Time seems to pass quickly in the busy life every day.
On Thursday nights, Su Ji's business was still slow. But the family in Su Ji had gotten used to it, even Lin Ruifeng, and everyone felt comfortable with the slow business.
In the restaurant in front, three little girls who had just finished school in kindergarten gathered together and played happily in the restaurant.
Laughter and joy were always echoing in the restaurant.
Occasionally, some diners who come to eat are all smiling. They are infected by the joyful atmosphere of the restaurant and find it very interesting to eat in such an atmosphere.
In the kitchen, Feng Yifan has more time to teach his apprentices.
Knife skills still need to be practiced, but in addition to knife skills, Feng Yifan will still teach his apprentices some new things.
From time to time, he would even let his apprentices practice their cooking skills, such as making buns or kneading steamed buns in the kitchen.
Whenever Lin Ruifeng was taught like this by his master, he would feel very happy, but also very uncomfortable at the same time.
Because for many things, after being taught by the master, he often is not able to master them quickly.
When he made a mistake, he would definitely be scolded by the master. If he made the same mistake for the second time, Lin Ruifeng would be scolded by the master so badly that he would not even be able to raise his head.
Lin Ruifeng felt really tortured, but he also knew that this was a necessary process.
Business is slow in the evening, so we close the shop early. After packing up, the family goes out for a walk before nine o'clock.
Because it was early tonight, Feng Ruoruo had the opportunity to send two good friends off, which made Feng Ruoruo very happy.
Along the way, the three little girls walked hand in hand in front of their parents.
Then the three little girls were completely unaffected by the other people on the street. They just walked and chattered about their own things.
"Xixi, we are going on an outing on Saturday, what will your parents bring?"
"My parents said they would bring a tent for us on Saturday."
"A tent? That's great. I've never slept in a tent before." Feng Ruoruo was really excited when she heard her good friend Yang Xiaoxi say that her parents would bring a tent. Her big eyes were full of anticipation.
Yang Xiaoxi said with a smile: "That tent was bought by my father. Sometimes I would ask him to set it up at home so I can play in it."
Chen Yaofei asked curiously: "Xixi, do you want to set up a tent at home too?"
Yang Xiaoxi nodded and said, "It's OK at home. Dad will help me set up the tent in the living room, and then I can play in the tent. It's like playing in a cave. It's fun."
Feng Ruoruo turned around and asked Chen Yaofei: "Feifei, have you ever slept in a tent?"
When asked this question, Chen Yaofei nodded and said, "I have slept with him."
Seeing that both of her good friends had slept together, Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "Oh, why am I the only one who hasn't slept with me?"
Seeing this, Chen Yaofei and Yang Xiaoxi hurried to comfort their good friend.
"It's okay, Ruoruo, you can ask your dad to buy you one. You can use it when you go out to play in the future. It's very convenient."
"Ruoruo, let's sleep in the tent together on Saturday. My tent is very big."
Feng Ruoruo recovered quickly and said with a smile, "Okay, let's sleep in the tent together on Saturday, and we won't let the adults sleep there."
The three little girls laughed together as they spoke.
Feng Ruoruo then asked, "Fei Fei, have you ever lived in a tent abroad?"
Chen Yaofei nodded and answered: "Yes, when my parents were on vacation, they took me and my grandparents on an outing, and we lived in a tent together."
Hearing Chen Yaofei mention her parents again, Feng Ruoruo quickly said, "Fei Fei, I'm sorry, I made you think of your parents again."
Chen Yaofei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay. I called my parents last night."
Yang Xiaoxi immediately replied, "Really? Feifei, will your parents come back to see you?"
Chen Yaofei smiled and nodded: "Yes, they promised that I will come back before my birthday. And I told my parents yesterday that I have two very good friends, Ruoruo and Xixi."
Feng Ruoruo and Yang Xiaoxi both laughed when they heard this.
Feng Ruoruo held up the hands of her two good friends and said, "We will always be good friends."
The group of parents behind them couldn't hear what the three little girls were shouting because of the noise in the street. They just saw them raise their hands together, as if they were announcing something.
Su Jinrong, who was being pushed in a wheelchair, smiled even more brightly when he saw this scene. He was very happy to see this scene.
Yang Zhiyi saw it and said, "Alas, children are better. They are always carefree, they laugh when they want to laugh, and they shout when they want to shout on the street. They are not like us adults who have many worries."
Feng Yifan heard Yang Zhiyi sighing, turned around and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Our little Xixi's father doesn't seem to be in a good mood today? When can you come to the kitchen to learn how to make desserts with me?"
