The renovation of Su Ji was completed on time. When a group of people stepped into the renovated Su Ji, the style of the entire restaurant that interweaved classic and modern styles really amazed everyone.
Shi Jiahui couldn't help but sigh: "When I came to see it before, Su Ji's renovation was not completely completed. At that time, it didn't have the visual impact it has now. Now that the renovation is completely completed, looking at the whole thing, it really has a great visual impact."
Luo Yu followed up with, "Are we going to work in a restaurant like this in the future? That's really great."
As he spoke, Luo Yu took out his cell phone and took a photo of the entire Su Ji.
Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh: "This kind of decoration style is really shocking."
Yang Zhiyi, who came with his daughter, looked around and said, "Well, the simple and elegant theme style, coupled with the modern feel of the semi-open kitchen, really complements each other."
Ma Xiaolong said: "It feels like traveling through time and space."
It was obvious that everyone was very impressed with Su Ji’s overall decoration.
Su Ruoxi said to Chen Shoulin and Li Xiuchun, "We still have to thank Uncle Chen and Aunt Li. Without the decoration company you helped us contact, we would not have been able to complete this decoration style."
Chen Shoulin smiled and said, "Well, you should thank Grandma Feifei. She helped me find the company."
Li Xiuchun immediately said, "You old man, how can you ask for gratitude from others like this?"
Chen Shoulin said: "I am telling the truth. It was indeed you who contacted the company."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Thank you Aunt Li. If Uncle Chen, Aunt Li and Feifei come to eat here in the future, we will give you free meals."
Chen Shoulin and Li Xiuchun immediately said, "That won't work."
Chen Yaofei also followed her grandparents and said, "No, Dad Feng, you have to make money too."
Feng Yifan smiled and said to the little girl, "You call me Daddy Feng, how can a daughter pay for eating at her father's restaurant? So if you and your grandparents come to eat together, Daddy Feng must not charge you."
Su Ruoxi also agreed: "Yes, you can't accept money."
Without giving the old couple a chance to speak, Su Jinrong said directly: "Okay, I'll make the decision. I won't charge you any money."
Chen Shoulin and Li Xiuchun looked at each other, then looked at Feng Yifan's family with a wry smile.
At this time, Feng Ruoruo also jumped out and said, "Grandpa Chen, Grandma Li, you and Feifei don't need to pay. You can come to our house to eat and eat with Ruoruo, so you don't need to pay."
Lu Cuiling said: "Yes, you are all eating with Ruoruo, so you don't need to pay."
Chen Yaofei pulled her friend aside and said, "Ruoruo, if we don't charge, won't Father Feng lose money?"
Without waiting for Feng Ruoruo to refute, Chen Yaofei continued, "When we were in kindergarten, we played all these games, and we had to pay when we bought things."
Yang Xiaoxi also came over and said, "Yes, Teacher Fang taught us that we have to pay for things."
Yang Zhiyi stood up and said, "Chef Feng, we know that you want to waive the cost of meals for our two families in the future, but I think it's not a good idea to do so for free. We need to let the children understand how to respect the labor of others."
Chen Shoulin smiled and agreed: "Well, you are indeed a great writer. What you said makes sense."
Yang Zhiyi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
But after a brief pause, Yang Zhiyi continued, "Chef Feng, you and your team have worked hard to innovate a variety of dishes, so we naturally want to support you. So when you come here to eat and pay, it is a form of support from us. You can't deprive us of the right to support you."
Feng Yifan laughed after hearing this: "I didn't expect that our great writer is really good at speaking."
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said, "I always say it, but I usually don't say it."
Feng Yifan added: "It's not that I don't usually talk about it, it's that I don't usually talk about it seriously."
Yang Zhiyi felt even more embarrassed, but still insisted: "So, we have to pay, Chef Feng, you can't refuse."
Feng Yifan had no choice but to nod: "Okay, since you said so, I definitely can't stop you from paying."
Everyone started laughing.
Lin Ruifeng asked, "Master, when will we open for business?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "There's no need to rush to open the business. Some things in the kitchen haven't been installed yet, and we need to do some layout ourselves. Most importantly, our menu hasn't been finalized yet, and that's the most important thing for a restaurant."
