Everyone was very satisfied with the lunch. Even though Feng Yifan said it was an employee meal, friends and relatives felt the meal was very sumptuous.
Especially Federer and Diana, who came with Rodney, were really surprised by the scale of the staff meal.
Rodney was relatively calm, and he tasted every dish produced by Feng Yifan's kitchen in an elegant manner.
After tasting everything, I had a big bowl of chicken sauce noodles at the end.
Rodney wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "It's worthy of being the chef's restaurant. He can make so many delicious dishes in such a short time."
After hearing Rodney's words, Federer and Diana beside him also nodded frequently.
Even Federer couldn't help burping when he nodded because he was still eating.
Hearing Federer's burp, Hans and Tom couldn't help but laugh.
Federer felt a little embarrassed when being laughed at.
Hans said to Federer in a foreign language: "Don't be embarrassed, it's common to eat too much at the chef's place."
Tom also said: "If you stay in Ruo Restaurant in the future, you will probably overeat at the staff meals every day."
Federer was also a little surprised when he heard this.
But Diana couldn't help but say, "Oh, will I get fatter then?"
Catherine heard this and said with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with getting fat. Working in the kitchen, we need more calories. Otherwise, how can we complete the heavy work in the kitchen?"
After hearing what Catherine said, Diana calmed down all of a sudden.
After lunch, Feng Yifan assigned tasks to the few people who were going to stay as apprentices for the first time.
"Okay, your task is to clean the restaurant, wash all the utensils, and put them in the sterilizing cabinet according to my requirements. This is your first task in my restaurant."
Shi Tao, Yu Chao, Zhuang Zhebin, Federer and Diana looked at each other, and then started cleaning without hesitation.
Of course, before the work started, the five people still got together to discuss, divided the work among everyone, and then the five people started to get busy.
Rodney came up to Feng Yifan and said, "Chef, it looks like your dinner tonight might be a very grand event?"
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Of course, tonight's three-head banquet is a banquet passed down from my father-in-law's family. This is my first time making it, and I'm still a little unsure. But I will work hard to make tonight's three-head banquet as good as possible and pass on this banquet from my father-in-law's family."
Rodney was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh? So your father-in-law's restaurant has such a legacy, Chef?"
Feng Yifan pointed to the old plaque on the door outside and said with a smile: "Do you see the old plaque at the door? That old plaque has a history of hundreds of years."
Rodney was even more surprised: "Oh, it's been hundreds of years?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, this restaurant has a history of several decades. The dishes you had at noon were also the craftsmanship passed down from our ancestors."
Rodney suddenly realized, "I see. No wonder you, Chef, were able to make Perovence Restaurant flourish again. It turns out you were born into such a culinary family."
Feng Yifan said: "My wife's grandfather was also the chef for state banquets."
Rodney was even more surprised.
Although he had tasted the dishes of Ruo Restaurant before and knew that Feng Yifan had a master in China, he did not expect that Feng Yifan's master was from such an old restaurant with a history of hundreds of years, and his ancestor was even the chef of the state banquet.
Rodney was surprised and said to Feng Yifan, "Chef, if you put it this way, you have inherited the tradition. You were once the chef for the state banquet."
Feng Yifan naturally knew that Rodney was talking about the royal banquet he had attended when he was at the Perovence Restaurant.
Then he asked Rodney curiously, "You've talked to me so much today and you're still complimenting me. Is there something going on? You came here not only to send Federer and Diana to my restaurant? Is there something else you want to talk to me about?"
Rodney was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "The chef is really amazing. He always thinks of it."
Feng Yifan waved his hand: "Don't keep complimenting me. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Rodney hesitated for a moment and said, "Chef, I know you misunderstood something before. Now you are planning to open a restaurant in the same neighborhood as the Perovence restaurant. I came here this time to ask you to give up that place."
Feng Yifan was not surprised at all that Rodney received the news, but he was more curious about what conditions Rodney would give.
Seeing Feng Yifan remained silent, Rodney continued, "We are willing to bear all the investment you make in that restaurant."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "The people at the headquarters are well-informed."
Rodney went on to say, "The headquarters knows that what happened before has angered you, so the headquarters also hopes to calm your anger."
After a pause, Rodney continued, "And you are also one of Perovence's shareholders. You should be well aware that if your restaurant is opened there, it will definitely have an impact on Perovence's operations, and your dividends as a shareholder will also be affected."
Feng Yifan still smiled and said, "I don't think that the restaurant I opened will affect the Perovence restaurant."
Rodney felt helpless. Hearing this, he knew that it was almost impossible to get Feng Yifan to give up.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Chef, why are you doing this? Actually, the boss did that just as a joke and didn't really mean to target you."
Feng Yifan smiled and asked back: "Is it really just a joke?"
This sentence left Rodney speechless.
Feng Yifan was previously attacked online, especially by food critics, and the mastermind behind this was the youngest son of the owner of the Perovence restaurant.
A punk boy who has always been ambitious and wants to surpass Feng Yifan and make Perovence Restaurant free from Feng Yifan's influence, but actually has no ability.
When Feng Yifan was at the Perovence restaurant, he had a little personal grudge with the other party.
That was when the other party was in love with a waitress in the restaurant and made the waitress accidentally pregnant. Then he wanted to deny it and directly fired the waitress.
This kind of thing was originally a scandal for the Perovence restaurant, so the owner also hoped to suppress it.
But Feng Yifan couldn't bear it and stood up to support the waitress.
As a result, the boss's youngest son was forced to apologize in public and compensate the waitress.
Although the waitress eventually left the restaurant and was not able to marry into a wealthy family.
However, the waitress was able to start a new life with the compensation money, and later she opened a fast food restaurant of her own, naturally with the help of Feng Yifan.
