When the secretary imitated Su Lanxin, put the peeled garlic in the bowl, then picked up a piece of noodles covered with sauce with chopsticks, preparing to taste it.
Su Lanxin had already finished her bowl, and asked with a hint of unsatisfaction: "Brother Shitou, is there any more?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ruifeng had already brought out the noodles, fried sauce and various toppings.
In addition to fried sauce, noodles and toppings, Lin Ruifeng also brought a few cups of brewed tea, which were also placed in front of everyone.
Su Lanxin picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea: "Well, not bad, the little apprentice is very understanding and knows to send us some tea to relieve our greasy feeling."
Lin Ruifeng answered honestly: "My master asked me to send these over."
Su Lanxin laughed immediately: "My little disciple is being honest. Your master hasn't come out yet. Even if you agree, your master won't know, right?"
Su Lanxin’s words stunned Lin Ruifeng. He stood there not knowing what to say.
Shi Jinbin waved his hand at Lin Ruifeng and said, "Go back and help. Don't listen to the nonsense of the crazy old woman. Learn from your master and don't always think about sneaky things. Thinking too much about those things will not help you."
Lin Ruifeng also quickly nodded to Shi Jinbin and said, "Okay, Uncle Master, I know."
After saying that, Lin Ruifeng didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly ran back to the kitchen.
Su Lanxin looked at Lin Ruifeng's back with a smile, and suddenly turned to ask Shi Jinbin: "Brother Shitou, this is not right. Why did you call me a 'crazy old woman' in front of the younger generation?"
Shi Jinbin said bluntly: "Aren't you a crazy old woman? If you weren't crazy, why would you come here to make trouble after returning to China?"
The topic returned to this matter, and Su Lanxin was not angry: "Brother Shitou, I think I am qualified to come back and compete for the old plaque again. After all, this old plaque was left by my father."
Shi Jinbin said rudely: "Bah, you have the nerve to do that? When you lost, you took your fellow apprentices away with you. When you left, why didn't you think that Su Ji belonged to your father? Also, have you ever thought that Jinrong is your brother?"
Su Lanxin's expression gradually became serious: "Back then, my brothers all volunteered to go with me. I didn't force them."
Shi Jinbin asked seriously, "You didn't force them? But you made a bigger wish for them."
Su Lanxin also did not give in: "That's my father's problem. With so many apprentices, why don't they want to stay with him in Su's? It's because he doesn't want to develop Su's and only wants to run the small restaurant to make a living."
Shi Jinbin then asked: "So you went to Beijing and opened a big restaurant together. Did you succeed in the end?"
These words hurt Su Lanxin again.
Back then, she and Chen Wei, along with their fellow apprentices, went north to open a restaurant in Beijing, which ultimately failed.
Whenever Su Lanxin thinks back to that period, she still feels very depressed.
Moreover, she always felt that the failure was not her fault. It was because the brothers were not united enough, and Chen Wei always wanted to act like a big brother and tolerate the brothers unconditionally.
So when the two of them went abroad again to start their own business from scratch, Su Lanxin no longer let Chen Wei do any management work.
Su Lanxin personally takes care of all management matters, including the management of some kitchen staff.
In this way, the company can be gradually expanded and the problems caused by Chen Wei's brotherhood can be eliminated.
Now Shi Jinbin talked about how Su Lanxin and her fellow apprentices went north to open a restaurant but ultimately failed.
Su Lanxin was still very unhappy: "I failed that time, but I succeeded later. My company is now a multinational catering group, and our chain restaurants have opened in many countries around the world."
Shi Jinbin asked again very seriously: "Since you are so successful, why do you want to come back, why do you want that old plaque?"
This sentence stumped Su Lanxin again.
In fact, this sentence is also the doubt that Su Jinrong has always had in his mind.
Including Lu Cuiling and Su Ruoxi, they are all very strange
Even the secretary who was closest to Su Lanxin was a little confused as to why President Su insisted on getting the old plaque
When Su Lanxin and Shi Jinbin were talking, they did not lower their voices, which attracted the attention of many diners. After listening to what they said, many diners became curious.
Knowing that Su Lanxin owns a multinational catering company, everyone is very curious. Since she is already so successful, why does she still need an old plaque
Su Lanxin was stunned for a long time, with various answers churning in her mind.
