Feng Yifan's words really moved the little disciple, and he also had the idea of inviting Shen Qingluo to come.
But soon after the thought came to his mind, Lin Ruifeng suppressed it himself.
"Master, why don't we just forget it? Shen Qingluo is from abroad. She is more educated than me, and her current job is better than mine."
Feng Yifan heard this and said with a stern face: "What's the matter? You still look down on your master, the cook?"
Seeing the master's stern face, Lin Ruifeng quickly said, "No, no, master, I don't look down on the cook."
Feng Yifan continued to ask seriously: "What do you mean by what you said just now? Shen Qingluo is a fashion designer, and you will be a chef in the future. Is there anything wrong between you two? Why do you feel that you are not worthy of him? So, in the end, you look down on chefs?"
Lin Ruifeng quickly said: "No, Master, I don't look down on the chef."
After a pause, he said timidly: "Master, I actually look down on myself. I really feel that I am not worthy of her now, and Shen Qingluo just came back from abroad."
Feng Yifan raised his hand and slapped his apprentice: "What are you thinking about? What's wrong with coming back from abroad? Didn't your master come back from abroad? You are learning cooking from a five-star chef, and you actually think you are not worthy of a little tailor? What on earth are you thinking about?"
Lin Ruifeng was tapped by his master and seemed to understand his master's thoughts in an instant.
From the master's side, it seems that the master is indeed very powerful.
But he changed his mind and said with some discouragement: "But, Master, you are great, but that doesn't mean I am great."
Feng Yifan gave him another slap: "That's why you have to work harder. You have to become a top chef as good as me, your master. Then you will be worthy of him, right?"
Lin Ruifeng looked at his master and asked, "Can I?"
Feng Yifan replied seriously: "Take out the 'ma'. You have to have confidence in yourself. Do you understand?"
Encouraged by his master, Lin Ruifeng finally regained some confidence and nodded to his master earnestly: "Yes, Master, I will definitely work hard."
Feng Yifan nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, remember to invite Shen Qingluo over on Saturday."
Lin Ruifeng nodded and agreed: "Okay, Master."
Then, Lin Ruifeng started to worry again, what dishes should he cook for his grandma today
Feng Yifan turned around and saw his apprentice's worried look. He guessed his apprentice's difficulty and said with a smile: "What kind of dishes should you cook for grandma? You need to think about it first. What kind of dishes does grandma like? You can choose from the dishes that grandma likes, the flavors that grandma likes, and the ones that are suitable for grandma to eat."
With the master's reminder, Lin Ruifeng also began to think and carefully considered his grandmother's taste and preferences.
All the way back to Su Ji, Lin Ruifeng thought about it almost all the way, and finally decided on a few dishes.
After returning to Su Ji, Feng Yifan started to prepare and said to his apprentice, "Okay, I'll take care of this first. You just think of a menu of dishes to make. Write one and show it to me later. Then we can discuss how to make it together."
After listening to Master's words, Lin Ruifeng was really moved. Master really cared about him.
Obviously, the master hopes that he can show his strength in front of his family so that his family can recognize him.
Lin Ruifeng also started writing the menu immediately, writing down the dishes that he thought of his grandmother's usual taste and preferences on the way.
When Lin Ruifeng finished writing, he handed it to his master to read.
Feng Yifan has already processed the chicken and bones he bought and put them in the pot to stew. This stewing process takes quite a long time.
Taking the menu from his apprentice, Feng Yifan looked carefully at some of the dishes on it.
Lin Ruifeng's grandmother is a native of Huaicheng, and because of her age, her taste is relatively light.
Therefore, almost all the dishes written by Lin Ruifeng on the menu are vegetarian.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you planning to make a vegetarian meal for everyone at noon? All of your dishes are vegetarian?"
Lin Ruifeng also blushed and said, "My grandma has a light taste now that she is older, so she prefers to eat vegetarian dishes."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll add a few dishes to your menu to make it more diverse."
After Feng Yifan's additions, the menu has become more substantial, and the combination of meat and vegetables is also very good, truly turning it into a menu for a banquet.
As for the various vegetarian dishes written by his apprentices, Feng Yifan also made some changes to make the vegetarian dishes look very high-end.
Now that we have the menu, the next step is to prepare the goods according to the menu and get all the dishes ready.
During this process, Lin Ruifeng was also very serious and put into use everything he had learned in the past two months.
