Feng Yifan served Shi Tao and Tian Lang, brother and sister, each a bowl of the most traditional Yi Fu noodles with chicken sauce, as well as a portion of crystal braised pork, and finally a lion's head for each of them.
“Okay, this is your lunch for the two of you, our Su Ji’s most classic set meal.
Chicken sauce Yifu noodles, crystal braised pork, winter wind chicken braised lion head. "
Look at the clear soup and noodles in the bowl, then look at the crystal braised pork that looks like a page of a red book, and finally open the lid of the small bowl, inside lies a white, tender and slightly trembling lion's head.
Tian Lang exclaimed: "Wow, these are so beautiful, uncle."
Shi Tao was a little stunned. He had never expected that the lunch would be so sumptuous.
He thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Master, aren't these a bit too much?"
Tian Lang immediately said, "No, no, how can it be too much? Brother, we didn't eat anything this morning, so why do you think it's too much? If you think it's too much, just eat the noodles and leave the rest to me."
As he spoke, Tian Lang reached out to grab the lion head in front of his brother.
Shi Tao quickly reached out to stop him.
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say I couldn't eat it. Besides, aren't there one lion's head for each person? You haven't even eaten your own yet, how dare you snatch mine?"
Tian Lang smiled and said, "Isn't that what you said? You think it's a bit too much?"
Shi Tao said, "I'm worried that you won't be able to finish your meal. You always have big eyes but a small stomach. Every time you eat, you just taste a lot of dishes but you can't actually eat much."
When his brother exposed his shortcomings, Tian Lang immediately said, "No way, I will definitely finish it today."
Seeing the brother and sister making such a fuss, Feng Yifan said with a smile, "It's okay. You don't have to force yourself to eat if you can't finish it. Besides, these three things are actually not much. I didn't give you a lot of noodles because I was afraid that you two would eat too much noodles and have no stomach for other things."
Tian Lang smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Feng Yifan said, "You two can eat. You can eat the crystal braised pork and lion's head first, and eat the noodles last. This way, if you can't finish it at the end, it's okay to have the noodles left."
Shi Tao and Tian Lang agreed in unison.
Feng Yifan then left, leaving the brother and sister to savor the food slowly.
Shi Tao first picked up the lion's head, intending to eat it first.
Apparently, he seemed to still remember that his sister was coveting his lion head, so he seemed a little worried that if he didn't eat it first, his sister would snatch it away.
Tian Lang didn't care. She was picking up a piece of crystal braised pork with chopsticks.
"Brother, look at this, it's really beautiful, it's bright red and looks really good."
Shi Tao said: "This is crystal braised pork, which is also Su Ji's signature dish. This dish is also a national banquet dish. Although many restaurants have it, Su Ji's is definitely the most authentic."
Tian Lang couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother, why do so many restaurants have it, but Su Ji is the most authentic? How do you tell the difference?"
Shi Tao thought for a while and said, "I heard from my mother that the preparation of crystal braised pork seems very simple. It is just stewed and then pressed into shape. However, the authentic crystal braised pork must be made with a whole pork elbow, and the more important thing is the old broth when stewing the elbow.
My mother said that the old sauce used by Su Ji was handed down from ancestors, so the crystal braised pork stewed in it has a very mellow taste. "
After listening to his brother, Tian Lang couldn't wait to put the first piece into his mouth.
As soon as it took a sip, it didn't have the strong taste that Tian Lang had imagined.
Even when he took the first bite, Tian Lang didn't seem to be able to taste anything.
But only after chewing it slowly in her mouth did she gradually taste the flavor.
This dish was really different from what Tian Lang had imagined Chinese food to be before. Tian Lang even tasted a kind of Western food flavor in this small piece of crystal braised pork.
It is fresh and elegant, but its tempting taste slowly emerges as you chew it.
After eating a piece, Tian Lang said: "This is really delicious. It doesn't taste good at first, but as you chew it slowly, it becomes more and more fragrant. It doesn't feel like a Chinese dish, it even feels a bit like a Western dish."
Shi Tao listened and said seriously: "What are you talking about? Why do you think that such dishes are only found in Western cuisine? Our Chinese cuisine is very good, so it is normal for such dishes to appear in Chinese cuisine."
