The people who were peeking in front of Su Ji's door were none other than Meng Shitong, He Yaqian and their small team.
Yesterday, we worked overtime in the studio for a whole day to make the first video about the old street, and it was uploaded to the video website last night.
Several people got up very late this morning, mainly because they were busy until very late the day before and were all very tired.
It was almost noon when we got up. We got together to discuss something and decided not to order takeout, so we went out together and had a hearty lunch at Su Ji.
We came to the familiar old street and arrived at the door of Su Ji.
To the surprise of several people, the door of Su Ji was open, but it was empty. Neither Chef Feng nor the proprietress were seen.
This made Meng Shitong and others very curious, so they peeked around the door, hesitating whether to go in.
After observing for a while, photographer A Fei bravely said, "What are you looking at at the door? The door is open, we can just go in. Besides, don't you see that Mr. Su is sitting inside?"
After being reminded by the photographer A Fei, Meng Shitong and the others only then saw Su Jinrong sitting at the innermost row of tables in the restaurant.
Led by Meng Shitong and photographer A Fei, several people bravely stepped into the door.
After entering the restaurant, the sound of "do, do, do" of cutting meat attracted the attention of several people.
At this moment, under the guidance of Su Jinrong, Lin Ruifeng has gradually found some sense of rhythm. Although the cutting speed is still not fast, he has begun to have a sense of rhythm.
In the eyes of Meng Shitong and others who came in, Lin Ruifeng's cutting action really surprised them.
Although the speed was not fast, each cut was clean and neat. He cut all the way through with one knife, then lifted it up and cut it down again very cleanly.
When you cut continuously like this, the knife and the chopping board will naturally produce a very rhythmic sound when they collide.
When they entered the room, everyone was afraid to make a sound at first, for fear of disturbing others.
After watching for a while, He Yaqian couldn't help but whisper to Meng Shitong: "Sister Meng, what do you think of this young man's knife skills?"
Before Meng Shitong could reply, photographer Ah Fei said, "He should be practicing the basics, right? His knife skills are far worse than Chef Feng's, but his sense of rhythm is very good."
He Yaqian was startled by Ah Fei's sudden interruption, then turned around and said, "What do you mean by a good sense of rhythm? It's not like I'm playing music."
Meng Shitong lowered her voice and said, "Rhythm seems to be very important for chefs to cut the meat."
Ah Fei quickly took over the conversation: "Yes, you have to master the rhythm to cut quickly and well. Haven't you seen Chef Feng cut shreds? That's the rhythm he wants."
He Yaqian looked at Lin Ruifeng who was cutting the mound again and whispered, "But he's not fast either?"
Meng Shitong said: "He must be still practicing. Didn't you see that the only things he cut were potatoes and radishes?"
Ah Fei was a little surprised and muttered: "So, this young man is Chef Feng's apprentice?"
He Yaqian exclaimed in disbelief: "What? Chef Feng accepted an apprentice?"
Because He Yaqian did not hold back her voice, this sentence naturally echoed throughout the restaurant, interrupting Lin Ruifeng who was cutting the meat.
Su Jinrong also raised his head and looked at the people who came in.
Seeing that Su Jinrong and Lin Ruifeng couldn't keep their eyes on him, Meng Shitong hurriedly smiled and greeted them: "Hello, uncle, do you remember us? We came here last time to shoot a video for Su Ji to promote it."
Su Jinrong nodded: "Remember, thank you."
Hearing Su Jinrong speaking more and more fluently, Meng Shitong continued, "Uncle, you can speak completely well now. Congratulations on your rapid recovery."
Su Jinrong also laughed: "I'm trying to recover, you guys want to shoot again?"
He Yaqian came back to her senses and said, "No, uncle, we are not here to shoot a video today. We are here to eat. We worked overtime too late last night and got up late in the morning, so we just woke up and ran over here."
After saying a lot, He Yaqian felt that saying this was a bit like urging Su Ji to start eating.
She then changed the topic: "Uncle, we are not urging you to open. We know that Su Ji will not open until noon."
As we were talking, someone's stomach made a rumbling sound.
It happened that He Yaqian had just finished speaking, and the restaurant happened to be quiet, so the sound of her stomach growling was extremely harsh in the quiet environment.
A group of people looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
After a long while, Lin Ruifeng couldn't help laughing: "Pfft... Yeah, I'm sorry."
Su Jinrong was also brought back to his senses by Lin Ruifeng's smile, and turned to him and said, "Ruifeng, go to the kitchen and tell your master to see if he can get them some food to fill their stomachs."
Hearing Su Jinrong's words, Meng Shitong quickly said, "Uncle, no, really no need to bother, we can wait a while."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "You took great photos. Let's eat in advance as a thank you."
Lin Ruifeng also understood at this time that these people were the ones who had filmed the video for Su Ji and posted it on the Internet for promotion. He also smiled and said, "It's not a problem. You can sit down for a while."
After saying that, Lin Ruifeng turned around and ran into the kitchen.
Seeing that Lin Ruifeng had already run into the kitchen, Meng Shitong and others had no choice but to thank Su Jinrong again and sat down at a table near Su Jinrong.
Just as a few people sat down here, old man Zhang Maosheng, old lady Liu Wanhua, and several old diners also came in.
Zhang Maosheng walked in and saw a few young people sitting in the restaurant. He even lowered his head to glance at his watch, then said with a smile: "I thought we old guys were here early, but I didn't expect there were young people who arrived earlier than us."
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "This shows that after Yifan came back, Su Ji started to become popular among young people."
Su Jinrong smiled and waved to the old customers: "Come on, it's almost time to open."
The old diners walked in, and when they passed by Meng Shitong and her friends, Meng Shitong and her friends stood up and took the initiative to greet the elderly people with a smile and nod.
Seeing this, the old people smiled and nodded in response.
Zhang Maosheng even said: "It's okay, we are all here for lunch, no need to be so polite, just sit down and eat."
He Yaqian looked at Zhang Maosheng and asked curiously, "Uncle, do you come here often? I think we saw you last time we came."
Zhang Maosheng also looked at He Yaqian and the others after hearing this, and then he recalled, "Oh, you are the young people who came over that day and said they wanted to shoot a video for Su Ji and put it online for promotion, right?"
Meng Shitong nodded and responded: "Yes."
Zhang Maosheng then replied to He Yaqian: "Didn't I tell you last time that I come to Su Ji to eat every day? Sometimes I may not come at night, but I will definitely come to Su Ji for lunch."
Old lady Liu Wanhua continued, "You old thing, you just covet Su Ji's crystal dishes."
Zhang Maosheng was not polite and responded, "Old lady, aren't you also craving for Yifan's catfish and tofu lion's head dish?"
The two old men glared at each other at first, and then they both laughed at the same time, causing the other old men to laugh as well.
Meng Shitong and the others thought these old people were really funny and couldn't help laughing along.
The small restaurant was suddenly filled with laughter.