For Su Ji, the afternoon time is a short period of relaxation after a busy day.
After cleaning the kitchen, Feng Yifan led his apprentice to the restaurant in front. Several elderly people were sitting at a table near the door, drinking tea, eating snacks and chatting.
Su Ruoxi was counting the bills at the cashier counter. It seemed that the old people's chat had no effect on her at all.
Lin Ruifeng looked at the leisurely atmosphere in the restaurant and couldn't help but say, "Master, why don't I continue to practice my knife skills in the kitchen?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said: "Don't just think about practicing. You should combine work and rest in everything you do. Taking a proper rest and enjoying life will make you love life more. Only with love can you cook better."
At this point, Feng Yifan pointed to the elderly people who were chatting, drinking tea and eating snacks over there: "Look, those are the people who know how to enjoy life."
As soon as she finished speaking, the old people looked over and Liu Wanhua spoke first: "Yifan, come here and tell us what you think about the reconstruction of this old street?"
Feng Yifan walked over quickly upon hearing this and asked curiously, "Hasn't the formal solicitation of opinions on the reconstruction of the old street started yet?"
Tang Zhuochen said: "We haven't publicly solicited opinions yet, but since the TV station has come to film this time, it may be taken seriously in the future. We should give a suitable opinion, right?"
Lin Zekang continued, "If you ask me, it would be better not to change it. After the time comes to cut it, all the old things will be demolished. Then what will be special about our old street?"
Zhang Maosheng took over and said, "Lao Lin, although we all have feelings for the old street, there is actually no need for the old street to be special."
Lin Zekang explained: "We don't need to be special, but at least we should retain our characteristics."
Feng Yifan finally understood what was going on. It turned out that the old people were talking about the old street and whether the current characteristics of the old street could be retained after the reconstruction.
Feng Yifan is somewhat confident about this: "Everyone can rest assured. I think after the TV station shoots a program about the old street and broadcasts it, it will attract widespread attention, and the characteristics of our old street will definitely be preserved as much as possible."
All the old people looked at Feng Yifan at once, wondering why he was so sure.
Lu Cuiling couldn't help but remind her son: "Are you so sure? You are not from the renovation department, don't talk nonsense here."
Feng Yifan smiled and replied: "Mom, I'm not talking nonsense. Think about it, what will the TV report bring to the old street? It will bring more attention. When everyone sees the current appearance of the old street and understands the characteristics of the old street, what will everyone think
We are definitely thinking about how to preserve this style and characteristics, when this expectation becomes a consensus among everyone.
The reconstruction of the old street will definitely take these into consideration, and then naturally a plan that everyone can accept will be adopted.”
After listening to Feng Yifan's conversation, the old people looked at him in surprise, and each of them found it a little unbelievable.
Liu Wanhua asked again: "Yifan, are you so sure?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "We can wait and see. I believe that after the broadcast of the Philippine Daily, everyone will soon see the effect. Of course, I would like to remind you that you may have to start preparing for better business."
The old people looked at each other, still feeling that Feng Yifan's words were a bit vague.
Feng Yifan could understand that the elderly might always be conservative about some things. So he smiled and said, "I'll leave my words here for now, uncle and aunt, you can wait until next week to see the results."
Seeing Feng Yifan so confident, the elders gained more confidence and the topic shifted to love and romance.
As they chatted, Liu Wanhua saw Lin Ruifeng sitting aside and not talking much, so she suddenly asked, "Xiao Lin, you are 20 this year, right?"
Lin Ruifeng nodded and said, "Yes, Aunt Liu, I am 20 years old this year."
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "Well, time flies by so fast. Xiaolin is already 20 years old. Do you have a girlfriend?"
Lin Ruifeng was stunned when asked this question. He looked at Liu Wanhua who was smiling, then looked at the other elderly people who were focusing their eyes on him, and finally he looked at his master.
But the master had no intention of smoothing things over. Instead, he seemed to be just sitting there watching the fun.
Lin Ruifeng could only bite the bullet and say, "Not yet, not yet."
Liu Wanhua continued, "At 20, you should be dating someone, and you can get married after dating for two years. Look at your master, she got married a little late, so now she has to take care of business and take care of the children."
Lin Ruifeng could only say naively: "No, don't worry, I, I still want to learn more skills from my master."
Lin Zekang suddenly asked curiously: "Ruifeng, what are your parents busy with recently? Why don't we seem to see them much after the shop closes in the morning? Come over and sit with us when you are free."
