At lunch in the Lin family shop, Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong focused their attention on Feng Ruoruo.
The two chefs who were Feng Yifan's apprentices either saw it with their own eyes or learned about it through other channels. They both knew very well that to Feng Yifan, his daughter was his treasure.
Therefore, if you want to gain Feng Yifan’s recognition, you must also gain Feng Ruoruo’s recognition.
When Feng Ruoruo was eating, Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong watched her very attentively, hoping to get praise from the little girl.
Feng Ruoruo looked at the table full of various dishes. She was not picky and almost only ate the dishes in front of her.
Every time her mother picked up some food for her, the little girl was almost not picky. She would scoop it up with a small spoon and put it in her mouth to taste it.
However, Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong could also see that Feng Ruoruo never took the initiative to ask for any dishes.
This also shows that Feng Ruoruo was not satisfied with any of the dishes she tasted.
Because if the little girl likes the dish, she will definitely tell her mother and ask her mother to pick her the dish she likes again.
Feng Ruoruo tasted each dish one by one, which made Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong nervous, but also a little disappointed.
The two of them prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes for lunch, but it was obvious that Feng Ruoruo didn't like any of them.
Ma Xiaolong was very proud of his own caramel crust method for foie gras, which was created by Feng Yifan. But Feng Ruoruo didn't like it either, and the little girl only took a small bite.
As for Lin Ruifeng, he was also quite confident. After Feng Ruoruo ate one piece of his specially prepared roast goose dipping sauce, she also did not ask for a second piece.
When Feng Ruoruo put down the spoon in her hand, Lin Ruifeng asked nervously, "Why doesn't Ruoruo eat anymore?"
Feng Ruoruo answered seriously: "I'm full."
Ma Xiaolong then asked: "You didn't eat much? Are you full now?"
Feng Ruoruo nodded: "Yes, Ruoruo is full."
The others present also noticed that Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong seemed to be particularly concerned about Feng Ruoruo. They had been staring at which dishes the little girl had eaten. And every time Feng Ruoruo ate, the two of them would pay close attention to her expression.
Now I heard two people asking with great concern, why did Feng Ruoruo get full so quickly
Most people have guessed that Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong were deliberately trying to please Feng Yifan's daughter.
Su Ruoxi smiled and said to the two of them, "You don't have to be so polite and nervous. Ruoruo will definitely eat whatever she likes. And if she says she is full, she is definitely full. Our Ruoruo will not be polite to you."
Then, Su Ruoxi turned to her daughter and said, "Ruoruo, are you really full?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled and patted her belly gently: "I'm full."
Then, Feng Ruoruo turned her head to look at sister Wenwen, brother Haohao, and brother Chenchen from Aunt Lin Yanmei's family whom she met today. She wanted to ask the three sisters and brothers if they were full.
But before the little girl could ask, Su Ruoxi helped and said, "Don't stare at me. You are full, but I am not."
Feng Ruoruo turned around decisively and sat obediently next to her mother.
Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong looked at each other. They were indeed a little nervous. Or rather, they were not sure whether Feng Ruoruo, Chef Feng's little princess, was satisfied with their dishes.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Ruifeng couldn't help but ask: "Ruoruo, do you think the food Uncle Xiao Ma and I cooked for you today is delicious? Do you have any favorite dishes?"
Feng Ruoruo was sitting obediently next to her mother, with her head lowered, looking at her calves dangling in the air on the chair.
Hearing Uncle Xiaolin's question, Feng Ruoruo raised her head and looked at her two uncles.
The little girl looked a little confused at first, not quite understanding why Uncle Kobayashi asked that.
Seeing the confusion on the little girl's face, Ma Xiaolong continued to ask: "It's okay. Ruoruo can tell me directly what dishes she likes or dislikes. Uncle Xiaolin and I can improve them based on Ruoruo's likes and dislikes in the future."
Hearing this, Feng Ruoruo pouted and thought for a while, then she pointed at the dishes on the table.
The first was the caramel-crusted foie gras that was just passed to her.
"This is delicious, but the crust is a bit hard, and the ice cream underneath tastes weird. But Ruoruo thinks it's delicious."
After hearing what the little girl said, Ma Xiaolong was speechless as he looked at the piece of French foie gras.
Su Ruoxi quickly corrected her daughter: "The thing under the caramel skin is not ice cream, it's called goose liver. Uncle Xiao Ma made the goose liver into this."
