Shortly after the three little girls arrived, three families also came to the stall where Feng Yifan and his apprentice were.
Because the space inside the stall was too small, other people obviously could not enter the stall and could only look at the situation inside the stall from outside.
Chen Shoulin looked at the situation in the stall and said with a smile: "Not bad, it really looks very presentable."
Li Xiuchun took over and said, "It's really good, and it looks very clean. It's more attractive than those street food stalls."
After listening to what Feifei's grandpa and grandma said, Su Ruoxi handed a cloth bag in her hand to her husband.
"This is for you. There's an apron underneath. You should feel better after you put on the apron."
Feng Yifan took out an apron from the cloth bag. The apron his wife brought should have been specially customized, and the words "Su Ji" were embroidered on the apron.
The apron is made of denim, and the combination with the cowhide suspenders looks really stylish.
There are three aprons for adults and three aprons for children in the bag.
Feng Yifan looked at the apron carefully and said to his wife, "Thank you, honey."
Then Feng Yifan and his apprentice put on aprons, and also put on aprons for the three little girls inside. At the same time, they also put on protective sleeves for the three little girls. Feng Yifan and his apprentice also put on protective sleeves.
After putting on this outfit, the people standing outside the stall thought it looked very good.
Yang Huaicheng praised: "This outfit is really great, it looks really handsome on Yifan."
Wen Hong smiled and said, "That's because Yifan has a good body proportion. He is tall and strong, and his muscles are very full, so he will not look bad in any clothes."
When Yang Xiaoxi heard her grandparents praising Father Feng, she immediately shouted, "Grandpa and grandma, look at Xixi. Do you think Xixi looks good in this? Doesn't Xixi look like a great chef now? Look at Xixi."
Hearing their granddaughter's words, Yang Huaicheng and Wen Hong looked over together, and the old couple smiled and praised her.
Grandpa gave a thumbs up and said, "Oh, our Xixi is so beautiful in this outfit."
Grandma also said: "Yes, it's really beautiful. Xixi is now a great chef like Father Feng."
Hearing the praise from her grandparents, Yang Xiaoxi was naturally very happy. She pulled her two good friends to her side and asked her grandparents to praise their good friends as well: "Grandpa and grandma, look, there are Ruoruo and Feifei too."
Everyone laughed immediately and praised the three little girls together.
While everyone was praising her, Zhao Daxia came back from outside, and Yang Zhiyi came with her.
Yang Zhiyi, who had finished writing the manuscript, naturally did not dare to delay for a moment and drove over quickly.
At this time, seeing Feng Yifan, his apprentice, and the three little girls in costume, Yang Zhiyi found it very interesting and said with a smile: "I'm here? Come on? Chef Feng, all of you come out and take a group photo in front of this stall? I'll post it on WeChat Moments? Let everyone come for lunch at noon."
Feng Yifan didn't want to do this at first, but the three little girls were clamoring to take a photo together.
Finally, Feng Yifan had no choice but to lead his apprentice, Zhao Daxia who was wearing an apron, three little girls, his father-in-law, mother, wife and a large group of people to the front of the stall and let Yang Zhiyi take a photo of them fighting.
After Yang Zhiyi finished taking the photo, he immediately posted a message on his Moments.
"Su Ji Food Stall is open now? Everyone, please come quickly. If you come late, you will have to queue."
After posting this circle of friends, Yang Zhiyi came forward and said, "Come on, I want to take a photo with our chef Feng."
Yang Xiaoxi asked curiously: "Dad? Why do you want to take a photo with Father Feng?"
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said to his daughter, "Because your father Feng is a celebrity now? Dad wants to take advantage of your father Feng's popularity? Maybe your father's novels will also be a big seller in the future."
Yang Xiaoxi thought for a moment and said, "What about Dad? I want to take a photo with Mr. Feng, too."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "How about this? Yang Zhiyi and I will take a photo with the three girls."
The three little girls naturally clapped and cheered.
In the following time, everyone took various photos in front of the stalls.
Time passed quickly. The three families in front of the stall did not seem to be here to set up stalls for business, but rather to come here specifically to take pictures.
