Unlike Su Ji and the Western restaurant which were closed, in the Lin family's shop, Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng were busy.
Now that the ancient street has been reopened, the shops on it have naturally resumed business as well.
The temporary roof of the small market was basically dismantled a few days ago.
As for the remaining vacant land, after planning, it was merged with the parking lot next to the original small park, expanding it into a larger parking lot.
At the same time, part of the small park area originally occupied by the parking lot was cleared and vacated.
The Urban Gardening Department has replanted various vegetation in the cleaned area. I believe that it won’t be long before the expanded small park opposite the ancient street will become a place for more people to relax and entertain on holidays. It can be connected to the ancient street and serve as a Huaicheng tourist attraction.
However, the roof of the small market over there was removed and the market was converted into a parking lot, so there was naturally no place to set up stalls.
However, Su Ji and the Western Restaurant are unable to reopen for the time being.
Therefore, the Lin family's shop temporarily became the main battlefield for Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng.
Feng Yifan entered the Lin family shop and saw the kitchen inside. The three apprentices were busy at work.
After these days of study, especially following Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong in observation and assistance, Ning Cheng has made considerable progress. He is now able to help with a lot of work and is no longer a bystander who can only stand aside and watch without being able to get involved.
For example, when cooking soup, Ning Cheng can help watch the fire on the stove. At the same time, Ning Cheng will also cut some ingredients and vegetables and put them into the pot.
Feng Yifan walked in and took a look, then said bluntly, "Ning Cheng, your cuts are not regular enough. Remember to make them as regular as possible, and the deviation cannot be too big. Do you understand?"
Ning Cheng heard Feng Yifan's voice and responded before he even looked up: "Yes, Master."
At this time, Lin Ruifeng was processing ducks and geese.
On the other side, Ma Xiaolong was processing beef.
Although the Lin family shop is relatively small, Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong still continue to set up stalls. Both of them will not miss out on anything that is necessary.
Feng Yifan watched for a while and pointed out some problems in his apprentice's operation.
"Ruifeng, the duck must be cleaned thoroughly. Also, when marinating it, you must pay attention to the ingredients and the proportions must be accurate. Don't be too casual."
"Ma Xiaolong, is this how you processed meat before? How did I teach you before? Can you roast the meat thoroughly enough that way? Slice it, slice it all into thin slices, don't you understand?"
Under Feng Yifan's guidance, Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong also made quick adjustments and corrected their mistakes.
When Feng Yifan was instructing his apprentice, perhaps because his voice was a little loud, he alarmed the little dog Tiantian who now lived in the shop.
Tiantian came out of her grasp and called out twice in a daze.
But then, he smelled the scent of Feng Yifan and quickly ran out.
She circled around Feng Yifan's feet and rubbed them intimately.
After rubbing against it for a while, Tiantian ran forward quickly, as if looking for the trace of her little master.
Feng Yifan saw Tiantian run out excitedly at first, then walk around for a while and come back disappointed. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Your little master is going to kindergarten and can't play with you all day. You stay here and wait for your little master to finish kindergarten, and then come back to play with you."
Tiantian seemed to understand, or maybe because she couldn't find her little master, she could only return to Feng Yifan and rub against his legs.
Feng Yifan bent down and gently touched the puppy and said, "Okay, if you behave well, I can take you to pick up my little mistress after kindergarten."
The puppy didn't know whether he understood or not, but he just lay down obediently at Feng Yifan's feet.
Soon, Lin Ruifeng finished the process and cooked some of the goose and duck parts and gave them to Tiantian as dog food.
Seeing the puppy concentrating on eating, Feng Yifan couldn't help but say, "You eat too well every day. Don't turn into a big fat dog. Then your little master won't like to see you."
Ma Xiaolong held up some of the scraps of beef and said, "It's good to eat it until it becomes a big fat dog. We can stew it and eat the meat."
As if she understood what Ma Xiaolong said, Tiantian raised her head and barked twice ferociously.
Lin Ruifeng inside said with a smile: "You are done. Tiantian will bear a grudge. If you tell Ruoruo about this, you will probably be kicked out by Ruoruo."
Ma Xiaolong put the minced meat down and gently touched Tiantian's head: "It's delicious, I was just joking with you."
