Su Ji's tables were already full, and there were still many people waiting at the door to take away their food. The small restaurant was truly packed.
At this time, Yang Zhiyi arrived late and found that he couldn't even get in when he stood at the door.
Standing at the door in a daze for a while, Yang Zhiyi couldn't help but mutter, "Is the business really that good? Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"
Just at this moment, Yang Zhigang's barbecue restaurant next door opened, and I saw my cousin standing at the door of Su Ji.
Yang Zhigang yawned as he came over, put his arm around his cousin's shoulders and said, "Su Ji's business is really getting better and better. I tell you, this is before Yifan and his team are on many food delivery platforms."
Yang Zhiyi was a little surprised when he heard his cousin's words: "What? Su Ji hasn't been listed on the food delivery platform yet?"
Yang Zhigang nodded: "Yes, you can check it yourself. There is no Su Ji on several food delivery platforms."
Yang Zhiyi actually took out his mobile phone to check and found that there was indeed no Su Ji on the food delivery platform.
This made him feel a little surprised: "Chef Feng is really something. Why doesn't he log in to the food delivery platform? That way, the business will definitely be better and it can bring in many customers from far away."
Yang Zhigang shook his head and said, "You don't understand. Sometimes logging into a food delivery platform may not be a good thing."
Yang Zhiyi looked at his cousin in surprise: "Isn't this a good thing?"
Yang Zhigang nodded: "Of course, the food delivery platform will take a commission, and now the commission fee is getting higher and higher. Why should a store like Su Ji, which has its own traffic and no worries about sales, cooperate with the food delivery platform?"
Yang Zhiyi looked at his cousin and asked, "Brother, has your family used a food delivery platform?"
Yang Zhigang said nonchalantly: "I won't go. I want to eat the barbecue freshly grilled. If I send it back, the taste will be bad."
After hearing what his cousin said, Yang Zhiyi thought about it and felt that Su Ji was in a similar situation.
Many of Su Ji’s dishes are actually not suitable for takeout. Yang Zhiyi, who has already packed up several times, has a deep understanding of this. They taste best when eaten in the restaurant.
After taking the food home, because it has been stored for a while, even if it is reheated, the taste of some dishes will be greatly reduced. Besides, Yang Zhiyi thinks that most people will not order takeout just to eat Su Ji's dishes.
As for Su Ji’s fried rice and Yi Fu noodles at noon, judging from Su Ji’s booming business now, there is no need for them to cooperate with any food delivery platform.
The restaurant was already packed with people, and some diners even came to take away their own food.
If you don’t have to worry about sales, why bother cooperating with a food delivery platform
Yang Zhigang looked at Su Ji's business and couldn't help but feel envious: "Oh, if my family could have this business, I would wake up with a smile in my dreams. I wish I could work 24 hours a day."
When Yang Zhiyi heard what his cousin said, he immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, brother, that's why Feng Yifan is a great chef and can attract so many customers, but you can't."
Yang Zhigang asked curiously, "What do you mean by that? It's not okay to mock your brother, right?"
Yang Zhiyi said very firmly: "That's right, brother, think about it, if Feng Yifan really works 24 hours a day as you said, can he still guarantee the taste and quality of the dishes?"
This sentence stumped Yang Zhigang.
Yang Zhiyi continued, "Each portion of Feng Yifan's fried rice and each bowl of noodles is very generous, the fried rice ingredients are absolutely fresh, and the toppings for the noodles, from the soup to the ingredients, are all made fresh by him every day.
This is the only way he can ensure the quality of fried rice and E Fu noodles. If he does it 24 hours a day, how can he ensure the quality remains unchanged? "
Yang Zhiyi's words made Yang Zhigang suddenly understand.
"Well, you're right. The reason why the business is so good is indeed inseparable from the ingredients used by Yifan. Only by ensuring the quality can we attract enough diners willing to come and eat every day."
Several diners who were queuing at the door heard the conversation between the two Yang brothers, and some of them couldn't help but come over to say a few words.
"This brother is right, Su Ji's fried rice and noodles are really excellent."
"That's right. Ever since I ate there, I would rather come here to eat at noon than order takeout."
"If you want to eat takeout, you can come here and buy it and take it back. Who wants to order on the platform?"
"Yes, yes, the takeout ordered on the platform now tastes worse and worse."
"It's not all bad, there are still some good restaurants, but the prices don't seem cheap."
"So, it's best to take a walk at noon and eat at Su Ji."
"Yeah, it can be considered as a way to exercise."
"Hahaha, I think so too. Otherwise, I'll be sitting at work all day and won't have time to exercise. I can take a few steps during lunch time to stretch my body."
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Hearing what the diners queuing at the door said, Yang Zhigang was really envious.
