In fact, by the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, most companies have started to take holidays.
Many people who usually eat out have also started to go home for dinner.
In fact, many shops on the ancient street have closed down one after another in recent days.
At the end of a busy year and with the Spring Festival approaching, everyone naturally needs to take a break and enjoy the rare holiday time.
Just like Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng today, it is a rare opportunity for the couple not to have to stay at their own shop.
Then the couple came to Su Ji with their son.
After entering the door, Wang Cuifeng smiled and said to her son: "Son, did you see it? This is now a globally recommended restaurant. I didn't expect such a restaurant to be right across from our house, did you? What you can't imagine is that the rice wine used in this globally recommended restaurant is from our house."
Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng's son was a little amused and helpless when he saw his mother saying such words with such pride on her face.
At this time, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei ran out hand in hand, and the three hundred little girls greeted Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng in unison very cordially.
"Hello Uncle Fan, Aunt Feng, and Brother. Happy New Year to everyone."
The three little girls greeted them warmly in unison, which made Fan Chaodong, Wang Cuifeng and their family of three smile.
Wang Cuifeng quickly took out a red envelope from her bosom and said, "Okay, you three are fine too. Come, Auntie Feng will give you red envelopes."
Seeing Wang Cuifeng take out the red envelope, Su Ruoxi at the cashier said, "Sister Wang, what are you doing? It's not the New Year yet, how can you give a red envelope to a child at this time?"
Wang Cuifeng smiled and said, "Take them all. This is called asking for good luck in advance."
Lu Cuiling also came over to stop them: "What's going on? Your family made some money this year, right? Why are you so anxious to give out red envelopes?"
Facing Lu Cuiling, Wang Cuifeng may be the only one who dares to confront the old lady head-on.
"Aunt Lu, you know what, this year, thanks to your family, our wine sales are pretty good, so our family of three hurried over to worship the God of Wealth and bribe the little gods of wealth so that our business will be better next year and we can save money for my son to get married."
Xiao Fan, who had remained silent the whole time, finally couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Seeing her son was shy, Wang Cuifeng said with a smile: "Don't be shy, it's a pity that you are too old, otherwise I really want you to pursue these three beautiful girls from your uncle Feng's family. If you succeed, maybe you will have the opportunity to directly inherit a restaurant.
What a pity, you grow up too fast, it's too late now."
Hearing Wang Cuifeng's joke, everyone in Su Ji was instantly amused.
Lu Cuiling even laughed and stepped forward and said, "Hahaha, oh no, I'm going to tear this mouth apart. You can say such things, in front of the children. You really deserve to be beaten, hahaha..."
There was laughter and joy in Su Ji again, and the three grandmothers kept chasing after Wang Cuifeng.
In fact, as neighbors, what Wang Cuifeng said was just a joke and there was no malice in it.
Just like usual, Wang Cuifeng often tells a few jokes.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, many of Wang Cuifeng's words were a bit too much.
But in fact, it was precisely because everyone was too familiar with each other that Wang Cuifeng said those words. Otherwise, Wang Cuifeng would not pay much attention to ordinary strangers.
As for doing business, Wang Cuifeng seldom jokes, and usually says things as one is one and two is two.
Wang Cuifeng's noise instantly made Su Ji very joyful, and the atmosphere of the New Year was immediately felt.
After his wife made a fuss for a while, Fan Chaodong took his son to the kitchen.
Looking at Feng Yifan and others busy inside, Fan Chaodong asked curiously: "It's already the 28th today, Yifan, you guys are still open, will anyone come to eat today?"
Feng Yifan said seriously, "Of course, and there should be quite a few."
Fan Chaodong said to his son, "See? Your uncle Feng is confident."
Xiao Fan's name is "Fan Zhiming". He is now facing the college entrance examination. Probably after the Spring Festival, Xiao Fan will start preparing for the college entrance examination and will not have much time to play.
So when the Spring Festival was approaching, the father and mother closed the shop early to take a break and started to have some fun with their son.