But the puppy seemed to really hold a grudge. When Ma Xiaolong touched it, it actually raised its head and pretended to bite him.
Ma Xiaolong was so scared that he quickly withdrew his hand and stepped back.
"Oh, this dog is really vicious."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "You're going to kill them and stew their meat, and you won't allow them to be mean to you?"
After that, he told Ma Xiaolong to go back to work. Feng Yifan reached out and stroked Tiantian's head to comfort her: "Okay, eat your food. Don't worry, with your little master here, no one dares to do anything to you."
The puppy immediately felt at ease and continued to eat, making satisfied noises as he ate.
While Feng Yifan was looking after the puppy and watching his three apprentices busy, his cell phone rang.
After the call was connected, Meng Shitong's voice came from the other end: "Hello, Chef Feng, we have agreed with Sister Fei'er that we will come here today to shoot a video of the ancient street after it is repaired and restored to normal traffic. Do you think you have time to let us shoot your video as well?"
Feng Yifan asked in surprise: "Filming my movie? What movie of me? Su Ji hasn't even opened yet."
Meng Shitong continued, "Didn't you promise us before that you would shoot a series about Huaiyang cuisine for us?"
Hearing Meng Shitong say this, Feng Yifan suddenly remembered something.
We had indeed made an appointment before, and originally we were going to shoot a series of Chinese food menus.
However, because Mr. Zhuang encountered some problems in the selection of Chinese dishes during this period, the menu cannot be finalized for the time being.
Later, after discussing with Feng Yifan and Mr. Zhuang, Li Fei'er decided to shoot a special feature on Huaiyang cuisine first.
Meng Shitong and her friends came here today to take pictures of the ancient street. The original plan was to only film the restoration of the ancient street and do some promotion of the ancient street.
But later Meng Shitong and the others thought, since they were already here, they might as well contact Feng Yifan to shoot some content.
"Chef Feng, you don't have to cook. You can make some introductions first."
Feng Yifan thought about it and agreed: "Okay, you guys come over first. After you finish shooting the ancient street, if you need anything, I will definitely try my best to cooperate."
Originally Feng Yifan promised Li Feier a lot of filming, but it was delayed for several months.
Now that even his daughter's kindergarten has started, Feng Yifan feels bad about it.
Meng Shitong was also very happy to get Feng Yifan's reply: "Okay, Chef Feng, let's go over there first and finish filming the ancient street, and then we will go to your place."
Feng Yifan asked again: "By the way, you should come over for lunch at noon, right?"
Meng Shitong was stunned when she heard this, and then hesitated for a moment and said, "How about we solve it ourselves?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Then let's eat Ruifeng's fried rice and noodles."
Meng Shitong agreed: "Okay, fried rice and noodles are enough."
After hanging up the phone, Feng Yifan patted the puppy's head and said, "Okay, eat slowly by yourself."
Seeing that the puppy was busy eating and had no time to pay attention to him, Feng Yifan stood up with a smile and said to the disciples inside: "You guys are busy first, I'm going to go home for a while, and I'll come to see you after I prepare lunch for your master's wife."
The three disciples agreed immediately, but did not go out to see him off. They just watched Feng Yifan disappear out the door.
After returning home, Feng Yifan cleaned himself at the door first. After entering the house, he went to the bathroom first, washed his hands carefully, and changed his clothes. Then he walked out of the bathroom and sat down next to his wife who was sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Feng Yifan hugged his wife and said with a smile, "I have sent Ruoruo to kindergarten. Teacher Fang is counting how many children in Ruoruo's class are going to preschool outside the kindergarten."
When Su Ruoxi heard her husband say this, she immediately asked, "Are there many children going to preschool outside?"
Seeing his wife's serious look, Feng Yifan replied, "It seems to be half and half."
Before his wife could speak, Feng Yifan added, "Yang Zhiyi and I talked a little bit, and we both felt that Ruoruo and Xixi didn't need to go to those preschool classes, because the children also need to learn dance, and if they go to those preschool classes that teach elementary school courses in advance, the children's schedule will be too tight."
Su Ruoxi thought for a moment and said, "But if all the other children go, will Ruoruo and Xixi be unable to keep up with them when they go to elementary school?"