Lin Ruifeng replied: "Uncle, my grandma is in the hospital, so my parents are in the hospital taking care of her these days."
Because Lin Zekang also has the surname Lin and is older than Lin Ruifeng's father Lin Youjian, Lin Ruifeng has always called him "Uncle".
After hearing what Lin Ruifeng said, everyone was a little surprised.
Feng Yifan turned around and asked, "Your grandma is in the hospital, why didn't Uncle Lin tell you about it?"
When asked by his master, Raymond Lam replied naively, "My parents didn't allow me to tell them. They thought that if they told them, it might cause trouble to everyone. They didn't want to trouble everyone, and they didn't want to delay my cooking lessons with my master."
Feng Yifan said, "That's not right. We are old neighbors and have known each other for so many years. How can this be considered trouble?"
Several elderly people also said: "That's right. After all, we are old neighbors. We have known each other for so many years. We should go and visit each other."
Feng Yifan was even more direct. He stood up and said, "Let's go now. As your master, I should go visit your grandmother. I will also go visit her on behalf of everyone else. When everyone has time, we can go together."
After hearing this, Liu Wanhua agreed: "Okay, let Yifan go first, we will discuss it, and then go later."
Seeing this, Lin Ruifeng quickly said, "No, really no, Master. My parents didn't allow me to tell you anyway."
Su Ruoxi came over at this time: "No, we should go there. It just so happens that you and your master have nothing to do now, so let's go together. Your grandmother is an elder, and we should go visit her."
Hearing his wife say this, Feng Yifan understood that his wife wanted to go with him too.
Without giving Lin Ruifeng any more hesitation, Feng Yifan pulled him up, went to the kitchen to tidy up, and then went upstairs with his wife to change clothes.
In the end, even though Lin Ruifeng was still somewhat reluctant, he had no choice but to lead his master and his mistress out.
As they were leaving, Su Jinrong called out, "Be careful on the road. I'm giving you my regards."
Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi agreed together.
Lin Ruifeng led his master and his wife out of the old street and took a taxi to the hospital. On the way, he also called his father and told him what happened.
Feng Yifan vaguely heard Lin Ruifeng's father getting angry on the phone and reached out for the phone.
"Uncle Lin, please don't get angry about this. I want to say that you and Auntie are wrong about this. We are old neighbors, you should have told us. We should go visit anyway."
On the other end of the phone, Lin Youjian sighed and said, "Yifan, Xiaofeng has troubled you a lot."
Feng Yifan continued, "Uncle Lin, you are being too polite. Ruifeng is my apprentice now. As his master, I should teach him well. Visiting grandma is a token of our Su Ji's love."
Lin Youjian could only say, "Okay, come over. It happens that there aren't many people here this afternoon."
Feng Yifan responded and returned the phone to his apprentice.
Lin Ruifeng took the phone and listened to his father's instructions on the phone.
It was probably something like asking him not to let Feng Yifan and the others buy things, but after saying this, Lin Ruifeng obviously couldn't stop them.
So after hanging up the phone, Lin Ruifeng said directly in a naive manner: "Master, Master's wife, my father told you not to buy anything. My grandma is not in good health now and can't eat."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "We still have to buy some food. Since grandma can't eat it, let Uncle Lin and Auntie take it back and eat it. Then we can give them some money. It's a token of our Su Ji's kindness."
When Lin Ruifeng heard this, he quickly said, "No, Master, if you do this, my dad will blame me again."
Su Ruoxi, who was sitting in the front row, said, "Don't worry. When the time comes, let your master go and tell him. If Uncle Lin blames you, you can put the blame on your master."
Hearing his wife's words, Feng Yifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Is there anyone who would make up stories about his own husband like you?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and responded: "You are his master, so of course you have to help share this little thing."
Feng Yifan also said helplessly: "Okay, if Uncle Lin gets weird later, just let him find me."
The group quickly arrived at the hospital and, led by Lin Ruifeng, came to the ward where his grandmother was staying.
Lin Youjian came out to greet them, and when he saw that Feng Yifan had bought something, he naturally looked at his son, his eyes full of blame.
Feng Yifan decisively stopped him: "Uncle Lin, don't blame him, I insisted on buying it."
Lin Youjian was somewhat helpless and could only accept the things, but he did not let Feng Yifan and the others in immediately. It was obvious that he had something to hide.
Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi looked at each other, not quite understanding what was going on.
