Not only the audience in the livestream channel, but Old Master Lin—who was also watching the livestream at this time—also had a look of distress on his face.

His heart didn’t only ache for his precious great-granddaughter; he also felt sorry for Lin Cheng.

“What did Lin Zhenhong and that Ye Yun do while I was away!” Old Master Lin said angrily.

“It was only later that you found out that the eldest young master was having a hard time in the Lin family during the time when you were having surgery abroad,” Butler Zhou said in a low voice,  carefully considering his tone and trying to console him.

At that time, Ye Yun treated Lin Cheng harshly, and Lin Zhenhong seemed to turn a blind eye to this. His attitude emboldened Ye Yun and she become increasingly more harsh.

Later, as the old man returned to China to recuperate, and Butler Zhou also returned to the Lin family, Ye Yun restrained herself.

But by that time, Lin Cheng had already left the Lin family.

As for how bad Lin Cheng’s life was…

Lin Cheng himself never talked about it, and Butler Zhou was worried that the old master would be too emotionally disturbed to accept it, so he never dared to tell the old man in detail about the things he found out later.

But obviously, after watching this week’s program, Old Master Lin has already guessed it.

Old Master Lin stared in silence at the dad and daughter on the tablet for a long time before finally raising his head and looking at Butler Zhou.

“Lin Cheng is currently investigating the real cause of Chen Shu’s death?”

“Yes, I heard from Wang Yu that there seems to be some progress,” Butler Zhou replied.

Old Master Lin was silent for a long time. He finally sighed, got up and went upstairs. He took out a piece of evidence that had been sealed for more than ten years from the safe in his room and handed it to Butler Zhou.

“Let Zhou Ming give this to Wang Yu.”

Seeing this, Butler Zhou’s expression became serious, and he asked to confirm, “Old Master, have you really decided?”

“Go on, I don’t want to make any more mistakes,” Old Master Lin waved his hand.

Butler Zhou nodded and said, “You should have done this a long time ago.”

He had never seen the specific contents of this envelope, but he knew that the contents could send Lin Zhenhong to prison or even be executed.

……

In fact, in  previous years, Old Master Lin also sent people to investigate the matter of Lin Cheng’s mother.

The reason why Ye Yun’s culpability was not found at that time was not because it could not be found, but because the people arranged by Old Master Lin first found a piece of evidence that pointed to Lin Zhenhong.

After much hesitation, Old Master Lin finally chose to terminate the investigation and buried this report.

Later, Old Master Lin’s health recovered enough that he retook charge of Lin family affairs. On the old master’s birthday that year, Lin Cheng actually returned to the Lin family to greet him, but he unexpectedly heard a few words while standing outside his grandfather’s study.

It was because of this that Lin Cheng and Old Master Lin had been estranged for so many years.

… …

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo went to the scrap recycling station and sold all their bundle for a total of 36 yuan.

The father and daughter took the money and had a simple lunch outside, then they looked for a two-yuan store nearby.

… …

[I never thought that I would see a big star visit a two-yuan store like this one day.] Someone said in the livestream channel, seeing the father and daughter walking into the store.

[I feel like I haven’t seen a two-yuan store like this in the city where I live and I’ve been here for many years.]

[This is the advantage of an old town in a small city. You don’t need to walk far and everything is nearby.]

[Although… the quality of the stuff in a two-yuan store is not very good.]

[The main issue is that it’s cheap. What can you expect?]

[That is, given the current situation of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, it would already be good to be able to buy things from the two-yuan store.]

[Yes, it’s already good if it works. They only need to use it for a week, so it likely won’t break by then.]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo did not buy anything immediately in the two-yuan store. Instead, they walked around to determine what was there and what it was they needed most.

In the end, the two bought two water buckets—one large and one small, a small plastic lamp with a solar panel, plastic basins… these were important daily necessities.

Looking at the things in the store, Lin Momo was a little reluctant to leave—she wanted to buy everything in it. She felt that their current home was lacking everything.

“Just wait until we make more money then we can come back and buy it,” Lin Momo muttered to herself.

Lin Momo’s whisper made Lin Cheng chuckle.

… … 

When this scene was broadcast to the livestream channel, the audience in the livestream channel burst into laughter:

[Momo looks so much like me when I go shopping.]

[Haha, that’s me too. I want every dress in the store. Then I look at my wallet and it’s…]

[I want to move half of the shopping mall to my home, but unfortunately the financial strength does not allow it.]

[So funny and sad at the same time.]　

… …

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo took the things they bought back to their house. Lin Cheng looked around the house again and went through the things that were still missing in his mind.

“I’ll go out again, can you stay at home by yourself?” Lin Cheng asked Lin Momo.

“Well, yes.” Lin Momo thought for a while and said, “I can clean while at home.”

“Okay,” Lin Cheng nodded.

He looked around the house, took the buckets they just bought, found the well that Hu Mao mentioned, and brought back two buckets filled with water for Lin Momo to use while cleaning.

Later, Lin Cheng took off the lock provided by the program crew from the bolt outside the door.

There were two keys in this lock: one for Lin Cheng and one for Lin Momo.

Lin Cheng handed Lin Momo the key and the lock to her.

“When you stay at home, lock the door from the inside and try not to run around outside while I’m gone. If you need to go to the public toilet or have anything else to do, go next door to see Aunt Yang to help you. Do you understand?” Lin Cheng warned her again before leaving.

“Okay,” Lin Momo nodded.

After Lin Cheng left, Lin Momo started cleaning.

These cleaning tools were all borrowed from next door, the rags were cut from old sheets and blankets, and she made the mop herself using a wooden stick, a wire, and some leftover rags.

Although it was not very easy to use, fortunately the house was not big and cleaning it was not that difficult.

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

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T/N: That last line—Lin Momo can find the silver lining in everything 😂😭😔

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Chapter 83.4 — Learning Things
Chapter 84.1 — Knowledge is Power
Chapter 84.2 — Knowledge is Power