Shi Jinbin bought a plate of pot stickers from the Lin’s breakfast shop next door and tasted it carefully.
The bottom of the pot stickers is crispy and the top is very soft. The filling is seasoned very well, not too salty or bland. The key is that the filling is sufficient and it tastes very satisfying.
After tasting it carefully, Shi Jinbin looked at Feng Yifan and said, "Yifan, the oil you used for the filling of the pot stickers is a bit special. It's not just simple scallion oil, right?"
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded. He did not hide much from his uncle and directly told him the key to using oil to prepare the filling.
Shi Jinbin couldn't help but exclaim: "Sure enough, no wonder the filling of this pot sticker exudes a faint sweet taste."
At this point, Shi Jinbin looked at Su Jinrong and said, "Jinrong, your son-in-law is amazing. He is even better than his father."
Su Jinrong smiled when he heard this. He was naturally very satisfied that Feng Yifan was better than his teacher, which was what he had always hoped for.
Shi Jinbin ate two more and did not continue eating the rest. It can be seen that the old man is indeed paying attention to his diet now.
There were still a few left there, and naturally, they all went into Feng Ruoruo's stomach in the end.
After eating, the little girl rubbed her belly and said, "Oh, Ruoruo ate so much today. She ate Daddy's steamed buns, Grandpa Shi's porridge, and Uncle Xiaolin's pot stickers. It was a lot."
Seeing Feng Ruoruo's sigh, everyone started laughing, and some diners who came in for breakfast also found it very interesting.
Lu Cuiling smiled and said to her granddaughter, "Now that we're full, shouldn't we go upstairs, wash our hands, wipe our mouths, and get ready to go to kindergarten?"
Feng Ruoruo agreed immediately: "Okay, Grandma, let's go upstairs."
Grandma took her granddaughter upstairs.
Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi cleaned up their table together and put everything into the kitchen.
As for the tables in the restaurant in front, they were naturally vacated so that the customers queuing for breakfast next door would have a place to sit down and eat.
These days, some breakfast diners are more conscious.
If they are not in a hurry, they will take the initiative to send the dishes back to the next room after eating.
As for the paper towels used to wipe mouths and other garbage, diners just throw them into the trash cans next to each table. They are no longer scattered all over the restaurant like in the first few days.
Shi Jinbin sat with Su Jinrong in the restaurant, watching the busy figures coming to the restaurant to have breakfast.
The two old brothers naturally recalled many scenes at Su Ji when they were young.
To be honest, Su Ji never really did the breakfast business. Although Su Ji was indeed capable of doing it at that time, Su Ji still insisted on not doing the breakfast business.
The reason for this is very simple. At the time, Mr. Su felt that he couldn't do all the business and had to leave some room for the neighbors.
If Su Ji's business during the morning, afternoon and evening is monopolized, what business will the other shops on the old street do
Grandpa Su still hopes that there will be more different shops on the old street, so that the old street can become more prosperous and attract more people to come here.
However, judging from the current situation, the shop that ultimately attracts people in the old street is still the old shop Su Ji.
However, seeing that the Lin family breakfast shop next door was doing a good business, the two old brothers Shi Jinbin and Su Jinrong both believed that there would be more and more attractive shops on this old street in the future.
After washing upstairs, Feng Ruoruo changed her clothes, put on her small schoolbag, and went downstairs with her grandmother.
Before leaving, the little girl said goodbye to her grandfather, Grandpa Shi, and her father carefully.
Because dad had to prepare food at the restaurant in the morning, only mom and grandma could deliver the baby today. Little Feng Ruoruo could also understand her dad.
Shi Jinbin smiled and waved to the little girl: "See you again, Ruoruo. Be careful on the road."
Feng Ruoruo nodded with a smile: "Okay, bye, Grandpa Shi."
After watching his daughter go out with her mother and grandmother, Feng Yifan was about to start his busy work for the day.
Shi Jinbin was about to go to the kitchen to help, but was stopped by Feng Yifan: "Uncle, you just stay with my dad. I can do the chores alone. Wait until Ruoxi and my mom come back. If you want to go to the kitchen, go in."
Shi Jinbin thought about it and felt that it was right. It was time for everyone to have breakfast, and many people came into Su Ji one after another.
Shi Jinbin was indeed worried about leaving Su Jinrong outside alone.
"Okay, then you do it by yourself first, and I'll go in and take a look later."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded in agreement, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Thus began this busy morning.
