Feng Yifan quickly prepared the noodles with toppings ordered by Wang Cuiling, Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping. He also prepared two servings of toppings for Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping, and increased the quantity.
When the dish was served on the table, Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping were also a little surprised.
Yang Zhigang raised his head and said to Su Ruoxi, "Madam Boss, you have to control your chef. He should stop giving customers extra portions at will. This kind of problem should be stopped in the future. This should prevent the chef from taking kickbacks in private."
Hearing what Yang Zhigang said, Feng Yifan picked up one of the plates of toppings and said, "Okay, I'll take this one back."
Yang Zhigang quickly reached out to grab it: "Hey, hey, hey, Chef Feng, this is wrong. You're serving food to customers, how can you take it back?"
Seeing that Yang Zhigang was protecting him from taking it away, Feng Yifan said to his wife, "Brother Yang, please put this double pour and double code on the bill later."
Yang Zhigang immediately looked depressed: "Chef Feng, you are too unrefined, aren't you? I came to your place for a meal, Xiaoya, and you gave me two servings of toppings and added quantity, and you still charge me for it?"
Feng Yifan stretched out his hand and pinched the plate and asked, "Do you want one?"
Seeing Feng Yifan was about to take it away, Yang Zhigang could only give in helplessly: "Okay, I'll take it. Double pour and double code, please remember it, boss lady."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Okay, Yifan was just teasing you, but you, Brother Yang, took it seriously. Look, Uncle Li didn't say anything."
Yang Zhigang turned his head and saw that Li Jianping not only didn't say a word, but had already started eating.
"Hey, you, Old Li, are even less polite."
Li Jianping smiled and said, "You were the one who insisted on suing Chef Feng. Do you blame me?"
Hearing a few people joking, the people in the restaurant couldn't help but laugh.
Some young diners found some words very interesting when listening to Feng Yifan talking about noodles, and couldn't help asking: "Boss, what does the 'double pouring double code' you just said mean?"
Seeing the young diner asking, Zhang Maosheng, an old diner who likes to talk, immediately had the opportunity to speak.
"You young people don't understand the etiquette behind eating noodles. In the past, you probably wouldn't even know how to order noodles."
The young customer became excited when he heard this: "Old man, what on earth does this mean?"
Zhang Maosheng took his time, picked up the topping with chopsticks and took a bite, then took a sip of wine, and said leisurely: "Double toppings means two kinds of toppings, and double code means twice the amount of toppings."
The young customer found it very interesting: "So there is such a thing?"
Zhang Maosheng picked up the dish with the topping and put it in his mouth, savoring it slowly.
"There are many things to pay attention to when you cook this bowl of noodles. For example, when we put the toppings separately, it's called guoqiao, while when you pour the toppings on the noodles, it's called gailian."
When a young man heard this, he immediately said, "I know about gai jiao, is it the same as gai jiao rice?"
Zhang Maosheng nodded: "That's right."
Over there, Zhang Maosheng was drinking wine and chatting with the young diners about the art of eating noodles.
Feng Yifan winked at his wife and asked her to bring the wine. He took the initiative to toast Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping.
Seeing Feng Yifan take the initiative to toast, Yang and Li felt that he must have something to say.
After drinking, Yang Zhigang and Li Jianping looked at each other.
Li Jianping said, "Yifan, just tell me what's going on. There's no need for wine and food. You even served Lao Fan's family's best rice wine, which is a luxury."
Feng Yifan put down his wine glass and said seriously: "First of all, I want to apologize to Uncle Li and Brother Yang."
Li Jianping and Yang Zhigang were stunned again.
Feng Yifan continued, "You all know that Su Ji will not leave Old Street. And now Su Ji cannot do without the rice wine from Sister Wang and her husband, so I want Sister Wang and her husband to stay in Old Street."
Li Jianping and Yang Zhigang were still in a daze and hadn't recovered from the shock.
Feng Yifan continued, "I know that Sister Wang and brother-in-law have agreed with you to move to a new place together, so I apologize to you two. Maybe Sister Wang and brother-in-law can't go to your place."
After saying that, Feng Yifan picked up the wine glass again and toasted the two of them.
"Uncle, brother, I'm really sorry."
This time, Li Jianping and Yang Zhigang finally understood.
The two of them first looked at Feng Yifan, then turned to look at Wang Cuifeng.
Wang Cuifeng felt a little embarrassed facing the gazes of the two men. She lowered her head and didn't know what to say.
