After standing there in a daze for a while, Lin Ruilong was pulled by his mother to sit down. In fact, he was refused to enter the kitchen. Lin Ruilong really wanted to leave Su Ji directly.
It’s better not to eat this meal.
However, because his grandmother was also present and he noticed his father's gaze, Lin Ruilong was finally pulled by his mother to sit down.
After sitting down, Lin Ruilong's mother smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect that Xiaofeng still has such a bad temper now?"
This sentence clearly blamed Lin Ruifeng for not considering her aunt's face at all.
Su Jinrong said, "Xiaofeng is right. The rule of Su's kitchen is that only Su's cooks can enter."
Su Jinrong said this to give Lin Ruifeng's aunt and cousin a way out.
But what was unexpected was that Lin Ruilong curled his lips and said, "We recorded so many videos before, but we still let outsiders into the kitchen."
Hearing his son's words, Lin Ruifeng's uncle immediately said, "What are you talking about? Will the kitchen of your Fujing Building allow you to bring anyone in casually?"
Seeing his father getting angry, Lin Ruilong quickly lowered his head and dared not speak.
Su Ruoxi smiled and explained: "Recording a video is a special case after all. I rarely go in when I'm doing business. My daughter goes there to pass the menu."
Lin Ruilong raised his head and looked at Su Ruoxi, opened his mouth but still said nothing.
Lu Cuiling greeted everyone with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's continue eating snacks. Later, we will try Xiaofeng's cooking skills to see if he has really learned anything from his master recently."
Grandma also smiled and said, "Yes, yes, today we are mainly here to taste Xiaofeng's cooking skills."
Seeing that his grandmother had spoken, Lin Ruilong naturally did not dare to say anything more. He just kept his head down and continued to eat snacks and drink tea.
As for the others, they continued to talk to grandma, and most of the time Lin Ruilong's family couldn't get a word in, which made the whole family feel very uncomfortable.
Several times, Lin Ruilong wanted to get up and leave, but was stopped by his parents with a look.
Lin Ruilong's parents endured this patiently, but they still wanted to see if they could let their son become an apprentice at Su Ji during dinner.
But their family didn't know that their little trick had already been seen through.
So the Su Ji family didn't take them seriously at all.
Following the master back to the kitchen, Lin Ruifeng thought about it and couldn't help but said: "Master, my aunt may want my cousin to come to Su Ji as an apprentice. Are you willing to accept my cousin?"
Feng Yifan turned his head and smiled at his apprentice and asked, "What do you think?"
Lin Ruifeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, actually my cousin is a good guy, although he is a little spoiled, but..."
Without letting the apprentice continue, Feng Yifan said, "You don't need to tell me so much. I can't possibly accept him, and he can't even think about joining Su Ji's kitchen. If you want me to accept him, then you should go with your sister, and don't say I'm your master in the future."
Lin Ruifeng was stunned for a moment. He did not expect his master to be so decisive.
Seeing his apprentice standing there in a daze, Feng Yifan continued, "Why? Do you think I'm heartless? Have you ever thought about whether I would accept an apprentice casually? Do you think that you followed me to learn cooking and called me Master? Just because you say something to me casually, I have to listen to you?"
Lin Ruifeng could clearly hear that there was anger in his master's next words.
He also quickly realized the problem and bowed to his master to apologize: "I'm sorry, Master. I didn't mean that."
Feng Yifan looked at his apprentice coldly and said, "Put away your kindness. Who should I accept as my apprentice? Not to mention you asking, even if your grandmother asked, I wouldn't give you that face.
And you? You'd better spend more time on studying cooking. If I find that your cooking skills have declined? Or if you use my name to cheat people outside, I will definitely kick you out without hesitation? From now on, you are no longer my apprentice. "
Lin Ruifeng felt his master's anger, so he could only lower his head and continue to apologize.
"I'm sorry, Master. I know I was wrong."
Feng Yifan continued, "Okay, start cooking."
Feng Yifan was really annoyed by what Lin Ruifeng said to him, especially that his disciple actually wanted to persuade him to accept his cousin as his disciple, which made Feng Yifan extremely angry.
This kind of anger is not blaming the apprentice for saying the wrong thing, but thinking that his apprentice is brainless.
Obviously, it is impossible for the apprentice to suddenly say such words on his own.
There must be a reason for saying these words suddenly.
There must be someone asking him for help behind the scenes, so Lin Ruifeng helped to say such words, trying to help Feng Yifan ask him to accept him as his disciple.
