What does "father and mother" mean?

Father: father, in place of parents.

Old: old man.

Folks: people from the same hometown ("folk" is a modifier of "hometown", indicating harmonious and cordial relations).

Father and old folks refer to relatives and friends in their hometowns, and more broadly speaking, people in their hometowns can be said to be father and old folks.

"Father and mother" is a military song written by the People's Liberation Army's Hai Zheng Wen Gong Troupe, with lyrics by Shi Shunyi, music by Wang Xiren, and sung by Fan Linlin. At the CCTV Spring Festival Military-Civilian Gala held in 1990, the famous singer Fan Linlin of the Hai Zheng Song and Dance Troupe sang the song "Fathers and Folks", which was very touching and sincere, and the whole performance left a very unforgettable impression on the TV audience, and the song was soon popularized. In the following two decades, the song has been covered by many singers, becoming a well-deserved national classic.

"Ah, Fathers and Folks" is a rural drama directed by Zhao Laser and starring Sun Tao, Jing Xingwen, Gao Ming, Sichin Gao Wa and Li Chengru.

The drama tells the story of Baipo Township, where the newly appointed "hand" Wang Tiansheng is clean and self-disciplined, and dares to declare war on the forces of corruption. At the same time, he opened up regional resources, leading the townspeople to get rich and run to the well-off story.

The drama is based on the topic of anti-corruption and touches on hot issues in the countryside, and is a new rural reality drama that evokes a sense of social responsibility and expresses the content of anti-corruption. The drama won the 2016 Outstanding TV Drama Support and Guidance Project Award from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and as the only key drama in Tianjin to win this honor, "Ah, Fathers and Folks" has also received the attentive guidance and strong support from Tianjin leaders.