Seeing that Feng Yifan finally accepted the house deed, the three old men all smiled with relief.
Lu Xigu said, "Yifan, today's three-head banquet is really a grand feast. You didn't even promote it very vigorously beforehand. It's really wrong."
Quan Chengping also said: "Yes, Yifan, you should have informed us in advance so that we could promote you in the magazine in advance."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Grandpa, Granduncle, the reason why I didn't tell you in advance is that I didn't want to make a big fuss about it. Being too ostentatious is not a good thing. Besides, if we attract too many people, our small restaurant won't be able to accommodate them."
Lu Xichun agreed: "Well, we really shouldn't be too ostentatious."
Feng Yifan added: "Originally, the three-head banquet was mainly to invite all relatives and friends, but later because of some rumors on the Internet, I asked the TV station and my friends who make videos to come to the scene to film, but it was not for publicity."
Lu Xigu said: "However, the two trailers you shot earlier have really attracted quite a lot of people."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "There shouldn't be many people. After all, our release schedule is quite tight."
Feng Yifan still had some control over this point. He did not let Li Fei'er and Meng Shitong come in advance for shooting and promotion, but instead shot and released the video near New Year's Day.
In fact, he just doesn't want to attract too many people, in case he can't accommodate so many people at that time.
Feng Yifan added: "However, because my father-in-law's brothers came over, and some other people helped, we can now receive quite a few people, so in the evening we will try our best to receive them. If we can't receive them, we will naturally not force ourselves."
The three old men nodded, and Quan Chengping said, "Do what you can. Yifan, you are indeed very mature."
Lu Xigu smiled and said, "Of course. After all, Yifan has also worked abroad. From the first time I saw Yifan, I felt that he was very calm and mature, which is good."
Lu Xichun also said: "Yifan, grandpa never thought that he would have such an outstanding grandson like you. Work hard, I believe you will be able to achieve your dreams."
Feng Yifan said: "Thank you, Grandpa. Actually, I don't have any lofty ideals. I just want to run my father-in-law's restaurant well and take care of my family. During the four or five years I was abroad, I felt really guilty towards my wife and daughter. Now it's time to make it up to them."
When Grand Uncle heard this, he suddenly asked, "By the way, is your and Ruoxi's child going to be born soon?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "It's still early. It's only been six months."
The three old men also nodded to show their understanding.
Then, Grandpa said, "Okay, let's go downstairs. Yifan, keep this thing. You don't need to tell your mother for now. We'll tell you later."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, then grandpa, grandpa, and granduncle, let's go downstairs."
Accompanying the three elderly people back downstairs, Feng Yifan arranged for them to sit down and served them some snacks.
The three old men sat together with Zhuang Daozhong and others, and naturally started chatting with Zhuang Daozhong.
Lu Xihu and Quan Chengping have some understanding of Zhuang Daozhong and know that he is a true leader in the domestic chef industry.
Lu Xigu looked at the people busy in the kitchen and asked Zhuang Daozhong directly: "Brother Zhuang, do you think Yifan can be called a top restaurant in the country now?"
When Zhuang Daozhong heard this, he looked at Lu Xigu, thought for a moment, smiled and shook his head, and said, "If we only talk about craftsmanship, Yifan can indeed be called the best in the country, but top restaurants not only need craftsmanship, but also many other aspects that need to keep up."
Quan Chengping asked, "Oh? So, Brother Zhuang, you also think that a top-notch restaurant still needs a corresponding location and decoration?"
Zhuang Daozhong nodded: "Perhaps, from the perspective of food alone, it is natural to achieve color, fragrance, taste, meaning and shape, but as a restaurant, it must still take into account some environmental factors around it. In fact, both Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant are more or less restricted by their geographical location."
Zhuang Daozhong's words made everyone present agree deeply.
Including Su Lanxin, everyone understands that Su Ji is indeed subject to certain geographical restrictions.
Perhaps the ancient street where Su Ji and Ruo restaurants are located does have its own sense of age.
Now that the ancient street has been rebuilt, it can be regarded as a characteristic pedestrian street in Huaicheng.
