At this time, Feng Yifan opened the lid of Lin Ruifeng's beef dumplings and displayed the dish inside.
“This dish is beef in a steamed bun.”
Having said that, Feng Yifan looked at Zhuang Daozhong and Shi Jinbin.
"Master uncle and master uncle should be familiar with this dish, right? Today I am just showing off my skills in front of the two masters, so I hope the two masters can give me more guidance."
When Wang Cuifeng heard this, she couldn't help laughing: "Oh, this is the first time I see Yifan being so humble today."
Feng Yifan responded with a smile: "Sister Wang, what you said is true. I have always been very humble."
Wang Cuifeng said bluntly: "Don't come on, I've never seen you being modest."
Then, Wang Cuifeng took a look at the contents of the steamer and asked curiously, "Isn't this just steamed glutinous rice with an egg yolk in the middle? Did you sprinkle some chopped green onions? Where's the beef? You still have beef in a steamed bun."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "This dish has a lot of secrets inside. You have to use chopsticks to slowly pry it open before you can eat the food inside."
Feng Yifan then brought up the dipping sauce, one bowl containing chili pepper, minced garlic and sesame oil, and another bowl containing a mixed salty and sweet dipping sauce.
Shi Jinbin smiled and said, "It seems Yifan has been prepared for this."
Feng Yifan served everyone the dipping sauce one dish at a time and said, "I am really showing off my skills in front of an expert. Uncle Master, please don't laugh at me. You and Uncle Master, try it and give me your advice."
Zhuang Daozhong and Shi Jinbin looked at each other, and Zhuang Daozhong said with a smile, "Okay, Yifan has let us have a try for the second time, so we two old guys should give face to the young man."
Then Zhuang Daozhong picked up the serving chopsticks and inserted them directly under the glutinous rice in the steamer.
Then he gently picked up the food with the chopsticks and immediately lifted out the things underneath.
Seeing what was revealed, Wang Cuifeng and Zhao Daxia said almost in unison: "Wow, there really is something underneath."
Peel off the glutinous rice layer on top, and underneath is very thinly sliced beef mixed with the glutinous rice.
The beef slices and glutinous rice underneath have been marinated, so the moment you open the top layer, the rich aroma hits you in the face, making everyone around the table swallow their saliva.
Zhuang Daozhong picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, put it in his bowl, then picked it up with his own chopsticks, dipped it in a little bit of the sauce and put it into his mouth.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhuang Daozhong's face, expecting him to give his comments so that they could start eating together.
Zhuang Daozhong chewed it gently, smiled and nodded: "Well, this dish is very authentic."
Then, Zhuang Daozhong called everyone and said, "Okay, let's all try it together."
Hearing this, Feng Ruoruo couldn't wait to urge her mother beside her: "Mom, hurry up, Ruoruo wants to try it too. Grandpa said it's delicious."
Su Ruoxi pressed her daughter and said, "Don't be anxious. Wait for the elders to eat first. Ruo Ruo, be polite."
After hearing what her mother said, Feng Ruoruo immediately stood up and called everyone: "Everyone hurry up and try it. My father's food must be very delicious."
The way the little girl invited everyone to eat was really interesting.
She obviously wanted to eat, but in order to be a good and polite child, she had to let everyone eat first.
Following the little girl's invitation, everyone naturally picked up a piece of food with chopsticks to taste it.
Wang Cuifeng took a bite and immediately exclaimed, "It's delicious, really delicious, slightly spicy, and the beef is very tender, it seems to melt in the mouth without chewing, and it has the aroma of glutinous rice, and there seems to be some lotus leaf fragrance underneath, it's really great."
After everyone had a taste of it, they all praised the dish.
After eating, Zhao Daxia felt a little strange: "I feel like this dish is different from what the boss usually cooks?"
Feng Ruoruo had also been fed a mouthful by her mother at this time. Before she had time to chew, the little girl couldn't wait to argue for her father: "There is no difference."
Seeing her daughter spit out everything in her mouth, Su Ruoxi quickly helped her daughter cover it up and said to her seriously, "Feng Ruoruo, you know that this is wrong. If you want to talk, you should finish eating the food in your mouth first. This is very rude."
Feng Ruoruo originally wanted to apologize to her mother, but seeing her mother's expression, the little girl didn't dare to speak directly.
After chewing carefully and finishing what was in her mouth, Feng Ruoruo spoke: "I'm sorry, Mom."