But before Feng Yifan could ask, a voice came from the ward: "Brother, who is here? Is it Ruifeng? Why doesn't he come in? Oh, is it Xiaofeng? Let him in quickly so that grandma can see her grandson."
Along with the sound in the ward that was not suppressed at all, the door of the ward was opened, and a woman with fashionable clothes and thick foundation on her face walked out.
Seeing Lin Ruifeng, the woman immediately said, "Xiaofeng, your grandma has been in the hospital for so many days, and you, the grandson, don't come to take care of her? Your parents are so old, and they still come to take care of them all day long, do you think it's appropriate?"
Lin Ruifeng was criticized by the woman and could only respond: "Aunt, I've been busy studying..."
Before Lin Ruifeng could finish his words, the woman interrupted him: "Study? Didn't it take two years for you to take the college entrance examination? Why are you studying again? Are you going to take the exam again?"
Without giving Lin Ruifeng a chance to explain, the aunt continued, "If you ask me, you're not cut out for this. Find something else to do as soon as possible."
Lin Ruifeng finally raised his head and said in a high voice, "I am learning cooking from my master, so I don't have time to come and look after grandma."
My aunt was a little surprised: "Learn cooking from a master? What? You want to be a chef?"
Then, the aunt said, "Learning to cook is not bad. Your cousin is also learning to cook now. He is an apprentice at the most famous Fujinglou. If you really want to learn, ask your cousin to talk to you and you can go and learn with him."
Lin Ruifeng responded: "No, my current master is very good, I don't need to learn from others."
Auntie frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Is your master very powerful now? Which big restaurant is he the head chef of?"
Seeing this, Feng Yifan took the initiative to step forward and said, "Hello, Ruifeng's aunt. I am Ruifeng's current master. I am not the chef of a big restaurant. I am just the chef of a small restaurant."
Without waiting for his aunt to speak, Feng Yifan continued, "It may disappoint you, but we came here today to visit Ruifeng's grandmother, so please give way for a moment."
The aunt looked Feng Yifan up and down, but didn't see anything special about the plainly dressed Feng Yifan.
The aunt wanted to say something, but Lin Ruifeng's mother came over and said, "Get out of the way. They are guests who are here to see Xiaofeng's grandmother. Do you have any manners to behave like this in front of them?"
Hearing her sister-in-law speak, Aunt Lin Ruifeng had no choice but to make way and let Feng Yifan and the others enter first.
Lin Ruifeng walked to the bedside, looked at his grandmother on the bed, and said softly: "Grandma, Xiaofeng is here to see you. I'm sorry that Xiaofeng has not been here to accompany you all this time."
The grandmother on the hospital bed was very conscious. When she saw her little grandson coming, a kind smile appeared on her face.
"It's good that you're here. Your parents told me that it's very hard for you to learn cooking from them, but grandma hopes that you will study hard and not let the master down."
Lin Ruifeng nodded and said, "Okay, grandma, I will definitely study hard."
Then, Lin Ruifeng introduced Master and his wife to my grandmother.
Feng Yifan stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "Hello, grandma, I am Ruifeng's master. I came to see you. Are you feeling well now?"
When grandma saw Feng Yifan, a smile spread across her face. She raised her hand and held Feng Yifan's hand: "Thank you for coming to see me, an old lady. Xiaofeng really made you worry."
Feng Yifan held the old lady's hand and said, "You're too polite, grandma. Ruifeng works very hard. I'm very happy to have such a good apprentice."
Then Su Ruoxi also came forward and got to know her grandmother.
For a moment, Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi were chatting happily with Lin Ruifeng's grandmother. With Lin Ruifeng next to them, it was a really happy scene by the bed, which made the old couple Lin Youjian very happy.
When some people are happy, naturally some are unhappy. Aunt Lin Ruifeng was excluded like an outsider, so naturally she was very unhappy.
In the end, the aunt simply joined other people in the ward to chat. While criticizing Lin Ruifeng, she also praised her son for how hard he worked and how many rounds of screening he had gone through before he was finally able to enter the kitchen of Fujing Building.
Although Feng Yifan heard all of this, he was too lazy to pay any attention to it, and didn't want to bother with such a clown.
But Feng Yifan was also a little puzzled. As far as she knew, it seemed that the chefs in the back kitchens of the restaurants and hotels under the Su Lanxin Catering Group all had to undergo unified training by the group first. Why would Fujinglou recruit back kitchen apprentices in this way