In the restaurant in front, the three families' eyes were always on the three little girls, and they were naturally worried about what Wang Cuifeng said.
Even when the three little girls approached the door intentionally or unintentionally, everyone would feel a little nervous.
Looking at the people coming and going on the old street again, Su Ruoxi even felt that everyone passing by the door, when looking into the restaurant, seemed to be observing the three little girls.
Finally, under the pressure, Su Ruoxi couldn't help but call the three little girls to her side.
"Ruoruo, Xixi, Feifei, the three of you go upstairs and play. I'll call you down when the meal is ready, okay?"
Su Ruoxi's words made the three little girls feel very strange. The parents present were stunned at first, and then they thought it would be a good idea to go upstairs to play so as to avoid the restaurant being too crowded and no one being able to take care of the people coming and going.
But the three little girls didn't understand at all.
Feng Ruoruo asked curiously, "Mom, why do you want to go upstairs to play? I still have to bring the menu to Dad."
Su Ruoxi didn't know how to explain to her daughter, so she could only say, "There aren't many customers today, so Mom can give Dad the menu."
Feng Ruoruo pouted unhappily: "But mom, delivering menus has always been Ruoruo's job."
Yang Xiaoxi also came over and said, "Aunt Su, we can play downstairs. We promise to be good and not disturb the guests' meal."
Chen Yaofei also nodded and promised: "Yes, Aunt Su, we promise not to disturb the guests."
When Su Ruoxi saw the looks of the three little girls, she really didn't know what to say, but she was still worried, so she didn't want the little girls to be in front of her downstairs.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Lu Cuiling came over and gently patted her daughter-in-law's hand: "It's okay, there are so many of us here to watch over the child, nothing will happen."
When Wang Cuifeng saw this situation, especially when she saw Su Ruoxi's nervous look, she suddenly felt that maybe she shouldn't have said it so seriously.
After thinking for a while, Wang Cuifeng also moved closer to Su Ruoxi and whispered, "That person has left. Maybe I am overthinking. He just came to see the location of Su Ji. Will he come to eat in the future?"
Hearing this, Lu Cuiling followed suit and comforted him softly: "Yes, maybe he just wants to come to Su Ji for dinner, don't think too much."
With the comfort of her mother-in-law and Wang Cuifeng, Su Ruoxi gradually calmed down.
When Feng Ruoruo saw her mother's expression, the little girl also came over, gently placed her little hand on her mother's hand, looked at her mother with her big eyes, and said very sweetly: "Mom, don't be angry, we promise not to disturb the guests' meal."
Su Ruoxi had calmed down by now, and her worries were calmed by the comfort of her mother-in-law and Wang Cuifeng.
Seeing her daughter's serious expression, she forced a smile and said, "Okay, Mommy promises Ruoruo, then Ruoruo also promises Mommy that she won't go outside the restaurant, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo saw her mother laughing, and she also laughed: "Okay, Ruoruo promises not to go out."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also said in unison: "Yes, we won't go out."
After the three little girls continued to play, Yang Zhiyi sighed and said softly, "This kind of thing is really worrying. If Xixi's mother was here, I'm afraid she would have called the police."
For any mother, her children are very important in her heart.
So Yang Zhiyi could understand Su Ruoxi's mood at the moment, and he simply moved a chair and sat at the door to help guard the door and prevent the children from going out to play on the street.
Wang Cuifeng saw that the parents were all nervous and felt a little guilty: "It's all my fault. I made the matter sound a little serious."
Lu Cuiling said seriously: "It's not your fault. Even if it's not that serious, we should still pay attention to it."
Fortunately, that person was never seen again, and there was no one with strange movements among the people coming and going on the old street, so everyone gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, in the kitchen, Feng Yifan had no idea what had happened before, and he was still teaching his apprentice seriously.
The key points of the squirrel mandarin fish dish are first the knife skills, second the oil setting, and the last one is the sauce and seasoning.
After cleaning the mandarin fish, first chop off the fish head with one knife, and also avoid the fish chin, and then break the fish head open and clean the inside of the fish head.
Next, we need to trim the fish body, such as cutting off the fins.
The fish tail also needs some minor repairs. You can make the fish tail look like a swallowtail, which will look beautiful when placed on a plate.
