Mingming attached great importance to this family portrait because he felt it was the first time in his life that he had taken a photo.
Although Lin Wei had taken him and Ruirui to take photos when they were just one month old, he was too young at the time and had no memory of it, so Mingming insisted that this was the first time in his life.
She begged and pleaded for several days just to take a photo so that he could wear new clothes for the New Year and be the most handsome kid in the family photo.
Seeing his confident look, Lin Wei couldn't help but say, "But even if you put on new clothes, you won't be the most handsome one in the photo."
Mingming was full of confidence and asked in surprise: "Is there any kid in our family who is more handsome than me?"
"There's no one more handsome than you, but there are some who are as handsome as you." Lin Wei pointed at Ruirui and said.
"But my brother and I look the same." In Mingming's opinion, because his brother looks the same as him, they are equally handsome, which means he is the most handsome.
Understanding her son's train of thought, Lin Wei admitted defeat: "Okay."
"Then mom, can I wear new clothes?" Mingming asked expectantly.
Lin Wei waved her hand and said, "Put them on. Let's all wear new clothes to take pictures."
He cheered at first, but then he remembered something was wrong. The whole family was wearing new clothes, so how could he still be the most handsome one?
Ruirui's focus was different. He asked, "Does Dad have new clothes to wear, too?"
Ruirui is a child who loves to think, and the questions he thinks about are different every time. The question he has been thinking about recently is, why don’t fathers change their clothes?
Lin Wei almost choked when she heard the question from her old friend. She coughed for a long time before she recovered and asked him why he asked that.
"Because our dad and other people's dads wear the same clothes every day," Ruirui calculated in her mind, "It takes several months before they change their clothes."
Lin Wei suppressed her laughter and asked, "Have you ever thought that Dad has two or even more sets of clothes of the same style and color, and that he actually changes his clothes every day?"
"Is that so?" Ruirui asked doubtfully.
"certainly."
Then Lin Wei gave Ruirui some basic knowledge about the military uniforms issued by the army, so Ruirui knew that his father’s winter clothes had already been issued and he had been wearing them for a long time.
In his opinion, clothes that have been worn are not new, so he asked this question.
Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "Although Dad has already worn new clothes, they still look very new, just like new clothes."
Rarity: "I see."
On the 28th, looking at his father wearing the familiar military uniform, Ruirui thought, as expected, the whole family has new clothes to wear, except for his father.
So, before leaving the house, Zong Shao always felt that his youngest son was looking at him with... sympathy?
He asked Lin Wei in confusion: "What happened to Ruirui?"
"What?"
"Why does he look at me in a way that makes me feel like he's pitying me?"
Lin Wei looked in the direction Zong Shao said, then looked back in the direction Rui Rui was looking, and instantly burst out laughing: "You guessed right, he's sympathizing with you for not having new clothes to wear."
Zong Shao: “……?!!”
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Nowadays, not many people are willing to spend money on taking photos. Usually, they go to a photo studio to take photos when it is of practical use, such as when they go to school, join the army, or join a unit, or when it is commemorative for a wedding or childbirth.
Therefore, although it was close to the Chinese New Year, the photo studio was not as crowded as other units open to the public. Lin Wei and her friends did not arrive early, and apart from the family taking photos, there was only a young couple in front of them.
The young couple didn't look very old, probably in their early twenties. They looked very young and shy.
Although they were sitting on a long bench with a space in the middle, the tone of their conversation seemed quite familiar. They were just too embarrassed to look at each other, and whenever they accidentally made eye contact, they would quickly turn their heads away to avoid looking.
Especially young girls, because they are thin-skinned, they will blush every time they look away.
Mingming happened to be sitting opposite her, and he found her blushing face very funny, so he kept staring at her, which made her feel even more embarrassed and confused, and she couldn't help but touch her face.
The young man saw it and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"
"Is there something on my face?" she asked softly.
"No, it's very clean," the young man said in a low voice, "and very beautiful."
The young girl blushed again when she heard this, and she was too embarrassed to raise her head: "Outside."
The young man looked up at Lin Wei and the others, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and asked, "Brother, are you a soldier?"
Zong Shao was also talking to Lin Wei. He turned around when he heard her. Seeing that she was looking at him, he confirmed that she was talking to him, then nodded and said, "Well, you just got married?"