Although Fan Zhiming has been studying hard and rarely comes to his parents' shop and rarely shows up on the ancient street, he is still impressed by Su Ji and also remembers his uncle Feng Yifan.
Especially now that he knows a lot about Su Ji's situation and Feng Yifan's abilities, he is full of admiration for Uncle Feng.
Today, I came here with my parents and went into Su Ji specifically. I saw the scene in Su Ji's kitchen with my own eyes and also saw Uncle Feng, which really made Fan Zhiming feel very excited.
Student Xiao Fan couldn't help but take two steps forward and asked, "Uncle Feng, can I ask you for an autograph?"
When Feng Yifan heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, you want me for an autograph? This is my first time."
Fan Zhiming said: "Uncle Feng, you don't know that many of our classmates admire you very much, and they are all proud to have eaten at Su Ji."
Fan Chaodong heard this and said, "Then you can't just brag about knowing Chef Feng in school."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's not impossible to tell her. If you have a female classmate you like, you can invite her to come together. I will reserve two seats for you in the restaurant and cook a set meal for you."
After hearing this, Fan Zhiming asked excitedly: "Really?"
Fan Chaodong said quickly: "What are you thinking about, little brat? You should prepare well for the college entrance examination now."
Feng Yifan said: "Of course it's true. Don't listen to your dad. You have to prepare for the college entrance examination, but you can't give up on love. If you don't seize the opportunity when you are a student, you may become an older bachelor in the future. So you must seize the opportunity and harvest your own pure love at the purest time."
Fan Chaodong couldn't help but say, "Feng Yifan, please don't teach me randomly."
At this moment, everyone in the restaurant couldn't help laughing.
Wang Cuifeng couldn't help but say, "Feng Yifan, if you teach my son bad things, I will settle the score with you. I tell you."
Su Ruoxi also said, "Alright, alright, stop teaching Xiao Fan something."
Feng Yifan smiled and said to Fan Zhiming: "There is one thing you have to remember, you can't do anything deviant."
After hearing this, Fan Zhiming nodded subconsciously.
Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng also felt a headache at this time.
The couple really wanted to force their son to find out whether he was dating someone at school.
But in front of so many people in Su Ji, the couple felt a little embarrassed to ask.
Feng Yifan saw the couple's expressions and said with a smile, "Okay, don't worry, I think you should trust your son and believe that he can handle study and love well. You can't be too demanding on some things. If you control him too harshly, you may not get what you want in the end."
Shi Jiahui said at this time: "I think what Yifan said makes sense. There is indeed a lack of guidance in this regard in China."
Shi Tao couldn't help but say, "Actually, my sister is abroad. There are many people in school who are in love. Parents don't care too much. My sister is also pursued by several boys."
Tian Lang quickly said: "Shi Tao, who told you to say that?"
Shi Jiahui quickly said to her daughter: "Tian Lang, you have to be careful. You are a girl, unlike your brother Fan Zhiming. Girls will always suffer losses."
Tian Lang immediately said, "Oh, don't worry, mom. I'm not interested in those boys."
Next, the topic in the restaurant always revolved around the issue of love between boys and girls.
Feng Yifan felt that he had set a bad example, so he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, it's my fault today. I shouldn't have brought up a bad topic. Let's get back to the food. Today is the last day that Su Ji is open before the Lunar New Year, and Ruo Restaurant is already closed.
So, I think we should have something special today, for example, we can add some Western food to Su Ji's lunch menu today, such as some seafood stewed pasta? As a kind of noodles, diners can choose. "
Shi Jiahui asked with a smile: "Is the chef preparing to provide some Western food at Su Ji today?"
Catherine then asked, "Is this really okay?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Of course, after all, today is our last day of business before the Lunar New Year, so we naturally have to provide some different services, which can also be regarded as letting everyone feel the New Year atmosphere in advance."
At this point, Feng Yifan added, "In addition, if there are diners who want to buy some more braised food to take back for the New Year, we also allow them to buy it back. This will also be considered as adding a few dishes to the guests' New Year's Eve dinner table, and we can also clear out some of Su Ji's inventory."
