Meimei took a nap at noon. When Feng Ruoruo woke up in the afternoon, she became more active. She asked for her father's mobile phone and opened the video call with her good friends.
But after the video chat with Feng Ruoruo this afternoon, Yang Xiaoxi was alone.
"Hey, why are you the only one here, Xixi?"
Yang Xiaoxi also looked puzzled: "I don't know either. Ruoruo, didn't you invite Sister Jingyi and Feifei?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at the video and said, "I called them, but they didn't have the link. I'll go ask my dad."
While his daughter was video chatting with her good friend, Feng Yifan and his father-in-law were doing research and development in the kitchen. The father-in-law and son-in-law were preparing new dishes in preparation for Su Ji's resumption of business.
Feng Ruoruo held the phone in her two little hands, ran into the kitchen and asked, "Dad, Dad, please help Ruoruo check, why are Feifei and Sister Jingyi not in my video?"
When Feng Yifan heard his daughter asking the question, he immediately wiped his hands and walked in front of his daughter.
Before Feng Yifan could answer his daughter, Yue Qihao, who followed in, said, "It was those two people who didn't connect to the video. Maybe they didn't log in to their accounts or they weren't in front of their phones."
Feng Yifan took a look and found that it was exactly the same as Yue Qihao said.
He smiled and said to his daughter, "Well, Brother Haohao is right. It's Feifei and Sister Jingyi who are not connected. You can talk to Xixi first."
Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "No, I want to chat with everyone."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Dad will call and ask for you, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately laughed: "Okay, okay, dad, hurry up."
Feng Yifan took out another mobile phone and called Chen Yaofei's grandfather to inquire about Chen Yaofei's situation. He then called Guo Jingyi's home to inquire about Guo Jingyi's situation.
After asking all the questions, Feng Yifan said to his daughter and Yang Xiaoxi on the video, "Dad has already called and asked. Feifei and grandpa and grandma have gone to handle the procedures for going abroad, and sister Jingyi has to go to class in the afternoon, so the two of them will not be able to video chat with you this afternoon."
Feng Ruoruo pouted again: "Dad, please ask Feifei and Sister Jingyi to come back."
Feng Yifan looked at his daughter and was in a state of confusion: "What should we do? Feifei and Sister Jingyi are not here now, so why don't you chat with Xixi first? When they come back, I'll tell you two about what they saw and heard today, okay?"
Before Feng Ruoruo could speak, Yang Xiaoxi on the other side of the video had already shouted, "Okay, okay."
Feng Ruoruo was also a little surprised when she saw Yang Xiaoxi yelling in the video: "Xixi, why did you say yes?"
Yang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "We can listen to Feifei and Sister Jingyi tell stories. Isn't that fun?"
After hearing what Yang Xiaoxi said, Feng Ruoruo also thought it seemed very interesting, and then said with a smile: "Okay, then listen to Xixi. Then Dad, can you help me enlarge the video? It's uncomfortable to watch it like this."
Feng Yifan helped his daughter enlarge the video on her mobile phone so that it showed only her and Yang Xiaoxi.
After seeing the enlargement, Feng Ruoruo held the phone in her hand with satisfaction, walked out of the kitchen, and took Yang Xiaoxi to see her little duck.
Yue Qihao followed the whole process, occasionally interjecting a few words and chatting with the two girls.
Feng Ruoruo did not forget to introduce this brother Haohao to Yang Xiaoxi.
"Xixi, this is Brother Haohao, the older brother of Uncle Yue. Brother Haohao is one grade older than Sister Jingyi. Brother Haohao knows a lot of things."
Yue Qihao was praised so much that he felt a little embarrassed when facing the camera.
Yang Xiaoxi on the other side of the video smiled and greeted: "Hello, Brother Haohao."
Yue Qihao also quickly said to the little girl over there: "Hello."
Then, Feng Ruoruo asked Yue Qihao to continue talking about the little duck: "Brother Haohao, please continue to tell us the story of the little duck."
Yue Qihao then continued to talk about his past experience of raising ducks.
The two little girls, Feng Ruoruo and Yang Xiaoxi, naturally listened with great interest and found what Yue Qihao said very interesting.
While the children were playing outside, Feng Yifan and his father-in-law began to study the family recipe in the kitchen.
Because they wanted to restore Su Ji’s ancestral recipes, they needed to prepare a lot of things, the first of which was to restore Su-style meat.
Although Suzhou-style meat is quite common in Beijing nowadays, it also has a unique heritage.