Feng Yifan said softly, "Old Yang and I have also discussed this. We both think that we should believe in our daughter's ability. Besides, when she goes to primary school, the teacher will definitely teach her those things carefully. If the child learns them in advance, she may not be willing to listen carefully when she goes to school."
Su Ruoxi added: "What if the grades can't keep up?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Why should we be afraid of grades? We have so many restaurants waiting for Ruoruo to inherit, and we don't need Ruoruo to have good grades."
Su Ruoxi curled her lips: "That can't be too bad, right? If I'm always at the bottom of the class, how embarrassing it will be at the parents' meeting?"
Feng Yifan immediately said, "Then I will go to the parent-teacher meeting for Ruoruo."
Su Ruoxi asked: "What do you mean? Are you saying that I will blame my daughter for not doing well in the exam?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "How could that be? I know you love Ruoruo the most, but you still have our baby to take care of when the time comes, so just leave things like parent-teacher conferences to me."
Su Ruoxi said seriously, "Then we still have to let Ruoruo do as well as possible in the exam."
Feng Yifan quickly assured: "I will definitely urge Ruoruo to study hard in school in the future."
Su Ruoxi was helpless in the end: "You just spoil your daughter."
As the couple was talking, Lu Cuiling came out and said, "Oh, okay, I think Xixi's father is right. We should believe in our own children and give them more encouragement. Not all children go to preschool, right? But aren't they doing well in school?"
Su Jinrong also walked out of the room: "Yes, we don't need Ruoruo to become famous and have a family in the future. It's enough for her to live the life she likes in the future."
Seeing that her mother-in-law and father had spoken, Su Ruoxi also said, "Well, I didn't say I had to go."
Lu Cuiling then said to her son, "Yifan, you must remember what you promised Ruoxi today. When Ruoruo goes to school, you must take full responsibility. Do you understand?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Of course I will take full responsibility, she is my daughter after all."
Lu Cuiling nodded and said, "Okay, hurry up and cook. Don't let your wife and your little boy go hungry."
Feng Yifan immediately stood up and said, "Okay, as you command."
But as they walked towards the kitchen, Feng Yifan said, "By the way, Meng Shitong and her friends are coming to take photos of the ancient street this afternoon, and they also want to take photos of our two restaurants. I think Dad can go with me, and then we can specifically introduce the heritage of our Su Ji."
Su Jinrong heard this and said, "I won't go, right? You are the one in charge of the cooking now."
Feng Yifan continued to persuade him: "Dad, it's okay. You have recovered well now, and the inheritance of Su Ji was passed down to me by you after all, so you should appear on camera to let everyone know that our Su Ji has an orderly inheritance."
Lu Cuiling helped her son by saying, "That's right, father-in-law, you really should be on camera."
Su Ruoxi also said, "Dad, just go ahead."
Seeing that everyone was persuading him like this, Su Jinrong finally agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you when the time comes."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "That's right, we still need to do some publicity."
Afterwards, Feng Yifan went into the kitchen to cook.
Because his wife is pregnant now, Feng Yifan naturally designed a menu specifically for his wife, which is basically to increase nutrition for his wife while also ensuring that the diet is healthy enough.
Whenever this happened, no one in the family could help, and Feng Yifan had to be the only one busy.
But Su Ruoxi always liked to sit down in the restaurant early and watch her husband busy in the kitchen through the glass door.
Because at times like this, she always feels the deep love and concern from her husband.
Lu Cuiling continued to pack up things at home, and sometimes she would call home to remotely direct and coordinate matters at the vegetable base.
Su Jinrong spends most of his time doing rehabilitation at home, and also studies recipes during his rest time.
However, the main menu of Su Ji was determined by Feng Yifan and his team.
But as the chef of the previous generation, Su Jinrong still has to control the menu.
By reading some old recipes, Su Jinrong gained some experience and was able to give some suggestions to Feng Yifan when he was cooking, which helped Feng Yifan fill some traditional gaps.
Although Feng Ruoruo went to kindergarten, the family lacked the company of a little girl's happy laughter.
But everyone in the family has their own responsibilities, so it doesn't feel boring and everyone has their own fun.