But facing Shi Jinbin's gaze and her brother's gaze, Su Lanxin denied those answers again and again.
Those were just some high-sounding excuses, not the real answers in Su Lanxin's heart.
And deep in Su Lanxin's heart, an answer had actually begun to emerge.
But Su Lanxin was unwilling to face the answer.
After being silent and hesitant for a long time, Su Lanxin finally said, "I, I admit that I am unwilling to accept this. I just can't let go of the anger I felt when I lost that year. I just want to fight for it back."
After finally hearing these words, Su Jinrong and Shi Jinbin looked at each other and both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, the two brothers had already analyzed the situation last night and guessed the knot in Su Lanxin's heart.
To put it bluntly, I just can't get over this humiliation, and I always feel that I shouldn't have lost back then.
Especially after Su Lanxin became successful, the more successful she became, the more she felt resentful about losing the competition that year. So in the end, this became a knot in her heart, and she just couldn't let it go.
After the two looked at each other, Shi Jinbin continued to ask: "Then why don't you compete with Jinrong again in person?"
When Su Lanxin encountered this problem, she instantly felt unwell.
She became a little nervous, and her eyes began to flicker, avoiding Shi Jinbin's gaze. It seemed that something very bad had happened to her, and it was something she was very afraid of in her heart.
Finally, Su Lanxin suddenly stood up, suppressing the emotions that were about to erupt: "None of your business, Xiaomei, let's go."
After turning around and walking a few steps with the secretary, Su Lanxin stopped and said, "Let Feng Yifan get ready. I will let Chen Wei defeat him. If he loses, I will take the old plaque away."
After saying that, Su Lanxin prepared to leave.
But Lu Cuiling suddenly stepped forward and stopped her: "Wait a minute, you have eaten so much noodles and haven't paid yet. You are such a big boss, you are not going to buy on credit or refuse to pay, right?"
Su Lanxin, who had accumulated enough momentum and was about to rush out of Su's house and leave, was stopped by Lu Cuiling and was a little confused for a moment.
After looking at Lu Cuiling for a moment, Su Lanxin said to the secretary, "Give me the money."
The secretary responded and immediately took out the money and handed it to Lu Cuiling.
Su Lanxin wanted to say that there was no need to ask for the change.
But Lu Cuiling still calculated the bill very carefully and handed the change to the secretary.
"We won't take advantage of you, because we are already two families, so no matter whether you win or lose, don't even think about taking the old plaque, because it's not yours."
Su Lanxin glared at Lu Cuiling, and Lu Cuiling glared back without any hesitation.
The two of them stared at each other at the door of Su Ji for a while, but Su Lanxin finally gave in and turned away with her secretary.
Watching Su Lanxin lead the secretary away, Lu Cuiling returned to Shi Jinbin and said very seriously: "Master, father-in-law, you are too kind. You can't be too kind to someone like Su Lanxin."
Shi Jinbin shook his head: "Jinrong and I actually hope to untie her knot."
Without waiting for Lu Cuiling to speak, Su Jinrong also said: "After all, she is Aunt Ruoxi."
Upon hearing this, Lu Cuiling's fierce aura faded, and she sat down and sighed, "Alas, my father-in-law is right. After all, she is my own sister. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have the heart to see her like this."
At this time, the diners in the restaurant thought that a "big battle" would break out, but it ended like this. They couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but could only continue to eat.
Shi Jinbin lowered his voice and said, "From today's conversation, I think Su Lanxin's real problem may be in the kitchen."
Su Jinrong heard this and thought about it seriously. Suddenly he realized something. He lowered his voice and said, "It seems that every time she comes, she never goes into the kitchen."
Lu Cuiling suddenly asked, "Maybe she can't cook anymore because of the shock she suffered?"
Su Jinrong shook his head: "No, mother-in-law, you forgot that she has an apprentice."
Shi Jinbin also fell into deep thought, as if he was about to grasp the truth, but it seemed that he could not grasp it at all.
After thinking for a long time, Shi Jinbin still didn't understand, and sighed helplessly: "We should wait until the day of the competition to see her performance. Jinrong, do you really not blame her?"
Su Jinrong was silent for a moment, then answered: "To say I don't blame her, I did blame her, and even hated her, but then I thought about it, she is my younger sister, so I still can't blame her or hate her."
