Lin Cheng took Lin Momo to a shopping mall.

This was Lin Momo’s first time walking into one.

Lin Momo felt a little embarrassed in this large, open place, where even the floor could reflect light.

Perhaps because today was not a weekend, or perhaps because the consumers here have different positioning, but there were very few customers in the mall at this time.

The figures of father and daughter were particularly conspicuous as they walked in the mall.

This also made the tension in Lin Momo’s heart even more intense.

Lin Momo quickened her pace to keep up with Lin Cheng and instinctively grabbed the corner of his shirt.

“Dad, what are we doing here?” Lin Momo asked in a low voice.

“Buying clothes for you,” Lin Cheng said calmly.

Hearing this, Lin Momo was surprised, “Buy it here?!”

“Yeah,” Lin Cheng responded again.

As if he sensed Lin Momo’s discomfort, Lin Cheng took Lin Momo’s hand and led her towards the children and teens shopping area as marked on the shopping guide.

The warmth of Lin Cheng’s palm covering her fist made Lin Momo feel more at ease, and her original nervousness also dissipated a lot.

Lin Momo looked around carefully, then withdrew her gaze the next second, burying her head into her chest. She instinctively did not dare to look at the store next to them, let alone look at the clerks at the door of the store.

… …

In the main control room of the program team.

Seeing Lin Cheng taking Lin Momo into such a high-end shopping mall, one of the new program planners seemed to think this was not appropriate. He frowned, “We are still recording the program, so it doesn’t seem right for Lin Cheng to take his daughter to the mall to buy clothes, right?”

Behind the planner, a staff member also nodded and agreed: “Yes, this should be considered a violation.”

Before the two of them finished speaking, however, Old Master Lin, who had been leaning forward to watch the livestream source monitor, suddenly turned his head and stared at them with a dissatisfied expression.

“What’s wrong? Where’s the violation? Huh?!” Old Master Lin asked the two people.

Facing Old Master Lin’s questioning, the two people looked confused: they had only been transferred to this program team by the station headquarters two days ago.

Neither of them knew who this old man was who suddenly appeared and quickly headed to their livestream control room to watch the raw livestream—and neither of them dared to ask.

Before the two of them could speak, the old man asked again, “Isn’t this a reality show? What? People in reality shows don’t eat or wear clothes?” 

“It’s okay to wear clothes, and there’s no problem in buying clothes.” Meeting Old Master Lin’s gaze, the planner continued bravely, “But…” 

This was not an appropriate place to buy said clothes! This mall and this store obviously didn’t match the [Family Background] that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo drew this week, did it?!

Before the planner could say anything, he was interrupted by the chief director standing on the side.

“Okay, our show is a reality show. Since it is a reality show, truth must prevail. Except for specific [Family Background] and [Occupation], everything else should be left to the stars themselves,” the chief director said with a serious face. 

“As for buying clothes…” After a pause, the director continued, “Buying clothes is also a part of life, and it is not a violation. As for where to go shopping, it is also the freedom of the celebrities where to go, and our program team should not interfere too much.” 

After saying this, the chief director glanced at Old Master Lin intentionally or unintentionally.

Hearing the serious nonsense of the chief director, the planner and the staff behind him were both dumbfounded: This should all be rectified! Chief Director, where is your persistence? What about principles?!

The planner opened his mouth and said, “But what will happen when this segment is broadcast as an episode…”

“It’s okay to just cut this section during editing.” The chief director waved his hand nonchalantly, and then ordered the staff on the console to temporarily switch the livestream view to a long shot, which was then interspersed with the view of Lin Cheng’s small restaurant.

The two, planner and staff, wanted to say something more, but they shut their mouths under the fierce glare from the chief director.

… … 

In the shopping mall.

Lin Momo was already overwhelmed and was pulled into a store by Lin Cheng.

When they saw the father and daughter walking towards their store, the two clerks came forward to receive them warmly.

“Good evening, sir, are you here to look at clothes for the child?” one of the short-haired clerks asked Lin Cheng.

“Yeah,” Lin Cheng responded.

“Then please take a look and see which style is to your taste. Our store mainly focuses on youth casual style and campus style. Of course, there are other styles as well. We can give you recommendations on what would be suitable,” the other of the two clerks said, introducing their shop to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.

After listening to the clerk’s introduction, Lin Cheng first looked down at Lin Momo.

“What kind of clothes do you like?” Lin Cheng asked her.

Hearing this, Lin Momo was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with confusion. Then she shook her head and said, “I don’t know…”

She had never been to such a store and had no idea what was even there.

Seeing this, Lin Cheng thought for a while and said directly to the clerk, “Let’s choose a dress first.”

“Okay,” the clerk nodded and said, “We have several collections of dresses in the store. Please come this way and have a look.” 

The clerk brought Lin Cheng and daughter to a shelf and once again began an introduction.

Lin Cheng’s eyes quickly scanned the shelves, and then he selected one of the light-colored dresses.

“Let’s try this first.”

“Okay, I’ll get the appropriate size for her.”

The clerk quickly found a size suitable for Lin Momo, and enthusiastically led Lin Momo into the fitting room.

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

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