After watching the older sisters’ movements for a while, Lin Momo asked, “Can I come and help out?”

The two older sisters were surprised at Lin Momo’s question, but they still smiled and nodded. One said, “Okay, you can try it if you want.”

An older sister brought a pair of gloves to Lin Momo and demonstrated to her how to do things. “Look for these ones that were left behind and not dug out by the truck in front. You can do like this—just grab in the approximate location and pull it out. If you encounter something that can’t be pulled out easily, just grab it with one hand and use this small trowel to loosen the surrounding soil, shake it a bit and then pull it out…”

Lin Momo was studying seriously. After watching the operation twice, she got started on her own.

The two older sisters continued to work in the front, while Lin Momo followed along behind, imitating their movements and starting working in earnest.

However, after doing this a few times, Lin Momo discovered something was wrong: the two older sisters just pulled out the remaining vegetables from the soil, and then casually threw them aside. They clearly had no intention of harvesting them to be eaten.

“Don’t you want those anymore?” Lin Momo asked doubtfully, pointing to the vegetables and plants next to the edge of the field.

“No more, those vegetables are old and cannot be eaten after harvesting. The same is true for the vegetables over there. They are old and won’t sprout seeds. We pull them out now, then after the land is left alone for a few days, new crops can then be planted,” the older sister explained to Lin Momo.

Lin Momo nodded—but she looked at the vegetables that she had just picked with her own hands and couldn’t help but mutter to herself, “It looks pretty good though…”

Lin Momo didn’t quite understand what the farm workers told her—‘won’t sprout seeds’ and ‘too old’. She looked at the vegetables and plants that had not been destroyed by the machine truck and they all seemed to be quite lively to her.

Lin Momo stared at the vegetable in her hand for a while—it was not only strong but also beautiful to her eyes. In the end, she was reluctant to throw it away and simply put it in her bag.

Along the way, if there were vegetables that were already missing arms and legs, Lin Momo imitated the movements of the two farm workers and threw them aside; but if they looked more complete, she would take a longer look. If they seemed to be very strong, Lin Momo will put them in her backpack.

… …

The whole job seemed simple, but it was, in fact, very hard work to persevere.

Originally, when Lin Momo said she wanted to help, the two older sisters just thought that the little girl wanted to experience it a little and would feel tired after working for a few minutes and then give up, so they didn’t think much about it.

However, Lin Momo persisted.

Although Lin Momo’s movements were not very skillful, the little things she did added up. In more than an hour, Lin Momo had already picked clean most of the land.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Standing by the field, Lin Cheng was watching the busy Lin Momo with worry.

At this time, Assistant Xiao Wu—one of the two assistants who came with Xu Yi— approached.

“Boss, the donation of equipment to the school has been settled,” Assistant Xiao Wu reported to Lin Cheng.

Following Lin Cheng’s previous instructions, they donated playground and sports equipment to several schools in the name of the ‘Happy Bowl Farm’, and learned about the conditions of these schools along the way.

“This is what we gathered,” Assistant Xiao Wu said, handing a report to Lin Yi.

There were four schools in the district covering Dafeng Village and nearby areas. Including students from surrounding villages, there were about 700 students studying in the four schools within the district.

“We talked to the schools about the supply of lunch ingredients for students. When the Dafeng Village Committee heard about it, they became very interested in it. It organized several school principals and now plans to sit down with you to discuss this matter in more detail,” Assistant Xiao Wu continued to report.

Hearing this, Lin Yi nodded and asked, “Has the time been set?”

“At 3:30 pm today, at Dafeng Village Committee.”

Lin Cheng, glanced at the time, and said to Xu Yi beside him, “Make arrangements and get ready to go.”

“Okay.”

After Xu Yi left, Lin Cheng looked at Lin Momo who was still energetically helping to clean up the field. He called out, “Momo.”

Lin Momo did not respond.

Lin Cheng amplified his voice and shouted again, “Lin Momo.”

“Huh? What? Dad.” Having heard her father, Lin Momo responded, but her hands never paused in their work.

“I’m going to meet with the Village Committee. Do you want to go with me?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Ah? But I still have a lot of things to do,” Lin Momo said with a troubled look on her face.

… …

[Haha, I feel like Momo doesn’t have time to talk to Lin Chen.]

[I bet a pack of spicy strips, Momo definitely didn’t listen carefully to what her dad said. ]

[Momo right now: So noisy, I’m busy, don’t disturb me.]

… …

Lin Cheng who was ignored: “…”

Seeing Lin Momo’s lack of enthusiasm and unwillingness to leave, Lin Cheng had no choice but to say, “Then you stay here.

“Pay attention to safety. Don’t run too far. If you need anything, go to Uncle Xiao Yang,” Lin Chen reminded once again.

“Okay.”

Lin Chen looked at Assistant Xiao Yang next to him and said, “Keep an eye on her for me.”

“Okay, Boss, don’t worry,” Assistant Xiao Yang responded.

Lin Cheng left with Assistant Xiao Wu. Together with Xu Yi, they went to the Village Committee.

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

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T/N: Xu Yi’s two assistants now have names haha. Assistant Xiao Yang given the most important task of all 🤗