Su Ji was still full of laughter. Feng Yifan had no worries or fears about competing with Su Lanxin. He always maintained a cheerful mood every day.
Because of his cheerfulness, it was natural that his family members were infected by it.
Su Jinrong, who was originally a little nervous, gradually put his heart at ease after seeing his son-in-law's look.
Even Shi Jinbin, after observing for a day or two, was full of confidence in Feng Yifan and had great faith in his cooking skills.
Lu Cuiling is very satisfied with her son's self-confidence, but she still reminds him not to be proud. Even if he is sure to win, he must prepare seriously and not relax.
Knowing that his mother was still a little nervous, Feng Yifan naturally agreed to her request seriously.
"Mom, don't worry, I will do my best and won't let Su Lanxin have any chance."
Su Ruoxi also believed in her husband, and she would tell him: "Don't be nervous, it's okay even if we lose, we can just cheat on them then, the old plaque won't be given to them anyway."
Feng Yifan never expected that his wife would say such words to him in private.
In the past, Su Ruoxi would have firmly told her husband that “you must win”.
But now, Su Ruoxi is starting to act like a spoiled brat. It can be seen that she has indeed changed a lot.
This change in the willful little girl was probably due to Feng Yifan, who doted on his wife and daughter so much.
To the extent that not only Feng Ruoruo, but even Su Ruoxi couldn't help but behave like little girls in front of her husband.
Of course, Su Ruoxi only behaves like this in front of her husband. In front of other people, she is still the beautiful, generous and resolute boss lady.
In response to his wife's cheating, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, your husband doesn't need to cheat. If they want to cheat, they will be the ones to cheat. Your husband will not lose."
Su Ruoxi naturally believed her husband when he told her that she would not lose: "Yes, I believe it."
Among the whole family, the one who trusts Feng Yifan the most must be little Feng Ruoruo.
In Feng Ruoruo's eyes, her father is the best and she will not accept any rebuttal.
No matter who dad competes with, he will definitely win. No one else can beat him.
So what Feng Ruoruo really cares about is: "Dad, it's my birthday, what are you going to cook for me and my kids? You must cook the most delicious food, and it must be very beautiful."
Feng Yifan would naturally agree to his daughter's request and would resolutely satisfy it.
"Okay, Daddy promised Ruoruo that he would let Ruoruo see very beautiful dishes and make Ruoruo the most beautiful little princess."
Feng Ruoruo nodded and said, "Yes, it has to be the most beautiful and the most delicious."
Feng Yifan nodded and agreed: "Okay, it must be the most delicious."
The little girl was very satisfied and happy to see that her father agreed to her request, and began to look forward to her birthday.
So for the Su family, they didn't take the competition seriously at all. They were more focused on planning how to make Feng Ruoruo have a good birthday.
As for the competition, it was no big deal for everyone because everyone believed that Feng Yifan would definitely win.
Unlike Feng Yifan's family who didn't care, Su Lanxin's family was preparing for battle as time approached.
Su Lanxin also called Chen Wei to her side and went over the menu very seriously with Chen Weiguang.
Facing Su Lanxin's nervous look, Chen Wei said helplessly: "Actually, there's no need to be so nervous, right? If it's for a child, then just make it fancy to attract the child's attention."
Su Lanxin was very dissatisfied when she heard this: "Why are you always like this? Do you really think those kids can decide the outcome?"
Chen Wei said seriously: "I know that the final judge will still be my uncle."
Su Lanxin nodded: "Yes, the person who can decide the outcome for you must be Uncle Shi."
Chen Wei thought for a moment and asked, "Let me ask you, are you sure that Master Uncle will handle this impartially? Wouldn't Master Uncle deliberately let Feng Yifan win?"
Su Lanxin was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "What do you mean? Do you think the uncle will favor Feng Yifan?"
Chen Wei sighed and said, "Haven't you figured it out yet? Uncle Shi has his eyes on Feng Yifan. He thinks Feng Yifan is qualified to inherit Su Ji."
Su Lanxin looked at Chen Wei and asked again: "So what? Why did we come back? Isn't it to win back the old plaque? We just want to defeat Feng Yifan now."
