There were a lot of houses right next to each other on the West Street of the Film and Television City. These houses were built by local people and rented out specifically to actors who stay here all year round and have not joined a fixed crew.

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo quickly found the door of No. 23 West Street, Film and Television City—the address written on the note given by the program team.

It turned out to be a 4-story self-built house. The house only occupied a small area and was closely adjacent to the other houses to the left and the right. The upper floors were residential while the ground floor was a restaurant. The sign on the door said ‘Our Home Restaurant‘, with a row of smaller sized words underneath that said ‘Please come in for meals and accommodation, the ordering hotline is...’

Maybe it was because Lin Cheng and Lin Momo arrived too late, but the small restaurant on the first floor was already closed.

Lin Momo ran forward, leaned on the shutter door of the restaurant and listened for a while. When she heard some sounds that seemed to be coming from inside, she knocked on the door.

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Inside the small restaurant.

Because there was not much business at this time of the day, the boss, who was also the landlady here, closed the restaurant early. At this time, she was scrolling through his mobile phone, and when she heard a muffled knock on the door from outside, the landlady frowned.

“Who is it? It’s so late at night…” the landlady muttered, getting up impatiently and lifting the shutter in front of the door.

When she saw a cute little girl standing outside the door, the unhappy look on the landlady’s face disappeared and her expression became much gentler.

“Kid, what’s the matter?”

“Hello,” Lin Momo said to the other party politely, and then explained the purpose of her visit, “We are here to check in.”

Lin Momo handed the receipt in her hand to the landlord. “Here.”

The landlady took the receipt from Lin Momo and looked at it, then at Lin Momo, and then at Lin Cheng who was beside Lin Momo. Obviously, she now knew the identities of these two people.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The landlady didn’t watch any variety shows, but last week someone from the program [Living with Dad] came to her restaurant and rented a room upstairs. They installed camera equipment in it, and told her that there would be a celebrity team staying there this week.

Although the landlady didn’t recognize the so-called ‘celebrity’ in front of her, looking at these two people and the people behind them who were probably recording this, it was easy to guess who they were.

The landlady nodded, raised the shutter door in full, and said to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, “Come in.” 

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo followed the landlady into the small restaurant and to a small room by the cashier counter. 

“Give me your ID card,” the landlady said. She took Lin Cheng’s ID card and registered them. Then she found a set of keys from the cabinet and handed them to Lin Cheng.

“The big one is the key to the door of 307, and the small one is the key to your room.”

“Come with me.”

The landlady was in front, leading Lin Cheng and Lin Momo through the dining area of ​​the restaurant, to the back portion of the place.

There was a small staircase leading upstairs.

The three of them arrived at room 307 on the third floor.

When the door opened, they could see a small living room with simple furnishings. Because it has been rented out for a long time, these furnishings look a little old, but overall it was clean.

There was also a narrow balcony by the living room, which was full of clothes hung to dry.

On both sides of the living room were rooms with the room numbers clearly posted on the doors.

Lin Momo searched around and found that their room was the middle one on the right side.

Although she knew that the couple was here to record a program, the landlady still habitually explained the precautions here they must follow and introduced the living situation.

“I also run the small restaurant downstairs. It doesn’t do late-night business and is usually closed in the evenings. When it’s not closed, you can come in from the small restaurant. If it’s already too late and it’s closed, you have to go in from the side entrance. There’s an alleyway on the right side of the building, you go around there.” The landlady stood on the balcony and pointed in the direction of the two buildings next to them.

“You can use all the appliances in the common areas, but you are not allowed to use high-power ones in your room. If you have to cook your own meals, do it outside. Don’t do it inside the room. If there are any empty furniture and cabinets, you can use them as you like, but don’t lock them.”

“And also…” 

The landlady originally wanted to remind them that the bedrooms here were all made of wooden boards and plaster. Since they were only separated by a board, the sound insulation was not very good. Parents should pay attention that their children not make noises that would disturb other tenants.

But looking down at Lin Momo standing next to Lin Cheng, who was quiet and well-behaved, the landlady didn’t say this reminder anymore.

“You guys can clean it up yourself. If you have any questions, come find me downstairs.”

“Okay, thank you.”

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

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