Feng Yifan drove his whole family into Fujing Building. From the moment they entered, the guard had informed Su Liancheng of their arrival through the intercom.
Su Liancheng immediately asked everyone in Fujinglou to be on high alert, and personally went to the kitchen to inform Sun Mingxing.
The chefs who came with Sun Mingxing were all a little confused about this situation where they were facing a formidable enemy.
Even the chefs from Fujinglou who had not left yet became nervous for a moment, but they behaved extremely seriously, as if they were completely different people from before.
Among the chefs brought by Sun Mingxing, his apprentice was named "Quanjie". He was a young man with a lively and outgoing personality. So when the other brothers and the original chefs were a little tense, he easily established a good relationship with the former chefs of Fujinglou.
Seeing this situation, Quan Jie found a chef from Fujinglou who he was relatively easy to talk to, and asked Lin Ruilong about it.
"Xiaolong, what's going on with you guys? You all look like you're going to the battlefield to face some terrible enemy. Is there some important person coming?"
Lin Ruilong was full of contempt for the chefs like Quan Jie who came to take over Fujinglou. He felt that he was not willing to work here anymore. You are here to take over. You must be a group of incompetent guys who came here temporarily to make up the numbers.
So when facing these chefs brought by Sun Mingxing, Lin Ruilong always felt a little bit complacent and proud.
As for chefs like Sun Mingxing, they were also indifferent to Lin Ruilong. Only Quan Jie was able to put aside his status and take the initiative to get close to Lin Ruilong and others, and quickly won some trust from Lin Ruifeng.
When Quan Jie took the initiative to get close to him, Lin Ruifeng's vanity was satisfied and he was willing to talk to Quan Jie more. So it didn't take Quan Jie much effort to get a lot of information from him about the inside and outside of Fujing Building.
Now hearing Quan Jie approaching him again, Lin Ruilong said with disdain: "What big shot? He's just a cook with a little fame, a small cook in a local restaurant."
When Quan Jie heard this, he immediately realized that Lin Ruilong was intentionally belittling the other party and that the other party's identity must be extraordinary.
"He's the chef from a small local restaurant? No way? I saw Manager Su came in and explained it to my master. My master was also very serious. Look at my fellow apprentices. They are all busy. Your people are also very serious. What's his name?"
Lin Ruilong looked around, his eyes revealing contempt for everyone's hard work.
"What's his name? His name is Feng Yifan, and he's a cook at a small local restaurant. The whole street is under renovation, so he's selling things on the street now."
Quan Jie was shocked when he heard the name, and subconsciously asked again: "What did you say his name was?"
Lin Ruilong answered decisively: "Feng Yifan."
Quan Jie confirmed the name, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly. Without saying another word to Lin Ruilong, he turned around and started to get busy with his own work.
When Lin Ruilong saw this situation, a puzzled expression appeared on his face, and he couldn't help muttering, "It's inexplicable."
But soon, Lin Ruilong was called over by his master in Fujing Building and asked to start working quickly.
Although he was not happy about it, Lin Ruilong finally did his job obediently according to his master's instructions.
However, just as Lin Ruilong was carefully cutting shrimps by the water platform as requested, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
"You are not doing this right, Quan Jie. Bring someone over here and re-cut all these shrimps for me. And who's this? Ask him to go aside and stop making trouble here. Everyone listen, if you can't prepare the ingredients as required, get out and don't stay in the kitchen."
Lin Ruilong held the scissors in his hand, turned his head and glanced at the person who was speaking. He vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the new chef's apprentice.
Then, the scissors in his hand were taken away by Quan Jie, who he thought was his friend and had a good relationship with. Then, without giving Lin Ruilong any chance to speak or refute, he was dragged out of the kitchen by his master from Fujinglou.
Lin Ruilong, who looked confused, heard his master say, "Okay, don't come tomorrow. The new chef has already brought in people. I'll talk to Manager Su and ask him not to deduct your salary. Just take the money and leave. You are really not suitable to work in the kitchen."
After saying this, the master didn't say another word to the confused Lin Ruilong. He turned around and whispered a few words to Su Liancheng, then returned to the kitchen.