Chen Wei looked at Su Lanxin strangely. He really wanted to say, "Are you crazy?"
But in the end Chen Wei didn't say anything. He just said tactfully: "If Master wants Feng Yifan to win, how can we win?"
Su Lanxin reacted this time: "Don't worry, Uncle Master will definitely be fair and just. Don't forget Uncle Master's identity. If he can't judge fairly, how can he prepare the menu for 'Chinese cuisine'?"
After hearing this, Chen Wei suddenly understood.
It is true that Mr. Zhuang Daozhong would not favor anyone, because of his status, he must be fair and just, otherwise he would definitely be questioned when choosing the "Chinese cuisine" menu.
Chen Wei then asked: "So what kind of menu should we use?"
Su Lanxin looked at Chen Wei and said, "You can use the menu you used to organize a birthday party for that little girl abroad."
Chen Wei looked at Su Lanxin with some surprise.
The foreign little girl’s birthday party that Su Lanxin mentioned was not just an ordinary little girl’s.
That little girl can be considered a little princess, with foreign royal blood.
And that grand birthday party could be said to be the top-notch party organized by Chen Wei on behalf of Su Lanxin Catering Group.
At the banquet, Chen Wei presented many Chinese dishes using Western techniques.
It really won a lot of applause at the banquet.
But for a banquet menu like that, whether it is the ingredients or the various cooking tools, it can be said that the cost of the entire banquet is very high.
Now Su Lanxin actually wants to use that kind of menu in a comparative test with Feng Yifan. It can be said that she is spending a lot of money.
Chen Wei thought about it and couldn't help but said, "Are you sure? That menu is very expensive in every way. Do we really need it?"
Su Lanxin nodded very seriously: "Of course it is necessary. We have been preparing for this competition for so long, how can we just give up like this? What does spending a little money mean?"
Then, Su Lanxin said, "By the way, don't use the original menu. Customize a new menu based on that one."
Chen Wei asked curiously: "Customize the menu based on that menu?"
Su Lanxin nodded: "Yes, we can't use that menu, because using that menu will show that we don't take it seriously. For such an important matter, we must use a brand new menu."
Chen Wei asked again: "Then, do we need to customize it according to that menu?"
Su Lanxin nodded again: "Yes, the creativity of the menu should be matched with some more novel dishes, which should be more rich in our domestic characteristics and have children's elements."
Seeing Su Lanxin thinking seriously, especially seeing her discussing it seriously with me again.
Chen Wei seemed to have returned to many years ago.
At that time, the two of them left Su Ji with their fellow apprentices and went north to Beijing to open a restaurant of their own.
In order to attract customers, Su Lanxin and Chen Wei would seriously discuss the menu almost every night and research some new dishes together.
Su Lanxin was really as serious back then as she is now.
Chen Wei was also very serious at that time and put all his attention into researching new dishes.
Looking back now, Chen Wei feels that that short six months was the time he missed the most in his life.
Now, there is finally another opportunity, and Su Lanxin is willing to sit down with him and discuss the menu seriously.
Chen Wei suddenly became very alert and started to discuss seriously with Su Lanxin.
Tan Xueli was full of anticipation and curiosity about her master's competition. She also wanted to participate in it, even if it was just to help Chen Wei. She felt that this was a learning opportunity.
But when she told Su Liancheng about this idea, she got a somewhat humiliating answer: "Don't dream about it. Do you think anyone can enter Su Ji's kitchen?"
Tan Xueli was very unconvinced: "I am the master's direct disciple, why can't I participate?"
Su Liancheng said directly again: "Because you are not qualified, your level is not good enough to enter Su Ji's kitchen."
Without waiting for Tan Xueli to refute again, Su Liancheng said directly: "You have to understand that the kitchen not only produced my parents, but also several masters who participated in the state banquet.
Even if it’s not my grandpa, I heard that one of my grandpa’s apprentices who came this time is also one of the chefs of the Red Maple Hotel.”
Hearing this, Tan Xueli was really speechless, as if she was really not qualified to enter the kitchen.
