Feng Yifan responded to everyone's praise with a smile and faced it calmly.
"In fact, this is not enough now, because some of the bowls and plates do not fully meet the needs of this banquet. Some adjustments need to be made later to ensure that this banquet can truly show the taste of summer."
Chen Shoulin nodded and said, "Well, striving for perfection is what a top chef should pursue."
Feng Yifan immediately smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, please stop praising me and eat your food quickly, or else the food will get cold and the taste will be greatly reduced."
On this table, there is the steamed lion head in the middle, the fish fillets cooked in the squirrel mandarin fish style, and the plate of stir-fried shrimps.
There are also many seasonal dishes, such as Feng Yifan’s improved stir-fry of lotus pond.
The dish is made with lotus root slices and lotus stems, which are deep-fried before being cooked to lock in the moisture. They are then thickened with white sauce and stir-fried. Finally, when serving the dish, the lotus root slices, lotus stems and lotus seeds are placed separately, and the white sauce is splashed on the sides like ink to embellish them.
In this way, the whole dish presents a scene of a summer lotus pond.
With the addition of the lotus embellishment at the bottom of the plate, it is truly beautiful as if it were a work of art.
After seeing this, Feng Ruoruo shouted that she wanted the flowers below.
"Dad, Dad, can you give me the flowers?"
Feng Yifan smiled and responded to his daughter: "What do you want the flowers for? You can't eat those flowers."
Feng Ruoruo still clamored for it: "Yes, I want it. I want to take the flowers home and put them next to my bed. They will smell so good."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Are you smelling the fragrance of flowers or vegetables?"
Su Ruoxi's question made everyone laugh, and everyone started laughing.
But Feng Ruoruo said seriously: "Mom, that is a flower. Dad said that flowers can't be eaten, so of course it has the scent of flowers. How can it have the scent of vegetables?"
Li Feier smiled and said, "Ruoruo is right. It must be the scent of flowers, not the scent of vegetables."
Seeing that Aunt Li supported her, Feng Ruoruo immediately complained to her mother proudly: "Mom, look, Aunt Li knows everything, but you don't know. You are really stupid."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Okay, then you go to Aunt Li's house and be Aunt Li's daughter. Mommy, take Xixi home. From now on, Xixi is Mommy's daughter, and you are Aunt Li's daughter."
Li Feier smiled and said, "Okay, then Xixi, are you willing to switch with Ruoruo?"
Yang Xiaoxi looked surprised. The little girl didn't understand why he was talking about her.
"Mom, I don't want to bring flowers home?"
This one sentence made everyone laugh.
Lu Cuiling laughed and said, "Hahaha, Fei'er, you scared Xixi. Did Xixi do anything wrong? Why does it become like she has to switch mothers with Ruoruo?"
Seeing this situation, Su Ruoxi said again: "Forget it, I want Feifei, is Feifei willing or not?"
Chen Yaofei was also stunned for a moment, and then the little girl asked shyly: "Can I?"
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Of course, Feifei, come to our house, we also have your father Feng at home."
Feng Ruoruo finally became unhappy when she heard this: "Mom, no, I am your daughter. Feifei and Xixi have their own parents."
Su Ruoxi gently pinched her daughter's little face: "Who told you to be disobedient? You always say that mom is stupid."
Feng Ruoruo hugged her mother and said, "Well, then Ruoruo won't say it."
Everyone at the table burst into laughter.
Chen Yaofei said seriously, "Ruoruo, I won't steal your mother. I have a father and a mother, but when my father and mother are not back, can I go to your house to play?"
The little girl's words made everyone feel a little sad.
Feng Yifan said quickly, "Fei Fei is really sensible. We always welcome Fei Fei to come and play. And Fei Fei, you call me Daddy Feng, so I am also your daddy. If you want something in the future, you can tell me like Ruoruo did, and Daddy Feng will definitely satisfy you."
Chen Yaofei responded happily: "Yes, thank you, Mr. Feng."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Yang Xiaoxi said quickly at this time: "Dad Feng, there is still me."
Feng Yifan turned to Yang Xiaoxi and said, "Of course we can't leave out Xixi. Xixi, like Feifei and Ruoruo, is Father Feng's daughter, so Father Feng will satisfy any request Xixi makes."
