Seeing Lin Cheng entering the car, Lin Momo blinked, a look of clear surprise on her face.

Zhou Qi, seated at the driver’s seat, also looked surprised when he saw this.

“Brother Cheng, you…”

“Aren’t you going to send Momo back?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Yes,” Zhou Qi nodded and added, “But…”

Before Zhou Qi could finish speaking, Lin Cheng said, “Let’s go, I’ll go with you.”

“Brother Cheng, do you want to send Momo home?” Zhou Qi asked, his voice had a hint of surprise. 

But after thinking about it, it wasn’t strange after all. Brother Cheng and Momo had always gotten along well during the recording of the program. After raising the child for a long time, it would naturally bring out feelings of affection—he was also a human being and would feel some reluctance to part. It was only normal.

Lin Momo had the same idea as Zhou Qi and simply thought that Lin Cheng was going to send her home, and she felt quite excited inside.

“Dad, do you really want to send me back?”

“Yes,” Lin Cheng nodded. Looking at Lin Momo’s face that couldn’t hide her joy, the smile at the corners of Lin Cheng’s mouth widened a little bit more.

He rubbed the top of Lin Momo’s head and said, “I’m going to see your grandma, and thank her for teaching Momo to be so smart.” 

Lin Momo was completely surprised at Lin Cheng’s words. Realizing that her father seemed to be praising her, Lin Momo felt a little embarrassed and whispered, “I’m not that good.” 

However, from the curved eyebrows and raised corners of her mouth, it could be seen that—at this moment—this little girl was very happy indeed.

… …

In the driver’s seat, Zhou Qi watched the interaction between the father and daughter through the rearview mirror and couldn’t help but feel emotional.

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo’s relationship in the show was obviously much more natural and intimate now than before, especially when compared to the first episode. Many viewers in the livestream channel were saying the show should be called ‘Dad’s Metamorphosis’, a show that helps dads learn how to take care of their children.

Zhou Qi originally suspected that Lin Cheng watched the performance of the dads in the other teams once the program was officially broadcast and tried to make himself behave more like a father for the sake of the program. But quite unexpectedly, it seemed that even in private the relationship between the father and daughter was different as well. 

Their relationship has really changed!

‘It’s a shame, it would be nice if they were really father and daughter…’ Zhou Qi muttered silently in his heart. He heard from Chen Yu that Lin Cheng seemed to want to adopt Lin Momo. 

If that was really the case, Zhou Qi was looking forward to it.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The car quickly drove to the old-fashioned residential area where Lin Momo and Liu Cuifang lived.

The old residential buildings were so densely packed that it was impossible for a car to drive in, so Zhou Qi had no choice but to park the car at the intersection outside the community.

Once the car was parked, Lin Cheng told him, “Go back to the company, don’t wait for me anymore.” Lin Cheng and Lin Momo then got out of the car together.

Seeing that Lin Cheng did not immediately leave after bringing her home, Lin Momo’s little heart felt joyous, and she pulled Lin Cheng to the entrance of the residential area.

“Dad, this is where my grandma and I live,” Lin Momo pointed to the old buildings ahead.
The two of them walked all the way into the residential area, while Lin Momo, like a tiny tour guide, began to introduce everything to Lin Cheng.

“The side where we came in is the main road, and there is also a small road on the other side. When I go to school, I use that small road.

“And then there’s that one, if you turn there, you’d see the steamed bun shop I told you about earlier. The owner and wife are very nice people.

“Those fitness equipment over there were installed by uncles and aunts from the community center last year. Although they’re not right below our building, we can use them.

“Oh, there’s that tree. As you can see, only half of it is left, but it will still bear fruit in autumn.”

Lin Cheng listened to Lin Momo’s enthusiastic introductions and silently observed the place where she grew up with very complicated emotions.

Lin Momo kept chattering, full of enthusiasm, until they turned to another alley and stopped in front of several small residential buildings standing next to each other. 

Lin Momo pointed to one of them excitedly and said to Lin Cheng in a loud voice, “Here, here, my home is in this building. You can see on the third floor, between the two windows, that’s where me and my grandma live.” 

Lin Momo pointed to a direction somewhere in the middle of the third floor.

However, since the home she and Liu Cuifang lived in only had a single room sandwiched between two other houses and had no windows, their home could not be seen from the outside.

As if she thought of something, the excitement on Lin Momo’s face suddenly subsided, and she looked at Lin Cheng hesitantly.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng asked when he saw Lin Momo suddenly go quiet.

“That is…”

“Hm?” Lin Cheng looked at Lin Momo patiently.

Lin Momo lowered her head slightly, twisted her fingers on her sleeves, and whispered, “The place where we live may not be very convenient…” 

Before, she was feeling all excited and happy. It wasn’t until they came to the door of her home that Lin Momo suddenly realized that the place where she and her grandma lived may be too small and too poor for Lin Cheng, and she was a little worried that he would dislike coming to such a place.

Hearing Lin Momo’s words and seeing the embarrassment and anxiety on the little girl’s face, Lin Cheng felt a little heartbroken, his chest tight. 

He raised his hand and touched Lin Momo’s head and said softly, “It doesn’t matter, didn’t we live in a place like this when we were recording the show before? So what if you live in a house like this?”

“Our family’s home may not be as good as that one…” Lin Momo whispered, but the warmth of Lin Cheng’s palm coming from the top of her head still made the tension in her heart recede a lot.

Lin Momo took Lin Cheng inside the building.

The corridor was long and narrow, and because it was almost entirely opaque, without any windows, it was a bit dark inside even in the afternoon.

Lin Momo ran ahead of Lin Cheng, stood on tiptoes and pulled down a light cord in the corner, turning on the light in the corridor for him.

The dim light barely illuminated the corridor.

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

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T/N: I’ve lost count of how many times this story has made me felt heartbroken 😔