After a long silence, Yang Zhigang spoke directly: "I thought it was a big deal. Isn't it just that Brother Fan and Sister Wang's rice wine shop is going to stay in the old street?"
Then, Yang Zhigang looked at Feng Yifan and said, "Yifan, you have been our old neighbor for so many years, are you still doing this?"
Li Jianping also smiled and shook his head: "Wang Cuifeng, you asked Yifan to tell you about this. It's not a big deal. Is it necessary to make it so formal?"
Yang Zhigang nodded: "That's right, you can still say that if we separate in the future, your two families will no longer consider us friends?"
Wang Cuifeng finally spoke up at this time: "That can't be possible, Brother Zhigang, we are always friends."
Yang Zhigang said: "Well, since we are all friends, why do we need to do all this? We agreed at the beginning that staying or leaving is entirely up to personal choice, so there is no need to do all this nonsense."
Yang Zhigang said it very beautifully.
But Yang Zhigang immediately started eating the toppings in front of him, and the key point was that he took a few bites of each plate.
While eating, Yang Zhigang continued, "Look, this is double-code and double-drink, and it's good wine. How embarrassing! It's costing Boss Feng so much money, isn't it, Boss lady?"
At this moment, seeing Yang Zhigang's appearance, the old neighbors immediately started to laugh.
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "Brother Yang is really amazing. While he was talking, he almost finished two plates of toppings."
When Yang Zhigang heard this, he quickly looked down and then stopped.
"Not much left, not much left, I can't eat any more, I need noodles instead."
Li Jianping next to him was calmer. Like Zhang Maosheng, he ate the toppings with a little wine and savored it slowly and leisurely.
As for what Feng Yifan and Wang Cuifeng said, it seemed that it was not a big deal to him at all. He did not take it to heart at all and was indifferent to everyone's comings and goings.
Wang Cuifeng said at this time: "Yifan, go and give Zhigang another topping, I'll pay for it."
Yang Zhigang reached out and held Feng Yifan, and said to Wang Cuifeng: "Okay, you don't have to be so polite. We are old neighbors. We have been neighbors for so many years. To be honest, I didn't want to leave this old street.
But, as you know, my family cooks barbecue, which originally was incompatible with the old street. After the renovation, I'm afraid it will be even more out of place.
Besides, the barbecue business in the old street is really not good, so I want to move to a better location to attract more young customers.”
After hearing what Yang Zhigang said, Li Jianping also spoke up: "It's the same with my braised meat shop. There are fewer and fewer residential areas around the old street. I need to find a new place and change to another place to see if business can be better."
At this point, Li Jianping added: "If the business doesn't go well, maybe I will come back then, and Su Ji must take care of me."
Feng Yifan nodded: "That's for sure. Uncle Li, let me know when you've moved to a new place. I'll go to your place to get the braised meat and pickles."
Li Jianping smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll let you know when the time comes to go over and join in the fun."
They ate and drank wine, and when customers came to order food, Feng Yifan went to the kitchen to busy himself for a while, and then came back to accompany Li Jianping and Yang Zhigang.
Although this was not the last drink between the two families in the old street, everyone knew that they would be separated sooner or later, so there was still a sense of sadness.
When the wine was finished and the noodles were eaten, Yang Zhigang suddenly grabbed Feng Yifan and said, "Yifan, you know what? Before you came back this time, I always thought you were a bastard, leaving your wife and children at home and running away abroad alone."
Yang Zhigang was obviously drunk. He grabbed Feng Yifan and continued, "At that time, I thought, if you come back, I will definitely blow your head off."
These words stunned everyone present, even the diners in the restaurant were a little surprised.
Li Jianping and Wang Cuifeng quickly stood up and reached out to pull Yang Zhigang away.
But Yang Zhigang still grabbed Feng Yifan and said, "Don't bother me. Let me say what I want to say. I must say it."
Feng Yifan said to Wang Cuifeng and Li Jianping: "Let Brother Yang speak, it's okay."
Yang Zhigang continued, "Feng Yifan, you really were a bastard before, a bastard who abandoned his wife and children. You ran away from home for five years, and you didn't come back once in five years. I really felt sorry for Uncle Rong and Sister Ruoxi, especially Ruoruo."
The restaurant was silent and everyone looked at Yang Zhigang in surprise.
Even Su Jinrong did not expect that Yang Zhigang would suddenly say such a thing
But if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand.
