When Feng Yifan woke up in the morning, he was still a little dazed. It was only when he heard the strange yet familiar breathing sound in his ears that he slowly came back to his senses.
He turned his head and saw his wife curled up in his arms like a little girl, sleeping soundly with steady breathing.
At this moment, Feng Yifan's heart also became unusually peaceful.
After quietly gazing at his wife who was sleeping for a while, Feng Yifan slowly approached her and kissed her gently. Then he carefully pulled out his arm that was hugged by his wife, covered her with the quilt, got up alone, dressed, and prepared to go downstairs to wash up.
For Feng Yifan today, his wife and daughter have accepted his return, and his father-in-law also recognizes some of his abilities.
Then he must shoulder this responsibility next.
Not only does it mean protecting the old plaque of Su Ji, but it also means continuing to pass on the taste of Su Ji so that he can truly be worthy of being the chef of Su Ji.
After picking up his clothes and toiletries, Feng Yifan slowly slipped out of the room, holding his shoes, and then gently closed the door. He then walked downstairs barefoot before putting on his shoes.
This is done to ensure that there is not too much noise on the second floor, which would disturb the sleep of my father-in-law, wife, mother and daughter.
After putting on his shoes, Feng Yifan went out from the back door of the kitchen and washed up in the bathroom outside.
After returning to the kitchen and packing the shopping list prepared last night, Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law's old bicycle and went out in the night before dawn.
Passing by the door of the Lin Family Breakfast Shop, Feng Yifan saw Lin Ruifeng busy at work. From the very capable figure of the apprentice, it was not difficult to see that in the past few days, the apprentice had already understood what he should do.
Without disturbing the family in the breakfast shop, Feng Yifan pushed his bicycle quickly out of the east end of the old street and rode it to the market.
It was approaching mid-May and the temperature was gradually rising. Feng Yifan was sweating profusely from riding his bicycle all the way.
When I entered the farmers' market, I happened to meet Zhang Qiang who was driving out to deliver goods.
Seeing Feng Yifan pushing his bicycle with sweat all over his forehead, Zhang Qiang immediately leaned out of the bicycle and shouted, "Brother, you are late today. The first round of top-quality goods has almost been delivered."
After looking at Zhang Qiang and hearing what he said, Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "Then you didn't leave any for me?"
Zhang Qiang laughed in the car: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, brother, don't worry, your Su Ji's, my dad will definitely reserve it for you in advance, to ensure it's fresh, and it will be delivered by Yang Hu early in the morning."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, thank you and Uncle Zhang for thinking about our Su Ji."
Zhang Qiang then slowly drove out and called out, "Brother, go buy something else first, and I'll bring it to you when I come back."
Feng Yifan waved to Zhang Qiang: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back, and please drive safely on the road."
Zhang Qiang smiled and nodded in response: "Don't worry, brother, I'll go first."
Watching Zhang Qiang drive out of the market, Feng Yifan smiled and pushed his bicycle to the parking shed outside the market. He parked the bicycle in the shed and then walked into the farmers' market leisurely.
The sky outside was beginning to turn bright, and big lights were on in the market, illuminating the entire farmers' market.
Although there are still quite a few people in the market at this moment, most of them are already discussing delivery matters with the vendors.
It is not difficult to see from this scene that, as Zhang Qiang said, most of the top goods in the market should have been picked, and most of the remaining ones should be left by vendors for familiar restaurants and hotels.
Feng Yifan naturally came to Zhang Qiang's father's stall first. As soon as he stood in front of the stall, the vegetable vendor Lao Zhang spoke first.
"Xiao Feng, you're late today. If I hadn't left some for you, all the dishes from Yang Hu would have been bought up by several big restaurants."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang. Yesterday was the weekend, so the restaurant business was good, so I slept a little late."
The vegetable vendor, Lao Zhang, nodded and said, "It's okay. What do you want today, Su Ji?"
Feng Yifan handed the written purchase order to the other party without any hesitation.
Lao Zhang glanced at it and said, "Okay, I have most of them here. If there are a few that I don't have, I'll go and get them for you. You go buy the rest first, and I'll prepare the vegetables and fruits for you."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded, "Thank you for your help."
The vegetable vendor, Lao Zhang, waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble at all, thank you or not, we're all just looking out for each other's business, go ahead."
After saying goodbye to the vegetable vendor Lao Zhang, Feng Yifan naturally rushed to the fresh produce market and came to the familiar river fish shop.
There are two new people, an old man and a young boy, in the shop today.
One of them saw a boy with a childish look on his face. He said to the owner of the river fish shop, "Boss, you said you reserved these fresh river shrimps for others, but now the people haven't come yet, can't you give us some?"
The boss said seriously: "Young man, this is really not okay. We have an old relationship with that store. We must be trustworthy when doing business."
The older boy added, "But you have quite a lot of fresh river shrimps. If you give us some, it won't affect your business, right? Besides, the person you mentioned hasn't arrived yet, right?"
Hearing this, Feng Yifan said, "Boss, if these two really want to buy, you can give them some." He then clasped his hands and bowed to the owner of the seafood shop, "Thank you for thinking of me and saving these fresh products for me."
When the boss saw Feng Yifan coming, he immediately laughed and said, "You guys at Su Ji are all about freshness. You didn't come yesterday, and I knew you would definitely come today, so I kept all these fresh goods for you."
Feng Yifan once again bowed to the boss and thanked him: "Thank you, boss. Please send it to Lao Zhang's vegetable shop for me."
Upon hearing this, the boss did not hesitate and immediately started packing. He then handed over the waiter in the house to deliver the goods to the vegetable vendor, Lao Zhang, and wait for Zhang Qiang to come back to deliver the goods to Su Ji together.
Originally, they were going to give some to the old and the young, but then the old man waved his hand to indicate that he didn't want to take away their share.
Faced with the old man's politeness, Feng Yifan smiled and thanked him: "Thank you so much, old man."
After settling the bill and watching the waiter send the things out the door, Feng Yifan said goodbye to the boss and prepared to leave to go buy some other ingredients.
At this moment, the old man with white hair and beard stopped Feng Yifan and said, "Hello, may I ask, what is your last name?"
Feng Yifan was a little puzzled by this question, so he stopped and looked at the old man carefully.
It was not difficult to tell from his face that the old man was very old. Feng Yifan felt that he looked older than his parents. However, judging from the look in his eyes and his spirit, he seemed to be still in good health.
Seeing Feng Yifan looking at him and not answering directly, the old man smiled and said, "Oh, I am a little abrupt. Then may I ask, you told the boss that you want to send the river fish to Su Ji, is it the Su Ji on an old street in Huaicheng?"
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to answer, the owner of the seafood shop said, "Isn't there only one Su Ji in Huaicheng?"
Feng Yifan also smiled and replied: "Yes, there should be only one Su Ji in Huaicheng."
The old man nodded when he heard this and asked Feng Yifan again: "So your last name is 'Su'?"
Feng Yifan shook his head calmly and said, "My last name is not 'Su', my wife's last name is 'Su'. I think I have the answer you want, old man. I still have to go shopping, so I'll leave for now."
After saying that, Feng Yifan smiled and nodded to the old man, then turned around and walked out of the river fish shop.
The old man followed him out and stood on the street, watching Feng Yifan disappear in the crowd, muttering, "It's my son-in-law. No wonder that girl Su Lanxin wanted to ask me to come over."