After all, Sun Mingxing was once a disciple of Mr. Su Quansheng. Although he left Su's for a long time, he has been working hard in various places over the years and has been able to gain a foothold in an international metropolis like Shanghai, which also shows that he still has enough culinary skills.
So he cooked tonight's dinner in a way that made Zhuang Daozhong and Su Jinrong very satisfied.
Of course, what Sun Mingxing hopes most is to gain recognition from Feng Yifan and Shi Jiahui.
Feng Yifan did not speak directly, but Shi Jiahui spoke very sincerely.
"Uncle Nine, this may be the first time I call you that. I have to say that the cooking skills you showed at Fujinglou this time really impressed me. Now I understand that I underestimated you at the Shanghai Hotel. I apologize to you here."
Shi Jiahui's words surprised Sun Mingxing a little.
Sun Mingxing saw Shi Jiahui stand up and even turn around to bow and apologize to him.
He stood there in a daze for a while, then hurried forward to support her: "No, no, Shi Jiahui, Shi Jiahui, you are wrong. I don't mean to take advantage of my age. I know that my research spirit in cooking is indeed not as good as yours, and even worse than Yifan. I am very grateful to Yifan for giving me this opportunity to let me return to Huaicheng."
Speaking of this, Sun Mingxing became excited again.
"I, I..."
At this moment, Sun Mingxing choked up.
Feng Yifan also stood up, supported his Ninth Uncle, and opened his mouth to say a few words of comfort.
But Sun Mingxing calmed down and said, "Yifan, Master knows that I was the one who let Su Ji down and your father-in-law down. Master never thought, really never thought, that you would recommend me to Lian Cheng and let me take over the kitchen of Fujing Building."
Feng Yifan heard Uncle Nine talking about this over and over again, and he said seriously: "Uncle, you really don't have to care about this matter. You have to understand that you are able to take over Fujing Tower because you have the ability to do so."
Without waiting for Sun Mingxing to speak, Feng Yifan continued, "Uncle Master, I'm not afraid that you will think my words are harsh. If your dishes today do not satisfy Uncle Master and my father, I may ask Uncle Ruoruo to ask you and your team to leave."
Sun Mingxing was stunned at first when he heard Feng Yifan's direct words.
But then, Sun Mingxing burst into laughter: "Hahaha, good, Yifan, I like your straightforwardness."
Everyone else present couldn't help but laugh.
Su Jinrong frowned and pretended to be angry and said, "Yifan, how can you talk to your uncle like this? Apologize to your uncle quickly. You must remember that no matter what time it is, no matter how capable you are, your uncle will always be your uncle. The seniority cannot be messed up."
When Feng Yifan heard his father-in-law's words, he took a step back and saluted Sun Mingxing respectfully.
"Uncle Master, I was too careless just now. Please forgive me."
Sun Mingxing helped Feng Yifan up and said, "Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I like Yifan's straightforwardness. This is something I haven't heard in a long time. My apprentices and the cooks who followed me only say nice things."
At this point, Sun Mingxing said with a serious face: "But if a chef wants to improve, he must be able to accept bad words from others."
This statement was agreed by everyone present.
Zhuang Daozhong said: "Mingxing, you can figure this out, which means you have finally come out of it. I believe you will be better in the future."
Sun Mingxing looked at Zhuang Daozhong and said, "Uncle Master, at my age, I should be more mature. How many more years can I do this? I want to use the remaining years to pass on my cooking skills so that my apprentices can become independent and take over my job."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "This is easy to do. In fact, if you need help, you can ask your apprentice to go to Su Ji to help."
Sun Mingxing was instantly inspired when he heard Zhuang Daozhong's words.
He seemed to have suddenly thought of a way to improve his apprentice.
If he lets his apprentice go to Su Ji and work under Feng Yifan for a period of time, he will probably be promoted soon.
Sun Mingxing even thought of his own daughter, wondering whether he should let his younger daughter come to Su Ji as well
But thinking of this, Sun Mingxing immediately gave up the idea, feeling that he was going a little too far.
Zhuang Daozhong saw through Sun Mingxing's thoughts and reminded him with a smile: "Mingxing, let's make it clear first. Apprentices who go to Su Ji must have sufficient strength. Don't just push anyone into Su Ji."