"Well, we just got the marriage certificate and held the wedding banquet yesterday, and we are here to take wedding photos today." The young man said with a smile, and took out a handful of candy from his pocket, walked over and asked, "Do you want to eat candy? This is our wedding candy."
The young girl asked in surprise: "Why did you bring so much candy?"
"I just thought that if I met someone I knew, I could give some candy to them, so I grabbed a handful before I left." After the young man finished explaining, he stretched out his hand in front of Zong Shao, "Brother and sister-in-law, don't be embarrassed. Children, do you want some candy?"
"Then let us share in your joy." Zong Shao handed a candy to Lin Wei, and then took one for himself.
Seeing that his parents took candies, Mingming Ruirui also took one candy each and said, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."
"No thanks." The young man laughed and asked, "Are they brothers? They look so alike."
The young girl said, "They should be twins."
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Yes."
The young man suddenly realized, looked at Mingming and Ruirui again, and said with emotion: "No wonder they look so similar."
"My brother and I are twins who look the most alike!" Mingming said proudly while peeling the candy wrapper.
The young man asked, "Have you ever seen twins who don't look alike?"
Mingming stuffed the candy into his mouth, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, "I haven't seen other twins."
"Then how do you know that you are the most similar twins?" the young man asked again.
Mingming said as a matter of course: "Because I have never seen other twins!"
The young man thought, didn't you say that just now? But before he asked, he thought of the meaning of Mingming's words, laughed and said, "Little friend, you are really funny."
"Uncle, you and aunt are also very interesting." Mingming said while eating candy.
The young man wondered, "Why are we so interesting?"
"Uncle always smiles foolishly, and aunt always blushes," Mingming thought for a moment and added, "Like red apples."
The girl's face turned red again when she heard that, and the young man smiled foolishly again after looking at his wife's red face.
Because Mingming had very strong social skills, the young man basically chatted with him throughout the rest of the conversation, so much so that when the studio staff came out they were a little puzzled: did the two families know each other?
Of course he didn’t know Mingming, but the young man liked Mingming very much, so when he saw Mingming was very curious about what was inside, he asked, “Do you want to go in with us and take a look?”
"Can I take a photo with you?" Mingming asked with his eyes wide open.
Taking photos is not cheap these days. A 4-inch photo costs 50 cents, and the kind that can be hung on the wall costs two or three dollars. What's more, they were here to take wedding photos, and it would be inappropriate for a strange child to be squeezed in the middle.
However, Lin Wei did not stop Mingming harshly, but asked: "You are taking pictures with your uncle and aunt, what about your parents and brothers and sisters?"
Although he had no intention of taking the photo twice, he suddenly realized and said, "Yes, I also want to take a photo with my father, mother, brother and sister."
The young man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. He indeed only planned to take one photo, and then print out two, one big and one small. He would put the big one in a frame and hang it up, and keep the small one well.
What he meant by saying that just now was that Mingming was very curious about what was inside, so he said he would take him in to take a look, but he had no intention of taking wedding photos with him.
Therefore, when he heard Mingming's question just now, he was stunned. Now that Mingming changed his mind, he didn't dare to say anything more, and just said, "Then let's go in and take pictures first."
Seeing that the young man didn't let him in to take pictures, Mingming breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "Uncle, please go in." He never realized that he was being too sentimental.
Lin Wei saw it all, but in the end she didn't have the heart to remind Mingming, so she let his misunderstanding continue.
…
After the young couple went in, Lin Wei and the others waited for another ten minutes. Then a young girl pushed the door and entered the photo studio. She was there to take ID photos.
After the apprentice at the photo studio registered her information, he asked her to sit on a bench and wait, while he lifted the curtain and went into the photo room.
Seven or eight minutes after the apprentice went in, the young couple came out, followed by the apprentice, and explained the time to pick up the photos. After they finished chatting, the young couple talked to Lin Wei and the others, and just said hello and left.
After they left, the apprentice flipped through the registration form at the front desk and asked Lin Wei and the others, "Are you going to take a family photo?"
Lin Wei nodded: "Yes."
"Come in with me." The apprentice said, then he opened the curtain and walked in.
Zong Shao carried the child inside, and Lin Wei called Mingming and Ruirui to follow.
When I lifted the curtain and went in, what came into view was a wall. There was a corridor between the wall and the outer wall, large enough for two people to walk side by side. Because there was no light, the corridor was a little dark. However, the corridor is not long, and after going around it is the brightly lit photography room.
