The business closed at noon, and the remaining elderly people sat in the restaurant, enjoying the quiet afternoon.
Su Liancheng and Mei Ru came to the kitchen together and specifically discussed with Feng Yifan about becoming a consultant for Fujinglou.
Listen quietly as Su Liancheng and Mei Ru introduce the current situation of Fujing Building.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said directly: "In fact, given the current situation of Fujing Building, you should be able to run it well even without me. My aunt's company has left behind a whole set of very professional teams, which is definitely more than enough to continue running Fujing Building."
Su Liancheng sighed and said, "I know that according to the current situation of our company, we can support Fujing Building, but I don't want to maintain the status quo.
I took over the company from my mother, and I can't let the company just maintain the status quo. This would be a failure for Mei Ru and me. There are also shareholders in the company, and they are looking at our performance. If we can't even run Fujing Building well, the shareholders will lose confidence in us."
Feng Yifan nodded. He actually understood the difficulties faced by Su Liancheng and Mei Ru.
Simply put, as the next operators, the two of them need to achieve better results.
However, the current acquisition plan of Fujinglou cannot further expand the reputation of Fujinglou due to the existence of Feng Yifan and Su Ji.
As a result, Fujing Building gradually became a bit useless.
If you want to increase the investment, it seems that it would be more direct to open a chain restaurant directly.
Fujing Building will continue to be operated, but its future positioning is somewhat unclear.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "In fact, Fujinglou has a geographical advantage. The scenery by the lake alone is enough to support Fujinglou's business. At least people who come to Huaicheng will naturally choose to go to Fujinglou to see the scenery and taste some of Fujinglou's dishes."
Su Liancheng nodded: "That's true, but Fujing Building is not enough just by relying on the scenery."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It seems that you still have great ambitions?"
Su Liancheng smiled awkwardly: "Brother-in-law, in fact, Fujinglou now belongs to you. You would also like to turn Fujinglou into a well-known restaurant in Huaicheng throughout the country, right?"
Feng Yifan immediately shook his head and said, "I don't want to, I want Su Ji to be famous."
This straightforward answer made Su Liancheng even more embarrassed.
It was Mei Ru who spoke up again: "Chef Feng, Fu Jing Lou and Su Ji have different positioning, so there is no competition between Fu Jing Lou and Su Ji."
Feng Yifan looked at Mei Ru curiously and asked, "Is the positioning different? I think the existence of Fujing Building is a shock to Su Ji."
Mei Ru continued, "No, what will be the future positioning of Su Ji? Will it be you, Chef Feng? Or a century-old store that can be more high-end, with a reservation model? In this way, the overall taste can be improved? It can even exist as a symbol of inheritance and be your main store."
Pause? Mei Ru continued: "And Fujinglou can be an online celebrity store under your guidance."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised when he heard this: "What do you mean?"
Mei Ru continued, "That is to say, Fujinglou is also your store, but it is not a store where you are stationed personally. Instead, it is a store that welcomes more tourists and diners and is open to the public."
Hearing Mei Ru say this, Feng Yifan suddenly understood.
This model is not new, and some internationally renowned chefs also do this.
Will they open many restaurants of different styles, tastes and levels to accommodate diners of different levels? Another reason is that it can facilitate the training of disciples.
Because if there is only one store, it is impossible to keep disciples by your side forever.
After opening multiple stores, you can let your disciples go to other stores and promote your own dishes better.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Fujinglou is a restaurant that I supervise. Some of my dishes can be tasted in Fujinglou, but I don't cook them myself. This can alleviate the pressure of too many people at Su Ji."
Su Liancheng quickly said: "Brother-in-law, that's it, so you must help me think of a solution."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "The solution is actually very simple. After your Fujinglou competition is over, you can let the champion become the head chef of Fujinglou."
This method stunned both Su Liancheng and Mei Ru.
After thinking about it, both of them felt that this was a very good idea.