Su Ruoxi carefully wiped the dirt on the table in front of her daughter and on her clothes, then said to her daughter in a gentle voice, "Don't do this again in the future. Look, your clothes are almost dirty."
When Feng Ruoruo heard her mother say that her clothes were dirty, she quickly got up and looked at her clothes.
This set of clothes is Feng Ruoruo's favorite treasure. It is the Hanfu made by Shen Qingluo specifically for Ruoruo, so the little girl likes it very much. She would be very sad if it got dirty.
While carefully checking her clothes, the little girl began to pout and look aggrieved.
The grandmother next to her saw it and hurriedly helped to check it carefully and said, "Okay, it's not dirty, Ruoruo, don't worry."
Su Ruoxi also said to her daughter: "Yes, it's not dirty. Mommy is just reminding Ruoruo to be careful in the future, otherwise it's easy to get your clothes dirty."
Although her grandmother and mother said it was not dirty, the little girl still conducted a careful inspection.
Seeing the little girl's expression, Zhao Daxia had to say, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have said that the taste of Dad's cooking was wrong. Ruoruo's father's cooking really tasted very good. In fact, what Auntie meant was that this dish didn't seem to be Su Ji's usual dish."
Shi Jinbin smiled and said, "This dish is indeed not from the same cuisine as Su Ji's usual dishes. This dish is actually a Sichuan dish."
Zhuang Daozhong nodded and continued, "Yes, this is a modified Sichuan dish. Yifan has made some additional processing and improvements to make the taste of this dish more diverse."
Zhao Daxia nodded immediately: "So that's how it is. It seems that the boss really knows how to cook all kinds of dishes."
Hearing such praise, Feng Ruoruo smiled: "Dad can do everything. Dad is the best."
Hearing her daughter's words, Su Ruoxi pulled her daughter and said, "Okay, everyone knows that your dad is great, have you checked your clothes?"
After hearing her mother's words, Feng Ruoruo hurriedly continued to check her clothes. After finally confirming that they were not dirty, the little girl finally felt relieved.
However, Feng Ruoruo did not continue eating. Instead, she said to her mother, "Mom, let's go upstairs. I want to change my clothes. These are made by Sister Shen. They can't be dirty."
Su Ruoxi then asked the little girl: "But today is Ruoruo's birthday, doesn't Ruoruo want to wear new clothes on her birthday?"
Feng Ruoruo said seriously, "We need to eat now, we need to change it, otherwise it will get dirty."
When Lu Cuiling heard this, she suddenly thought of an idea. She got up and went upstairs, and quickly took down the small apron and small sleeves from upstairs.
"Come on, come on, all three of us little darlings put this on so that our clothes won't get dirty."
With the help of the parents, the three little girls soon put on the aprons and sleeves that Lu Cuiling took the time to make for her granddaughter.
In this way, the three little girls are "fully armed" and no longer have to worry about getting their clothes dirty when eating.
Su Ruoxi looked at the apron and sleeves and asked curiously, "Mom, when did you buy them?"
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Buy? How can you buy something that fits you so well? I made these for the three little girls before, using the tablecloths that were replaced, but I washed them all."
Su Ruoxi was even more surprised: "Mom, when did you do this?"
Lu Cuiling said to her daughter-in-law, "Don't make a fuss. I don't have much to do here every day, so I took the time to do some handicrafts. I thought it would be a pity to throw away those tablecloths, so I used them to make aprons and sleeves for the children. They can wear them when eating, and they won't get their clothes dirty."
Grandma Feifei immediately said, "Thank you so much, Grandma Ruoruo. This apron and sleeve guard are really well made."
Chen Yaofei also quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, grandma."
Lu Cuiling smiled and responded: "You're welcome."
Yang Xiaoxi stood up and said, "Thank you, grandma. Xixi likes this one very much. There is also one with big flowers. It's very beautiful."
Feng Ruoruo looked down at her chest and saw a big flower there. The little girl liked it very much, too: "Thank you, grandma. Ruoruo likes it too."
Lu Cuiling waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, you three little darlings stop thanking me. Grandma knows."
Li Feier continued, "This way, the three of them can go in and out of the kitchen in the future. Wearing this apron, they don't have to worry about getting their clothes dirty when they go in and out of the kitchen."
Su Ruoxi agreed: "Yes, yes, Mom's idea is really good."
