After lunch, Feng Ruoruo pestered her father to coax her to sleep. Seeing his wife's expression, Feng Yifan guessed that this must be his wife's arrangement, in order to let his daughter hold him back. Then his wife could take the time to quietly tell Shen Qingluo the method he had mentioned at noon.
Feng Yifan didn't say anything, but just went to coax his daughter to sleep.
Then Su Ruoxi really took some time out and asked her mother-in-law Lu Cuiling to help look after her husband while she went to the backyard of her house to call Shen Qingluo.
Shen Qingluo answered the phone and was immediately excited after hearing what Su Ruoxi told her: "Wow, Auntie, you are really great. With this method, I believe Xiao Linzi will definitely win this time."
Su Ruoxi also reminded Shen Qingluo: "Don't forget to tell Xiaolin that you can't add lemon juice directly to the rice. The lemon juice needs to be cooked with the meat. And if there is orange peel, remember to clean the white part of the peel, and then crush it all into powder and use it in the rice."
Shen Qingluo wrote them all down very seriously: "Yeah, okay, I remember it."
After hanging up the phone, Su Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief, but when she turned around, she saw her husband standing in front of the small door in the backyard.
Seeing her husband standing there, Su Ruoxi suddenly became like a little girl who had done something wrong. She walked towards her husband step by step shyly. She even wanted to ignore her husband and just slip away from him, but she was still held back by her husband.
Feng Yifan grabbed his wife and said, "Okay, stop pretending here. I know you must have called Shen Qingluo, right?"
Su Ruoxi felt embarrassed for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and said without flinching, "I told you, what are you going to do? Are you going to punish me too?"
When Feng Yifan saw his wife's aggressive look, he was a little bit amused and helpless.
He wanted to show off his masculinity in front of his wife, but he immediately became weak in front of her. He held her hand and said softly, "No way, if my wife wants to say it, how dare I say no? I dare not punish my wife, either."
Seeing her husband speaking softly, Su Ruoxi raised her chin proudly and said, "Well, that's pretty good. You know what's best for you."
Then, Su Ruoxi curiously asked her husband: "Can the method you told me really solve Xiaolin's problem? You didn't deliberately tell me a bad method so that Xiaolin couldn't complete it, did you?"
Feng Yifan laughed immediately: "What do you mean by that? You don't trust your husband at all?"
Su Ruoxi curled her lips: "That's hard to say. You didn't take the initiative to tell Xiao Lin before. Xiao Lin is obviously your apprentice, but you don't care at all. Obviously, your apprentice was threatened and challenged by others, but you didn't know to help your apprentice."
Hearing his wife's condemnation of him, Feng Yifan smiled and held his wife in his arms.
"Why didn't I help him? Didn't I tell you everything I should tell him? And you told Shen Qingluo everything, and then Xiao Shen would definitely go and tell Xiao Lin."
Su Ruoxi was stunned when she heard this, then turned to look at her husband: "So you had already planned this, right?"
Feng Yifan smiled and responded to his wife: "It can't be said to be calculated. I just don't want to help Ruifeng directly and make Ruifeng dependent on me in the future. I hope he can think independently instead of always cooking under my guidance. Ma Xiaolong has already done that."
Su Ruoxi asked curiously: "What is your relationship with Ma Xiaolong? Is he really not your apprentice?"
Feng Yifan sighed and said to his wife, "He is my apprentice. I did teach him a lot of things, but I taught him those things in the hope that he would not imitate others but would find his own way. However, the result was contrary to my expectation."
Su Ruoxi was still a little puzzled: "What does this mean? Does it mean that Ma Xiaolong didn't learn well?"
Feng Yifan said seriously: "No, he has learned very well, even better than Xiaolin now. Just like I said before, Ma Xiaolong is more talented.
It's just that he's stuck in imitating me, and he lacks the creativity of a top chef. He's always imitating my dishes, so when he's away from me, he doesn't even know how to cook? He can't make his own dishes in his own style. "
Su Ruoxi had heard her husband say these words before, and when she heard them again now, she seemed to understand her husband's intentions towards Lin Ruifeng.