Feng Ruoruo didn't react when Su Ruoxi said this, but Han Wenwen next to her exclaimed, "Wow, isn't this ice cream? I thought it was ice cream too. I was wondering, this is the first time I've seen ice cream being served as a dish. Normally, we don't allow people to eat it during meals at home."
Ma Xiaolong was completely at a loss for words. He never expected that the foie gras that he was so proud of was mistaken for ice cream by the children.
However, both in terms of shape and taste, it does look a little like ice cream.
Ma Xiaolong mashed the foie gras into a paste, added seasonings and cooked it. Finally, he put it in the refrigerator for cooling. He then made it into a small round cake, added a piece of caramel on it, and used a flamethrower to melt the caramel, leaving the caramel skin covering the outside.
Simply speaking from the taste perspective, because it has been refrigerated, it tastes a bit cold.
It wasn't a problem that Sue decoded it and the kids mistook it for ice cream.
Ma Xiaolong thought for a while and asked, "Do you think this tastes good?"
Wang Chenchen and Han Wenwen both said it was delicious.
But Yue Qihao thought it was not tasty because he didn’t like the taste of foie gras.
Feng Ruoruo said more seriously: "The candy outside is delicious, but it's too sweet and hard. Ruoruo doesn't like the foie gras inside very much."
After getting such an answer, Ma Xiaolong didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
It was obvious that he spent a lot of effort and carefully made the foie gras, but in the end it was not recognized.
Seeing that Ma Xiaolong was a little disappointed, Su Ruoxi said, "Ruoruo is still a child, so she doesn't really understand the taste of foie gras. You don't have to worry about it. I think you did a good job."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her mother said, she couldn't help but pout her lips to argue for herself.
"Mom, you're not right. Ruoruo has eaten foie gras before. Dad made it for us before. It tasted really good. It's not like Uncle Xiao Ma's, which has a little bit of stringiness in it."
After Feng Ruoruo said this, Ma Xiaolong suddenly realized the problem with the foie gras he made.
He didn't completely remove the fascia.
So when you eat it, there will be some tiny fascia inside, which will indeed affect the taste.
Feng Ruoruo continued, "The one my dad made is salty on the bottom and sweet on top. It tastes really good."
Ma Xiaolong felt a little strange when hearing what the little girl said. Why is it sweet on top and salty on the bottom
At this time, Su Jinrong said, "What Ruoruo is talking about is a cooking method of Yifan. He uses sea salt as a cushion underneath, and then puts a layer of caramel on top like yours. When the caramel is melted by the flamethrower, the sea salt will also melt, so that the salty and sweet tastes will be mixed."
When Ma Xiaolong heard what Su Jinrong said, he immediately understood the problem with his dish.
Feng Yifan's method uses salty and sweet flavors to neutralize the greasy taste of goose liver and remove some of the bad taste of goose liver itself.
In comparison, Ma Xiaolong's dish is obviously a bit rough.
At this moment, looking at the dish that he was so proud of, Ma Xiaolong realized that he was still not good enough.
After Feng Ruoruo finished judging Ma Xiaolong's dish, Lin Ruifeng couldn't help but ask, "Ruoruo, have you tried my dipping sauce? Do you think it tastes good?"
Feng Ruoruo raised her head and looked at Uncle Xiaolin. After thinking for a while, she smiled and replied, "It's delicious with the dipping sauce. Ruoruo likes the taste, but you can't eat too much. It will make you eat too much oil. Uncle Xiaolin, your meat is not well roasted. The skin is not as delicious as the one roasted by dad."
When Lin Ruifeng heard Feng Ruoruo say this, he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized the problem.
It seems that during this period, he paid too much attention to the dipping sauce and seasoning, and ignored some problems with the roast goose itself.
Lin Ruifeng picked up a piece himself and put it in his mouth to taste it without dipping it in the sauce.
He soon discovered that the skin and the meat inside the roast goose did not taste that good, especially the skin which obviously lacked some crispy texture.
Seeing Lin Ruifeng lowering his head in disappointment, Shen Qingluo beside him reached out and patted him to comfort him.
But soon Lin Ruifeng raised his head again, looked at Feng Ruoruo and said, "Thank you Ruoruo for pointing out my mistake."
