Chapter Summaries

Xu Mengyao brought Lin Chen their two-year-old daughter, Lin Xiaoqian, and asked him to care for her until she started kindergarten. As Lin Chen welcomed Xiaoqian into his life, the Super Daddy System awakened and unlocked a storage space.

• Lin Chen recognized Xu Mengyao, who had left after their encounter three years earlier, and learned that she had given birth to their daughter, Lin Xiaoqian.
• Xu Mengyao left Xiaoqian and her suitcase with Lin Chen, gave him her contact information, and departed despite Xiaoqian’s reluctance.
• Lin Chen welcomed Xiaoqian, promised to find a bigger home, and learned from her that Xu Mengyao had not brought other men home.
• Lin Chen found sixty thousand yuan and a note from Xu Mengyao in Xiaoqian’s suitcase, but decided not to use the money.
• The Super Daddy System unlocked a thousand-cubic-meter storage space after Lin Chen organized Xiaoqian’s suitcase, and he tested storing and retrieving the cash.

Lin Chen cared for Lin Xiaoqian, cooked for her, and learned that his system improved his cooking through kitchen work and his physical constitution through labor. After putting Xiaoqian down for a nap, he discovered his constitution had risen to sixty-one points and calculated how quickly he could surpass a top boxer.

• Lin Chen decided to keep his situation with Xu Mengyao hidden from his parents for now and asked Lin Xiaoqian what food she liked.
• Lin Xiaoqian told Lin Chen that she ate more of her mother's cooking so her mother would stay home, and said her maternal grandparents were abroad while her grandmother received treatment.
• Lin Chen cooked three dishes for Xiaoqian as the system began granting him chef experience for time spent in the kitchen.
• Lin Chen fed Xiaoqian, promised to stay with her, and carried her to bed for an afternoon nap.
• Lin Chen washed the dishes and cleaned the apartment, then learned that his physical constitution had increased from sixty to sixty-one points.
• Lin Chen learned that he could gain up to three constitution points a day and estimated he could soon surpass a top boxer's strength.

Lin Chen decided to move with Lin Xiaoqian to Ziyuan Community and found an apartment they both liked. He rented it on a flexible lease and arranged for viewings to be paused for three months, hoping to buy it if he could earn enough.

• Lin Chen searched for rentals in Ziyuan Community and chose to look there so Lin Xiaoqian would not have to keep moving and making new friends.
• Lin Xiaoqian woke up crying because she could not find Lin Chen, and he comforted her and promised not to abandon her.
• Lin Chen carried Lin Xiaoqian to a real estate agency and viewed several apartments, rejecting the first two because they did not like the decor.
• Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian liked a new apartment listed for rent at fifteen thousand, with one month's deposit, one month's rent, and no agency fee.
• Lin Chen asked the landlord to pause viewings for three months while he considered buying the apartment, and the landlord agreed.
• Lin Chen signed the rental contract, paid thirty thousand, and told Lin Xiaoqian they would move the next day.

Lin Chen cleaned the apartment with Lin Xiaoqian, developed his physique and fairy-tale abilities through time spent caring for her, and comforted her when she missed Xu Mengyao. Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing why she had sent Qian Qian to her father, but remained worried about whether Lin Chen could care for her well.

• Lin Chen cleaned the rented apartment with Lin Xiaoqian and thought about earning enough to buy it for her.
• Lin Chen read Lin Xiaoqian a story, and the system improved his fairy-tale reading and creation abilities as he spent time with her.
• Lin Chen cooked dinner, encouraged Lin Xiaoqian to eat vegetables, and comforted her when she cried because she missed her mother.
• Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing that she had sent Qian Qian to Lin Chen because their daughter wanted her father in her life.
• Xu Mengyao said she did not intend to be with Lin Chen and worried that he might not be able to care for Qian Qian.

Xu Mengyao left Lin Chen with money to care for Lin Xiaoqian before flying to the United States for her mother’s surgery. As Lin Chen and Xiaoqian settled into their new home, his system began rewarding him with skills as he taught and learned alongside her.

• Xu Mengyao told Shen Qing she had given Lin Chen sixty thousand yuan for Xiaoqian’s expenses and then left for the United States.
• Lin Chen got up during the night to take Xiaoqian to the bathroom, and she told him she wanted to wake up with both her parents.
• Lin Chen bought Xiaoqian a toothbrush, took her to breakfast, and moved with her into their new home.
• Lin Chen taught Xiaoqian to draw, and the system began improving his drawing skills toward Master and Grandmaster levels.
• Xiaoqian taught Lin Chen some English, and the system said he could become proficient in English and then learn additional foreign languages by teaching her.

