"Welcome, welcome. Chef Feng's presence here really brings glory to our small restaurant."
The familiar person he met in the hot pot and barbecue restaurant was none other than Yang Zhiyi's sister-in-law and Yang Zhigang's wife, Peng Jing.
Feng Ruoruo saw the other person, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Hello, auntie."
When Peng Jing saw Feng Ruoruo, she immediately smiled and said, "Oh, our little baby Ruoruo is here, hello."
Feng Ruoruo was very happy, and then she pulled Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei forward to say hello.
"Xixi, Feifei, this is Aunt Zhao."
Yang Xiaoxi naturally knew Peng Jing, because Peng Jing was her real relative, so the little girl smiled and said, "Hello, auntie."
Chen Yaofei was a bit unfamiliar, but she also greeted him obediently: "Hello, Auntie."
Peng Jing saw Yang Xiaoxi and said with a smile: "So Xixi is here too."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "Yes, I came here with my dad, Mr. Feng, Ruoruo and Feifei."
Yang Zhiyi glanced around the entire store and said, "Sister-in-law, your business is pretty good. There are so many of us here tonight. Do you have any seats available?"
Peng Jing first greeted Yang Xiaoxi's grandparents: "Uncle, aunt, you are here too."
Yang Xiaoxi's grandfather Yang Huaicheng smiled and said, "So you are here too, Peng Jing?"
Grandma Wenhong said, "It's been a long time since we last met."
Peng Jing smiled and said, "Yes, I was accompanying my son to study before, so Zhigang was the only one who was busy. Later, Zhigang left the ancient street. At first, the location of the store was not good, and the business was also very poor. Later, Zhigang went to other places to visit many stores, and finally he developed the current set by himself."
Su Ruoxi asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, you came here together to open the store, so you don't have to accompany me to study now?"
Peng Jing said, "No need. That kid knows that his father doesn't have a easy time making money, so he took the initiative to apply for a dormitory on campus. His grades are also very stable, so I came here to help."
Yang Zhiyi looked at the layout of the store and asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, you opened a store here, it must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Just as Peng Jing was about to answer, Yang Zhigang came out and said, "It's OK. Actually, the rent is just a little bit higher, but everything else is OK."
When I saw Yang Zhigang again after a long time, he did look a lot older.
It seems that he has indeed suffered a lot in the half year since he left the ancient street.
Feng Ruoruo saw Yang Zhigang and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Yang."
Yang Xiaoxi followed and shouted, "Hello, uncle."
Chen Yaofei naturally followed suit and said hello: "Hello, Uncle Yang."
Yang Zhigang saw the three little girls and smiled and said, "Hello, I haven't seen Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei for a long time. You three seem to have grown a lot taller."
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were also very happy to hear Uncle Yang's words.
Peng Jing said at this time: "Okay, everyone, don't stand at the door, let's go in. It just so happens that our largest private room has not been booked today. You can go and sit in that room together."
Yang Zhigang also said: "Yes, let's go to that big private room. It can seat 20 people, which is just right for your number."
Afterwards, with the warm hospitality of Yang Zhigang and Peng Jing, the group came to the largest private room in the store.
There is a big table in the private room, and in front of each person is a small hot pot.
Yang Zhigang waited for everyone to sit down and asked, "What would you like to eat today? How about one of our special hot pots for each person? And some barbecue?"
Peng Jing said, "You are such a person, you still let people order? Bring out all your specialties, such as half a roasted whole lamb, and let everyone choose what they like. The children can have the tomato hotpot, and the adults can order their own food. And give out a few servings of the fresh seafood you prepared."
Hearing what Peng Jing said, Feng Yifan quickly said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't go up too much."
Yang Zhigang smiled and said, "Not much, not much. Barbecue and hot pot are not enough to fill you up."
Afterwards, Yang Zhigang placed the order directly.
Half a roasted whole lamb and a few sets of top-quality marbled Wagyu beef.
When everyone ordered small pots, tomato base was arranged for the three little girls, while the others made their own choices based on their different tastes.
Feng Yifan and his friends also ordered some seafood, meat and vegetables.
When Yang Zhigang and Peng Jing went out to prepare.
Yang Huaicheng looked around the room and said, "I didn't expect Zhigang's store to be so well decorated."
Wen Hong followed up by saying, "Yes, I think his business is also very good."
