After giving his apprentice some instructions, Feng Yifan waited for the Lin family's breakfast shop to open for business. Then he bought some soy milk and pot stickers from the Lin family and hurried back to Su's to prepare some more breakfast for his family.
This is mainly because pot stickers alone are a bit greasy in the morning, and it is not suitable for father-in-law to eat too much. So Feng Yifan also has to prepare some other breakfast for his father-in-law and daughter.
Feng Yifan put the soy milk he brought back aside and first prepared chicken porridge for his family.
Use a knife to finely chop the fresh chicken breast into minced meat, and remove some of the meat tendons.
Next, add scallion and ginger water to the minced chicken, mix it, and then sieve it to filter out the finer meat paste at the bottom.
Then Feng Yifan heated up the chicken soup that had been de-oiled yesterday on the stove. After it boiled, he added a small amount of salt and pepper. He then poured in the soy milk he brought back from the Lin family breakfast shop, and boiled them together to thicken.
After boiling, slowly add the meat puree while stirring the soup. While stirring quickly, the chicken meat puree will condense in the soup and become grains like cooked rice.
Finally, after boiling, pour in the starch sauce again.
The chicken porridge is like white porridge, and at the same time exudes the tempting aroma of chicken soup mixed with soy milk.
In fact, the cooking part of this chicken porridge is relatively simple, while the more time-consuming part is the process of chopping the meat and making the meat sauce.
So it took Feng Yifan a full fifty minutes to cook the chicken porridge.
Fortunately, Feng Yifan got up early today, and it was only a little after six when everything was done. When he walked out of the kitchen and was about to go upstairs to wake everyone up, there was already a noise upstairs.
When Feng Yifan went upstairs, the first thing he heard was his daughter shouting, "Mom, you don't care about Dad, and he doesn't wake Ruoruo up."
Hearing his daughter's cry, Feng Yifan immediately became happy. After thinking about it, he went straight to his father-in-law's bedroom, helped him get up and wash, and waited for his daughter to finish talking to her mother before coaxing her.
When I entered my father-in-law's room, I found that he had actually gotten up a long time ago. Naturally, he heard the complaints from his granddaughter next door.
Seeing his son-in-law coming in, Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Did you go to the vegetable market this morning?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, I went to buy some things and took Lin Ruifeng to have a look, so that he could broaden his horizons."
Su Jinrong nodded on the bed and said, "Well, it's good to go and see it. Learning to cook is a very hard thing. Many things require a little bit of experience accumulation. It can't be done overnight."
Feng Yifan helped his father-in-law sit up and helped him change his clothes while saying, "Dad, I met someone at the vegetable market."
Su Jinrong asked calmly: "Who?"
Feng Yifan replied: "Zhang Fenglin."
When he heard the name, Su Jinrong's expression changed slightly. He was obviously unhappy at first, but soon his expression relaxed again.
Su Jinrong asked his son-in-law to change his clothes while sighing, "Brother Maosheng's son has failed to live up to expectations. He has achieved academic success, but his character is poor."
Feng Yifan said softly: "Dad, I heard from Zhang Fenglin that what happened back then can't be blamed on just him."
Su Jinrong hesitated for a long time before asking, "Where is he now? Left Fujing Building?"
Feng Yifan then answered: "Yes, Fujinglou was acquired by my aunt, and the kitchen staff was replaced by a team of chefs trained by my aunt's company. The head chef is Tan Xueli who came with my aunt that day."
Su Jinrong didn't care much about who would run Fujinglou, nor did he care at all about his sister's apprentice. What he cared about was Zhang Fenglin's current situation.
Feng Yifan also understood, so he told his father-in-law: "Now that Zhang Fenglin has left Fujinglou, he has opened a small restaurant on his own. It is on the commercial street and is considered a private kitchen restaurant of some quality."
Su Jinrong responded, "Well, don't tell you guys yet, Uncle Zhang."
Feng Yifan also nodded, and then helped his father-in-law get up and wash.
When Feng Yifan was carrying his father-in-law out, he happened to meet his daughter who was also going out.
The father and daughter looked at each other. Little Feng Ruoruo turned her head away unhappily and snorted at her father. It was obvious that the little girl was very dissatisfied with her father.
Feng Yifan rushed forward with his father-in-law on his back and said to his daughter with a smile: "Little Feng Ruoruo, why are you angry?"
Feng Ruoruo ignored her father and didn't look at him at first, she just kept walking towards the stairs.
Feng Yifan caught up with her and took two steps forward, saying, "Dad cooked delicious chicken porridge for Ruoruo today, and brought back pot stickers from Uncle Xiaolin's house next door. In addition, Dad also prepared steamed buns for Ruoruo."