Tian Lang saw that his brother was really angry, and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding, but brother, you really have to try it. This crystal braised pork is really delicious. I like the taste. I feel that with some special sauces, it will not be worse than any Western food."
Shi Tao scooped up the lion's head from the small cup with a spoon and put it into his mouth to taste it.
"You should eat this lion's head meat more often. It tastes really good. Although it is a big meatball, it is not greasy at all. You don't even need to bite it. It melts in your mouth in an instant. Paired with the soup in this small bowl, it is really delicious."
Tian Lang also quickly tasted it, and then said excitedly: "It's delicious, really delicious, brother, if you didn't say it was a big meatball, I wouldn't think it was a meatball at all, it's really not greasy at all."
The brother and sister ate three of Su Ji’s top dishes for lunch, which was the first time they witnessed the power of Su Ji’s cooking skills.
Shi Tao quickly finished all three dishes, and then, without paying any attention to his sister, he cleaned up the dishes and sent them to the kitchen of Su Ji next door. Then he continued to work as a waiter with Su Liancheng.
Tian Lang never expected that his brother would ignore him and go to work alone.
She finally finished the noodles, and when she sent them to the kitchen, she immediately complained to her mother.
"Mommy, please take care of my brother. He didn't even wait for me. He just ate by himself and went off to do his work."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said to her daughter, "It's okay. Your brother wants to seize the opportunity to show himself so that your uncle can accept him as an apprentice. You don't have to work hard. You have to go back to school after the holiday anyway. You don't have to work hard."
When Tian Lang heard what his mother said, he pretended to cry and said, "Wow, mommy, you are too partial. You only want my brother to stay here to learn cooking and don't care about me at all."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "How could that be? Do you also want to learn cooking? Aren't you not interested in cooking?"
The reason why Tian Lang is not interested in cooking is actually directly related to his mother.
When Tian Lang was a child, she felt that her mother was always very busy. She was always busy in the hotel kitchen and had little time to accompany her, so Tian Lang didn't like cooking at that time.
At a young age, she felt that cooking took her mother away from her.
However, after growing up, Tian Lang naturally came to understand his mother.
Tian Lang knew that his mother was busy in the hotel kitchen and spent a lot of time studying recipes. She did this not simply to make money, but because she really loved cooking.
Especially when Tian Lang grows up, she will have her own hobbies and will be able to understand her mother better.
She even envied her mother in her heart for being able to focus on her love of cooking.
So now Tian Lang doesn’t hate cooking anymore.
But she had never thought about learning cooking, let alone becoming a chef like her mother.
Shi Jiahui saw her daughter standing there in a daze, so she smiled and walked over to hold her daughter's hand and said, "Okay, if your brother wants to show off, then let him do it. If you feel tired, you can sit next door for a while, or watch us cook in the back kitchen."
Tian Lang thought for a while and said, "Mommy, then I can go to my aunt's place and help her collect the money."
Before Shi Jiahui could speak, Feng Yifan spoke first, "That's great. It's good that you go and help your aunt. Your aunt is pregnant now, and it's really inconvenient for her to do things. Go and help her. Thank you, uncle."
When Tian Lang heard this, he suddenly felt that he seemed to be useful.
She smiled and said to her uncle: "You're welcome, uncle. I'll go help my aunt."
Tian Lang walked out from the kitchen and ran quickly to the cashier counter. After telling Su Ruoxi about it, Su Ruoxi was very happy to let her go in to help and even asked her to sit next to her.
With Tian Lang's company, Su Ruoxi naturally felt very happy.
Feng Yifan saw his wife's happy face from afar in the kitchen, and said to the senior sister: "It's good that Tian Lang is here. With her accompanying Ruoxi, I think Ruoxi will feel much more relaxed."
Shi Jiahui said: "In the future, your Ruoruo can do the same."
Feng Yifan said: "That's true. I now feel that Tian Lang and Ruoruo have very similar personalities."
Others in the kitchen also said, "Yes, yes, she really looks like Ruoruo."