Shi Jiahui thought about it seriously and said, "I think we should install the things in the back kitchen first, so that we can start researching dishes in the back kitchen and fill our menu."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "This is a great arrangement, Senior Sister. I'll contact someone to install it later."
Lin Ruifeng asked again: "Master, do we still need to keep fried rice and noodles on our menu?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course we have to keep it. Do you see the row of seats over there? In the future, we can let some diners who are in a hurry to eat sit in a row over there and only order fried rice and noodles. Those two are the specialties of our Su Ji."
Everyone agreed with this arrangement.
Chen Shoulin said: "We really need to keep the fried rice and noodles, especially the various toppings on the noodles. It's hard to find such a complete range of toppings elsewhere, so Su Ji can't lose that feature."
Liu Wanhua, who also came to visit today, also said: "Yes, the most distinctive lion head is also indispensable."
Hearing this, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Liu, we will definitely have lion's head, and we will launch a four-season banquet with lion's head as the main dish. The four kinds of lion's head in each season will be the main dish, supplemented by seasonal dishes. It can be regarded as a classic of our Su Ji."
Liu Wanhua nodded: "Four Seasons and Four Banquets, Yifan, your menu is still something to look forward to."
Feng Yifan has almost drawn up the menu for the Four Seasons Four Banquets, all of which are based on seasonal ingredients. The protagonist is naturally the four-season lion head. In addition to seasonal fruits and vegetables, there will also be some meats that are very suitable for eating in each season, and they will be cooked with different Suzhou soups of the four seasons.
It can be said that it truly reflects the uniqueness of the four seasons and four flavors.
Su Ruoxi suddenly said at this time: "By the way, there is one more very important thing."
Everyone looked at Su Ruoxi, wanting to know what it was.
Su Ruoxi said, "There is also our tableware. Since we have four banquets for four seasons, shouldn't our tableware also be different for each season? There are also other dishes that need to be matched with other utensils. All of these may need to be purchased separately."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, this does need to be purchased separately."
Everyone agrees that matching tableware is indeed very important.
Liu Wanhua said, "If you need to purchase in bulk, or need customization, I can introduce you to someone who now has his own workshop in Cidu, specializing in firing various types of porcelain. You can contact him and tell him your requirements."
Su Ruoxi immediately said, "Really? Thank you, Aunt Liu."
Liu Wanhua responded with a smile: "You're welcome, as long as I can help you."
After visiting Su Ji, a group of people went to the next door to take a look.
Compared with Su Kee's fusion of classical and modern decoration, the restaurant next door, which will soon be run by Catherine, Hans and Tom, is decorated in a completely Western style.
But after seeing it, everyone thought that such a restaurant was a bit small.
This was originally Yang Zhigang's barbecue restaurant, so the place was not very big.
At the beginning, because Yang Zhigang was running a barbecue restaurant, he didn't need a back kitchen, so it seemed that the space was indeed sufficient at that time.
But now it has been changed into a restaurant, and although the kitchen is fully open, it still takes up a lot of space.
So the whole restaurant looks a bit small.
Liu Wanhua was the first to raise a point: "Isn't this place a little small? There's not enough space for a few tables. And if there are a lot of people, there might not be enough seats here, right?"
Feng Yifan explained with a smile: "Aunt Liu, this is the style of Western-style restaurants."
Liu Wanhua was still a little surprised: "This style?"
Feng Yifan continued, "Yes, Western restaurants don't have big tables like our Chinese restaurants. They usually have small square tables, and the dishes are served one by one, and each person is seated individually."
Liu Wanhua said seriously: "I know this. It's not like I haven't eaten Western food before. I just think this place is a little small."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "A small private kitchen restaurant doesn't need such a big place."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "I want that little bit of romance."
Liu Wanhua finally understood: "Oh, just two young people, coming over to eat when they have nothing to do? It's the kind of little romance between the two of us, right?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, but not entirely. The restaurant also welcomes food lovers who come here just to taste the food."
Chen Shoulin said: "Well, it tastes good, but it doesn't make me full."
