Lin Cheng carried Lin Momo out of the shanty town and walked all the way to the main street.

At this time, it was getting late, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street than before.

Only a few night-shift taxis, late-night trucks, or private vehicles passed by on the road from time to time.

On the roadside, several people were working together to move a large tub filled with foamy water to the curb.

Two other men came out of a nearby shop carrying buckets, rags, brushes, and a water hose.

They stood around a sign that said ‘Car Wash for 5 Yuan’.

Lin Cheng walked into the store and found the proprietress.

Seeing the man holding the child in front of her, the proprietress was a little surprised at first, but when she heard Lin Cheng explain his purpose, the surprise on the boss lady’s face became even more intense.

“Did you just say you want to wash cars?!” the proprietress looked at Lin Cheng in disbelief and asked repeatedly.

“Yes,” Lin Cheng nodded.

The proprietress looked at Lin Cheng up and down several times, still not believing it, and said, “It’s not a problem to have more people—just wash a few more cars, but this is hard work. If you can’t do it well, I can’t use you.”

“I know, you can see first if I can do it well. If not, I will leave,” Lin Cheng said.

“This….” The proprietress thought for a moment.

In the end, the two parties agreed on the wages—Lin Cheng would wash cars with the others, and the proprietress would pay Lin Cheng 1 yuan for each car washed. For trucks or large cars, she would pay more.

“Can you help me look after the child?” Lin Cheng asked.

Looking at the sleeping Lin Momo held by Lin Cheng, the proprietress couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Why did you bring the child out so late? Is there no one else at home to take care of her?”

“There are only two of us, so I don’t feel comfortable letting her stay at home by herself,” Lin Cheng said.

Hearing this, the proprietress nodded, pointed to the back of the small shop that was separated by a curtain, and said to Lin Cheng, “Don’t leave the child outside. There is a resting sofa in there. You can put her there to sleep.”

Lin Cheng nodded, took off his coat and wrapped it around Lin Momo, then carried her to the sofa at the back of the store.

“Thank you,” Lin Cheng said to the landlady.

“You’re welcome, it’s just taking a look, it’s not a bother,” the proprietress said, waving her hands.

Lin Cheng put on a pair of rubber boots and waterproof apron from the store and went to the roadside.

Soon several taxis and minivans arrived one after another.

The car wash workers didn’t waste any time. They quickly picked up the car wash tools and walked to the cars to start working.

The requirements for a 5-yuan roadside car wash like this were not high, and the car washing process was not complicated.

Lin Cheng took a pole with a rag attached to the end and dipped it in the large tub of foamy water. He went over the car and roughly washed the entire body. Another person with a rag soaked in foamy water followed; he checked for dirt spots and went over them, simply scrubbing away on parts that could not be washed with the pole rag.

Then he took the water hose and pressed the nozzle to rinse away the foam from the entire car.

Finally, the two of them worked together to wipe the clean water from the car with large towels until it was about half dry.

In just five or six minutes, a car was washed.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

At this time, the program team’s camera truck was parked on the opposite side of the road, recording the scene of Lin Cheng washing the cars from a distance, frame by frame.

Seeing Lin Cheng’s smooth actions, it was obvious he was familiar with this kind of work. The audience in the live broadcast room became uneasy:

[Lin Cheng can do it, he can actually wash cars!]

[But Lin Cheng’s movements are a bit too quick.]

[I also feel that Lin Cheng is as skilled in this operation as if he had done the same job before.]

[Isn’t Lin Cheng a celebrity?]

[Perhaps Lin Cheng’s life was not easy before he became famous] someone guessed.

After all, many artists did live in basement apartments and lived a hard life before they became famous.

[That week when they opened a small restaurant, when Lin Cheng said that he used to cook his own meals, I already had this thought. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything online about him.]

As the popularity of Lin Cheng and his daughter increased online, more and more fans became curious about their idol’s past, so many people looked up Lin Cheng’s past online.

Unfortunately, they found nothing about Lin Cheng before he entered the entertainment industry.

But this also made fans more and more curious about Lin Cheng’s family background and past.

[Washing cars is too hard.]

[Yes, and he only gets paid 1 yuan to wash each car…]

[Although washing cars this way does not need to be as meticulous as in specialized car wash, the cars keep coming and they are working non-stop, it makes me feel tired just looking at them.]

[Why doesn’t Lin Cheng find a job as a cleaner at a 24-hour convenience store? That would at least be a little less tiring.]

[Lin Cheng and Momo don’t have identification documents this week. How could it be so easy to find a job in a convenience store.]

[This……]　　

[Then why doesn’t he go to a bar to sing? That way the income should be higher.]

[It’s not easy to find work as a resident singer in a bar without resorting to his celebrity status.]

[And I think even if he could find one, Lin Cheng would not choose to sing in a bar.]

[Why?]

[Lin Cheng still has to take Momo with him. That kind of environment is not suitable for Momo.]

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

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Chapter 82.2 — Earning Money
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