Luo Yu said: "I feel that when Ruoruo grows up, she might be like the daughter of the senior sister, so playful and cute, and she knows how to care for others."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "Don't praise her. That little girl can't help being praised. Even though she seems very well-behaved now, she can actually be a headache when she gets naughty."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Isn't this the same as Ruoruo in our family?"
At this time, Shi Jiahui suddenly said: "Yifan, are you willing to keep Shi Tao?"
Feng Yifan was a little surprised. He didn't expect the senior sister to ask so directly.
He glanced at Shi Tao, who was studying hard with Su Liancheng in the restaurant, and had gradually mastered some skills of being a waiter and was beginning to be able to handle the job with ease.
Feng Yifan asked: "Big sister, do you really want Shi Tao to learn cooking from me?"
In fact, when Feng Yifan asked this question, he still wanted to confirm the attitude of the senior sister.
During this period, Shi Jiahui saw how Feng Yifan taught his apprentices in the kitchen, and also saw the hardships that Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng suffered. Even Ma Xiaolong was sometimes scolded by his master.
As a mother, Shi Jiahui was somewhat worried when she thought of those scenes.
She thought to herself that if it were her own son, she might really feel a little distressed.
But today, seeing her son's hard work in the restaurant, Shi Jiahui felt that maybe she should not interfere and should let her son try the restaurant.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Jiahui said, "Well, if he really wants to learn, I naturally hope he can learn from you."
After hearing what the senior sister said, Feng Yifan laughed: "Hahaha, sure, if the senior sister is willing to let him learn cooking, then I can accept him as an apprentice. However, the senior sister knows the rules of Su Ji, so he still has to follow the rules."
Shi Jiahui also laughed: "I know, he must follow the rules."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Then let's see how he performs later."
At this point, Feng Yifan asked again: "By the way, when will Shi Tao graduate?"
This time, without waiting for Shi Jiahui to answer, Shi Tao came over and shouted, "Graduated, Uncle Master, I must have graduated, so I can study hard here with you."
When everyone in the kitchen heard Shi Tao's shout, they all burst into laughter.
Feng Yifan looked at Shi Tao and said, "Okay, then you should do your job well and start serving. I estimate that your competitors will be here tomorrow, and it will depend on your performance. I hope you can all stay at Su Ji, but if you don't perform well, I won't make an exception for your mother."
Shi Tao was a little surprised when he heard this and asked, "Mom, Uncle Master, are there any other people who want to become my disciples?"
Shi Jiahui and everyone in the kitchen were also a little surprised when they heard this.
In fact, they hadn't heard that there were other people coming to Su Ji to ask Feng Yifan to become their apprentice.
Seeing that everyone was surprised, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I have prepared the three-head banquet, and those who want to become my disciples should come to me by now."
Shi Jiahui asked curiously: "Who will be there?"
Feng Yifan said mysteriously, "Don't worry, everyone should be able to see the person who wants to become your disciple tonight or tomorrow morning."
Shi Tao was also stunned, but soon realized that he had competitors.
But he was not discouraged at all. Instead, he said very seriously: "I will definitely work hard and strive to stay in Su Kee."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Very good, as long as you have this energy, I also hope you can stay."
Then, Shi Tao continued to serve dishes.
Everyone in the kitchen was still very curious. Feng Yifan asked, what kind of people would those people be who wanted to become his disciples
However, Feng Yifan never answered, but told everyone to keep it secret.
With Tian Lang by her side, Su Ruoxi still felt very happy, especially when Tian Lang would tell Su Ruoxi about her experiences abroad from time to time, which also made Su Ruoxi find it very interesting.
After such a lunch, Su Ruoxi really felt very happy.
After the lunch break, Su Ji temporarily closed and Feng Yifan needed to prepare to go out.
The purpose of this trip is to take a look at the ingredients for tomorrow. Some of them need to be brought back in the afternoon. Of course, the most important three pigs and three bighead carp also need to be checked and confirmed.
Originally, Tian Lang also wanted to go, but was stopped by his mother, who thought that those places were not suitable for girls.
However, Shi Tao was allowed to go along and see it for himself.
Tian Lang curled his lips, thinking that his mother was clearly biased, while Shi Tao followed her out with some pride.