Feng Ruoruo went upstairs happily, but after washing her face and brushing her teeth, changing her clothes and going downstairs, the little girl no longer had the spirit she had when she went upstairs.
Seeing that her father had already carried her grandfather downstairs, Feng Ruoruo quickly ran downstairs and ran to her father.
When Feng Yifan saw his daughter's look, he could naturally guess why she was unhappy.
It was obvious that Feng Ruoruo went upstairs to keep her grandfather, but was unsuccessful in the end.
Feng Yifan glanced at his parents and wife who were coming down from upstairs, thought for a moment and said to his daughter, "Ruoruo, Daddy will go get breakfast out first, and we'll have breakfast first, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo responded weakly, but when her father went to the kitchen, the little girl immediately followed him.
Seeing her granddaughter's look, Lu Cuiling said to her husband, "Look at you. Your granddaughter has said so much to you. Can't you stay for two more days?"
Feng Jiandong heard his wife's complaints and said helplessly, "Didn't we agree that you stay to take care of our granddaughter and I'll go back to keep an eye on those guys? I've been here for so many days. If I don't go back, can you guarantee that those guys won't cause any trouble?"
Lu Cuiling paused for a moment, thought about it and said, "Isn't Qingsong still here?"
Feng Jiandong was a little amused: "This, isn't that what you said last night?"
After hearing what her husband said, Lu Cuiling felt a little embarrassed, and then she continued, "Let's not talk about last night now, let's talk about now. Doesn't your granddaughter want you to stay and accompany her more?"
Feng Jiandong asked helplessly: "Then how many days do you want to stay? A week? What should we do after a week?"
This sentence stumped Lu Cuiling again, and it seemed that the situation was indeed a bit difficult to deal with.
Feng Jiandong then asked, "You can't just not go back and stay here, right?"
Su Ruoxi said at this time: "Mom and Dad, you can actually stay. Didn't we agree to buy a house in the east community? When you stay, we can move in together."
This time Lu Cuiling shook her head and said, "No, we can't stay here forever. We have to be busy at the vegetable base in the countryside."
Feng Jiandong also said, "Yes, we know that you and Yifan are both filial children, and Ruoruo is also a very lovely granddaughter, but we can't just abandon the country. You have never been to the country, and you don't know the tempers of those guys. If we don't go back to watch over them, something bad will definitely happen."
Su Ruoxi continued, "Then, Mom and Dad, why don't you just transfer the vegetable base to someone else and move it to our place? Yifan and I will definitely be able to support you."
Lu Cuiling said seriously, "How can that be possible? Your family is already burdened with a lot of expenses. The key is that we still have Ruoruo. Ruoruo will have many places to spend money in the future. So if mom and dad earn more now and give it to you and Ruoruo later, it will reduce your burden."
Su Jinrong listened nearby and said, "It's me. No."
Feng Jiandong smiled and said, "My dear relative, how can you say that? If it weren't for you, Yifan wouldn't be as capable as he is now. You even married your beloved daughter to him and sent him to study abroad. It's all your credit that Yifan is where he is today. How can you say no?"
Lu Cuiling also said: "Yes, in-laws, we are all very grateful to you."
Feng Jiandong said seriously: "Okay, don't say these things, don't be so sad, it's not like I won't come, we are so close, I can come over anytime."
Lu Cuiling nodded and said, "Come over on the weekend to see your granddaughter."
Feng Ruoruo followed her father into the kitchen, pouting her lips and looking very unhappy. Seeing her father placing all kinds of breakfast, the little girl said a little willfully, "I don't want to eat breakfast."
Hearing his daughter's words, Feng Yifan turned his head to look at his daughter. Seeing the little girl standing aside with her lips pouting, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Putting down the things in his hands first, Feng Yifan walked to his daughter, squatted down, and pulled his daughter into his arms.
Feng Yifan patiently said to his daughter: "It's not good to skip breakfast. You must eat in the morning, otherwise your stomach will be hungry, and then your stomach will hurt if you are hungry for too long."
Feng Ruoruo hugged her father's neck and said softly to him, "Dad, can you let grandpa stay?"
Then, without waiting for her father’s consent, the little girl said directly: “Tell grandpa that if he doesn’t stay with Ruoruo, he won’t be given breakfast.”
