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Chapter 807 Trip to Wuhan (Part )

When grandma received a call from Chu Xuan, she learned that Chu Xuan was staying at the An family tonight and that the two families would stay at each other's house for the next few days. She was both amused and confused.

Grandma understood Chu Xuan's heart. He had to take care of both sides and not offend anyone. She understood very well, but such a situation was rare and quite interesting. After telling her uncle and aunt, the two elders also found it funny.

"It's hard for Xiaoxuan. It's really not easy to be a son-in-law." The aunt said with both sarcasm and emotion.

Chu Xuan accompanied his grandmother on the first day he came to Wuhan. On the second day, he followed his aunt to check on the progress of the wedding dress and accompanied his grandparents. From the third day, he started to stay in each place for one day.

Under this lifestyle, Chu Xuan, accompanied by Yuan Hong, also started his actions and carried out the most important thing in coming to Wuhan.

The first stop was the Wuhan Grand Theater, the place where my mother once pursued her dreams and the scene that my father could not forget after watching my mother dance once in the audience. It was also the beginning of their relationship, the source of Liu Yifei's birth, and the beginning of my parents' marriage grave.

At first glance, the outcome of this emotional line created in this place is tragic.

But if there had not been this tragedy, there would have been no Liu Yifei, no change in his mother's character, no mother's determination to help Liu Yifei realize her dream of becoming an actress, he and Liu Yifei would not have met and married, and he and Liu Yifei would not have the relatively perfect family they have now.

Under the sun, Chu Xuan walked in the small square. He looked up at the theater building in front of him that exuded a cultural atmosphere, and his mood suddenly became complicated.

Yesterday he was still criticizing his parents for their irresponsible behavior of divorce which would bring trouble to the younger generation, but today when he came to the place where his parents met, he felt that he had not been apart for long but the past was gone with the wind.

Criticizing his parents means not supporting their divorce, otherwise he and Liu Yifei would not be where they are today.

The fact that he and Liu Yifei are where they are today is equivalent to him having to thank his parents for their divorce. Isn't this kind of thinking selfish and somewhat unfilial?

Chu Xuan took off his sunglasses, couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and threw away these random thoughts.

He found that he had changed a little. In the past, even though he liked to observe the details of life, his heart was not so active. But after two months of directing, perhaps because the process of leading art requires in-depth contemplation, experience and thinking, which has become a habit, his inner world is now very active and rich.

Now when he sees or comes into contact with things related to himself and his family, he can't help but feel, think, reminisce and reflect.

"I have the flavor of an artist." He shamelessly commented to himself and walked into the theater with Yuan Hong.

Although Yuan Hong is a local and has had contact and familiarity with some people and units in the local cultural department, he is quite unfamiliar with the theater industry, which makes Chu Xuan and him embarrassed.

It would be a bit difficult to ask everyone in the theater about such a small matter as an old photo, and it would also make people in the unit feel puzzled.

Fortunately, with the aura of a star, any inexplicable behavior will always be forced into a rational perception by others.

Anyone else coming to the theater to look for old photos of their family? Maybe they're sick!

Big stars come to the theater to look for old photos of their families? Look, how heartwarming!

Such cognition has no humanistic logic at all, but this is often the case in today's society.

In such a double-standard social atmosphere, Chu Xuan and Yuan Hong, two inexplicable "intruders", were warmly received by the theater staff they met on the way. It seemed that the arrival of the big stars would boost the theater's business and their salaries would increase. They all came to surround them, asking for autographs and taking photos.

It can only be said that the entire world today is shrouded in an invisible ideological field dominated by the global media, which distorts the ideological changes of many people without their knowledge, and makes them subconsciously follow such changes to pursue the so-called celebrity effect.

For example, a luxury bag from overseas that costs tens of thousands of dollars is no different from a domestic bag that costs only a few hundred dollars, or even worse in quality. However, many people just like to buy bags that cost tens of thousands of dollars, and celebrity endorsements are one of the main reasons.

The most important affairs of state are sacrifices and military affairs.

Rong means military affairs. The country is currently a hidden dragon in this area, and sooner or later it will become a flying dragon in the sky.

Sacrifice is a wave of thought on traditional cultural beliefs and the promotion of world affairs. It can also be regarded as ideological propaganda today. However, this area is now firmly controlled and eroded by the West. If soft power wants to rise strongly, restore the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties and awaken people to the independent thinking with the pride of China, it is a long way to go.

After signing a few autographs and taking a few photos, Chu Xuan and Yuan Hong were introduced to the theater's general director by an enthusiastic staff member.

When my mother's song and dance troupe still existed, the general director was a director of the theater, and Chu Xuan and Yuan Hong finally found the right person.

