At the livestream channel.

Because the livestream was blurred, viewers couldn’t see the entire Lin family compound. It wasn’t until Old Master Lin appeared on camera that everyone started discussing:

[Is this Momo’s great-grandfather, Lin Cheng’s grandfather? He looks quite elegant.]

Unlike the tracksuits he’d been wearing recently when just lounging around the house, Old Man Lin donned a custom-made Tang suit, looking truly elegant.

[He looks like a man of status] someone commented.

[And judging from what I can of the scenery behind him, his residence must be quite large; it doesn’t look ordinary….]

Just then, an audience member jumped in and said [Why does this old man look familiar?]

This comment immediately resonated with many of  the viewers:

[I hadn’t noticed until you mentioned it, but he does look familiar.]

[I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere…]

[I think so too.]

[Has he been on TV maybe?]

Just as everyone was speculating, someone finally recognized Old Master Lin’s identity: 

[I know! It’s that old man! The old man who ate at the small restaurant in that episode where Lin Cheng and Momo were tasked to open one!] 

[The small restaurant episode? Why haven’t I seen him before?]

[He wasn’t in the edited episode, you could only see him if you watched the livestream. It’s definitely him!]

[Now that you mention it, I have an impression of him. It’s true! At the time, I was wondering why that old man kept giving Momo candy.]

[Hahaha, I remember now. At that time, someone in the livestream channel said that the old man couldn’t be an ordinary fan. I didn’t expect that he was actually Momo’s great-grandfather.]

[According to Lin Cheng’s public statement, Momo didn’t even know that he was her great-grandfather during that time.]

[So, the old man knew that he had a great-granddaughter and secretly went to see her on the show?]

[Oh my god, oh no, the old man is so cute.]

[Haha, this whole family is so adorable.]

After learning the ‘truth’, as the audience watched Old Master Lin in the livestream, he seemed to have lost his previous aura and instead looked a little more friendly and adorable.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Meanwhile, Old Master Lin, unaware that he had ‘lost his dignity’ in front of the audience, saw Lin Momo and a loving smile instantly spread across his face.

“Our Xiao Momo is back. Are you tired?” Old Master Lin said, preparing to take the schoolbag from Lin Momo.

Lin Momo shook her head, saying, “The schoolbag isn’t heavy. I can carry it myself.”

However, Lin Momo remembered something; she held out the school uniform in her hand to Grandpa Lin, as if presenting a treasure, “Great-grandpa, look, this is my new uniform.”

“Mm, it looks good,” Grandpa Lin praised generously. After all, in the eyes of the old man, his great-grandchild looked good in anything.

Just then, a somewhat deliberate cough came from behind.

“I was wondering why you suddenly came out. It turns out your grandson and great-granddaughter are back.” An elderly man of about Grandpa Lin’s age, looking equally energetic, emerged from the house.

Lin Cheng looked at the newcomer, then at Grandpa Lin, raising an eyebrow. He had probably guessed why Grandpa Lin had dressed so smartly today and insisted on having them come back for dinner.

It was simply to show off in front of his old friend.

“Grandpa Qian,” Lin Cheng greeted the man.

This Old Master Qian also nodded to Lin Cheng, but his eyes had already fallen on Lin Momo who was standing next to Lin Cheng.

“Is this Momo?” Old Master Qian asked with a smile.

Because Old Master Lin often showed off his great-granddaughter in his circle of friends, although he never posted a frontal photo out of protection for Lin Momo, after seeing him brag so many times, Old Master Qian recognized Lin Momo at a glance just by her height and hairstyle.

“Hahaha, that’s right, Lin Cheng’s daughter, our Momo,” Old Master Lin said, his face full of showing off and smugness.

After that, Old Master Lin introduced Lin Momo again, “Momo, this is Great-grandpa Qian.”

“Great-grandpa Qian,” Lin Momo greeted him obediently.

Old Master Qian immediately responded with a smile, and there was indeed a little jealousy in his eyes.

The Qian family had quite a few children and grandchildren. They were not short of boys, but they were very much short of a lovely granddaughter or great-granddaughter.

“Xiao Momo, this is your first time meeting Great-grandpa Qian, right? But those little pets in your backyard that your great-grandfather got you came from me,” Grandpa Qian started chatting up Lin Momo.

But Grandpa Lin cut him off with a glare. “They’re just a few living creatures, aren’t they? Didn’t I dig up all the trees and grass in my yard for you? Aren’t they worth a few of your little animals?” 

Grandpa Qian: ”…” Thank you, but he didn’t really want them.

The plants Grandpa Lin had moved to make room for the small pets were indeed expensive, but he also had them in his yard.

“And who was it that lost my Jin Xi’er last time?” Grandpa Qian muttered.

The mention of this brought back a bad memory for Grandpa Lin, though it had nothing to do with birds.

“You’re right! It was your lousy bird that kept me from looking!” That time, Grandpa Lin had sneaked off to see Lin Momo, but the bird he’d borrowed from Grandpa Qian got surrounded by a group of very enthusiastic elderly men. In a moment of desperation, he simply gave the bird to someone.

The two men exchanged barbs as they headed back inside.

… …

The exchange between the two elders amused the livestream audience:

[Haha, this old man must be a friend of Momo’s great-grandfather.]

[With this level of mutual injuries, it’s hard to believe they haven’t had a fifty- or sixty-year friendship.]

[But it seems Momo’s great-grandfather has the upper hand.]

Indeed, judging by the time spent on the taunts, it was clear that Grandpa Lin was outplaying Grandpa Qian. In a short while, Grandpa Lin had completely silenced the other.

[Haha, it feels like this old man was badly bullied by Momo’s great-grandfather.]

..….

[Why does this old man look familiar? I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before] someone jumped in, saying.

[Again? That’s impossible…]

[Has this old man been on the show too?]

[No, I haven’t seen this friend of Momo’s great-grandfather’s on the livestream.]

[Oh? Then where did I see him? He does look a little familiar, who is he?]

… …

Originally, the question of Old Master Qian’s identity was just a casual topic brought up during the livestream. No one expected it to become a trending topic soon, attracting the attention of many netizens.

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

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Chapter 108.1 — Which Floor?
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Chapter 108.3 — Which Floor?
Chapter 109.1 — My Daughter
Chapter 109.2 — My Daughter