1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 148 New Year's Greetings and List (Please Subscribe!)

Harbin, the neighborhood where the Liu family lives.

When Liu's mother discovered that the soy sauce at home was almost gone, she decided to go out to see if the supply and marketing cooperative was open that day. As a result, she kept running into acquaintances, and people kept talking to her about her eldest daughter.

"Aunt Wang, isn't Chang'e from Journey to the West your daughter Xiao Li?"

"Yes, it's our Xiaoli."

"Oh my, Xiao Li is so beautiful, just like a fairy from a legend."

"It was mainly because of director Yang Jie's excellent filming and the added effect of the makeup and styling that we achieved that effect."

"Even so, it's because Xiaoli has a good foundation. Otherwise, why would that director Yang Jie, whom you mentioned, choose your Xiaoli instead of someone else to play Chang'e?"

Liu's mother smiled proudly, but before she could think of a reply, a third person interrupted their conversation.

"Aunt Wang, did Sister Xiaoli marry and move to Jiangcheng? I heard Jiangcheng is in the south."

"Yes, but they've already moved to the capital."

"..."

"Sister Wang, your daughter and son-in-law should be coming to wish you a Happy New Year this year, right? I think they didn't come last year."

"Xiao Li is pregnant with her second child again, I guess it's time..."

Liu's mother's words were cut short as she spoke.

Because in front of her, two people she never expected to meet here appeared.

"Mom~"

The young man called out to her from afar before he even got close.

"Oh... Xiao Chen, and father-in-law, what brings you here!"

At this moment, Liu's mother's tone was full of surprise and delight.

The people who came were Chen Fusheng and his father.

Of course, it was just the two of them.

Because Liu Xiaoli's baby is now over six months along, it's no longer suitable for her to travel far, especially in the dead of winter.

Moreover, there's a younger child at home, so her grandmother didn't come either; she stayed home to take care of them.

"I've come to wish you and Dad a Happy New Year. I was too busy with work at this time last year. Xiaoli and I had planned to come in the summer, but as you know, Mom, we didn't have a moment's rest all year, so it got delayed until now."

Chen Fusheng first explained to his mother-in-law, and then dealt with the onlookers around him.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop asking and get back to your work. My son-in-law and his father have come from afar, and they must be freezing in this cold weather. I'll take them home to warm up first."

At this point, the mother-in-law added a polite remark: "If you all have time, please come over for a visit."

"Mom, what were you originally planning to do?" After getting rid of the onlookers, Chen Fusheng asked as his mother-in-law led the two of them back home.

“I didn’t realize we were out of soy sauce until this morning when we were eating noodles. So I thought I’d go check with the local supply and marketing cooperative to see if it was open.”

After explaining, the mother-in-law continued, "I didn't expect to run into Xiao Chen and my father-in-law right after coming down. By the way, how did you get here? By train? Why didn't you send a message beforehand?"

"It wasn't a train, it was an airplane."

"airplane?"

"Mom, to be honest, Dad and I are here on a 'business trip' this time."

The mother-in-law understood and didn't ask any further questions.

He just smiled meaningfully: "You're really capable, Xiao Chen." "Mainly because I'm short on time, I have to go to Europe immediately after the Lantern Festival." Chen Fusheng made up an excuse for his personal use of official business.

"You're going to the Berlin Film Festival, right?" The mother-in-law had lived in Beijing for more than half a year last year, so she knew a little about her son-in-law's job.

"um, yes."

While they were talking, Chen Fusheng and his father stepped into his father-in-law's house again.

Like the mother-in-law, everyone was surprised and delighted by the arrival of the father and son.

"Dad, how have you been lately?"

"Okay, okay, I'm in good health. Thank you for your concern, Fusheng."

As his father-in-law spoke, he patted Chen Fusheng on the shoulder and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, your shoulders have become quite 'stronger'. It seems you have a heavy burden on your shoulders... I heard you're now the CEO of that Oriental Company?"

"A small company with only twenty or thirty people."

"Although the company has few people, what you are doing is great. Moreover, you are just getting started and will definitely grow and thrive in the future. However, Fusheng, you are in a high position at such a young age. Remember not to get carried away and to be down-to-earth in your work. Always remember that you are serving the people and the country..."

My father-in-law had a little to drink this morning, otherwise he wouldn't have been so talkative.

However, if Chen Fusheng weren't a son-in-law, and a son-in-law is like half a son, even if the father-in-law had been drinking, he wouldn't have come up to him and patted him on the shoulder to say such heartfelt words.

The intention was good.

It was inappropriate to say these things so soon after meeting, so the mother-in-law came out to smooth things over.

"Alright, old man, Xiao Chen just arrived and hasn't even had a sip of water yet. Is it appropriate for you to be spouting these grand principles?"

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, my fault..."

"No, no, Dad, you're right. You're teaching me for my own good, and it's only right that you do it."

Seeing his son easily win over his father-in-law with a few words after entering the house, Old Chen felt a great sense of satisfaction.

Chen Fusheng and his father came to Harbin to pay New Year's visits and stayed for three days, during which they also got drunk for all three days.

It wasn't until he returned to the capital on the fourth day and took a nap that his mind gradually cleared from the drunken stupor, and he became sober.

Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the statutory annual holiday has ended. Except for special units like schools, most places have gradually resumed work. Dongfang Company is not an exception and resumed work today as well, so Chen Fusheng and his father only had to come back yesterday.

Of course, Chen Fusheng didn't do anything at the company today, and even people like Han Sanping, whose hometowns are far away, haven't come back yet.

In the morning, after arriving at the company, he instructed the staff to clean up. In the afternoon, he went to the Film Bureau for a meeting and then drafted a list of people who could accompany him to the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, which he then handed to Tong Jiang to make contact.

Tong Jiang took the list and quickly glanced at it.

The Devotion of Suspect X: Zhang Guorong, Gong Xue
"The Cotton Robe": Ling Zi, Xu Xiangdong, Lin Qiuping
"The Broken Jade Gate": Chen Huaikai, Ding Tong, Zhou Xunchun
From this list, it is clear that Chen Fusheng only invited the film's director and the male and female leads.

Of course, the film festival also has awards for other positions, such as screenwriters and composers, but if all eligible awardees were to be included, the number of people would be too large.

Chen Fusheng had only been a 'small fry' on his two previous trips abroad, which he could have been indifferent to, but this time he was the team leader.

The increased cost of sending more people is secondary; the real problem is that it's inconvenient to manage a large number of people. If someone gets into trouble, for example, if they become promiscuous after going abroad, they will also bear joint responsibility.

Therefore, not wanting to cause trouble for himself, and for the sake of fairness, he simply followed Director Shi's arrangement from last time and only brought the director and the male and female leads of the film.

However, he did not completely imitate Director Shi. For example, when Lingzi's "The Wilderness" was screened last time, there was only one spot available. This time, when Lingzi's "The Cotton Robe" was also screened, Chen Fusheng gave her the same treatment as his own film.

Of course, behind this equal treatment, Chen Fusheng also had his own considerations, and it was not as simple as just taking two more people on a trip abroad.

After all, both Xu Xiangdong and Lin Qiuping were true martial arts masters...

(End of this chapter)