Yue Qingsong's younger brother, Yue Yibai, has been feeling restless since he came back from the last time he went to Su's to deliver goods with his brother.
Perhaps it was because I saw the scenery in the city, or perhaps it was because I saw Feng Yifan's craftsmanship.
After Yue Yibai came back, he was no longer willing to follow his brother to deliver goods every day. Instead, he began to yearn to go out of the village.
It just so happened that a female high school classmate of Yue Yibai came back from another place and moved to the town with her family. This made Yue Yibai feel like he saw a ray of hope.
In Yue Yibai's eyes, his elder brother had been working with Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling on the vegetable base for so long, but the family had not been able to move to the town. However, a female classmate who came back from other places was able to buy a house in the town within a few years and even brought her parents to live in the town.
All this irritated Yue Yibai and made him feel that there was no future for him in the vegetable base.
He wanted to leave the village and start a career in a wider world.
Lu Cuiling talked about Yue Yibai until here, looked at her son and said: "If Xiaobai is like that, he must have been influenced by you."
Feng Yifan asked curiously: "Were you influenced by me?"
Lu Cuiling nodded: "Yes, Xiaobai felt that you ran away by yourself and didn't come back for so long. You went abroad and became a famous chef. He felt that only by going out can you have better development and see a wider world, and he can achieve great things."
Feng Yifan was stunned when he heard this. He had never expected that his own affairs would give Yue Yibai such an impression.
But if you think about it carefully, the last time Yue Yibai went to the city with Yue Qingsong and learned about Feng Yifan's going abroad, his reaction at that time and the envy in his eyes also showed his thoughts. He wanted to change his life by leaving the village.
After listening to his mother's statement, Feng Yifan felt that he could not blame anyone.
After all, he ran away alone at the beginning, and although he almost starved to death outside, he did get the opportunity in the end and achieved his current success.
After thinking carefully for a while, Feng Yifan could only say, "If he is really sure that he has the ability, he can give it a try. There are many young people working outside these years, and he is not the only one. He is still young, so he can go out and work for a few years before coming back."
Lu Cuiling sighed and said, "Your father and I feel the same way, but your Aunt Niu is a little worried."
Yue Qingsong's mother, Aunt Niu, was worried, but Feng Yifan could understand that. After all, Yue Yibai was the youngest son in the family, and parents would always favor younger sons and certainly didn't want them to suffer.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and asked, "What does Qingsong mean?"
Lu Cuiling spread her hands and said, "What can Qingsong have any objection to? He is his own brother. He must also hope that his brother can go out and try, even if he has to suffer a little. But he is such a filial son that he dare not openly support his brother."
After hearing what his mother said, Feng Yifan suddenly understood why Yue Qingsong spent less time at home during this period.
Normally, Yue Qingsong would rarely go back to deliver long distances when he went out to deliver goods, but Yue Qingsong was often not at home all day.
Thinking about it now, Feng Yifan could probably guess that the other party was probably looking for his brother in the town, trying to help his mother persuade his brother to go home.
Seeing her son lost in thought, Lu Cuiling reminded him, "Don't talk nonsense to your Aunt Niu anymore. Your Aunt Niu loves Xiaobai very much. Even Qingsong doesn't dare to talk nonsense in front of her. You'd better not say anything nonsense in front of your Aunt Niu."
When Feng Yifan heard what his mother said, he smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, Mom. I will definitely not say anything nonsense."
After promising his mother not to say anything, Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "I'll find some time to go to town and meet Yue Yibai and his female classmate to see who they are and what they are planning to do in the south."
Lu Cuiling nodded and said, "That's fine. Xiaobai admires you very much. You can go meet him and have a good talk with him. Maybe the child will listen to you."
After hearing what his mother said, Feng Yifan said helplessly, "Mom, you don't think I went there to persuade Xiaobai to go home, do you?"
Lu Cuiling looked at her son and asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Aren't you going to persuade Xiaobai to go home? Then what are you going to do? Are you going to support Xiaobai?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "That's right, at a time like this, he needs someone's support."
Lu Cuiling raised her hand and slapped her son on the back of the head without any hesitation.
