After buying daily necessities for Lin Momo, the two went to the fresh food area on the first floor of the mall to pick out ingredients for dinner.

With the experience of visiting the vegetable market several times before, the father and daughter cooperated tacitly and got all the ingredients they needed in just a few minutes.

Then they headed to the cashier area to pay.

Lin Momo was completely dumbfounded when she heard the cashier tell them the total price. 

They only bought such a small amount of ingredients for two people, and it actually cost more than 200 yuan?!!

“Can this be cheaper? How about 124 yuan?” Lin Momo said to the cashier, using the bargaining method she had learned before: cut the price immediately in half.

Hearing this, the cashier and the bagger next to her blinked at Lin Momo in surprise, and then both couldn’t help but smile.

At this moment, Lin Cheng quickly covered Lin Momo’s mouth with his hand.

Otherwise, according to the bargaining method taught to her by their former landlady, the next sentence would be ‘Your ingredients don’t look too fresh. Do you still want to sell it this high? If you don’t agree, I will go to the next store.‘

“Here’s the payment.” Holding back his laughter, Lin Cheng took out his phone and paid the amount due.

… …

Once the father and daughter were far away, the cashier and bagger began to discuss in low voices.

“This is the first time I’ve seen someone bargaining at a fresh food supermarket.”

“Yeah, that kid just now was so funny that I almost couldn’t help but laugh.” 

“You can clearly see that she was raised by her grandma.”

“Hahaha, I think so too…”

… …

At the entrance of the shopping mall, just as Lin Cheng and Lin Momo were about to reach the exit, some customers finally recognized the father and daughter.

“Look, aren’t those two over there Lin Cheng and Lin Momo!”

“Oh, it’s really them!”

“I didn’t expect to meet the celebrity father and daughter from that show while walking in a mall!”

“Is this a recording of the show? They actually went to a supermarket, it’s amazing.”

“Haha, yes, I was thinking before whether the performance of Lin Cheng and Momo in the show was just a character set up by the show, but I didn’t expect it to be true. They’re so down-to-earth.”

Several people were talking, and some of them called out Lin Cheng and Lin Momo’s names, saying they were fans.

Facing strangers and onlookers happily greeting them, Lin Momo—who had been bouncing along beside Lin Cheng—suddenly became restrained.

Lin Momo instinctively hid behind Lin Cheng. But thinking that these were possibly people who watched their show, and that she and her dad didn’t seem to be hated by everyone, Lin Momo waved back to them and said in a small voice, “Hello, everyone.”

“Oh, how cute!” Someone in the crowd sighed aloud after seeing her.

Lin Momo felt a little embarrassed when she heard someone praising her for being cute.

However, Lin Cheng was very satisfied with hearing this truth. He nodded towards this fan among the crowd, said ‘hello’ himself, and then left with Lin Momo.

… …

Behind them, the crowd’s discussion about the father and daughter continued.

“Ah, the little daughter is really cute!”

“I didn’t expect this celebrity father and daughter to be so sincere in real life. They look like they have a very good relationship.” 

“Haha, I have also decided to follow this team. I will vote for them when I get back home.”

… …

At this time, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo didn’t realize that their short shopping trip brought many ‘passerby fans’ to their livestream channel.

After leaving the mall with Lin Momo, Lin Cheng held the shopping bags in one hand and held Lin Momo’s hand in the other.

Sensing that the girl beside him was too quiet, Lin Cheng lowered his eyes.

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Lin Momo with her head buried to her chest, her mouth muttering something he couldn’t hear. Lin Cheng was about to ask, when Lin Momo suddenly raised her head, and met his eyes. 

She said, with a serious look on her face, “I’ve calculated it. If we go to the wet market to buy these vegetables, it would only cost 49 yuan. It’s so much more expensive at that supermarket than at the wet market!” 

The father and daughter looked at each other for a few seconds.

Afterwards, Lin Cheng finally said, “We’ll go to the vegetable market next time.”

After hearing what Lin Cheng said, Lin Momo nodded with satisfaction. She continued walking, tugging Lin Cheng along.

Not long after, Lin Momo called Lin Cheng again.

“Dad.”

“Hmm?”

“What does ‘let’s moisten each other with bubbles’ mean?” Lin Momo asked.

When they were applying for transfer of her household registration, Lin Cheng said that her name ‘mo’ was the ‘mo’ from ‘let’s moisten each other with bubbles’, so Lin Momo wrote down this phrase.

But since she hasn’t learned this yet in school, Lin Momo didn’t know what it meant.

“’‘Let’s moisten each other with bubbles’? It means helping each other through difficulties when encountering problems or getting into trouble,” Lin Cheng explained.

Hearing this, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up. She nodded and then said in a very solemn tone, “If dad encounters difficulties, I will help dad. If dad encounters any trouble, I will definitely not abandon you.” 

So, if possible, Lin Momo hoped that her father would also not abandon her.

After a pause, Lin Momo nodded to herself and said, “I will protect dad.”

Lin Momo’s soft whisper made a deep impression on Lin Cheng’s heart.

Originally, Lin Cheng wanted to tell Lin Momo: as a father, he should be the one to protect her.

But seeing his daughter acting like a small adult, Lin Cheng chuckled twice and said, “Okay.” 

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Contrary to the harmony of the Lin father and daughter, at this time, Old Master Lin was rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home.

“Where are my walking shoes? The ones I prepared when I went to M City. Where did you put them for me?” 

“And where did my cane with a seat go?”

There were quite a lot of things that Old Master Lin was looking for. Butler Zhou on the side was quite worried that the old man would tire himself, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, “All your things are here. They are probably all in the storage room. Please rest, I will arrange for someone to find them for you right away.” 

After much persuasion, Old Master Lin reluctantly sat down.

“And my sports sunhat, find that for me too.”

“I will,” Butler Zhou responded, feeling confused with this flurry of activity; he really didn’t know what got into the old man suddenly.

In addition to asking them to find his equipment, Old Master Lin also specially borrowed a rare and extremely expensive bird from someone’s house.

“Old Master, are you planning on going to a park outside? You want to take a walk, and will take the bird with you?” Housekeeper Zhou asked, trying to guess the old man’s intention.

“Yes, I will take a walk,” Old Master Lin said and then added, “I’m going to Grand Riverside for a walk.” 

Hearing this, Butler Zhou was surprised. “Grand Riverside? That place…” Isn’t that where the Eldest Young Master lived?

Old Master  Lin responded, “Yes, I will go to his place for a walk.”

If that brat Lin Cheng won’t bring Little Momo to him, then could he not go there by himself?

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

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T/N: Cane with a seat