Near noon, Feng Yifan went home first and brought his father-in-law, parents and wife to the ancient street for lunch.
When the family returned to the ancient street, they saw many people gathered in front of the Lin family shop.
At first Feng Yifan felt it was a little bit strange
When the family approached the crowd, they quickly understood what was going on with these people gathering in front of the Lin family shop.
"Why aren't you open today?"
"Yeah, I was thinking that I could come over for fried rice today."
"Me too, wanted to come over to eat noodles, but they were closed."
"Are you not going to open the door anymore?"
"I'm afraid so. But I heard that Su Ji is about to open. Maybe they will be sold in Su Ji in the future?"
"But isn't Su Ji a restaurant? I heard it will be the same as the Ruo Restaurant next door."
"Oh, then there won't be any delicious noodles and fried rice anymore?"
"What a shame, my little grandson loves their fried rice."
"Me too. I really like their fried rice. It's not too oily, nor is it as oily and spicy as the ones sold on the street, but the taste is just as good."
"In fact, the key is that the price is right. It's just right for lunch when you're in a hurry."
"Yes, yes, I think so too."
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Hearing the conversation among the crowd, Feng Yifan understood that everyone wanted to buy lunch at the Lin family shop.
But because Feng Yifan has to run Ruo Restaurant these days and also needs to prepare for the opening of Su Ji, he does not have the energy to make fried rice and noodles every day at noon.
After all, the ingredients for fried rice and noodles need to be prepared very early.
For example, today, Feng Yifan and his team spent almost the entire morning just preparing the ingredients for the restaurant in the evening, and there was a lot left over that needed to be prepared in the afternoon.
In this situation, there is really no way to take care of the fried rice and noodle business.
But judging from the reactions of the diners on the street, people actually prefer that mode. Or it should be said that most people may not have enough time to sit down and enjoy the dishes because they are busy with work and study.
Therefore, everyone still hopes to have quick fried rice and noodles.
After all, Su Ji’s fried rice and noodles over the years are not only filling but also taste really good.
Now that the sudden surge is gone, many people are indeed finding it difficult to adapt.
Just as everyone was discussing in front of the Lin family shop, someone turned around and saw Feng Yifan and his family.
Instantly, he exclaimed, "Ah, Chef Feng."
This exclamation also attracted the attention of others. Everyone turned their heads immediately and surrounded Feng Yifan.
"Chef Feng, can you continue Su Ji's previous model?"
"Yes, yes. We old neighbors are used to eating Su Ji's fried rice and noodles. It's really hard to adapt to not being able to eat them all of a sudden."
"Chef Feng, after you open Su Ji, will you still sell noodles, fried rice, and wontons at noon and in the evening?"
"Yeah, in fact, those of us who live nearby prefer those that are closer to our lives."
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After hearing what everyone said, Feng Yifan fell into a state of hesitation.
His ideal is naturally to run Ruo Restaurant and Su Ji well, to let people across the country and even the world know about these two restaurants in the country, and then to use his own restaurant model as a standard to create a standard for domestic cuisine restaurants.
Instead of always letting foreigners judge the quality of domestic food and restaurants.
But considering the needs of neighbors, it is really impossible for most people to eat those exquisite dishes every day. Everyone still prefers down-to-earth fried rice, noodles and wontons.
This is also a dilemma that Feng Yifan needs to face.
However, he still had some thoughts in his mind.
Moreover, his ideas could be seen in the layout of the first-floor lobby as early as when Su Ji was renovated.
He set up seats for people to sit in front of the semi-open kitchen in order to preserve the down-to-earth side of Su Ji.
On the one hand, Su Ji can cook fine dishes, and on the other hand, Su Ji also has popular fried rice, noodles and wontons.
So when faced with everyone's doubts, Feng Yifan answered them very seriously.
“Don’t worry, we are indeed short-handed during this period. Everyone is busy, so we are unable to take care of the fried rice, noodles and wontons here.
But you can rest assured, we will still keep those after Su Ji reopens. After reopening, you can continue to eat fried rice, noodles and wontons at Su Ji, and you can also taste Su Ji's fine dishes.