"You little brat, don't join in the fun, okay? Xiaobai didn't want to go home in the first place, how can he come back if you say that? Aren't you deliberately trying to make your Aunt Niu sad? You'd better not go, lest something really happens. If you pat your butt and leave, Qingsong will have to clean up the mess for you."
Feng Yifan heard his mother say this and continued with a smile: "What could possibly happen? Mom, can you not be so nervous? I ran away quietly at the beginning, but nothing happened to me, didn't I? If I hadn't run away, I might not have achieved what I have today."
Lu Cuiling said bluntly: "What achievements have you made? Do you think that being on TV and having people praising you online counts as an achievement?"
Feng Yifan looked at his mother and said seriously, "These are just the beginning. I will definitely achieve success in the future."
Lu Cuiling continued, "You should run Su Ji first. The attention you have received now is all false reputation. You haven't come up with anything that can convince everyone. Yes, the few tricks you have shown do reflect your unique abilities, but others can do that too."
After his mother said this, Feng Yifan roughly understood what her mother meant.
It was obvious that his mother still hoped that he could have his own signature dish.
Simply put, it means being able to cook a dish that many people will remember after tasting it, and that others will rush to copy and imitate.
Feng Yifan smiled confidently and said to his mother, "Mom, don't worry. When Su Ji reopens, I will let everyone see your son's true strength."
After Lu Cuiling looked at her son, she gritted her teeth and said, "Son, you look like you deserve a beating. Okay, go ahead and do your work. Mom won't bother you. I hope you can keep your word. And you'd better not get involved in Xiaobai's affairs."
Watching his mother leave, Feng Yifan was still thinking about finding time to meet Yue Yibai.
It’s not that I want to support him, but I plan to meet Yue Yibai’s female classmate.
No matter what, Feng Yifan and Yue Qingsong have a brotherly relationship, and Yue Yibai is also his younger brother. He certainly cannot let his younger brother suffer any loss.
While his daughter was taking a nap, Feng Yifan tidied up some things and made a snack for his daughter.
There are two kinds of dim sum today, one is steamed in a pot, and the other is cooked and then refrigerated.
First, it is steamed in a pot. Feng Yifan uses the milk, coconut milk and sugar that Yue Qingsong brought back a few days ago, pours it into a powder that is a 3:1 ratio of glutinous rice flour and starch, stirs it into a batter, pours it into a large bowl, shakes it gently to shake the bubbles, and then steams it in a pot.
While steaming, Feng Yifan poured 1:4 ratio of matcha powder and corn starch into the milk and mixed them evenly. Then he put a small pot on the induction cooker at home, turned on the lowest fire, put milk in the pot, and then poured in whipped cream and white sugar.
When everything in the pot is mixed evenly, pour out half of it, and then pour the previously mixed matcha powder into the rest of the pot.
Stir slowly in this way, and when everything is mixed evenly, remove the pot from the heat.
Take a container, sprinkle some coconut flakes in it, then pour the contents of the pot into it and mix it, then you can put it in the refrigerator.
At this time, the food in the pot has been steamed. After taking it out, the dough in the bowl looks like snow meringue skin, and it is very hot at this time.
However, Feng Yifan didn't care. He put it in a plastic bag and started kneading it on the chopping board.
This process also requires some skills. If you just keep pressing and kneading with your hands, you will definitely burn yourself. Just like making shrimp dumplings and hot noodles before, use the thick part of the edge of your palm to knead slowly, and keep switching hands so that you won't get burned.
When the dough is almost done in the bag, sprinkle some corn starch on the chopping board and take it out.
After rolling the dough into long strips, use a knife to cut the dough into small dough pieces.
Then he flattened the small dough and rolled it into a thin dough. Feng Yifan then took out the ice cream prepared in the refrigerator, wrapped the ice cream and fruit in the dough, tightened the mouth like a dumpling, and then turned it over. In this way, he made a snow meringue with an ice cream center.
After wrapping, it should be put into the refrigerator to freeze and set.
But when Feng Yifan finished all this, his daughter had already woken up from her nap and ran to the kitchen.
"Dad, dad, Ruoruo is up. Did you make snacks for Ruoruo today?"
Feng Yifan took the ice cream that he was going to put in the refrigerator, handed it to his daughter and said, "Well, Ruoruo just woke up at the right time. Daddy just made today's snacks."
