Chapter 143 Mid-Autumn Festival alone?
The next day, Fu Lingling came to the company with an uneasy mood.

But the morning was as peaceful as usual, and nothing she worried about happened.

Time passed quietly, and when it was almost time to get off work, Fu Lingling secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when she thought she could get through the day safely, she received a notice from Chen Mo asking her to go to the office.

Sure enough, the more you fear something, the harder it is to avoid it.

Fu Lingling walked to the office door with difficulty, took a few deep breaths, and then knocked on the door gently.

"Enter."

Hearing the sound coming from inside, Fu Lingling pushed the door open cautiously.

In the office, not only Chen Mo, but Pei Luo was also there.

Pei Luo was fine. He sat on the sofa nearby and looked at Fu Lingling with interest.

But Chen Mo, who was sitting behind the desk, clearly exuded a low aura.

Fu Lingling originally still held a glimmer of hope in her heart, but seeing this situation, her heart finally sank to the bottom.

"Boss, you're looking for me?" Fu Lingling asked with some guilt.

Chen Mo raised his head and glanced at her: "Well, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

Fu Lingling lowered her head, avoiding Chen Mo's sight, and whispered, "I know."

"Do you know what you are doing?"

"know."

"Do you know what consequences your actions have caused?"

"know."

"do you know"

"Sorry, boss."

Fu Lingling couldn't stand this kind of slow execution, so she just went for it and admitted her fault:
"I know that my personal misconduct has brought bad influence to the company, but I really didn't mean to do that, and I didn't know it would turn out like this."

"Then do you know what trouble you have brought me?" Chen Mo asked calmly.

Fu Lingling nodded without even thinking: "I know"

"You don't know!" Chen Mo suddenly slammed the table and interrupted rudely.

Fu Lingling was startled and pursed her lips without saying anything.

"You don't know that I should be on a plane to Dali right now, but because of you, I'm still sitting here!"

Chen Mo cursed: "Look at you, why didn't you get into trouble earlier or later? Why did you have to find trouble for me at this time?"

"You know, I broke my promise because of the mess you made."

"This is the first time I broke my promise to my girlfriend, and it was all because of you!" Chen Mo became angrier and angrier as he spoke, "Do you know how I'm going to end this? Huh?!"

Hearing this series of accusations of "deep hatred and grudges", Fu Lingling looked up blankly, "Ah?"

Things seemed a little different from what she thought.

"What? Do you still have the nerve to do that?" Seeing Fu Lingling's confused look, Chen Mo became even more furious.

In fact, although the video posted by Fu Lingling did have a negative impact on the company's reputation due to the fermentation of the incident, it was not a big deal.

Because this matter is not true at all, it is just the little girl’s own “persecution delusion”.

To take a step back, even if Chen Mo really found an excuse to fire Fu Lingling because she left work on time, the company would follow the formal dismissal process and would not deduct that little bit of employee compensation.

The company he runs is not a scam company.

The main problem with this matter is that it involves Fuyun Entertainment and Nanfang Media.

If we just talk about one of them, whether it is Fuyun Entertainment or Nanfang Media, there is actually no need for Chen Mo to deal with this matter personally.

As one of the leading film and television companies in the industry, Fuyun Entertainment is all too familiar with dealing with such reputation-damaging public relations crises.

Whether it is the film and television works produced by the company or the company's artists, it is common for them to be dragged down, slandered, and smeared by competitors.

In this industry environment, it is obvious that Fuyun Entertainment’s public relations department is not a pushover.

Although Nanfang Media is a newly established company and may still lack crisis public relations capabilities, with Pei Luo's personal abilities, it should not be a problem for him to handle this matter.

But now that the two companies are linked together, it becomes more complicated to deal with.

For Fuyun Entertainment, the incident happened in Nanfang Media, and it is not easy for Fuyun Entertainment to interfere and handle the matter.

As for Southern Media, since the matter involved Fuyun Entertainment, Southern Media could not take on all the responsibilities.

Therefore, someone has to act as a bridge to coordinate the two companies to respond to the outside world together.

And this person can undoubtedly only be Chen Mo.

Fu Lingling never expected that the most serious consequence of the trouble she caused would be delaying her boss's date.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to be thankful or continue to blame herself.

Pei Luo said in a mellow tone, "I think your last reason is a bit like a private matter. It's a bit unreasonable to bring up a private matter."

Chen Mo simply spread his hands and said, "I'm not looking for blame. I just want to be angry. I can't be the only one who has to apologize and suffer in the end."

"."Fu Lingling was speechless for a while.

I'm still here. Is it appropriate for you to say this in front of me?

