Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law and daughter back home. He was planning to help his father-in-law wash up and go to bed first, and then coax his daughter to sleep. However, his cell phone rang as soon as he entered the house.
The mother came out and took Feng Ruoruo in to take a bath, leaving Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong, father-in-law and son-in-law, in the living room.
Before Feng Yifan answered the phone, he said to his father-in-law, "It's the senior sister calling. She must be in some trouble."
Afterwards, the call was connected and Feng Yifan even pressed the speakerphone button.
Shi Jiahui's voice was heard on the other end of the phone.
Feng Ruoruo, who was led into her room by her grandmother, heard the voice outside and immediately said, "Oh, grandma, it's Aunt Jiahui calling."
Seeing her granddaughter was very excited, Lu Cuiling said softly, "Grandma knows, but we have to take a shower first, and Aunt Jiahui is looking for Dad and Grandpa for something, so let's take a shower and don't disturb Dad and Grandpa, okay? After we finish the call, we can ask Dad."
Feng Ruoruo nodded obediently: "Okay, grandma, let's take a bath."
Lu Cuiling took her granddaughter to take a bath.
The phone call outside was connected, and Shi Jiahui gave a brief account of the situation.
It was indeed as Feng Yifan guessed, Shi Jiahui encountered some troubles. To put it simply, the dim sum chef he was looking for was unwilling to come, and the reason was very strange.
The other party didn't look down on Su Ji, but simply had some doubts about Feng Yifan's craftsmanship.
Another point is that the other party has a partner, and the two of them agreed to advance and retreat together, which means that if they want to come to Su Ji, they must come together.
Shi Jiahui said helplessly: "Yifan, I didn't expect this to happen. This guy must compete with you. If you beat him, he will be willing to go to Su Ji, and his partner will also compete with you. In other words, you have to compete with both of them."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Looks like they are two arrogant people who just take advantage of their talents?"
However, Su Jinrong said seriously, "If they are really taught by that famous dim sum master, then they have reason to be proud."
Hearing his father-in-law say this, Feng Yifan asked curiously, "Dad, do you know the master of these two people?"
Su Jinrong said: "Well, he was a dim sum master that your grandfather admired very much. He was the number one dim sum chef at the state banquet. He was dedicated to preparing delicious dim sum for the small banquet, acting as a link."
Speaking of this period, Su Jinrong also recalled some of the things his father told him and told them to Feng Yifan and Shi Jiahui.
The dim sum chefs at state banquets actually need to be proficient in a variety of dim sum from home and abroad.
But the key is not to master some foreign dim sum, but to master traditional domestic dim sum.
China is a vast country with rich resources, and there may be some unique snacks in any place.
If you want to master all kinds of dim sum, it’s not just talk.
For some dim sum, only the name may be passed down, but the specific cooking methods may not be complete.
But even so, the state banquet pastry masters still have to restore it.
Because those lost dim sum may be the essence of Chinese dim sum, they should be presented when necessary so that foreign guests can taste Chinese delicacies.
After listening to what his father-in-law said, Feng Yifan recalled a very famous dim sum chef from his other life.
That dim sum chef also won the title of top dim sum master when Feng Yifan became a world-class chef.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan asked Shi Jiahui: "Senior Sister, what is the name of the person you are talking about?"
Shi Jiahui immediately replied: "They are two people, one is called 'Chen Xu' and the other is called 'Luo Yu'."
Su Jinrong heard the names of the two people and asked, "A man? A woman? Are they husband and wife?"
Shi Jiahui responded: "They are husband and wife, so they both asked to be together."
Su Jinrong thought for a moment and said, "If they are husband and wife, there might be some trouble, right?"
Feng Yifan did not listen to his father-in-law and senior sister at this time, he was a little shocked.
Because in his memory, one of these two names was indeed a person who had won the title of top dim sum master, but that person was Luo Yu, and he had never heard of the name Chen Xu.
But from the description of the senior sister, it can be seen that the relationship between the two is very good.
If their relationship is so good, why is the name Chen Xu not there at all
Feng Yifan was a little surprised, and then asked about some personal matters of the two people.
Finally, from the description of the senior sister, Feng Yifan roughly guessed something.
According to Shi Jiahui, Chen Xu was the successor of the state banquet dim sum master. Luo Yu was a dim sum chef who was self-taught and loved dim sum very much, whom Chen Xu met by chance after he became an apprentice.
