If she was allowed to have a father, what would she hope him to be like?

Lin Momo was stunned for a moment when she heard Lin Cheng’s question.

Lin Momo had never thought about this problem before; but the thing was, she actually had a father—it was only that no one else knew about it except herself.

Lin Momo tilted her head slightly and looked at Lin Cheng in a daze.

“You don’t know?” Lin Cheng asked.

Lin Momo shook her head; she pointed at Lin Cheng and said, “Just like you.”

Lin Cheng was her father.

Thinking of this, Lin Momo felt secretly happy in her heart.

Lin Momo’s answer was beyond Lin Cheng’s expectation, but it was a very pleasant surprise.

In the dimly lit car, from an angle that Lin Momo couldn’t see, Lin Cheng’s lips raised into a smile. 

After a pause when he savored Lin Momo’s unexpected answer, Lin Cheng asked again, “Besides that, do you have any other requirements for your dad?” 

Lin Cheng looked at Lin Momo seriously, as if he planned to take note of the girl’s request to heart.

However, Lin Momo just looked at Lin Cheng in confusion and again shook her head. “I don’t know…” 

She only thought that someone like Lin Cheng would be good. After all, apart from Lin Cheng, Lin Momo’s knowledge of ‘father’ was very limited. 

Lin Cheng seemed to understand the reason for Lin Momo’s confusion and stopped asking further questions. 

“If you can’t think of anything now, just think about it slowly. When you think of something, you can tell me,” Lin Cheng told her in a gentle tone. 

Hearing this, Lin Momo nodded obediently. 

… …

Because it was already evening when the two set out, there was not enough time to clean up their house for this week so they could move in. Therefore, the program team did not send Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to the small restaurant where they would record the program. They were, instead, sent to a hotel to check in for the night. 

The program crew’s car quickly arrived at the temporary hotel.

From the moment Lin Cheng and Lin Momo got off the car, the filming of their program officially started.

In the livestream channel, seeing the figures of the father and daughter appear on the screen, comments popped up in the barrage area:

[Ah, they’re finally here! ]

[The wait is over! ]

[Why are they so late? The other groups all seemed to start in the afternoon. ]

[Didn’t the program team explain before that there was a slight delay due to scheduling issues.] 

This was, indeed, the reason that the program team came up with why Lin Cheng and Lin Momo were late to the recording.

[It scared me to death. I thought the team of Lin Cheng and Momo was going to be replaced! ]

[I also thought that! I was worried to death when I heard that the program team planned to do some kind of family elimination process.]

Although Lin Cheng and Lin Momo have gained some popularity through several livestreams and last Saturday’s episode, compared to the other groups, the popularity of this father-daughter duo was still at the bottom.

[I don’t want this group to be replaced. I like watching the livestream of Lin Cheng’s group.]

[I also think that after seeing too many cute parent-child interactions from the other teams, it’s quite interesting to look at the real life doings of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.]

[Yes! Not only is it interesting, it’s also awesome, haha.]

… …

On the other side, Lin Cheng took Lin Momo into the hotel lobby.

At this time, everyone from the director team was already waiting inside.

Seeing Lin Cheng and Lin Momo arrive, the director immediately put on a smile and greeted them, “Good evening, Dad Lin and Momo.” 

Lin Cheng also urged Lin Momo to greet everyone on the directing team a ‘good evening’.

Seeing this, the director was a little surprised.

From the moment the father and daughter came in, she noticed the small smile that never quite left Lin Cheng’s face.

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she seemed to feel that Lin Cheng was in a very good mood at this moment. It was completely different from his previous state.

She didn’t know if something good happened to him, or perhaps it was because he was finally becoming popular again with the broadcast of the first episode?

As the director muttered all these secretly in her heart, she took a few steps forward and stopped in front of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.

“Because it is already very late today, considering the distance and safety issues, dad and the baby need to stay here temporarily for one night. Here is your room card,” the director said while handing over a room card key to Lin Cheng.

Then the director added, “Although I really want to let the baby rest right away, I still have to take a little time to assign you the tasks for the next week.

“Do you still remember what [Family Background] you drew at the end of the last episode?” the director asked.

“Restaurant owner!” Lin Momo replied, with much excitement in her voice.

The director smiled and nodded, and asked the staff on the side to hand the first envelope to Lin Cheng.

The envelope contained two keys and some documents.

“These two keys are the keys to your shop and the keys to the family van. Please keep them safe.” 

After that, the director handed the second envelope to Lin Cheng and explained, “In addition, here is the 8,000 yuan working capital you need to run the small restaurant this week. There’s also 1,000 yuan for living expenses and everything else. The total is 9,000 yuan, which can be used by dad and the baby at their own discretion.

“Since the occupation you have drawn this week is a small restaurant owner and you are your own little boss, there are no work restrictions. Dad and baby can arrange the opening and operating hours of the store by themselves, but please note that during this period, all expenses and profits and losses of the store will be borne by you. 

“That’s all I want to say. Do Dad and baby still have any questions?” the director asked.

“No,” Lin Cheng said.

Lin Momo also shook her head, indicating that she understood.

Seeing this, the director nodded and said the same spiel again, “Then in the coming week, please do your best, baby and Daddy!” 

The director team withdrew to the side, leaving only a few cameras running, and the new week began.

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

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