As soon as Lin Momo was picked up by Lin Chen, most of her sleepiness instantly disappeared.

“Dad!” Lin Momo exclaimed, a little panicked.

“Go to sleep,” Lin Chen’s voice was low and gentle, as if it had magical soothing power.

Lin Momo shook her head and insisted, “I’m not sleepy. I can just walk by myself…”

Despite hearing this, Lin Cheng did not put Lin Momo down, but instead reminded her, “Be good. Go to sleep, be careful, you might fall down if you keep wriggling.”

At this time, Lin Cheng was holding Lin Momo up with one arm and carrying the food delivery box with the other hand, which was not easy.

Hearing Lin Chen’s words, Lin Momo finally stopped moving.

Thinking about it, Lin Momo said, “Then I will sleep for a while until we get to our restaurant. If I don’t wake up, Dad, can you wake me up?” 

“What are you still going to do?” 

“There are delivery order cards that I haven’t finished making yet.” 

Lin Momo planned to hand out more of their cards on the street tomorrow morning, so she needed to finish making more cards after they get home.

“Okay,” Lin Cheng responded.

“You must wake me up.”

“Okay, I will wake you up when the time comes. Now, go to sleep.”

“Well, okay.”

After receiving Lin Cheng’s assurance, Lin Momo nodded with peace of mind.

However, over Lin Cheng’s shoulder, Lin Momo saw the camera filming not far behind them, and her face suddenly turned red. She became a little embarrassed.

She was still being carried when she was already so big…. Lin Momo shrank her neck and buried her face in Lin Chen’s shoulder to hide.

But the very next second, Lin Momo secretly smiled, looking a bit silly, and nuzzled her face against Lin Cheng’s clothes.

Lin Cheng didn’t know the reason for Lin Momo’s little actions, but he could feel his young daughter’s dependence on him.

With such a welcome but unexpected realization, Lin Cheng couldn’t help the smile that bloomed on his face.

… …

Carried in Lin Cheng’s arms, Lin Momo—who just a few moments ago was so sleepy she couldn’t distinguish between east, west, north, and south—was suddenly awake. She lay on Lin Cheng and hummed the theme song of [Living with Dad], her short legs even swaying a few times in time with the beat.

In response, Lin Cheng smiled but did not interrupt Lin Momo.

Until Lin Momo’s humming started to waver and go off-key, and Lin Cheng knew that the girl was probably succumbing to sleep.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for Lin Momo to become completely quiet. The girl’s even breathing indicated that she was fast asleep at this time.

Lin Cheng’s steps instinctively became a little softer.

The journey back to their temporary home took another 15 minutes. Lin Cheng had to walk for more than 20 minutes carrying Lin Momo in his arms.

… …

When they arrived at the restaurant, Lin Cheng put Lin Momo down.

As soon as she was placed on the chair, Lin Momo woke up.

“Huh? Are we home?” Lin Momo asked, bleary with sleep.

“Yes, home. Wash up then go to bed,” Lin Cheng said to Lin Momo.

At this time, Lin Momo was so sleepy that she completely forgot her plans to make more meal ordering cards.

Hearing Lin Cheng’s instructions, Lin Momo just nodded. Although she looked dazed from sleep, she very obediently took her toiletries and went to wash up.

After checking that Lin Momo didn’t need his help, Lin Cheng walked into the kitchen. He started to clear away the spatulas and dishes, and washed and prepared the ingredients that had been sent over earlier, keeping what needed to be kept in the freezer.

… … 

After finishing the work in the kitchen, Lin Cheng went up to the attic.

At this time, the night light on Lin Momo’s bedside was still on, but she had already fallen asleep under the quilt.

Looking at Lin Momo sleeping, the look in Lin Cheng’s eyes softened a bit.

Lin Cheng walked over to Lin Momo’s bed and unconsciously raised his hand to rub the girl’s forehead.

This seemed to make Lin Momo a little uncomfortable. Lin Momo pouted in her sleep and seemed to be a little unhappy; she raised her hand to push off Lin Cheng’s hand.

Lin Cheng smiled softly, retracted his hand, and stopped disturbing Lin Momo’s sleep.

He turned off the night light on Lin Momo’s bedside, then he turned around and went back downstairs.

Lin Cheng left the shop and went directly to the minivan parked in the nearby alley.

Looking at the van in front of him that seemed like it would fall apart at the slightest touch, Lin Cheng had a headache. However, after sighing, Lin Cheng still took out the car key provided by the program team, stepped forward and opened the door.

… …

Seeing Lin Cheng’s actions, many viewers in the livestream channel were puzzled:

[I thought today’s livestream was over, and I was ready to quit, but I didn’t expect there would be more!]

[Hey…what are you doing with this van?]

[Yeah, it’s so late…]

[He isn’t planning to drive out, is he?]

[Where are you going so late?]

[That’s right, and are you sure this car can still be driven?]

Looking at the discussion among the viewers, someone quickly guessed something: [Could Lin Cheng maybe want to repair this van?!]

[What? No way! ]

… …

Lin Cheng really did plan to try and get this old van repaired.

The people watching the livestream saw Lin Cheng open the hood of the van and start checking inside. The barrage area instantly exploded:

[No way! Does he really want to touch this car?!]

[Don’t! ]

[Daddy Lin, stop it!]

[This car looks like a scrapped car. If it’s moved, it will just cost money.]

[That’s right, this van will cost money to refuel, money to repair, to maintain, to change oil. If it suddenly breaks down while on the road, it will cost money to get a tow truck, and there may be a lot of unpaid fines we don’t know about!]

[I completely suspect that this car was put there by the program crew to cause trouble. Whoever touches it will be unlucky.]

[This is a trap! Daddy Lin, please don’t jump in the pit!]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Of course, Lin Cheng could naturally think of what the viewers in the livestream channel were worried about.

In fact, Lin Cheng hadn’t intended to touch the van at all when this week’s recording started.

The van was left parked there. If Lin didn’t touch it, he wouldn’t have to take any responsibility for it. Their family would only need to complete the task of earning 2,100 yuan that was designated by the program team this week.

But once the car was moved, the repair costs and other potential expenses would be charged to them and it was likely to be far greater than what was expected.

However, he kept thinking of Lin Momo’s surprise and expectant expression when she saw their family’s van, and Lin Cheng decided to give it a try.

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

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