Chen Shoulin smiled and said, "It seems that Zhigang has finally found a new way out after leaving the ancient street, and his business is doing very well."
Feng Jiandong said: "Yes, I heard that Zhigang lost money when he just left the ancient street."
Yang Zhiyi said at this time: "I still remember that Ruoruo's father persuaded my brother not to leave, but I don't know what my brother was thinking at the time. He insisted on leaving the ancient street. As a result, there were very few people on the side where he opened the store at the beginning, and the business was also very poor."
After Yang Zhigang left the ancient street, business was very bleak for a time and the barbecue restaurant could hardly remain open.
In the end, he was very determined and simply closed the barbecue restaurant.
Afterwards, he left all the remaining money from the barbecue restaurant to his wife and children, and went to other places to conduct some investigation and study.
Yang Zhiyi said: "My brother came back in November. After he came back, he found this place and opened a new store, combining hot pot and barbecue. I didn't expect that after a month or two, the business would be so hot."
Feng Yifan said: "This model is indeed very novel and can attract many people to eat. As long as the taste is good, there will definitely be many repeat customers."
A group of people were chatting when Peng Jing brought in the food that everyone had ordered.
Hearing what Feng Yifan said, Peng Jing smiled and said, "As expected of Chef Feng, he has a unique vision. Our restaurant is really like what Chef Feng said. In the beginning, it was the novel model that attracted customers, and later it was Lao Yang's cooking skills that kept customers coming back."
Yang Zhiyi asked: "Sister-in-law, my brother's skill in grilling meat is beyond reproach. Did he learn these soup bases outside?"
Peng Jing nodded and said, "Yes, he went out for a few months and learned how to cook all kinds of hot pot bases. He made these very distinctive hot pot bases. Not to mention, they are really popular."
Feng Yifan said: "Brother Yang is really amazing. He was out for only a month or two, right? He actually learned everything back."
Peng Jing said: "Why one or two months? He was out for more than four months, almost five months."
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this.
Peng Jing continued, "At first, he was focused on doing business and making money, so I didn't have to worry about anything and just had to spend time with my son.
But after I worked with him in the store, I realized how hard it was for him. When we were in the old street, he was the only one who stayed up late every night. Now I think about it, I really neglected him. My mother and I have such a stable life, thanks to him. "
As he was speaking, Yang Zhigang came in from outside.
After hearing what his wife said, he smiled and said, "You, I am a man, isn't it my duty to earn money to support the family? Why are you still telling them this?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is praising you, how can you still say that sister-in-law is not good?"
Others present also expressed their support for Peng Jing.
Feng Ruoruo said, "Uncle, don't say that to Auntie. Auntie is just praising you. You should thank Auntie and kiss her."
After Feng Ruoruo said this, everyone started to urge Yang Zhigang to kiss his wife.
Although Peng Jing was embarrassed and a little shy, Yang Zhigang finally kissed his wife.
"Well, thank you all for coming today."
Naturally, everyone applauded Yang Zhigang and his wife.
The hot pot dishes were served relatively quickly, and Yang Zhigang added a variety of top-quality ingredients.
Feng Yifan saw it and said with a smile: "Brother Yang really spent a lot of money today. There are so many fresh ingredients, and they are not cheap at all."
Lu Cuiling said to Yang Zhiyi, "Go talk to Xixi's dad and tell him not to serve it so well. It will be a waste if we can't eat it."
The grandparents from the three families also asked not to serve too many dishes, fearing that they would not be able to finish them.
After a while of waiting, Yang Zhigang brought out various baked goods.
Feng Yifan took the opportunity to say, "Brother Yang, don't serve too much, otherwise we won't be able to finish it. If we can't finish it, won't it all be wasted?"
Yang Zhigang smiled and said, "It's okay, everyone, eat as much as you can. If you can't finish it, just pack it up."
Yang Huaicheng said, "Zhigang, please don't serve so much. We really can't eat so much. You have roasted lamb and other things in the back. How can we finish all this?"
Feng Jiandong said, "Yes, Boss Yang, please don't put too much on it."
Seeing that everyone said so, Yang Zhigang had no choice but to smile and say, "Okay, okay, I won't serve so much. Everyone, eat first. If it's not enough, you can add more."
Chen Shoulin said, "That's good. If it's not enough, we can add more."