Early in the morning, Chen Wei drove to the train station to pick up four fellow apprentices who were coming to Huaicheng.
These four junior brothers are the ones Chen Wei can still contact now.
As for the other junior brothers, Chen Wei can no longer contact them. One of them, like Su Ji Laoqi, is no longer alive.
Chen Wei didn't have to wait long at the train station. The first person to appear at the Huaicheng train station was Lao Jiu, one of Su Ji's disciples. Because he was in Shanghai, he was the closest one.
The ninth brother of Su Ji: Sun Mingxing, is the youngest among his fellow apprentices, even 3 years younger than Su Jinrong.
But even so, he is almost 60 years old now. Although he is in good health, his face still looks a little old.
When walking out of the train station and meeting Chen Wei, Sun Mingxing was a little surprised, because the senior brother actually looked younger than him and was dressed very fashionably.
Sun Mingxing looked at him carefully and said, "I can't believe that after not seeing you for so many years, you have maintained yourself so well."
Chen Wei waved his hand and said, "What's the point of maintaining my health? I just exercise regularly, so my health has always been pretty good. But I've been getting older in recent years, and I can't beat time after all."
Then, Chen Wei asked directly: "How are you doing in Shanghai now? It seems that you are doing well?"
Sun Mingxing shook his head helplessly: "It's also because I'm old and about to retire. I can't compare with young people."
Chen Wei heard this and figured out something: "It looks like you've been hit by the young man?"
Sun Mingxing nodded: "Maybe it's fate. I had the opportunity to make further progress before retirement, but the position was taken by a young man. Do you know who it is, Senior Brother?"
Chen Wei naturally didn't know, and waited for Sun Mingxing's answer with a puzzled look on his face.
Sun Mingxing did not hide it and said directly: "The other party is the daughter of the tenth master."
Chen Wei's eyebrows twitched slightly, guessing that it might be someone he knew. He thought of his fellow junior brothers from that year, but he never expected that it would be the daughter of the tenth brother.
"Shi Jinbin? Is his daughter also so capable?"
Sun Mingxing nodded: "Yes, I heard that Shi Jinbin's two sons are not very good, but his eldest daughter is really amazing. She can be regarded as inheriting his legacy."
Chen Wei was extremely surprised. He had not expected that the junior fellow student whom he had least hope for back then would achieve such remarkable results.
The key point is that not only has Shi Jinbin achieved great success, but now even his daughter is so amazing.
Chen Wei was a little puzzled: "Shi Jinbin's daughter didn't stay in Beijing, why did she go to Shanghai? And she even competed with you for the position?"
Sun Mingxing sighed helplessly again: "She was hired by our hotel with a high salary."
Chen Wei finally understood: "It seems that our opponent is very strong."
When Sun Mingxing heard this, he looked at his eldest senior brother and asked, "Elder senior brother, you said on the phone that Su Jinrong has a son-in-law who inherited the current Su Ji? How could this be possible?"
Chen Wei replied calmly: "Su Jinrong has only one daughter, so the son-in-law is considered his direct disciple."
Sun Mingxing then asked, "So, is that son-in-law really that great?"
Chen Wei nodded very seriously: "Very good, even as good as our master back then. I'm afraid we are no match for him when it comes to making Su Ji's dishes."
Sun Mingxing was surprised again, and understood what his senior brother meant when he said "our opponents are very strong".
After waiting for a while, the other three fellow apprentices also came.
The second oldest is “Ma Wenjing”, the fifth oldest is “Dai Feng”, and the sixth oldest is “Lü Yongjun”.
Compared with Chen Wei and Sun Mingxing, the other three brothers looked much older and their clothes were a little shabby.
It is obvious that these three brothers have not lived as well as their other brothers in recent years.
Even the second oldest, Ma Wenjing, couldn't help but say in Chen Wei's car, "If it weren't for you and Su Lanxin's instigation, we would have stayed in Su's and wouldn't have ended up like this."
Ma Wenjing's words made the atmosphere in the car suddenly become a little awkward.
After a long pause, Chen Wei said in a deep voice, "Second brother, I know you have been a little unwilling to accept it all these years, but when the restaurant went bankrupt, you, the third brother, the fifth brother, and the sixth brother were at least half responsible."
Seeing that they were about to quarrel, the fifth brother Dai Feng spoke up to smooth things over: "Big brother, second brother, it's been so many years, let's not talk about it."