These are all options for everyone to choose, so please be patient and wait a little longer. "
After listening to Feng Yifan's words, everyone felt reassured.
Everyone said that it was worth waiting just to taste Su Ji’s fried rice, noodles and wontons.
Feng Yifan also smiled and thanked everyone for their support for Su Ji and himself.
"Thank you for the support of all the neighbors. Su Ji will open on National Day. At that time, Su Ji will be a very traditional Chinese restaurant. Everyone is welcome to come. Although there may be more people, we support take-out."
After hearing Feng Yifan's words, everyone said they were not afraid of queuing.
"Chef Feng, we are not afraid of queuing."
"That's right. When we came here before, didn't we have to queue up every day?"
"Yes, we will definitely come to show our support when the time comes."
"We have to show our support. The momentum can't be any worse than that of the restaurant yesterday."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "In fact, Ruo Restaurant is officially open today, but because Ruo Restaurant has limited space and Ruo Restaurant is a boutique restaurant, we need to ensure the quality of the dishes, so I'm afraid it can only be a reservation model for the time being."
When the neighbors heard this, they all laughed and said that Chinese food was better.
"Our Chinese restaurant is still better. The old Su Ji was more lively, but it always lacked the flavor when there were fewer people."
"That's right. I used to like eating at Su Ji. It's fun because it's so lively."
"Okay, with Chef Feng's words, we can rest assured that we can continue to come to Su Ji to eat fried rice, noodles and wontons in the future. There is no need to rush."
"Yes, we can wait a few days. National Day is coming soon anyway."
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Feng Yifan and his friends finally arrived outside the Ruo Restaurant.
When you enter the restaurant, you will experience a completely different atmosphere from outside.
The restaurant was very quiet, and everyone in the kitchen was busy in silence, with only occasional voices from Ning Cheng, Chen Xu and Luo Yu asking for advice.
After Feng Yifan entered the room, he clapped his hands gently to attract everyone's attention.
"Okay, it's already noon, shall we have lunch first? We can continue to prepare the rest in the afternoon.
Is Ning Cheng's lunch ready?"
Ning Cheng immediately responded: "Master, it's ready. You can eat now."
Hearing Ning Cheng's straightforward agreement, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "It's good to have a group of chefs running the restaurant. We don't have to cook, and we can eat ready-made food, which is delicious. It turned out to be the right decision for my son to learn cooking."
Lu Cuiling's words immediately made everyone laugh.
Shi Jiahui came out and said, "Aunt Lu, why do you say that? It seems like you let Yifan learn cooking just to let him cook."
Lu Cuiling nodded: "That's true, otherwise why would he learn cooking?"
Feng Jiandong couldn't help but say, "Can you please stop belittling your son all the time? At least give him some face in front of his chefs."
Feng Yifan said helplessly: "Forget it, I'm used to it."
Su Ruoxi couldn't help but say, "Mom, don't always look down on Yifan. He works so hard."
Seeing her daughter-in-law speak up, Lu Cuiling could only say, "Well, I won't say anything about him. He is indeed a top chef now. The dishes he made last night really opened my eyes. I really feel like my son has grown up without me noticing."
Hearing his mother sigh again, Feng Yifan smiled and said to her, "Mom, you have worked hard. Come sit down and have a taste of your son's apprentice's lunch, which can also be regarded as your apprentice's grandson's lunch."
A group of people chatted and laughed and then sat down.
After everyone was seated, Ning Cheng brought out the lunch he had prepared.
What surprised Feng Yifan was that Ning Cheng did not make fried rice, baked rice or pasta today.
Ning Cheng brought out grilled fish bones, vegetable salad, fried steaks and eggs, and bread slices fried in butter.
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and said, "Sure, you made this Western-style lunch really well."
Ning Cheng did not dare to take credit for it, but said: "Uncle Hans guided me to do these today."
Feng Yifan looked at Hans again: "Not bad, Hans can guide others now."
After Hans understood Feng Yifan's meaning through Ma Xiaolong's translation, he quickly waved his hand and said, "I dare not show off my skills in front of the chef."
