In the kitchen, Lin Cheng quickly prepared the two dishes and one soup ordered by Old Master Lin.

Because he was worried that Lin Momo would get burned, Lin Cheng naturally wouldn’t let Lin Momo do any of the cooking.

After plating the dishes, Lin Cheng personally delivered the dishes to the table and set it down in front of Old Master Lin.

Seeing Lin Cheng coming over to serve the food in person, Zhou Ming stood up reflexively, realized that they were still filming, and quickly sat back down again.

However, during the entire process, Zhou Ming felt on pins and needles.

It wasn’t until Lin Cheng had put down the last dish of wintermelon-and-meatball-soup and turned to leave that Zhou Ming secretly relaxed. He served some rice for the old master and handed the chopsticks to him.

“Go ahead, you eat too,” Old Master Lin said to Zhou Ming, holding the bowl of rice and chopsticks.

Hearing this, Zhou Ming froze.

The boss personally cooked this food… as a young employee, he was afraid his teeth would break off if he should eat it!

Zhou Ming looked at Old Master Lin and said, “It’s okay. I already ate before we came here. Just eat as much as you want, Old Master,” 

This must be the first time that the Old Master would ever eat food cooked by the Eldest  Young Master himself, and he treated the matter in a serious manner.

Although Old Master Lin seemed to have no expression on his face at the moment, based on Zhou Ming’s understanding of him, the old man was probably already happy at the moment and was just pretending to be expressionless.

Old Master Lin stopped talking and started eating.

The old man first picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, and frowned. “Why is it so bland?

“How can guests like such a light and bland dish?” The old man muttered, dissatisfied. 

He thought to himself: If this was how things were, because the food was not to their liking, there would be no more guests coming to eat. They won’t be able to make any money, and their family’s little Momo will have to suffer along with that brat.

Thinking of this, Old Master Lin secretly worried about Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.

Listening to Old Master Lin’s muttering, Zhou Ming glanced at Lin Cheng in the kitchen and whispered to Old Master Lin, “Old master, you forgot, the doctor reminded you to eat lighter meals, low in salt, sugar, and oil.” 

The eldest young master knew this—the dishes were obviously made specially for the old master, taking the doctor’s advice into consideration.

Hearing Zhou Ming’s words, Old Master Lin felt relieved and nodded.

However, the next second, Old Master Lin’s chopsticks stopped again.

“Old master, what’s wrong? Do you have any questions?” Zhou Ming asked doubtfully.

“I can’t eat it yet,” Old Master Lin said even as he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Ming. “Take a photo of me first.

“Pay attention to the angle. Remember to put me and the dishes in the same frame, okay?” Old Master Lin emphasized.

Hearing this, Zhou Ming immediately understood what the old man intended. No need to guess, the old master asked him to take photos because he must be planning to post them to Moments tonight to show off to his friends.

He even thought of the topic for the old man’s circle of friends: [‘My eldest grandson specially cooked it for me.’]

If anyone ever leaves a message and asks, the old man would probably reply: [‘I said no need, but he insisted on cooking for me himself.’]

After Zhou Ming took the photo, Old Master Lin looked at it first before he started eating with satisfaction.

… …

At this time, Lin Momo walked over again and gave the two of them a plate of peanuts.

“This is a free gift for our restaurant’s opening. If you think our food is delicious, you can come again next time,” Lin Momo said to Old Master Lin and Zhou Ming.

The dish was an ordinary plate of peanuts. But because it was sent by his precious great-grandchild, this plate of peanuts was instantly upgraded to golden beans in the eyes of Old Master Lin.

Looking at Lin Momo, Old Master Lin’s smile reached from ear to ear and he said ‘good’ several times in a row.

As he spoke, Old Master Lin took out a handful of candies that had been prepared from his pocket and handed them to Lin Momo, “I have some candies here, take them and eat them.” 

Seeing the candies given by the old man, Lin Momo shook her head instinctively. “Thank you, you don’t have to give me candy.”

Although Lin Momo declined, Old Master Lin still insisted on putting the candies in Lin Momo’s hand.

“Take it, didn’t you give me peanuts? Just treat these candies as an exchange for your peanuts,” Old Master Lin told Lin Momo with a smile on his face.

Seeing the enthusiasm on Old Master Lin’s face, Lin Momo felt embarrassed to keep refusing his kindness, so she could only say ‘thank you’ and accepted the candies.

… …

Taking the candies given by Old Master Lin, Lin Momo ran into the kitchen and went up to Lin Chen.

“Dad!”

“Huh?”

“These candies were given to me by the old man outside.” Lin Momo showed the candies to Lin Cheng. “I couldn’t refuse, so… But, I don’t know, can I eat it?”

Lin Momo of course knew that she couldn’t just accept things from strangers, especially food.

What if the other party was a bad person?

Looking at Lin Momo’s serious face, Lin Chen guessed what she was thinking, and the corner of his mouth slightly. He asked Lin Momo, “Do you think that person looks like a bad person?” 

Faced with Lin Cheng’s question, Lin Momo’s small face looked thoughtful.

She thought for a while and finally shook her head, “I just feel that the old man is a bit strange.”

The old man kept looking at her as soon as he came in, smiling at her and giving her candies.

Lin Momo had never encountered such a situation before.

After a moment of silence, Lin Momo whispered again, “However, I don’t think he is a bad person.”

Although the old man looked a bit awkward and looked a bit stern when he didn’t speak or smile, Lin Momo didn’t feel that he had any malice.

On the contrary, seeing the old man smiling at her, Lin Momo felt quite friendly, too.

… …

Outside the kitchen, in the dining area.

Although Old Master Lin had been immersed in eating his meal, when he heard the father and daughter talking in the kitchen, the old man couldn’t help but stretch his ears to listen carefully, feeling a little nervous.

It wasn’t until Lin Momo said that he didn’t look like a bad person that Old Master Lin felt relieved.

Old Master Lin was in a happy mood, and even eating the low-salt, low-oil dishes in front of him, he still felt much better.

… …

After hearing Lin Momo’s words, Lin Chen chuckled softly. He peeled off the wrapper of one of the candies and popped it into Lin Momo’s mouth.

The moment she tasted the candy, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up and her face showed surprise.

“Yummy?” Lin Yan asked Lin Cheng.

“Yeah, it’s yummy!” Lin Momo nodded vigorously.

The outermost layer of this candy was a crispy icing. This icing was very thin and would break when you bite it even just a little. The inside was a soft and glutinous flavored gummy candy. And inside the gummy candy was a rich pineapple-flavored juice.

This was definitely the best candy Lin Momo has ever tasted!

“Dad, Dad, you eat one too!”

“Okay,” Lin Cheng smiled.

The taste of this candy was very familiar to him.

This was a traditional hand-made candy unique to Lin Cheng’s mother’s hometown. When he was a child, Lin Cheng liked to eat this a lot.

But now, this kind of candy was no longer easy to buy.

He didn’t expect that the old man still remembered it.

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

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T/N: Aww. The grandpa and grandson relationship is so cold on the surface, this throwback candy to Lin Cheng’s childhood is such a sweet touch.