Yang Zhiyi was just expressing his feelings, but after hearing what Feng Yifan said, he felt choked and became speechless.
Feng Yifan didn't wait for him to speak and said directly: "Don't always say next time. You really need to come here and learn something when you have time. At least learn how to make a few desserts, right?"
Yang Zhiyi looked up at the starry sky and said, "On such a beautiful day, why do we need to talk about such sad topics?"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing. They realized that it was not an easy task to get Yang Zhiyi to learn how to do it.
Of course, this was also because Li Feier was not here today, and Yang Xiaoxi was pulled to the front by the other two girls.
Otherwise, Yang Zhiyi would not dare to avoid the question so blatantly.
In order to stop everyone from talking about this, Yang Zhiyi decisively changed the subject: "Chef Feng, I heard that you guys at Su Ji are going to change the tables? Are you planning to replace all the big tables with small tables?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, I plan to replace it with some cheaper ones for the time being. Maybe after the old street is renovated, we will completely renovate the entire restaurant and make some improvements at that time."
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said, "Chef Feng, this move of yours is very far-sighted."
After a pause, Yang Zhiyi leaned close to Feng Yifan and whispered, "Let me tell you, the reconstruction plan for the old street is to restore the old as it was, so there will be no large-scale demolition of the entire building, so it's a good move for you to replace the restaurant tables first."
When Feng Yifan heard what Yang Zhiyi said, he was not surprised at all, because he knew what the old street would look like after being rebuilt.
Since it is a reconstruction, it will naturally not be completely demolished and then rebuilt as a whole.
In fact, the old street in the previous life was indeed preserved in its entirety, except that the road surface and all the shop fronts were renovated, and the internal drainage pipes, circuits, and lines were also repaired.
So overall, the old street hasn't changed much from what it is now.
Even after the renovation, several surrounding blocks were added to the walking range of the old street, which in turn formed a well-known old street landscape area unique to Huaicheng.
However, facing Yang Zhiyi's expression of "just ask me quickly", Feng Yifan pretended to be surprised and asked, "How do you know the reconstruction plan?"
Yang Zhiyi was waiting for this, and said with a satisfied smile: "Of course I have my own way."
After pretending to be mysterious for a while, Yang Zhiyi couldn't help but say, "I have an old classmate who is in charge of the renovation department. I specifically asked around and he told me the general plan."
Feng Yifan suddenly realized something, and then he looked around the old street and said, "It's actually good to keep the old as it is. The style of the old street should be preserved. We can't turn all the streets into those with high-rise buildings."
Yang Zhiyi also agreed: "That's right, our old streets are more lively and popular. Those food streets with tall buildings don't have that flavor at all."
Then, Yang Zhiyi said, "So, I think you can start the interior decoration of Su Ji in advance, and buy better tables. After all, the shop belongs to you, and the renovation will not affect the interior, so you won't be delayed."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will renovate it, but not now. We have to wait until the reconstruction of the old street begins."
Yang Zhiyi was stunned at first, but soon understood what Feng Yifan meant. He gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, it turns out that you have an idea, Chef Feng. Instead of demolishing the entire place and rebuilding it, you must reserve a section for residents to enter and exit, which is just right for your interior decoration."
Next, Yang Zhiyi began to daydream: "Well, when the reconstruction of the old street is completed and your interior decoration is also completed, the brand new Su Ji will definitely be the most eye-catching one on the whole street."
Faced with Yang Zhiyi's fantasy, Feng Yifan couldn't help laughing, and even Su Jinrong in the wheelchair couldn't help laughing out loud.
As for Lu Cuiling and Su Ruoxi who were traveling with them, as well as Chen Yaofei's grandparents, they couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that everyone was laughing, Yang Zhiyi said seriously: "Don't laugh, I'm telling the truth. I think Su Ji is really underestimated by everyone now. Sooner or later, those people will regret not coming to eat now."
Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "Are you so sure?"
Yang Zhiyi looked at Feng Yifan, the two looked at each other for a moment, and laughed almost at the same time.
Feng Yifan didn't expect that Yang Zhiyi could actually see through some of his thoughts and knew that with the reconstruction of the old street, he might turn the restaurant into a boutique private kitchen restaurant.
In that case, the restaurant's grade will be raised, and it will be impossible to just walk in and order food like now.
Su Ruoxi saw the two people smiling at each other and asked curiously, "What are you two thinking about? It's weird to smile like that. It will make people on the street have some bad associations."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan and Yang Zhiyi were stunned at first, then the smiles on their faces froze and they quickly distanced themselves.
When Su Ruoxi saw the looks of these two people, she couldn't help but laugh.
