At lunch time, Feng Yifan went next door to call everyone over, then set up two large tables in Su Ji, and everyone sat down to eat together.
Ning Guang finally met his brother during dinner.
He couldn't wait to ask his brother in a low voice how he was doing here, whether he was bullied, and whether Uncle Yifan was teaching him seriously.
Looking at Ning Guang's appearance, he doesn't seem like a younger brother, but rather like Ning Cheng's parent.
Ning Cheng listened to his brother's question and said with a smile: "I am doing well here. I have learned a lot. My master takes good care of me. My two senior brothers and some other people also take good care of me. Don't think too much. No one will bully me."
Ning Guang was still a little worried: "Brother, if it doesn't work here, you can come back with me."
Ning Cheng shook his head: "No, I won't go back. Now that I'm here, of course I have to study hard."
Ning Guang asked again: "Brother, after you have learned well, do you plan to stay here?"
Ning Cheng said seriously, "How can you learn well? If you really want to be a chef like Master, you may not be able to learn well even in three to five years, let alone one or two years."
Ning Guang felt that his brother was exaggerating: "Brother, it shouldn't be that serious, right?"
Ning Cheng said seriously: "Guangzi, let me tell you, don't underestimate cooking. In our house, that's just cooking, but here, that's called cooking. Cooking is a very powerful subject, and there are many things to learn.
Do you know the saying in the cooking industry? Three years of knife skills, five years of cooking skills, and a lifetime of flavor.
If you really want to become a top chef, you can’t achieve the same success as your master without immersing yourself in it for your whole life.”
Ning Guang couldn't help but say, "But brother, Uncle Yifan isn't that old, right?"
Ning Cheng understood what his brother meant. In terms of age, Feng Yifan was not even older than his two brothers' parents.
Ning Cheng said seriously: "Although Uncle Yifan is not very old, you have to understand that Uncle Yifan has been at Su Ji since he was 18 years old. For more than ten years now, he has devoted all his time and energy to cooking.
You may not have a real feeling when you listen to me now, but you will understand after you see Uncle Yifan’s dishes tonight.”
The two brothers were talking to each other, and Feng Jiandong said, "Okay, what are you two talking about? Let's eat."
Su Jinrong also said, "What's wrong? You don't dislike my cooking skills just because your uncle Yifan didn't make lunch today, do you?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "Grandpa's cooking is delicious too."
Su Jinrong laughed happily after hearing what his granddaughter said: "Right, our Ruoruo is the best cook. Don't be polite, try it. I haven't cooked for a long time, so my hands are a little rusty today. Let's see how it tastes."
Following Su Jinrong's invitation, everyone stopped being polite and picked up their chopsticks to start eating.
Of course, Catherine, Hans and Tom were not used to using chopsticks, so forks and spoons were specially prepared for them.
After tasting Su Jinrong's dishes, everyone immediately praised them.
Shi Jiahui said: "Master, your cooking skills haven't deteriorated at all. The dishes are still so good."
Su Ruoxi also said: "Yes, Dad, your cooking is indeed delicious."
Feng Ruoruo raised the small spoon in her hand and shouted, "Grandpa's cooking is delicious."
Ning Cheng was also a little surprised: "Master, your braised pork is really delicious."
Catherine, Hans and Tom all praised Su Jinrong's dishes. It was the first time for the three foreigners to eat dishes cooked by Su Jinrong himself. It was also their first time to eat authentic Chinese food.
The three foreigners discovered that Chinese cuisine is really very diverse in flavor.
Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, all kinds of flavors are intertwined to paint a delicious picture on the tongue.
Catherine sighed: "Chinese food is still the best in seasoning."
This is indeed true. Western cuisine pays more attention to the original flavor of the ingredients, often requires top-quality ingredients, and the cooking methods are relatively simple. However, the ingredients themselves must be good enough to make the dishes delicious.
But Chinese food is completely different.
Chinese cuisine is about transforming the ordinary into something magical.
A seemingly plain ingredient can be turned into a delicious dish by Chinese chefs through seasoning.
This point is enough to show the ability of a Chinese chef.
After hearing everyone’s praise, Su Jinrong also tasted a few dishes himself.