Sun Mingxing's thoughts were exposed, and he quickly said, "No, no, Uncle Master, that's definitely not possible. Without enough talent, I can't let him go to Su Ji, otherwise it would be embarrassing for me."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Uncle Nine, if you think your disciple is capable and wants to work at Su Ji for a while, then Senior Sister and I will definitely welcome him at any time. But we still have to make it clear in advance that he must listen to me when he goes to Su Ji."
Sun Mingxing immediately said: "That's natural."
Shi Jiahui added: "Uncle Nine, don't agree so quickly. Yifan's request is not low, and Yifan has a bad temper."
Sun Mingxing was curious: "Bad temper? What's the bad temper?"
Shi Jiahui looked at Ning Guang, who had been silent the whole time, and said, "Little Ning Guang, tell me, do you think it's hard for your brother to learn cooking from your uncle Yifan?"
Ning Guang didn't expect that Shi Jiahui would suddenly ask him, and the boy also sat there not knowing what to say
It was Feng Ruoruo who reminded him: "Brother Ning Guang, you need to speak up. My aunt is asking you questions."
Ning Guang finally mustered up the courage to say, "I feel that Uncle Yifan never wanted to teach my brother well, because he didn't accept my brother as an apprentice, and he never taught my brother how to cook. Instead, he made my brother cut vegetables every day, cut a lot of vegetables, and eat the cut vegetables."
Ning Guang's courageous denunciation instantly quieted the private room.
At this moment, even a needle falling on the ground seemed to be audible.
After a brief silence, everyone couldn't help laughing.
Shi Jiahui even laughed and said, "Hahaha, Yifan, did you hear that? My brother is not happy about it. He has been holding it in for a long time, right? Today he finally got the chance to say it out loud."
Feng Yifan also looked helpless. He didn't expect that Ning Guang was such a vengeful guy.
But although everyone laughed, they all gave explanations after laughing.
First, Zhuang Daozhong said, "My son, you are wrong to say that about your uncle Yifan. You have to understand that there is a saying in the cooking industry, 'Three years of knife skills and five years of fire', which means that you need to practice knife skills for at least three years, and it takes at least five years to master the fire."
Sun Mingxing also said: "Yes, if you learn from me, it is the same process. I will not let anyone cook without more than one year of experience."
Su Jinrong finally said, "Young man, your brother has only been practicing knife skills for less than two months, and he still wants to cook? That's impossible."
After listening to the three grandfathers' words, Ning Guang suddenly understood that it seemed that his brother had not yet entered the door.
Shi Jiahui seemed to see Ning Guang's thoughts and said with a smile: "Your brother can only be considered a beginner, let alone getting started. If he wants to really start cooking, he is still a long way to go."
Ning Guang sighed helplessly: "I want my brother to learn more, but Uncle Yifan won't teach him."
Su Jinrong said: "It's not that I won't teach you. You have to understand, kid, that you can't chew too much. You have to learn many things step by step. You have to learn the basics well before you can learn other things. If you don't learn anything well, you will end up not learning anything well."
Ning Guang finally nodded: "Okay, Grandpa, I understand."
Shi Jiahui turned around and said to Sun Mingxing with a smile: "Uncle Nine, did you see that? Yifan's requirements are very high. If your apprentice cannot meet the requirements, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Sun Mingxing looked at the smile on Shi Jiahui's face and immediately said, "Don't worry, I won't let this useless disciple go to Su Ji."
Then everyone in the room started laughing.
Everyone enjoyed the dinner very much. Sun Mingxing and Su Jinrong were especially happy because the two teacher-brothers could sit together again, chatting and drinking wine.
As for the children, after they had eaten, they were taken out to play by Su Ruoxi and Shi Jiahui.
Although it was still raining outside, the children could stand on the place where Fujing Building was supported on the lake and see the night view of the lake outside.
The children were still very happy because there were some lights on the lake, which are not seen in the countryside.
As for the private room, the two old brothers really talked for a long time and talked about many things in the past.
As they chatted, Sun Mingxing burst into tears more than once, and cried and asked Su Jinrong for forgiveness several times.
He was also persuaded and comforted by Feng Yifan and Shi Jiahui several times.
As for the four diners who came specially, they left after their meal.
However, before leaving, the four diners were still full of expectations for Fujinglou and expressed their willingness to recommend Fujinglou.