Feng Yifan reached out and pulled his laughing wife over and said, "You're still laughing. Don't make jokes like that. What if our daughter hears it?"
Su Ruoxi still smiled and said, "Okay, isn't my daughter not around?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Ruoruo's voice suddenly appeared: "Mom and Dad, what are you doing?"
The couple was really startled when they heard their daughter's voice. Fortunately, their daughter continued, "Hurry up, we are at the intersection, you don't care about Ruoruo, you should hold Ruoruo when crossing the road."
The couple breathed a sigh of relief, making sure that their daughter was not shocked by the strange words she had just heard.
Lu Cuiling still agreed before the young couple: "That's right, you two don't care about your daughter anymore, you just care about showing your affection, Ruoruo, come over, grandma will hold you across the street."
Seeing his mother pulling his granddaughter across the road, Feng Yifan also pulled his wife and pushed his father-in-law across.
The other two girls were also pulled across the road separately.
After crossing the road, the three little girls said goodbye reluctantly.
Probably because of what his wife said, Feng Yifan always felt a little awkward when facing Yang Zhiyi again. In the end, the two fathers just waved goodbye casually.
After seeing off the two families, they still went to the small park to play for a while, and let Su Jinrong exercise.
After going around and returning home, Feng Ruoruo suddenly stopped her parents when she entered the door.
Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi were both a little surprised to see their daughter blocking their way.
Feng Ruoruo pouted and asked, "Mom and Dad, are you going to throw away the tables in the restaurant? No, these tables belong to grandpa, you are not allowed to throw them away."
After hearing what their daughter said, Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi looked at each other in confusion. For a moment, they really didn't understand what was going on.
It was grandma who came forward and said, "Hey, my little darling, we are not going to throw it away, we are going to replace the big table with a small one so that we can seat more guests."
Feng Ruoruo continued to pout and asked, "If we replace it, doesn't that mean we just throw it away?"
Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi then realized that their daughter thought they were going to throw away the big table.
It is obvious that little Feng Ruoruo thinks that the restaurant belongs to her grandfather, and the tables also belong to her grandfather, and her parents cannot throw them away casually. It is wrong to throw away her grandfather's things.
Understanding his daughter's thoughts, Feng Yifan walked forward, squatted in front of his daughter, and explained to her with a smile.
"Ruoruo, we are not going to throw away these tables. We are planning to retire them and let them take a break. We will use new square tables to replace them and continue to work in the restaurant."
Feng Ruoruo found her father's explanation very interesting and she also understood it.
Then the little girl asked again: "Then Dad, why do you want to retire them? Are they tired? Where are they going to rest?"
At this moment, my daughter started asking "a hundred thousand whys" questions, and started asking all the questions that came to her mind.
Feng Yifan answered patiently: "Yes, they are old. Ruoruo, do you know? These big round tables are older than grandpa, so they are very tired and need to rest."
Feng Ruoruo was surprised and opened her mouth wide: "Wow, they are bigger than grandpa?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Yes, they are older than grandpa, so they need to rest. As for where to rest? We will arrange them upstairs, so that if Ruoruo wants to see them, she can go to their room to take a look, okay?"
After listening to her father's explanation, Feng Ruoruo understood and nodded with a smile: "Okay, if Ruoruo wants to see them, she can see them."
Seeing that her granddaughter had been convinced, Lu Cuiling stepped forward and pulled her to her side, saying, "Okay, Dad has explained everything clearly. Now, does Ruoruo want to go upstairs with grandma to take a bath and go to bed?"
Feng Ruoruo hugged her father's neck and said, "Grandma, Ruoruo wants to sleep with mom and dad tonight, is that okay?"
Seeing the little girl hugging her father's neck tightly with a coquettish look on her face, Lu Cuiling found it a little difficult to refute.
Feng Yifan picked up his daughter and said, "Mom, let Ruoruo sleep with us tonight, and you can sleep better."
Lu Cuiling could only nod: "Okay, then Ruoruo can sleep with mom and dad tonight."
Seeing that both her father and grandmother agreed, Feng Ruoruo immediately danced and cheered in her father's arms: "That's great."
Feng Yifan put his daughter down again, took her by the hand and handed her to his wife, saying, "Okay, you have to go upstairs with mommy to take a shower. Daddy has to let grandpa go to bed first, and then he and mommy will hold Ruoruo and sleep together."
Feng Ruoruo nodded and happily held her mother's hand and went upstairs. At the turn of the stairs, she turned her head and said, "Dad, be careful when you carry grandpa upstairs."
"Okay." In response to his daughter, Feng Yifan, with the help of his mother, also carried his father-in-law upstairs.