[This, this… are you sure this is a place where people live?]

[It feels like the mysophobic father and daughter duo are going crazy.]

In the livestream channel, some people noticed the funny looks of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo faces.

At this time, both father and daughter were standing only two steps inside the door, looking at the situation in front of them with stiff expressions, as if they didn’t want to take another step forward.

[I have already seen Momo’s dislike of this place from her expression.]

[I hate it, yet Momo didn’t lose her temper at all.]

[Momo’s adaptability is still as good as ever…]

[Fortunately, it’s Momo. If it were the children from the other family teams who came here, they would probably be crying like crazy by now.]

[Forget about children, even as an adult, if it were me, if I was tasked to live in a place like this, I would probably go crazy by now.]

[My roommate told me to watch this survival show, and wow she wasn’t kidding…]

… …

At this moment, there was a ‘thunk’ sound from outside the wall, attracting the attention of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.

The two turned and looked outside, only to see a vagrant man, matted hair covering his face and wearing several layers of dirty clothes on his body. He was staggering away from their ‘house’ with a pile of lunch boxes in his hands that he must have picked up somewhere. The man must have knocked on the door panels outside their house with the beer bottle he was carrying, which made the sound they heard just now.

Seeing that there were people standing just inside the house, the vagrant lowered his head and walked away, pretending to be nonchalant.

Lin Momo kept staring at the vagrant nervously. It wasn’t until he walked away and the figure disappeared along the narrow passage into another fork in the road that Lin Momo breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, that person doesn’t live next door to us.” Lin Momo muttered happily.

Lin Cheng beside her was frowning deeply.

It was impossible to live here—not because the place was dirty but because it was unsafe to live in such a place, especially with a child around.

“Dad, should we start cleaning up now?” Lin Momo tugged at Lin Cheng’s hand and asked.

Lin Cheng sighed silently and said, “Don’t rush to clean up now.”

“I’ll take you to eat first,” Lin Cheng said, patting Lin Momo’s head.

“I’m not…” Thinking of the pitiful living expenses given to them this week, Lin Momo was about to say that she wasn’t hungry—but her stomach betrayed her and growled right at this moment.

“Let’s go.” Lin Cheng took Lin Momo out of the shantytown and back onto the street.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Just as the father and daughter were thinking about what to eat in the most economical way, a bakery on the side of the road attracted their attention.

There was a small table outside the bake shop door, and set out on plates were bread and some cakes cut into small pieces for customers to try.

The bread and cakes covered by a transparent cover aroused Lin Momo’s appetite and, at the same time, reminded her of her previous experience of getting free drinks while at the Film and Television City.

Lin Momo looked at the bake shop clerk standing nearby and asked in a low voice, “Older sister, can I try this?”

Lin Momo’s voice drew the clerk’s attention.

Looking at the father and daughter appearing at the door of the store, the clerk was slightly stunned— although the surrounding light was a bit dark and she couldn’t see clearly, she could still tell somehow that the father and daughter were quite good-looking.

“Sure, these are just samples,” the clerk said after regaining her composure.

“This is our new cheese and sea salt chiffon cake, as well as a layered butter bread. You can try it. If it tastes good, please buy some.” As the clerk finished saying this, she took toothpicks from a container next to the cakes and inserted the toothpicks in. A piece of cake and bread were handed to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo each.

“Thank you.” Lin Momo took the cake, ate a bite, and the expression on her face instantly lit up.

“How does it taste?” the clerk asked with a smile on her face.

“It’s super delicious!” It’s a pity that they have no money…

Lin Momo looked at the remaining cakes and bread under the lid with regret on her face.

Lin Cheng saw Lin Momo’s expression. Lin Cheng also looked at the remaining bread and cake pieces on the table, then looked at the clerk and asked, “What happens if these sample bread and cakes are still there during closing time? If there is no other use for them, can you sell it to me for a cheaper price?”

Hearing Lin Cheng’s words, the clerk was more than just a little surprised—she didn’t expect that this person in front of her actually planned to buy these samples.

“No, no, no.” After coming back to her senses, the clerk quickly waved her hand and said, “These are originally set aside as free samples. If you think they are delicious, I can pack some for you.”

After the clerk finished speaking, seeing that Lin Cheng insisted on paying, she explained more, “There are not a lot of people at this place, and there are still so many samples left that we can’t all use them. I can pack some for you and this can also help us solve part of the problem.”

When their store closes in a while, these uneaten samples will be thrown away as kitchen waste. Giving them to this father and daughter in front of her could also prevent food wastage.

After understanding what the other party meant, Lin Momo raised her head, gave the other party a big smile, and said, “Thank you, older sister! You are so kind!”

Lin Momo’s compliment made the clerk feel happy, and she simply gave them all the bread and cake pieces on the plates—a big bag full.

The father and daughter thanked the clerk before leaving with their bread and cakes.The father and daughter walked away, and then another clerk from inside the store came over.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing, we have to deal with these samples anyway, right? A father and daughter just came over to ask for them, so I just pretended we can’t dispose of them and gave it to them.”

“Usually, it’s the elderly people from nearby who come and ask for it. This is the first time I’ve seen an adult with a child come and ask for it,” said the other clerk.

“Maybe he wanted to cultivate the child’s awareness of being thrifty,” the clerk said with a smile, looking at the direction where Lin Cheng and Lin Momo walked away. She couldn’t help but murmur, “But I seem to feel that the father and daughter look a bit familiar….”

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

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