Lin Momo didn’t know that Lin Cheng had already considered so many things in his mind, and she didn’t know that Lin Cheng asked Chen Yu to cancel their participation in the show because he didn’t want her to be harassed by the program crew again right after experiencing such a shock. 

When Lin Cheng said ‘no need’, Lin Momo felt as if she had heard the worst news, and her whole face suddenly fell.

“Can’t we go record again?” Lin Momo asked in a small voice, looking a little lost.

Lin Momo peered up at Lin Cheng and asked, “Is it because we missed the time and now the program team doesn’t want us to participate anymore?” 

“No.”

“Then why…”

Looking at the clear disappointment on Lin Momo’s face, Lin Cheng was a little surprised.

“Do you want to go to the show’s recording?” Lin Cheng asked. Although this was out of his expectations, he was able to guess what the girl was thinking through her expressions at the moment

Sure enough, when Lin Cheng asked this, Lin Momo nodded vigorously.

“Is it too late to go now? Can you talk to the program team and ask them to give us another chance?” Lin Momo’s eyes were filled with nervousness and expectation, as well as determination not to give up.

The reason Lin Momo insisted on participating in the show was actually simple: she just wanted to be with Lin Cheng for a while longer.

She knew that Chen Yu picked her to record this show with Lin Cheng. If their participation in the show ended early, she would be separated from her father.

And she would probably never see her father again.

Lin Momo didn’t tell Lin Cheng her own careful, little thoughts.

Looking at Lin Cheng, Lin Momo thought for a bit and finally thought of an appropriate reason.

“Since we have already participated in the recording of the program, we can’t give up halfway,” Lin Momo told Lin Cheng, wearing a ‘serious’ look. Then she added, “Besides, you finally became a little bit famous. If you stop recording now, you might lose your popularity again.”

Regarding the question of whether Lin Cheng was popular or not, Lin Momo heard it when Chen Yu and others were talking.

Listening to Lin Momo’s reasons for going, and taking in the little girl’s serious look, Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile.

“Okay.”

After a pause, Lin Cheng said again, “Then we’ll go.”

“Really?!” Lin Momo’s eyes lit up, full of surprise.

“Mm,” Lin Cheng nodded and said, “We’ll go if you want.”

“But maybe the program team will not allow us to go back?” Lin Momo asked worriedly.

“They will.” Lin Cheng’s tone was full of assurance.

“Oh, then that’s good,” Lin Momo said, feeling relieved, and she nodded happily.

At that moment, looking at Lin Cheng, Lin Momo found herself stunned. She made a surprising discovery: Lin Cheng actually smiled.

In the process of getting along with each other before, although Lin Cheng would occasionally smile, it was usually faint and something not too obvious. It was never as warm and friendly as it was now.

“Get up now and eat,” Lin Cheng said to Lin Momo.

After being reminded by Lin Cheng, Lin Momo realized that she was really hungry.

“Okay,” Lin Momo nodded, got off the bed obediently, and followed Lin Cheng to the dining room.

Halfway there, Lin Momo suddenly stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Aren’t we going to record a show?” Shouldn’t they be packing their bags in a hurry right now.

“Eat first, then pack up after eating,” Lin Cheng said.

“But it would be too late like this.”

“It won’t be too late.”

Hearing Lin Cheng’s words, Lin Momo pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment, then said, “I can pack things up first and then eat on the way.” 

Despite Lin Cheng’s guarantee, Lin Momo was still very worried that their tardiness would affect the program’s recording.

The father and daughter looked at each other. Under the insistence of his new-found daughter, Lin Cheng finally gave in and compromised, “Then hurry up and pack.” 

“Okay!” Lin Momo’s frown turned into a smile.

Although he said this, Lin Cheng still stuffed a steamed bun into Lin Momo’s hand so she could eat, and then started to pack his own luggage.

Fortunately, the father and daughter did not have many things to bring. Lin Cheng only packed a few changes of clothes, and Lin Momo brought the few sets of clothes that Xu Jia had prepared for her to wear when they recorded the program here. 

After the two finished packing, Lin Cheng called Chen Yu, basically asking him to contact the program team and tell them they will continue recording.

Chen Yu on the other end of the phone had a distressed look on his face after hanging up. He had just finished courageously telling the program crew that they were going to breach the contract and withdraw from the recording of the program, and now he was asked to tell the program crew that they were going to continue recording??

This was not messing with the program team—this was messing with him!

While complaining, Chen Yu dialed the number of the program team.

Chen Yu originally thought this matter would take a lot of trouble to arrange, but he didn’t expect that after he explained his artist’s intention, the chief director of the program team not only didn’t show any displeasure, but also politely stated that he would immediately arrange a car for the program team to pick up Lin Cheng and his daughter, and other matters would also be handled by the program team.

Compared to the cold reception he received in the past with his current treatment, Chen Yu was almost moved to tears.

It was indeed the power of capital.

… …

The program team’s car quickly arrived at Lin Cheng’s residence and picked up the father and daughter.

Sitting in the familiar business car of the program crew, Lin Momo’s heart finally settled in place.

In the car, Lin Momo looked very excited.

Although Lin Momo didn’t speak the entire ride and quietly leaned in front of the car window to watch the scenery outside, her short legs that swayed from time to time revealed her inner joy at this moment.

Sitting beside her, Lin Cheng looked at Lin Momo from the corner of his eye.

Originally, Lin Cheng was still worried that what happened in the morning would leave a psychological shadow on Lin Momo or have a negative impact on the child’s spirit and mood, but now it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.

Perhaps it was due to the child’s instinctive sense of self-protection that her memory automatically filtered out bad things. Or maybe Lin Momo has experienced too many troubling things since she was small, so she learned to self-console subconsciously. 

What was clear was that, at this point, Lin Momo seemed to have returned to her previous state of being very positive about everything.

“You’re going to record the show, are you happy?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Yeah,” Lin Momo nodded.

Having remembered something, Lin Momo’s brows suddenly wrinkled.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng asked.

“The recipe I wrote down was left at home…” Lin Momo said, her voice trailing off with regret.

Knowing that their job this week was to be the owner of a small restaurant, when she got home on Friday night, Lin Momo specifically asked her next door neighbors and the grandmothers upstairs and downstairs for some of their specialties. She wrote them down in her notebook and intended to bring it when they recorded the program.

As a result, she was suddenly taken away, and her school bag and notebook were left at home.

“I only remember some, and there are some complicated dishes I wrote down but I can’t remember some of the steps in between,” Lin Momo murmured in a small voice.

Seeing the sad look on Lin Momo’s palm-sized face, Lin Cheng felt a little distressed, but also a little funny in his heart.

“It doesn’t matter, just remember what you can,” Lin Cheng comforted. Looking at Lin Momo, his eyes softened a little.

Thinking of the child’s ability to accept things, Lin Cheng did not rashly tell Lin Momo that he was her biological father, and for the time being, he has not yet decided how and when to tell her about her background.

Looking at Lin Momo quietly, Lin Cheng suddenly asked, “If you had a father, what would you like him to be like?”

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

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