The most amazing thing about Luo Yu is that she had never received any professional training.
Just out of his interest, after graduating from university, he applied for a job in the pastry kitchen of one of the most famous multinational hotels in Shanghai. Then he spent a year learning by himself in the pastry kitchen of that multinational hotel, and eventually replaced the original pastry chef.
While Shi Jiahui said this, his words also showed his admiration for Luo Yu.
"Uncle Master, Yifan, you may not know that the hotel Luo Yu worked in before was a very famous cross-border hotel. It is a standard four-star hotel. The Western pastries in the hotel are also very famous and can be regarded as a signature dish of the hotel.
Luo Yu was a girl who had just graduated from university a few years ago. She joined the hotel's pastry kitchen. Within a year, she replaced the foreign chef in the kitchen. It was unimaginable."
Luo Yu and Chen Xu met at a Shanghai dim sum competition.
The two people were the final opponents, and then both of them used the snacks that they were most proud of.
In the end, the two ended up in a tie because one was Chinese dim sum and the other was Western dim sum. Both were very unique and tasted very good, conquering the judges on the spot.
So in the end, no winner was determined and the two were judged to be a draw.
However, both of them are very strong-willed people, and neither of them can accept such a tie.
Afterwards, the two resigned from their respective hotels and opened a dim sum restaurant together.
From then on, the two of them kept competing with each other using snacks.
The relationship between the two people was a result of long-term love, from the competition in the beginning to the mutual understanding later, and finally the two of them jointly ran a dessert shop and also entered the marriage hall.
After Shi Jiahui finished speaking, she said very seriously: "Yifan, I think they are definitely the kind of dim sum chefs you need, because they are both proficient in all kinds of Chinese and Western dim sum."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but say on the phone: "But in fact, Su Ji is a traditional restaurant, maybe it only needs Chen Xu."
Shi Jiahui was stunned for a moment on the other end of the phone, and then couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to come over to compete, then we can find someone else."
Feng Yifan then asked, "Big Sister, you recommended them so much, it shouldn't just be because of the dim sum, right? They should have some other outstanding qualities, right?"
Shi Jiahui was silent for a while on the other end of the phone, and finally told the reason why she strongly recommended it.
"I strongly recommend them both, on the one hand because they are really good at dim sum, and on the other hand because they are both good at other things besides dim sum, and they know a little bit about cooking, so they are talented people, so I think they are what Su Ji needs."
Feng Yifan understood the senior sister's intentions.
In fact, the reason why the senior sister recommended it so strongly was that she wanted to give the two of them a chance to break through themselves, and at the same time create conditions for Su Ji to surpass ordinary restaurants.
Feng Yifan and his father-in-law looked at each other. The simple eye contact between the two was enough to make a decision.
So after a moment of silence, Feng Yifan said, "Since Senior Sister strongly recommended them, whether they can come to Su Ji or not, I think I should go and meet them. I'll make some arrangements and try to go to Shanghai on the weekend to at least meet them."
Shi Jiahui was a little excited on the other end of the phone: "Okay, Yifan, you won't be disappointed."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Of course I won't be disappointed. The person recommended by Senior Sister must be right."
I chatted with the senior sister for a few more words.
I was about to hang up the phone, but Feng Ruoruo suddenly ran out of the room.
The little girl had just taken a shower and her hair was not dried yet. She quickly ran to her father and grandfather with wet hair.
"Aunt Jiahui, I'm Ruoruo."
When Shi Jiahui heard Feng Ruoruo's voice, she quickly responded, "Ruoruo, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"
Feng Ruoruo quickly responded: "My grandma and I just finished taking a shower, and then I heard my dad and grandpa were still talking to you, so I ran out to find you."
Shi Jiahui was also very happy and said with a smile: "Ruoruo, are you missing your aunt?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately replied: "Yes, Ruoruo misses Aunt Jiahui. When will you come back, Aunt Jiahui?"
Shi Jiahui said: "Aunt, she should be back next week."
Feng Ruoruo exclaimed: "Oh, Feifei will also come next week. Is Aunt Jiahui coming back with Feifei?"
Shi Jiahui thought for a moment and said, "It seems like I can really go back with Chen Yaofei. Are Feifei and the others going to land at the international airport in Shanghai?"
