Although the kindergarten has been closed for vacation, the dance class of three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, has not yet been closed.
So after waking up from a nap at noon and playing around with their dad in the restaurant for a while, the three little girls still had to go to dance class.
Now, because Su Ruoxi's belly is quite big and she is often not able to move around easily, the task of accompanying Feng Ruoruo to dance class has completely fallen on her grandmother, and of course on Tian Lang, the sister who has the most free time.
After the Laba Festival, my grandfather returned to the countryside.
On the one hand, I have to go back and deal with some backlogs, and on the other hand, I also need to prepare for the supply of vegetables for the New Year.
Grandpa’s departure made Feng Ruoruo very sad again.
Fortunately, even though grandpa has passed away, he still video chats with his granddaughter every day.
Feng Ruoruo accepted this situation.
In the afternoon, it was time for dance class. Lu Cuiling called her granddaughter and said, "Okay, Ruoruo, we should pack up and go. You, Xixi, and Feifei all have to go to dance class."
Feng Ruoruo, who was having a lot of fun, was naturally a little unhappy.
Similarly, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were also a little reluctant to go.
"Grandma, it's not time yet. We can play for a while longer."
"Yes, let's play for a while."
"Well, we still have to wait for Father Feng's snacks."
Hearing what the three little girls said, Tian Lang smiled and said, "Hahaha, you three don't want to go? If you don't go to dance class, you will soon fall behind others. Then when you go to perform during the New Year, you three won't be able to go on stage."
The little girls heard Tian Lang's words many times every day.
So the three little girls were somewhat immune to it.
However, Tian Lang was equally eccentric. Seeing that her sisters seemed immune to these words, she immediately changed her tone.
"But it doesn't matter if you three don't go to dance class. You may not be able to dance in the future anyway. You can learn to cook from your uncle-in-law and become chefs in the future. Since you don't like dancing, tell Teacher Guo later and you don't have to go to class."
After Tian Lang said this, the three little girls naturally couldn't hold it anymore.
Feng Ruoruo shouted: "No, no, we like dancing."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "We like to dance, so we need to dance well."
Chen Yaofei said: "We are still children, we can't learn to cook from Father Feng yet, we definitely need to learn to dance well now."
When Tian Lang heard the little girls say this, he immediately asked, "Are you still going now?"
The three little girls looked at each other, then said in unison: "Let's go, let's go."
At the same time, Luo Yu made snacks and asked the little girls to take them with them.
"Okay, this is your snack today, an egg roll with fillings. Take it with you. Make sure you learn to dance well. We are still waiting to see you perform on stage."
Luo Yu was not wrong. Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also got the opportunity to perform on stage again because of their excellent performance.
But this time, the three of them were not the lead dancers, because they were performing a group dance on stage.
The six little girls in the dance class were also arranged by Guo Hong to another dance class of hers.
There are about thirty children. They will practice a dance together and then perform on the stage of the local TV station's Spring Festival Gala during the Spring Festival.
This is a very unusual honor.
Especially the six little girls in Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei's dance class.
In fact, they only studied for half a year, and the fact that they were given such an opportunity is enough to show the efforts of the six girls and that their dance was recognized.
So now the dance class every afternoon is no longer held in Chen Yaofei’s neighborhood.
Instead, you have to take a special bus to a small auditorium in the city to practice dancing.
It's called dancing practice, but in fact it's just a rehearsal there.
Every afternoon, due to limited space in the car, grandparents could not go along as before, so only one parent from each family could go.
All three families had their grandmothers go, and Yang Zhiyi was responsible for driving them there and there, and the other one who was more casual was Tian Lang.
And every time Tian Lang went along, he provided more services to the little girls.
For example, when he was there, Tian Lang would pour water for the little girls, help them change their clothes, and when he needed to accompany the little girls to run errands, Tian Lang would usually be the one running along.
After a few times, Lu Cuiling came back and told Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi about it.
"It's true that there are many times when Tian Lang is here, otherwise the three of us grandmas would be a little overwhelmed."
Everyone's impression of Tian Lang has changed a lot after she accompanied the little girls to practice dancing. They think that although she looks like fooling around, she is actually very reliable.