It was as if he had practiced knife skills for a long time. Even though the speed and overall quality were not up to standard, Lin Ruifeng still cut seriously.
There are also some pickling techniques that I learned from my master for a long time, and I am quite proficient in each of them.
Feng Yifan helped from the side, but mostly let the apprentice do it on his own, which was a test for the apprentice as a whole.
When the ingredients were almost ready, there was a noise coming from the restaurant in front. Needless to say, it was known that Lin Ruifeng's grandmother was picked up.
Feng Yifan took his apprentice to wash their hands, and the master and apprentice went to the front to see grandma.
Walking out of the kitchen and coming to the restaurant in the front, Lin Ruifeng was somewhat surprised that his cousin had also come with them.
Seeing Feng Yifan coming out of the kitchen, Aunt Lin Ruifeng, whom she had met in the hospital, immediately took the initiative to greet Feng Yifan with a warm look on her face.
"Chef Feng, hello, hello, we meet again. I was so embarrassed when we last met in the hospital. I didn't expect you to be such a famous chef. I must have been blind to you."
The reason for this change in attitude is obvious without asking.
During this period, Feng Yifan's reputation was indeed very loud. He was featured in various videos on TV and the Internet. Even the contestants of the Fujinglou cooking competition mentioned Feng Yifan.
At the same time, Su Ji naturally became famous, and even the news and newspapers reported the long queues at Su Ji every night.
Now Lin Ruifeng's aunt regretted that she should not have left a bad impression on Feng Yifan when she was in the hospital. At the same time, the aunt also had an idea in her mind, that is, she hoped that her son could also become Feng Yifan's disciple and learn cooking at Su Ji together with her nephew Lin Ruifeng.
Feng Yifan naturally knew why his aunt's attitude changed.
He just smiled and nodded, then walked past his aunt and came to his apprentice's grandmother and greeted her with a smile.
"Hello, grandma. Are you feeling better? I've been very busy lately and haven't had time to visit you. Have you been discharged from the hospital now?"
When grandma saw Feng Yifan, she smiled and reached out to hold Feng Yifan's hand.
"Master Feng, I, an old lady, must thank you for accepting my grandson Ruifeng as your apprentice. This is really a blessing for him. It will give him a way out in the future."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Grandma, you are too kind. Ruifeng still needs to work hard on his own in the future."
After hearing what Feng Yifan said, the grandmother reached out and pulled her grandson to her side and said, "Xiaofeng, did you hear that? Your master has already said that your future path will depend on your own efforts. You must work hard and not let your master down."
Lin Ruifeng looked at his grandmother and nodded earnestly in agreement: "Okay, grandma, I will definitely work hard."
Su Ruoxi stood up and said, "Okay, okay, everyone, please sit down quickly. Yifan, bring some snacks to grandma, uncle and aunt. We are here to eat today, but we can't be idle before eating. Let's have some snacks first."
Feng Yifan agreed, "Okay, grandma, please sit down first. I'll get you some snacks. You can try the snacks I made myself."
The old lady sat down with a smile, and the group of people also sat down.
Feng Yifan went back to the kitchen to prepare snacks, while Lin Ruifeng stayed and chatted with his grandmother for a while.
Su Ruoxi followed her husband into the kitchen. While her husband was preparing snacks, she also prepared some tea for everyone.
Feng Yifan saw his wife preparing tea and said with a smile, "The old man has trouble sleeping, so don't make green tea. Make a pot of chrysanthemum tea and add a little bit of the honey-cooked pomelo I made earlier."
Su Ruoxi was a little surprised when she heard this: "Can you drink like this?"
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Sure, it will taste very good, you are right to listen to me."
Su Ruoxi also carefully prepared a cup of "Chrysanthemum and Pomelo Tea" as her husband said.
But I also prepared some green tea for others.
The couple was ready, and Feng Yifan prepared several snacks, including pea cakes, shachima, and some Suzhou-style snacks such as peach blossom pastries.
Even though it was to entertain his apprentice's family, Feng Yifan still arranged the dish carefully.
After seeing this, Su Ruoxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are really too particular about this, aren't you? You arranged it so beautifully that no one would dare to take it."
Feng Yifan smiled and said to his wife: "This is called the refinement of life."
When the couple brought out the dim sum, everyone in the Lin family was amazed to see Feng Yifan's various dim sum on the plate.