Lin Chen used Lin Xiaoqian’s lessons to master English while improving his cooking and soccer skills through the system. After Xiaoqian ran out of lessons, Lin Chen offered to teach her, and she suggested that Xu Mengyao teach him English instead.

• Lin Chen studied English with Lin Xiaoqian, then cooked lunch and improved his Cooking Skill as he prepared it.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian outside to practice soccer, and the system began improving his Ball Skills after they played for five minutes.
• Lin Chen encouraged Xiaoqian to keep practicing and took her to a bookstore to buy storybooks when she became tired.
• The next day, Lin Xiaoqian taught Lin Chen for another hour and a half until the system announced that he had mastered English proficiently.
• Lin Xiaoqian admitted she had nothing else to teach and suggested that Xu Mengyao teach Lin Chen, but Lin Chen instead offered to teach Xiaoqian.

Lin Chen cared for Lin Xiaoqian while Xu Mengyao called to check on her and remained with her mother during surgery. After teaching Xiaoqian to write, Lin Chen took her to an amusement park, where she eagerly pointed out the carousel.

• Xu Mengyao called Lin Chen, and Lin Xiaoqian happily told her that she liked staying with her father and wanted both parents together.
• Xu Mengyao warned Xiaoqian not to call Lin Chen her husband, then told her to listen to him while she stayed busy with work and her mother's surgery.
• Xu Guofeng advised Xu Mengyao to keep her distance from Lin Chen and asked her to manage the family company for another half year.
• Lin Xiaoqian asked whether her parents were divorced, and Lin Chen reassured her that neither parent would abandon her.
• Lin Chen taught Xiaoqian to write, then took her to the amusement park, where she asked to ride the carousel.

Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian to an amusement park, where he improved his driving and shooting skills and won her a stuffed dog. Hoping to earn money for a car, he completed a difficult translation job overnight, and the translation company offered him payment and long-term work.

• Lin Chen rode the Carousel and Bumper Cars with Lin Xiaoqian, improving his Driving Skill during the rides.
• Lin Chen improved his Shooting Skill at a balloon game and won the big dog stuffed toy Lin Xiaoqian wanted.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian home before the rain, comforted her when she said she missed her mother, and told her a fairy tale.
• Lin Chen searched online for ways to earn money and accepted a difficult translation assignment for five thousand yuan.
• Lin Chen finished the translation in just over three hours and emailed it to the client.
• A translation company supervisor praised Lin Chen's accurate work and offered to pay him and collaborate long-term.

Lin Chen accepted three difficult translation jobs, earned 21,000 yuan, and continued teaching Lin Xiaoqian while improving his French and beginning German. After learning that Lin Chen had moved, Xu Mengyao spoke with Xiaoqian and sent Shen Qing to visit their new home and take pictures.

• Lin Chen negotiated higher rates with Yao Bin and accepted three translation jobs, then earned 21,000 yuan after completing them.
• Lin Chen gained the Singing Skill while teaching Xiaoqian nursery rhymes, reached proficient French, and chose German as his next language.
• Shen Qing visited Lin Chen’s old home, learned he had moved, and told Xu Mengyao.
• Xu Mengyao called Lin Chen, asked whether he had gotten a paternity test, and spoke with Xiaoqian, who said she loved living with her father.
• Xu Mengyao gave Shen Qing Lin Chen’s new address and asked her to take pictures, so Shen Qing went to Ziyuan Community and rang his doorbell.

Shen Qing visited Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian, then discovered Lin Chen was an exceptional cook and learned that Xu Mengyao had remained unattached since their past encounter. The chapter left Lin Chen hoping Shen Qing would bring Xu Mengyao over again, while keeping his own plans to himself.

• Shen Qing visited Lin Chen, gave Lin Xiaoqian a gift of fruit, and took pictures of Lin Chen's apartment for Xu Mengyao.
• Lin Chen offered to return the living-expense money Xu Mengyao had given him, insisting he could support Lin Xiaoqian himself.
• Lin Chen cooked five dishes, and Shen Qing was astonished by how delicious they were.
• After the meal, Lin Chen asked whether Xu Mengyao had been with anyone else, and Shen Qing said she had avoided men since developing psychological trauma.
• Lin Chen thanked Shen Qing and urged her to bring Xu Mengyao over again, while Shen Qing suggested he become a chef.

After Shen Qing reassured Xu Mengyao that Lin Xiaoqian was comfortable and well cared for, Lin Chen reached Grandmaster level in fairy-tale creation and began publishing stories online under the pen name Lin Yu. His first stories went viral on Childlike Heart Network, leaving him surprised by their sudden popularity.

