Lin Momo was walking next to Lin Cheng holding tonight’s ‘big harvest’ with an excited smile on her face, and she kept mumbling, saying things like, ”This bread is really delicious”, “And we got it without spending any money”,  “There are so many…”, “We can eat until tomorrow morning!”

… …

Lin Momo’s happy appearance amused the audience in the livestream channel:

[It’s such a miserable week, but Momo really made me laugh.]

[Really, this is heartbreaking and funny at the same time.]

[And after hearing what Momo said, I was a little curious about the taste of the two kinds of bread and cake.]

[It really does look a bit delicious.]

[That’s it, when the recording location is announced after this week’s show is recorded, I will definitely go to that store to buy these two kinds of bread and cakes to try. I’m so curious.]

[Haha, that’s what I plan too]…

… …

After getting a free dinner, Lin Cheng did not take Lin Momo back to their residence immediately, but walked to a budget hotel nearby.

Before Lin Momo could ask what they were doing here, Lin Cheng had already brought her to the front desk.

“How much does it cost to stay for one night?” Lin Cheng asked.

“All prices are available, it depends on your requirements. We have available rooms for 68 yuan a night with a small single bed, it’s a basement room with no windows. For a standard twin room it’s 88 a night. There’s 128 yuan and 168 for a standard room with windows on higher floors…”

… …

[Does Lin Cheng plan to take Momo to stay in the hotel tonight?]

[That place is really impossible to live in, and Momo is still with him. Staying in a hotel is much safer.]

[But the Lin dad and baby can’t afford it.]

[This price should already be considered the cheapest among budget hotels here, but the result is still…]

[Hahaha, this is the first time I feel that 68 yuan a night’s accommodation is so expensive.]

… …

The front desk clerk seemed to have noticed Lin Cheng’s ’embarrassment’ and said, “We also have rooms available for hourly rent. Calculated by time, it costs 28 yuan an hour.

“Also, if you don’t mind, we also have room-sharing accommodation here. One bed is 38 yuan.”

Lin Cheng: “…”

……　　

[Hahaha, 38 yuan??}

[This 38 yuan is so f*cking amazing.]

[Lin Cheng must be thinking: God damn 38 yuan.]

[I finally know what it means to stump a heroic man with half a  yuan.]

……

At the hotel reception.

Lin Cheng originally wanted to use the reason that it was the off-season and there weren’t many tourists who would need accommodation to negotiate a discount, and then trouble the other party to find a shared bedroom that was temporarily unoccupied.

As a result, without letting Lin Cheng speak another word, Lin Momo had already grabbed his hand and hurriedly walked out of the hotel as if she was running for her life.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng lowered his head and asked.

“We don’t want to stay in a hotel,” Lin Momo said, paused, and then said seriously, “If we stay in a hotel, we won’t have money to eat.

“And… we don’t have enough money.”

Hearing this, Lin Cheng wanted to explain, but seeing Lin Momo’s persistence, Lin Cheng finally acquiesced, “Okay, then let’s go back.”

… …

The father and daughter soon returned to their residence.

Although it was a little shabby and a little dirty, at least it was free.

Thinking like this, Lin Momo suddenly became more accepting of this place.

Most of the houses here don’t have water or electricity, and it’s too dark now, making cleaning almost impossible.

Therefore, Lin Cheng could only find a rag from somewhere and clean briefly, so that the two of them at least had a place to sit.

Through the light of the camera equipment, Lin Cheng looked carefully around the entire house considering the safety risks here.

Lin Momo sat quietly next to Lin Cheng and started planning their livelihood for the next week, counting with her fingers.

Because the pen and paper she originally brought had been confiscated by the program team, she could only do mental arithmetic for now.

“Vegetable buns cost 2 yuan each. We can only buy 18 buns for 37.5 yuan…

“Hmm… that’s right! We can go to the vegetable market at night to pick up those unwanted vegetables!” Lin Momo said excitedly, but soon she thought of another practical problem, “But we don’t seem to have a fire…

“But eating out is so expensive.

“Let’s sell scraps, so that we can have income every day and don’t have to worry about money for food the next day.

“I just don’t know if there is a waste recycling station nearby…”

Lin Momo stared at the U-shaped lock given by the program crew and whispered, “How about we sell this…” 

Any metal items on the door panels of their house that could be sold had long been pried away. The latch was not spared either.

Without latch, this lock had been reduced to scrap metal in Lin Momo’s eyes.

“It’s not very heavy…” Lin Momo weighed the lock again in her palm, looking disappointed.

Lin Momo fell asleep while worrying about her family’s livelihood.

… …

Seeing that Lin Momo was fast asleep, Lin Cheng roughly estimated the time and planned to go out.

However, because he was worried about leaving Lin Momo here, Lin Cheng could only carefully lift Lin Momo and bring her along before going out.

“Hmm, dad…”

“Go back to sleep,” Lin Cheng said softly, gently patting the back of Lin Momo’s head.

Hearing Lin Cheng’s voice through her sleep daze, Lin Momo calmed down, found a comfortable position against Lin Cheng and continued to sleep.

Serve As Contrast Team In a ‘Dad with Baby Show’ translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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New T/N (17 June 2025): I’ve migrated all previous chapters on to this site, footnotes and all. So if you wanna re-read, they’re all here 🤗

T/N: Yes, it’s still the same translator. But it’s been two weeks and I still can’t seem to upload in Foxaholic for some reason so here we are in my romance c-novel site 🙈 I can access my Foxaholic account-uploader fine, I just can’t save an upload—very weird. Anyway, rather than lose more days, let’s just all cozy up here for the time being.

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Seventh Year of my Secret Love for You
If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong
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From the Day The Engagement Was Broken
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Chapter 82.1 — Earning Money
Chapter 82.2 — Earning Money
Chapter 82.3 — Earning Money