After tasting the food, the old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "You kids only know how to make me happy. How can these dishes be as good as you say? The braised pork has too much salt, and the stir-fried vegetarian dish has too much water..."
Su Jinrong also pointed out all the problems with the dishes he cooked one by one.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile when he heard his father-in-law point out the problem, and said, "Dad, you don't have to be so serious. Your body has just recovered and it hasn't fully recovered yet. It's great to be able to do this. We will work hard in the future, and I believe it will get better and better."
Su Jinrong was more optimistic: "It doesn't matter. Since I have done it, I am not afraid of criticism."
Feng Jiandong said: "That's right, Lao Su has a very good attitude. When he recovers, we two old brothers will have a couple of drinks."
Su Jinrong immediately perked up: "Actually, I can drink a few sips now."
Su Ruoxi immediately said, "No."
Feng Jiandong laughed when he heard that: "Hahaha, you should listen to your daughter. Don't drink now. When you recover completely, we can find a chance to have a couple of drinks."
Seeing his daughter staring at him, Su Jinrong could only give in: "Okay, I won't drink it. I won't drink it."
Feng Ruoruo was a little confused, so she pulled her mother and asked, "Mom, what do Grandpa and Grandpa want to drink?"
Su Ruoxi replied to her daughter: "Grandpa and grandpa want to drink."
Feng Ruoruo immediately yelled, "Oh, no, Grandpa and Grandpa can't drink. Dad doesn't drink anymore. Grandpa and Grandpa, you are not allowed to drink either. If you drink, Ruoruo will be unhappy."
When the two old men heard this, they couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Okay, listen to Ruoruo and don't drink."
Suddenly everyone present couldn't help laughing.
When facing Feng Ruoruo, the two old men were quite doting and did not dare to disobey Feng Ruoruo.
Everyone enjoyed the lunch quite well.
When packing up after lunch, Feng Yifan said to everyone in the restaurant: "After lunch, everyone go back and have a good rest. Ning Cheng, you can take your brother out to play, but remember not to run too far, and remember to come back in the afternoon when you are not too tired."
Ning Cheng quickly said, "Master, I won't go out either."
Feng Yifan said, "It's okay. It's not easy for Ning Guang to come here. You can take him out to play. Just don't go too far."
At this point, Feng Yifan asked Han Wenwen and Yue Qihao: "Do you want to go together?"
Feng Ruoruo raised her little hand and said, "Dad, there's Ruoruo too."
But as soon as she finished speaking, the little girl couldn't help yawning.
Feng Yifan saw his daughter's expression and said with a smile, "Don't go. You have to go home and take a nap. If you don't take a nap, you won't have energy in the afternoon and you may not be able to eat the delicious food in dad's western restaurant in the evening."
When Feng Ruoruo heard her father say this, she immediately said, "Okay, I'll go home and sleep."
Han Wenwen and Yue Qihao also said that they would not go out to play, but could go home to rest, read a book, or take a nap.
Qi Yan also said, "Yes, Ning Cheng and Ning Guang are two boys who are in good spirits, so they can go and play. Wenwen and Haohao are young, so they should not go. They should have a good rest and then go and play after taking a nap."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Well, this is also possible. How about Ning Cheng and Ning Guang, you two wait until everyone wakes up from their nap and go together?"
Ning Cheng nodded and agreed: "Okay, all is fine."
Seeing that his brother agreed, Ning Guang naturally agreed as well.
Afterwards, everyone cleaned up Su Ji’s kitchen and went back to their respective residences to take a nap.
Feng Ruoruo was originally taking a nap at home, and was going to sleep until about three in the afternoon.
But today, after everyone in the family had gone to bed, around 1:30 in the afternoon, Feng Yifan quietly slipped into his daughter's room and gently woke her up.
Feng Ruoruo seemed to have made an agreement with her father already, and woke up quickly when she heard her father calling her.
Seeing her father beside the bed, the little girl immediately got up and asked quietly with a smile: "Dad, are we going now?"
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are going now."
Feng Ruoruo quickly started to get dressed, preparing to go out with her father.
The father and daughter changed their clothes and quietly changed their shoes at the door. Trying not to disturb the people sleeping in the living room, they tiptoed out of the house.
After taking the elevator downstairs, Feng Ruoruo walked happily in the community holding her father's hand.