At this point, Su Jinrong raised his head and looked upstairs, then sighed again and said, "I believe in my father. I hope to see her come back."
At this moment, whether it was Shi Jinbin, Lu Cuiling, or Su Ruoxi, they all couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Especially Shi Jinbin, who can best understand Su Jinrong's complicated feelings.
Because when the master passed away, Shi Jinbin was also by the bedside. He also heard the master tell Su Jinrong to forgive his sister and find a way to get his sister back.
So Shi Jinbin understood that Su Jinrong was somewhat conflicted, but he really couldn't hate his own sister.
After a moment of sadness, Liu Wanhua and several other elderly people arrived.
When Liu Wanhua came to Su Jinrong's side, she saw Shi Jinbin and was stunned for a moment, then a little surprised: "Who are you? You are Shi Jinbin? Shitou? You're back?"
Shi Jinbin came to Su Ji in the evening yesterday, but Liu Wanhua and the others did not come for dinner, so they did not meet.
I came here at noon today and saw Shi Jinbin. Several elderly people on the old street were a little surprised and excited.
When Shi Jinbin saw Liu Wanhua, he almost subconsciously glanced at Su Jinrong who was sitting next to him, but then he smiled and said, "Hahaha, isn't this the most beautiful girl in our ancient street?"
When Liu Wanhua heard Shi Jinbin say this, her face turned red with shame and she spat.
"Bah, you're so old, and you're still acting so dishonestly."
Then, Liu Wanhua added, "It's lucky that Jinrong was not led astray by you guys back then, otherwise how could he have supported Su Ji."
Shi Jinbin laughed even more happily when he heard this: "Of course, in the eyes of Jinrong's elder sister Wanhua, he will definitely always be that well-behaved little brother."
After hearing this, Su Jinrong felt a little embarrassed this time.
Not only was it in front of these old neighbors, the key point was that Su Ruoxi was also next to them.
Su Jinrong reached out and pulled his senior brother: "Brother Shitou, please stop talking nonsense here. Sister Wanhua and I have always been friends. All these years, it is thanks to Sister Wanhua that she has taken care of our family, helped me take care of Ruoxi, and helped Ruoxi take care of Ruoruo."
When Shi Jinbin heard this, his eyes became more and more ambiguous.
How could Shi Jinbin not know about the relationship between these two people
Moreover, Shi Jinbin knew something, a secret between the two that only he knew.
Su Jinrong once wrote a love letter to Liu Wanhua.
The reason why only Shi Jinbin knew about this matter was that over the past few decades, apart from the two parties involved, only Shi Jinbin knew about it. Even Grandpa Su didn't know.
Because it was Shi Jinbin who instigated his junior fellow apprentice to write that love letter to Liu Wanhua.
Unfortunately, not long after the love letter was sent, Liu Wanhua got married and left.
Such a distant memory is a secret between the three of them. However, Liu Wanhua did not know that Shi Jinbin instigated the incident, nor did she know that Shi Jinbin knew about the love letter.
Of course, Shi Jinbin also has principles. Although he was the one who instigated Su Jinrong to write the love letter, he has not read the love letter.
What Shi Jinbin finds interesting now is that after so many years, he actually saw Su Jinrong and Liu Wanhua again in Su Ji.
And from Su Jinrong's words, Shi Jinbin could already tell that Liu Wanhua had taken good care of Su Jinrong over the years, and had helped him take care of his daughter, and later helped take care of his granddaughter.
This is not an ordinary feeling.
Shi Jinbin couldn't help but think: Can't these two people get together
A somewhat bold idea sprouted in Shi Jinbin's mind at this moment. But he also knew very well that if he wanted to really implement this idea, he would need the help of Feng Yifan, Su Ruoxi, and even Feng Ruoruo.
While Shi Jinbin was thinking, he was awakened by the exclamations of Lin Zekang and others.
“It’s actually noodles with soybean paste?”
"Is this the fried sauce made by Brother Shi?"
"You must try it. I haven't had Brother Shi's noodles with soybean paste for many years."
The words of the three old men seemed to bring them all back to many years ago when they all came to Su Ji to eat together. Shi Jinbin's fried noodles with soybean paste became another memory for everyone.