Yang Xiaoxi nodded happily: "Thank you, Father Feng."
Feng Ruoruo was even more direct: "Dad, then I want Xixi and Ruoruo to come to our house at night and sleep with me, is that okay?"
When Feng Yifan heard his daughter's request, he smiled helplessly and said, "You need to ask Xixi and Feifei about this question, and also ask Xixi and Feifei's parents, grandparents, you can't make the decision for others."
Feng Ruoruo quickly turned around and asked her two good friends.
But before the two little girls could agree, Li Xiuchun said, "You three have been together for almost the entire day. Aren't you satisfied? You still want to be together tonight? Go back to your own homes to sleep at night. Otherwise, if you three get together, it will make Mr. Feng's family sleep poorly."
Li Fei'er also said: "That's right, now Ruoruo's mother has a baby in her belly, she needs to rest more."
After hearing this, Chen Yaofei said to Feng Ruoruo, "Ruoruo, let's go back to our own home to sleep at night. We can meet at the kindergarten tomorrow. Besides, we learn dancing together after school, so we don't have to sleep together at night."
Yang Xiaoxi said, "Yes, Ruoruo, let's go home and sleep with our parents, grandparents at night."
Feng Ruoruo thought about it and nodded: "Well, okay, let's play together in kindergarten tomorrow."
Lu Cuiling said, "Alright, alright, let's eat quickly. Didn't you all say you were hungry before? How come after eating for so long, there's still so much food in your three little bowls?"
In addition to stir-fried lotus pond dishes, Feng Yifan also prepared some river fish that are common in summer.
For example, various kinds of fish and some eel cooking.
It can be said that this summer banquet is mainly composed of common summer ingredients, and Feng Yifan’s seasoning is not very strong, and there is not too much red oil and red sauce. It gives people a very refreshing feeling. Eating it in the hot summer is pleasing to the eye and taste.
Although the portion of food on the table was quite large, there were so many people eating tonight that we all finished it in the end.
Seeing the clean plates, Feng Yifan was very satisfied: "Well, the clean plates mean my cooking skills haven't deteriorated, very good."
When everyone heard Feng Yifan's words, they immediately burst into laughter.
He Yaqian asked: "Chef Feng, you are really being too Versailles."
Feng Yifan was very surprised: "Versailles? What is that?"
Meng Shitong and her group were all a little surprised.
"What? Chef Feng doesn't even know this?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "I really don't know."
Ah Fei explained: "It's showing off in a way that seems modest but is actually showing off."
After Ah Fei's explanation, Feng Yifan said helplessly: "I don't mean to be modest. It's been almost two months since I last cooked properly. So I'm a little worried that my cooking skills have declined. But after hearing what you said, I feel a little embarrassed."
After hearing what Feng Yifan said, Chen Shoulin said, "Well, Yifan, don't be so modest. As a chef like you, do you still have room for regression?"
Li Xiuchun also said: "Yes, Yifan's craftsmanship is still as good as ever."
Ah Bin immediately responded: "Besides, I think Chef Feng's presentation is more beautiful."
Jasmine agreed, "Yes, the presentation is especially beautiful today."
Su Jinrong said, "This is because Yifan has absorbed some Western plating methods, such as the squirrel mandarin fish, the stir-fried shrimp, and the lotus pond stir-fry, all of which have been improved by him.
I used to think that learning Western-style plating in this way would be a bad idea, but judging from today’s banquet, it’s really good, especially after each dish was reshaped, highlighting the overall feeling, making this table of dishes really look like a lotus pond.”
After listening to Su Jinrong's summary, everyone agreed.
Chen Shoulin said, "That's true. I was thinking that the dishes on this table today were somewhat special in appearance. When Brother Su said that, it suddenly dawned on me that it really was like a lotus pond under the moonlight."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's not enough. The key is that there is no matching plate."
Everyone said that this was already very good, and with the right plate, it should be perfect.
Feng Yifan finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Okay, okay, let's stop here today. If you guys keep praising me like this, I don't know how to continue cooking. Our party is over today."
When everyone heard Feng Yifan's words, they all laughed.
Feng Yifan asked his wife and mother to take their daughter and others away first.