Which boss wouldn't want to win such praise from his guests? To change their habits just to have lunch
Unfortunately, Yang Zhigang also understood that when it came to cooking alone, he really could not compare with Feng Yifan.
While brothers Yang Zhigang and Yang Zhiyi were chatting at the door, diners continued to arrive in front of Su Ji.
In the kitchen, Feng Yifan and Lin Ruifeng were also extremely busy. Of course, Feng Yifan was busier, and Lin Ruifeng was just helping out most of the time.
For example, cook the noodles in advance, and after the toppings are out of the pot, quickly help put the toppings in the bowl.
Nowadays, the cooperation between the master and the apprentice is becoming more and more tacit, especially during the busiest time at noon, when Feng Yifan turns on all the stoves in the back and cooks with all his might, the cooperation of his apprentice Lin Ruifeng is extremely crucial.
Of course, after so many days of training, Lin Ruifeng has adapted and can keep up with his master's pace.
When cooking noodles, you can control the heat well and put them into a bowl according to the degree of cooking.
Under Feng Yifan's guidance, Lin Ruifeng can now even cook several bowls of noodles at a time.
When scooping out the noodles, Lin Ruifeng can be very accurate and ensure that each bowl of noodles has enough quantity, and there is almost no deviation.
In this way, Lin Ruifeng can make about three or four bowls of noodles at a time.
In addition, Feng Yifan makes toppings for several pots at the same time, which can just serve three or four bowls at a time.
Lin Ruifeng's efficiency was actually a little behind Feng Yifan's because he saw his master cooking ten bowls of noodles in a large iron bucket at once and dividing them into ten bowls without any difference.
When witnessing that scene, Lin Ruifeng truly had nothing but admiration for his Master from the bottom of his heart.
Of course, it is impossible for Feng Yifan to serve ten bowls of noodles directly, mainly because he needs to cook the toppings.
So we had to ask Lin Ruifeng to come and serve three to four bowls at a time, or at most five bowls at a time.
This is because there may be two or three bowls of Yi Fu noodles with the same toppings.
If all the toppings are different, the master and apprentice can serve up to four bowls at a time.
Because there are only six stoves in the kitchen, one of them is for cooking noodles, and one may need to prepare fried rice at any time, leaving only four stoves to make toppings at the same time.
However, serving four bowls at a time has greatly improved efficiency and is enough to cope with the current business.
After all, although there are many people eating at noon, they usually come in waves, and there is always a staggered time.
As a result, after a group of diners who were queuing outside to take away their food left, Su Ji gradually became emptier.
Seeing that there were not so many people around, Yang Zhiyi asked Yang Zhigang beside him, "Brother, how about we go in and have lunch together?"
Yang Zhigang patted his cousin and said, "You go first. I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my face yet."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhiyi immediately pinched his nose and distanced himself from his cousin, with a look of disgust on his face: "Brother, you are exaggerating. It's already noon, and you haven't brushed your teeth or washed your face yet."
Seeing his cousin's expression, Yang Zhigang said with a smile, "Do you think I want to? My barbecue restaurant is open at night. I was so busy yesterday that I closed at almost three o'clock. It was almost four o'clock when I went to bed. It's good that I can get up at noon."
Yang Zhiyi also understood his cousin's hard work, nodded and said, "Okay, then you should brush your teeth and wash your face quickly, and come over to eat."
Yang Zhigang responded and said, "Okay, please get me a bowl of braised beef brisket Yifu noodles first, I'll be there in a minute."
Yang Zhiyi agreed and stepped into Su Ji.
After entering the door, Yang Zhiyi first said to Su Ruoxi at the cashier: "Boss lady, two bowls of noodles, both with braised beef brisket."
Su Ruoxi looked up when she heard the voice and saw that it was Yang Zhiyi and immediately said, "Why are you here just now? Xixi and her mother have already eaten upstairs. You should find a seat first. The braised beef brisket may have to wait."
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said, "It's okay, my brother is still brushing his teeth and washing his face next door, we are not in a hurry."
Turning his head to look at the restaurant, there were still quite a few people. Yang Zhiyi said, "We won't take up a seat. I'll take it to my brother's restaurant next door to eat."
Su Ruoxi nodded and said, "Alright, then you go first? When you're ready, I'll ask Xiaolin to take you there?"
Yang Zhiyi immediately said, "No, no, I'll wait here, take it yourself, do it yourself, don't bother Xiao Lin."
Su Ruoxi agreed and quickly wrote it down on the list. Then she went to clean up the dishes on the table and prepared to take them to the kitchen, and by the way, she gave the order to her husband in the kitchen.
When Yang Zhiyi saw this situation, he naturally took the initiative to step forward to help.