Li Xiuchun said: "The dining atmosphere is so beautiful. You can see the dishes prepared by the chef and appreciate the chef's craftsmanship. If you want to be full, you also need some bread before the meal."
Lu Cuiling shook her head and said, "It's just that our dishes are not as authentic."
Liu Wanhua agreed: "Yes, it's not true at all."
Lu Cuiling suddenly asked her son, "You opened a restaurant like this next to Su Ji. Do you want to make a comparison and let people know that Su Ji's dishes are delicious, generous in quantity, and exquisitely prepared?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "No, absolutely not. It's just to give everyone another choice."
Ma Xiaolong said, "I think the chef's intention is to make diners think of our street when they think of food, because when they come to this street, they can taste the pinnacle of Eastern and Western cooking."
Chen Shoulin was the first to agree: "Well, that's right. It makes people understand what a real product is."
Everyone praised the two restaurants and looked forward to them.
Facing everyone's praise, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Actually, my idea is quite simple. I want to promote the Chinese restaurant with the Western restaurant, and at the same time promote the Western restaurant with the Chinese restaurant."
Indeed, Feng Yifan's idea of making this arrangement is relatively simple.
The two styles of restaurants promote each other.
Let diners continue to be attracted to the two different styles of restaurants, and this will help improve business for both restaurants.
It's like when you go shopping on the street and there are two adjacent stalls selling two different styles of things.
If you go to one store, you will definitely take a look at the other one next to it.
Now that two very distinctive restaurants are opened next to each other, as their reputation gradually spreads, they are bound to attract many diners, which will drive each other's business.
After listening to Feng Yifan's explanation, everyone was a little surprised.
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "Although Yifan always says that he doesn't care whether the business is good or bad, he has made all the arrangements behind the scenes. He still has to make every penny."
Feng Yifan pretended to be innocent and said, "Aunt Liu, I can't help it. I have a big family to support. And I have hired so many great chefs. If I don't make money, how can I afford it? So I still have to make some money."
Chen Shoulin said, "You are making more than just a little money. Believe it or not, once you open, both restaurants will be packed."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It shouldn't be that exaggerated."
Yang Zhiyi said, "How is that an exaggeration? Do you know that many people are waiting for Su Ji to open? And if you announce that this western restaurant is opened by you, there will definitely be many foodies coming here."
Feng Yifan could only say, "Okay, but before they come, according to the rules, I still have to invite some important friends and relatives to taste the first meal of the opening. I hope everyone can come and taste the flavors of my two restaurants now."
After hearing this, everyone said they must come.
Feng Ruoruo rushed to her father, raised her little head and looked at him and asked, "Dad, can I invite some friends to come?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied to his daughter: "Sure, but hasn't your child been invited?"
Feng Ruoruo said seriously: "It's not Xixi and Feifei, there are other children."
Su Ruoxi asked quickly: "Ruoruo, you are not going to invite all the kindergarten children, are you? Then the restaurant may not be able to accommodate them all."
Feng Ruoruo looked at her mother and said, "Not only that, I also want to invite Sister Jingyi, Sister Wenwen, Brother Haohao and the others."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Sure, we must invite them when the time comes."
Feng Ruoruo added: "There are also a few children in the kindergarten."
Feng Yifan said to his daughter, "How about this, when you, Xixi, and Feifei return to kindergarten, I'll invite your kindergarten friends to come over on a weekend, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately nodded and agreed with a smile: "Okay, okay, Dad, don't forget to invite Teacher Fang."
Feng Yifan nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will definitely invite Teacher Fang over as well."
Su Ruoxi was a little amused and said, "You really know how to spoil your daughter. How much will it cost to invite so many people over?"
Feng Yifan said: "It doesn't matter, after all, it is my daughter's last year in kindergarten."
After hearing this, Su Ruoxi also felt that it seemed to be true. This was her daughter's last year in kindergarten and she would go to elementary school next year. So it seemed that treating the children once was not a big deal.
Chen Shoulin smiled and said, "It seems that our two families have benefited from Feifei and Xixi. Can we come over for a meal?"
This sentence immediately made everyone laugh.
Everyone is looking forward to the opening of Su Ji and Western restaurants.