After all the trimmings are completed, the next step is to remove the large fish bone in the middle of the fish body.
Feng Yifan held the fish on the chopping board and explained to his apprentice: "You have to watch carefully. You have to stick to the middle bone. Then put the knife in through the incision. The blade should stick to the bone and push toward the fish tail."
When pushing the fish near the tail, Feng Yifan did not cut off a piece of fish meat directly.
"You can't cut it off here. You must stop at the tail, then turn over and continue pushing to remove the bones. Don't cut it off."
After slicing the last two pieces of fish, Feng Yifan used a knife to chop off the fish bones at the tail.
"Chop off the fish bones and don't throw them away. You can save them for making soup."
After removing the fish bones, Feng Yifan proceeded to the next step of processing the two pieces of fish meat. He had to remove the fish bones and the scarlet parts inside the fish meat, leaving two complete pieces of fish meat.
"You have to be careful with the handling here too. Don't damage these two pieces of fish."
Now that the cleaning is done, the most important part of this dish comes next.
"When cutting, first you need to slice the fish diagonally, slice it diagonally, and then slice it one piece at a time. Remember, don't cut the fish through."
Lin Ruifeng stood aside, not daring to even breathe, and could only watch his master's every move carefully.
I saw the master cut the fish very accurately with one stroke. The fish meat was sliced but not cut off. Only the fish skin was slightly connected.
Lin Ruifeng was truly amazed by his master's quick, accurate and steady knife skills.
It took Feng Yifan almost no time to quickly cut a piece of fish into slices diagonally, making each slice evenly thick.
After slicing the fish, Feng Yifan laid the fish flat again, then held it down and said to his apprentice, "Next, cut the fish vertically, and then cut it diagonally. Cut it one by one like this, and you still can't cut it through."
When slicing the fish, you slice it along the body of the fish, but when you cut with a vertical knife, you cut it diagonally along the body of the fish.
Feng Yifan's hands and knife were still very steady. Each cut was at just the right depth so as not to cut through the fish meat, while only the fish fillets were left connected.
It was very quick again, and the fish meat was cut vertically. At this point, the fish meat was considered to have been cut.
Feng Yifan splashed a little water, then lifted it up and shook it gently, and immediately pieces of fish meat appeared.
Lin Ruifeng stared with his eyes wide open, and even couldn't help wanting to applaud his master.
The other piece of fish is cut in the same way and with the same knife technique. Finally, the cut fish is placed in a basin and marinated with cooking wine and onion and ginger water.
Because two tables outside ordered this dish, Feng Yifan was cutting the other one while he was marinating the first one.
Put them together in a bowl and marinate. When they are almost done, take them out and wipe off the moisture on the fish.
Feng Yifan did not forget to remind his apprentice: "Remember, you must wipe off the water before applying powder."
During the process of applying flour, Feng Yifan almost carefully broke apart each small piece of fish meat and carefully pressed flour on it.
The next important step is to fry the fish.
Feng Yifan first heated the oil and threw in a little flour to test the oil temperature.
"Look carefully, throw the powder in, and if you see the oil starts to swirl, it means the oil is hot enough. Grab the fish tail and slowly put the fish into the oil. While it's shaping, hold the fish tail so that its shape doesn't fall apart."
After the fish is shaped, it is slowly placed in the oil pan for frying. During this process, you must always keep an eye on the fish meat in the oil pan.
Squirrel mandarin fish is a stir-fried dish, so during the frying process, it is very challenging for a chef to control the heat in order to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Lin Ruifeng stood aside, watching his master carefully. Although it did not seem difficult to the eyes, he knew very well that he could not do it.
When the fish was fried until golden brown, Feng Yifan took it out and quickly placed it on a plate.
At the same time, in another pot, he quickly poured the tomato sauce he had prepared, then added salt and sugar for seasoning. Finally, after thickening, he added more oil to thicken the sauce, and then added some green beans for garnish.
Finally, pour the prepared sauce on the fried fish body which has not even completely cooled down.
Feng Yifan was very quick and prepared the two plates of fish almost at the same time, and then made some adjustments to the plating at the end.
Lin Ruifeng looked on in disbelief as his master prepared two plates of squirrel mandarin fish that looked almost identical.
Feng Yifan patted his dazed apprentice and said, "Come on, stop standing there. Come with me and serve the dishes."