Feng Ruoruo didn't quite understand and turned to look at her father.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Yes, land at Shanghai International Airport and then come back."
At this point, Feng Yifan suddenly had an idea. He asked his daughter, "Ruoruo, do you want to pick up Feifei?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at her father, was stunned for a moment and immediately said: "Yes, Dad, are you going to take me to pick up Feifei? Then can we ask Xixi to come with us?"
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Dad can't be sure about this, but Dad can ask Xixi."
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "Xixi will definitely be willing to go."
Feng Yifan added: "It's not just Xixi who wants to go, because daddy can't take you two little girls, so someone from Xixi's family has to take her along."
Feng Ruoruo asked curiously, "Dad, then mom, grandma, and grandpa are not going?"
Feng Yifan said seriously: "Mom can't go. She has a baby in her belly and can't go that far. Grandma has to stay to take care of Mom, and it's not convenient for Grandpa to go either."
Feng Ruoruo thought for a moment and said, "Then let Uncle Yang take Xixi there."
Feng Yifan thought his daughter's idea was really good.
Two fathers travel with their two daughters.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, then Dad will ask Uncle Yang tomorrow."
Feng Ruoruo cheered immediately: "Great, Dad is taking me, Uncle Yang is taking Xixi, we are going to pick up Feifei together."
The little girl shouted, attracting her grandmother and mother out of the room.
Su Ruoxi, who had been asleep for a while, came out and asked, "You're taking our daughter with you and leaving our mother at home, right?"
Feng Yifan hurried to comfort his wife: "Wife, isn't this inconvenient for you? Besides, Li Fei'er is back and will have to go back to the TV station to work. Even if she wants to resign, she still has to go back to the TV station before that."
But Su Ruoxi was not angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "I'm very happy. You two dads are taking your daughters out to play, and our mom can have a good leisure time at home. Fei'er and I can go shopping with mom. Hehehe, let you two dads experience the pain of raising children."
After hearing what his wife said, Feng Yifan suddenly realized that the clown was actually himself.
Mothers usually take care of the children, but fathers don't usually do so much.
Feng Yifan started taking care of his daughter only after he returned to China. Before that, his wife was busy taking care of her alone.
At Yang Zhiyi's home, although Yang Zhiyi was writing novels at home, when it came to taking care of his daughter, Yang Zhiyi was obviously not as attentive as Li Feier, and most of the time Li Feier was still needed to do some things.
So this time, letting Feng Yifan and Yang Zhiyi take their daughter out alone is a test for the two fathers.
Su Ruoxi saw her husband's expression and said with a smile, "It's settled. You and Yang Zhiyi, take Ruoruo and Xixi to Shanghai to do your business, but don't forget to take the girls out to play. The most important thing is to pick up Feifei and her grandparents."
Although Feng Yifan felt like he had been tricked, since he had already agreed, he could only nod.
Feng Ruoruo was the happiest one, cheering at home: "Great, we are going to pick up Feifei."
Obviously, for Feng Ruoruo, going to Shanghai to play is secondary. What the little girl wants to do most is to pick up her good friend Chen Yaofei.
On the other end of the phone, Shi Jiahui was also smiling a lot, and was looking forward to seeing the two fathers taking their daughter out.
As a mother herself, Shi Jiahui is really looking forward to the performance of her two fathers.
Feng Yifan could only say, "I will ask Yang Zhiyi tomorrow, and also ask Feifei about their landing time, so that I can pick them up."
Su Ruoxi yawned and said, "Those are all matters related to you as a father. I'm sleepy. I'm going to sleep first."
As they walked towards the bedroom, Su Ruoxi said to her daughter, "Feng Ruoruo, it's time for you to go to bed. If you don't sleep well, Mom won't let Dad take you."
When Feng Ruoruo heard this, she quickly and obediently took her grandmother to bed.
Feng Yifan and his father-in-law were the only ones left in the living room. He went back to pick up the phone and said to the senior sister over there, "We have arranged a time. I will let you know."
Shi Jiahui said happily: "Okay, I will definitely arrange a schedule for you."
After hanging up the phone, Feng Yifan looked at his father-in-law and asked, "Dad, did I agree too hastily?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Dad believes in you. You can definitely take good care of Ruoruo by yourself."