With the help of the attention of this competition, the champion will become the head chef of Fujinglou. This will directly boost the popularity of Fujinglou, take the opportunity to promote Fujinglou again, and attract more people to Fujinglou for tasting.
Feng Yifan went on to say, "As for the menu, I can give you one and add a few of my own dishes. That should suit your needs, right?"
Su Liancheng was a little excited: "Okay, this is great."
Mei Ru was not so excited, but said regretfully: "If Chef Feng could cook for you personally, it would be perfect, and it would definitely raise Fujinglou to a higher level."
Feng Yifan looked at Mei Ru, and a smile slowly appeared on his lips: "Ms. Mei is indeed a celebrity around my aunt. Her business philosophy is really amazing. She is always thinking about how to use others. She is really like my aunt, but you have to think about other people's feelings."
After hearing this, Meiru quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I just said that."
Feng Yifan restrained his smile and said, "When the old street is closed, I will set up the stall and go to Fujing Building to take a look."
Su Liancheng heard this and nodded, "Okay, we are waiting for your visit, brother-in-law."
Mei Ru thought for a moment and asked, "Chef Feng, who do you think will win this competition?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "I don't know about that either. I think the 16 players who advanced to the semi-finals all have their own characteristics. It's hard to tell who will win for now, but I think that in the next competition, a few amateurs should be eliminated."
Mei Ru was a little surprised: "Why? Chef Feng, you don't think highly of those folk masters?"
Feng Yifan laughed: "It's not that I don't think highly of folk masters, but the strength of the few who entered the semi-finals is not enough to be called: folk masters."
Mei Ru felt that Feng Yifan was being a little harsh: "Chef Feng, isn't that a little harsh?"
Feng Yifan continued with a smile: "I am not harsh at all. I think that folk masters will at least not imitate my way, but will stick to their own cooking methods. If they don't even dare to stick to their own cooking methods, how can they be called folk masters?"
Hearing this, Meiru was speechless for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.
The so-called folk masters do have their own unique skills.
But during this competition, it can be said that except for Qi Deqiang and Zhang Fenglin, everyone else showed obvious signs of imitating Feng Yifan.
Including several non-professional contestants, some were trying to imitate Feng Yifan intentionally or unintentionally.
This kind of imitation made it impossible for them to even be on par with Feng Yifan, if not surpass him.
In fact, Feng Yifan also had his own ideas in his mind. The reason why he gave suggestions to Su Liancheng and Mei Ru was because he felt that Zhang Fenglin might be able to win.
So according to what Feng Yifan said, letting Guan Jun become the head chef of Fujinglou is equivalent to letting Zhang Fenglin return to Fujinglou.
Even though being a chef in this way would be somewhat limited and he couldn't really control the kitchen, it would at least allow Zhang Fenglin to shine further and regain his confidence.
The most important point is that if Zhang Fenglin wins the championship, he will return to Fujinglou as the head chef again.
He will definitely become famous, and running his own restaurant will be smoother.
This is a little benefit that Feng Yifan got for his senior brother.
After chatting for a while, Feng Yifan said, "Okay, you two, isn't it time for you to go back? I know you two must be very busy, and I have to start working too. I have to make snacks for our little babies, so please go back, and remember to urge them to set up the place for our stall."
Seeing that Feng Yifan had ordered them to leave, Su Liancheng and Mei Ru had no choice but to leave.
Before leaving, Mei Ru said, "Don't worry, Chef Feng. I will have someone urge them to set up the temporary stall for you, and I will ensure that you can have it rain or shine."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."
After seeing Su Liancheng and Mei Ru off, Feng Yifan began to prepare snacks for his daughter in the kitchen.
Not long after Su Ruoxi saw off Su Liancheng and Mei Ru, she also came to the kitchen.
Seeing her husband was already preparing snacks, she immediately came to his side and said, "Finally, we're leaving. Now we can start making snacks for Ruoruo and the others."
Seeing his wife eager to try, Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and said, "You really can't wait."
When in front of her husband, Su Ruoxi would no longer act like a grown-up woman.