Like today, after persuading the little girls to set off, Tian Lang quickly packed up his things and took the initiative to carry the little girls' clothes, water cups, dancing shoes and other things.
Seeing this, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Tian Lang, actually, you can let them take these things themselves."
Li Xiuchun also said: "Yes, let the children take it by themselves and exercise their self-care ability."
Wen Hong said directly to the children: "Okay, the three of you are going out, why don't you quickly put on your clothes and take your things?"
After hearing what their three grandmothers said, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei quickly put on their clothes.
Then, the three little girls walked up to Sister Tian Lang together and reached out to take their own things.
Tian Lang smiled and said, "Okay, let's go. These things are not heavy. I'll help you carry them. When we get there, I'll let you carry them yourself. Okay?"
Naturally, the little girls looked at their grandmothers together.
The grandmothers smiled helplessly, and in the end they could only let Tian Lang take it first.
Yang Zhiyi shook the car keys and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go."
Afterwards, the little girls waved goodbye to everyone in the restaurant, took their grandmothers with them and went out to the dance practice place.
After the children had left, Chen Shoulin looked at Yang Huaicheng and said, "Why do we seem to be the only two who have more free time?"
Yang Huaicheng laughed: "Hahaha, there's nothing we can do. There are limited seats on the bus, and our two grandfathers are excluded. Lao Chen, how about we play a game?"
Chen Shoulin smiled and said, "Okay, come on."
Playing chess has become an afternoon pastime for the two grandfathers.
Occasionally, the two grandfathers would go there together to watch their granddaughters practice dancing.
Or sometimes, the two grandfathers would help Su Ji together.
However, many things in Su Ji have become organized now, so most of the time there is no need for help. There are Feng Yifan and the chefs in the kitchen, and there are waiters led by Su Liancheng in the restaurant in front, so many things do not really require the help of the elderly.
Of course, sometimes the elderly also need help looking after them.
Especially when there are many people paying, the elderly also need to help Su Ruoxi coordinate the payment.
For example, now it's after lunch break and Su Ji is not open yet. The two old men can't help but play chess in their spare time.
Seeing that nothing was wrong, Su Jinrong went next door with the two old people.
Soon, the sound of three old men discussing chess was heard next door.
Listening to the discussions and laughter of the elderly people, Feng Yifan and the people in the kitchen continued to be busy.
In order to reduce Su Ruoxi's burden, Su Liancheng also helped Su Ruoxi to settle the accounts.
It can be said that the period after the afternoon break and before opening in the evening is a relatively leisurely time for Su Ji.
Because many ingredients have been prepared in the morning, the kitchen only needs to prepare some individual dishes in the evening.
At the same time, at this time, everyone in the kitchen can ask Feng Yifan for advice, and they can also share their ideas for new dishes and discuss them together.
One of the most important parts is to let Feng Yifan and everyone help taste the food.
Food tasting is often accompanied by Feng Yifan’s criticism.
So for a while, everyone in the kitchen was a little afraid to let Feng Yifan taste their new creations.
However, Feng Yifan later said very seriously that he hoped everyone would not feel that they were criticized by him and would not dare to make new dishes for him to taste.
Because only after being criticized and improved can a dish be truly presented to customers.
So now, everyone has gotten used to it, and even if they know they will be criticized, they will still bravely try.
The person who launched the new dish today is Shi Jiahui again.
Perhaps because of her status as the eldest senior sister, Shi Jiahui would never be criticized too harshly, so she would always come up with some new dishes and make them for Feng Yifan and everyone to taste.
Seeing that the senior sister was eager to try again today, Feng Yifan couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Senior sister, what dish are you going to cook for us today?"
Shi Jiahui first took out the prepared ingredients.
When everyone saw the ingredients, it turned out to be a big yellow croaker.
Feng Yifan asked: "Big Sister, today's new dish is yellow croaker?"
Shi Jiahui nodded: "Yes, after some thought and combining my previous failed experiences, I designed a dish of steamed yellow croaker with scallions. Today I want everyone to help me taste it."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but feel curious: "Steamed yellow croaker with scallion?"