I learned from the general director that the old director who led my mother's dance troupe had passed away many years ago, and the original dance troupe no longer existed. The members went their separate ways and their whereabouts are unknown. The past has also been gone with the wind.

Chu Xuan felt a little sad. His mother left the theater in 1997, and it has only been 12 years. He didn't expect that everything has changed.

Following the group leader to the office, he dug out several old photo albums and some scattered photos stored in envelopes.

Chu Xuan took a look and found that there were indeed photos of his mother mixed in, many of which were not in the family album, so this trip was not in vain.

"Auntie was really... amazing when she was young." Yuan Hong saw the stage photo of Auntie Zhang Liu. Although it was a static picture, one could still see Auntie Liu, dressed in a beautiful dance costume, spinning on one leg on the stage like a golden rooster.

Although it is difficult to describe the pixels of the old photo, the blurry surface cannot hide Aunt Liu's beauty. This posture almost made him blurt out a compliment of "so beautiful", but then he thought that it seemed a bit inappropriate for a junior and an outsider to praise an elder aunt in this way, so he could only say "absolutely stunning".

Chu Xuan looked at the photo and recalled what Liu Yifei had said in the past: If my mother had become an entertainment star, I would have been under her glory all my life.

Chu Xuan felt that if his mother were to start over again and switch to a career in film and television, perhaps this sentence would come true.

However, each era is different, and each era has its own style.

In the 1970s and 1980s, when labor was the most glorious era, people at that time sang "Unity is strength, unity is strength..."

The whole nation is engaged in infrastructure construction, and it is people's pleasure to sing a labor song together with unity.

There were only a few cinemas at that time, and televisions were extremely expensive. You could watch a song and dance performance for a few cents or a few dimes per ticket, which was one of the few forms of entertainment for people of that era.

My mother is gifted in dancing and her image is impeccable. She can become a big star in the dance world in this era. This is due to luck and the creation of the times.

With the deepening of reform and opening up, the spread of Western culture, the construction of cinemas, the reduction of TV prices and the improvement of people's living standards...

In the late 1990s, musicals gradually became out-of-touch and highbrow, and the popular image of the evolution of literature and art gradually changed from highbrow to lowbrow.

Here, the mother gave up her dream for her daughter, and secretly retreated from the changing times. In the era of the rise of the film and television industry after the millennium, she trained her daughter to become a film and television superstar.

In the 1980s, 1990s, she was a dance superstar, and in the millennium, her daughter was a film and television superstar. This seemed to be an unintentional change and promotion by her mother with the help of many external factors. But from a God's perspective, the fate of mother and daughter is intertwined and in line with the development of the times. Isn't this also a kind of wisdom of the mother?
The inner beauty of the heart is nothing more than this.

Chu Xuan brought a digital camera specially with him. After taking a few wonderful photos of his mother, he and Yuan Hong ended their trip to the theater.

The next day came, which was also the fourth day in Wuhan. Accompanied by Yuan Hong, Chu Xuan followed him to the second stop, Hubei Cultural Center.

Liu Yifei said that there were several uncles and aunts who used to be good friends with my mother working here. With the help of Yuan Hong's personal connections, Chu Xuan soon successfully visited an aunt.

When Aunt Ji heard that Chu Xuan was looking for old photos of his mother-in-law, she was a little surprised and caught off guard.

Unlike the young people in the theater, the elderly Aunt Ji did not force herself to lower her intelligence to find a reasonable understanding of how to treat a big star. She was purely puzzled that Chu Xuan came to her specifically for such a small matter.

After Chu Xuan's repeated explanations, Aunt Ji finally believed that he really wanted to find photos to surprise his mother-in-law.

"You are thoughtful. I haven't seen your mother-in-law for more than ten years. I do have some old photos, but I don't know if I can find a separate photo of your mother-in-law. How about this, I'll go back and look for it today. If I find it, I'll text you. Can you come over tomorrow?"

"Okay, thank you Auntie, I'm really sorry for bothering you."

Following the same method, through Yuan Hong's personal connections, Chu Xuan found an Uncle Yang, who said that he had once been his mother's dance partner.

That's great. I used to be a dance partner with my mom, so I guess there should be some photos from the past, right?

As he expected, when they came to the cultural center again on the fifth day, Aunt Ji and Uncle Yang both brought some old photos of their mother, and Uncle Yang brought much more photos than Aunt Ji.

"At the beginning, your Uncle Yang was a suitor of your mother-in-law." Aunt Ji laughed, and Uncle Yang was a little embarrassed.

Chu Xuan suddenly realized. No wonder he collected so many photos of his mother. It turned out that this man had once had evil intentions towards his mother, and it seemed that his father Ankang successfully intercepted him.

"so far so good……"

Chu Xuan was grumbling in his heart, and said "not bad" several times in his mind.

