During the Spring Festival, the Xiao family was very busy. In addition to relatives from the Xiao and Xu families, many of Xiao Jincheng's business partners came to pay their respects.

Their neighbors, however, were quiet and peaceful.

Jiang Xiaoli and the others have fully entered vacation mode. Every day, besides eating and drinking, playing cards and bickering, they just lie around.

Right now, the few of them had just finished eating and were lying in a row on the sofa.

When Li Guizhi came out after cleaning up the mess in the kitchen, she saw this scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then she found Jiang Xiaoli's camera and took a group photo of them.

"Go back and develop the photos. See how similar your poses are. People who don't know better might think you're quadruplets!"

Jiang Xiaoli tilted her head, too lazy to move, and stretched out her foot to touch Zong Jiayu, who was lying next to her like a Ge You.

"The photo developing job is yours now!"

Zong Jia didn't say a word. He kicked Zhong Yuan in the same way, and he didn't even bother to speak, just raised his chin.

Zhong Yuan's eyes darted around, and he kicked Da Fu, who was lying on the single seat, again. "Fu Zi, didn't you say you wanted to learn how to develop photos? I'll teach you."

Dafu turned to look at him, "So you can just use your mouth all you want?"

Zhong Yuan replied matter-of-factly, "That's right!"

Dafu hesitated for a moment but still nodded in agreement. He remembered that Chang Yue had said she loved taking photos, and if he learned how, he could take more beautiful photos of her and it would be easier for him to develop the photos himself.

Thinking of this, he immediately perked up, jumped up from the sofa, and instantly transformed from a 60-year-old man into an energetic 18-year-old.

He reached out and nudged Zhong Yuan, "Come on, let's go get the photos developed."

Zhong Yuan wanted to relax a little longer, "Little Pear, this roll of film isn't finished yet, what's the rush?"

Dafu couldn't wait any longer. "Then take the picture! Didn't you brag about how amazing your photography skills are? Show us!"

Jiang Xiaoli's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Wow, Brother Yuan is a photography master too?"

Zhong Yuan was secretly pleased, but he put on a humble expression and said, "Oh, it's just average, but everyone's reviews are pretty good."

Jiang Xiaoli struggled to her feet. "Looks like I've met my match today?"

She looked at Zong Jiayu and asked, "Yuan-ge wants to take my job. What do you think?"

Zong Jiayu's answer was simple and blunt: "I only let you take pictures."

"Hahaha!" She pinched his cheek with satisfaction. "You're a good boy!"

Zhong Yuan rolled his eyes at them both, "Little Pear, let's see what you're made of!"

Jiang Xiaoli retorted, "Fine, let's just take a walk then. Tell me, what are we going to film?"

Zhong Yuan thought for a moment, "Anyway, I only have Fu Zi as a model, so how about we shoot a New Year-themed one?"

"Okay!" she agreed.

Then she went across the hall to borrow a camera.

Xiao Muyu asked in confusion, "Don't you have a camera?"

Jiang Xiaoli briefly explained to her the competition between her and Zhong Yuan's group of friends and family for the Best Cameraman award.

Xiao Muyu laughed so hard she almost choked, "Where are you planning to film? I want to go with you!"

After borrowing the props for Zhong Yuan, the two groups split up.

Jiang Xiaoli drove her models and assistant to "Jinghua Commercial Plaza".

Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and this place is especially lively. The shopping mall even hired a drum and gong team and a dragon and lion dance team to perform.

After the performance for that time slot ended, she borrowed a lion from the dragon and lion dance troupe.

She waved to Zong Jia, "Come here quickly!"

Zong Jia looked at the huge lion head in her hand with some resistance, but under the pressure of his girlfriend's domineering presence, he still moved forward.

Jiang Xiaoli was directing her temporary photography assistant, Xiao Muyu.

"Sway the lion's tail to the right!"

"To the right! To your right!"

"Yes, yes, yes, don't move from this position!"

She gave instructions and only stopped when the original roll of film was finished.

Xiao Muyu was speechless. "Are you planning to win by sheer quantity?"

Jiang Xiaoli held up a finger and wagged it, "My Xiao Zong is incredibly handsome, every photo of him is a masterpiece!"

Zong Jia, hearing the two of them start chatting, couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, Photographer Jiang, may I put the lion's head down now?"

Jiang Xiaoli then noticed that the model was exhausted. She chuckled and wiped his sweat, saying, "Wipe it off, wipe it off. I promise I won't make you work this hard for the next set of photos!"

"There's more?" Xiao Muyu asked in surprise.

"Of course!" she said, raising an eyebrow. "You should learn from her, little assistant!"

She then led the two to a railing on the second floor of the mall.

From this angle, a long string of red lanterns and Chinese knots in the atrium on the first floor of the mall are full of New Year's atmosphere.

Xiao Muyu saw the request and asked to be upgraded from assistant to model, "Xiao Li, take some pictures of me!"

Photographer Jiang was in a good mood today and was very tolerant of his incompetent assistant.

She carefully tidied Xiao Muyu's hair and clothes, capturing her best moments in the camera.

After shooting this background, they found several other places in "Jinghua" that had a strong festive atmosphere, and they didn't go home until they had used up all the film they had brought with them.

Zhong Yuan and Da Fu haven't returned yet.

They didn't see the two of them until 11 p.m.

Jiang Xiaoli pinched her chin. "Brother Yuan, you didn't desert your post and take Brother Dafu out to play, did you?"

Zhong Yuan gave her a disdainful look. "Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Taking her film away, Zhong Yuan uttered a harsh threat, "I'm taking Fu Zi back to develop the photos. Tomorrow I'll show you who the real king is!"

Jiang Xiaoli shrugged. "Then I'll wait and see!"

They took so many photos that they didn't finish developing them all until the evening of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

They specifically invited Xiao Jincheng and his wife, who weren't too busy today, and Li Guizhi to be the referees.

Zhong Yuan first handed Jiang Xiaoli's photos to her, "Here, these are yours. Let's each choose three to enter the competition."

I really can't choose Jiang Xiaoli. Zong Jiayu is the kind of person that people hate. He is basically the same person in real life as in photos, and he is exactly the same handsome.

The more she looked at the photos, the more satisfied she became. After hesitating for a long time, she picked out the three photos she liked best and placed them on the table.

The next second, she was furious!

"Brother Yuan, you've gone too far!"

Zhong Yuan, hands on his hips, laughed arrogantly, "Does my photo not fit the theme?"

Jiang Xiaoli pursed her lips and uttered three words, "You win!"

The three referees and Xiao Muyu were completely baffled by their conversation.

Xiao Jincheng walked over directly to look at the photos on the table.

Then he smiled and patted Jiang Xiaoli on the shoulder, "Xiaoli, we didn't lose out!"

It turns out that Zhong Yuan took Dafu and the other boy to the orphanage yesterday, and the two boys became friends with the children there.

The photo doesn't show many New Year decorations, but the children's smiles are even happier than during the New Year.