promptly stuck to him again, so he simply gave up.
"Tangtang's an amateur model. It's perfectly normal for her to need the photographer's guidance."
"Exactly. Tangtang's only five, and you expect her to know how to pose on her own? Isn't that asking a little too much?"
Tang Xingya sat backward on her chair, resting her arms across the back and her chin on her hands as she lazily accused him.
"Watch out. If Tangtang hears you, she'll be mad."
"..."
Tang Jian toned it down a little, though he refused to concede. "She's too far away to hear."
Tang Xianqi and Tang