Lin Cheng was taking Lin Momo to record the theme song of [Living with Dad].

Initially, when netizens discovered that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo’s voices did not appear in the show’s theme song, the program team gave an explanation: Lin Cheng and Lin Momo were late additions to the show, and when they were recording the theme song the two haven’t joined the show yet, so they couldn’t participate in the recording.

However, it was obvious that netizens and fans did not buy the explanation given by the program team.

Due to such pressure, the program team promised online that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo would re-record the theme song.

Therefore, before Lin Cheng and Lin Momo got off the plane, the program team had already arranged the recording studio for their use.

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Lin Cheng and Lin Momo quickly arrived at the recording studio.

At this time, the recording assistant was waiting by the door of the studio. Seeing Lin Cheng and Lin Momo arriving, the assistant welcomed them in with enthusiasm.

“Today we are going to record the theme song of [Living with Dad]. Here are the lyrics and score. You can take a look,” the assistant said, handing the lyrics and music book of the theme song to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo

“You can take a rest and prepare here for now.” After that, the assistant looked at Lin Momo and said softly, “Kid, please wait a moment. There is a traffic jam and the teacher is still on her way here. Let’s wait for her, and she’ll teach you how to sing this song when she gets here.”

As soon as the assistant finished speaking, he heard Lin Cheng say, “No need.

“She can sing it.”

Throughout the recording of the program, how many times has he heard the show’s theme song popping out of Lin Momo’s mouth?

“Can you sing it?”

Lin Momo also nodded and said, “I can.”

After that, Lin Momo opened the book of lyrics and music in front of her and sang out the lyrics word by word.

Lin Momo didn’t know the staff notations, but she could sing the entire melody of the song without much problem.

The assistant looked at Lin Momo in surprise—although Lin Momo’s mastery of this song was not perfect, she was very proficient. Obviously, Lin Momo should have practiced this song before, even practiced it many times.

The assistant didn’t understand why the program group didn’t allow Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to participate in the recording of the theme song in the first place.

However, thinking of Lin Cheng’s fame and status in the entertainment industry, the assistant immediately understood something.

“It’s really snobbish…” the assistant muttered secretly in his heart.

Facing Lin Cheng and Lin Momo again, the assistant smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll tell the recording director to prepare. You guys should familiarize yourself with the songs first, and we’ll start as soon as possible.” 

After the assistant left, Lin Momo looked at the lyrics and music and sang again in a low voice.

The girl’s voice was not loud, but her heart could be heard.

Lin Momo sang the first part several times, and it was very smooth with no problems. It was not until the second round of singing the chorus that she got stuck.

“Let’s live in a beautiful new home together…”

Lin Momo felt something was wrong, so she sang it twice more: “Let’s live in a beautiful new home together…”

“Let’s live together…” 

Lin Cheng lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Momo’s wrinkled brows. Frowning and singing with a distressed look on her face, Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile, then he took the notebook from Lin Momo’s hand, borrowed a pen from the staff, and drew small vertical lines on it—these are the places where there are pauses.

Lin Cheng knelt down in front of Lin Momo and began to point at the music score to teach her how to recognize this section and how to sing it.

Lin Cheng sang once, and Lin Momo would sing along.

When Lin Momo could sing it smoothly, Lin Cheng led her to sing the next part of the song.

Unlike before, when Wang Xi and Zhou Qi simply asked Lin Momo to sing along with them and then practice over and over again, Lin Cheng taught Lin Momo how to recognize the staff and how to match the lyrics with the score.

Lin Cheng taught carefully, and Lin Momo also studied very seriously.

A few young staff members on the side of the lounge looked at the scene between the father and daughter and couldn’t help but whisper.

“Oh my god, it’s so loving!”

“It’s so true! I especially like the pairing of Lin Cheng and Momo, they are real and loving.”

This staff member was also a fan of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo’s livestream channel. Compared to the other father-son and father-daughter pairs, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo had much less so-called ‘loving’ parent-child interactions during the livestream, but the other groups had too many ‘loving’ scenes that it made people feel uncomfortable. It looked forced and had too many elements of acting—it wasn’t as comfortable to watch as the natural actions of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.

“There were several other fans on the Internet who said that Lin Cheng and Momo had too little interaction and that the relationship between father and daughter was not close… But isn’t this great? It’s much better than showing that they have a very close relationship every other minute. This dad and baby team looks much more real,” the girl murmured.

The other girl next to her also nodded in agreement.

“By the way, the singing teacher is still on the way. Will she still come?”

“…” It seemed that she was no longer needed?

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Soon, the same assistant from before came to the lounge again and brought Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to the recording studio.

After Lin Cheng had a brief exchange with the sound engineer, he led Lin Momo into the glass partitioned recording studio.

Looking at the equipment that she had never seen before, Lin Momo seemed a little restrained. She sat upright on the chair specially prepared for her by her assistant, with her hands firmly placed by her side, not daring to touch these things.

“Are you nervous?” Lin Cheng lowered his head and asked Lin Momo.

“No,” Lin Momo shook her head and said, “I’m not nervous.”

Hearing this, Lin Cheng’s eyes fell on Lin Momo’s hand. Because of nervousness, Lin Momo’s hand instinctively grabbed the corner of Lin Cheng’s clothes and was clutching it tightly. 

Lin Cheng chuckled to himself, but did not expose Lin Momo. He pointed at various equipment in the recording studio and introduced them to Lin Momo one by one. 

Lin Momo carefully wrote down every name that Lin Cheng said, what each item was for, and how to use it. After a while, she forgot to be nervous. 

Lin Cheng signaled to the sound engineer outside, who nodded, and the first recording began. Lin Momo began singing the theme song into the microphone.

The girl’s clear and soft voice, unique to this young child, amazed the sound engineer and several assistants outside the recording studio.

What surprised them even more was Lin Momo’s pitch. 

Of the other family teams that first recorded—except for Duan Bei who recorded the demo in the recording studio specially arranged by their company—the rest of them recorded the theme song here. Lin Momo’s pitch should be the best among the children—even better than adults such as Gao Yuankai and Zheng Chengye. 

In the recording studio, after Lin Momo finished singing the first part of the main song, Lin Cheng’s voice also joined in at this time. The voices of the father and daughter were both very recognizable, but together, one was cute and the other was generous and calm. Not only were they not abrupt, but together they sounded very harmonious. 

After finishing the chorus, Lin Cheng stopped. Lin Momo sang two verses, and then Lin Cheng sang the next two verses… The two sang the last part in the form of a dialogue.

The first trial recording was now completed.

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

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T/N: How silly was it that they didn’t make the only actual SINGER in the show sing in the theme song? 🙄