As Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law and wife back along the old street, the shops on the old street opened one after another.
Shops of all sizes, with either traditional old-fashioned wooden doors, rolling shutter doors, or transparent glass doors, are open to greet the new day.
Opening the door means starting to get busy, and each family has their own way of being busy. Some clean the hallway inside and outside, some put out some goods, and some are making various preparations.
When they see the family passing by, many people in shops along the street will greet Su Jinrong.
The sight of a family traveling together is like an encouragement to everyone, making everyone face the new day more positively.
Back at Su's, Su Ruoxi took out the key and opened the door. She was about to remove the door panels piece by piece, but was stopped by her husband.
"Don't open the door yet. We still have a lot of things to prepare, and we may need your help in the kitchen today. If we open the door now, we are all in the kitchen, and it will be bad if no one is watching the door."
After hearing what her husband said, Su Ruoxi turned her head to look at him with some surprise, and then looked at her father in the wheelchair.
After hesitating for a while, Su Ruoxi still said, "What do you want me to do in the kitchen?"
Feng Yifan could naturally see what his wife was thinking, especially the look she gave her father-in-law, which showed that she was worried that going into the kitchen would make her father-in-law unhappy.
But Feng Yifan hoped to make some changes to this family, and he also knew that his father-in-law should have given up the traditional ideas of the Su family.
While pushing his father-in-law into the restaurant, Feng Yifan said, "It's like this, I need to start cooking braised pork this morning, and I can't make snacks for Ruoruo in time, so I want you to do it."
After hearing what her husband said, Su Ruoxi's body froze instantly as she stepped into the door, and she looked at her husband in disbelief.
According to Su Ji’s tradition, girls in the family are not allowed to learn cooking, let alone go into the kitchen to cook, not even to make snacks.
This tradition was also the reason why Aunt Su Ruoxi had many disputes with her father after her stealing was discovered, and even chose to separate from the Su family in the end.
In Su Ruoxi's memory, even her grandfather, who doted on her since she was a child, did not allow her to enter the kitchen at will, let alone teach her cooking skills. So she never thought that one day she would go into the kitchen to cook.
Feng Yifan straightened his father-in-law's wheelchair, turned around and saw his wife still standing stiffly at the door. He asked calmly, "What's wrong? Are you worried that you can't do it well?"
Su Ruoxi came back to her senses, raised her head and looked at her husband, a little confused about what her husband's intention was.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will be there to help you, and making snacks is not difficult."
Finally, Su Ruoxi mustered up the courage to face her father and said, "But, Dad... According to Su Ji's rules, I can't..."
Before Su Ruoxi finished speaking, Feng Yifan interrupted her and said seriously, "Don't think about that. I think Dad would definitely want you to learn. If Grandpa were still alive and accepted modern ideas, he would probably agree."
Su Ruoxi looked at her husband in surprise again, and her eyes gradually turned to her father in the wheelchair, and then she saw her father nodding hard.
Feng Yifan continued, "The old street will be renovated soon, but after the renovation, we will definitely come back and take on the Su Ji brand. We don't need to be big, but we have to be exquisite enough, so you have to work hard with us."
Su Ruoxi's heart was shocked, and her husband's words made her feel as if everything was suddenly clear.
From the time her father suffered a stroke until her husband returned, Su Ruoxi had been trying hard to show her strong side.
But in fact, the strength she showed was more of a superficial strength, not her true strength. To be truly strong, one needs to realize one's own value.
In the past, Su Ruoxi had always been looking after Su Ji. It seemed that she was helping her father run Su Ji, but she was more of an insignificant front desk cashier.
First it was around the father, then around the husband, and then around the daughter.
Su Ruoxi had never even thought about how to realize her self-worth or how to find her own position in Su's small restaurant.
Now, her husband's words made Su Ruoxi suddenly understand that she is a member of Su Ji and should not keep separating herself from it. Instead, she should integrate herself into it and participate in the construction and development of Su Ji. Only in this way can she realize her own value.
It all starts today.
Start by learning how to make snacks for my daughter.
When Su Ruoxi was happy to get her father's permission and find the direction under the guidance of her husband.
Feng Yifan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "Do you dare to challenge yourself? See if your daughter will like what you make?"
These two sentences from her husband instantly irritated Su Ruoxi's nerves and completely aroused the unwillingness to admit defeat in her bones.
"Humph, who's afraid of who? Just do it. I don't believe that what I make will be worse than yours."
Feng Yifan smiled, walked over and closed the door, then turned around and pushed his father-in-law out to the kitchen. When he reached the door, he looked back at his wife and said, "Come on, let's see Miss Su's cooking skills today."
Su Ruoxi raised her chin proudly, walked forward with her head held high and her chest puffed out, and was the first to push open the back kitchen door and walk in.
Su Jinrong looked at his daughter striding into the kitchen with her head held high, and the corners of his crooked mouth couldn't help but raise up, revealing a smile on his face.
Feng Yifan smiled, pushed his father-in-law into the kitchen, and closed the door behind him.
Su Ruoxi spoke very confidently, but when she really entered the kitchen and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar kitchen, she was really a little nervous, and could even be said to have no idea where to start.
Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law to a suitable position so that he could supervise everyone while sitting in a wheelchair. Then he opened the material cabinet, took out the things for his wife to make snacks, and arranged them one by one on the cooking table.
Seeing her husband taking out so many things, Su Ruoxi became more and more panicked, and finally couldn't help but said: "Hey, hey, hey, why are there so many things?"
Feng Yifan took out the last few items and said, "Are they a lot? Not much. The snacks I'm going to teach you today are very simple."
Su Ruoxi looked at the dazzling array of things on the cooking table and muttered with a curled lip, "You said there weren't many, but the table is already full."
Feng Yifan heard his wife mumbling and said with a smile: "Don't worry, here are some of the ones I use. You won't need so many. I'll teach you the specific methods later and you'll find them very simple."
After saying that, Feng Yifan didn't say much, but turned and walked to the corner of the kitchen and pulled over a large plastic box.
I watched my husband open the lid of the box, and inside were neatly stacked, boneless and marinated pork elbows.
Seeing that half of the plastic box was filled with pork elbows, Su Ruoxi was a little surprised: "When did you pickle so many pork elbows?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Of course it's the day after I came back. These are for making braised pork. First they need to be marinated for three days. Today is the perfect time. These look like a lot, but there won't be much left after making them."
When Su Ruoxi heard her husband say that half of the box was used to make braised pork, she couldn't help but think of the crystal braised pork made by her grandfather and father. The aroma during the making process spread a hundred miles away, and the unforgettable taste after it was made, it really made her drool just thinking about it.
Feng Yifan looked at his wife's expression and guessed that she was probably thinking about the delicious meat. He interrupted her with a wicked smile: "Okay, we're going to start. Are you ready, Mommy Ruoruo?"
Su Ruoxi was awakened by her husband's words, and then quickly responded: "Oh, okay, I'm ready."