Seeing that Tan Xueli was unable to refute, Su Liancheng comforted her and said, "What about you? You should prepare well for the Fujinglou competition. My mother will definitely want you to win honor for her."
Tan Xueli then looked at Su Liancheng and asked, "What about you? Do you hope that I can win?"
Su Liancheng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Tan Xueli to ask him this.
In fact, Su Liancheng had long realized that his mother's last disciple had some affection for him.
It’s just that Su Liancheng didn’t actually want to get too close to Tan Xueli, and in his heart, he had never liked Tan Xueli.
But now Tan Xueli suddenly asked herself this, which caught Su Liancheng a little off guard.
When Tan Xueli saw Su Liancheng's hesitation and his astonished expression, she suddenly felt a little disappointed.
But Tan Xueli quickly smiled and said, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
When Su Liancheng heard Tan Xueli say that it was a joke, regardless of whether she was telling the truth, he felt relieved. So he quickly said, "You scared me to death. If my mother knew about the two of us, she would break my legs."
Tan Xueli asked curiously, "Master will really do that?"
Su Liancheng nodded: "Of course, think about it, what is your status in my mother's eyes? You are the last disciple, what is my status in my mother's eyes?"
At times like this, Su Liancheng would naturally try to belittle himself.
"In my mother's eyes, I am just a foolish son who only eats and waits for death and has no talent at all. Maybe one day she will be unhappy and really kick me out of the house."
When Tan Xueli heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "No, Master actually still loves you very much."
Su Liancheng shook his head and sighed, "Don't be ridiculous. If my mother knew that I was with you, she would definitely kick me out of the house. I am not worthy of you at all."
The word "unworthy" actually explains everything indirectly.
Tan Xueli understood that Su Liancheng probably didn't like her.
She felt a little disappointed, but Tan Xueli didn't say much and still kept smiling on her face.
"You, if you really put your funny ideas into learning how to cook, maybe your master will like you, and maybe you can inherit your parents' legacy."
Su Liancheng shook his head: "As for me, I don't want to be as tired as my parents. Delicious food always makes the eater happiest, but the cook may not really enjoy the happiness of the food."
Tan Xueli was a little surprised: "Why do you feel this way?"
Su Liancheng asked directly: "Do you like cooking?"
Tan Xueli nodded: "Of course."
Su Liancheng then asked: "If you are busy in the kitchen all day, and your customers are still picky about you, will you still be happy at that time?"
This sentence really stumped Tan Xueli. She didn't have to think too much or hesitate and could give a positive answer.
If that situation really happens, I'm afraid no chef would be happy, right
Seeing that Tan Xueli didn't say anything, Su Liancheng knew that she had already given the answer in her heart.
Su Liancheng continued, "So you see, the one who eats always enjoys it the most. I am willing to be that person who eats. My parents have been doing this kind of thing all their lives, but I won't continue to do it."
After listening to Su Liancheng's words, Tan Xueli felt that it was a bit far-fetched.
But she had no way to refute anything.
After all, even Su Lanxin had no choice but to let Su Liancheng study finance and management instead of learning cooking.
Over the years, because of this incident, Su Lanxin has always disliked Su Liancheng and found fault with many of his behaviors.
In the eyes of an outsider like Tan Xueli, Su Liancheng was really unpopular and suffered a lot from being bullied by his mother.
But Tan Xueli also had to admit that under such circumstances, Su Liancheng was still relatively optimistic and positive, and was constantly working hard to prove himself to his mother.
Others may not see this, but Tan Xueli saw it and was obsessed with it.
The two fell silent, thinking about their own thoughts, when their cell phones rang at the same time.
The ringing of the cell phone woke them up. After they answered the phone and exchanged a few words, they stood up and looked at each other and said, "It's time to start."
It was indeed about to start, the menu had been finalized, and the two were called to ask Su Liancheng and Tan Xueli to prepare the various ingredients. Su Liancheng was responsible for the overseas ingredients, and Tan Xueli was responsible for the domestic part.
Su Liancheng smiled and said to Tan Xueli: "Okay, let's get busy. I hope that after this, everyone can return to peace."
Looking at Su Liancheng's departing back, Tan Xueli suddenly clenched her fists and made a decision at this moment.