Su Ruoxi understood that her husband hoped that Lin Ruifeng would not just imitate others, but would have his own creativity. This was where Lin Ruifeng would have room for greater growth in the future.
Thinking of this, Su Ruoxi asked: "If I tell him the answer secretly, will that be the same as harming him?"
Seeing the remorse on his wife's face, Feng Yifan smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, I don't think Ruifeng will do exactly what you said, he should integrate and find a better way."
Su Ruoxi curled her lips: "You know it again? You obviously knew everything a long time ago, but you just didn't say it, right?"
Feng Yifan hugged his wife, kissed her and said, "Every one of us needs a process of growth, so you really don't have to be so anxious. Even if Ruifeng loses this time, I think it may be a good thing for him. It can promote his growth."
Su Ruoxi was not very happy: "Why do you always hope that your apprentice will lose?"
Feng Yifan continued, "I'm not hoping for him to lose, but the gap is obvious. How long has he been learning from me? Even if Ma Xiaolong can only imitate me, he has been learning from me for many years."
Su Ruoxi could only sigh and say, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
Feng Yifan hugged his wife, walked out of the backyard, and then they went to the kitchen together.
He took out a cake from the refrigerator in the kitchen, handed it to his wife and said, "Okay, to make it up to my wife, I'll give this cake to her."
Su Ruoxi was delighted when she saw the cake her husband brought out, but she said, "Humph, do you treat me like Ruoruo? You offended me and you want to bribe me with food? Do you think I'm the same as Ruoruo? Can I be easily bribed by your delicious food?"
Feng Yifan leaned close to his wife's ear and said, "I made this especially for you."
Hearing her husband say this, Su Ruoxi's appetite immediately grew and she couldn't wait to taste it.
But after thinking about it, Su Ruoxi still held back and pretended to be calm and said, "Huh, what do you mean by making it specially for me? When Ruoruo wakes up later, won't you make it for her?"
Feng Yifan laughed: "Then I won't do it for Ruoruo?"
Su Ruoxi immediately said, "No, of course you have to do it for your daughter, but we have to do it together."
Feng Yifan laughed when his wife said this: "Hahaha, OK, I'll listen to you, let's eat this first, and then we'll make a big portion for Ruoruo so that she can eat it with her friends. What do you think, my dear wife?"
Su Ruoxi nodded when she heard this: "Well, that's good enough, let's get started."
Then Su Ruoxi began to eat the cake that her husband made specially for her.
After eating it in one bite, Su Ruoxi was a little surprised.
The taste of this cake is indeed unique. It is not the pure sweet taste that my daughter usually eats, but has a layer of salty taste in the middle.
But a little bit of saltiness will not affect the overall taste of the cake. At the same time, the two layers of sweetness make it taste even more delicious. Combined with the two layers of mousse, the silky taste tastes really good. This is the first time Su Ruoxi has tasted such a cake.
After a few bites, Su Ruoxi finished the cake. She turned to look at her husband and asked, "How did you make this? Why is the cake layer in the middle? And it's salty?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied: "It's very simple, I baked the cake first, then cut it, and when making the mousse layer, I put the cake in the middle of the two mousse layers.
As for the salty taste, I mixed some sea salt into the cake batter.”
Su Ruoxi was really surprised when she heard her husband's answer: "So cakes can be made like this?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said: "Desserts themselves should not be restricted by form. Desserts, like dishes, need to be created with imagination. Every dish and every dessert is a test for the chef. Only by truly delving into them can they be made well enough."
Su Ruoxi suddenly thought of something when she heard this, and she asked her husband, "Are you planning to add desserts directly to the menu after Su Ji reopens?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Well, my wife is really smart."
Su Ruoxi continued, "But Su Ji is obviously a Chinese restaurant. If you add desserts casually like this, won't it affect other people's impression of Su Ji?"