Lin Ruilong was still very confused, but soon saw Su Liancheng coming over.
"Lin Ruilong, Lin Ruilong, you have been in Fujing Building for two months, right? I didn't expect that you have not made any progress at all. Look at your cousin, he worked for my brother-in-law, and now he can work on his own. You, go back to the accountant to calculate your salary and go back."
At this point, Lin Ruilong finally realized that he had been expelled from Fujing Building.
As Lin Ruilong went from being confused to sad, and then to a distorted and angry face, the door of the kitchen was opened again and again. One by one, the chefs who were similar to Lin Ruilong and were later recruited into Fujinglou were driven out, and almost all of them were declared fired.
Lin Ruilong, who was originally angry, saw his former colleagues coming out, some crying, some cursing helplessly, some feeling disheartened.
When I heard that most of them might not get a full month's salary.
The anger in Lin Ruilong's heart was instantly replaced by a different kind of superiority. He raised his chin proudly and walked towards the accounting office of Fujing Building.
The other people who were fired today, seeing that Lin Ruilong, a idiot who was not good at anything, had an attitude of "If I can't stay here, I'll find another place to stay", they immediately wiped away their tears and walked towards the accounting office with gritted teeth.
As soon as Feng Yifan parked the car, Su Liancheng and his men were already waiting outside the car with umbrellas.
As the car door opened, Su Liancheng and the waiters said in unison: "Welcome."
Seeing this scene, everyone in the car was stunned.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, what are you guys up to? We are all acquaintances now, you don't have to rush to behave like this in front of us."
Su Liancheng answered seriously, "Customers are the ones we serve. Since we want Fujinglou to become a first-class restaurant, the quality of service must also keep up. So starting today, not only the kitchen needs to be innovated, but the service of the entire Fujinglou needs to be optimized."
Feng Yifan asked with a smile: "So, you plan to start with us?"
Su Liancheng smiled and replied, "Yes."
Afterwards, the waiter brought by Su Liancheng helped to move the wheelchair down, helped Su Jinrong down and sat in the wheelchair, and also took the children down from the car one by one.
We held umbrellas above our heads throughout the trip to help block any heavy rain.
By the time Feng Yifan finally got off the car, everyone was ready. Su Liancheng led the whole process without letting Feng Yifan and his team get involved.
Finally, Su Liancheng pushed Su Jinrong's wheelchair, and surrounded by a group of waiters holding umbrellas, Feng Yifan and others walked all the way from the parking lot to Fujing Building.
When he entered the door, Feng Yifan happened to meet Lin Ruilong who had just received his salary and was about to leave.
When Lin Ruilong saw Feng Yifan, he really wanted to go up and scold him.
But when Feng Yifan looked at him, their eyes met for a moment, and Lin Ruilong was scared back to the curse on his lips, and could only greet Feng Yifan very respectfully: "Hello, Chef Feng."
Seeing Lin Ruifeng leaving Fujing Building at this time, Feng Yifan understood the reason without having to explain the actual situation.
He let his family and Su Liancheng go in first, and he stayed alone at the door.
After everyone left, Feng Yifan looked at Lin Ruilong and said, "You are older than Ruifeng, but you don't look like an older brother at all. You are like a child spoiled by your parents. For you, working is just another kind of fun. But work is work, no matter what industry you are in, you have to do it well.
Maybe what I said is inappropriate. I am not qualified to educate you, let alone criticize your parents' education of you, but I hope you can understand that after leaving here, you can seriously think about what you want to do? Think about what you can do? Then find a job and do it well. "
After saying these words, Feng Yifan handed the umbrella left by Su Liancheng to Lin Ruilong.
Lin Ruilong did not expect that Feng Yifan would stay alone, talk to him like this, and even give him an umbrella.
After hesitating for a moment, he reached out to take the umbrella because it was still raining outside and he didn't bring an umbrella with him.
Lin Ruilong just took the umbrella but did not say "thank you" to Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan did not make any demands and walked towards Fujing Building without saying anything.
After taking a few steps, I heard Lin Ruilong's voice behind me: "Chef Feng, can I go to your restaurant and learn from you from the beginning?"