But it is obvious that this dish on Su Ji’s menu is somewhat different from that in Beijing.
First of all, in terms of taste, the taste of Su Ji's food is not as strong as that of Beijing. Secondly, in terms of ingredients, the ingredients used in the menu of Su Ji's food are relatively fine.
When Su Quansheng was alive, Su Jinrong had heard his father mention it more than once.
Later, Mr. Su Quansheng did try hard to recreate the menu.
It’s a pity that it’s quite difficult because many ingredients are indeed missing and I don’t know the cooking methods.
So Mr. Su Quansheng spent a lot of effort and managed to restore a few dishes.
Later, because of the incident with his daughter Su Lanxin, the old man lost his enthusiasm and never tried it again. Finally, when he passed away, he passed the recipe to Su Jinrong.
In the kitchen, Su Jinrong compared the recipe and said, "This whole set of banquet dishes handed down by Su Ji may not actually be called a Su-style banquet. After all, many things are somewhat different from the original ones. The ancestors later explored and re-wrote them. But now there are many missing parts, so we may have to find some supplements from the traditional Su-style dishes."
Feng Yifan listened to his father-in-law's words, thought for a while and said: "Dad, why don't we try making Su Zao soup first? Isn't it rumored that a pot of Su Zao soup can actually be used to make many dishes?"
Su Jinrong nodded when he heard this: "Well, that's true, but isn't the formula gone now?"
At this point, Su Jinrong couldn't help but sigh: "Back then, your grandfather said that the recipes of Su Zao Tang are different for each season, and they will be adjusted according to the seasons to achieve a seasonal balance, just like the four-season lion's head, which must correspond to the seasons."
This time it was Feng Yifan's turn to be a little surprised.
Even though he is such a top chef, he has never heard that the braised soup can be prepared in different seasons.
Su Zao Tang is actually a pot of braised soup, which was used in the palace to make Su Zao dishes such as Su Zao meat.
Feng Yifan had indeed heard of it, but most of the time he thought it was just a pot of unique braised soup.
Now hearing his father-in-law say this, he suddenly realized that he had been thinking too simply.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and asked, "Dad, do you know what those things are?"
Su Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "Well, your grandfather did talk about this back then, but we only knew those ingredients, and without the right proportions, it would probably be impossible to make it."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "So, Dad, let's just go back to my house and try to mix the ingredients ourselves. Please tell me what they are."
Su Jinrong then tried to recall, and said based on his memory: "Probably: licorice, cinnamon, tangerine peel, cardamom, amomum, cardamom, and..."
At this point, Su Jinrong fell into deep thought, and couldn't remember anything specific.
Feng Yifan was thinking on the side, without interrupting his father-in-law's thoughts, but waiting quietly.
Su Jinrong thought for a long time, but couldn't remember what other ingredients there were? It seemed that his thoughts were stuck here, and he couldn't recall the recipe his father had told him.
Seeing that his father-in-law was obviously getting a little anxious, Feng Yifan quickly persuaded him: "Dad, don't worry, we will think about it slowly, you will definitely remember it, but don't rush it. If we can't do it today, we can think about it tomorrow and do it when we remember it."
Although Feng Yifan advised like this, it was obvious that his father-in-law was not going to give up.
The old man sat in a wheelchair, holding the handles tightly with both hands, thinking about what else was there
It was great to see my father-in-law trying so hard to think, especially how the armrests of his wheelchair were almost wrung out of water.
Feng Yifan was also somewhat helpless and said: "Dad, there's really no need to be so anxious. We'll still be staying at my house for more than a month. There's plenty of time. Don't worry, we'll study it slowly."
Su Jinrong said seriously, "No, no, there is another very important thing. It's on the tip of my tongue but I can't remember it. But I think that thing is very common. Almost everyone will mention it casually, but I just can't remember what it is or what it's called."
Feng Yifan was not unfamiliar with his father-in-law's situation, because it was indeed often the case that people would find that the name of something was right on the tip of their tongue, but they just couldn't remember the specific name.
I saw that my father-in-law had an anxious look on his face and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Feng Yifan remembered that the kitchen was still a little hot, so he quickly ran outside to get a palm-leaf fan to fan his father-in-law.
Feng Ruoruo, who was outside, was listening to brother Haohao telling stories with Yang Xiaoxi on the video, when she suddenly saw her father rushing out of the kitchen, and then he quickly ran back with a palm leaf fan. The little girl immediately found it very interesting, and then she stood up and went to the kitchen with her phone in her hand.
