In Su Ruoxi's eyes, her husband always looks so handsome when cooking, even though this is not the kitchen of Su Ji or the more spacious kitchen of Fujing Building.
Even in an old house in the countryside, in this small kitchen where cooking is done on an earthen stove, Feng Yifan is still very steady.
All the same main ingredients and auxiliary materials were processed in various ways by Feng Yifan.
Kill the fish, clean it and set it aside.
Separate the fat and lean pork and set aside.
Part of the beef is blanched and then stewed in the pot, while the other part is braised.
Feng Yifan also processed the vegetables that his wife had washed, cutting them where necessary and blanching them where necessary.
Starting from these preparatory work, Feng Yifan has been carrying out his work meticulously.
It doesn't seem like the speed is very fast, but everything is handled very delicately.
But in fact, Feng Yifan is quite fast and the preparation process does not take too long.
This is actually related to Feng Yifan's precise knife skills. His fine knife skills allow him to almost never need to make secondary adjustments. Every cut is very precise and there is no need to make a second cut to repair it.
Su Ruoxi quickly saw the knives in her husband's hand. This set of knives was brought back by her husband when he came back.
While at Su Ji, Su Ruoxi remembered that her husband hardly ever used this set of knives.
"I don't think you used this set of knives very often when you were at Su's?"
When Feng Yifan heard his wife asking about knives, he smiled and responded, "I won this set of knives from someone when I was abroad. It is a set of pure handmade knives. When I was at Su Ji, didn't I always use the set passed down by my grandfather? So I didn't use this set of knives."
After her husband said this, Su Ruoxi remembered the set of knives in Su’s kitchen.
That was a set of knives left by my grandfather.
It was grandpa who brought that set of knives to the state banquet, and he continued to use that set of knives afterwards. Later, Su Ruoxi's father continued to use that set of knives.
Su Ruoxi didn't expect that after her husband came back and took over Su Ji, he would still use the same set of knives.
Thinking of this, Su Ruoxi asked again: "When you left, did you leave grandpa's knife to Xiaolin?"
Feng Yifan smiled and shook his head: "No, Ruifeng knew that the set of knives was left by grandpa, so how could he dare to use them casually? So when I came back, I sealed the knives with oil and brought them back with me."
Without waiting for his wife to ask, Feng Yifan pointed at his set of knives and said, "I haven't used this set for a long time, so I thought I'd take it out and use it a little bit. Knives still need to be used. If you don't keep them in a box, even if they are sealed with oil, they will still lose their scent."
Although her husband looked serious, Su Ruoxi did not try to laugh at him.
Because for her, she has personally witnessed the inheritance from her grandfather to her father and then to her husband, so she naturally knows the importance of knives to chefs.
It can be said that a good set of knives is a set of weapons for the chef.
The "breath" that the husband mentioned, in more metaphysical terms, should be the spirituality of the knife.
Only by using it frequently and constantly running in the knife, like becoming a pair of close partners, can the person and the knife cooperate seamlessly when needed.
Of course, this idea is actually very mysterious, but sometimes it does make sense.
Feng Yifan saw his wife in a daze, so he moved closer to her and kissed her on the mouth.
Su Ruoxi was suddenly awakened by her husband's kiss. The next moment, she raised her hand and slapped her husband: "What are you doing? Can't you cook properly?"
Feng Yifan dodged his wife's fist and said with a smile: "No, I just saw you were in a daze and wanted to call your soul back."
Su Ruoxi pretended to be angry and turned her head away at first, but then another idea suddenly came to her mind.
"Hehehe, are you worried that I was thinking about some other man just now?"
When Feng Yifan heard what his wife said, his face changed instantly: "What? Were you thinking about another man just now? Who was it? Was it your senior?"
Her husband's words made Su Ruoxi a little confused.
"What senior?"
Feng Yifan curled his lips and said, "It was the guy who sent you back home for several days in a row when you were still in college? The greasy-haired boy."
Su Ruoxi found it very interesting to see that her husband was obviously jealous. But she couldn't remember who her husband was talking about.
Although she couldn't remember who it was, seeing her husband's jealous look made her decide to continue teasing him.
"What's wrong with him sending me home? You and I weren't married at that time, and you didn't pursue me. At least he took some actions to pursue me. What about you?"