When Wang Cuifeng heard this, she immediately said, "That's great. Hurry up and weigh some beef for our family, as well as braised pork, pig's trotters, etc. We can take them back to eat during the New Year."
Feng Yifan agreed, "Sure, if Sister Wang needs it, you can take as much as you want, no need to pay."
Hearing this, Fan Chaodong immediately said, "You can't do it without paying."
Wang Cuifeng also said: "Feng Yifan, if you don't want the money, then we don't want it."
Feng Yifan had no choice but to smile and say, "Hahaha, since my sister and brother-in-law are so polite, we'll just reluctantly charge the cost."
Wang Cuifeng said, "That's right. You should charge the right price. You are a restaurant, not a butcher's stall. You have to pay for the raw materials yourself, right? You really can't not charge."
After everything was confirmed, everyone started to get busy.
The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, were very well behaved and did not disturb the adults. Instead, they stared at the door and waited for the snow outside to get heavier.
It was almost noon, but business was indeed very slow as it was almost Chinese New Year.
The usual long queues in front of Su Ji were not seen today.
This also made many people in Su Ji feel a little disappointed.
Just when everyone thought that no one would come to eat on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Almost at the time when Su Ji started business, a group of people arrived at the door one after another.
"Chef Feng, are you open today?"
"Yes, Chef Feng, are you open today?"
"Can I still have noodles for lunch today?"
"Is it possible that there will only be a few toppings for lunch today?"
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Hearing everyone asking at the door, Feng Yifan also walked out of the kitchen, came to the door of Su Ji and said, "Everyone, please come in first. It's snowing outside and it's quite cold. Su Ji is still open as usual today, and there will be some Western food on the menu today. You can order it."
At Feng Yifan's invitation, everyone went into Su Ji.
When we heard that we could order some Western food, everyone was really looking forward to it.
"Can we order Western food at Su Kee?"
"Can we order food from Ruo Restaurant?"
"Is it really possible?"
"Wow, I'm looking forward to it."
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Feng Yifan further explained: "It's not that you can order dishes from the restaurant, but some Western-style meals. Because it's noon, many dishes are not prepared. Please forgive me."
After listening to Feng Yifan's words, the guests present all expressed their understanding.
Some people quickly took out their phones to send messages to their friends, telling them that they could come to Su Ji for dinner today and that there were fewer people at Su Ji today.
As word spread among diners, many more people came to Su Ji on special trips.
Later, people heard that they could buy some braised dishes from Su Ji, and that really attracted more people to come and buy them.
All of a sudden, Su Ji's business became even more prosperous at noon. There were long queues in Su Ji and the Lin family shop next door. Most of them came to buy Su Ji's braised dishes to take back and eat during the New Year.
Feng Yifan was not stingy and took out some of the braised dishes he had accumulated.
Not only does it have Su Ji’s most classic crystal braised pork, but there are also a variety of braised dishes such as braised pork elbows, braised pork heads, braised beef, etc.
It can be said that at noon on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Ji Yanran turned into a braised food shop.
This also made Su Ji even more crowded, with many locals even coming from other faraway districts.
Fortunately, Su Ji has a lot of stock, otherwise it might not be able to provide for so many people.
Even so, Feng Yifan started to prepare a new batch of marinated food while selling them, just so that people who came could buy some to take home.
Time always passes quickly in the busyness. On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Ji closed its business in a busy atmosphere as usual.
At 8:30 in the evening, Su Ji officially closed, marking the end of its business for the year.
Feng Yifan looked at the waiters who were also carrying large and small bags and preparing to go home. He smiled and said, "Well, this year's business is over. Thank you all for your service to Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant. I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year and happiness and health to your family. See you next year."
Everyone who was preparing to go home also said to Feng Yifan in unison: "Happy New Year, Chef, see you next year."
After seeing everyone off and Su Ji officially closed, Feng Ruoruo quickly pulled the two little sisters and shouted, "Dad, Dad, let's go quickly, it's snowing outside, let's go make a snowman."
Feng Yifan agreed with a smile: "Okay, let's go."