Lin Ruifeng agreed, then he and his master each picked up a plate. Seeing that his master also brought out some other dishes, the master and apprentice walked out of the kitchen together and went to the restaurant in front to serve the guests.
The two dishes of squirrel mandarin fish were served almost at the same time, which surprised the guests at both tables.
Especially because the fish is still hot and the sauce on it is also hot, so when it is served, the fish body makes a "squeaking" sound as the sauce penetrates the crispy fish meat, which sounds like the sound of a squirrel calling.
The middle-aged man who ordered this dish after hearing Feng Ruoruo's recommendation, when he saw such a dish on the table, he really exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: "It's really beautiful."
The young people at another table had already taken out their mobile phones and started taking pictures of the dishes on the table, eager to share them on their social media.
The middle-aged man continued, "I never thought that your squirrel mandarin fish would be so authentic."
Someone at the table couldn't help but ask: "It seems that this dish of squirrel mandarin fish is available in many restaurants, right? Is there anything special about it here?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "When you served it, did you hear this dish making a 'squeak' sound?"
The people at the same table nodded to show that they heard it.
The middle-aged man continued, "This sound is the essence of this dish. Why is it called Squirrel Mandarin Fish? Not only because it looks like a squirrel, but also because when it is served, there is a 'squeak' sound when it reaches the table."
After a pause, the middle-aged man continued, "For our domestic dishes, the color, aroma and taste are of course the key, but in fact, there is also an element of listening. This squirrel mandarin fish and the fried eel paste are both enjoyable to listen to."
After the middle-aged man explained it this way, not only the friends at the same table, but also the people at the next table who had ordered this dish, all suddenly understood.
Perhaps this is the first time for some people to understand the connotation behind such a dish.
While the guests were talking and tasting, Feng Yifan saw a group of people gathered together at his wife's place. They seemed to have something wrong in their expressions, so he walked over to ask them.
"What's wrong? You guys look a little weird?"
Without waiting for anyone to respond, he pointed at Yang Zhiyi who was sitting at the door and asked, "Why are you sitting there?"
Su Ruoxi moved closer to her husband and whispered to him what had happened.
Feng Yifan frowned slightly after hearing this, thinking that the matter was indeed a bit strange. However, he did not think that it was someone who wanted to steal the child, but he certainly had to be on guard.
After thinking for a while, Feng Yifan comforted his wife softly: "It's okay, we can install surveillance cameras tomorrow."
When Feng Ruoruo saw her father and mother standing together and whispering, she naturally came over to listen to what they were saying.
"Mom and Dad, please don't whisper. You have to let Ruoruo hear it too."
Su Ruoxi saw her daughter coming over and didn't want her to know.
But Feng Yifan squatted down and said to his daughter seriously, "Ruoruo, Aunt Wang Cuifeng saw someone following us back just now. She even looked inside the door a few times, so Mom is worried that it's a bad guy."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her father said, she immediately became nervous: "Oh, Dad, are we being followed by bad guys?"
Feng Yifan continued, "We are not sure whether they are bad guys or not, but Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma hope that Ruoruo, Xixi, and Feifei can be more careful and obedient, and don't go out to play casually, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately agreed: "Okay, Ruoruo will be obedient and won't go out to play casually, and Ruoruo won't go with bad guys."
After saying that, the little girl called her two good friends over and told them the same thing.
After hearing this, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also showed a little fear on their faces, and then the two little girls also said that they would be obedient and would not follow the bad guys.
A group of people saw Feng Yifan telling the little girls about the matter and giving them some instructions. The three little girls responded very seriously.
All of a sudden, everyone thought that perhaps they should have made it clear to the children just now. It is always good to let children be a little cautious.
Feng Yifan gave the little girls some serious instructions, then stood up and comforted his wife: "Don't worry, there are so many of us, and there are so many neighbors on the old street, the children will be fine."
After being comforted by her husband, Su Ruoxi finally calmed down and was no longer panicked.
Afterwards, Feng Yifan led his apprentices back to the kitchen, and everyone in the restaurant at the front relaxed a little.
As for the guests at the two tables, they were immersed in the deliciousness of the squirrel mandarin fish and hardly paid attention to what the boss said. This dish was really so attractive in both appearance and taste that people could not stop eating it.