Feng Yifan was immediately filled with righteous indignation when he heard this and said, "How can I not pursue anything? Don't I cook all kinds of delicious food for you every day? And I have always wanted to learn cooking skills from Master so that I can cook more delicious food for you in the future. It's you who has never taken me seriously."
Su Ruoxi found the way her husband argued for her very interesting.
It was just like a little kid trying to defend himself with grievance.
Su Ruoxi continued, "You call that chasing? You didn't say anything, you just cooked for me every day. You were obviously raising pigs. Tell me yourself, did you tell me that you liked me at that time?"
After being asked this question by his wife, Feng Yifan was speechless for a long time.
It seems that Feng Yifan, as an apprentice at Su's school, did have a little inferiority complex. Although he liked Su Ruoxi, he did not dare to express his feelings and pursue her openly.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan couldn't help but slow down his movements, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Then, when you married me, did you feel wronged? Do you think that it was your father who forced you to do it?"
When he said this, Feng Yifan subconsciously stopped the work in his hands. He was really a little nervous.
After hearing this question, Su Ruoxi first looked up at her husband, then she stood up. She slowly walked in front of her husband, and when he stopped what he was doing, she stretched out her wet hand and pinched his nose. Then she pouted: "What are you thinking about? If I was forced, would I be able to give birth to a child for you?"
When Feng Yifan heard this, his eyes instantly regained their luster. He looked at his wife in front of him and wanted to hug her in his arms.
But Su Ruoxi stopped her husband: "What are you doing? Don't move, work hard, we are all waiting for your delicious lunch, hurry up and work hard."
Under his wife's urging, Feng Yifan could only say, "Okay, I'll work hard."
While her husband was working with his head down, Su Ruoxi leaned close to him and kissed him on the cheek.
After a kiss, Su Ruoxi saw her husband raise his head, and she pressed his head down again: "Work hard, don't be distracted, and don't talk nonsense anymore."
With his wife pressing his head down, Feng Yifan happily began to work.
The fish was almost fried. After adding water to prepare the braising sauce, Feng Yifan began to shell the river shrimps he had bought.
The river shrimps are very small, but Feng Yifan's hands are extremely skillful.
Su Ruoxi, who had already washed the vegetables, looked up and saw her husband pressing the larger shrimps on the chopping board. He then gently cut a cut on the back of the shrimp with his hand, and then easily picked out the shrimp meat with the tip of the knife.
The whole action is very skillful. If you stand by and watch, you will find that the whole process is very beautiful.
The shrimps picked out by the tip of the knife will be placed by Feng Yifan into a basin of clean water nearby.
Feng Yifan peeled the shrimps one by one and soon all the big ones were peeled out.
Looking at the basin next to it, there were quite a few shrimps peeled out.
Then Feng Yifan washed the shrimps, took them all out of the water, placed them on a clean towel that had been prepared, and drained all the water from the shrimps.
After sucking the water off the shrimps, Feng Yifan placed the shrimps on the chopping board and tapped them with a knife.
The shrimps were pounded into shrimp paste one by one, and he chopped them with a knife to make the shrimp paste more delicate.
After chopping the shrimp into paste, put it in the basin where you rinsed the shrimps.
Next, some pork fat was selected and chopped into meat paste, which was placed next to the shrimp paste basin.
After preparing these two things, Feng Yifan then diced the carrots, mushrooms, celery and onions, and then blanched the fresh peas in water.
After all the auxiliary ingredients are prepared, Feng Yifan then starts to beat the filling.
First, add salt, pepper, cooking wine, starch and egg white to the shrimp paste and pork fat paste and beat them until firm.
Next, pour all the side dishes into the beaten shrimp paste and mix well.
Afterwards, Feng Yifan squeezed out the meatballs with one hand, scooped them out with an oily spoon with the other hand, and put them into the low-temperature oil pan next to him for frying.
Slowly shape the shrimp balls over low heat. When all the shrimp balls are in the pot, slowly increase the temperature and fry them until cooked.
The fried shrimp balls are taken out, and the colorful colors on the surface of the shrimp balls can be clearly seen, which is really beautiful.
Su Ruoxi stood by and watched her husband do this. When she saw the formed shrimp balls and smelled the tempting aroma, she really couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
Just as she swallowed her saliva, her husband picked up a shrimp ball and handed it to her mouth.