Feng Ruoruo was surprised to hear this and asked, "Uncle Xiaolin, where did Ruoruo point out the mistake? Ruoruo thinks the dishes cooked by Uncle Xiaolin and Uncle Xiaoma are delicious, but not as delicious as Dad's. But Ruoruo also likes the dishes you cook, keep it up, you two."
When Su Ruoxi heard her daughter's words, she gently pinched her daughter's face and said, "Little girl, how come you have learned to comfort others?"
Feng Ruoruo turned her head and looked at her mother in surprise. She didn't quite understand what her mother meant.
Ruoruo didn't lie. Everything she said was true.
Thinking of this, the little girl said directly: "What Ruoruo said is what Ruoruo feels. Mommy Ruoruo didn't lie. Ruoruo felt the same way after eating it."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Okay, Ruoruo is a good child. Ruoruo will not lie. Mom said something wrong. Apologize to Ruoruo."
Seeing her mother apologize, Feng Ruoruo naturally laughed happily: "Hehehe, then Ruoruo forgives mom."
Everyone enjoyed the lunch very much.
Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong also got what they wanted and learned from Feng Ruoruo about some of the shortcomings of their respective dishes.
The two of them secretly decided in their hearts that they would work hard to improve their shortcomings.
Especially in tonight's competition, the two of them were competing secretly.
After lunch, Feng Ruoruo naturally began to feel sleepy. Lin Yanmei asked Su Ruoxi to take Ruoruo to the room where she would stay after she came back to take a nap.
Wang Chenchen couldn't understand why her sister dozed off and wanted to take a nap.
"Mom, why does my sister want to sleep at noon?"
Lin Yanmei smiled and explained to her son: "Because my sister is used to taking a nap, she needs to sleep for a while at noon, otherwise she will be tired in the afternoon."
Wang Chenchen continued to ask: "Then after the sister falls asleep, she can't play? She can't sleep at night."
Feng Ruoruo was in her mother's arms, and she forced herself to cheer up and said, "No, Ruoruo will wake up after a while, and then we can go play."
After hearing what her sister said, Wang Chenchen looked at Feng Ruoruo and said, "Sister, get up early. Let's go play together."
Feng Ruoruo responded in her mother's arms: "Yeah, okay, ha..."
As the little girl spoke, she began to yawn, and everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw it.
Feng Ruoruo was carried to sleep by her mother. Su Jinrong called Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong to his side, and he also gave the two younger generations some serious instructions.
“As for you two, your ages should be about the same. I know you both have your own persistence in cooking, and you both admire Yifan in your hearts.
The purpose of letting you two compete this time is not to determine the winner between you two.
The purpose is to allow the two of you to see your own shortcomings through competition and by learning from each other.
Do you understand? "
Su Jinrong's words made the two younger generations seem to understand something in an instant.
Ma Xiaolong also suddenly understood what he should pursue in this competition with Lin Ruifeng.
Su Jinrong did not hide anything from the two of them, but said bluntly: "After Su Ji reopens, Yifan will rebuild Su Ji. He may not be able to achieve his goal alone, so he needs the two of you to help him at this time."
When Lin Ruifeng heard this, he quickly said, "Master, I will definitely help Master."
Ma Xiaolong also immediately expressed his opinion: "I will definitely do it too."
Su Jinrong smiled and nodded: "Well, then I will thank you on behalf of Yifan, and then as the successor of Su's family, I welcome you to join."
Hearing this, the two young men quickly said, “No, you’re welcome.”
Lin Ruifeng was very proud in his heart. He felt that he was able to help his master. It was a great honor for him to be able to officially join Su Ji with Su Jinrong's recognition.
Ma Xiaolong was more excited because he was finally back under the chef's control.
Su Jinrong was naturally very happy as well, he could see it through this lunch.
Lin Ruifeng has made a lot of progress.
Su Jinrong was amazed by Ma Xiaolong's craftsmanship, and he also understood why his son-in-law chose this young man to come to Su Ji.
Because in Ma Xiaolong, Su Jinrong saw infinite possibilities, a creative ability similar to Feng Yifan.
This is also what Su Ji needs for its reopening.
Lin Ruifeng moves forward steadily, honestly and steadily.
Ma Xiaolong is extremely talented, unconventional and creative.
With the two of them around Feng Yifan, and the addition of a coordinator like Shi Jiahui, Su Jinrong is full of expectations for the future of Su Ji.