After Carmen gave Sophia advice like an adult, the latter fell silent and merely watched the father-daughter duo as they got on the plane together. However, a moment later, she rushed up and touched Carmen’s little husky-shaped bag.
“Have you brought everything you’re supposed to bring? Where are your snacks and the usual food you eat? Everything Carmen has always eaten was prepared by the chef using the finest ingredients. Will she adapt to the countryside life when she arrives there? Will she get used to the food there? Where will you guys eat? What will you eat every day? What if Carmen doesn’t like to eat the food provided?”
Her hands were digging around inside Carmen’s bag, which was full of the little girl’s things, such as her toothpaste and toothbrush, slippers, pajamas, toys, and so on. Upon checking what Carmen had brought with her, Sophia insisted, “Why don’t you bring along two more bags that you like?”
The bags that Carmen usually used were also customized. They were all shaped like animals, and there were ones that were realistically shaped like a husky’s head, while others were shaped like orange cats, alpacas, and black dogs. After Carmen felt bored with those bags, she would sell them to her kindergarten classmates at a low price.
Sophia was really anxious. Her daughter was the apple of her eye, and she had always raised her carefully in the urban city. Carmen had never been to the rural countryside, so Sophia was in a state of agitation and wished she could follow along.
Michael patted Sophia’s shoulder, gesturing to her to calm down. “We’ll only be gone for three days, so we’ll be back very soon. The tasks won’t be difficult either. Besides, it’s a village that’s centralized and very developed. It’s not like we’re going to the western mountains and having to eat grass for the next three days. Besides, I will take care of Carmen. Our kid is not as she was when she was younger. Her immunity is much stronger than before, and she’s no longer as delicate and fragile as you make her out to be!”
But Sophia was still extremely nervous. “But…”
She felt like one of those mothers who couldn’t stop nagging and worrying.
Michael brought Carmen over and said, “Come, give your mommy a goodbye dance.”
Wiggling her bum, Carmen gave Sophia a goodbye dance. Then, she said, “Mommy, hurry up and go home! In a few days, you’ll be able to see me and Daddy on TV. I’ll perform well and earn a lot of money for you!”
Sophia was amused by her words. With a smile, she hugged Carmen and reluctantly watched them get on the plane.
The plane lifted off and took the father and daughter to another city. Sophia went home sullen and unhappy. At that moment, she wasn’t in the mood to do anything, and her appetite had vanished too.
Although Michael had taken Carmen out for filming in the past, either Cooper or herself would follow along, and the living conditions were not as bad as this.
Truth be told, she was most worried about Carmen’s food. The little girl suffered from diarrhea for half a month after eating the expired jelly that the fake Annabel had sent her. In the countryside, fruits and vegetables could be found everywhere on the ground. Surely the child would not be able to control herself from picking up and eating something rotten!
There were also snakes, dogs, centipedes, and poisonous insects in the countryside. What would she do if they bit her daughter?
On the first day that Michael and Carmen left Sophia, she missed them very much.
The next day after that, she still missed them to bits…
There was a rule set by the crew that during these three days of filming, the mothers were disallowed from contacting the kids. During the first season, a mother had suddenly gone to the set to see her kid, which caused the kid to cry and insist on going home. Because of this, the filming was halted for half a day, and the post-production team had to do a lot of work to salvage what was left of the filming material. Therefore, even calls were prohibited as well.
Since she was banned from talking to Carmen, she refused to go to work and lay on the sofa all day. Other than playing on her phone and checking the news, she also noticed that the news of Taylor Murray joining the reality show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ with his daughter had caused a national sensation. After all, he was the most famous father to ever appear on the show.
Harry also went along with Michael.
He had wanted to bring Hope along to try out, but his son was really unsuitable to go on this kind of reality show. Hope’s face was too dark, and he wasn’t outgoing enough. As Carmen insisted on dragging Ashton along, Michael had asked Harry to help out since he could not take care of two kids on his own.
So, Harry also went along. Anyway, it was just for three days, and he was now the father of three. With that came all the expenses of raising three kids, so he should earn some money from this and experience how caring for a kid was like as well.
So, Harry took Ashton onto the show.
Today was the first day of filming. The official blog website of ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ had released a behind-the-scenes clip to attract fans.
In the footage, Carmen appeared wearing a small red dress and a pair of black rain boots worn by children in rural areas. She was carrying her own husky bag and looking left and right, seemingly very excited.
My daughter is such a natural cutie!
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