After finalizing an agreement with Yang Zhigang to provide lunch to his store at noon, Feng Yifan thought about it and decided to invite his old neighbors to come to Su Ji for a visit.
Everyone thought that it was still morning and they had nothing to do so they all agreed.
The key point is that everyone on the old street also thought of Su Ji, and took the opportunity to discuss how to deal with the reconstruction of the old street.
After entering Su Ji, Feng Yifan asked everyone to sit down, and at the same time he walked over and pushed his father-in-law over so that they could sit together and chat.
"Sister Wang, I'll ask Ruifeng to go to your shop and get a few more barrels of wine. We've been consuming a lot of Su Ji wine lately, so we need to replenish it."
Wang Cuifeng agreed and said, "No problem, just ask Ruifeng to go get it."
Feng Yifan nodded and continued, "Well, then go back and settle the previous accounts, and I'll settle them for you as well."
Wang Cuifeng waved her hand: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Su Jinrong also said, "It's time to pay the money. It's been delayed for a long time."
Wang Cuifeng smiled and said to Su Jinrong, "Uncle Rong, we are old neighbors. Do you still need to be polite to me? Besides, the business of the old street has been bad in recent years. The wine in my shop is all dependent on your Su Ji and Yang Zhigang's barbecue restaurant."
Yang Zhigang did not dare to take credit for it: "It's mainly thanks to Uncle Rong's Su Ji. The people who come to my barbecue restaurant are all young people, and they consume more beer."
Wang Cuifeng also nodded: "Yes, the business is mainly taken care of by Uncle Rong's Su Ji."
Feng Yifan said on behalf of his father-in-law: "We are all old neighbors. Isn't business about looking after each other? But the accounts still need to be settled, so the money must be settled."
Wang Cuifeng did not continue to refuse: "Okay, I'll calculate the bill and let Ruifeng bring it over."
Then, Feng Yifan looked at Li Jianping from the sauce and stew shop and said, "Uncle Li, I want to buy some sauce and stew dishes from your shop. I always feel that the meals provided by our Su Ji at noon are a bit monotonous. Fried rice and noodles, paired with the sauce and stew in your shop, should be very good."
Li Jianping laughed when he heard this: "Yifan, are you going to take care of all our businesses?"
Feng Yifan also laughed: "No, Su Ji's business has recovered a little now, and we mainly want to provide more side dishes for customers. Uncle Li, your family's stewed dishes are famous for their taste."
When Li Jianping heard this, he immediately said, "Yifan, after being abroad for a few years, you have also learned to play tricks, right?"
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to reply, Li Jianping continued, "My soy sauce and marinade skills are far inferior to your Su Ji's crystal dishes."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan quickly said, "Uncle Li, I'm not flattering you, nor am I playing any tricks on you. Everyone on the old street knows whether your sauce and stew skills are good or not. If you don't believe me, just ask."
Yang Zhigang said decisively: "That's for sure. Uncle Li's cooking skills are impeccable."
Wang Cuifeng also said, "That's right, many of my customers like to buy Uncle Li's braised beef with my wine. It's been a habit for many years."
Naturally, the owners of several other shops also agreed, saying that Li Jianping's marinated food was indeed delicious.
Li Jianping was also a little embarrassed by what he said, and could only say: "Okay, okay, don't flatter me. Don't I know how my store is doing now?"
Feng Yifan said, "Uncle Li, business performance cannot represent the taste. The current poor business is mainly due to the reconstruction of the old street."
When talking about the reconstruction, everyone's mood became a little depressed.
Li Jianping first agreed to provide Su Ji with marinated dishes: "Okay, Yifan, I will provide you with dishes from Su Ji. I will have someone send them to you later. I will give you a little bit of everything."
Feng Yifan quickly thanked him: "Okay, thank you Uncle Li."
Li Jianping waved his hand, then sighed and said, "You're welcome. Alas, I don't know how long we can work in this old street."
After Li Jianping said this, everyone's expression became depressed.
The reconstruction of the old street is a good thing, and everyone has received news that the old street will be restored to its original state in the future, and arrangements will be made for the old shops to move back.
But after all, we have worked in the old street for so many years, and every family on this old street has become like a family member.
No matter what, the reconstruction of the old street will have an impact on everyone's current living habits.
Perhaps some old neighbors will never come back after this renovation and will go their separate ways from now on.
Such separation still makes many people feel reluctant and helpless.
Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, Feng Yifan spoke again: "Don't be like this, we have been old neighbors for so many years, and this can be regarded as us witnessing the changes of the old street together.
I believe that as long as we all work together, the renovated old street will definitely be better.
I suggest that we just make an agreement that after the renovation is completed, we will all come back and continue to be neighbors. "
Although Feng Yifan's words made everyone excited, in the end no one responded to him.
This is understandable, after all, the shop owners present are probably already looking for new shops to make a living. It is impossible for everyone to wait for the reconstruction of the old street to be completed in order to return to it.
Feng Yifan thought about everyone's situation, and said with a rather awkward but polite smile: "It doesn't matter, as long as everyone still remembers this friendship, if there is a chance in the future, even if we don't do business together anymore, we can still get together."
After another silence, Wang Cuifeng said, "Uncle Rong, Yifan, I have been discussing with Yang Zhigang, Uncle Li, and several other families around here to find a new place together. I wonder if you are willing to join us?"
Although I had expected this situation, now I heard Wang Cuifeng say this, and looked at the expressions of Yang Zhigang, Li Jianping and others.
Feng Yifan and his father-in-law looked at each other. They had to admit that they were a little confused. When they came to their senses, they felt more helpless.
Everyone still needs to make a living.
Su Jinrong was silent for a moment and said, "We won't look for one for now. I want to take a break after the old street is renovated."
Not only did his father-in-law's words surprise the shop owners on the old street, but Feng Yifan was also surprised that his father-in-law would decide to take a break after the old street was renovated.
But on second thought, Feng Yifan wouldn't be surprised.
After all, during this period of time, my father-in-law never mentioned looking for a new place to open a store, which also shows that he already had a plan in mind.
After a brief moment of daze, Li Jianping was the first to come back to his senses: "Well, Brother Su, it's right that you decided to take a rest. Your body really needs a rest now. It's more important to take care of your body."
Everyone expressed their agreement, although they still felt a little regretful that they could not continue to be neighbors with Su Ji.
Feng Yifan saw that the atmosphere seemed to be sad again and said, "Don't be like this, we are still friends, right? Uncle Li, Sister Wang, Brother Yang, when you find a new place, you must tell me, and then our family will come to support you."
After hearing what Feng Yifan said, the atmosphere naturally became lively again, and then everyone began to discuss where to open a store.
Feng Yifan participated in it with a smile on his face.
Su Jinrong did not say much, but his expression was somewhat regretful. He felt that it might be difficult to see such a situation again in the future, so he was naturally quite touched.