Yue Qihao was confused. Why did you run away just when listening to a good story
Yang Xiaoxi on the other side of the video was also very confused. She lay in front of the camera, propped up her face with her two hands and asked curiously, "Ruoruo, where are you going? Don't you want to listen to Brother Haohao tell you a story?"
Feng Ruoruo responded in the video with a smile: "I saw my dad got something interesting, let's go and see it."
When Yang Xiaoxi heard that they were going to see Father Feng, she immediately looked forward to it: "Okay, okay, let's go see Father Feng."
It was not until Feng Ruoruo walked into the kitchen holding a cell phone that Yue Qihao came to his senses. He sighed, stood up and prepared to chase after her in the kitchen.
When the boy stood up, he happened to meet Su Ruoxi who came out and gave fruit to the two children.
Su Ruoxi saw that only Yue Qihao was there. She heard Yue Qihao sigh and asked curiously, "Xiaohao, why are you the only one here? Where's Ruoruo? Why did you sigh just now?"
Yue Qihao saw that Su Ruoxi was still a little reserved, so he said awkwardly, "Aunt, Ruoruo went to the kitchen. I want to go to the kitchen to find her."
Hearing her daughter go to the kitchen, Su Ruoxi also laughed: "Go to the kitchen? Sorry, Ruoruo has been spoiled by her father. She likes to hang around her father and also likes to hang around in the kitchen. Don't be unhappy, it's not that she doesn't want to play with you. Auntie will help you go to the kitchen and call her out."
Yue Qihao quickly said, "No, no need, auntie, I'll go find her in the kitchen. Actually, I want to take a look in the kitchen too."
Hearing the boy's words, Su Ruoxi laughed: "You also want to watch your uncle Feng cook, right?"
Yue Qihao nodded a little embarrassedly: "Well, I've seen it on TV and online, but I haven't seen it in person."
Su Ruoxi reached out and pulled the boy and said, "Then go in and take a look. Don't be shy. Your Uncle Feng is very kind. He won't be unwilling to let you see."
Yue Qihao was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Uncle Feng is willing to let me see it?"
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Of course, let's go in."
Under Su Ruoxi's guidance, Yue Qihao followed her to the kitchen.
Feng Ruoruo was in the kitchen at this time, holding her mobile phone and video chatting with Yang Xiaoxi. At the same time, she was standing next to her grandfather, enjoying the fanning of her father with a palm-leaf fan.
"Hahaha, Dad, come on, fan harder, only then will you be able to fan Ruoruo."
Su Ruoxi pulled Yue Qihao into the house and saw three generations of a family fanning themselves in the kitchen. She felt a little amused.
"You little thing, Brother Haohao is waiting for you to play outside, but you run in and ask daddy to fan you. Why don't you call Brother Haohao in as well?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her mother said, she immediately turned her head to look at her mother, and saw her brother Haohao who was pulled in by her mother.
"Mom, you are here too. Come and stand next to me, and let Daddy fan you too."
Su Ruoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Didn't you hear what mom said?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "I heard it."
The little girl said to Yue Qihao again: "Brother Haohao, I'm sorry, I forgot to ask you to come along. Come here too, let daddy fan you."
Yue Qihao was a little embarrassed: "It's okay, I'm not hot, let Auntie go over."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Everyone come together and let your Uncle Feng fan us."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard his wife's words. "You guys really know how to join in the fun. I was worried that grandpa would get too hot, so I brought a fan to fan him. There's air conditioning in the room outside, so why are you running into the kitchen to join in the fun? It's very hot here."
Su Ruoxi immediately said: "Then your daughter is here, why don't you say anything?"
After hearing what his wife said, Feng Yifan felt helpless and could only take two steps back and said, "Okay, stand still, I'll fan you all together."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan held the fan with both hands and began to fan it horizontally, which immediately created a very strong wind.
Feng Ruoruo found it very interesting to be fanned by her father: "Ah, it's so cool, Dad, please fan harder, harder, hahahaha, it's so interesting, the wind is so strong."
As the wind blew in his face, Su Jinrong, who was deep in thought while sitting in a wheelchair, suddenly thought of something. The old man slapped his thigh and stood up from the wheelchair: "I thought of it, I thought of it, it's 'licorice, cinnamon, cinnamon bark, dried orange peel, cardamom, grass fruit, amomum villosum' and cloves, that's cloves."