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"Our children have their own lives, " Long Jie said as he wrapped an arm around his wife. They watched Zoe and Zhilan posing in the middle while Zuni and Jingren were starting to make little Zhen Zhen look at the camera and Mira and Zian were having a hard time controlling their son who seemed to want to go out of his father's arms. 

Instead of a perfect picture, the shot was something like this– Zoe and Zhilan were staring into each other eyes, Zuni and Song Jingren were struggling to make baby Zhen Zhen look into the camera as Song Jingren was talking to his daughter and Zuni was pointing at the camera while the baby was staring at her father unblinkingly, Zian was trying to hold his son but the child was wailing and trying to run from his father's arms and Mira was holding both her husband and son. 

Many years from now when they would see the picture, it would have its story to tell. This chapter of life would one day be recalled with an utter sense of fondness.