Su Ruoxi was not polite at all. She opened her mouth and took a bite of the shrimp ball that her husband handed to her.
Almost at the moment of taking a bite, Feng Ruoruo's voice rang out from behind: "Hey, Mom and Dad, why are you eating secretly?"
Su Ruoxi was startled when she heard the shouting behind her, and Feng Yifan was also startled.
The shrimp ball that Su Ruoxi had bitten off almost fell out of her mouth, and the shrimp ball that Feng Yifan had bitten off in his hand also almost fell out of his mouth.
The couple was a little panicked, and then they quickly cleaned up.
Feng Ruoruo walked in with a swagger, like a little adult, and looked at her parents seriously, "You can't eat secretly. Mom and Dad, we haven't eaten yet, and you're eating first. This is not right."
Faced with her daughter's scolding, Su Ruoxi slowly chewed the shrimp ball in her mouth and swallowed it.
Then she smiled and said to her daughter, "When did Ruoruo come back? Where are Grandpa, Grandma and Grandpa? Why didn't you make any noise after you came back? Why didn't you call Mom and Dad?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at her mother and pouted her lips as she said, "I ran back first. Grandpa, grandma and grandpa were behind me. Besides, I called out when I entered the door, but mom and dad didn't hear me. You two were just thinking about eating secretly and didn't even know Ruoruo was back."
After hearing her daughter's words, Su Ruoxi didn't know how to respond to her daughter.
At this time, Feng Yifan stepped forward decisively, picked up a shrimp ball and handed it to his daughter.
"Ruoruo, look, aren't there a lot of different colors on this shrimp ball?"
Feng Ruoruo was immediately attracted by the shrimp balls in her father's hand. The shrimp balls themselves were white and tender, but the surface of the shrimp balls was indeed covered with various colors, which looked really beautiful.
"Hey, Dad, why is it like this?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said to his daughter: "This shrimp ball is called 'Gem Shrimp Ball'. Doesn't it look like a gem?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at the shrimp ball in her father's hand, was stunned for a moment and said, "Dad, what does the gem look like?"
Feng Yifan was a little confused when his daughter asked him this question.
Su Ruoxi, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha, you spent so much time introducing gems to your daughter, but she still doesn't know what they look like. Don't you think you're embarrassed? Ruoruo, your daddy didn't even explain them to you clearly. Aren't you stupid?"
Feng Ruoruo saw her mother smile and heard what her mother said, and felt as if her mother was right.
"Hehehe, Daddy is really a little stupid. He didn't even tell Ruoruo what a gem is."
Feng Yifan was not unhappy at all when the mother and daughter laughed at him. Instead, he smiled when he saw that the mother and daughter had forgotten about cheating.
Next, Feng Yifan did not explain the gems, but handed the shrimp balls to his daughter.
"Come, try it and see if dad's jewel shrimp balls taste good."
In fact, Feng Ruoruo had already smelled the fragrance and had long wanted to taste her father's shrimp balls. Now that she heard her father say this, the little girl didn't hesitate and took a bite.
The shrimp balls are very crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.
After eating this bite of shrimp ball, a smile gradually appeared on Feng Ruoruo's little face.
After taking the first bite, the daughter said to her father, "It's delicious."
Feng Yifan then handed it to his daughter and said, "It tastes good, right? Come on, keep eating. This shrimp ball is Ruoruo's. Ruoruo, eat it all."
Because his daughter did not wash her hands, Feng Yifan kept holding the shrimp ball and fed it to his daughter.
While his daughter was eating, Feng Yifan also quietly handed the half pill that his wife had eaten to his wife.
In this way, both mother and daughter ate the freshly fried shrimp balls cooked by their father, fed by their father himself.
The shrimp balls are crispy on the outside and firm, tender and elastic on the inside. The most important thing is that the addition of pork fat gives the shrimp balls a fatty taste. When paired with the vegetable ingredients mixed in it, the shrimp balls are really delicious.
After feeding his wife and daughter, Feng Yifan asked his wife to take his daughter out first, while he hurried to prepare the remaining dishes in the kitchen.
When the guests arrived one after another, Feng Yifan's dishes had basically been completed.