She decisively turned into a little woman, pouted her lips and said, "Why don't you check the time? We agreed to make snacks for Ruoruo and the others, but you forgot everything when you chatted with Su Liancheng and the others. What will Ruoruo and the others eat when they get up?"
Feng Yifan reached out and pulled his wife over and said, "Okay, my dear wife, I'm teaching you a lesson."
Su Ruoxi then asked: "So what snacks are you going to make for your daughters today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Time is a bit tight today, so let's make them a simple traditional snack."
When Su Ruoxi heard this, she became even more curious.
Because every time my husband says it’s simple, it may not be that simple in the end.
Feng Yifan pointed at the ingredients on the cooking table and introduced them: "Today we will make a Fuling cake, which can be eaten by the children and the elderly outside."
The ingredients of Poria cocos cake are indeed not complicated, rice flour, glutinous rice flour, and Poria cocos powder.
Then Feng Yifan prepared white sesame seeds, some white sugar, some crushed peanuts, some dried osmanthus flowers, and a few boxes of milk.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's a pity that it's not the season, otherwise we could put some osmanthus sauce in it, and it would be more fragrant when steamed."
Seeing the materials prepared by her husband, Su Ruoxi felt that today's task might be very simple.
"Okay, let's get started quickly, otherwise Ruoruo and the others will really wake up."
Seeing his wife urging him, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, let's start now."
First, mix glutinous rice and Poria cocos cake into the rice flour, with an approximate ratio of 10 to 1.
After the three powders were mixed, Feng Yifan began to slowly add milk into it.
At this point, Su Ruoxi felt that it was not that simple.
Because the husband has to add the milk slowly and stir it constantly to make sure the milk and the three powders are mixed together, while at the same time preventing the powders from completely coagulating.
"Look, add it in slowly to make sure the powder is moist but not sticky."
After adding about two or three boxes of milk, Feng Yifan grabbed a handful of the mixed powder and could hold it in his hand, but it was not sticky enough to form a dough.
"That's it, but we still have to sift it."
Su Ruoxi stood by and watched her husband carefully sift the flour to make it fine again.
After seeing these two steps, Su Ruoxi couldn't help but mutter: "You still say it's simple, but these two steps are so troublesome, and the screening alone is already a waste of time."
Feng Yifan listened to his wife and said with a helpless smile: "I can't help it, it's for the sake of deliciousness."
Su Ruoxi stood by and asked, "But you didn't add a lot of water to the rice flour, why do you have to sift it again like this?"
Feng Yifan explained to his wife: "Because if it is not sifted, the rice flour will not be fine enough and the taste will not be good. After sifting, the rice will become very fine, so after steaming, it will not be clumped together."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan did not stop his hands, and finally he finished sifting all the rice flour.
Then he covered it with a damp cloth: "Okay, put it aside, we will start making the stuffing now."
The filling is relatively simple. Put the white sesame seeds in a pan and stir-fry them over low heat until they turn golden brown. Also stir-fry the crushed peanuts to ensure the fragrance.
Then Feng Yifan mixed the sesame seeds and crushed peanuts with osmanthus, sugar and a little lard.
"Add a little lard to make it more fragrant, and then mix the white sesame seeds and crushed peanuts separately? This is to make the texture richer. In fact, you can also add a layer of red bean paste or even butter."
Su Ruoxi watched carefully and wrote down what her husband taught her.
Watching my husband making them patiently, I felt that making dim sum is a very interesting process.
Finally, the filling was ready. Feng Yifan took the rice noodles, put the steamer on, and started putting the rice noodles and fillings into a thin metal box.
Put a layer of rice flour on the bottom, add a layer of white sesame seeds, then put in another layer of rice flour, and then put a layer of crushed peanuts on top.
Fill the entire container in this way, and then put it in the pot to steam.
Once this process is completed, it is very simple and you just need to wait for the time.
After steaming, the moment you open the lid, you will be filled with rich aromas of osmanthus, rice, poria cocos, sesame and peanuts. You can tell it must be delicious before you even eat it.