In the control room of the program group, Old Master Lin didn’t know that Wang Yu had already gone to buy those sets of clothes. Watching Lin Momo in the livestream pull Lin Cheng out of the store, he also became nervous.

“Why did they leave? Why didn’t they buy the clothes?” Old Master Lin muttered anxiously. He turned to Zhou Ming behind him and directed, “Xiao Zhou, go and have someone buy those clothes and deliver them so that she’ll see it when she comes home.”

“Okay,” upon hearing Old Master Lin’s instructions, Zhou Ming nodded in agreement.

Zhou Ming took his cell phone and stepped out for a while, then returned soon.

“Old master, I heard from Wang Yu that the Eldest Young Master had already asked him to buy those clothes.” 

Hearing this, Old Master Lin was satisfied, but he still pretended to purse his lips and muttered, “Huh! So he’s finally acting like a father…”

… …

On the other side, Lin Cheng had been ‘dragged’ out of the mall by Lin Momo.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng finally stopped and asked Lin Momo. “Didn’t you like those clothes?” Lin Cheng asked again.

“No…” Lin Momo shook her head; she pouted and said to Lin Cheng, “It’s because those clothes are too expensive…” 

Like a dam bursting, Lin Momo began complaining directly to Lin Cheng.

“Dad, you didn’t see the price! That dress with the plaid bow tie costs 900 yuan!” And this wasn’t even the most expensive dress she tried on. The most expensive ones cost four figures! “It’s not cost-effective at all.

“That’s how much we get if we sell buns for a week…” Lin Momo continued to complain as she walked.

Seeing Lin Momo’s money-obsessed face and her expression of ‘luckily she ran away fast and wasn’t fooled’, Lin Cheng was both amused and feeling a little bit of a headache at the same time.

If this girl knew that he asked Wang Yu to buy the clothes behind her back, would it mean that he would be treated like a spendthrift?

The two walked through the main street and onto another street, Lin Momo still complaining in her heart about the ‘highway robbery’ they just escaped.

When passing by a row of night market stalls, Lin Momo’s attention was attracted by the continuous, looped recordings played on the stall’s loudspeakers.

[The owner of the brand store went bankrupt and is now having a huge sale at a loss, starting from 39 yuan.]

[Manufacturer discount, all products are only 29 yuan.]

[19 yuan, 19 yuan, everything is only 19 yuan! 19 yuan, if you don’t buy it, you will suffer a loss…]

“Look, these clothes are the same but they only cost 19 yuan here!” Lin Momo said, pointing to one of the night market stalls while tugging at the corner of Lin Cheng’s clothes.

Looking at the piles and piles of T-shirts on the stall Lin Momo pointed to, Lin Cheng’s mouth twitched slightly. How are these the same?

At this time, the proprietor standing behind the stall seemed to notice the father and daughter and started shouting at them to come over.

“Come and take a look. Our T-shirts are all branded, having clearance sales! They are all pure cotton and cost only 19 yuan each. They are available in various styles. You can pick whatever you want.” 

Lin Momo looked over, and the boss quickly dug out a shirt from the pile of clothes: it was yellow with the face of SpongeBob SquarePants happily displayed on front. He brandished it towards Lin Momo.

“Here, take a look. This one looks good. It’s just your size. Do you like it?”

Lin Cheng looked at the eye-catching, yellow T-shirt in the boss’s hand and the weird ‘yellow cheese’ face on the front, feeling no small amount of disgust.

But when Lin Cheng lowered his head, he saw his daughter nodding towards the stall owner, her eyes brilliantly lit, looking very satisfied indeed.

Lin Momo raised her head to look at Lin Cheng, tugged at his hand and said to him, “Dad, that looks pretty good.” 

The subtext seemed to imply: That looks pretty good, so I want it.

Lin Cheng: “…”

Seeing this, the boss also encouraged her more. “Yeah, this one looks good. This is the only one left. It costs 19 yuan. Do you want it? I’ll pack it up for you. 

“Or I can set this aside first and you can look around more. Go look, if there is anything you like, if you buy one more, I’ll make it cheaper for you, only 35 yuan for two pieces.”

Lin Cheng: “…” I have no such plan.

However, Lin Momo next to him did as she was urged and went up to the stall to choose, showing great interest with each selection.

Suddenly, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up—she pulled out a large T-shirt from the pile of clothes and excitedly brought it to Lin Cheng.

“Dad! Dad, look! There is a Patrick Star shirt here!”

The boss also looked over, “Oh, hey, you have a good eye. That happens to be from the same series as your yellow shirt. It can be worn by adults, so it’s a perfect set.” 

… …

In the end, Lin Momo and boss came to an agreement after haggling a bit over the price. The man sold these two T-shirts together for only 30 yuan.

On the way back to the store, Lin Cheng looked down at the two T-shirts in the plastic bag in his hand, having quite a headache. He really couldn’t understand—why did he agree to Lin Momo buying these two shirts? He was regretting the impulse.

When the got back to the store, Lin Cheng told Lin Momo to wash up and sleep, while he himself calculated the unfinished accounts again and tidied up the store.

When Lin Cheng finished his tasks, he saw that Lin Momo had washed the two T-shirts and hung them side by side behind the glass at the entrance of the store.

At this time, Lin Momo was smiling and giggling at the two clothes, very pleased with herself.

Lin Momo noticed Lin Cheng’s presence and said to him, “I’ve hung these clothes here and they will be dry by tomorrow morning.” 

Lin Cheng: “…” 

He suddenly had an ominous feeling.

……

At this time, Chen Yu and others sitting in front of the computer couldn’t help laughing when they looked at Lin Cheng’s expression in the livestream.

“Hahaha! This is the first time I’ve seen such a wonderful expression on Brother Cheng’s face,” Wang Xi said while laughing. “Tell me, will Brother Cheng really wear that Patrick Star T-shirt?”

Zhou Qi shook his head, “I can’t imagine it.”

Chen Yu also waved his hand, “Don’t look at me, I don’t know either.” Based on his understanding of Lin Cheng’s attitude, he estimated that Lin Cheng had never worn clothes of this style in his life—and it was even pink!

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

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