• Shen Qing told Xu Mengyao that Lin Xiaoqian was doing well with Lin Chen, praised his cooking, and said he had refused Xu Mengyao’s sixty thousand yuan.
• Lin Chen completed translation jobs, advanced his fairy-tale creation ability to Grandmaster level, and learned German to a proficient level.
• Lin Chen registered as Lin Yu on Childlike Heart Network and uploaded two fairy tales, then continued writing more.
• Xu Xiao recognized Lin Yu’s stories as exceptional and urged Chief Editor Chen Wenhan to promote them; Chen Wenhan arranged the site’s best recommendation.
• Lin Chen finished eight more stories and discovered that his first two had each surpassed fifty thousand clicks and drawn thousands of comments.

Lin Chen’s ten fairy tales drew strong traffic and more than ten thousand yuan in Reader Tips, prompting Childlike Heart Network to negotiate for his exclusive signing. Lin Chen accepted the website’s terms and signed an electronic contract, securing a 300,000-yuan bonus while keeping the stories’ copyright.

• Lin Chen uploaded eight more fairy tales, and Chen Wenhan saw that his first two stories had attracted exceptionally high click-through rates.
• Chen Wenhan received calls from publishers offering to buy Lin Yu’s fairy tales, but he rejected their low offers and later told Lin Chen the highest bid had reached 680,000 yuan.
• Lin Chen reviewed his dashboard, saw that the ten stories had earned over ten thousand yuan in Reader Tips, and added Chen Wenhan on WeChat.
• Lin Chen declined to sell the stories and asked Childlike Heart Network to propose online signing terms because he needed to care for Lin Xiaoqian and wanted to keep his identity private.
• Childlike Heart Network offered promotional support and a 90/10 Reader Tips split in Lin Chen’s favor, plus a 300,000-yuan signing bonus.
• Lin Chen accepted the terms and signed the electronic contract, and Chen Wenhan celebrated the deal.

After receiving his signing bonus, Lin Chen bought a Volvo XC60 and took Lin Xiaoqian to the supermarket, where he received a call from his mother about his layoff. He prepared to tell his family about his new circumstances as Chen Mei offered to send him money.

• Lin Chen received the 300,000 signing bonus and decided to buy a Volvo XC60.
• Lin Chen comforted Lin Xiaoqian after she wet her pants, then took her to the dealership and bought a car.
• Lin Chen secured Lin Xiaoqian in the car seat, learned from the system how driving hours improved his Driving Skill, and drove her to the supermarket.
• Lin Chen received a call from Chen Mei, who had heard from Zhou Wei that Lin Chen was laid off.
• Chen Mei offered to transfer Lin Chen money if he needed it.

Lin Chen introduced his daughter, Lin Xiaoqian, to his parents, who were overjoyed to learn they had a granddaughter and flew to visit her. The chapter ended with Lin Chen driving his parents and Xiaoqian away from the airport.

• Chen Mei and Lin Hai assumed Lin Chen had found a girlfriend and transferred him ten thousand yuan to help with expenses.
• Lin Chen revealed Xiaoqian to his parents and explained that she was his biological daughter, born after an accident three years earlier.
• Lin Chen told his parents that Xiaoqian's mother, Xu Mengyao, came from a family with assets exceeding ten billion and that their relationship was complicated.
• Lin Chen bought plane tickets for Lin Hai and Chen Mei, and they traveled to visit Xiaoqian the following day.
• Lin Chen and Xiaoqian welcomed Lin Hai and Chen Mei at the airport, where Chen Mei hugged Xiaoqian and quickly grew fond of her.
• Lin Chen drove his parents and Xiaoqian from the airport, joking that people called him the Akina Mountain Racing God.

Lin Chen reassured his parents that he could support himself by writing fairy tales and planned to build them a new house. He asked Lin Hai and Chen Mei to keep his writing career secret, while Lin Xiaoqian praised his cooking.

• Lin Hai and Chen Mei worried that Lin Chen’s home and car came from Xu Mengyao’s money, and Lin Hai offered to send him one hundred thousand yuan.
• Lin Chen showed Lin Hai his account on Childlike Heart Network and explained that his fairy tales had earned tips, brought a three hundred thousand yuan signing bonus, and received a six hundred and eighty thousand yuan offer.
• Lin Chen told Lin Hai to keep his writing identity secret and assured his parents that they would not need to support him or worry about his future marriage.
• Lin Chen urged Lin Hai to demolish their old home and build a New Chinese Style Villa, promising to provide money if needed.
• Lin Xiaoqian told Lin Chen that Chen Mei did not believe his cooking was the tastiest, and Lin Chen claimed he had become a good cook through practice.