Of course, the three little girls were the ones who were photographed the most.
There were three girls taking a photo standing in front of the stall cart, and three little girls taking a photo standing inside the stall.
There are photos with the two fathers, photos with the grandparents and grandfather, and photos with Uncle Xiaolin and Aunt Zhao.
A lot of photos were taken of the three little girls, and of course these photos are treasured by their parents.
During the photo shoot, Feng Yifan waited for the temperature of the oven to drop and put the roasted goose, duck and pork belly back to keep them warm.
At about ten o'clock, Feng Yifan and his apprentice put the soup pot on the stove.
Next, we prepare all the side dishes and preheat the iron plate again, ready to start today's business.
But as time went by, it was already past eleven o'clock and approaching noon, and there were still not many people in the small market. There were only a few passers-by. Looking at the stalls near the intersection of the small market, most of them did not come in and left directly.
As the time came to half past eleven, the ancient street should be bustling with people at this time.
But today, this small market is still deserted and there are almost no customers.
The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, were already beginning to feel a little bored.
Because there have been no customers, the three little girls had prepared some methods to attract customers, but now they are completely useless, and their little faces are full of disappointment.
Feng Yifan looked at the deserted scene in the small market and found it somewhat unexpected.
Looking at the owners of several other snack stalls, they were also very idle at this time.
Seeing Feng Yifan looking at them, one of the bosses said directly: "Boss Feng, this is the norm these days. Usually there are no people at noon. There will be some people in the evening and at night, but in fact there are not many people."
Someone spoke up, and the other bosses sighed helplessly.
"We can't help it. This place is too new. People don't know much about it and are not willing to come here to buy and eat."
"I think it would be better to contact a few food delivery platforms, at least I can get some food delivery orders."
"This is a good idea. I think I can still make money through the food delivery platform."
Some bosses want to use food delivery platforms, but some don’t.
"Now the commission rate of the platform is getting higher and higher. If a small business like ours cannot sell a large volume, we will not make any money at all, and we will even have to pay the platform fees."
"Yes, it's really not cost-effective. A small stall like ours is not suitable for food delivery platforms."
Listening to the bosses' helpless discussion, the smiles on the faces of the three originally lively families gradually faded. Everyone was really embarrassed in the face of this situation.
In fact, Su Ji had thought about joining a food delivery platform before, and even before Feng Yifan came back, Su Ruoxi had tried it.
But as some stall owners here said, the takeaway platform takes a relatively high commission, and Su Ji has very high requirements for dishes, so Su Ji’s dishes are destined to not sell well. As a result, after deducting some costs at the end of the month, it is almost equivalent to making no money.
So later Su Ruoxi was removed from the food delivery platform.
During the time that Feng Yifan came back, some diners had suggested it, but after discussing it with Su Ruoxi, they never used the food delivery platform.
At most, they only support take-out in the store, and some diners will find some "errand runners" to help buy it for them.
But right now, if the business in the small market really cannot be boosted, Feng Yifan may really have to put Su Ji’s stall on the food delivery platform.
After another period of waiting, it was almost twelve o'clock. The three little girls had lost their enthusiasm at the beginning and sat on the public seats outside the stall with their little heads drooped.
Seeing that no one seemed to be angry, Feng Yifan clapped his hands to encourage everyone and said, "Okay, don't be discouraged. If no one comes at noon, then business will definitely be good in the evening. Today is the first day, and many diners must not know about it. Business will pick up when they know about it."
After saying the encouraging words, Feng Yifan said to his apprentice and Zhao Daxia: "Sister Zhao, Ruifeng, let's start practicing. Although there are no customers now, we have to eat ourselves. It can be considered as opening a business. Let's make lunch for everyone."
After hearing what her husband said, Su Ruoxi was the first to stand up with a smile: "That's right, although there is no business, we all still have to eat, so we will consider ourselves the first customers of our Su Ji stall."
Feng Yifan and his wife looked at each other, and the couple immediately took the lead and started to get busy.
Feng Yifan heated the iron plate again inside the stall, then put the prepared oil on it, then put the rice on it and started frying.
First fry the rice you brought, then put it aside to be paired with various ingredients.