Even Feng Yifan was sure that if his attitude had not been firm enough and he had not been angry.
Lin Ruifeng, the silly disciple, might kneel down to his master on the spot to ask for his master's consent.
This kind of brainless behavior really made Feng Yifan very angry.
Originally, Feng Yifan felt that this disciple was honest and simple, and although he lacked a little bit of spirituality, as long as he was willing to work hard, he could be considered a promising talent.
But now I feel that if my disciple continues to be so gullible, it will really become a big problem.
In the following time, Feng Yifan's attitude was extremely harsh, and he would scold his apprentice harshly for many of his small mistakes.
Lin Ruifeng also felt his master's anger, but he felt that he was the one who said the wrong thing and did the wrong thing first, which made his master angry, so he just endured it silently without any complaints.
Only after the first dish of stir-fried vegetables was completed did Feng Yifan hold down his apprentice who was about to serve the dish.
"Do you feel uncomfortable after being scolded by me? Are you a little angry? Do you think I am deliberately picking on you?"
Lin Ruifeng raised his head and looked at his master and said, "No, I said the wrong thing and did the wrong thing first."
Feng Yifan said seriously, "You did do something wrong. You didn't put all your attention on cooking, but were distracted by all sorts of things. As a cook, if you can't concentrate, how can you cook well? I scolded you to make you concentrate."
Lin Ruifeng raised his head and looked at his master with some surprise. He didn't expect that his master was not angry and scolding him because of what happened before.
Then thinking about what his master said, Lin Ruifeng realized that he was indeed not focused enough.
While cooking, he was distracted by thinking about how to explain to his aunt and cousin.
So he did make a lot of mistakes during the cooking process, which led to him being scolded by his master.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruifeng apologized again: "I'm sorry, Master."
Feng Yifan patted his apprentice's shoulder heavily and said, "Lift your head up."
Lin Ruifeng raised his head and looked at his master.
Feng Yifan continued, "I don't need you to say sorry to me. What I need is for you to concentrate and truly understand your mistakes. You have to remember that you are not a chef yet. You are just an apprentice. As a student, you should not think about other things while cooking."
After listening to his master's words, Lin Ruifeng finally understood his master's intentions.
The master did not blame him for what he had done before. The master just hoped that he could be more focused, especially when cooking.
After understanding this, Lin Ruifeng said to his master seriously: "Yes, I understand, Master."
Feng Yifan patted his apprentice and said, "Okay, go serve the food. Tell grandma loudly what this dish you made specially for her is."
Under the gaze of his master, Lin Ruifeng straightened his back, and at this moment, he strode out of the kitchen like a chef.
He carried the plate to the only table where people were already seated.
Putting the plate down, Lin Ruifeng cleared his throat and introduced himself to his grandmother and everyone.
"This dish of stir-fried lotus root slices uses the best nine-hole lotus root. Grandma, please try it."
Although the grandson only gave a brief introduction, the grandmother still said happily: "Well, my grandson has made progress and can really cook. Stir-fried lotus root slices is not an easy dish. Grandma wants to try it."
Lin Ruilong, who was sitting at the table, couldn't help but mutter in a low voice when he saw this: "It's just fried lotus root slices, why are you talking so mysteriously?"
Although everyone heard it vaguely, they all chose to ignore it at the same time.
Grandma picked up a piece of lotus root with her chopsticks, put it to her mouth and took a bite.
The lotus root slices are crispy, and there is a very thin layer of glassy sauce on them. The taste is fresh and elegant, with only a slight salty taste, which does not take away the crispness and sweetness of the lotus root slices themselves.
Moreover, the lotus root was obviously very good and very juicy, which made grandma very satisfied after eating it.
After eating the lotus root, the grandmother immediately gave her grandson a thumbs up and said, "Well done, my grandson is really amazing. This stir-fried lotus root slices are really good."
Next, grandma asked everyone to have a taste, and after going around, everyone took a piece to try.
Lin Yanmei took a bite and was immediately amazed. She looked at her brother in disbelief.
But before Lin Yanmei could speak, Su Jinrong spoke first: "It's crispy and juicy, the sauce is a little thick, but it doesn't affect it. Well, it passed."
Lin Ruifeng was really happy to hear Su Jinrong say "passed".
Being able to pass from Su Jinrong is more important than receiving praise from anyone else present.
Lin Ruifeng did not linger, but said with a satisfied smile: "Grandma, take your time eating. I will continue to make the rest of the dishes for you. There are still a lot left."
