Old Master Lin couldn’t wait to bring Lin Cheng to the study. He took the household registration book from the cabinet and handed it to Lin Cheng.

“When are you going to apply for her registration?”

“Tomorrow,” Lin Cheng replied.

Hearing this, Old Master Lin nodded and said happily, “That’s just right. I will ask the kitchen to prepare a large table of Xiao Momo’s favorite dishes for tomorrow.” 

After carefully observing three weeks of livestream, hasn’t Old Master Lin basically figured out which dishes Lin Momo liked to eat, and which dishes she did not care for very much?

“I also need to prepare some snacks that Momo likes.

“Momo’s room is also tidied up, and I’ll get some SpongeBob dolls in the evening. 

“I had flowers planted by the swing in the backyard. But they haven’t fully bloomed yet…”

Old Master Lin touched his chin thoughtfully and had already begun to think about how to welcome his great-grandchild home.

However, Lin Cheng’s next words poured cold water on Old Master Lin.

“No.”

“You—”

“I don’t plan to bring her here for the time being,” Lin Cheng said firmly.

“But why?” Old Master Lin asked, frowning heavily. He asked in a deep voice, “I am her great-grandfather, and this will be Momo’s home from now on. Why can’t a great-grandfather even see his great-grandchild?!” 

Lin Cheng and Old Master Lin locked gazes for two seconds, then Lin Cheng said, “The current Lin family is not suitable for Momo.”

Lin Cheng’s tone was quiet, but Old Master Lin heard the meaning behind it.

He knew what Lin Cheng meant by his words—during those years when he was recuperating, he let his two sons do whatever they wanted, and Lin Cheng’s life in the Lin family had not been easy. It naturally did not leave any good memories for Lin Cheng.

Nowadays, Lin Cheng’s Second Uncle and his family were doing their best to move back to the Lin family’s house. Lin Cheng’s father also came here to make his presence known when he had nothing to do. Their purpose was nothing more than coveting the Lin family’s property.

Indeed, these two sons—they were not good things.

Old Master Lin’s expression collapsed, he sighed heavily and said rather remorsefully, “I was too tolerant to them.” After saying that, Old Master Lin looked at Lin Cheng again and said, “I know what you’re worrying about. Your father is still here. And your second uncle, I…”

Before the old man could finish what he was saying, Lin Cheng took the lead and said, “I will deal with them.” 

“You…”

Old Master Lin wanted to say something more, but Lin Cheng refused to talk about it anymore.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let your sons hurt my daughter.”

After saying this, Lin Cheng turned around and left with the household registration book.

Behind him, the expression on Old Master Lin’s face crumpled bit by bit.

… …

“Did you hear? What did that bastard say?!”

Old Master Lin was so affected by Lin Cheng’s words that he glared fierce daggers at the door where Lin Cheng left. He complained to Butler Zhou who was standing behind him. “What did he mean by that? ‘My sons hurting his daughter’. Huh?! I think he is really angry with me and blaming me!”

“The Eldest Young Master’s original intention is just to protect the Young Miss, right?” Butler Zhou tried to persuade the old man, hiding a look of shame on his face.

However, if one was to think about it carefully, what the Eldest Young Master said didn’t seem to be wrong either?

Whether it was Lin Cheng’s father, Lin Zhenhong, or the second son of the Lin family, Lin Zhenhua—they had been fighting and fighting for so many years, and their only goal was the Lin family’s business.

The reason why Lin Zhenhong and his wife acted against Lin Cheng behind the scenes, and why Lin Zhenhong didn’t stop his brother, Lin Zhenhua, despite knowing how badly he was treating his own son, Lin Cheng, was because the old man favored Lin Cheng more. They were worried that the Lin family’s considerable fortune would fall into Lin Cheng’s hands.

And now, Lin Momo’s sudden appearance may once again break the delicate balance that these two people thought they had.

It wasn’t difficult to come to the realization as to whether those people would do something disgusting even against their own blood relatives.

Old Master Lin understood this principle, but…

“I just need to keep those two people and their families far away. It’s better to simply keep them out of sight,” Old Master Lin muttered.

Butler Zhou didn’t say anything—they were the old master’s sons after all, and Old Master Lin had indeed been too forgiving of Lin Zhenhua and Lin Zhenhong, otherwise how could those two have pranced around for so long?

For this matter, Old Master Lin’s method of handling the problem could not possibly be as decisive as Lin Cheng’s.

Based on the news he heard, after the Eldest Young Master took over parts of the Lin Family’s business, in just over a week, he had stifled the management rights of Lin Zhenhong and Lin Zhenhua.

“Don’t worry, you can leave this matter to the Eldest Young Master. The Eldest Young Master will settle accounts as they should be,” Butler Zhou said.

Seeing that Lin Cheng was finally becoming more serious in order to protect his daughter, Butler Zhou felt a little relieved for the old man.

“I just want to hear our Xiao Momo call me ‘Greatgrandpa’, who cares about him…” Old Master Lin whispered.

Since he couldn’t see Lin Momo, Old Master Lin could only dig out a video clip of Lin Momo’s livestream, ‘quenching one’s thirst by thinking of plums’.¹

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The next day.

Lin Cheng drove early in the morning to the old residential area where Lin Momo and Liu Cuifang lived.

At this time, Lin Momo and Liu Cuifang had already packed their things and had gone down early. The old one and the young one were standing at the intersection, looking expectantly at the cars approaching on the road.

Liu Cuifang tidied herself up as decently as possible; Lin Momo put on her best set of clothes and neatly combed her hair.

Seeing a car slow down in front of her, Lin Momo felt both nervous and expectant.

It wasn’t until she saw Lin Cheng get out of the car that Lin Momo felt a big stone fall from her heart.

In fact, she had been a little afraid that Lin Cheng would regret his decision and not want her anymore, so he wouldn’t be coming today.

Just a little bit…

Lin Cheng and Liu Cuifang nodded greetings at each other. After saying hello, Lin Cheng looked down at Lin Momo—who was being too ‘quiet’ today—and saw that the girl was looking at him with a pair of shining eyes. There was a big smile on her face, but she hadn’t spoken yet.

Lin Cheng raised his hand, tapped Lin Momo’s forehead lightly, and said, “It’s ’Dad’. Don’t you know how to call me anymore?” 

After hearing this, Lin Momo raised her voice and called out, “Dad!”

Lin Cheng’s face turned red but his smile widened a bit. He rubbed Lin Momo’s head again and said, “Let’s go.”

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

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FOOTNOTE:

1. quenching one’s thirst by thinking of plums’ it’s an idiom that means consoling yourself with the illusion that you have already attained what you wanted ↩︎