This can be considered as the effect that Zhuang Daozhong wanted to achieve.
Feng Yifan asked the senior sister to chat with the teachers and brothers for a while, while he took some time to go out and decided to go to the kitchen to take a look at the disciples of Uncle Nine.
Of course, Sun Mingxing's consent was obtained first.
Feng Yifan went to the locker room first and changed into a proper chef's uniform.
Only after he was dressed neatly did Feng Yifan step into the kitchen.
The moment I entered the kitchen, I saw it was bustling with activity.
It can be seen that although Sun Mingxing is not here, the people in the kitchen are still very busy.
Many people didn't even notice Feng Yifan coming in.
Those who noticed him didn't say anything when they saw him in a chef's uniform.
After Feng Yifan had been observing the kitchen for a while, a chef from Fujinglou recognized him and greeted him nervously, "Hello, Chef Feng."
Once someone shouted it out, Feng Yifan naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the kitchen.
All eyes were focused on him.
Facing the gazes of all the cooks in the kitchen, Feng Yifan said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am your boss, shouldn't you work hard? There are customers outside waiting for you to serve their dishes."
Hearing this, the chefs in the kitchen immediately became busy again.
After a busy period of time, Quan Jie finished his work and came to Feng Yifan.
"Hello, Chef Feng, my name is Quan Jie."
Feng Yifan saw the other party extending his hand to him, so he also extended his hand to shake hands with the other party: "Hello, you are the youngest apprentice of Uncle Nine, and the last to join, but Uncle Nine thinks that you should be the most talented. I saw your cooking just now, it is indeed very neat and tidy."
Quan Jie responded seriously: "Thank you for the compliment, Chef Feng."
Then Quan Jie changed the subject: "Chef Feng, I'm curious, are you really as good as those people boast online?"
Feng Yifan heard this and responded with a smile: "So do you believe it?"
Quan Jie shook his head and said, "To be honest, I still have some doubts."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "It's right to doubt. It's a problem if I don't doubt. So what do you think I should do?"
Quan Jie said without thinking: "You don't need to do anything now, and I guess you won't agree to any of my requests. I think we can wait until Su Ji resumes business. I can go with my master to taste your chef Feng's cooking in person to verify those rumors."
Feng Yifan didn't expect that Quan Jie could really explain some things so clearly.
Indeed, even though Quan Jie expressed his doubts, Feng Yifan was not prepared to agree to any of Quan Jie's requests, and it was even more impossible for him to cook in the kitchen of Fujing Building tonight.
Since I am a master chef, how can I just cook for people to see
Quan Jie didn't want to taste it now, but wanted to go to Su Ji to taste Feng Yifan's craftsmanship in person.
Feng Yifan naturally would not refuse this: "Well, Su Ji will resume business, and will only invite a few people for the first meal. You may not be qualified yet, but your master can go. You can ask Uncle Nine if he is willing to take you."
Hearing this, Quan Jie sighed helplessly: "Then I'd better find time to go eat by myself. Master will definitely not take me there."
Feng Yifan asked curiously, "How do you know that Uncle Nine won't take you with him?"
Quan Jie leaned close to Feng Yifan and whispered, "There are too many fellow apprentices here, and the eldest brother has always wanted to follow Master to see the world, so it will definitely not be my turn."
Feng Yifan didn't expect Quan Jie to say that. He smiled and asked, "Aren't you afraid that your fellow apprentices will be unhappy if you say that?"
Quan Jie said innocently, "No way? I am the youngest after all, so you brothers should be more considerate of me."
Seeing Quan Jie's attitude, Feng Yifan also felt that this boy was quite interesting.
He is a guy with a very eccentric personality. Feng Yifan couldn't help but admire his Ninth Uncle for being able to train such a kid.
Feng Yifan finally said, "Well, I can't invite you to the first meal. If you have time, you can go to Su Ji any time after it resumes business. I promise to treat you to a meal."
When Quan Jie heard this, he quickly said, "Okay, Chef Feng, it's settled. You have to treat me to a full meal."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Okay."
Quan Jie then smiled and said, "Well, I can finally go to a fancy restaurant for a meal."
Hearing Quan Jie's words, Feng Yifan was a little amused. He didn't expect that this kid actually had such a plan.