After shooting the scene at the dinner table, they then shot ‘Lin Haihua’ taking ‘Lin Haiying’ to play in the mansion, ‘Lin An’nan’ teaching the two children to write calligraphy, ‘Lin An’nan’ bringing gifts to his family… a series of family clips.

At the end of the first day of shooting, they had just finished shooting all the family life clips.

When it was done, Lin Cheng took Lin Momo to a nearby hotel arranged by the crew for them.

The next morning, before dawn, Lin Cheng brought Lin Momo to the set again.

Seeing Lin Momo coming to the set early, looking very serious with her little notebook in hand, several old actors on the set couldn’t help laughing.

“Little Momo should be given a dedicated young actor award,” said one actor. 

There was also a role for a young actor in her next film. She originally wanted to recommend it to Lin Momo, but unfortunately Lin Cheng refused because he didn’t want to affect her normal classes considering that Lin Momo would soon start going to school again. 

Although the actor felt that it was a pity, she also agreed with Lin Cheng’s approach.

Hearing the other party’s words, Lin Momo smiled a little embarrassedly and greeted the actors in front of her one by one.

At this time, another old actor looked at the little notebook in Lin Momo’s hand and asked jokingly, “Xiao Momo, do you understand what you wrote down?”

“Well, I don’t quite understand it all,” Lin Momo said truthfully. But since she wrote it all down, she could just study it slowly, and she would eventually understand it.

Lin Momo’s words made several actors laugh again.

Some actors who were not in a hurry to perform simply sat down and explained to Lin Momo some of the contents in her little notebook.

..….

The sky gradually brightened, and the crew was now ready for work.

The first scene of the day was the scene where Lin An’nan and his wife escorted an intelligence officer away. Lin Momo did not need to appear on the screen.

Lin Cheng went to film, and Lin Momo sat quietly beside the set and watched.

At this time, Zhou Haihua was no longer observing the set and came to Lin Momo with a large bag of things.

Looking at Zhou Haihua who had a loving smile on his face, Lin Momo suddenly thought of what her great-grandfather said to her before leaving home: “Some old men are kind and amiable on the surface, but they are only fooling children. They are actually mean and nasty. If you see that kind of weird, old person—just ignore him.”

For some reason, the person in front of her made her feel like someone her great-grandpa was talking about.

However, thinking that he had been very kind to her back in the Film and Television City before, Lin Momo still called out enthusiastically, “Grandpa Zhou.”

“Hey,” Zhou Haihua responded with a smile on his face, but then he corrected, “According to the generations, you should call me ‘Great-grandpa Zhou’.”

“Great-grandpa Zhou?”

“That’s right, why, didn’t your great grandfather tell you that we know each other?”

“No…” Lin Momo shook her head, but she guessed that the ‘weird old man’ in Grandpa Lin’s description should be Zhou Haihua.

“This old, evil capitalist— It’s really…” Zhou Haihua muttered dissatisfiedly. But he still asked with concern, “How is your great grandfather doing? Is he still in good health?”

“Yeah, he’s quite strong,” Lin Momo replied.

Originally, when Lin Cheng and Lin Momo opened the Lin Mansion for filming, Grandpa Lin also wanted to come and watch, but then he thought about it and must have felt that something was wrong because in the end, he didn’t come.

“As long as he’s doing okay,” Zhou Haihua nodded.

After that, Zhou Haihua gave the big bag in his hand to Lin Momo.

These were the snacks he bought for Lin Momo.

Zhou Haihua himself has not even seen the shadow of a grandson, so now he could only experience the wonderful, addictive feeling of being a great grandfather through Lin Momo.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

In the studio, Lin Cheng and several other actors have successfully completed the filming of the first scene.

In the afternoon, after the two important scenes were filmed, it was Lin Momo’s unit’s turn.

After changing her clothes, Lin Momo was taken to the scene location and quickly got into the proper state.