Shi Jiahui nodded: "Yes."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and asked again, "Big Sister, are you planning to use the scallion oil from our local cuisine? Are you also going to add compound soy sauce as a seasoning, and finally pour the hot oil over the fish skin and chopped scallions?"
Shi Jiahui was a little surprised: "Did you actually think of it?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "It's not hard to think of it. After all, you have been working in Shanghai before, so you should be more familiar with some of the cooking methods of Shanghai cuisine."
Shi Jiahui then added: "But today, my approach will be a little different."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan suddenly became excited.
"Really? Then we'll wait and see."
Shi Jiahui also quickly began to process the yellow croaker, slaughtering and cleaning it, and using hot water to remove some black film on the surface of the fish, in order to completely remove the source of the fishy smell.
After finishing, Shi Jiahui used a knife to slice the fish meat.
Then remove the fishy red inside the fish belly, cut off the head and tail, leaving only the most essential middle part of the fish meat.
Afterwards, Shi Jiahui did not rush to steam the fish, but first cooked a pot of white and tender fish soup with the fish bones.
Before steaming the fish, fry the fish skin slightly.
Then put the fish meat on the fish soup and steam it.
Seeing this step, Feng Yifan was still a little surprised.
"Big sister is worthy of being big sister. She actually uses fish soup to steam the fish. This makes the fish more delicious."
The fish does not need to be steamed for too long to retain its tenderness.
After taking it out, first pour the compound soy sauce on the bottom of the plate, then sprinkle the chopped green onions on the fish skin, and then pour the heated scallion oil on it.
Sizzle. Sizzle.
The hot oil fries up the fish skin, releasing the scallion aroma.
Not only in the kitchen, but everyone in the restaurant could smell the fragrance.
"Wow, it smells so good, it really has a strong onion aroma."
“It feels like noodles with scallion oil.”
"I just like the smell of onions. It smells really good."
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The waiters were talking at once, and they all stretched their heads to see if the kitchen was developing any new dishes.
Feng Yifan looked at the fish on the plate and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It smells really good. This steamed fish is special, Senior Sister. The aroma alone is very tempting."
Shi Jiahui handed the chopsticks to Feng Yifan: "Chef, please taste it."
Feng Yifan reached out to take the chopsticks and gently picked off a piece of fish.
Dip the fish in some soy sauce on the plate, put the fish on a small spoon, and eat the fish in the spoon in one bite.
The moment you eat it, the fresh and fragrant aroma bursts in your mouth, and the rich aroma rushes straight to your forehead.
The fish meat in the mouth hardly needs to be chewed. Just a light crush of the tongue will break it into pieces. I have to admit that the fish meat is really smooth and tender.
After taking a bite, Feng Yifan exclaimed: "Great."
Shi Jiahui was very happy to receive such an evaluation, and everyone else was happy for her as well.
Feng Yifan put down his chopsticks and said, "Everyone, try it. This dish is really great. Senior Sister used very traditional Shanghainese cooking techniques, but also incorporated new methods to truly highlight the deliciousness of the yellow croaker."
Everyone tasted the dish and was impressed by its deliciousness.
Catherine even said, "Wow, this dish would work just as well in a restaurant."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "Hahaha, that won't work. This dish is only available at Su Ji and cannot be served at Ruo Restaurant."
Apparently, this was a friendly fight between the two sous chefs.
Catherine didn't mind it at all, she just said, "That's a pity."
Feng Yifan also gave some to his father-in-law and the two elderly men who were playing chess next door to him to taste, and finally let the waiter taste some of the remaining food.
Everyone also felt that this steamed fish was really delicious and completely different from the steamed fish we usually eat.
Seeing that everyone agreed that the dish was great, Feng Yifan immediately decided to add steamed yellow croaker with scallions to Su Ji’s menu.
Everyone in Su Ji applauded Shi Jiahui together, and the scene was very lively for a while.
This situation has occurred several times in Su Ji during this period, so the dishes on Su Ji’s menu have been constantly updated and enriched during this period.