After Chen Mo relieved his depression, he got back to the point:

"Let's get back to the point, Fu Lingling. Your behavior this time has indeed caused a very bad impact on the company's reputation. The company can definitely hold you accountable."

"So, you have to take responsibility for this matter. Starting tomorrow, you don't have to go to the front desk."

Fu Lingling pursed her lips and said, "I understand. I will complete the handover before I leave."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, "Leave? Where do you want to go?"

Fu Lingling raised her head. "Ah? Isn't the company going to fire me?"

"Who said they want to fire you?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"You won't fire me?" Fu Lingling's eyes lit up, "Then I don't have to leave?"

Chen Mo said: "The company has no intention of firing you, of course, if you want to leave."

"No, no, no." Fu Lingling shook her head quickly, "I am a member of the company in life and a dead member of the company in death. I will never leave alive."

"." Chen Mo's eyes twitched, "Speak properly, this is a formal company, don't act like you're joining a gang."

"I understand. I promise to die here!" Fu Lingling immediately changed her words.

"." Chen Mo was tired, "Why don't you leave now."

Pei Luo on the side was also amused.

Fu Lingling quickly explained: "No, no, no, boss, I just want to express my loyalty to the company."

Chen Mo said speechlessly: "It's just a job, there's no need to worry about life and death."

"If you really have to find a company to die in, then go to a funeral home. They can take care of your life and death. You can get a job there while you're alive and you can be buried after you die. It's a one-stop service."

Fu Lingling looked embarrassed, "Forget it, I still like our company more, I don't want to think about anything else"

Chen Mo sneered: "Oh, if there is another company that really offers you a high salary, you can crawl out even if you die here."

Fu Lingling said with a silly smile: "Look at what you said, isn't that a resurrection? We are not allowed to turn into spirits after the founding of our country."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Chen Mo ignored Fu Lingling's jokes and said, "Let President Pei tell you about your next work arrangement."

"The company is really not going to fire me?" Fu Lingling still didn't quite believe it.

Pei Luo smiled and said, "Don't worry, the company won't fire you. If we fire you at this time, it would be like smearing mud on your crotch. It would be shit anyway."

"As long as you are still in the company, it is actually the most powerful denial of the rumors outside."

"As long as I'm in the company, they won't transfer me to clean the toilet, right?" Fu Lingling suddenly thought.

Pei Luo laughed and said, "I find that your unconventional ideas and personality are indeed quite suitable for the next position."

Fu Lingling blinked and asked, "Boss Pei, what exactly is the company's plan for me?"

Pei Luo said: "I took a look at your short video account, it should have nearly 300,000 followers?"

Fu Lingling nodded and explained, "It's all increased in the past two days, with the biggest increase last night, mainly because of the company's reputation." Fu Lingling was very clear that the popularity of her video was simply brought about by the company's name. If it was an unknown small company, it would not be able to attract such a topic.

Pei Luo nodded and said, "It is precisely because of this that you also know what the company does, so I am taking this opportunity to sign you to the company and let you use this account to promote and showcase the company culture from the perspective of an employee."

"Ah? But I don't know how. I used to just take pictures for fun and post them on WeChat Moments." Fu Lingling panicked.

Once something becomes work, its nature instantly changes.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you alone." Pei Luo comforted.

"You have a good image and are responsible for appearing on camera. The rest of the shooting, editing and content output will be helped by the team."

"For now, your role is to share your experiences and opinions. We will use the form of interviewing colleagues at work to ask some common questions in the workplace."

Chen Mo, who was standing by, added thoughtfully, "The company will continue to sign new people. We also have the relationship with Fuyun Entertainment. We may be able to extend this to interviews with bloggers, artists, and celebrities in the future."

"Indeed." Pei Luo also agreed with this direction, "But these are all later matters, let's do the current things well first."

"Fu Lingling, now you have to cooperate with the company's public relations plan and respond to this incident."

"Oh, okay." Fu Lingling was a little confused, but still nodded subconsciously.

Although she wasn't quite sure what to do next, she knew that this might be a blessing in disguise.

Seeing this, Chen Mo joked, "You really need a raise now."

Fu Lingling's eyes lit up immediately, "Thank you, boss. I will work hard."

Chen Mo shook his head helplessly, "I told you so much, but I guess you only understood this one sentence."

Fu Lingling said embarrassedly: "Boss, I am stupid. Next time please just use money to blind my eyes."

Chen Mo simply waved his hand, indicating that she could leave.

Yunmiao Village, Dali.

In the evening, smoke from cooking fires rises up. Many people who work away from home have returned home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Walking on the stone paths in the village, you can hear the laughter and joy of reunion coming from the courtyards of each household.

At this time, Xu Hongdou was wearing a denim suspender skirt, holding a bag of freshly baked mooncakes in one hand and talking on the phone in the other. She was walking alone on the path, eating as she walked.

