After everything was arranged, Feng Yifan even called out Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong from the Lin family shop, so that everyone could taste Ning Cheng's dinner together.
The first thing to do is of course to taste the fried rice.
This is also the part that Ning Cheng is very nervous about.
After he came here, he studied with Lin Ruifeng and Ma Xiaolong for quite a long time, and even received personal instruction from Feng Yifan.
But he still made a lot of mistakes when making fried rice today.
This one is the final one made after the guidance of my master.
This one doesn't work
Ning Cheng really felt that he might not be suitable for learning cooking.
Lin Ruifeng took the task of judging his junior fellow apprentice very seriously. He used a serving spoon to gently push aside the fried rice and observed it carefully. He even took it under the light to have a look after pouring it into his own bowl.
Compared to Lin Ruifeng's seriousness, Ma Xiaolong was very casual and even joked with Ning Cheng.
"Ning Cheng, is this possible? You made so many in one night? Did you eat a lot of it yourself before these came out? You failed many times, right?"
After hearing what Ma Xiaolong said, Ning Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded embarrassedly.
"I was too nervous at first, but then my master and everyone taught me a lot. But everyone said I didn't get the timing right, and I even overcooked one of the previous ones."
Lin Ruifeng said at this time: "Your portion is a bit overcooked."
Ning Cheng immediately closed his mouth and lowered his head with a sense of disappointment.
Seeing this, Ma Xiaolong put his arm around Ning Cheng's shoulders and said, "Hey, don't be discouraged. It's just a little overcooked. It doesn't matter. Just practice more and it will be fine."
But Lin Ruifeng continued, "Also, you added too many ingredients. Even when the chef makes mixed fried rice, he wouldn't add so many ingredients at once. The key is that you didn't cook each ingredient separately, so after they were mixed together, some ingredients were not flavorful enough, and some were a bit too overcooked."
Seeing that Lin Ruifeng was talking more and more, Ma Xiaolong could only quickly say, "Okay, Ruifeng, let Ning Cheng slowly understand it."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo suddenly said: "Uncle Xiaoning, the meat inside yours doesn't taste good."
Hearing Feng Ruoruo's words, Ning Cheng quickly lowered his head to look.
As it turned out, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei didn't like eating the fish in it.
Su Ruoxi quickly helped persuade the children: "Don't say that about Uncle Xiaoning. You should give Uncle Xiaoning a little encouragement. This is the first time Uncle Xiaoning has cooked dinner for so many of us, so it's inevitable that there are still some problems. But Mom thinks it's delicious overall, right?"
The three little girls also said in unison: "Mm, it's delicious."
Ning Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the little girl say it was delicious.
Lin Ruifeng jumped out of the fish and said: "Look, you fried the fish too much. The fish should have been processed first, so you should fry the rice first, and then turn off the heat to stir-fry with the residual heat."
Ma Xiaolong ate a piece of fish and after tasting it carefully, he agreed with Lin Ruifeng's opinion.
"Well, grouper is meant to be eaten fresh and tender. If you fry it until it's cooked through, it will lose its freshness. Ruifeng's method is still acceptable. You can fry the fried rice, turn off the heat, and use the residual heat to stir-fry the fish until it's cooked through. It will taste better this way."
Ning Cheng quickly nodded to indicate that he would write it down.
After tasting the fried rice, everyone tried Ning Cheng’s other dinner dishes.
Among them, the baked rice is more popular among little girls.
Then the seafood pasta made with shellfish didn’t taste very good, but considering that it was Ning Cheng’s first time making it, everyone was able to accept it.
After everyone gave their comments, Feng Yifan walked out from the back kitchen of the Lin family shop and brought out bowls of wontons on a tray.
He put the wontons down and asked the parents to feed their children, while he began to judge Ning Cheng's dinner with a serious face.
"First of all, I am very pleased that you can do this and have the courage to try some methods that I haven't taught you yet. Your courage is also worthy of praise. I think it's very good.
Secondly, you have a problem, that is, you don’t have the habit of arranging the dishes when you prepare them for serving.
