After watching Lin Cheng leave, Lin Momo finally opened her bags.

The home that she shared with her grandmother really didn’t have much. When cleaning things up last night, they picked things that weren’t too shabby and old, and Liu Cuifang asked a few of their neighbors to have a look and get what they could use. The best of the clothes and some other items, they kept for themselves.

Despite this, compared to what was in this room, the things in Lin Momo’s bag still looked shabby and old.

But she couldn’t bear to throw it away, so she brought them here.

When Lin Cheng was here earlier, Lin Momo instinctively didn’t want him to see these shabby and old things.

After looking in the direction of the door to make sure that Lin Cheng would not come again, Lin Momo began unpacking her luggage.

First, there were the two caterpillar plushies: one big and original, and one small and self-made.

Lin Momo placed them in the middle of a row of dolls sitting on the bedside.

These two plushies with a completely different aesthetic style were placed in the middle of a row of cute dolls, which made them look a bit awkward, but in Lin Momo’s eyes, these two caterpillars were the most beautiful.

Then, Lin Momo took out her old clothes and folded them.Lin Momo planned to put these clothes in the corner of the closet. However, when she opened the closet, she was treated to a sight that simply shocked her.

The entire wardrobe was almost filled to brimming with all kinds of clothes.

Judging from the size of the clothes, they were obviously prepared for her.

Looking at them closer, Lin Momo saw a row of very ‘familiar’ clothes.

These were the expensive clothes that she tried on with Lin Cheng in that shopping mall!

Because these clothes looked very beautiful when she tried them on, Lin Momo had a deep impression of them and would not easily forget what they looked like.

… …

Outside, Lin Cheng was dealing with his own matters. When he saw Lin Momo running over from her bedroom, Lin Cheng stopped what he was doing.

“Dad, didn’t we not buy those clothes at the shopping mall that day? So why are they in the closet now?” Lin Momo asked.

Seeing Lin Momo’s nervous and pained expression, Lin Chengalready guessed what she was thinking.

“They’re just copies,” Lin Cheng said without hesitation.

“Copies? Then they would be much cheaper?” Lin Momo asked.

Facing his daughter’s hopeful look, Lin Cheng had no choice but to respond vaguely, “Yeah.” 

After thinking about it, Lin Momo asked again, “What about all the other ones?”

Inside the closet, besides the clothes Lin Momo had tried on with Lin Cheng, there were a large number of all-pink clothes that were specially selected by Old Master Lin for Lin Momo that were sent over by Zhou Ming.

“Street stall,” Lin Cheng said casually to Lin Momo.

Lin Momo nodded, but her dark eyes were still full of doubts.

Facing Lin Momo’s serious and sincere eyes, Lin Cheng knew that he didn’t fool Lin Momo at all, and he felt a little dumbfounded in his heart. He didn’t know whether he should be proud of his daughter’s intelligence or have a headache.

In Lin Momo’s mind, exactly how poor was he?

Lin Cheng could only complain secretly in his heart and said to Lin Momo helplessly, “I’m not as poor as you think.” 

“I know, but…”

Lin Momo organized her words and said to Lin Cheng in a reasonable manner, “Dad is not poor now, but what if he becomes poor in the future? Therefore, you can’t just waste money casually.” 

In that dream she had, Lin Cheng was particularly miserable, scolded by everyone and could no longer find work in the entertainment industry.

If they save a little now, then even if he was scolded by netizens in the future, father and daughter would still have enough money to live a normal life

Regarding his daughter’s concerns, Lin Cheng originally wanted to reassure her that their family would not become poor, but when he met Lin Momo’s serious eyes, he knew that some deep-rooted ideas in her mind would be difficult to change all at once. Lin Cheng had no choice but to give up for now.

“Okay, I will try my best not to waste money in the future,” Lin Cheng promised Lin Momo.

Then he deliberately changed topics. “What do you want for dinner, I’ll cook it for you.”

Lin Momo thought for a while and asked Lin Cheng, “Hmm… I want to have tomato scrambled eggs, is that okay?” 

“Okay,” Lin Cheng nodded. “What else? What else do you want to eat?”

Lin Momo lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said, “I can’t think of anything. Anything is fine.”

Because their tastes were really similar, Lin Momo liked all the dishes cooked by Lin Cheng. They were all super delicious.

“I’m going to the kitchen to have a look.” 

Lin Cheng entered the kitchen. However, when he opened the refrigerator, it was empty: except for a few bottles of pure water, there wasn’t even half a green onion.

Lin Momo also came over, got close to the refrigerator, and said sincerely, “Dad, you don’t have anything to eat here.” 

Lin Cheng: “…” 

It was the first time that he officially became a father, and unexpectedly, he suffered a failing mark.

What a failure he was as a father!

However, even as he was questioning his capabilities, Lin Momo quickly found the next steps for Lin Cheng.

“Let’s go and buy some now.”

Right this time was when the evening market closed and most dishes would be cheaper, Lin Momo added silently in her heart.

Lin Cheng originally wanted to tell Lin Momo that the items they needed could be delivered to their front door. But then he thought that they could also buy some necessary supplies for Lin Momo while they were out, and Lin Cheng agreed with this plan.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lin Cheng took Lin Momo to a shopping mall near their residence.

Such a good-looking father and daughter walking together in the shopping mall easily attracted the attention of people around them.

There were not many customers going to this mall at this time, and perhaps because Lin Cheng was not very popular yet, so the two were able to shop well without being affected too much by all the attention.

Lin Cheng got the necessary daily items for Lin Momo. Just as he planned to leave, Lin Momo— who was quietly following beside Lin Cheng—suddenly grabbed him, pointed to the slippers on a certain shelf, and said, “Dad, there is a Patrick Star over there!”

Before Lin Cheng could say anything, Lin Momo ran over and picked up a pair of Patrick Star slippers. She turned back to Lin Cheng with a look of happy surprise on her face and said, “Dad, look at this one! It’s the same as the slippers you bought for me. With my SpongeBob Squarepants, if you buy this, then it’s a set!”

As she said that, Lin Momo looked at the rows of pink ‘Patrick Star’ slippers on the shelves and got entangled.

“Dad, what size do you wear?” Lin Momo asked Lin Cheng behind her; she was holding two pairs of big-sized slippers.

Lin Cheng: “…” I don’t want it.

However, seeing his daughter’s expectant look, Lin Cheng compromised again and took down a pair of ‘Patrick Stars’ slippers in his own size from the shelf.

Before leaving, Lin Cheng took another pair of ‘Squidward’ slippers from the shelf next to him and threw them into the shopping basket.

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

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