"What are you eating?"

Chen Mo's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xu Hongdou was eating something and mumbled, "Mooncakes. I made these baked mooncakes at Aunt Agui's house. They are so delicious."

"Can you make mooncakes?"

"I can learn if I don't know. Aunt Gui will teach me."

"That's right. You and Da Mai also learned how to make flower cakes before. I think it's similar."

"It's different. The mooncakes here are very big, and they are not printed directly with a mold. Instead, they are pinched out with tweezers little by little, with the word "moon" pinched in the middle, and finally dotted with red."

"I pinched it so badly at first, but this is not a flower cake, you can eat it as you like. After the mooncake is made, it will be placed on the altar in the evening, and then you have to burn incense and candles to worship the moon."

"You don't know how many times I did it before I got one that was barely passable. My hands were so sore."

Xu Hongdou chattered on and on about what she had done that day. Chen Mo listened quietly, with an unconscious smile on his face.

"We're going to offer sacrifices to the moon tonight, so you've already eaten it?"

"Aunt Gui also made some normal-sized ones."

"What kind of filling did you make?"

"The big mooncakes are filled with walnuts, peanuts and brown sugar, while the small ones are filled with basil and ham."

"It sounds good, but I don't know how it tastes."

"Of course it's delicious. Let me tell you, it's different when baked over charcoal. It has a richer flavor than when baked in an oven."

"Is it really so delicious?"

"Well, just like barbecue, you can taste the difference if you use charcoal or an electric grill."

"So your mouth is full of it?" Chen Mo's voice was filled with laughter.

"No way?" After hearing this, Xu Hongdou subconsciously swept the small crumbs on the corner of her mouth with her hand.

"Really not?"

"Well, no."

Xu Hongdou said affirmatively, but then realized something was wrong, "Huh? How do you know what I look like?"

"My guess."

"You didn't come here secretly, did you?"

"Then look back and see if there are any surprises."

Xu Hongdou turned back suddenly with joy, but there was nothing behind her, and her eyes dimmed immediately.

"Hahaha, you're not really going to look back, are you?" Chen Mo's laughter came from the phone.

"Actually, I did think about flying over there secretly, but I really can't leave here for the time being."

"Yeah, it's okay." Xu Hongdou pretended nothing happened.

"Are you unhappy?" Chen Mo heard something wrong, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made that kind of joke just now."

Xu Hongdou did not hide her emotions anymore, but chose to speak directly:
"I was a little angry just now, but since you have realized that it was wrong, forget it. I forgive you."

"Hehe, thank you Dou'er, I promise this won't happen again." Chen Mo said quickly.

"What are you doing now?" Xu Hongdou didn't bother her anymore.

If you can speak directly, the matter can be put to rest.

Otherwise, if you keep some words in your heart, it will only brew grievances and ferment disappointments, and over time, estrangement will quietly form.

"At home, I cooked today and just made a few dishes. We are almost ready to eat."

"Then go eat first and say hello to uncle and aunt for me."

"Okay, let's video chat later."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Hongdou stood on the empty village road, listening to the occasional sounds of joy coming from other houses. She suddenly felt empty inside. Looking at the half-eaten mooncake in her hand, she lost her appetite.

"Anko, what are you doing here?"

Aunt Baoping happened to pass by and saw Xu Hongdou standing there alone, so she asked.

Xu Hongdou concealed her depressed mood and replied with a smile: "It's Aunt Baoping, where are you going?"

"We've run out of soy sauce at home. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xiaoqin's grocery store closes early, so I thought of going to Agui's to borrow some."

"We have soy sauce in our yard. It's close to our yard. Let's go and get it from us."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you."

"What's so polite about that."

Xu Hongdou called Aunt Baoping and walked towards the courtyard together.

"By the way, Red Bean, you haven't eaten yet, right?"

"I'm just about to go back and do it."

"Then don't do it. I heard from Xiaochun that everyone else in your courtyard has gone home. You can come home with me to eat later."

"No, no, your family will be reunited during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I won't join in the fun."

"It's okay. You know Xiaochun and Xiaxia. There are no strangers here. Otherwise, it would be so lonely to be alone during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Aunt Baoping held Xu Hongdou's hand and said, "It's settled."

“It’s really not necessary”

Xu Hongdou was about to decline politely when she heard a very familiar voice:
"Aunt Baoping, if we want to go, we have to go together. Otherwise, if you kidnap my wife, what will I do alone?"

When Xu Hongdou heard the voice, she turned around in surprise and saw Chen Mo standing at the entrance of the alley, looking at her gently.

He just smiled and said to her:

"The meal is ready, let's go home and eat."

(End of this chapter)