On September 30th, Mainland Chinese actress Sun Li celebrated her mother’s 68th birthday with her husband Deng Chao. A heartwarming and lively birthday banquet was shared by netizens, showing not only Sun Li and Deng Chao’s family but also Sun Li’s mother’s friends, filled with warmth and human touch. Netizens expressed their admiration for Sun Li, who usually advocates for a minimalist and casual approach to birthdays, but went all out to celebrate her mother’s birthday with such grandeur and care, calling her a truly filial daughter.
Compared to a few days ago when Sun Li celebrated her own 44th birthday by wearing casual home attire and making coffee at home, with Deng Chao gifting her practical vegetable bouquets, the celebration for her mother on September 30th was notably grand and thoughtful.
Sun Li’s 68-year-old mother became the center of attention at the event. She wore a silver and gold gradient long sequin dress, paired with black knee-high boots, her hair styled in a neat bun. With large gold bracelets, big diamond rings, red nail polish, exuding confidence, she was likened by many netizens to a “female celebrity attending a film festival.”
When Sun Li’s friends shared a series of photos, they first posted a group photo with Sun Li and Deng Chao. Sun Li, who was celebrating her mother with Deng Chao, wore a long ivory shirt-style dress paired with striking lake blue large hoop earrings, presenting a graceful and elegant overall look without stealing the spotlight from her mother. When taking photos with her mother’s friends, Sun Li had her signature gentle smile on her face, with a soft and welcoming gaze.
Deng Chao, accompanying his wife to celebrate her mother’s birthday, wore a bright blue zipper sports jacket layered over a simple white crew-neck t-shirt and light gray casual sports pants, exuding a relaxed and casual style that did not reflect his age of 40+. At the event, Deng Chao showed no sign of being a celebrity, acting obediently like a young man, clapping and assisting the elders. Netizens jokingly and praised, “Brother Chao is surprisingly honest in front of the elders, looking particularly young in casual wear” and “Being able to take care of his mother-in-law’s social circle so well with his wife, this son-in-law definitely scores full marks.”
Sun Li revealed in an earlier interview that her parents divorced when she was 12, and her mother raised her alone by working multiple odd jobs after being laid off, promising not to remarry for her sake and giving her all her love. Sun Li has always kept the idea of “growing up to repay her mother” close to her heart. Now, seeing her mother, who has endured many hardships in her life, still maintaining her beauty, confidence, relaxation, with her own circle of friends and vibrant life, many netizens were deeply moved and commented, “This is truly heartwarming.”
Many netizens marveled at the reverse aging of Sun Li’s 68-year-old mother. Some exclaimed, “The daughter Sun Li is already 44, but her mother looks like she’s in her early 50s.” The confident style of Sun Li’s mother won acclaim for leading in “high-end fashion for seniors.”
Observant netizens noticed that Sun Li, who usually celebrates her own birthday in a minimalist and casual manner, rarely making headlines, went all out and put so much effort into her mother’s birthday celebration. They expressed their feelings, saying, “Her mother’s past determination laid the foundation for her daughter’s confidence now” and “Seeing Sun Li’s mother now wearing big diamond rings, gold bracelets, being pampered by her daughter and son-in-law, this is the best reward for enduring hardships in the first half of life, the sweet after the bitter.” Netizens praised Sun Li, saying, “This is what a real filial daughter does, selflessly giving the spotlight to the most hardworking mother.”