Hearing his daughter's words, Feng Yifan couldn't help laughing. He really found his daughter's childish voice and little willfulness very interesting.
Usually his daughter always seemed very sensible, so even Feng Yifan almost ignored the fact that his daughter was just a child, a little girl who was still in kindergarten.
So actually, now my daughter is starting to act coquettishly and willfully, which is probably how a child should behave.
Feng Yifan was not angry, and continued to talk to his daughter seriously and patiently.
"It's not right not to give grandpa a meal. It's grandpa's freedom to stay or leave. If someone doesn't let Ruoruo leave, will Ruoruo be unhappy?"
After hearing what her father said, Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "No, Ruoruo won't be unhappy as long as her parents, grandpa, and grandparents are around her."
Feng Yifan smiled and continued, "What if mom and dad don't let Ruoruo go to kindergarten?"
Feng Ruoruo thought for a moment and asked again: "Then Dad, let Xixi and Feifei come to our house."
Feng Yifan added: "Well, don't let Xixi and Feifei come to our house, just let Ruoruo stay at home alone."
Feng Ruoruo said immediately, "That won't work. If Ruoruo doesn't have Xixi and Feifei, she will miss them so much, and they will miss Ruoruo so much too. Dad, you don't want that."
Hearing his daughter say this, Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "So, grandpa also misses his friends in the countryside. Grandpa has to go back to the countryside to look after his and grandma's home, as well as his and grandma's vegetable garden. So grandpa can't stay here with Ruoruo all the time. He can only come to see Ruoruo on weekends."
After her father's patient explanation, the little girl finally understood it completely.
Feng Ruoruo thought about it seriously and felt that what her father said made sense, so she should let grandpa go back.
"Then Dad, let Grandpa go back. Will Grandpa come to see Ruoruo on the weekends?"
When Feng Yifan heard his daughter ask this, he knew that she had agreed to let grandpa go back, so he nodded and said, "Of course, grandpa will miss Ruoruo, so grandpa will definitely come to see Ruoruo again on the weekend."
The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and Feng Ruoruo finally agreed: "Okay, let Grandpa go back and come to see Ruoruo on the weekend."
Hearing his daughter say this, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, then should we go out for breakfast?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately nodded happily: "Let's go, let's go have breakfast together, Ruoruo is hungry."
Originally, the grandparents Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling had already thought about how to coax their granddaughter after she came out.
But what the grandparents didn’t expect was that when the little granddaughter followed her father out, she stopped making trouble.
Feng Ruoruo even cheerfully told her grandfather: "Grandpa, you must be careful when you go back alone. Pay attention to safety when riding in the car."
Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling were a little surprised that their granddaughter had suddenly become so sensible.
However, seeing the smile on their son's face, the old couple quickly realized that it must be their son who persuaded their granddaughter.
The whole family enjoyed a very happy breakfast.
After breakfast, Feng Ruoruo pulled her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, before you go back, please send Ruoruo to kindergarten first. Send Ruoruo to kindergarten, and then go back. This way, Ruoruo won't see Grandpa leave, and Ruoruo won't cry."
Feng Jiandong was really moved when he heard his granddaughter's words, and he really didn't want to leave.
But Feng Jiandong had to leave, so he agreed to his granddaughter's request: "Okay, then Grandpa will take Ruoruo to kindergarten first, and then Grandpa will leave."
With his grandfather going there, Feng Yifan naturally didn't need to go with his daughter and stayed at Su's to prepare the ingredients.
Shi Jinbin pushed Su Jinrong along, and after breakfast, he followed Feng Yifan into the kitchen.
While watching Feng Yifan busy preparing the ingredients, Shi Jinbin said, "Yifan, to be honest, the more I see your cooking skills, the more I feel that it would be a shame if you can't show them off at the state banquet."
Feng Yifan listened to his uncle's words and responded with a smile: "Thank you for your praise, uncle. Actually, my cooking skills are nothing special. I think the chefs who can be on the state banquet must be very good. Their skills should not be worse than mine, so I won't show off my skills in front of an expert."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan completed the entire process of killing the fish, cleaning it, and deboning it very skillfully.
It was done in one go, with almost no unnecessary movements.