Lin Chen impressed his parents with his cooking and taught Lin Xiaoqian to fold paper airplanes, gaining Aircraft Manufacturing Technology from the system. Two days later, after Lin Chen’s thirty fairy tales shook the industry, he chose to publish them himself despite Chen Wenhan’s warnings about the sales risk.

• Lin Chen cooked an elaborate dinner for Lin Xiaoqian and his parents, who were amazed by his cooking and agreed to keep his newfound talents secret.
• Lin Hai told Chen Mei that Lin Chen had earned money writing fairy tales, and the two discussed how Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian’s mother might end up together.
• Lin Chen taught Lin Xiaoqian to fold paper airplanes and gained Aircraft Manufacturing Technology from the system, which could reach Grandmaster level after two hundred hours of study.
• Lin Xiaoqian explained that she wanted to give paper airplanes to Lin Hai and Chen Mei, so Lin Chen reassured her that she could keep practicing before they went home.
• Two days later, Lin Chen’s thirty fairy tales had all reached Immortal Grass quality, and Chen Wenhan told him a publisher had offered three million for the collection.
• Lin Chen insisted on self-publishing the fairy tales despite Chen Wenhan warning that royalties would be low and sales were uncertain.

Lin Chen accepted a lucrative special publishing contract with Childlike Heart Network after Liang Zhirong offered escalating royalties and bonuses for his fairy tales. After signing in person while keeping his identity private, Lin Chen returned home to his daughter, Lin Xiaoqian.

• Liang Zhirong approved a special contract offering Lin Yu royalties of up to eighteen percent and immediate payment for the initial print run of three hundred thousand copies.
• Lin Chen agreed to sign with Childlike Heart Network but asked the publishers to visit him and keep his identity out of public photos.
• Liang Zhirong and Chen Wenhan met Lin Chen, learned he had written the stories in less than a month, and offered him bonuses for stories beyond thirty a year.
• Lin Chen reviewed and signed the contract under his real name and pen name, and Liang Zhirong signed and stamped it for the company.
• Lin Chen returned home and heard Lin Xiaoqian telling Chen Mei that she missed him; he picked her up and asked whether she had eaten properly.

Lin Chen said goodbye to his parents after they visited, and his Driving Skill reached Grandmaster level. Xu Mengyao returned to see Lin Xiaoqian, who urged her parents to stay together for the night.

• Lin Chen told his parents that he had signed a publishing contract for a first print run of three hundred thousand copies and planned to hire a professional company to build their house.
• Lin Hai and Chen Mei left for home, and Lin Xiaoqian gave them a paper airplane she had folded herself.
• The system announced that Lin Chen's Driving Skill had reached Grandmaster level and listed his other skills and physique.
• Lin Xiaoqian cried because she missed Xu Mengyao, then spotted her car near their residential complex.
• Xu Mengyao arrived at the apartment and reunited with Lin Xiaoqian, who asked if she missed Lin Chen and begged her to stay the night.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao discussed Lin Xiaoqian’s care and agreed to marry with their assets protected by notarized terms. They planned to register that afternoon, while Lin Xiaoqian showed Xu Mengyao how much she admired Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen showed Xu Mengyao that he had more than 1.4 million yuan and declined her offer to increase his monthly support for Lin Xiaoqian.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao agreed that whoever married first would give up custody of Lin Xiaoqian, then decided to marry for their daughter’s sake and notarize their separate property.
• Xu Mengyao agreed to have Shen Qing look after Lin Xiaoqian while she and Lin Chen went to register their marriage that afternoon.
• Lin Xiaoqian proudly showed Xu Mengyao her writing and praised Lin Chen for teaching her many things.
• Xu Mengyao stayed for lunch after Lin Xiaoqian insisted Lin Chen’s cooking was better than restaurant food, then teased her daughter about favoring her father.

Xu Mengyao spent time with Lin Xiaoqian and was astonished by Lin Chen’s cooking and language skills. After Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao went out to notarize their separate assets, his Russian translation helped resolve a shipment problem, leaving Xu Mengyao wondering how he could be so capable despite seeming ordinary.

• Xu Mengyao reassured Lin Xiaoqian that her parents loved her, and Lin Xiaoqian told her about the house and her time with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen cooked a meal that amazed Xu Mengyao and Shen Qing, then explained that he wanted time to care for Lin Xiaoqian rather than open a restaurant.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao left Lin Xiaoqian with Shen Qing and went to notarize their assets separately.
• Xu Mengyao received an urgent call about a shipment to Bear Country, and Lin Chen translated the Russian conversation so the problem was resolved.
• Xu Mengyao learned that Lin Chen also spoke English, German, French, and Russian, and was stunned by how many skills he had.