Seeing her brother quickly running back to the kitchen, Lin Yanmei finally said, "I never expected that this dish of lotus root slices was cooked by my brother. It's really delicious, but Uncle Rong only gave it a passing grade."
Father Lin smiled and said, "Your uncle Rong is a top chef, and he is the master of your brother's master. Giving him a passing grade is already a recognition."
Lin Ruilong had a look of disdain on his face at first, but after picking up a piece of lotus root slice and eating it, he was completely speechless.
Stir-fried lotus root slices, Lin Ruilong also ate it at Fujinglou’s chef.
But after eating this dish cooked by his cousin today, Lin Ruilong felt that it was actually very close to the cooking skills of the master chef from Fujinglou.
This really surprised Lin Ruilong.
In just over two months, my cousin was able to make dishes like this.
On the other hand, I have been in Fujing Building for almost two months, but I am still doing some odd jobs.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruilong became even more eager to become Su Ji's apprentice.
After stir-frying the lotus root slices, Lin Ruifeng seemed to have gained confidence and served several dishes in succession.
This included the squirrel mandarin fish that Master helped with.
There is also the fried soft-fried buns that Raymond Lam made entirely by himself for the first time.
Although the fried soft-fried dumplings he cooked had some damage and did not look as good as the ones made by his master, it still won everyone's praise, especially being recognized by Su Jinrong again.
The dishes served one by one are really sumptuous, and the combination of meat, vegetables and colors is also very beautiful.
Finally, under the guidance of his master, Lin Ruifeng made lion heads for everyone.
From dicing the meat, to stirring and beating it, to rolling it into small pieces and putting it into the pot, and finally serving it in small bowls, Lin Ruifeng really didn't dare to be distracted throughout the whole process and completed each step very seriously.
Even though it was just the most common braised lion's head dish, Lin Ruifeng still felt a sense of accomplishment being able to complete it independently.
He asked his apprentice to go outside to serve the dishes, while Feng Yifan prepared to serve everyone the last soup dish.
Lin Ruifeng brought the lion's head over. When his grandmother saw the white and tender lion's head in the small bowl, she was very surprised: "Oh, my grandson can even make lion's head. It's really great."
Hearing his grandmother's words, Lin Ruifeng said embarrassedly: "Actually, I didn't do well, I still need Master's guidance."
Lu Cuiling pointed at a table of dishes and said, "Your table today is already very good. These dishes are well cooked. It seems that you have really put in a lot of effort in the past two months."
Lin Ruifeng quickly said: "It's all because of Master's good teaching."
Su Ruoxi laughed immediately: "Hahaha, your master is not here, and you are flattering him in front of grandma. Tell me if your master often scolds you? Don't worry, grandma will take care of it for you. If the master really scolds you often, we will help you denounce him later."
When Lin Ruifeng saw this situation, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lu Cuiling followed suit and said, "Tell the truth."
Lin Ruifeng's mother quickly said, "Oh, you can't say that. It's wrong to say bad things about Master behind his back."
Father Lin also said, "That's right, you can't say anything wrong, and you can't say bad things about Master behind his back."
Grandma said cheerfully, "Alright, alright, Master scolds Xiaofeng for his growth, so if you don't do well, it's reasonable for Master to scold you. But if Master doesn't scold you at all for not doing well, it means Master doesn't take you seriously at all, and you won't learn anything from Master."
Lin Ruifeng quickly agreed with his grandmother: "Yes, yes, grandma is right. If you do something wrong, the master should scold you."
At this moment, Su Ruoxi suddenly said, "Xiao Feng, show your hand to grandma."
Lin Ruifeng was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously raised his hand and asked, "What are you showing grandma?"
When he raised his hand, Lin Ruifeng suddenly realized that Su Ruoxi wanted him to show the wound on his hand to her grandmother so that she would know how hard he had worked.
But when he realized it and wanted to take his hand back, everyone saw him.
Lin Ruilong exclaimed: "Oh my God, why are there so many cuts?"
The grandmother was also stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and looked at her grandson with a look of heartache. The wound on her hand showed that her grandson had worked really hard to learn cooking and was really trying hard.
Seeing tears in his grandmother's eyes, Lin Ruifeng quickly said, "Grandma, actually, these are all healed. Now I won't hurt my hands anymore."
Grandma tried hard not to let her tears fall, nodded and said: "Okay, only by enduring hardships can you truly learn skills. Xiaofeng, you must study hard and keep working hard."
At this moment, my sister was as heartbroken as my grandmother.
Lin Yanmei finally understood that her brother was really studying hard this time.