The photography room was not big, about ten square meters. There were many things placed against the aisle wall. In front was a camera covered with a red cloth. It was a big thing, and its stand was much taller than Mingming and Ruirui's.
On the wall facing the camera hangs a portrait of a great man, in front of the wall is a long chair, in addition to the chair, there are several benches placed against the walls on both sides. On the stool is a pile of cloth in three colors: red, white and blue. They are prepared for ID photos. The background color depends on the requirements of the unit.
When they entered, the apprentice and the photographer were standing in front of the camera and talking about them. The apprentice said, "Five people, two adults, two children, and a baby. We want to take a family photo."
The photographer asked: "How many shots do you want to take?"
"Three. One for the whole family, one for the two older children, and one for the woman holding the baby."
The cameraman understood, wiped the camera lens, and said without looking up: "Find a seat for yourself. If there are not enough seats, move stools from both sides."
Lin Wei and Zong Shao were not surprised by the photographer's cold attitude. Photography is a technical job and very popular these days, so it is normal for the photographer to have a bad temper.
But the two of them didn't dare to say anything. When they walked over, Zong Shao asked, "Should we stand in front and behind or sit side by side?"
"It's up to you. We can all be photographed anyway," the photographer said with a somewhat impatient tone. He raised his head from the red cloth of the camera and looked straight ahead. Then his eyes lit up and he asked, "Are you a family?"
Lin Wei thought, isn’t this nonsense?
Zong Shao was also a little speechless: "Yes."
The photographer seemed not to notice the couple's silence and asked enthusiastically, "It's like this, our photo studio has an event recently. If you are willing to leave a photo for us to display, we will give you an extra photo. Would you like to consider it?"
The apprentice stared at his master with eyes wide open, and asked: Does our photo studio have such an activity?
The master replied with his eyes: If I say yes, there is yes.
Apprentice: Okay.
While the photographer and his apprentice were exchanging glances, Lin Wei and Zong Shao were also discussing the matter. It was a godsend for a photo studio to give away photos for free. Anyway, Lin Wei and the people around her had never encountered such a thing before.
The problem was that both Lin Wei and Zong Shao were relatively low-key, and they were both a little unhappy about the thought of their photos being displayed on the glass windows of the photo studio.
So after discussing it, Zong Shao said, "No need, just develop the photos normally."
"I'm giving you a photo for free, don't you really want it?" the photographer asked unwillingly. The main reason was that the family was too good-looking, and there were twins among them. If the photo was developed and put on the glass window, it would definitely attract many customers.
Zong Shao shook his head: "No need."
Seeing that the customer was determined not to do so, the photographer said helplessly: "Okay, do you want to sit side by side?"
At this moment, they were sitting with Zong Shao holding the child and Lin Wei sitting in the middle, and Ming Ming Rui Rui was sitting next to them. It looked quite harmonious. But the photographer thought the front and back seats were good, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Do you want to try the front and back seats?"
Lin Wei asked in confusion: "Wouldn't it be possible to take pictures even if we sit in a row?"
The photographer said, "I want to see which will be better, sitting front to back or side by side."
Because the photographer, who had a sloppy attitude towards work, suddenly became motivated, Lin Wei and the others changed several poses. There was a pose where Lin Wei and Zong Shao sat holding the children, while Mingming Ruirui stood behind them; there was also a pose where Mingming Ruirui sat in the front holding his sister, while Lin Wei and Zong Shao sat in the back to protect them.
After changing several poses, the photographer still felt that the first pose was the best, so he asked them to change back.
Lin Wei, Zong Shao, Mingming, Ruirui, and the infant Beibei: "..."
Noticing everyone's expressions, the photographer coughed and explained, "I mainly want to take better pictures."
Zong Shao said politely: "We understand. Can we start now?"
"That's enough. Mom and Dad, come a little closer. The two children should stay close to mom and dad. Come on, everyone, pay attention to your expressions and smile! The child on the left is smiling very well. Are you the older brother or the younger brother?"
Mingming said loudly: "I am the elder brother."
"Brother, your expression is very good. Keep it up. Brother, smile. Dad, smile too. This is our family photo. The most important thing is to be happy and smile brightly."
"Yes, that's it. Keep going. Don't move, hold on!"
“Crack!”
Amid the photographer's stand-up comedy and the sound of camera clicks, Lin Wei, Zong Shao and their children took the first family portrait of their small family.
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