After sending the children to school, Feng Ruoruo was already feeling a little sleepy, so she huddled close to her mother and grandmother, half asleep and half leaning in her grandmother's arms.
Seeing grandpa and great aunt shaking hands, Feng Ruoruo suddenly perked up and got up from grandma's arms.
"Oh, mom, look, grandpa and great aunt are holding hands. They are still good friends."
When everyone present witnessed this scene, they were all moved by the old brother and sister shaking hands and making peace. Suddenly, they heard Feng Ruoruo's words, which made everyone stunned for a moment, but soon they all laughed happily.
Lu Cuiling hugged her granddaughter and said, "Our Ruoruo is right. Grandpa has made peace with grandma, and they will still be good friends in the future."
Only then did Feng Ruoruo realize that her loud shouting had attracted everyone's attention.
The little girl suddenly felt a little shy and quickly went back into the arms of her grandmother and mother.
He also used his grandmother's and mother's arms to shield himself.
Seeing the little girl's expression, Liu Wanhua smiled and said, "Why are you still shy? You are right. Your grandpa and great aunt have indeed made peace. They will still be good friends in the future. This is something worth being happy about."
Feng Ruoruo was still a little embarrassed, so she slowly got up, stood on the sofa, and hid behind her grandmother and mother.
The little girl hugged her grandmother and mother's necks and asked in a low voice: "Grandma, Mom, what does shaking hands mean?"
Lu Cuiling smiled and explained to her granddaughter: "Hand in hand and make peace means that you and the kid have a conflict, then you hold hands and forgive each other, and you will be good friends from now on."
Su Ruoxi also helped explain: "Handshake is like grandpa and grandma, and peace? It means reconciliation, forgiving each other, and the original conflict between them is gone, so it's called handshake and peace."
Feng Ruoruo nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Has grandpa reconciled with grandma?"
Grandma and Mom said in unison: "Yes, that's what I mean."
Mom added: "So Ruoruo didn't say anything wrong, there's no need to be shy and hide like that."
Feng Ruoruo was then pulled out from behind by her grandmother and mother.
At this time, everyone looked at the little girl, with a smile on their face.
Zhuang Daozhong said, "Well, our Ruoruo is right. From now on, your grandpa and great aunt have reconciled. From now on, we are all a family. We should love each other, help each other, and work together to run Ruoruo's father's restaurant well."
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Grandpa, my father's restaurant has my father."
Hearing this, Zhuang Daozhong laughed: "Hahaha, yes, your father is very capable, but no matter how capable a person is, he still needs help from others."
After hearing this, Feng Ruoruo looked at her father.
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Grandpa is right. No matter how powerful a person is, he still needs help from others. Only with everyone's help can he do better. So Ruoruo must unite his friends and help each other in the future, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo said immediately, "Okay, Xixi, Feifei and I are best friends, and I also have Sister Jingyi, Sister Wenwen, and Brother Haohao. They are all good friends of Ruoruo, and we will help each other."
Feng Jiandong smiled and said, "It seems that our Ruoruo has more friends."
This sentence made everyone present laugh.
Zhuang Zhebin stood up and said, "Ruoruo, don't forget that I am here. I will help you in the future, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at Zhuang Zhebin and said, "Brother Binbin, you are already an adult. You can't play with us kids."
After hearing this, Zhuang Zhebin suddenly felt a little depressed.
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "Did you hear that? You are already an adult, and adults should have adult responsibilities. Don't act like a child all day long. Do you still want to play with Ruoruo and the others? When you go back, you must finish your studies well. If you want to learn cooking, then you should seriously become an apprentice."
Zhuang Zhebin could only nod and agree: "Okay, I understand, Grandpa."
Seeing Zhuang Zhebin drooping his head, everyone started laughing.
Feng Yifan also gave some encouragement: "Don't be discouraged, work hard, just like your great grandfather said, finish your studies first, and then learn cooking seriously."
Zhuang Zhebin quickly asked, "Uncle, are you willing to take me as your apprentice?"
Feng Yifan did not answer immediately, but looked at old man Zhuang Daozhong.