Just look at Uncle Yang with his beard growing all over his body. If he has a high EQ, he can be said to be an artist, but if he has a low EQ, his face is covered with beard.

If she had been with her mother at the beginning, what would Liu Yifei look like?
"I can't think about it, I can't think about it, there must be a ghost." Chu Xuan quickly threw away the thoughts that seemed like he had seen a ghost.

“Dad, even though your divorce from Mom ended in tragedy, I have to give you a thumbs up for successfully winning Mom over.” Chu Xuan added in his mind.

"Time has really changed. Xiaoli is now 50 years old. I haven't seen her for a long time..." Uncle Yang sighed, looking at Chu Xuan as if he had something to hide.

Chu Xuan looked at him like that. What? You want to meet my mother? Although my mother is 50 years old, she still has the beauty of a 40-year-old. If you see her, you won't have any other thoughts, right?
"Thank you, uncle and aunt. Goodbye, uncle and aunt!"

Chu Xuan found a few photos and took them. When Uncle Yang wanted to say something, he immediately said goodbye and left, not giving the bearded man a chance to speak.

Just like my mother treated Sissi as a treasure, she once thought that no man was worthy of Sissi.

As a son-in-law and half a son, he has the same mentality. No man is worthy of our mother, let alone this bearded man.

This person is in danger, hurry up.

……

"Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma. I'll come to see you next time."

"Grandma, uncle and aunt, please come to our house to play on June 6th. You can come earlier if you want. If you come earlier, ask Sister Hua to get the key. I may have to go to America to accompany Xixi until June 18th and then come back."

After staying in Wuhan for five days, Chu Xuan said goodbye to his family on both sides on the evening of the fifth day and the morning of the sixth day.

I gained something from the theater, something from the cultural center, and also found some photos at my home and my grandmother's house.

During the email exchanges with Liu Yifei and after confirmation with my grandmother, we have collected a total of 1 representative pictures of my mother from the age of 50 to , which are enough to represent every year of her existence. So the purpose of the trip to Wuhan has been achieved, and it is time to return to Beijing to make follow-up preparations.

"Okay, come with Xixi next time." Grandpa and grandma said goodbye. My aunt had already gone to Shenzhen a few days ago to continue working on the couple's wedding house.

For grandparents, although Chu Xuan only stayed at home for two or three days, and was busy outside most of the time, and only had two or three nights to accompany them, the happiness and joy in these two or three nights were rare feelings for them in the whole year.

The two old people were reluctant to see Chu Xuan leave, but young people have their own world. The two old people did not say anything to keep him, but only hoped to see him next time they opened the door.

Chu Xuan saw the expectant look in his grandparents' eyes, and he also felt unspeakable sadness, but he had no good way to deal with it. He could only force himself to dispel the emotion and waved goodbye.

"Xiaoxuan, take care. Do you want to come on the same day or come earlier and then take a look later?" Grandma and uncle and aunt were seeing us off at the door.

Compared to the loneliness of grandparents, grandma's side is better. Because of the presence of mom, Chu Xuan is closer to grandma, and with his uncle and aunt by his side, although grandma is reluctant to leave, she is more looking forward to seeing her again in some time.

"And there's Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The ingredients are so particular. You can come cook on your mother-in-law's birthday and I'll teach you how to make it." said my aunt.

In addition to the photos, there are four dishes, stir-fried green beans with meat, deep-fried loach, boiled fish fillets, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, as the second surprise that Chu Xuan prepared for his mother. He has made the first three once or twice under the guidance of his aunt in the past few days. Although he may not have learned them completely, at least he knows the steps. I think he won't be too unfamiliar with them when cooking for his mother's birthday.

However, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is like a hodgepodge dish, which is a bit troublesome to prepare due to too many ingredients. I haven’t had the chance to try cooking this dish during the past few days in Wuhan, so I could only improvise it on my mother’s birthday.

"it is good!"

Chu Xuan responded, sat in the passenger seat of Yuan Hong's car, waved to his grandmother and others at the gate, and then started the car and drove towards the airport.

"Old Yuan, thank you very much. If you are free on June 618, please come to my house in Beijing to hang out. If you are not free, Xixi and I will come to Hengdian to see you later."

"Well, have a nice trip."

Yuan Hong drove Chu Xuan to the airport and said goodbye with both hands.

Chu Xuan carried his luggage bag and walked towards the terminal, ending his five-day trip to Wuhan.

He came here with the purpose of preparing a surprise for his mother, and the experience of accompanying both sides of the family alone also touched him.

The old man doesn’t know how long his remaining life will be, but he only hopes that no matter how many times he comes back, he can still be as elegant and graceful as he was this time.

(End of this chapter)