Hearing that her father prepared steamed buns, the little girl finally couldn't help but turn around. But when she saw her father, Feng Ruoruo still looked unhappy.
Feng Yifan smiled and took two steps forward and said, "Daddy's dear child, why are you angry?"
Feng Ruoruo finally spoke up: "Dad is wrong. You said you would take Ruoruo with you, but you didn't wake her up in the morning and you went to do your work alone."
Feng Yifan actually knew why his daughter was angry, but he hoped that she would express her unhappiness.
After hearing what his daughter said, Feng Yifan patiently explained to her: "Dad hopes that my little baby can sleep a little longer. The little baby went to bed late last night. If she doesn't sleep more, it will affect her growth. Does Ruoruo want to grow taller?"
When her father said this, Feng Ruoruo immediately replied: "I want to grow taller. I want to be as tall as my dad."
At this time, Su Jinrong, who was carried on his back, said, "Ruoruo, a girl, just like her mother, but more beautiful."
Feng Yifan also helped to relay the message: "Yes, Grandpa is right. Ruoruo needs to grow up to be as tall as her mother and graceful. That would make her prettier. But if she grows up to be as tall as her father, she'd be a little too tall."
After hearing what grandpa and dad said, Feng Ruoruo nodded and said, "Okay, then it's as tall as mom."
Seeing his daughter finally smile, Feng Yifan said to his father-in-law on his back: "Let's go downstairs quickly and have a good breakfast so that we can grow taller."
Feng Ruoruo walked downstairs happily and said, "Okay, Ruoruo, eat well and grow taller."
Feng Yifan told his daughter to be careful when going downstairs, while he carried his father-in-law on his back and slowly went downstairs. His mother and wife followed behind him and took the wheelchair down together.
When we got to the first floor, I put my father-in-law in a wheelchair.
Feng Yifan went to open the shop door first, allowing sunlight to shine into the restaurant, and the noisy voices from the Lin family breakfast shop next door also came in.
Afterwards, Feng Yifan went to the kitchen and brought out the prepared breakfast for everyone.
Feng Ruoruo was the happiest when she saw her father making shaomai. She clapped her hands and said, "Great, we have shaomai to eat today."
Seeing her daughter's look, Su Ruoxi said with a smile: "Our Ruoruo still prefers dad's jade siu mai."
Feng Ruoruo nodded and said to her mother, "Yes, Ruoruo likes dad's siu mai."
When Feng Yifan opened the lid of the chicken porridge soup bowl, the rich aroma of chicken porridge filled the air, making the whole family salivate and eager to taste it.
Su Jinrong said with a smile on his face: "Chicken porridge, great."
For Feng Yifan, after a busy morning, he wants his family to start a wonderful day with delicious food.
Outside, there were many people queuing at the Lin Family Breakfast Shop, and shouts kept coming from outside the door. This did not affect the Su Jili family at all. Feng Yifan and his family enjoyed their quiet and beautiful breakfast.
After breakfast, Feng Ruoruo was sent to kindergarten by her grandmother and mother today.
Feng Yifan was not in a hurry to start working. Instead, he sat down and chatted with his father-in-law about Zhang Maosheng and Zhang Fenglin, father and son.
Talking about Zhang Maosheng and Zhang Fenglin, father and son, again, Su Jinrong couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
When Zhang Fenglin was sent to Su Ji to learn cooking, it was exactly one year after Su Ruoxi's grandfather passed away.
At that time, Su Jinrong had just adapted to the days of his father's departure, and he was able to support Su Ji alone. He also wanted to take in an apprentice, on the one hand to pass on Su Ji's dishes, and on the other hand to have someone to help in the kitchen.
From the moment Zhang Fenglin arrived, Su Jinrong could see that he had some resentment towards Su Ji and Xuechu.
However, because Zhang Maosheng asked for it, Su Jinrong agreed to accept him.
Later, after observing for a period of time, Su Jinrong indeed discovered that Zhang Fenglin had some talent in cooking, but Zhang Fenglin always had resistance in his heart.
Zhang Fenglin comes to the restaurant every day and does whatever he is told to do. He ignores everything else, doesn't watch seriously, and doesn't even try hard to practice.
Su Jinrong saw this and became a little anxious, but he was completely helpless in doing anything about him.
However, seeing that Zhang Fenglin had not made any progress after working in the restaurant for a year, Su Jinrong had to find a solution.
Su Jinrong told Zhang Maosheng about the matter at that time, hoping that Zhang Maosheng could have a good talk with his son, and then the father and son could resolve their misunderstandings and let Zhang Fenglin learn cooking from him with peace of mind.
