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* HouseHusband: Zhenhua plays this role. He's the responsible dad, in contrast to Xiangxi's carefree dad.

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* HouseHusband: Zhenhua plays this role. He's He takes care of cleaning the responsible dad, in contrast to Xiangxi's carefree dad.apartment and feeding the family. He works as well, but as a florist he makes less money than Xiangxi, a lawyer, who's the main breadwinner for the family.
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Not to be confused with ''Series/PapaAndDaddy'', an Taiwanese 2021 about actually gay parents.

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Not to be confused with ''Series/PapaAndDaddy'', an a Taiwanese 2021 show about actually gay parents.
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Not to be confused with ''Series/PapaAndDaddy'', an Taiwanese 2021 about actually gay parents.

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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiangxi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhenhua is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').

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* FriendsTurnedRomanticRivals: First, Zhenhua and Xiangxi were friends. Then both were simultaneous dating Wenwen, without the knowledge of the other. Then Wenwen decided to DumpThemAll and disappeared, leaving her daughter of indeterminate paternity with the two men. The men pick up the pieces, restore their friendship, raise their daughter together, and decide to adhere to BrosBeforeHoes from here on out.
* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Wendi's mother didn't know which of the two men she was seeing was the father. On the day Wendi was born, Xiangxi and Zhenhua talk about doing a DNA test, but it appears they never actually went through with that. They raise her together and vehemently asset they're both her "real father." Xiangxi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhenhua is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').


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* AMinorKidroduction: To set up the premise, the pilot episode opens on the day Wendi is born, followed by a quick montage of the family in the following years. Then the story really opens when she's 7 years old, and the dads are well established in their routine of raising her together.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Zhenhua scrambles to find an errand to get Xiangxi out of the house so he won't see his long lost father visiting.
-->'''Zhenhua:''' There are no more eggs for breakfast tomorrow. Go get some.\\
'''Xiangxi:''' Eggs? I don't want eggs.\\
'''Zhenhua:''' No, no no! It's… We ran out of milk as well. Go on quickly.\\
'''Xiangxi:''' Milk? I bought milk a couple days ago.\\
'''Zhenhua:''' No. You didn't put it back in the fridge and it has gone bad. I've told you so many times you should put it back into--
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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiangxi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhenhu is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').

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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiangxi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhenhu Zhenhua is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').



* HomoeroticSubtext: Zhenhua and Xiangxi are not a couple, but they do have an apartment and a daughter together, so most people assume they are. Sometimes they correct that assumption, while other times they play along or even lean into it.

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* HomoeroticSubtext: Zhenhua and Xiangxi are not a couple, but they do live together, have an apartment and a daughter together, so most function like a couple, and have very married sounding conversations. Most people assume they are.they're a gay couple. Sometimes they correct that assumption, while other times they play along or even lean into it.



* OddCouple: Xiangxi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhenhua is a quiet florist.
* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiangxi and Zhenhua are not a couple, but they live in one apartment together with their daughter and have a very married-sounding conversations.

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* OddCouple: Xiangxi is a goofy but successful attorney, and Zhenhua is a quiet florist.
* PlatonicCoParenting: The premise of the show is that Xiangxi and Zhenhua are not a couple, but they live in one apartment together with their daughter and have overall function much like a very married-sounding conversations.married couple.



* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: InvertedTrope. Overall, Xiangxi and Zhenhua demonstrating themselves as caring, attentive fathers makes them ''more'' attractive, not less.

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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: InvertedTrope. Overall, Xiangxi and Zhenhua demonstrating themselves as caring, attentive fathers makes them ''more'' attractive, attractive to women, not less.
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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: InvertedTrope. Overall, Xiangxi and Zhenhua demonstrating themselves as caring, attentive fathers makes them ''more'' attractive, not less.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Ms Jia to Zhenhua.
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-->'''Zhenhua:''' I'm fine with taking care of things while you play with the kid. But have some sense of responsibility! When will you grow up? I don't want to take care of two children, okay?

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-->'''Zhenhua:''' I'm fine with taking care of things while you play with the kid. But have some sense of responsibility! When will you grow up? [[ParentingTheHusband I don't want to take care of two children, okay?okay?]]
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* BumblingDad: DownplayedTrope. At his worst, Xiangxi is this. Usually he's better.
-->'''Zhenhua:''' I'm fine with taking care of things while you play with the kid. But have some sense of responsibility! When will you grow up? I don't want to take care of two children, okay?
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* PuppyDogEyes: Wendi uses them to argue to Xiangxi that they should keep the cat.
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* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiangxi and Zhenhua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.