However, Su Ji and Ruo restaurants are still subject to many restrictions on the ancient street, or should we say, in Huaicheng.
Everyone feels that if Su Ji and Ruo restaurants were in some big cities, they would probably be more popular.
With Feng Yifan's skills, it is likely that this restaurant will become a truly top-notch restaurant, and will be able to become more high-end, attracting more high-end diners and gaining more praise.
But Zhuang Daozhong went on to say: "However, staying in Huaicheng, the Su Ji and Ruo restaurants here also have their advantages.
It is here, away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, that Yifan and his friends can calm down and focus more on the dishes, creating more delicious food. This should be a good thing for us foodies."
As soon as Zhuang Daozhong said this, everyone laughed happily again.
At this time, everyone had smiles on their faces, watching the group of people busy in the kitchen.
Zhuang Dao looked carefully for a while at his great-grandson and the young men who were newly left in the kitchen.
It can be seen that several young people are trying very hard to show themselves, but in Zhuang Daozhong's opinion, some of them are trying a little too hard.
Because they are in the kitchen, they are often a little redundant.
Instead of waiting in the kitchen hoping to do some odd jobs, it would be better to come out and help greet friends and relatives sitting in Su Ji before the waiters come to work.
None of the young men noticed this and they were still hanging around the edge of the kitchen.
Every time there was some work, even if it was just a small job, several people would try to rush to do it.
It's natural, because several people will rush to do it and want to show off, and as a result they are unable to complete even the smallest job.
After a period of chaos, several people seemed to be unaware of the problem.
Zhuang Daozhong watched and shook his head, thinking that these young people really didn't know how to work hard.
When Zhuang Daozhong was shaking his head with regret, Shi Tao, among the young people, seemed to have suddenly discovered the problem.
As a result, Shi Tao was the first to wake up and remember that he was still a waiter, so he took the initiative to withdraw from the kitchen and began to help greet relatives and friends at every table in Su Ji's restaurant, adding water to everyone's cups, or helping to take out snacks and add snacks to everyone's plates.
While being so busy, Shi Tao also received unanimous praise from his relatives and friends.
Su Lanxin looked at Shi Tao and said, "It should be Jiahui's son, right?"
Zhuang Daozhong said: "Yes, he is Shi Jinbin's grandson and Jiahui's son."
Su Lanxin looked at him again and said, "I didn't expect it to be this big."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "Among your father's apprentices, Shi Jinbin was originally considered to be relatively old, and he was already married before he came to Su Ji to be an apprentice. You should remember Jiahui and Lan Xin at that time. She and her mother came to your Su Ji several times."
Su Lanxin nodded: "I remember, Jiahui was like a little sister at that time, and I often took her out to play."
Zhuang Daozhong said: "Do you suddenly feel that you have grown old in the blink of an eye? Many things seem to have happened just yesterday, but now I see that my little sister has grown up, and even her son is this big now."
Su Lanxin said: "Yes, Uncle Master, I am really grateful for your care during those years in the capital."
Zhuang Daozhong said, "You're welcome. Since Senior Brother Su called me specially, I will naturally take care of you."
Su Lanxin was a little surprised when she heard this: "Uncle Master, are you saying that my dad called you specifically at that time?"
Zhuang Daozhong nodded and said, "Yes, not long after you arrived in Beijing, I received a call from your father, telling me that you had gone to Beijing and hoping that I could help take care of him. He also asked me to give his apprentices a chance, so you had the opportunity to enter the Red Maple Restaurant and open a store later."
Su Lanxin finally understood at this time that even though she had a falling out with her father.
But in fact, although the father might have been very angry at the time, he still cared about them very much afterwards.
He also made a special call to Zhuang Daozhong and asked him to help take care of them in Beijing.
The more news Su Lanxin learned, the more guilty she felt towards her father.
Zhuang Daozhong understood Su Lanxin's feelings. He sighed and comforted her, "Lanxin, don't think too much about the past. If Senior Brother Su were still alive, he wouldn't want you to live in guilt all the time. Besides, everything that happened to Su Ji now must be what Senior Brother wants to see."
