After finishing the meal, Old Master Lin still continued sitting in his seat, unwilling to leave.

It wasn’t until Zhou Ming received a look from Lin Cheng that he was constrained to remind Old Master Lin in a low voice, “Old Master, don’t you have an appointment with Old Master Qian to play chess this afternoon? If we don’t leave now, it would be too late for us to get there on time.”

Hearing Zhou Ming’s words, Old Master Lin waved his hand nonchalantly, “That old man, let him wait.” From the beginning, Old Master Lin’s appointment with Old Master Qian today was just to show off his great-granddaughter to him. The chess aspect was not that important.

Hearing this, Zhou Ming was a little dumbfounded, but he still smiled and said, “Don’t you still have to take medicine?

“And,” Zhou Ming paused, then said in a conspiratorial whisper, “I think this restaurant only seems to be open for lunch. It’s time for them to close for the afternoon. If we stay here all the time, it will affect the boss and his family’s rest time.”

Sure enough, Zhou Ming’s words had an effect.

Hearing that it would disturb his great-granddaughter’s rest, Old Master Lin hurriedly paid and left the dining table.

However, when leaving, Old Master Lin still looked at Lin Momo a few times with some reluctance.

… …

Just as Old Master Lin was about to get in the car, Lin Momo caught up with him; she was carrying a bag of food in her hand.

“Grandpa, my dad saw that you didn’t eat too much, so he packed the food on the table for you. The ingredients we use at our restaurant are all good and clean. You can take them to eat for dinner. This way, it won’t be wasted,” Lin Momo said as she handed the packed meal to Old Master Lin.

During the lunch meal, Zhou Ming was too uneasy and did not dare to move his chopsticks at all. As for Old Master Lin, because he was getting older and his stomach needed to be treated with moderation, he couldn’t eat too much. In addition, his attention was basically focused on Lin Chen and Lin Momo, so he didn’t pay much attention to eating. Therefore, there were actually quite a lot of food left on the table.

Looking at the two boxes of packaged dishes in front of him, Old Master Lin was stunned.

“That brat probably still remembers what I asked the kitchen to pack food for him last time, so he took this opportunity to retaliate,” Old Master Lin complained softly to Zhou Ming.

The last time Lin Cheng visited the Lin family home, the old man was unhappy because he didn’t bring Lin Momo, so the old man asked the kitchen to remove all the sweet dishes specifically prepared for the father and daughter. Later, he ordered them packed as leftovers for Lin Cheng to take away for Lin Momo.

But the difference was, what he ordered packed for that brat were all untouched dishes, and he took them away before anyone could even use their chopsticks. What this brat packed for him were all leftovers after people had already eaten from them!

Zhou Ming secretly smiled from his usual position beside the old man. He looked at Lin Momo, then explained to Old Master Lin in a low voice, “The Eldest Young Master is using the guise of packing leftovers to ask the little Young Miss to deliver them to you.” 

After all, anyone with eyes could see how much Old Master Lin longed to see Lin Momo.

“Then why doesn’t he know to cook two more dishes for me,” Old Master Lin said, still pretending to be dissatisfied, but the joy in his eyes really could not be hidden from others.

… …

Old Master Lin nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Lin Momo staring directly at him.

The old man’s heart tightened, and he looked at Zhou Ming, feeling nervous that Lin Momo might have heard their whispered conversation just now.

Probably not, Old Master Lin thought to himself.

At this moment, Lin Momo said “Hello” again, pointed to the clothes under Old Master Lin’s coat and asked, “Is that shirt under your coat ‘Brother Squidward’?” This shade of gray-green was very distinctive. Although most of it was blocked by the coat, you can still see Squidward’s round, bald head exposed.

“Ah, are you talking about this? Yes, it’s ‘Brother Squidward’,” the old man said as he unbuttoned his coat.

Just as Old Master Lin was thinking about how to explain the origin of his ‘Squidward’ shirt to Lin Momo, Lin Momo gave him a brilliant smile. 

“What a coincidence! Our clothes are from the same series! Here, look! Mine is SpongeBob SquarePants!” Lin Momo pulled the T-shirt on her body and showed it to Old Master Lin. She paused, and then said, “And my dad’s shirt has Patrick Star. You know, Brother Squidward lives between Spongebob and Patrick.”

“That is very beautiful,” Old Master Lin praised. In his eyes, his great-granddaughter was the prettiest and looked good in anything she wore.

Hearing this, Lin Momo giggled. “I think it looks good too.

“By the way, grandpa, did you also buy this T-shirt at the night market stall on Changming South Road?” Lin Momo asked again.

“Well… I’m not sure,” Old Master Lin said truthfully.

Hearing this, Lin Momo nodded and said to him, “My dad and I bought these shirts at that night market stall. Originally, the boss asked for 19 yuan a piece, but later we bargained and only had to pay 30 yuan for both shirts. So it only cost 15 yuan a piece!”

As if she had finally found her ‘soulmate’ in terms of clothing aesthetics, Lin Momo happily shared her shopping experience with Old Master Lin with a smile on her face.

“The clothes there are very cost-effective—cost-effective and beautiful. Next time, grandpa, if you want to buy such shirts, you can buy them there.” 

“Okay,” Old Master Lin nodded, smiling at Lin Momo.

Zhou Ming thought about Lin Momo’s ’15 yuan’ shirt. 15 yuan… Old Master Lin’s ‘Squidward’ clothing cost almost half of his monthly salary!

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

At this time, in the middle of their conversation, Lin Momo suddenly stopped and looked at Old Master Lin with a serious face. In addition to finding them odd, there was also some inquiry in her eyes.

“Is there anything wrong?” Zhou Ming asked Lin Momo.

“I feel like you guys are a little weird,” Lin Momo whispered her thoughts.

They came to their little restaurant to eat, and then kept staring at her and her father, and now this old man was wearing clothes from the same series as them…

These things seemed to be nothing if they happened individually, but when they were all put together, Lin Momo felt it was all too strange.

Hearing this, Old Master Lin’s cheerful expression froze; his heart skipped a beat, and he became nervous again.

“Hahaha, this matter, you see…” Old Master Lin prepared to explain, his expression full of guilt.

At this time, Lin Momo suddenly opened her eyes wide and exclaimed as if she had made some important discovery, “Oh, I know!”

“You…” What do you know?

Before the old man could ask the question, Lin Momo was already explaining. “I see now, you are my dad’s fans, right?” 

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Ming’s expression froze on his face, and the old man looked at her, simply stunned for a moment—then he laughed.

“Ah, yes, fans, fans. I’m a fan,” the old man agreed, smiling again.

“But, I’m not that brat—, er, I’m not your father’s fan: I am Xiao Momo’s fan,” Old Master Lin said, looking at Lin Momo with gentle eyes.

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

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T/N: People from the Lin family have been calling Lin Momo ‘Xiao Momo’ for a while now but I’ve always translated it as ‘little Momo’. But it’s clear now that it’s part of her nickname, not descriptive (like ‘little Young Miss’), so we’re shifting to ‘Xiao Momo’.