Hearing this question, Feng Yifan stopped but did not look back. Instead, he answered directly: "You may not be suitable to be a chef, nor to work in my restaurant."
After answering, Feng Yifan walked straight into Fujing Building without any intention of stopping.
Faced with such a direct rejection, Lin Ruilong did not feel too disappointed after a brief daze. He turned around, opened his umbrella and walked out of Fujing Building.
As he walked out of Fujing Building in the rain, Lin Ruilong was still muttering, "Humph, what's so great about that? If you don't want to take me as your apprentice, that's your loss. I'll go find Chef Qi. He has long been optimistic about me. Following Chef Qi, I will surpass you one day."
After Lin Ruilong left, some other fired chefs also left one after another.
After this round of rude dismissals, the kitchen of Fujinglou became noticeably more harmonious.
The chefs who stayed behind were also on high alert, not daring to be casual anymore, and kept their nerves tense so as not to make any mistakes.
Because Sun Mingxing brought people to take over, Fujinglou is no longer dependent on them.
As for the new chef, he is also a very strict person and takes every dish very seriously.
Moreover, in comparison, I wouldn’t say that the cooking skills of the team brought by the new chef are very good, but these people cooperate with each other very well and it is obvious that they have been working together for many years.
Under such circumstances, the original chefs of Fujinglou can only work harder to keep up with the pace and ensure that they try not to make mistakes.
Sun Mingxing treated everyone equally, no matter if they were the people he brought with him or the original chefs from Fujinglou, as long as they made mistakes, he would point them out to their faces without hesitation, reprimand them directly, and even deduct part of their bonuses or wages as punishment.
This equal treatment makes those chefs who want to continue staying in Fujinglou feel more at ease.
With the new chef in charge, Zhang Fenglin, the former head chef, seems a bit redundant.
It seems that everyone in the kitchen has their work, except Zhang Fenglin, the former head chef.
But soon, Sun Mingxing saw that Zhang Fenglin had nothing to do, so he walked up to him and assigned tasks.
"Fenglin, you are considered a big brother here. You have learned from many old chefs and worked as the head chef at Fujinglou twice. Why don't you understand what you should do now? You are the sous chef. Don't you know what a sous chef should do?"
Zhang Fenglin was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Sun Mingxing would ask him to be the deputy chef.
Originally, Zhang Fenglin thought that since Sun Mingxing brought an entire team, there should be a candidate for the sous chef.
Zhang Fenglin was stunned for a while, then quickly came to his senses and said, "It's the chef, I understand."
Sun Mingxing clapped his hands again, attracting the attention of all the chefs, and said very formally: "This, Zhang Fenglin, will be our deputy chef from now on. No matter who came with me or who used to work at Fujinglou, remember his identity and show him some respect, understand?"
After a brief silence, Quan Jie took the lead and shouted, "It's the chef."
The others followed suit and responded in unison: "It's the chef."
Sun Mingxing asked everyone to continue working. He patted Zhang Fenglin on the back and said, "Fenglin, work hard and don't let your master and fellow apprentices down."
Watching Sun Mingxing continue to be busy, Zhang Fenglin couldn't help but think of Su Jinrong and Feng Yifan's expectations of him.
Then, Zhang Fenglin quickly devoted himself to the work that a sous chef should do.
In addition to assisting the head chef in coordinating the kitchen staff, he also needs to check some ingredients. At the same time, deputy chef Zhang Fenglin also personally handles some special dishes.
In this way, Zhang Fenglin quickly reintegrated into the kitchen.
The chefs brought by Sun Mingxing gradually got used to Zhang Fenglin's presence and recognized some of his abilities.
At this time in Fujing Building, Feng Yifan and his family sat down in the reserved lakeside private room.
This is the best place to view the lake and the rain outside. Several children were surprised to enter such a transparent glass room, which is a private room suspended over the lake. They immediately ran to the window and stood there looking at the misty lake outside.
Feng Yifan sat down and said to his father-in-law with a smile: "Dad, you order the dishes today."
Upon hearing this, Su Jinrong looked at his son-in-law and immediately understood his intention. He smiled and nodded in agreement.