Feng Yifan continued, "In fact, there are many kinds of Chinese dim sum. We can improve Chinese dim sum and add it to the menu. Then, just like the dishes served in Western restaurants, we can give a dim sum to the set meal as a kind of after-meal adjustment. In this way, our Su Ji will be more refined."
Su Ruoxi listened to her husband's words. She couldn't even imagine what the Su Ji business her husband described would be like.
Feng Yifan guessed his wife's thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely not let Su Ji's reputation down. I will make everyone remember Su Ji and make Su Ji a unique restaurant. Su Ji will become a place to taste traditional Chinese dishes."
"Taste" Hearing the word, Su Ruoxi seemed to understand some of her husband's thoughts.
That is to no longer regard Su Ji as a restaurant that simply provides food, but to turn Su Ji into a more unique private chef that serves delicious food.
In the future, diners who come to Su Ji will be able to taste dishes that are not available in other restaurants.
Taste some of the essence of Chinese cuisine.
Thinking of this, Su Ruoxi finally had an idea of what the restaurant would look like in the future, and could imagine how it would be run in the future. It seemed that it was indeed a good way to run the business. Moreover, she felt that such a Su Ji might also be what her grandfather and ancestors had expected.
After thinking for a while, Su Ruoxi looked at her husband and said, "Okay, I look forward to your change."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't let my wife down."
Su Ruoxi reminded him, "It's not about whether you let me down or not, it's about you not letting Dad down."
Just as they said this, Su Jinrong's voice suddenly rang out from behind them: "How could I be disappointed? Yifan's business model was what your grandfather had imagined, and what I have always wanted to do, but we have not been able to do it, so Yifan, you must do it."
Hearing his father-in-law's words, Feng Yifan smiled and agreed: "Okay, Dad, I will definitely do it."
Su Jinrong then asked, "So, do you hope that Ma Xiaolong will also join Su Ji?"
Feng Yifan did not hide his thoughts after his father-in-law pointed them out to him: "Yes, although Ma Xiaolong lacks a little creativity for the time being, I think his basic skills are solid enough. As long as he can make some breakthroughs, he will become a very good chef."
Su Jinrong continued to ask: "Do you think he is really trustworthy? Or, is he worthy of your trust?"
Feng Yifan was a little unsure of how to answer his father-in-law's direct question.
Maybe he trusted Ma Xiaolong in his heart, but he couldn't guarantee whether Ma Xiaolong would change in the future or whether he would be able to stay with him in Su Ji
Seeing his son-in-law hesitate, Su Jinrong said, "Are you not sure? You dare not say that Ma Xiaolong will stay at Su Ji forever, stick with you to Su Ji, and run Su Ji with you? So you are worried that Ma Xiaolong will learn something and leave? And affect Su Ji?"
Feng Yifan looked at his father-in-law, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded to acknowledge his concerns.
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Let me ask you, when your grandfather had so many apprentices, did he ever worry about you coming? Including Chen Wei, among your grandfather's apprentices, is there any one whose cooking skills were good enough to affect Su's business?"
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Feng Yifan slowly figured it out and seemed to understand what his father-in-law was thinking.
Su Jinrong paused for a moment and continued, "As chefs, if we are worried that our dishes will be copied by others, how can we open a restaurant? So don't worry about these. And if Ma Xiaolong leaves Su Ji in the future and starts his own business but affects Su Ji's business, it can only mean that you have regressed."
In fact, Feng Yifan had the same idea in his mind. He didn't think that teaching his apprentice would cause the Su Ji business that he had been sticking to to get worse.
Just as my father-in-law said, if that situation really happened, it would definitely be because he, as the master, had regressed.
Moreover, having an apprentice who can challenge himself will be an encouragement to Master Feng Yifan, allowing him to keep working hard and try to improve his cooking skills.
After coinciding with his father-in-law, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad. I understand."
Su Jinrong continued, "Well, with Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong, plus Ning Cheng, you are still missing a detective and an assistant."