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* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiangxi and Zhenhua are not a couple, though but they are often assume to be live in one apartment together with their daughter and sometimes lean into that assumption.have a very married-sounding conversations.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Zhenhua and Xiangxi are not a couple, but they do have an apartment and a daughter together. Sometimes they correct those who assume they're a couple, while other times they play along or even lean into the assumption.

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* HomoeroticSubtext: Zhenhua and Xiangxi are not a couple, but they do have an apartment and a daughter together. together, so most people assume they are. Sometimes they correct those who assume they're a couple, that assumption, while other times they play along or even lean into the assumption.it.



-->'''Xiangxi:''' Did Zhenhua give you these flowers? Don't misunderstand. It doesn't mean anything else but his gratitude.\\

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-->'''Xiangxi:''' --->'''Xiangxi:''' Did Zhenhua give you these flowers? Don't misunderstand. It doesn't mean anything else but his gratitude.\\

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* HoYay: Episode 3

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* HoYay: HomoeroticSubtext: Zhenhua and Xiangxi are not a couple, but they do have an apartment and a daughter together. Sometimes they correct those who assume they're a couple, while other times they play along or even lean into the assumption.
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Episode 3
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* HoYay: Episode 3
-->'''Xiangxi:''' Did Zhenhua give you these flowers? Don't misunderstand. It doesn't mean anything else but his gratitude.\\
'''Ms. Fang:''' Do you mind that I accepted the flowers, or are you jealous that he gave them to me?\\
'''Xiangxi:''' That's right. He… is my man. Do you understand now?

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-->'''Xiangxi:''' I thought you were a hot-headed teacher without her own opinion who only catered to parents. But now I know that you really care about your students. You even argue with their parents. I trust you to take care of Wendi now.

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-->'''Xiangxi:''' I thought you were a hot-headed teacher without her own opinion who only catered to parents. But now I know that you really care about your students. You even argue with their parents. I trust you to take care of Wendi now.\\
'''Ms. Fang:''' What do you mean? So you did all that on purpose?
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: episode 2
-->'''Xiangxi:''' I thought you were a hot-headed teacher without her own opinion who only catered to parents. But now I know that you really care about your students. You even argue with their parents. I trust you to take care of Wendi now.
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Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. The show picks up when Wen-di is 7 years old.

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Tang Xiang-xi Xiangxi and Wen Zhen-hua Zhenhua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. The show picks up when Wen-di Wendi is 7 years old.



* AbuseMistake: Ms. Fang accuses Xiang-xi of "taking advantage of me." Her brother freaks out upon hearing this, and they both quickly assure him it's fine--she means taking advantage of her ''financially'', not sexually. His car was hit twice (once by her, once by someone else) and he's trying to get her to foot the bill for both repairs.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The family goes to store. Zhen-hua says no junk food treats allowed. Xiang-xi and Wen-di use PuppyDogEyes to convinces him to buy some.
* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhen-hu is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').
* HouseHusband: Zhen-hua plays this role. He's the responsible dad, in contrast to Xiang-xi's carefree dad.
* OddCouple: Xiang-xi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhen-hua is a quiet florist.
* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiang-xi and Zhen-hua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.
* RedOniBlueOni: When Wen-di gets into a fight at school, Xiang-xi is ready to get angry and aggressive to defend her. Zhen-hua keeps his temper and reminds Xiang-xi they need to set a good example for Wen-di.
* SleepCute: In episode 1, Wen-di and her dads stay up late getting her summer homework done last-minute, and all fall asleep together on the couch.

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* AbuseMistake: Ms. Fang accuses Xiang-xi Xiangxi of "taking advantage of me." Her brother freaks out upon hearing this, and they both quickly assure him it's fine--she means taking advantage of her ''financially'', not sexually. His car was hit twice (once by her, once by someone else) and he's trying to get her to foot the bill for both repairs.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The family goes to store. Zhen-hua Zhenhua says no junk food treats allowed. Xiang-xi Xiangxi and Wen-di Wendi use PuppyDogEyes to convinces him to buy some.
* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi Xiangxi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diedi'') and Zhen-hu Zhenhu is "Papa" (爸比 ''babi'').
* HouseHusband: Zhen-hua Zhenhua plays this role. He's the responsible dad, in contrast to Xiang-xi's Xiangxi's carefree dad.
* OddCouple: Xiang-xi Xiangxi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhen-hua Zhenhua is a quiet florist.
* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiang-xi Xiangxi and Zhen-hua Zhenhua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.
* RedOniBlueOni: When Wen-di Wendi gets into a fight at school, Xiang-xi Xiangxi is ready to get angry and aggressive to defend her. Zhen-hua Zhenhua keeps his temper and reminds Xiang-xi Xiangxi they need to set a good example for Wen-di.
Wendi.
* SleepCute: In episode 1, Wen-di Wendi and her dads stay up late getting her summer homework done last-minute, and all fall asleep together on the couch.
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* AbuseMistake: Ms. Fang accuses Xiang-xi of "taking advantage of me." Her brother freaks out upon hearing this, and they both quickly assure him it's fine--she means taking advantage of her ''financially'', not sexually. His car was hit twice (once by her, once by someone else) and he's trying to get her to foot the bill for both repairs.
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''Two Fathers'' (兩個爸爸 ''liang ge baba'') is a 2013 TaiwaneseSeries.

Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. A SliceOfLife show ensues, picking up when Wen-di is 7 years old.

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''Two Fathers'' (兩個爸爸 ''liang ge baba'') is a 2013 TaiwaneseSeries.

TaiwaneseSeries. It's a SliceOfLife DomCom.

Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. A SliceOfLife The show ensues, picking picks up when Wen-di is 7 years old.
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* RedOniBlueOni: When Wen-di gets into a fight at school, Xiang-xi is ready to get angry and aggressive to defend her. Zhen-hua keeps his temper and reminds Xiang-xi they need to set a good example for Wen-di.

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* RedOniBlueOni: When Wen-di gets into a fight at school, Xiang-xi is ready to get angry and aggressive to defend her. Zhen-hua keeps his temper and reminds Xiang-xi they need to set a good example for Wen-di.Wen-di.
* SleepCute: In episode 1, Wen-di and her dads stay up late getting her summer homework done last-minute, and all fall asleep together on the couch.
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* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiang-xi and Zhen-hua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.

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* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiang-xi and Zhen-hua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.assumption.
* RedOniBlueOni: When Wen-di gets into a fight at school, Xiang-xi is ready to get angry and aggressive to defend her. Zhen-hua keeps his temper and reminds Xiang-xi they need to set a good example for Wen-di.
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''Two Fathers'' (兩個爸爸) is a 2013 TaiwaneseSeries.

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''Two Fathers'' (兩個爸爸) (兩個爸爸 ''liang ge baba'') is a 2013 TaiwaneseSeries.



* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diēdì'') and Zhen-hu is "Papa" (爸比 ''bàbǐ'').

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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diēdì'') ''diedi'') and Zhen-hu is "Papa" (爸比 ''bàbǐ'').''babi'').
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Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. A SliceOfLife show ensues.

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Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together. A SliceOfLife show ensues.
ensues, picking up when Wen-di is 7 years old.
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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diēdì'') and Zhen-hu is "Baba" (爸比 ''bàbǐ'').

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* HasTwoMommies: The premise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diēdì'') and Zhen-hu is "Baba" "Papa" (爸比 ''bàbǐ'').
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* HasTwoMommies: The premise

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* HasTwoMommies: The premisepremise. Xiang-xi is "Daddy" (爹地 ''diēdì'') and Zhen-hu is "Baba" (爸比 ''bàbǐ'').
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Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together.

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Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together.
together. A SliceOfLife show ensues.
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* OddCouple: Xiang-xi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhen-hua is a quiet florist.

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* OddCouple: Xiang-xi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhen-hua is a quiet florist.florist.
* PlatonicCoParenting: Xiang-xi and Zhen-hua are not a couple, though they are often assume to be and sometimes lean into that assumption.
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* EstablishingCharcterMoment: The family goes to store. Zhen-hua says no junk food treats allowed. Xiang-xi and Wen-di use PuppyDogEyes to convinces him to buy some.

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* EstablishingCharcterMoment: EstablishingCharacterMoment: The family goes to store. Zhen-hua says no junk food treats allowed. Xiang-xi and Wen-di use PuppyDogEyes to convinces him to buy some.
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''Two Fathers'' (兩個爸爸) is a 2013 TaiwaneseSeries.

Tang Xiang-xi and Wen Zhen-hua both dated the same girl and was notified when she gave birth to a baby girl and disappeared. Not knowing who the father was, the two bachelors decided to raise the baby together.

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* EstablishingCharcterMoment: The family goes to store. Zhen-hua says no junk food treats allowed. Xiang-xi and Wen-di use PuppyDogEyes to convinces him to buy some.
* HasTwoMommies: The premise
* HouseHusband: Zhen-hua plays this role. He's the responsible dad, in contrast to Xiang-xi's carefree dad.
* OddCouple: Xiang-xi is a goofy successful attorney, and Zhen-hua is a quiet florist.

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