Let’s not talk about the fried rice, because everyone can share it, let’s just talk about these plates of noodles.
In fact, you can just roll it with a fork and then divide it into portions. Wouldn’t it be more convenient for everyone to eat it
You have to remember that guests often need to eat conveniently, and our presentation is not just for appearance.”
Ning Cheng listened very humbly and nodded as he listened to his master's words.
The problems mentioned by Feng Yifan can be regarded as a summary of the various problems discovered by everyone.
"Well, the last point is that you have to master the cooking temperature of each ingredient, instead of just piling them up blindly. Mixed fried rice is not something you can just throw in all the ingredients and stir-fry them together and call it mixed fried rice."
Ning Cheng was a little surprised after hearing what his master said.
He originally thought that his master would reprimand him severely.
But what I didn’t expect was that the master didn’t reprimand me harshly, but instead just pointed out the problem calmly.
Feng Yifan finally encouraged: "Work hard."
Ning Cheng felt very relieved to hear his master's encouragement. His tense mood relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Xiaolong picked up a bowl of wontons and said, "Okay, Junior Brother, eat well."
Ning Cheng took the wontons that Ma Xiaolong handed to him and started eating them in big mouthfuls.
During this meal, Ning Cheng experienced nervousness, anxiety, and all kinds of emotional tests. But at this moment, after eating a bowl of wontons, he finally relaxed completely.
I have to say that Ning Cheng’s meal was pretty good overall, at least everyone finished it in the end.
Feng Yifan told a few people, "Okay, clean it up and do your job well."
Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng immediately agreed.
What about Feng Yifan and the others? They left the Lin family shop first, because they had to take the children to dance class in the evening.
Because they had dinner early today, classes didn't start until seven o'clock, and it was not even half past six after dinner, so Feng Yifan and his friends took the children out for a walk.
Walking on the ancient street, the three little girls were very happy.
During this period, they did not come to the ancient street to play at night.
Because they have to go to dance class after kindergarten every day, and after class and dinner, it is almost time for them to go home.
So none of us were able to come and play on the ancient street together, so today we can just play on the ancient street for a while.
Feng Yifan saw that there were more people on the ancient street on weekends, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really getting more and more lively."
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said, "Of course, it's because you, Chef Feng, are here to attract these people."
Feng Yifan shook his head: "It's not all my credit. It's mainly because the ancient street has been well renovated, and many of the old shops on the street have been preserved, so that people can come here to have a place to shop and have fun. It's impossible for our restaurant alone to attract so many people."
Li Feier still wore a mask on the ancient street, not wanting to attract crowds.
Especially when she is with Feng Yifan, because Feng Yifan himself is very attractive. If Li Feier hadn't worn a mask and was recognized by others, she might have been surrounded as well.
But after hearing what Feng Yifan said, Li Feier couldn't help but smile and said, "Chef Feng is becoming more and more humble."
Feng Yifan turned his head and said, "Am I being modest? I am clearly telling the truth."
Everyone started laughing when they heard this.
Chen Shoulin said: "It seems to be the truth, but in fact it is indeed a kind of modesty. If Su Ji had not been here, this ancient street would probably not have attracted so many people's attention, and it might not have been possible to complete the current reconstruction. The re-establishment of Su Ji's reputation is also related to you, Yifan."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo, who was accompanying her grandfather, said, "Yes, Dad is back, and there are a lot of people in Grandpa's restaurant all of a sudden."
Su Jinrong was in a good mood tonight, so he insisted on not sitting in a wheelchair and wanted to walk with everyone.
Feng Ruoruo was worried that her grandfather was walking unsteadily, so after running and playing on the street with her two good friends, the little girl returned to her grandfather and walked with him carefully.
After hearing what his granddaughter said, Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Well, Ruoruo is right. Only when Ruoruo's father came back, Grandpa's restaurant could keep its reputation. The business is so good now, all thanks to Ruoruo's father. Grandpa supports Ruoruo's statement."
It can be seen that Su Jinrong is indeed very happy tonight.
So the old man is even a little like a child.
I walked steadily on the ancient street, and from time to time I wanted to speed up with the children.