Seeing the snacks her father handed to her, Feng Ruoruo immediately laughed happily. She stretched out her little hand and carefully took the snacks from her father. The moment she held them in her hands, the little girl exclaimed, "Oh, Dad, it's so cold, why is this so cold?"
Feng Yifan reached out and took it from his daughter's hand, then put it on the chopping board and cut it with his clean knife.
"Look, Daddy packed some ice cream and diced fruit for Ruoruo. Daddy knows Ruoruo has been feeling very hot these past two days, so he made some cool snacks for her today."
When Feng Ruoruo saw the ice cream and fruit pieces inside, she happily waved her hands to ask for some.
"Dad, hurry up, Ruoruo wants to eat."
Feng Yifan found a small bowl, put the cut meat into it, got a small spoon for his daughter, and handed it to her to eat.
Feng Ruoruo took the small bowl and used a small spoon to scoop out the ice cream and fruit pieces from the skin and eat them.
The little girl felt very comfortable eating the cold ice cream with the fruit pieces.
"Wow, it's so cool. So cool."
After Feng Ruoruo ate it, her little body shook a bit, as if she was trembling. Her appearance was very funny, which made Feng Yifan laugh cheerfully.
While her daughter was eating happily, Su Ruoxi walked in from outside, holding her daughter's shoes in her hand.
After entering the room, Su Ruoxi said bluntly: "You little thing, you only think about eating and don't even put on your shoes. Don't you feel the cold ground? You will get sick like this. Put on your shoes quickly. If you get sick, you won't be able to eat the snacks made by your father in the future."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her mother said, she quickly turned around and shouted that she wanted to put on her shoes.
"Oh, Mom, hurry up and put on my shoes."
Su Ruoxi squatted down, put on her daughter's shoes, and gently patted her daughter's little butt: "I'm so sorry for serving you, but you still need your mother to put on your shoes for you."
Feng Ruoruo didn't feel any pain even after being hit. She smiled and scooped a spoonful from the small bowl and handed it to her mother to eat.
"Mom, you eat too."
Su Ruoxi looked down at the contents of the spoon, which were some ice cream and fruit pieces. She then opened her mouth and fed her daughter what she was eating.
When you put it in your mouth, the cool ice cream instantly dispels the heat in your body.
Feng Ruoruo saw that her mother also had a comfortable look on her face, so she quickly asked, "Mom, is it delicious?"
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Well, it is indeed delicious. Then can't Ruoruo eat it by herself? You should share it with everyone, with grandparents, grandpa, brother Haohao, and your sister Wenwen."
Hearing her mother say this, Feng Ruoruo nodded and said, "Okay, okay, Mom, let's hurry up and give it to everyone to eat together."
While his wife was talking, Feng Yifan had already packed up the rest and put it into a clean storage box.
"Okay, Ruoruo, take it and share it with everyone else."
Feng Ruoruo finished the food in her small bowl and handed it to her father. Then she took the food box from her father with both hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, Dad."
Then the little girl turned around and said, "Okay, Mom, let's go."
Watching his daughter go out with her mother to share the snacks with everyone, Feng Yifan quickly cleaned up the things in the kitchen.
While Feng Yifan was cleaning, he could hear his daughter's laughter outside, as well as her mother's praise for her granddaughter.
Not long after, Ning Cheng also arrived and prepared to continue the afternoon practice.
When Feng Ruoruo saw Ning Cheng, she did not forget to bring out the snacks for her older brother to eat.
"Big brother, this is a snack made by my father. You should try it too. It is delicious when it is cold and eaten in hot weather."
Ning Cheng looked at the chubby little dumplings in the box, and then saw the little girl holding the box. At this moment, he really thought it was very cute. After a while, Ning Cheng also pinched one from the box. But he put the whole little dumpling into his mouth in one bite.
The moment he bit into the bag, ice cream burst out from under the skin of the bag, freezing Ning Cheng so much that his teeth started to chatter and he almost spit out what was in his mouth.
Feng Ruoruo laughed when she saw this: "Hahaha, big brother, you have to eat slowly, you can't eat it all at once."
Ning Cheng also looked embarrassed and could only cover his mouth with his hands and eat slowly.