In the past few years since Feng Yifan came back, the person who took care of Su Ji the most was Yang Zhigang, who especially liked Feng Ruoruo.
Perhaps it was because he himself was a son and had always wanted a daughter but didn't have one, so he poured all his love for a daughter into Feng Ruoruo.
During those years, whenever someone dared to bully Feng Ruoruo on the old street, Yang Zhigang would be the first to rush out.
That’s why Feng Ruoruo dared to go home from kindergarten alone.
Because on the old street, no one dared to mess with Feng Ruoruo, and from the west end to the east end, there was no shop that would not help look after Feng Ruoruo.
Yang Zhigang contributed a lot to this.
Yang Zhigang looked at Feng Yifan and continued, "But, after you came back, your performance was better than I expected.
You have become a model husband and a father that is loved by children. Even my eldest niece calls you 'Dad Feng'.
Feng Yifan, Feng Yifan, you really make me admire you, but also very jealous."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan said, "Brother Yang, I am very grateful for everything you have done for Ruoruo. Ruoruo will never forget your kindness. Even if you leave Laojie, she will still visit you."
Yang Zhigang let go of Feng Yifan's arm, patted his shoulder and said, "Be good, take good care of Uncle Rong and Ruoxi, and love Ruoruo well."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course, Brother Yang, if you need anything, you must tell me."
Yang Zhigang grinned and said, "Just wait and see. Brother Yang will be fine. If we change to another place, Brother Yang's business will surely flourish. You will have to queue up every time you go to eat there in the future."
Feng Yifan laughed: "I believe that Brother Yang can do it."
Yang Zhigang started to slur his words: "Of course..."
Then Yang Zhigang talked a lot, and even he himself didn't understand what he was saying. Feng Yifan and Li Jianping carried him away together and sent him back to the next room to rest.
When Feng Yifan came back, Wang Cuifeng sighed and said, "I always feel that Zhigang is unhappy about this matter of mine."
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "No, Sister Wang, this is none of your business. It's actually my fault. I ignored Brother Yang's help to Su Ji and never thanked him specifically during this time since I came back."
After a pause, Feng Yifan continued, "And I didn't notice that Brother Yang really liked Ruoruo, but after I came back, he deliberately kept his distance from Ruoruo in order to give us more time to spend together and restore our father-daughter relationship."
Liu Wanhua said at this time: "I was wondering, Zhigang liked Ruoruo so much before, why didn't he contact Ruoruo much during this period? So this is the case, we all ignored it."
Su Jinrong sighed: "Zhigang, treat Ruoruo as your daughter."
It was indeed as Su Jinrong said, Yang Zhigang had no daughter, so when Feng Yifan was not back, he always treated Ruoruo as his daughter and was especially good to her.
It is also because of Yang Zhigang's existence that Feng Ruoruo filled the fatherly love that she lacked when Feng Yifan was away.
Yang Zhigang is also an upright person. He just simply likes Feng Ruoruo, so he always keeps his distance from Su Ruoxi.
And after Feng Yifan came back, Yang Zhigang knew that Feng Yifan was the father of the child, so he took the initiative to keep his distance and no longer took the initiative to get overly intimate with Feng Ruoruo.
In the restaurant, the old neighbors on the old street were even more sentimental.
Thinking about the old street being rebuilt and the inevitable departure of some people really makes people feel not so happy.
Feng Yifan finally said: "I hope everyone can have a prosperous business wherever they are. We will get together again in the future."
Lin Zekang agreed: "Yes, these people in our old street have been here for so long, so they must be good at doing business, so no matter where they go, they will definitely be able to do business well."
Tang Zhuochen also said: "It would be nice to stroll around the renovated old street together when we get together in the future."
Liu Wanhua suddenly suggested: "How about this, when the official date of the reconstruction of the old street comes, we will choose a day to have a good gathering. We will set up a table at the door of each house on the old street, and let Yifan prepare a banquet for the whole street."
Zhang Maosheng asked, "That's too much work, isn't it? And that requires a lot of food to be prepared."
Liu Wanhua continued, "Everyone will contribute money at that time. Of course, it's all voluntary. Those who are willing to participate can contribute money and let Yifan buy the vegetables and cook. I just don't know if Yifan is willing to do it?"
After hearing this proposal, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Yes, of course I am willing. It's just over a hundred restaurants. If each restaurant has one dish, it won't be hard to make more than a hundred dishes."
Seeing Feng Yifan agreed, all the neighbors on the old street applauded.