Over there, Su Ruoxi had already started asking the three little girls what they wanted to eat, and also asked the parents of the little girls what they wanted to eat.
Seeing Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi busy at work, Lin Ruifeng also worked hard and started to get busy. Zhao Daxia naturally followed and helped prepare all kinds of dishes and chopsticks.
It became busy here, and when the aroma of fried rice wafted out, the owners of other stalls naturally couldn't sit still.
"Boss Feng, give me some fried rice."
"I want fried rice too."
"I want fried rice with that barbecued pork."
"I want noodles. A bowl of dumpling noodles, please."
"Give me a bowl of shredded eel noodles, Chef Feng."
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As people started placing orders, Su Ji's stall seemed to be ignited instantly, and it really felt like business was booming.
Seeing that everyone was ordering food, Dad and Uncle Kobayashi also started to get busy.
Feng Ruoruo also regained her spirits. The little girl pulled her two good friends to her father's stall.
"Dad, Ruoruo wants fried rice. I want it with goose, duck, and meat."
"Dad Feng, Xixi wants one too, just like Ruoruo."
"Father Feng, Feifei is here too."
Feng Yifan responded with a smile while cooking fried rice: "Okay, all three of you have one. Today our first order is for my three lovely daughters. Three servings of roast meat fried rice."
Here, Feng Yifan was frying the fried rice on the iron plate, and at the same time he asked his apprentice to take the goose, duck and barbecued pork out of the oven.
After frying the rice, Feng Yifan quickly cut the goose, duck and barbecued pork.
It was fried slightly on the iron plate and then placed on the fried rice of the three little girls.
It was ready. Feng Yifan handed it through the cart window to Yang Zhiyi who came to help the girls.
Yang Zhiyi was really surprised to see three plates of roast meat fried rice.
"Wow, this is amazing, roast goose, roast goose, barbecued pork, this is too rich."
Hearing what her father said, Yang Xiaoxi couldn't wait to urge him: "Dad, please bring it to us quickly and put it down. Ruoruo, Feifei and I are all starving. We need to eat."
Feng Yifan smiled and said to the three girls: "When you eat, please pay attention to the bones."
After sending the three girls away, Feng Yifan started to make lunch for the others.
Some stall owners, seeing the fried rice on the plates of the three little girls, couldn't help but drool, and then came over one by one to ask how to order.
Feng Yifan told everyone earnestly: "As for noodles, there are dumpling noodles and eel noodles. You can add roast goose, roast duck, and barbecued pork. Fried rice can be added with barbecued pork, roast goose, and roast duck. Of course, you can also add goose legs or duck legs directly, but the price will be higher."
A stall owner asked curiously: "Chef Feng, are you selling the roast goose and roast duck separately?"
Feng Yifan nodded and replied: "Yes, we sell it separately, and it is served with fried rice and noodles. We don't sell it separately."
Without waiting for other bosses to continue asking, a female boss at a stall near the intersection said directly: "Then Chef Feng, give me a serving of barbecued pork fried rice. Come on, it smells so good. I'm really hungry. How much is it? Should I give the money to you or to the boss lady?"
Feng Yifan agreed and said, "Okay, I won't charge you for the first business."
The female boss immediately said, "That won't work. Although we are all neighbors in the ancient street, we still have to collect the money."
After the female boss took the lead, other bosses also expressed their desire to collect money.
"Yeah, it's just like when we usually go to Su Ji to eat, we usually have to pay, why don't you charge money after moving here?"
"Yes, you can't not charge money."
"Boss Feng, if you don't want to take the money, we won't buy it. We'll go out and buy food from other restaurants."
In the end, Feng Yifan had no choice but to collect everyone's money, and then he and his apprentices quickly cooked for the stall owners in the small market. Portions of fried rice and noodles were sent out from the cart window.
Although the small market is still deserted, Su Ji finally opened today.
Around the time Feng Yifan finished preparing the meals ordered by the bosses, he also prepared lunch for his family.
Suddenly, a group of people came into the small market in a mighty procession. When they saw Su Ji’s push cart stall, they rushed over directly, each of them shouting excitedly for ordering food.