September 1st.
The day Feng Ruoruo’s kindergarten starts.
In the morning, Feng Yifan took his daughter, who had been dressed up by her grandmother and mother, and walked slowly out of the community. They crossed the road and walked along the ancient street that had been renovated and opened to traffic, all the way to the other side where the kindergarten was located.
After the renovation of the ancient street, the first thing that happened was that the road surface under your feet was replaced with smooth stone slabs.
Secondly, the shops on both sides of the street have all been repainted and decorated.
Most of the old signs, like the old Su Ji plaque, are preserved.
Even some shops that didn't have old signs agreed to hang up all of them with wooden plaques in the style of Su Ji's old plaques.
In this way, the shops on the ancient street are neat and uniform, which looks very beautiful.
Feng Ruoruo held her father's hand and swayed back and forth as they walked.
The little girl was very happy, firstly because kindergarten started today and she could go to kindergarten and play with other children again.
Secondly, it’s because my father took me to kindergarten today.
In the past, when kindergarten started, my mom and grandpa would take me to kindergarten.
Today is different, Feng Ruoruo’s father will accompany her.
Although having her father accompany her is no different from having her grandfather or mother accompany her, Feng Ruoruo just feels very happy.
It is a proud thing that my father sends me to kindergarten.
When walking on the ancient street, Feng Ruoruo would be very polite and greet people in the shops on both sides.
When the shop owners heard the little girl's greeting, they all smiled and waved to the little girl in greeting.
Then, what everyone is generally concerned about is when will Su Ji and Feng Yifan’s western restaurant open
When Wang Cuifeng saw the father and daughter, she asked directly without any hesitation, "Yifan is sending Ruoruo to kindergarten? Ruoruo's kindergarten has already started. When will your two restaurants, Chef Feng, open? Our old neighbors on this street are all waiting."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Sister Wang, I'm sending my daughter to kindergarten now, so I won't talk about the opening of the business for now."
Wang Cuifeng rolled her eyes when she heard this: "Chef Feng, aren't you being a little too arrogant?"
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to respond, Wang Cuifeng continued, "I heard that you have already hired many well-known chefs from home and abroad, and even the dim sum chefs were specially invited back. You have already hired so many masters, so why don't you plan to open the business?"
Feng Yifan still kept smiling and said, "Sister Wang, opening a business is not something that can be done just by having someone."
At this time, Fan Chaodong also came out of the shop and asked curiously: "If it's not enough to have someone, what else do you need?"
Feng Yifan said seriously: "We also need a menu with enough portions."
menu
This answer surprised everyone on Gu Street who was paying attention to this matter.
Originally everyone had a lot of things in mind, but no one expected that Feng Yifan would say that in order to open a restaurant they would need a menu that was substantial enough.
It really took everyone by surprise.
Fan Chaodong thought for a moment and asked, "A menu with enough portions? What kind of menu is that?"
Feng Ruoruo said at this time: "Uncle Fan, my father discusses the menu with my aunt and uncles and aunts every day. Now the menu already has..."
At this point, Feng Ruoruo couldn't blurt out a number, so the little girl counted on her fingers.
Maybe because there were too many dishes on the menu, the little girl couldn’t count them all on her fingers.
But seeing the little girl standing there, with her head lowered, counting on her fingers, attracted the attention of many people on the street. They all thought that the little girl who was counting on her fingers so seriously was so cute.
Finally, after some calculations, Feng Ruoruo finally came up with a result.
"Anyway, there are so many dishes that Ruoruo can't even count them with both hands."
Such a result made everyone on the street stunned at first, and then everyone couldn't help laughing.
Wang Cuifeng squatted down and smiled, stretching out her hand and gently pinching Feng Ruoruo's little face: "Hahaha, Aunt Feng feels that with Ruoruo here, no matter what your father sells in the store, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to eat."
Feng Ruoruo immediately shook her head and said, "No, Aunt Feng, my dad and the others need to order a very delicious menu so that many people will come to eat."
Wang Cuifeng smiled and asked, "Oh, our Ruoruo can speak so well? Who taught you this?"
Without waiting for the little girl to answer, Wang Cuifeng pointed at Feng Yifan and asked, "Did your father teach you?"
Feng Ruoruo said with some pride: "No, it's not true. It was Ruoruo's own idea."