Su Ruoxi saw it and persuaded him several times: "Dad, don't walk so fast. You have just recovered. Walk slowly. We are not in a hurry."
Feng Yifan also said, "Yes, Dad, Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei's dance lessons will still take some time, so there's no rush."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "I finally got my legs back to normal, shouldn't I walk a few more steps?"
The group was talking and laughing, and soon arrived outside Liu Wanhua's shop.
Su Jinrong also led the children into Liu Wanhua's shop.
Liu Wanhua came out and the three little girls greeted Grandma Liu in unison.
After hearing the children's greetings, Liu Wanhua also smiled and said, "Hello to you too. There are three of you here today. It's getting dark outside soon. Where are you going?"
The three little girls answered in unison: "Grandma Liu, let's go to dance class."
Liu Wanhua suddenly realized: "Oh, the kindergarten is closed today, and we still have to go to dance class?"
The little girls nodded and answered, "Yes, we need to go to class."
Su Ruoxi also came in and said, "Aunt Liu, the dance class is outside the kindergarten, so the three of them have to go to class on weekends."
Liu Wanhua couldn't help but feel sorry for the little girls: "Well, our three little darlings are having a hard time."
Li Feier walked in and said, "Hahaha, Aunt Liu, they are not tired at all. In the afternoon, they just went to the lake to play for an afternoon."
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "Is that so? Did you go to the lake to play this afternoon? No wonder I didn't see you all afternoon."
Feng Yifan said: "Yes, the weather is good today and it's not too hot, so let's take the children out to play for a while."
Liu Wanhua saw Feng Yifan and said, "Yifan, I heard from Qing Luo that you are very famous on Weibo today. Many people questioned your cooking skills online, and then it seemed that you were hired by some association, and then many people on the Internet started praising you."
Feng Yifan explained the whole thing with a smile.
However, after hearing Feng Yifan just casually mention the exciting part, Yang Zhiyi quickly came out to help explain in detail.
After listening to Yang Zhiyi's detailed explanation, Liu Wanhua was also quite surprised: "Yifan, you are really dangerous. If you didn't have real talent and knowledge, you would really be slandered by those people."
Feng Yifan said nonchalantly, "Aunt Liu, it's okay. As for cooking skills, instead of arguing with those people online, it's better to show your real skills."
Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "That's right. I'm afraid few people can compare to your real ability, Feng Yifan."
Feng Yifan waved his hand: "Aunt Liu, you're going a bit too far."
Liu Wanhua looked at Su Jinrong and asked, "Jinrong, did I say that?"
Su Jinrong responded with a smile: "But."
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Feng Yifan was really at a loss for words.
Normally at this time, the mother should come out to disrupt the situation and give her son a little bit of a blow so that he would work harder in the future.
But today, Lu Cuiling didn't say much along the way.
At this moment, she actually spoke up: "Well, Yifan's efforts over the years have indeed paid off. He went abroad alone and has made a name for himself for so many years. His current achievements are worthy of his father-in-law, wife, and Ruoruo's wait."
After listening to his mother's words, Feng Yifan even felt a little unbelievable.
He never expected that his mother would say such a thing.
Lu Cuiling looked at her son's expression and asked seriously, "What's wrong? I praised you a few times, but you're not used to it, right?"
Su Ruoxi gently pushed her husband and said helpfully, "Mom, Yifan is so happy that he doesn't know how to respond to you."
Feng Yifan also came back to his senses and said with a smile: "That's right, Mom, I'm really a little uncomfortable with your praise of me."
Lu Cuiling immediately said: "Look, I knew this kid couldn't help but praise."
This sentence made everyone laugh.
Although the three little girls didn't quite understand, they also laughed happily along with the adults.
The group stayed in Liu Wanhua's shop for a while, and then went to visit several familiar old shops next door.
Finally, the group walked all the way to the street corner. Here, Su Jinrong looked back at the ancient street that was now very prosperous under the lights, and sighed with a smile: "It's really different. I didn't expect that our old street would become so lively one day."
Everyone turned around and looked at the ancient street that was brightly lit and filled with bustling crowds, with smiles on their faces.