Yang Zhigang was indeed a little too enthusiastic, because it was rare for these three families to get together to eat at his place, so he just wanted to do his best to entertain everyone.
Feng Yifan and his friends were eating and chatting at the same time, and everyone was enjoying the meal very much.
When the barbecue came, Feng Ruoruo couldn't wait any longer.
The little girl got down from her seat and ran quickly to her father.
"Dad, you said before that I could eat a skewer of barbecued meat every day, but then Uncle Yang moved away, and Ruoruo hasn't eaten it for a long time. So can Ruoruo's barbecued meat from those days be put together and eaten together?"
When Feng Yifan heard his daughter say this, he was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help laughing.
Does anyone else find this a bit strange
Su Ruoxi explained it to everyone.
After hearing the explanation, I understood that Feng Yifan once told his daughter that she could eat one skewer of barbecue every day and was not allowed to eat more.
Then today, Feng Ruoruo remembered that incident and clamored to eat the barbecue that had been prepared for such a long time together.
Everyone found it very interesting.
Yang Zhiyi asked: "Ruoruo's father, how are you going to solve the problem you promised Ruoruo today?"
Chen Bangwu also said: "Yes, after such a long time, if Ruoruo eats one string every day, it seems that she has accumulated a lot of strings."
Feng Ruoruo looked at Uncle Chen and asked, "Really? Does Ruoruo have a lot of skewers?"
Feng Yifan quickly grabbed his daughter and said, "Ruoruo, today, Daddy will definitely not care about you. You can eat as much as you want, but if you eat too much meat, Ruoruo might get fat."
After hearing what her father said, Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "Then Ruoruo doesn't want to get fat."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Don't listen to Dad. Dad is doing this on purpose. If we eat this kind of meal today, Ruoru won't get fat. Let's eat as much as we want today."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her mother said, she immediately agreed with her mother's point of view: "Okay, then Ruoruo should eat more today."
The little girl said she wanted to eat well, and then she sat directly on her father's lap and asked her father to feed her.
Seeing Feng Ruoruo's appearance, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei followed suit.
Su Ruoxi and Zhou Yi looked at each other and smiled, saying, "Our mothers are relieved today. The children are all given to their fathers."
Although the two mothers said they were relieved, in fact they still had to add some things for their daughters, and Su Ruoxi would sometimes add some for Yang Xiaoxi.
The three little girls were very satisfied and happy with the meal.
Yang Xiaoxi was tired from eating, but she still snuggled in her father's arms.
"Hehehe, Ruoruo, Feifei, look at me. I can nestle in daddy's arms and lean on my daddy's big belly. It's so soft."
Feng Ruoruo and Chen Yaofei followed suit, but their father didn't have a chubby belly.
Feeling something was wrong, Feng Ruoruo turned around and touched her father's belly.
"Dad, why isn't your stomach soft?"
Chen Yaofei also asked: "Yes, Dad, your stomach is not soft either."
Feng Yifan and Chen Bangwu looked at each other, both fathers laughed, and then began to explain to their daughters.
"This is because Dad usually works in the kitchen, so he consumes a lot of energy and can't accumulate a lot of fat, so of course his belly won't be soft."
"Dad also has to exercise every day, so his stomach is not soft."
Yang Zhiyi heard this and said, "That's true. I need to practice more in the future, or I will be outdone by you two."
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and Feng Ruoruo and Chen Yaofei still snuggled in their father's arms.
Finally, Yang Zhigang brought half a roasted whole lamb. The orange-red crust had been roasted to a very crispy texture.
The moment he cut it with a knife, a rich aroma instantly filled the private room.
Feng Yifan sniffed and said, "Oh? This sheep is unusual? I think it should be a Xinjiang sheep, right?"
Yang Zhigang gave a thumbs up and said, "Chef Feng is worthy of being Chef Feng. I can tell just by the smell that this is indeed Xinjiang lamb. I made the arrangements and they sent it here via the cold chain. It is absolutely fresh. Come and try it."
When the mutton was served on the plates, it looked very beautiful.
The lamb is crispy on one side, but still very tender and juicy on the inside.
Everyone felt very satisfied after eating half a roasted lamb, especially the three little girls Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei. They had originally said they couldn't eat any more, but when the roasted lamb was served, they ate a lot again.
The dinner at Yang Zhigang's restaurant made the three families feel full and satisfied.