The old man smiled at Feng Yifan and said, "Why are you looking at me? He wants to be your disciple. If you are willing to accept him, then agree. If you don't want to accept him, then don't tell me. It's all between you two anyway."
Su Jinrong said at this time: "Uncle Master, you are a serious state banquet master, and Xiaobin's grandfather and father are also top chefs in the country. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Xiaobin to come to us to learn cooking from Yifan, right?"
Zhuang Daozhong immediately said, "What's wrong with this? The one who has achieved success comes first. Yifan doesn't have those false reputations, but he has the ability. Naturally, Xiaobin can come and learn from him. Of course, this still requires Yifan's consent."
After going in circles, the problem was pushed back to Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan looked at everyone, and finally said to Zhuang Zhebin who was looking expectant, "I can't promise you yet. When you finish your studies, come to me to take the test. If you pass, I will accept you. If not, you have to go back obediently."
Zhuang Zhebin couldn't help feeling a little disappointed after hearing this.
Instead, Zhuang Daozhong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, this is your chance, take advantage of it."
Zhuang Zhebin looked at his great grandfather, then said seriously, "Okay, I will definitely pass my uncle's assessment, and then I will become his disciple in an upright manner."
Everyone in the restaurant immediately laughed and said, "Good, you have ambition."
Su Lanxin was still holding hands with her brother. At this moment, she couldn't help but say, "Brother, if you need anything, you can tell Lian Cheng and Mei Ru and let them help you."
Su Jinrong smiled and responded: "You're welcome. Now that Yifan is here, we won't have any difficulties."
Su Lanxin looked at Feng Yifan and said, "That's true. Yifan is very capable."
After Su Jinrong and Su Lanxin, the old brother and sister, reconciled.
Lu Xigu couldn't help but approach Lu Cuiling and said, "Xiao Lingzi, today is a happy day. I, your uncle, still want to advise you again. You should let go of the resentment in the past and go back to see your father. Father and daughter can reconcile."
Lu Cuiling looked at her younger uncle, then at her uncle who also seemed to be hesitant to speak.
She still shook her head: "Uncle, uncle, please stop talking. I won't go back for the time being."
Lu Xigu and Quan Chengping looked at each other, and the two old men were still quite regretful.
Zhuang Daozhong came over and said, "Two old brothers, don't be impatient. Some problems need to be resolved slowly. The more you force them, the harder it will be to solve the problem. So we need to be patient."
Feng Jiandong also said: "Yes, uncle, uncle, don't be so anxious."
Seeing her husband talking, Lu Cuiling changed the subject directly: "Okay, okay, today is the opening day of my son's restaurant. Don't always bring up family issues. What we should discuss is how to better run the restaurant in the future."
Lu Cuiling changed the subject, and everyone understood that she didn't want to dwell on family matters.
So everyone quickly changed the topic and started talking about the future operation of the restaurant.
After listening to some of Feng Yifan's plans and Su Jinrong's ideas, Zhuang Daozhong gave his own opinion.
"Yifan, I think it would be better for your western restaurant to keep the reservation method, so as to maintain the sense of mystery. And judging from the speed at which you cooked today, the restaurant may not be able to accommodate many customers every day, right?"
Feng Yifan nodded after hearing this. It was indeed impossible for a restaurant to accommodate so many guests at once.
And if only reservations are accepted, then the restaurant can actually do both lunch and dinner.
Because of the reservation situation, the restaurant won't be flooded with a lot of guests at once.
This will also give the chefs enough time to prepare some of the ingredients in advance and reduce the waiting time for customers between dishes.
Chen Wei and Su Lanxin also agreed with Mr. Zhuang's opinion.
Chen Wei pointed out: "According to the normal model of a western restaurant like this, it can receive two groups of customers at night and only one group of customers at noon.
So if your restaurant only accepts reservations, it would be a better way to run the business.”
Su Lanxin said: "If you are worried that your reservation will be snatched away by others, you can use your real name to make the reservation and increase the deposit."
At this point, Su Lanxin also gave an opinion: "And I think that your dinner starts a little late. It should start at five o'clock, so that you can receive three rounds of guests for dinner. There are not many people who come to this kind of restaurant to eat at noon, so you don't have to worry too much."
After all, Su Lanxin was once a business operator, so she still needs to understand some market aspects better.