Ma Xiaolong translated his words again, and everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing them.
Feng Yifan continued, "Okay, let's all try it together. Don't let Ning Cheng's hard work today go to waste."
Everyone picked up slices of bread and added some vegetable salad, some fish bones, some fried steaks and eggs, and stacked them together to make a sandwich.
Of course, you can also put the steak, fish bones and fried eggs on a small plate, mix them with vegetable salad with chopsticks and fork, and eat them with bread slices.
While Su Jinrong was eating, he smiled and said, "Ning Cheng made a good lunch. It tasted a little bit like a buffet."
Ning Cheng quickly responded: "Thank you, Master."
Then Luo Yu couldn't help but say, "Sure, Ning Cheng, your vegetable salad tastes great."
After hearing Luo Yu's praise, everyone couldn't wait to try the vegetable salad.
After eating it, everyone thought it tasted really good.
Feng Yifan also nodded: "Well, the golden garlic sauce was used very well, but the golden garlic was fried a little too much. Also, you put too much black vinegar and not enough olive oil. You should pay more attention to it next time."
I heard Feng Yifan pointing out some problems while eating.
Ning Cheng also accepted it very humbly.
Next, everyone tasted the grilled fish bones.
After eating, Feng Yifan looked at Ma Xiaolong.
"Well, this taste, was it Xiaolong who taught you?"
Ning Cheng and Ma Xiaolong were stunned for a moment, then both nodded in acknowledgement.
Feng Yifan said: "Sure enough, I said that the seasoning of this grilled fish bone is too similar to Xiaolong's usual method."
Ma Xiaolong couldn't help but ask: "Master, do you still remember the taste of my roasted fish bones?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course I can't forget it. This can be considered your first original dish."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan ate the remaining meat on the fish bones, and finally bit open the fish bones, slowly chewing the fresh and fragrant taste of the fish bones in his mouth.
After eating it, I still recommend it to everyone.
"Everyone should try it. You must eat it like me, bite open the fish bone and chew it slowly in your mouth. This is the best taste."
After seeing Feng Yifan's demonstration, everyone followed his example and ate like him.
After taking a bite, it really tasted delicious.
The fat contained in the fish bones is roasted and then completely released through chewing. The taste when chewing in the mouth is really salty and fragrant.
Feng Yifan naturally offered some suggestions: "In fact, you can also sprinkle a little sesame seeds on it, which will make the fragrance more intense. Or you can crush the sesame seeds and mix them with the spices you sprinkle on top. It will be more fragrant and delicious."
After eating it, Su Jinrong said, "Well, grind sesame seeds and peanuts, add chili powder, cumin powder, and a little bit of pepper powder, mix them together to make a powder, sprinkle it on the fish bones at the end of roasting, it will definitely have a rich aroma."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha, Dad really knows how to eat."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Of course, who isn't a gourmet?"
Feng Yifan added: "That's right, Dad, you must be a glutton, I am just a small glutton at best."
Su Ruoxi heard this and asked, "What about Ruoruo?"
Feng Yifan said: "Ruoruo, she is a little glutton."
These words made everyone burst into laughter, especially when they thought of Feng Ruoruo's cute appearance. Combined with Feng Yifan's description of his daughter as a "little glutton", it really made people imagine some very funny scenes.
Lu Cuiling laughed for a while and said, "Oh, no, no, can you guys eat properly? You can have some fun here while eating."
Feng Jiandong said: "It's fun to have some fun, otherwise it would be boring if everyone just buries their heads in eating.
Just like the neighbors at the door just now, why do they hope that Su Ji will maintain its previous style? Because that kind of Su Ji is more down-to-earth, with a sense of the market, that is our restaurant, and our culinary characteristics. "
Lu Cuiling was a little impatient when she heard this: "Hey, you know a lot, hurry up and eat."
The bickering between the old couple also made everyone laugh.
After the fun, everyone continued to eat and chat. From time to time, bursts of laughter echoed in the restaurant and spread through the cracks in the door to the ancient street outside.