Old Master Lin, who was watching this scene through the livestream channel, was not happy. He pointed at the tablet and complained, “What does this old bastard want?

“His own son is old enough to start his own family, yet he still doesn’t have the blessing of the next generation. But so what? Why is he thinking about someone else’s baby?

“This is unacceptable!”

Old Master Lin was so angry that he stood up abruptly from the sofa.

This startled Butler Zhou who had been on the side. “Old master, what are you…”

“Didn’t you see that this old man is scaring our Momo?”

“No, I’m not standing for this!” the old man declared. He now had the look of someone who was about to rush into the Film and Television City—once again startling Butler Zhou.

… …

At the scene, Zhou Haihua finally noticed that Lin Momo seemed a little afraid of him, so he looked down at himself.

Zhou Haihua was wearing his character’s costume at this time.

Zhou Haihua played an underground intelligence operative in the drama. He was disguised as a beggar so he could go around and deliver information for the spy network—so at this time he was completely dressed as a beggar.

Zhou Haihua thought it was his clothes that scared Lin Momo, and he was suddenly embarrassed, and gave Lin Momo a very affectionate and friendly smile.

Facing this smile, Lin Momo shivered.

“Well, I’m gonna go look for my dad.

“Goodbye, grandpa.” After that, Lin Momo ran away quickly.

Zhou Haihua was left alone with a surprised look on his face.

..

Lin Momo went to the dressing room and stood outside.

At this time, a staff member came over and saw Lin Momo who was standing outside the dressing room. Looking at the pass hanging around Lin Momo’s neck, the staff could guess at her identity.

“Kid, why are you standing here? Are you looking for someone?” the staff asked softly.

“I came here to find my dad, he’s inside,” Lin Momo said, pointing in the direction of the dressing room, then looked at the staff and asked, “Older sister, can I go in?” 

“Yes, of course, go on in,” the staff said with a smile.

After saying ‘thank you’, Lin Momo ran into the room to find Lin Cheng.

At this time, Lin Cheng had already finished his makeup and had put on a gentleman’s white suit. His hair was meticulously combed with some white strands added in, and he wore a pair of eyeglasses.

He looked gentle but had the temperament of an industrialist and carried righteousness in his heart.

… …

Lin Cheng’s costumed appearance showed up at the livestream channel. Once again, his outstanding looks made the barrage explode:

[Wow wow wow, Daddy Lin is so handsome! ]

[Last time when Lin Cheng was performing in the Republic of China era drama, I thought he would be super handsome in a suit. I guessed right!]

[Love it, love it. ]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Not only the audience in the livestream channel, but also the crew members’ eyes lit up when they saw Lin Cheng.

Director Liu looked at Lin Cheng and nodded repeatedly. “Good, let’s walk through the scene first.” 

Several people were in the shooting scene.

At this time, Zhou Haihua was also here. Looking at Lin Momo, the old man immediately had another smile on his face.

Seeing this, Lin Momo subconsciously hid behind Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng patted Lin Momo’s head, sat her down in the rest area, and walked back to start the run through.

… …

Because the film crew requested confidentiality, the livestream content for this section was blurred by the program crew.

[Hey, it’s a pity that I can’t watch it anymore.]

[I really want to see it, why won’t you let us see it!]

[I’m curious about what’s going on…]

[So nervous but also looking forward to Lin Cheng’s performance.]

[I think Daddy Lin should be able to act well…]

​​Without anything to watch, the topic of discussion gradually bent towards gossip:

[Before, a fan of a certain star on the Internet was still criticizing Lin Cheng, saying that Lin Cheng wanted to get involved in the [Hidden Moon] crew. That made me laugh.]

[Yes, I saw that too, and they even said that Lin Cheng is a singer who has never filmed a music video and cannot act.]

[The black propaganda is too obvious.]

[Against The Grain] is better than that drama, right? Daddy Lin’s promotional clip has already been released, and he’s slapping all those nasty people in their thick faces, uh-huh, uh-huh.]

… …

At the filming scene, the actors were already in place.

Lin Cheng got in the car for filming, and Zhou Haihua sat down on the street.

Once he entered the filming location, Zhou Haihua’s entire state immediately changed. The old man who had been looking at Lin Momo happily a second ago suddenly transformed into a beggar slouched on the street, a numb look in his sunken eyes.

When soldiers from the enemy country pass him by, Zhou Haihua would purse his lips and spit in secret. When all the military vehicles have passed by, the old man retreated lazily into his corner of the street.

Even though it’s just a run through, Zhou Haihua was giving it 100% performance.

Zhou Haihua’s appearance along with the extras and the set, instantly brought everyone into the era when the motherland was devastated, and the people were in dire straits.

A car stopped in front of the beggar. The beggar stepped back and snorted impatiently, turned over and continued to lie down.

At this time, a noble, gentle-looking man got out of the car.

The man put a silver coin in the earthen bowl in front of the beggar. Hearing the sound, the beggar’s ears seemed to move, and he opened his eyes looking through the gap in the brim of his hat, golden light shining in his eyes.

The next second, the beggar grabbed the silver coin in the bowl very quickly, hid it in his person and continued to sleep as if he had done nothing. He just waved his hand as if to thank the man.

However, the man did not leave.

The man squatted in front of the beggar for a moment. At this time, the man spoke: “I’m here to visit my relatives, and I want to ask you if there is a Mr. Song here.” 

“Mr. Song? We have a lot of Mr. Song here. There one song, two songs, three songs…” The beggar began humming a song.

“The Mr. Song¹ I am looking for is the eldest…”

After the man finished speaking, a glimmer of light flashed in the beggar’s cloudy eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.

The beggar was cautious. Even when the man said the right words, he still did not lower his vigilance. He led the man to another place…

… …

Outside the scene, watching Lin Cheng’s performance, Director Liu touched his chin and nodded.

“Not bad, it went pretty well,” said the assistant director next to Director Liu.

Director Liu nodded in approval.

Normally, if Mr. Zhou deliberately used his skills to overwhelm the scene, the actor performing in front of him might find himself in trouble.

Quite unexpectedly, Teacher Zhou took good care of the young actor today.

Director Liu was secretly surprised.

… …

On the other side, the Lin family.

Old Master Lin has already packed his luggage, and he was determined to go to the Film and Television City.

Butler Zhou and Assistant Zhou Ming were on either of his side trying to persuade him.

“Old master, it’s too much trouble for you. It’s better to just wait for the young master and Momo to come back.” 

“No, I have to go now. Have you arranged my trip for me?” Old Master Lin asked.

“It’s arranged, but…” Zhou Ming thought for a moment and then said, “Young Master and Xiao Momo are still on the set. You won’t be able to get in if you’re not a member of the crew.” 

“They’re filming my own grandfather but won’t let me see?” the old man was incredulous. 

He seemed to have thought of something but his words gave everyone a headache again. “I will invest in them!”

“There should be no shortage of investment in this drama,” Zhou Ming whispered.

“Then I’ll lend them a filming location! The Lin Mansion in N City!”

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

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T/N: Those who guessed Lin Cheng was portraying his ancestor—good work, but no prize 😁

1. The script actually looks for a ‘Mr. Qu’—but ‘qu’ means song/tune and the beggar responds with ‘1 song, 2 songs, 3 songs’ — so I just went directly to ‘Song’ as the surname ↩︎