"Dad, what are we going to do for Mom?"
Feng Yifan smiled and responded to her daughter: "We are going to make a great dessert for mom, and then make a beautiful cake for mom."
Feng Ruoruo immediately opened her arms and said, "I want a big one. I want to make a big cake for mom."
Seeing his daughter's two little hands open and gesturing, Feng Yifan smiled and agreed: "Okay, make a big cake."
Feng Ruoruo was very happy. She held her father's hand all the way and skipped around in the community.
The father and daughter walked out of the community, crossed the road, and still entered Su Ji from the alley behind the ancient street.
After entering the room, Feng Ruoruo couldn't wait any longer. Her little hands couldn't help but start waving around. She looked eager to try, as if she wanted to start right away.
"Dad, let's get started."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't be impatient. We need to do it step by step. First of all, we need to prepare everything."
Feng Ruoruo followed her father like a little tail, watching her father take out various things.
There are flour, butter, milk and eggs.
There are also a few red things that look like radishes, with leaves on them.
There are also some roses, which look very beautiful.
Feng Ruoruo stretched out her little hand and said, "Dad, you bought flowers for Mom."
Feng Yifan stopped his daughter's hand and said, "You can't touch it now. This flower is edible. We are going to use it to make a dish for mom."
Feng Ruoruo's eyes widened in disbelief: "Flowers can be eaten?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, this is what Dad asked Uncle Yue to help him find."
Feng Ruoruo asked again: "Are you going to give this flower to mom to eat?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "No, we want to use this flower, with other things, to make a beautiful dish, and then give it to mom."
Then Feng Yifan took his daughter to change into an apron, put a small hat on her, and washed his hands carefully with his daughter.
After coming back, Feng Yifan first dealt with things like carrots.
Feng Ruoruo asked again: "Dad, what is this?"
Feng Yifan immediately replied: "This is called beet. The sugar we eat is processed from it. Today, we will use this to cook for mom."
Feng Ruoruo nodded as if she understood, and leaned close to her father, watching him wash the fruits, and then following him to remove the stems and peel the fruits.
Then I watched my father use a knife to cut the beets into very thin slices.
Then, Feng Yifan took his daughter to wash rose petals.
She then held her daughter and put the rose petals into a food processor and blended them into a paste.
After mashing the rose petals, Feng Yifan took his daughter's hand, mashed the rose petals, added sugar and boiled them, then put the thinly sliced and washed beet slices into the mash and soaked them.
When they fished it out, Feng Yifan asked his daughter to smell it: "Smell it and see if it smells good."
Feng Ruoruo came closer and sniffed it carefully and said, "Oh, Daddy smells so good, it smells like flowers."
Feng Yifan smiled: "Well, that's it. Next we need to spread them flat on the baking tray, and then press them down with something heavy. Well, remember to brush them with some oil to prevent them from getting stuck and being unable to be removed. Finally, put them in the oven."
When roasting beets, the goal is not to bake the beet slices into crispy potato chips.
Just bake the edges a little drier.
After baking, Feng Yifan took it out and quickly placed it on an iron rack to cool.
During this process, Feng Yifan and his daughter helped whip the cream, mix it with butter and flour, and make the cake batter.
Feng Ruoruo was really happy because her father allowed her to use her hands.
When the little girl used her hands to help her father mix the food, she was really happy and found it very fun.
In her excitement, the little girl didn't even pay attention to the batter on her hands. As a result, she shook her hands and the batter was splashed everywhere, even on her and her father's faces.
Feng Yifan had no choice but to take his daughter to wash her hands and face again.
After returning, the beet slices were almost cool. Feng Yifan cut the slices in half, stacked them together one by one, and then rolled them up.
It just happens to be rolled up into a semicircular shape, and when it stands up it becomes the shape of a flower.
When Feng Ruoruo saw what her father had made, she clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Great! Dad, you made flowers."
Feng Yifan smiled and placed the beet roses one by one on a plate.
"Okay, let's make this for now. We'll put it in the fridge and give it to mom in the evening. Then we'll continue making the cake, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo nodded and agreed: "Okay."
The father and daughter continued to make the cake, and the little girl's laughter echoed in Su Ji's kitchen from time to time.