The sixth brother, Lu Yongjun, continued, "Yes, yes, let's not talk about that. Isn't it for the inheritance of Su Ji that we are gathering again this time? I heard that Su Jinrong is going to pass it on to his son-in-law?"
Hearing Lao Liu's words, Ma Wenjing immediately said, "Is Su Jinrong going to ignore the rules of Su Ji?"
The ninth brother, Sun Mingxing, spoke up at this time: "Second brother, what era is this? What rules are we still talking about? Besides, we have no right to say who Su Ji will pass it on to."
Although Ma Wenjing dared to scold Chen Wei directly when he saw him, he still didn't dare to speak casually when facing the ninth brother Sun Mingxing.
After listening to Sun Mingxing's words, Ma Wenjing was silent for a long time, and finally said: "No matter what, it should be passed on to someone who is capable."
This statement was agreed upon by Dai Feng and Lu Yongjun.
"Yes, you need to be able to do it."
"That's right. In terms of ability, I think Senior Brother and Su Lanxin are more capable. At least they can carry forward Su Ji."
The sixth brother, Lu Yongjun, has been flattering Chen Wei since he met him.
Several fellow disciples in the car could hear it, but no one pointed it out.
Chen Wei simply focused on driving and didn't respond to what his fellow students said.
Such a long silence made Lu Yongjun feel a little embarrassed. He just smiled and remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Sun Mingxing said, "Whether he has the ability or not, we will know the difference after he competes with the senior brother. But have you thought about how to meet Su Jinrong this time?"
After hearing this, the second, fifth, and sixth brothers in the back row fell silent.
To be honest, over the years, this group of Su Ji's fellow disciples have always felt guilty towards their master and Su Ji, and they are even a little too embarrassed to see Su Jinrong.
Now that they have been called back, several people have not yet figured out how to face Su Jinrong.
After a long silence, the fifth brother Dai Feng said, "In fact, we didn't do anything wrong to Jinrong back then. So many years have passed, and we came back this time to admit our mistakes to our master."
This statement was agreed by the second brother Ma Wenjing and the sixth brother Lu Yongjun.
But the ninth one sitting in the front row, Sun Mingxing, sneered: "You guys think it's very simple. I heard that Shi Jinbin will also be here. You should all think about how to face Shi Jinbin."
When they heard that Shi Jinbin had also arrived, the faces of the three brothers behind him suddenly changed.
Even the second oldest, Ma Wenjing, was still terrified: "Why is Shi Jinbin here too?"
Sun Mingxing continued, "We are all brothers. He is the same one who did not leave Su Ji back then. Why can we come but he can't?"
Then, Sun Mingxing did not hide anything and said directly: "By the way, I had the opportunity to be promoted this time, but the position I was promoted to was taken by someone else. The person who took my position was Shi Jinbin's daughter."
Everyone in the car fell silent again.
Now everyone seems to be aware of a problem.
If Chen Wei and Su Lanxin were not counted, all of the fellow apprentices who left Su's were doing very badly, and in the end, some were even worse than Shi Jinbin's daughter.
When Chen Wei heard this, he saw from the rearview mirror that the three junior brothers in the back row had strange expressions, so he quickly gave them some encouragement.
"Okay, stop always trying to show off your power. Don't we still have Lan Xin and I? We have crossed over into the catering group, so we are much stronger than them."
Hearing this, the sixth brother Lu Yongjun quickly said, "That's right, the eldest brother is still more capable."
Faced with Lu Yongjun's endless flattery, Chen Wei ignored him and continued driving.
Soon he brought four people to the hotel.
When they saw the hotel that Chen Wei brought them to, the three brothers except Sun Mingxing were a little surprised. They did not expect that Chen Wei would arrange such a luxurious hotel for them.
However, when Chen Wei entered the hotel front desk and asked about the rooms arranged for the four people, he was told that none were arranged.
This made Chen Wei a little curious, so he called Su Lanxin to ask.
The reply from Su Lanxin was: she would not make any arrangements for four people. If four people wanted to stay in a hotel, Chen Wei would have to pay for it himself.
Chen Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry after receiving such a reply. He understood that Su Lanxin did this because of the unpleasant incident when they opened a restaurant together in Beijing.
Chen Wei had no choice but to pay out of his own pocket to book four standard rooms for his fellow disciples and arrange for them to stay there first.