Even Lin Ruilong was stunned when he saw it, and felt that it was even better than the professional dim sum chef at Fujinglou.
Grandma Lin Ruifeng exclaimed: "Oh my god, this is so beautiful. Chef Feng is indeed a five-star chef."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard what his grandmother said: "Grandma, how come even you know about the five-star chef? Actually, it's just a fancy title, it's nothing. Grandma, don't take it to heart. Just call me Yifan, don't always call me 'Chef Feng'."
Grandma smiled and said, "I heard from others that Wuxing is the best cook."
When saying this, grandma looked at her young daughter-in-law.
It was obvious that these words were said by Lin Ruilong's mother to his grandmother.
Seeing her grandmother's look, Lin Ruilong's mother felt a little embarrassed.
Feng Yifan then greeted everyone and said, "Grandma, please try these snacks quickly to see if they suit your appetite. I also prepared some chrysanthemum and grapefruit tea for you. This tea is suitable for you to drink."
Su Ruoxi poured a cup for her grandmother and asked her to try it. She also poured a cup for her mother-in-law, Lin Ruifeng's mother and aunt.
Grandma took a sip of tea first, then squinted her eyes and said, "Well, this tea tastes good and smells good."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "As long as grandma likes it, I can bring you some ingredients and ask your family to make some for you."
Grandma smiled and said, "Okay, thank you Yifan for your help."
Then, everyone started to taste Feng Yifan’s dim sum, and the various dim sum also made everyone praise it.
Grandma, in particular, praised as she ate: "Yifan's cooking skills are really good. These snacks are delicious but not too sweet. They are really suitable for us old people."
Lin Ruifeng's mother said, "Yes, you can't eat too many sweets when you are old. Yifan's desserts are really well made."
Lin Yanmei ate the snacks and looked at Su Ruoxi and said, "Ruoxi is really lucky to have found such a great husband. He makes such great snacks, so he must be good at taking care of people, right?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "No way, his heart is full of his daughter right now. These snacks are all formulated for his daughter. We are all benefiting from Ruo Ruo."
After hearing this, Lin Yanmei looked at Feng Yifan and said, "Feng Yifan, this is not right. You can't just take care of your daughter and ignore your wife. Our sister Ruoxi is such a beautiful girl. She married you and gave birth to a daughter for you. You should take better care of sister Ruoxi."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I know. Of course I won't just care about my daughter."
Su Jinrong said: "He created a few dishes for his wife."
Su Ruoxi was a little dissatisfied when her father said this: "Dad, why are you on his side?"
Seeing that her father-in-law was on her son's side, Lu Cuiling decisively pulled her daughter-in-law aside and said, "Father-in-law, this is not right. Yifan created a few dishes for Ruoxi, not just for her to eat. Besides, creating a few dishes is nothing. He should be better to Ruoxi. We can't let him slack off."
Grandma laughed when she saw this scene and said, "Haha, your family is really interesting. The father-in-law supports his son-in-law, and the mother-in-law supports her daughter-in-law. This is good. No wonder your family is so harmonious."
When Feng Yifan's family was chatting with Lin Ruifeng's family, Lin Ruilong's family seemed redundant and could not get a word in at all.
After chatting for a while, Feng Yifan said to his apprentice, "Okay, it's time for us to go in and cook. Grandma is waiting to taste your cooking."
Lin Ruifeng nodded and stood up: "Grandma, wait a moment, I will go cook for you now."
The grandmother was naturally very happy: "Okay, grandma, wait and taste my grandson's cooking skills."
When Feng Yifan and Lin Ruifeng were about to go into the kitchen, Lin Ruifeng's aunt suddenly spoke up: "Ruifeng, your brother has been studying at Fujinglou for a while, and you two may not be able to handle it alone. Let your brother go with you and help you two."
As she said this, the aunt pulled Lin Ruilong up and pushed her son to catch up with Feng Yifan and the others.
After hearing this, Lin Ruifeng turned around and said, "Aunt, don't bother Brother Ruilong. Just let him sit with grandma. Besides, anyone can enter Su Ji's kitchen at will."
Feng Yifan didn't even look back and ignored his apprentice's aunt.
After saying this, Lin Ruifeng quickly followed his master to the kitchen.
The mother and son were left standing there in the restaurant, looking extremely awkward.