Therefore, Feng Yifan felt that many of the suggestions she gave were very good.
Especially since the dinner time was moved forward to 5pm, Feng Yifan thought this was indeed a very good idea.
Moreover, Su Lanxin also provided an alternative reservation method, that is, if the guest who made a reservation does not arrive at the specified time, she can help them postpone the order time and put it in the next round, so that they can arrange their time more flexibly.
Feng Yifan also wrote down all these suggestions.
After preparation, discuss with the restaurant chefs.
Finally, Su Lanxin asked Su Liancheng and Mei Ru to help contact a group of service personnel from her former company.
"We are still short of reception staff. If there are many guests, the chefs in the kitchen won't be able to serve the dishes in time, so we need at least two more service staff. Meiru and Liancheng should screen the best two full-time service staff."
Chen Wei listened and said, "Why not hire two more, a total of six. After all, we will need more when Su Ji opens its doors."
This time Feng Yifan did not refuse, as Su Ji indeed needed service staff for its opening.
Lu Cuiling asked: "There is still about a week until National Day. Will it be in time?"
Su Lanxin nodded and said, "It's still in time. The service staff at the company have all been trained. As long as they come here to get familiar with the job, they will be able to start work soon. As for the salary, if it's really not possible, I can pay it, or put it on the company's account."
Feng Yifan said: "Aunt, there is no need for this. I am still confident that Su Ji and Ruo restaurants will be profitable."
No one would have any objection, Feng Yifan should indeed have such confidence.
And everyone knows that the most important point is that both Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant can waive rent. Therefore, Feng Yifan naturally has a huge advantage over other restaurant owners in terms of cost. Even if six more waiters are added, the cost will not increase significantly.
What's more, Feng Yifan Yanran is already famous now.
Not only will local people from Huaicheng come to taste the food, but many outsiders may also make a special trip to taste the dishes in his two restaurants.
The meaning of foreign star-rated restaurants is: restaurants worth planning a trip for.
Feng Yifan was once the shadow chef of the top three-star restaurant, Perovence.
So the two restaurants where he is the head chef are naturally worth planning a trip for.
Therefore, Feng Yifan does not need to worry about profitability when he says that he does not need to worry.
When Feng Ruoruo began to yawn in her grandmother's arms, the after-meal chat was coming to an end.
Su Lanxin finally said to Su Jinrong, "Brother, please let me participate in the opening of Su Ji. I don't want to compete with you for the old plaque. I just want to do something for the restaurant left by my ancestors, and it can also be regarded as atonement to my father."
Chen Wei also said, "Please let me participate as well."
Su Lanxin immediately said, "Why are you joining in the fun? You are no longer the son-in-law of the Su family."
Chen Wei was not angry at all. Instead, he said, "Although I am not the son-in-law anymore, I am still Su Ji's apprentice, so I can naturally participate."
After hearing this, Su Lanxin could only stare, but she had no way to refute.
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "If you want to participate, you still need the consent of the current chef. It depends on whether Yifan is willing."
Naturally, both old men looked at Feng Yifan.
Facing the gazes of the two old men, Feng Yifan was a little amused and helpless.
"Why do you push all these difficult problems onto me? I'm a junior."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "You are the younger generation, but you are also the chef of Su Ji now. According to the past, you are the head chef. Even though we are older than you, we still have to obey your orders."
Feng Yifan finally had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.
“Okay, since both aunt and uncle want to participate, then aunt will be responsible for the selection of the waiters and some of the arrangements for Su Ji.
As for your uncle, can you and my dad continue to help teach some of the younger generations?"
Chen Wei immediately agreed: "No problem, I will help your father-in-law, and it's not the first time or the second time."
Seeing Chen Wei readily agreed, Su Lanxin naturally agreed as well: "Okay, that's fine with me too."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo drowsily stretched out her little hand to her father from her grandmother's arms, and then forced herself to move from her grandmother's arms to her father's arms with sleepy eyes.
"Dad, let's go home and have some sleep."
Seeing his daughter's look, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, let's go home and have some sleep."
The group walked out of the restaurant, locked the door, and headed towards the entrance of the still bustling ancient street.