Liu Wanhua said softly to Su Jinrong beside her: "Jinrong, your family is really full of happiness, so you have to get better as soon as possible."
Su Jinrong turned his head and looked at Liu Wanhua, and nodded: "Okay, I will definitely get better."
With the aprons and sleeves, the three little girls naturally wanted to show them off, especially to Feng Yifan.
Led by Feng Ruoruo, the three little girls walked into the kitchen again.
Feng Yifan was cooking when he heard his daughter calling him. He turned around and saw the apron his daughter was wearing. The three little girls were wearing the same one.
"Hey, Ruoruo, Xixi, Feifei, you are all dressed very beautifully, where did you get these?"
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Grandma made this for us. She said that if we wear this to eat, we don't have to worry about getting our clothes dirty."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Well, grandma is really thoughtful."
Yang Xiaoxi continued, "Dad Feng, do you think ours looks good?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "They look good. Our three little darlings look good in anything they wear."
Chen Yaofei puffed out her chest and patted it, saying, "Dad Feng, Grandma Lu gave each of us a flower on our clothes. It's so beautiful."
Feng Yifan turned his head and took another careful look, muttering in surprise: "Why does this flower of yours look so familiar?"
Feng Ruoruo was surprised to hear her father was surprised and said cheerfully, "Hahaha, Dad didn't guess that our clothes were made for us by grandma using the tablecloth."
When his daughter said this, Feng Yifan suddenly realized: "Oh, so it was grandma who made it with the tablecloth. Grandma is really amazing. Did you three thank grandma?"
The three little girls said in unison: "Thank you."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, then you guys should go out and eat quickly. You three are the protagonists today, so remember to help daddy entertain the guests."
Feng Ruoruo patted her chest and agreed: "Okay, don't worry, Dad."
Yang Xiaoxi also patted his chest and said, "Okay, don't worry, Father Feng."
Chen Yaofei also clapped her hands and said, "Well, we will definitely help Father Feng entertain the guests."
After the three little girls finished speaking, they lined up and walked out of the kitchen. Feng Yifan looked back at the three little girls and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Just as Feng Yifan had prepared another dish and asked Lin Ruifeng to take it outside to serve.
There was a knock at the back door of Su Ji's kitchen.
Feng Yifan looked up and saw that it was Chen Wei standing outside the door.
Putting down the work in his hands for the time being, Feng Yifan walked to the door and looked at Chen Wei, asking curiously: "Uncle? Why are you here? Why don't you go in through the front door? If Ruoruo is having a birthday, everyone will definitely welcome you."
Chen Wei stood at the door and said to Feng Yifan very seriously, "I won't bother you guys. I don't think your father-in-law and his family actually want to see me. I just remembered that it's Ruoruo's birthday, so I wanted to come back and ask you if I can cook a dish for Ruoruo?"
Feng Yifan was a little surprised. He thought Chen Wei might come, but he didn't expect Chen Wei to come like this.
Without much hesitation, Feng Yifan let Chen Wei come in first from outside.
The moment Chen Wei stepped into the kitchen, Feng Yifan could hardly believe his eyes, because the Chen Wei in front of him was no longer the fashionable old man with a young heart.
The energy in his body seemed to have drained away, and he instantly turned into an old man.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, are you okay?"
Chen Wei smiled and replied, "It's okay. Do you think I have aged a lot in a short time? In fact, don't be surprised. The moment I lost to you, my spirit was gone. When the spirit is gone, people naturally age."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, you have to take care of yourself. A win or loss doesn't mean anything."
Chen Wei continued with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I have let it go. This is the truest me now. After all, I am already in my seventies."
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to speak, Chen Wei continued, "But I am really pleased to see that you can carry the old plaque of Su Ji and be worthy of being the chef of Su Ji. Don't worry, we will not disturb your peaceful life again in the future. I hope you can be happy and healthy forever."
Feng Yifan's expression was also a little solemn, and it seemed that he had a lot to say and wanted to persuade Chen Wei.
However, when the words came to his lips, he felt that facing such a Chen Wei, those words were meaningless.
Feng Yifan made a gesture of invitation: "Uncle, you can start now. I want you to make a birthday dish for Ruoruo yourself. Ruoruo will definitely like it."
Chen Wei nodded: "Thank you."
Then Chen Wei walked step by step towards the familiar yet unfamiliar stove, reached out and gently stroked the stove that he had not touched for many years, and his thoughts seemed to be pulled back to forty years ago.