Although Su Lanxin responded, her tears still couldn't stop flowing.
Seeing this, Zhuang Daozhong handed a tissue to Su Lanxin.
Pei Caiyun continued to persuade them.
"Lan Xin, don't cry. I think Uncle Quan Sheng is just like what Mr. Zhuang said. He hopes to see you return to Su Ji. Su Ji is now being run very well. Uncle Quan Sheng must be satisfied."
Zhuang Daozhong then said: "Perhaps you now feel that your coming back to snatch the old plaque seems a little excessive, but think about it from another angle. If you hadn't come back to snatch the old plaque, perhaps Su Ji wouldn't be in such a situation now.
Without your pressure, Yifan might not be able to show his current talent. Perhaps everything was arranged by Senior Brother Su in the afterlife."
Su Lanxin was stunned by what Zhuang Daozhong said.
Pei Caiyun also helped and said, "Maybe it's really like what Uncle Zhuang said. Everything is a test arranged by Uncle Quan Sheng in the afterlife. He wants to see if Yifan can support Su Ji."
Zhuang Daozhong looked at Feng Yifan who was busy coordinating with everyone in the kitchen and said with admiration, "Yifan is really amazing. He is a real chef. Not only because of his outstanding abilities, but more importantly, he knows how to arrange the work of others."
Both Zhuang Daozhong and Su Lanxin are naturally very clear about the importance of this in the kitchen.
A chef in the kitchen is like a conductor in the kitchen.
Not only do you have to do your own job well, but you also have to be able to command and dispatch everyone in the kitchen.
Being able to arrange the kitchen affairs properly so that everyone can perform their duties and bring out everyone's personality traits is what a chef should do.
Especially for top chefs like Feng Yifan, he is able to mobilize everyone's abilities.
For example, under his arrangement, the kitchen seemed to be divided into two groups: Shi Jiahui and Catherine, but in fact the two groups would interact with each other and make up for each other's work.
Often under Feng Yifan's command, both groups would participate in preparing certain dishes when needed.
More importantly, Feng Yifan is always able to bring out the best in everyone.
Because he knows very well the limit of everyone's ability
Therefore, everyone in the kitchen has a feeling that they are not independent of the kitchen, but are also a very important part of it.
This motivates everyone and the kitchen is indeed very busy, but no one feels unhappy.
Because when enthusiasm is mobilized, everyone will still be willing to work hard even if it is very hard.
As time went by, Feng Yifan had asked everyone to get rid of all three pigs.
There are many ways to cook it, from the very traditional braised short ribs, to some very Western-style smoked methods, to various dishes such as grilled pork chops, Suzhou-style elbows, and chess-piece pig's trotters.
It can be said that every part of every pig was fully utilized by Feng Yifan and his team.
As the dishes began to take shape one by one, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
Feng Yifan was busy almost the entire afternoon.
One after another, some relatives and friends including Lin Ruifeng's parents, sister and brother-in-law, Liu Wanhua and Shen Qingluo also came to Su Ji.
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also had a good nap and returned to Su Ji with their grandparents, parents.
When Lu Cuiling saw that her father was also present, she originally had an urge to turn around and leave.
However, she was stopped by her husband, and Su Ruoxi, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei's grandmother also helped to persuade her.
Finally, after some persuasion, and Grandpa Feng Yifan also apologized in public: "Cui Ling, I'm sorry, I was a bad father before. I don't ask for your complete forgiveness, but I just hope that we can sit down and have this banquet that Yifan has prepared for a long time."
Feng Jiandong also said: "Yes, today is the three-headed banquet, so let's put other things aside for the time being."
Finally, under the instruction of her father, Feng Ruoruo also came over, took her grandmother's hand and said, "Grandma, we all have to be happy today. We have to help Dad complete the three-head banquet together."
After hearing her granddaughter's words, Lu Cuiling raised her head and glanced towards the kitchen, and saw the pleading look on her son's face.
Finally, Lu Cuiling nodded and agreed: "Okay, I won't pursue it today."
Hearing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.