Before leaving, Li Wei handed the car keys to Sister Jin and asked her to help pick up her mother at the airport.
"This is a photo, she is easily identifiable."
Sister Jin took the photo and looked at it: "The old man looks very energetic."
"Then please, I have to go to work. By the way, the car should drive more smoothly on the road. She is prone to motion sickness. Ask her to call me when she gets home and use the room I prepared for her."
Li Wei packed her bag and hurried out of the house. She had to rush to take the subway to work.
Not long after Li Wei left, Sister Jin also left. She drove to the Capital Airport.
Li Wei arrived at the office two minutes later than usual.
"Li Wei, the producer is looking for you."
"Okay, thank you." Li Wei put down her bag, took a glass of water, took a few sips, and glanced at the tasks to be completed recorded on the sticky note. She hurriedly took two multi-dimensional tablets, then took the folder and went to Producer Lu's office.
When Producer Lu saw Li Wei coming, he invited her to sit down. As soon as Li Wei sat down, Producer Lu asked, "I heard that you are pregnant?"
Li Wei was shocked. She didn't know why the leader was so late, but she definitely couldn't hide it, so she agreed: "Yes."
"The month is still relatively shallow, right?"
"It's not three months yet." Li Wei also felt very sorry that something like this happened during the probation period. She has not really been assigned to her position yet, and now she is doing all kinds of work.
Producer Lu asked again: "Is it okay to go to work?"
Li Wei said: "Fortunately, she has always been relatively stable, and her reaction is not too big. I will try not to let her affect her work." Li Wei was always feeling uneasy when she said these words. Recently, she has become accustomed to her own state. At work, It has also been adjusted so that there will be no more obvious mistakes.
Producer Lu thought carefully for a long time before saying: "Don't be nervous. We are a central enterprise. We cannot fire people casually, let alone fire female employees because they are pregnant. As long as you come in, you will have corresponding protection, even if it is a temporary contract." The same goes for production employees, so don’t worry. The reason why I ask you this is to confirm something with you. When is the due date?”
Li Wei replied: "After New Year's Day."
"That's fine, as long as it doesn't affect work." Producer Lu assigned Li Wei a new topic for her to prepare for.
"This is the key project of this month. We must not let the accident in Nanning happen again."
Li Wei hurriedly said: "Okay, I will work hard."
"Go ahead."
Li Wei walked out of Producer Lu's office, her mood obviously relaxed. Producer Lu's words also reassured her, and she could devote all her energy to her work without any psychological burden.
She called her mother at noon, and Liu Chunzhi told her that she was already on the highway. Li Wei was relieved. Later, she called Jian Bo and asked him to come to her house for a reunion in the evening.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening when she got home from get off work. As soon as she entered the door, she heard laughter coming from the kitchen, and the aroma of the food wafted out.
The weather was so hot that she wished she could go under the air conditioner and enjoy the air for a while.
Jianbo was sitting on the sofa flipping through a magazine when he heard Li Wei coming back and came out to greet him.
"Second brother actually arrived earlier than me."
"I am not busy today, so I came here early. You will have to come back late."
After Li Wei put down her bag, she said: "I have a new mission and I will be busy for a while." As she said this, she walked into the kitchen. Liu Chunzhi and Sister Jin were cooking together. Sister Jin was helping, and the cook was her mother.
When Liu Chunzhi saw that her daughter was back, she was extremely happy: "Wait for a while, we will be able to eat soon."
"I'm not in a hurry, take your time."
Li Wei took the cup and poured a glass of ice water, and drank it in big gulps.
"Second brother, I heard that you were evaluating professors a while ago. Did you do it or not? I have been so busy these days that I forgot to care about it."
Jian Bo said: "The evaluation hasn't ended yet. The official title will probably be given next year."
"That's really hard work."
"What about your job? There are no changes, right?"
"The boss called me for questioning today. He reassured me not to worry about anything and allowed me to work with peace of mind. When I return from maternity leave, I should be able to confirm my position and staff."
Later, Li Jianbo asked his sister Zhao Qian about the movie. Li Wei secretly thought that even the second brother didn’t know about the 30 million. Zhao Qian chose not to tell. He must have his concerns. For the sake of family harmony and unnecessary Li Wei himself did not speak out about the conflict.
Liu Chunzhi invited Sister Jin to come and have dinner with her. It was rare for the dinner table to be so lively. The brother and sister had not seen their mother for several months. Jianbo was concerned about his mother's recent physical condition and was relieved to learn that he could eat, sleep, and be in a happy mood.
However, Liu Chunzhi was not at ease. She said earnestly: "Jianbo, you used to say you were busy with work, but now you are in your thirties, you are not in a hurry at all. My sister is about to have a child, why are you not at all worried?" Don’t you think about your own personal problems?”
Jian Bo said: "I can't rush this. If I meet the right person, I will get married. Mom, there is no need to rush the marriage just after arriving here."
"Is it possible that you really want to wait until you are forty?"
"I'm still a few years away from turning 40, and professional titles are being evaluated here. I have to be busy with teaching and writing papers. After that, I have to have surgeries from time to time and take care of interns. I really can't take care of it."
This was Li Jianbo's usual excuse, and Liu Chunzhi was tired of hearing it. But the adopted son was different from the daughter after all. She just said a few words and didn't want to force Jian Bo too much. Li Jianbo may have had enough of his mother's nagging, so he just put down the dishes and excused himself as he was busy.
Li Wei went to see Li Jianbo off.
When they got downstairs, Li Wei said to her second brother, "Second brother, mom is such a talker. Don't take it to heart. You should come here often to see her when you have time."
Jian Bo smiled and said, "I know, just go up."
That night Liu Chunzhi said she wanted to sleep with Li Wei, so Li Wei naturally didn't drive her mother away. Liu Chunzhi talked about the future next to Li Wei.
"I'm not familiar with the place here. Apart from the people in this room, I don't know anyone outside."
"Mom just came, is it possible that you want to go back?"
"No, I have to take care of you after your confinement. There are a lot of things at home, but your eldest brother and his family should also take care of it." Liu Chunzhi rambled on, and then asked Li Wei: "I heard that you are not a full-year child yet." Three months, why don’t you take good care of yourself at home?”
"There's not much of a reaction. It's not a problem to eat and sleep. What's the point of maintenance? There are many pregnant women who still go to work as usual. Mom, I don't dare to ask for leave casually. My job is more stable. I don't want to cause trouble to others."
Liu Chunzhi felt helpless when her daughter said this. She only saw her son-in-law a few times a year, but she heard that her son-in-law could earn a lot of money in a year, but her daughter still had to work so hard. It hurts her to be a mother.
(End of chapter)