The matter seemed to be resolved perfectly, but the boss's youngest son held a grudge against Feng Yifan.
It was just because Perovence Restaurant needed Feng Yifan at that time, and it was also a critical moment in the star selection, the boss's youngest son could only suppress his resentment towards Feng Yifan, and even took the initiative to go to the kitchen and learn from Feng Yifan for a period of time like Ma Xiaolong.
During that period of study, the other party's resentment towards Feng Yifan actually deepened.
The reason is that Feng Yifan is an absolute tyrant in the kitchen. He has a very bad temper and will start cursing if something is done slightly wrong.
He would also ask the chefs who did not perform well to practice again.
It was because of the devilish training that Ma Xiaolong later developed excellent cooking skills.
But the boss's youngest son simply couldn't bear all that hardship.
Especially since he originally had a grudge against Feng Yifan, and was often scolded for making mistakes in the kitchen. Feng Yifan also asked him to stay in the kitchen after get off work to practice basic skills.
All these experiences deepened his resentment towards Feng Yifan.
The result was that he always wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge on Feng Yifan.
But in the Perovence restaurant, he had no chance, because he knew very well that the Perovence restaurant could not do without Feng Yifan, and the boss and shareholders would not give him any chance.
Later, Feng Yifan left his position as chef at Perovence restaurant, and the boss's youngest son was the happiest person.
But when he found out that Feng Yifan had become a shareholder of the Perovence restaurant, the boss's youngest son almost had a mental breakdown.
When a food critic slandered Feng Yifan’s restaurant, he had to pay the other party to help him.
The other party was a little dissatisfied with Feng Yifan, and the two of them hit it off immediately.
The final result, of course, is that both parties lose together.
The gourmet’s own gourmet career is over.
The money he paid as compensation to Feng Yifan was actually paid by the youngest son of the Perovence Restaurant.
Feng Yifan also knew that the other party was playing tricks behind the scenes, so he decided to open a restaurant in the same block as the Perovence restaurant's main store to compete with the Perovence restaurant.
Rodney came here this time just to calm the matter down and persuade Feng Yifan not to open that restaurant.
But now it seems that Feng Yifan obviously has no intention of giving up.
Rodney could only say, "Chef, the boss actually means that if you are willing to give up, he can give you some shares in the restaurant, or even shares in the group."
Behind the Perovence restaurant, there is now a multinational catering group holding the controlling stake.
Obviously, the boss hoped to calm the problem and Feng Yifan's anger.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry. The positioning of my restaurant is definitely different from that of Perovence Restaurant. We are not in absolute competition. Besides, I have a family here now, so it's impossible for me to go there to be the head chef, so don't be afraid."
Hearing that Feng Yifan would not be the head chef, Rodney secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But Rodney immediately asked, "Chef, is there really no way around it?"
Feng Yifan responded calmly: "You should know clearly that once I decide on something, I will definitely do it, so there is no room for maneuver in this matter, because it is something that must be done."
Rodney thought for a moment and asked, "Chef, then the agreement you signed with Federer and Diana is to let them work in your restaurant?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, since you are here for training, you must do something for my restaurant."
Rodney was speechless. Everything was already clear. He could only say, "Well, then we'll just have to find a way to deal with it."
Feng Yifan smiled, patted Rodney on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you have to believe in your own skills. After all, you are the head chef of Perovence Restaurant now. You don't have to be afraid of me. Even if I were to be the head chef myself, I might not be able to defeat you."
Rodney also smiled bitterly. He knew that this was just a compliment.
If he really had enough ability, it should have been him who helped the Perovence restaurant regain three stars.
At this moment, the daughter suddenly ran over and interrupted the conversation between Feng Yifan and Rodney.
Feng Yifan also led his daughter away from Rodney.
Feng Ruoruo held her father's hand, pleading on her face, "Dad, Xixi, Feifei and I want to stay and play with the other kids. Can we not take a nap?"
It was obvious that a lot of children came today. The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, were all very excited, so they didn't want to go back to take a nap.
Feng Yifan knew that the reason his daughter came to find him was obviously because she had had a fight with her grandparents and mother and did not get their consent.
So, he first looked at his parents and wife.
Seeing the expression on my wife's face, I knew what she meant.
Feng Yifan squatted down, hugged his daughter and whispered: "Ruoruo, look, if you, Xixi and Feifei don't take a nap, you will be sleepy very early in the evening, but today's three-headed banquet will definitely last very late, and there may also be a New Year's Day performance.
Think about it, if you, Xixi, and Feifei are not in good spirits, won’t you be able to watch the Three-Head Banquet and the performance? And if you fall asleep, you won’t be able to see anything.”
After hearing what her father said, Feng Ruoruo suddenly began to hesitate.
Thinking of what her father said, that there would be a three-party banquet in the evening, as well as a New Year's Day performance, Feng Ruoruo felt really reluctant to get sleepy and not be able to watch the show properly.
Especially when she thought about the three-person banquet, she could greet the guests with Yang Xiaoxi, Chen Yaofei and her father.
That is something Feng Ruoruo really wants to participate in.
But if she feels sleepy at that time, won’t she be unable to follow her father and participate in the whole process
Thinking of this, Feng Ruoruo finally gave up resisting.
"Okay then, I'll go back with Xixi and Feifei, and we'll take a nap."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Okay, you three go home and take a short nap, then when you get up, follow your grandparents, Xixi's dad, Feifei's dad and mom, and your mom over here, and then you can start the Three-Head Feast with your dad."
These words made the little girl very satisfied.
Feng Ruoruo nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's sleep for a while."
Feng Yifan successfully coaxed the three little girls home for a nap, and the five new apprentices finished cleaning and washing dishes. Feng Yifan and his team returned to the kitchen to start the next busy work.