While everyone was discussing in the livestream channel, Lin Cheng had already washed more than a dozen cars, and after that, cars were still coming one after another.

It was not until four o’clock in the morning that the number of vehicles on the road began to increase, but conversely, the number of vehicles stopping for car washes began to decrease. The car wash workers who had worked all night began to tidy up their station.

Lin Cheng came to the store to collect his pay.

“Thank you for your hard work,” the proprietress said to Lin Cheng.

At first, the proprietress really didn’t think that Lin Cheng looked like someone who was forced to do odd jobs because of the difficulties of life so how well could he do? Beyond her expectations, Lin Cheng actually did a good job.

“What you recorded here are 23 small cars and 3 large ones. Should I transfer the money to you, or do you want cash?” asked the proprietress.

“Cash.”

“Okay, wait a moment.” The proprietress counted out a handful of change from the money box behind her and handed it to Lin Cheng.

According to the number of cars Lin Cheng washed, the proprietress should pay him 32 yuan. However, the money the she handed to Lin Cheng was 42 yuan.

“This is 10 yuan more.” Lin Cheng took out 10 yuan and handed it back to the other party.

However, the proprietress did not accept the money held out by Lin Cheng. Instead, she said with a smile, “Those who have been working here for a long time and have done well, I give them the rate of 1.5 yuan.”

Although Lin Cheng hasn’t worked for her for long, with him joining in tonight, they were able to wash the cars much faster than yesterday. Many passing cars had chosen to come to them for washing, and the business was somewhat better than usual.

After saying that, the proprietress glanced at Lin Momo still sleeping on the sofa, then looked at Lin Cheng and said, “If it wasn’t for the pressure of life, who would bring their child out to make money like this? Just use the extra ten yuan to buy some food for the child. ”

Seeing the proprietress’ insistence, Lin Cheng finally accepted the other party’s kindness.

After thanking the proprietress, Lin Cheng carried Lin Momo from the sofa and left, heading towards Chaoyang Community.

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In the livestream channel, you could see a few barrages passing by from time to time:

[Oh my god, Lin Cheng kept working for most of the night.]

[If I hadn’t stared at it from 11:30 last night until now, I wouldn’t have believed it was true.]

[If anyone tells me that reality shows are fake in the future, would I still believe it?]

[I can’t believe it, I stayed up all night and watched Lin Cheng wash cars all night.]

[Me too, I unknowingly stayed up and watched the livestream all night.]

[To be honest, I also worked on coding all night. I coded while watching the livestream. When I couldn’t code, I watched the livestream and then resurrected with full health.]

[Really, watching Lin Cheng work to earn money suddenly gave me the motivation to go to work again.]

… …

[Daddy Lin worked too hard.] Someone lamented with distress, and this was immediately echoed by others.

[Indeed, this episode is really miserable.]

[Not only was it miserable, but it’s also a scam. I thought Lin Cheng would just walk out of the show and directly quit.]

[Others may, but I don’t think it would happen if it were Lin Cheng.]

[Why?] Some people asked, confused.

[Because Lin Cheng respects the rules?]

[Not only that, I think it also depends on his personality.] Someone analyzed: [You see, Momo is also like this. When she gets a task or a job, she never complains, even once. She just gets right to work every time, and she directly thinks about how to do things as well as she possibly could. Lin Cheng should also have such a character. Maybe he just has a somewhat overly focused personality?]

[Makes sense] …

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lin Cheng had already carried Lin Momo back to the place where they are temporarily living for the week.

Lin Momo, who had been sleeping soundly all this time, had no idea what happened last night.

Some time later, Lin Momo finally woke up.

The sleepy Lin Momo yawned and rubbed her eyes. Although she was not fully awake yet, she immediately touched the envelope of money she had in her pocket.

According to what her grandma taught her before: not all people in such a place are bad, but they can’t all be good, so she must carefully hide her money.

Lin Momo felt relieved when she felt that the money was still there.

But the next second, Lin Momo frowned again, showing a confused expression.

“Why does it seem to be thicker…” Lin Momo muttered as she felt the thickness of the wad of money in her pocket.

Lin Momo took out the envelope and counted the money inside, she counted it again before being sure: It was not her illusion, they really had more money!!

“Dad! Dad!” Lin Momo got off the chair and found Lin Cheng who was resting next to her.

“The money in this envelope suddenly increased, it became 79.5 yuan!” Lin Momo held up the envelope and said to Lin Cheng, her eyes wide.

Seeing Lin Momo’s surprised and panicked look, Lin Cheng was secretly amused, rubbed Lin Momo’s head and said, “I know, I put in the extra money.”

“Ah?” Lin Momo looked at Lin Cheng in surprise and asked, “When did you put it in? No, where did you get the money to put in it?”

“Last night, while you were asleep, I went to do some temporary work. This is the wages I earned for it,” Lin Cheng explained.

After listening to Lin Cheng’s explanation, Lin Momo understood the whole story. She looked at Lin Cheng a little excited and a little disappointed, and said, “You should have asked me to come with you. I can help you.”

In this way, they might be able to earn more money.

Hearing Lin Momo’s words, Lin Cheng felt warm in his heart, but thinking back to the car wash scene by the roadside that was very much like an assembly line—he decided to forget it.

“I’ll call you next time when I do other work.” Lin Cheng promised Lin Momo. “Let’s go and wash up.”

The father and daughter took out the toiletries from the plastic bags left for them by the program crew and went outside the house.

Before leaving the car wash shop on the roadside, Lin Cheng found two large plastic bottles and asked for two bottles of water, which was enough for the two of them to wash up now.

The father and daughter found a nearby place with drainage and began to brush their teeth and wash their faces.

Some viewers who had just entered the livestream channel saw the father and daughter squatting on the edge of the drainage and brushing their teeth simultaneously. This scene was a bit funny to see first thing in the morning. 

[Hahaha, I saw this scene as soon as I went online. It feels a bit tragic and a bit funny at the same time.]

[This picture is really funny, but also inexplicably harmonious.]

[I am laughing in misery.]

[The ‘overlord’ image that Lin Cheng established in my mind in the last episode has completely collapsed into rubbish.]

[I didn’t expect to see celebrities and their children squatting by the ditch and brushing their teeth like this. It is indeed not something you see everyday.]

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

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‘Not all people in such a place are bad, but they can’t all be good, so she must carefully hide her money.’  Lin Momo’s grandma is the real MVP.

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