Even in Shi Jinbin's opinion, Feng Yifan's move felt like a robot, and it was really difficult to grasp it so accurately.
Even if Shi Jinbin was young, he might not be able to achieve what Feng Yifan did, let alone be better than him.
Moreover, if Shi Jinbin thought about it carefully, some professional waiters in the kitchen of Hongfeng Hotel could usually do this easily.
The key point is that Feng Yifan not only could do all this by himself, but he was also very efficient in cooking and quickly completed the pre-processing of the fish fillets.
After adding egg white, cornstarch, salt, pepper and cooking wine, quickly mix the fish fillets and then cover them with oil to marinate.
All chefs know how to do this process, and there’s actually no special skill required.
However, Feng Yifan can complete the entire process from slaughtering to pickling by himself and he has a good control over time, which is not something every chef can do.
Usually in the kitchen of a big hotel, this whole process will be completed by a dedicated waiter.
If you do this professionally, you may not find this series of work difficult.
But if you want to do the whole set by yourself, it will be a real test of your ability and it is not as simple as you think.
In fact, from this point of view, Shi Jinbin felt that he really had to thank Su Ji.
Because Su Ji is a small restaurant and mainly employs private chefs, there is not a clear and detailed division of labor in the kitchen.
This also led to the situation that after Shi Jinbin and his fellow apprentices came to Su Ji to become apprentices, they had to learn all the processes in the kitchen and do many things by themselves.
The foundations laid by Su Ji naturally played a role in his later life.
In Shi Jinbin's eyes, Feng Yifan today is just like his former fellow apprentices.
They can all be independent in the kitchen and master any process skillfully.
This is the real skill, a prototype of someone who has the chance to become a master.
As he watched, Shi Jinbin continued, "Yifan, you are really too modest. I dare say that your current skills are definitely not inferior to my best disciple."
Feng Yifan laughed again: "Hahaha, thank you so much for taking a fancy to me, uncle."
Shi Jinbin continued, "So, you really don't want to consider it? Come with me to Beijing? Try the Red Maple Hotel?"
Feng Yifan raised his head and looked at his uncle and said seriously: "Uncle, I understand your good intentions, but it's really not necessary. It's actually quite good for me to stay in Su Ji. This place suits my casual personality, and here are my beloved wife and daughter. I've been away from them for a long time, and I don't want to be separated from them again."
After hearing this, Shi Jinbin realized that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, it would probably be in vain.
Sighing, Shi Jinbin said regretfully: "It's really a pity."
Feng Yifan then added: "Master, don't feel sorry. I think running Su's business well is a very successful thing, and it is also a test for me."
Shi Jinbin nodded: "Well, you do need to work hard, there are still many tests for you to come."
Feng Yifan smiled and looked at his father-in-law: "I am not afraid of the test. I will definitely work hard and will not embarrass Su Ji, let alone my father."
Su Jinrong also laughed: "Well, Dad believes you."
After preparing fish fillets, meat slices, shrimps and the like, Feng Yifan began to stew the soup base.
For a good bowl of noodles, the toppings are certainly important, but what is even more important is the soup base and the noodles themselves.
The soup base should have enough flavor to go with the toppings without taking away the flavor of the toppings.
Similarly, the soup base should be able to bring out the deliciousness of the noodles.
So stewing the soup base requires patience and time, and secondly, it requires enough effort in seasoning. It should be delicious but not take away the flavor of the toppings.
Su Ji’s soup base is also stewed every day, and each type of soup is stewed at different times.
Then Feng Yifan will mix the soup according to a certain ratio.
After that, you need to sweep the soup to remove all impurities in the soup base, leaving the clear soup to go with the noodles.
The whole process is very time-consuming and laborious, but this is the secret that makes Su Ji’s lunch noodles different from others.
So Feng Yifan has to repeat the same thing every day to ensure he gets the most delicious soup base.
Mixing soup bases tests one's ability to control the taste and the heat when mixing and stewing.
The process of sweeping the soup is a very particular process. Each step needs to be carried out step by step to finally obtain a clear and mellow soup base.
After mixing several soups, Feng Yifan began to add various things to stir the soup.
Minced meat and minced chicken are added into the soup over and over again to absorb the impurities in the soup base. The final soup base is as clear as boiled water.