Seeing the little girl's proud look, Wang Cuifeng and the onlookers were so happy that they couldn't help laughing. Everyone thought that the little girl Feng Ruoruo was so cute.
Wang Cuifeng finally pinched Feng Ruoruo's little face gently and said, "Okay, let's all wait for your father's menu to come out. Then we can go and taste your father's cooking skills and see what delicious dishes will be on the menu that he has spent so much time researching."
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "Okay, okay."
Then, the little girl hugged Wang Cuifeng's neck and whispered in her ear: "Auntie Feng, let me tell you something in secret. The dishes my father and his family cook are all very, very delicious, and they are all very beautiful."
After hearing what the little girl said, Wang Cuifeng also asked softly, "Really? Then we should do it quietly. We can't let anyone know now."
Feng Ruoruo smiled happily and nodded, and she even hooked her fingers with Aunt Feng, urging them to keep it a secret for Dad together.
Feng Yifan looked at his daughter and Wang Cuifeng and hooked their fingers together, then said with a smile, "Okay, okay, we have to go to kindergarten. If you don't leave now, Ruoruo will be late for your first day of kindergarten."
Feng Ruoruo quickly grabbed her father's hand and was about to leave, but the little girl did not forget to wave goodbye to everyone.
Everyone on the ancient street watched the father and daughter leave hand in hand, with a smile on their face.
"Just looking at the father and daughter like this makes people feel so comfortable."
"That's right. When you wake up early in the morning and are not in a very good mood, seeing the father and daughter, you will suddenly feel that the world is really a beautiful place."
"Hahaha, so we all have to cheer up and work hard."
"Yes, everyone should work hard and not let the father and daughter down."
"Hahaha, if you don't work hard and your business is bad, you will have to move out of our ancient street."
"That's right. Business is not good. How can we have the face to stay here?"
Wang Cuifeng finally said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and get back to work."
The people on the ancient street also dispersed and went back to do their own things.
Feng Ruoruo held her father's hand, skipping all the way, and walked happily to the other end of the ancient street. Just as she was walking out of the ancient street, she ran into Yang Xiaoxi, who was also sent by her father, and Liu Yan from her class.
"Hey, Xixi, Liuyan, you are here."
After greeting the children, Feng Ruoruo also did not forget to say hello to the children's parents.
"Good morning, Uncle Yang, good morning, Auntie."
Yang Zhiyi and Liu Yan's mother also greeted Feng Ruoruo with a smile.
Afterwards, the three little girls let go of their parents' hands and quickly gathered together, and started chattering.
Liu Yan's mother greeted Feng Yifan with a smile, and at the same time did not forget to ask about the opening of Su Ji.
"Good morning, Ruoruo's father. I wonder if your Su Ji will be open soon? I see that the ancient street has already been opened."
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to answer, Yang Zhiyi rushed to say, "It will probably take some time, right?"
After hearing this, Liu Yan's mother looked at Feng Yifan in surprise.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "We will have to wait for a while. We need to re-determine the menu and we have many new dishes to try, so we cannot open for business for the time being."
Liu Yan's mother was even more surprised. She didn't expect Feng Yifan would actually introduce new dishes.
The three parents walked forward together. As they walked, Liu Yan's mother asked again, "Ruoruo's father, I heard rumors that you are now the owner of Fujinglou, and you are also planning to open a western restaurant on Gu Street?"
Feng Yifan was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh? The news spread so quickly?"
After being surprised, Feng Yifan looked at Yang Zhiyi who was standing silently beside him.
In a flash he realized that it was probably not because the news spread quickly, but because Yang Zhiyi just ran into Liu Yan's mother on the road and told her everything without restraint.
Feng Yifan didn't mind. After all, this kind of thing would get out sooner or later.
Liu Yan's mother was a little shocked, because Feng Yifan's words were an admission.
"Dad Ruoruo, I never thought that you have done so many great things in just how short a time since you came back. You even acquired Fujing Building."
Feng Yifan quickly said, "Mother Liu Yan, you misunderstood. Actually, I am not the boss of Fujinglou. I am only one of the shareholders. I will definitely stay in Gujie. Su Ji is the restaurant I must stay in. The Western restaurant is opened by my apprentice abroad."
Liu Yan's mother couldn't help but exclaim: "Ruoruo's father, you are really amazing."
Then she sighed: "Come to think of it, it seems that there is no decent Western restaurant in Huaicheng."
