Lin Cheng and Lin Momo arrived in Z city.

The two of them walked out of the airport together. The program crew had been waiting outside the airport for quite a while now.

Seeing the father and daughter appear, the director’s face suddenly showed a friendly and slightly excited smile.

In the beginning, the director was not satisfied when she was assigned to Lin Cheng’s team. After all, compared to the other teams, Lin Cheng was really too unpopular, and the performance of the father and daughter were too normal, leaving no room for the directing team to highlight them.

But as they spent more time together, the director began to like this little girl who was too sensible and never caused trouble to others.

Moreover, the director could be regarded as having witnessed the father and daughter go from being unknown to becoming famous little by little.

Thinking of this, the director grew more and more excited about Lin Cheng and Lin Momo’s performance every passing week.

“Momo, did you have a good time this weekend?” the director asked as an elder would to someone younger.

“Happy!” Lin Momo said this loudly. Because this week, she not only saw her great-grandfather, but also her grandma!

Hearing this, the director nodded and said, “We haven’t seen each other for only a weekend, and we already miss Momo a little.”

Hearing this, Lin Momo suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Blushing, she looked at the director and the other team members, and whispered, “I missed you, too.”

The smile on the director’s face widened a little more. She pointed in the direction of the camera and said to Lin Momo, “The audience in the studio must also miss Momo. Come and say ‘hello’ to everyone.”

Lin Momo nodded, waved in the direction of the camera, and said, “Hello, everyone.”

… …

She couldn’t see the livestream, so Lin Momo didn’t know that when she said this, the livestream channel suddenly burst into liveliness:

[Oh, we see our Momo again!]

[Still so cute!]

[The director and I have the same thought. Although it has only been two days, I really miss Momo.]

[I haven’t been able to see Momo and Momo’s dad for the past two days, but it makes me miss them so much. I’ve watched the show’s featured videos over and over again.]

[Same, it feels like I’m raising my daughter in the clouds every day, and suddenly one day I can’t see her anymore, and I feel empty.]

[I’m different. I’m not raising a daughter. I just watch Lin Chengi and Lin Momo team up to make a living. Suddenly, one day, they disappear, and I don’t even think about food or tea.]

Different from the other groups that have a strong sense of variety shows, the team of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo was too real and down-to-earth. The livestream may seem boring, but after watching it for a long time, it will become habit-forming.

[Baby, ‘Mom’ is here to see you! Hahaha.]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After Lin Momo greeted the audience in the broadcast room, the director continued her work.

“Then, let’s get back to business,” the director said. She looked at Lin Cheng and Lin Momo and asked, “What [Family Background] did dad and the baby draw last week? Do you still remember?”

“I remember! It’s farm owner,” Lin Momo replied.

The director nodded, handed three envelopes to the two of them, and said, “Here are your supplies for this week. Dad and baby can take a look first.”

Lin Cheng took the envelopes and opened the first one: inside was a stack of business cards with the words ‘Happy Bowl Farm Manager, Lin Cheng’ written on them; this also represented Lin Cheng’s career and job this week.

In the second envelope was a work mobile phone and a children’s phone watch provided by the program team.

“The program has pre-stored 500 yuan load on this mobile phone. If the phone bill exceeds the limit, Dad can also top up the money himself. The baby’s phone watch is bound to Dad’s number, and the phone bill will be paid under dad’s number.

“This week the program team will not set restrictions on the scope of use of the mobile phone, and dad can use it freely,” the director added.

… …

As soon as the director said this, the livestream channel became lively:

[500 yuan phone balance! The program team finally became a group of humans!]

In the past few episodes, the program team either restricted Lin team’s mobile phone use so that they could only make calls but not surf the Internet, or the phone load was so small that if he made more than two calls, he would be out of service.

[And they also prepared a phone watch for Momo, really good!]

[If I see it correctly, this phone is the latest model!]

[It really is! The program team spent a huge amount of money this time.]

[It should be said that Momo is lucky this time!]

[Right! The life of the lucky is so beautiful!]

… …

Everyone didn’t know yet but more impressive details were yet to come.

Lin Cheng opened the third envelope. Inside was a car key, a picture of a license plate, and parking coordinates.

[Fuck! Run!]

[Oh my god, before, they were either walking or taking a bus, and the last one was just a van that was about to fall apart, but this time they were actually given a big SUV!]

[My guy…]

[Happiness comes so suddenly, I, I can’t get used to it.]

[This treatment came quite suddenly. It couldn’t be that Momo’s dad gave the show program some money right? Hahaha]

… …

While everyone was shouting ‘my guy’, the director continued to explain, “According to the [Family Background] you have drawn, this Mercedes-Benz SUV will be the private vehicle for the use of dad and baby. For this entire week, you can use it freely.”

“Currently, this car is parked in the parking lot outside the airport. The number and letter represent the area and location where the vehicle is parked. When the program recording officially starts later, Dad and baby will have to walk to the parking lot by themselves, and then drive to the farm.”

Hearing this, Lin Cheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

“Dad and baby, do you have any questions?” the director asked.

“No more.”

“Then, for the next week, please do your best, Dad and baby!”

After the director said this, the rest of the directing team withdrew while the cameramen stayed behind to follow and film, and the recording of this episode officially began.

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

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