… …

As the war became more intense, the entire N city gradually fell into the control of the enemy army. The Lin Mansion was still temporarily calm, but the outside had already fallen into chaos and devastation.

‘Lin An’nan’ did not let the two children know about what’s happening outside, but his two children had already noticed the changes.

Lin An’nan no longer allowed the two children to go out casually. The teachers who used to come to the Lin Mansion to teach them no longer came. Most of the helpers in the mansion were transferred to other safe cities with the help of the Lin family. Their children also left with them. The garden that used to be lively and playful was now missing the presence of those children, and it suddenly became quiet and deserted.

With her brother studying upstairs, only Lin Haiying was left sitting alone by the front door of the house, staring at the few ants at her feet with her chin in her hand.

Lin Haiying didn’t understand most of what the adults were saying, but she seemed to understand some of it.

At this time, a man in a suit, looking like a businessman, came out of the house.

His current identity was a leather merchant who has business dealings with the Lin family. On the surface, he came here to discuss a leather export deal. In fact, they were discussing how to urgently send a batch of anti-inflammatory drugs to the front line.

Before leaving, the man looked at Lin Haiying sitting by the front door and felt a little funny, so he stopped and asked, “Why are you sitting here on the ground?”

“I’m watching these ants move,” Lin Haiying answered in a muffled voice, looking down on the ground.

“Li Bao, Liu Ni and the others are all gone. My father won’t let me go out, and my family doesn’t take me with them when they go out.” This sounded like a complaint.

After saying that, Lin Haiying looked up at the uncle who often came to the house, and asked in a childlike voice, “When can we be free again like we were before? To run out and play whenever we want?”

Looking at the child’s innocent and lovely appearance, listening to her question, the man suddenly looked up at the sky with emotion and sighed, “Soon…”

“When is soon?” Lin Haiying asked.

“When more people stand up and unite.”

“More people? Then can I join?”

“Of course you can.”

The man left quickly, leaving Lin Haiying standing in the garden.

There was still a look of naivety on her face. She might not know what ‘unite’ meant, but her eyes were full of expectation.

This might just be the child’s expectation for a free and playful life, but it was also the expectation for a peaceful and prosperous country.

…

At this time, Director Liu said “Cut!”, and the filming of the whole scene was finished.

“Not bad, not bad, this scene passed!” Director Liu clapped his hands, obviously very satisfied with this performance that passed in one go.

During the process, Lin Momo’s performance was not really an acting skill, but this state of self-expression without technical modification was exactly what he wanted.

After Lin Momo’s scene, several more scenes were filmed on site.

They worked until it got dark. Director Liu reminded everyone to prepare for the final scene.

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

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T/N: About the names: Lin Haihua (the brother) and Zhou Haihua (the old actor) have the same given names in English but they are different in Chinese.

The old actor’s ‘Hua’ means a ‘fine, chestnut-colored horse’.

For Lin Haihua, his ‘Hua’ means ‘birch’. The ‘Ying’ in Lin Haiying’s name means ‘cherry.’ And then the two children share the generation name ‘Hai’ (ocean or a great number of things), same as the old actor.

The family’s surname ‘Lin’ means ‘forest’. So poetically, their names mean a great forest of birch and cherry. Nice huh? ☺️

Shameless plug, there is a character in If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong named Wang Hongyang that the absent-minded FL always thought was named Wang Haiyang (yes, ‘ocean’). Who was he? Her boyfriend of 6 months 😅 It’s a comedy of mistaken identities and flipped gender-stereotypes (the FL is the CEO and chases the ice beauty ML). Check it out!

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Chapter 96.1 — Not That Simple
Chapter 96.2 — Not That Simple
Chapter 96.3 — Not That Simple
Chapter 97.1 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 97.2 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 97.3 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 98.1 — Recording the Show
Chapter 98.2 — Recording the Show
Chapter 98.3 — Recording the Show