Yang Zhiyi said nearby: "Indeed, on the one hand, it may be that our consumption level in Huaicheng is not high enough, and on the other hand, most people are not used to eating Western food."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "In fact, there is no such thing as insufficient consumption. Western restaurants do not necessarily require high consumption. Rather, not being used to the food can be a big reason."
Liu Yan's mother asked: "Then Ruoruo's father, will your Western restaurant be modified to suit our local tastes?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course I will. I always think that copying dishes is irresponsible to diners. A good restaurant must make adjustments based on the taste of the region where it is located. Otherwise, simply copying dishes without changing the taste is a sign of the chef's lack of ability."
Yang Zhiyi chimed in: "Hey, it's just that the chef is incompetent."
Liu Yan's mother smiled and said, "I can't believe that Xixi's father is now very supportive of Ruoruo's father."
Yang Zhiyi said seriously, "Because our daughter Xixi likes her father Feng's cooking skills, I must follow my daughter, and Chef Feng's cooking skills are indeed amazing."
Liu Yan's mother also said, "Well, Ruoruo's father's cooking is indeed delicious."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, stop praising me. I feel a little embarrassed."
As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the kindergarten.
Today is the first day of kindergarten, so there are many parents who send their children here, especially some younger children, and even the whole family comes.
There were grandparents, grandparents, and even uncles, aunts, and uncles and aunts who came together.
Feng Yifan and his family did not stay at the door for long, but took their daughter directly into the kindergarten.
When I arrived at my daughter's class, Teacher Fang was already waiting in the classroom.
Every child who enters the class will take the initiative to greet Teacher Fang. Teacher Fang will naturally greet the children with a smile, and will also greet the parents.
Yang Zhiyi looked at Teacher Fang, then approached Feng Yifan and said, "Old Feng, take a look. Do you think Teacher Fang has lost a lot of weight? She doesn't look very well."
Feng Yifan looked at him carefully and nodded: "Really, he looks a little pale."
Yang Zhiyi whispered, "I guess it's probably because of the blind date my family arranged for me."
Feng Yifan asked curiously: "Isn't the matter resolved?"
Yang Zhiyi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. The kindergarten has been on holiday for such a long time. Without the protection of the kindergarten, wouldn't that man be even more unscrupulous?"
Feng Yifan added: "We can't help either. There are some things that we can't interfere with."
Yang Zhiyi also sighed and said, "It's really hard to ask."
Although Teacher Fang looked unhappy, she still remained cheerful and enthusiastic when facing the children, and coordinated class affairs in an orderly manner.
When most of the children were present, Teacher Fang first said to them, "Welcome back to kindergarten."
After Teacher Fang’s welcome, the children all waved their hands and cheered.
After the children cheered, Teacher Fang continued to speak to them, mostly encouraging them to behave well in kindergarten, and also mentioned that the red flower list would start again.
"Today is the first day, and the children are all very punctual, so the teacher rewards everyone with a little red flower."
When they heard that they were being rewarded with red flowers, all the children were immediately delighted.
After Teacher Fang calmed the children down, she said to the parents present: "Dear parents, our children are almost 6 to 7 years old, so according to the kindergarten's arrangement, they will still be in the senior class in the next semester, and will start the preschool class in the next semester.
If parents do not find a new preschool for their children, the kindergarten will assume that their children will start attending our preschool in the first half of next year."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised when he heard this and turned to ask Yang Zhiyi: "Is there anyone in the preschool class who doesn't go to kindergarten?"
Yang Zhiyi replied: "Yes, some parents hope that their children can learn more in preschool classes, so they will look for preschool classes that are similar to elementary school preparatory classes."
Feng Yifan was even more surprised: "Do you need preparatory courses to go to elementary school?"
Yang Zhiyi sighed and whispered, "You don't understand. Nowadays, the competition among children is very fierce. Some children may not be able to keep up if they go directly to elementary school. So some parents send their children to preparatory classes in the first half of the year to let them learn some first-grade things in advance, so that they can be ahead of other children from the beginning of the first grade."
Feng Yifan was even more shocked when he heard this.
While he was shocked, several parents had already come forward to register with Teacher Fang in advance that their children would not attend preschool classes in the first half of next year.
Feng Yifan looked at the parents, and then at the other children in the class with his daughter.
I can't help but sigh that it's really not easy to have children nowadays.