Grabbing the bucket for cleaning the dishes, he quickly helped to clean up the dishes. Yang Zhiyi held the bucket and reached out to Su Ruoxi: "Give me the order too, I'll take it in together."
Su Ruoxi was a little embarrassed: "Sorry to bother you."
Yang Zhiyi laughed and said, "Why are you being polite? My wife and children are upstairs. Isn't it my responsibility to help?"
Su Ruoxi also smiled when she heard that and handed the order to Yang Zhiyi.
After taking the list, Yang Zhiyi walked towards the kitchen with the list and bucket.
Entering the kitchen, Yang Zhiyi saw the master and apprentice busy in the kitchen, and immediately shouted: "Chef Feng, your business has come again. It seems that Chef Feng is almost overwhelmed. Do you need help?"
When Feng Yifan heard the voice, he immediately knew it was Yang Zhiyi. He didn't even turn his head and ignored him.
Lin Ruifeng said, "Brother Yang, you'd better say less. Master hates it when others talk nonsense when he is working."
Yang Zhiyi decisively did not dare to say anything more and took the initiative to hand the order to Lin Ruifeng. Then he began to look around to see if there was anything he could help with.
But after looking for a long time, Yang Zhiyi found that he could not help at all and was even a little redundant in the kitchen.
Standing in the kitchen, you can see that Feng Yifan is able to control five stoves with ease.
In the pots on the five stoves, four were cooking different toppings.
There is still a pot, so Feng Yifan can find time to make fried rice.
During the whole process, Yang Zhiyi, who was standing aside, was dazzled. It seemed as if Feng Yifan's hands were phantoms. He was not panicked at all.
Among the six stoves, the only relatively idle one is the one that Lin Ruifeng uses to cook noodles.
There is a big iron pot on the stove, and the water in the pot is always boiling. Lin Ruifeng will cook according to the order.
There is a faucet next to the big pot on the stove, which can be used to fill the pot with cold water at any time to ensure that there is enough water in the pot.
Lin Ruifeng cooked a lot of noodles at a time, and scooped them out with a large net spoon when they were cooked. Then he would accurately divide them into each bowl and pass them all to the cooking table behind the chef.
The next step is for Feng Yifan to prepare the toppings and pour them on the noodles one by one.
With the cooperation between the master and the apprentice, the whole process went smoothly without any pause.
Four bowls of noodles come out at a time, and then Feng Yifan will continue to add ingredients and make the next wave of toppings for the noodles, while Lin Ruifeng will continue to cook the noodles.
When Feng Yifan was adding ingredients to make new toppings, he turned his head and glanced at Yang Zhiyi who was standing there in a daze: "Aren't you here to help? Just bring out these four bowls of noodles. There are numbers on them, so don't send them to the wrong ones."
Originally this job belonged to Lin Ruifeng, and he could serve meals to the diners outside during the intervals of cooking the noodles.
You can also clean up the dishes outside, and when you come back, the toppings will be almost ready. Lin Ruifeng can also start cooking noodles.
However, today was quite busy, and Yang Zhiyi also volunteered to help, so Feng Yifan simply gave the task to Yang Zhiyi, and he and Lin Ruifeng could take a break.
Yang Zhiyi was stunned for a moment and quickly agreed: "Okay, no problem, isn't it just serving food? I'll do it."
Bowl after bowl was brought onto the tray. Yang Zhiyi turned around and prepared to go out, holding the tray in his hand.
Feng Yifan looked at Yang Zhiyi's back and reminded him, "Don't forget to clean up the dishes in front."
Yang Zhiyi had already walked to the door and immediately responded, "Okay, don't worry."
But after he finished speaking, Yang Zhiyi suddenly encountered a problem. He found that he could not open the door of the kitchen in front of him while holding the tray.
He originally wanted to kick the door open with his foot, but found that the tray was too wide and his foot was unable to kick the door open.
If you use the tray to push the door open directly, it feels like you're using too much force and the four bowls of noodles on the tray will spill out.
After standing at the door and hesitating for a long time, Yang Zhiyi helplessly shouted to the kitchen: "Hey, Xiaolin, can you come over and help me? I can't seem to open this door."
Hearing this, the master and apprentice in the kitchen looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling a little amused and helpless.
Finally, it was Lin Ruifeng who ran over and helped to push the door open. He also taught Yang Zhiyi: "Brother Yang, when you go out with the tray, walk to the door, turn your back, use your back to push the door open, and then turn around after you go out."
Yang Zhiyi was taught and tried it himself before he understood: "Oh, so that's how it is."
Not daring to delay too much, after Yang Zhiyi understood what was going on, he hurried to serve the guests.