But Su Jinrong never expected that Zhang Maosheng had a very hot temper at that time, and he didn't talk to him properly at all. He directly used his father's authority to pressure his son to do it.
The result is predictable. Zhang Fenglin ran away from home in anger.
Su Jinrong sighed and said, "Oh, I didn't expect him to drive Brother Maosheng out of the house. I didn't know what happened at first."
Zhang Fenglin returned to Huaicheng from Shanghai and became the head chef of Fujinglou. He then made a bet with his father and asked his father to move out of the house. Su Jinrong had no idea about this at first.
Even when Feng Yifan was still at Su Ji and Zhang Maosheng came to Su Ji for dinner every day, he never mentioned that incident.
Later, after Feng Yifan went abroad, Zhang Maosheng accidentally fell on the old street again. After being sent to the hospital by Su Jinrong and some people on the old street, it was revealed that he was kicked out by his son.
Su Jinrong once thought about helping Zhang Maosheng go to Fujing Building to find Zhang Fenglin and seek justice for his old friend.
But he was stopped by Zhang Maosheng. Zhang Maosheng felt that it was because he had pushed his son too hard and neglected to educate him that led to the current result. He deserved it all.
Hearing his father-in-law say this, Feng Yifan felt that both father and son now felt guilty towards each other.
So it's just a lack of an opportunity. Perhaps with that right opportunity, the father and son can reconcile and return to a harmonious family.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan told his guess to his father-in-law: "Dad, I think Uncle Zhang and Zhang Fenglin, father and son, have actually forgiven each other a long time ago, or have never blamed each other at all.
They may just lack an opportunity to reconcile, so shouldn’t we try to create one for them?”
Su Jinrong looked at his son-in-law: "Do you want to help them reconcile?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, Dad, Uncle Zhang is old now. Although he has a pension, he lives a stable life. But he has such a son, but he lives like a lonely old man. It really makes people feel sad."
Then, Feng Yifan recounted how Zhang Fenglin behaved when he met him in the farmer’s market.
"Dad, I can see that Zhang Fenglin's mood has changed a bit after the failure of Fujing Building, and he should be at a low point in his life, so this is a good time for him to reconcile with Uncle Zhang."
After a pause, Feng Yifan said seriously: "I think that maybe after they reconcile, with Uncle Zhang's encouragement, he will get out of the predicament."
After hearing what his son-in-law said, Su Jinrong felt that it made sense.
In particular, Su Jinrong felt a little guilty for not being able to help Zhang Maosheng keep his son.
If he could reconcile the father and son now, Su Jinrong felt that it would be a wish come true. It would also be a happy thing to see his old friends having their children and grandchildren to accompany them in their later years.
Su Jinrong nodded and said, "Okay, let's help them together."
Feng Yifan laughed, and then told his father-in-law: "Dad, don't tell Uncle Zhang about this for now. I'll find time to talk to Zhang Fenglin and see what he really wants."
Su Jinrong also agreed: "Yes, go find him and have a good talk."
The father-in-law and son-in-law have reached a consensus and decided to help Zhang Maosheng and Zhang Fenglin. It would be a happy thing to let them get back together.
And chatting with Zhang Fenglin this morning also gave Feng Yifan some confidence about this matter.
At this time, the Lin family breakfast shop next door was still bustling with people. It was obvious that pot stickers were really popular, making the breakfast shop's business very prosperous.
Listening to the noise from next door, Feng Yifan thought that maybe he could add a few more things to his apprentice's breakfast shop.
But just when he thought of this, Feng Yifan felt that the little hamburger seemed a bit tasteless now. Apparently, for breakfast, everyone might prefer pot stickers with soy milk.
On second thought, it seems that hamburgers don't necessarily have to be breakfast.
With a new idea, Feng Yifan also thought of some other uses for the mold made by He Younian.
When Feng Yifan and his father-in-law were sitting in the restaurant, each thinking about something, a few familiar voices came from the door. Soon, some old neighbors from the old street came in with pot stickers and soy milk from the neighbors.
Li Jianping smiled and said to Su Jinrong and Feng Yifan, "Brother Su, Yifan, there are too many people next door. Can we eat at your place?"
Su Jinrong looked at the neighbors coming in from the old street, smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, sit down and eat."
After getting Su Jinrong's permission, Li Jianping naturally called on the others: "Brother Su has agreed, everyone hurry up and make room for a table. By the way, remember to clean up after eating."
So the neighbors on the old street who were having breakfast chose to bring the Lin family's breakfast and sit down to eat at Su's Restaurant.