He stayed to clear the table, put away all the dishes, and carried them to the next room in a bucket. Then he went to see off the other two little girls and their families.
Coming out of the alley at the back, the ancient street outside was decorated with lights and the bustling crowds were still there.
Seeing the bustling ancient street, everyone couldn't help but sigh that the prosperous old street is back.
"It's great that our old street with its ancient cultural charm is finally back."
"Yes, it's a wonderful sight now."
"It's so beautiful, this is what we should have."
“This is our own unique ancient street.”
Feng Ruoruo turned around and asked, "Dad, can I play with Xixi and Feifei for a while before going home?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Sure."
So, accompanied by the adults, the three little girls walked hand in hand on the ancient street, and the pedestrians on the street would take the initiative to give way to the three little girls.
Whenever Feng Yifan walks on the street, many people will stop him and ask him about the opening of Su Ji.
He would not feel annoyed about this and would always explain it patiently to everyone.
When he meets people who want to take photos with him, Feng Yifan will try his best to satisfy them.
In this way, Feng Yifan spent the most time walking from one end of the ancient street to the other.
The three little girls soon ignored Father Feng because they saw Granny Liu and Sister Shen’s shop.
The little girls held hands and ran into Sister Shen Qingluo's shop together.
"Sister Shen, we are here."
"Hello, Sister Shen."
"Good evening, Sister Shen."
Shen Qingluo was greeting customers in the shop when he heard the voices of three little girls. He looked down and saw the little girls squeezing into the shop.
"Good evening, why are you here? Where are grandpa, grandma, dad and mom?"
The three little girls said in unison: "Outside."
Shen Qingluo immediately asked the clerk in the shop to serve the customers, and he led the three little girls out of the crowded shop.
Seeing the children's parents standing outside, Shen Qingluo greeted them one by one.
After saying hello, Shen Qingluo said a little embarrassedly: "I'm so sorry, my place is too small."
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "It's okay. We won't go in and cause trouble for you. We are all very happy to see that your business is so good."
Everyone immediately nodded in agreement, expressing their happiness that Shen Qingluo's opening was so popular.
Shen Qingluo smiled and said, "I didn't expect the business to be so good. I received several orders today. I'm starting to have a headache about how to serve them."
Li Xiuchun was a little surprised: "You got an order so quickly? Xiao Shen, you are amazing."
Chen Shoulin said: "He must be amazing. Xiao Shen is now Liu Wanhua's last disciple."
Shen Qingluo waved his hand and said, "I just started learning from grandma, and I haven't learned a lot yet. I can't say I'm your last disciple."
When Liu Wanhua saw a group of people walking on the street, she gave some instructions in the shop and walked over.
Hearing Shen Qingluo's words, she smiled and said, "Xiao Qingluo, you don't want to acknowledge me as your master?"
Shen Qingluo raised her head and looked at Liu Wanhua, then quickly said, "Grandma, that's not what I meant."
Su Jinrong saw Shen Qingluo's panic and said, "Wanhua, don't scare the child. He is worried that he will not learn well and will embarrass you as his master."
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "I know, but I'm already this old, I don't care about those false reputations anymore."
Lu Cuiling said: "Okay, you are all indifferent to fame and fortune now, but you still have to give children opportunities, so encourage our children more and let them perform well."
These words were recognized by everyone, and then they encouraged Shen Qingluo together.
Even the three little girls encouraged Sister Shen.
"Come on, Sister Shen. Ruoruo thinks the clothes you make are the best."
"Yes, yes, Xixi also likes the clothes made by Sister Shen."
"Fei Fei likes it too. Sister Shen, you are the best."
Shen Qingluo was very moved by everyone's encouragement. Finally, she squatted down, hugged the three little girls and said, "Okay, sister thanks my three little sisters. You are my little angels. When summer comes, sister will make another set for each of you."
Su Ruoxi said: "Don't make any promises here, take care of your own business first."
Li Feier followed up by saying, "That's right, the summer is almost over, so stop cooking for the kids and take care of your own business and fulfill other people's orders."
Shen Qingluo responded with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely work hard."
After saying goodbye to Shen Qingluo, the group continued to walk towards the street corner and came out from the west side of the ancient street. Then the three little girls said goodbye to each other here.