Lin Momo quickly went to the temporary shed where the director team and crew were, and distributed the noodle soup that had been divided into small containers inside the bag to everyone present.

Before leaving, Lin Momo didn’t forget to promote their Lin family.

“Our homemade noodle soup is super delicious. If we open a store in the future, you are welcome to come and try it.”

Lin Momo’s words once again amused the crew.

… …

At this time, the audience in the livestream channel was also happy:

[Hahaha, Momo is still thinking about being a shop owner.]

[Try to draw a store owner as [Family Background] again next week.]

[Don’t! This father and daughter team is already very tired. Next week, they must not get into any breakfast restaurant or late-night snack bar background. It will be too hard.]

[Although… Why do I feel that Momo seems to yearn for opening a restaurant more than acting?]

[I think based on Momo’s character, she may feel that acting is not as profitable as opening a small restaurant.] 

This two-day filming only paid out 2,000 yuan. When they opened a restaurant, their daily turnover was more than this amount.

[Hahaha, I’m laughing so hard, this is so true.]

… …

At the filming crew’s temporary studio, Lin Momo walked out of the director’s shed holding the now empty bag.

At this time, some crew members were already busy setting up the necessary props for the final scene.

More and more people began showing up outside the shed.

In order not to affect the staff’s preparation of the shooting area, Lin Momo went around to pass on the side.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

At this time, Guo Fei and Yang Dong were standing at the edge of the filming set, looking over the information about this evening’s hired extras.

“After this scene, this unit should be considered finished, right? Is there anything else that has not been shot?” Guo Fei asked casually while counting the number of people on the list.

“No, today’s scene is the last,” Yang Dong said and couldn’t help but sigh, “This part really went smoothly.” 

Originally, he thought it would take at least three or four days to finish filming, but it was actually completed in two days.

After a pause, Yang Dong muttered again, “The main thing is that the shooting went smoothly.”

Many of Lin Momo’s scenes only needed to be shot two or three times to pass, and there were even scenes that only needed to be shot once. Compared with other filming units, their shooting was indeed much faster.

“But there’s one thing I don’t understand clearly,” Yang Dong said.

“What didn’t you understand?” Guo Fei asked.

“How come this is the last scene?” Yang Dong replied. This last scene they were shooting tonight was also the last scene in the story of ‘Xu Duo’. 

“The last scene is ‘Xu Duo’ being picked up by the police, right? Since Teacher Li chose this story to call attention to the plight of left-behind children and at the same time advocate environmental protection for mountain villages, why not film the next part of ‘Xu Duo’’s story—such as how her family members died, and how she also died due to drinking contaminated water. Wouldn’t it be more effective to also show these?” Yang Dong said in confusion.

Guo Fei also looked a little confused, but after thinking about it, he said, “Teacher Li probably didn’t want this story to appear too tragic…” After the two chatted for a while, they continued to devote their energy to their work at hand.

During the whole exchange, Guo Fei and Yang Dong didn’t notice Lin Momo who had stopped not too far away from them.

… …

Seeing that Lin Momo hasn’t come back for a long time, Lin Cheng got a little worried and went out to look for her.

As soon as he walked outside the resting shed, Lin Cheng saw Lin Momo not too far away, standing on the edge of the set.

Lin Momo was standing there blankly with her head buried on her chest, looking a little lost and helpless. Even though it was already evening and the light was a little dark, Lin Cheng could still detect the sadness and depression on her face.

“Momo,” Lin Cheng called Lin Momo.

Lin Momo raised her head when she heard her name. When she saw Lin Cheng walking over from a distance, big, fat teardrops fell from her eyes.

Seeing Lin Momo suddenly cry, Lin Cheng felt his chest grow tight, and he quickly walked to Lin Momo and squatted down. “What’s wrong?”

Lin Momo wailed, “Waaaah!” 

She fell on Lin Cheng’s body and started sobbing in earnest. Gasping through her tears, she lamented somewhat incoherently, “He—, they said—, they said Xu Duo is dead!”

Lin Cheng could hear the despair in Lin Momo’s tone, and his heart couldn’t help but ache in his chest. 

Perhaps because some of their experiences were too similar, but Lin Momo has regarded ‘Xu Duo’ as a part of herself these days. And perhaps she saw ‘Xu Duo’ as a very good friend, so Lin Momo empathized with her life and often wondered if ‘Xu Duo’ would be able to adapt to city life. She would often think about how good her life would be after finding her parents, and she would also sometimes worry about how she was doing.

Hearing that ‘Xu Duo’ died, Lin Momo truly felt like her world had collapsed.

Lin Momo’s crying also attracted everyone in the crew. After learning the reason, Yang Dong and Guo Fei felt at a loss and very guilty at the same time.

“Sorry, we didn’t expect her to hear us talking about it…” the two explained.

Yesterday, the director and Teacher Li specially reminded everyone in the crew not to let Lin Momo know the real ending of the story. And now, only a day later, they had accidentally revealed it…

Lin Cheng ignored everyone around them. Lin Momo was crying, her small body trembling, and he just held her tightly in his arms.

“It’s okay. Wasn’t the police uncle there after all? Wasn’t Xu Duo found by the police uncle in the end?” Lin Cheng said in a very gentle tone while patting Lin Momo’s back with his hand.

“So Xu Duo is not dead, right? Everything is fine, right?” Lin Momo asked Lin Cheng while sobbing.

“Yes, they are all fine. The police will do their best to help ‘Xu Duo’ find her family.” In front of his daughter, Lin Cheng was not good at lying and his tone was a bit stiff.

Lin Momo nodded in Lin Cheng’s arms and said in a muffled voice, “Yeah, they can definitely do it.” But the tears still couldn’t stop falling from her eyes.

Leaving everyone behind, Lin Cheng carried Lin Momo to a separate resting shed, trying to comfort Lin Momo as best he could.

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

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T/N: Our little Momo can’t catch a break 😭 But you know, I think it’s an improvement that she can now cry when she sees her dad. If this was before, she would have tried to carry the heartbreak alone.