After hearing Zhuang Dezhi mention that he had not tried Ruo Restaurant, Feng Yifan suddenly said, "Master, if you are not in a hurry to go back, why don't you come with us to Ruo Restaurant? We just happen to have one last table of guests, so you can go and taste it now."
Zhuang Dezhi checked the time and asked, "Now? Are you still waiting for the last table of guests?"
After asking, Zhuang Dezhi couldn't help but say, "It's almost ten o'clock now."
Shi Jiahui explained: "There is a table of guests who have reserved a seat, but they haven't arrived yet, and they have also paid a deposit, so we have to wait for them to come."
Zhuang Dezhi was still a little surprised: "You guys are actually going to wait for a table of guests like this? What if he doesn't come?"
Feng Yifan said: "If he doesn't come by midnight, we will post a notice on the booking website and return part of his deposit."
Zhuang Dezhi was still a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, Feng Yifan was indeed right to do so. Moreover, if he did so, it would be very helpful for the reputation of Ruo Restaurant in the early stage and could further enhance the credibility of Ruo Restaurant.
"Well, there is indeed nothing wrong with what you did. After all, you are a newly opened business, and it is important to maintain your credibility and reputation."
Lu Cuiling asked curiously, "Since there is still a table of guests, why are you all back?"
Feng Yifan looked at his daughter and said, "I am here to send Ruoruo and you back."
Shi Jiahui said: "Chen Xu, Luo Yu and I saw that the guests had not arrived yet, so we wanted to go back and clean up a little before going to the restaurant."
Feng Yifan looked at the three of them and said, "Big Sister, you guys are back, are you planning to go home and get something? Are these some ideas for new dishes?"
Shi Jiahui and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment, and then Chen Xu said, "It seems that nothing can be hidden from the chef."
Shi Jiahui came back with Chen Xu and Luo Yu, indeed intending to go back and get a copy of the new dish plan they had discussed earlier.
Because they had to wait until midnight tonight, everyone thought it was boring to just wait in the restaurant, so they started discussing the new dishes while waiting. Shi Jiahui and the other three thought of some of the plans they had discussed at home before, and planned to bring them back to continue discussing them.
Zhuang Dezhi smiled and said, "If that's the case, let's go together. I still want to go to Ruo Restaurant to have a look."
Su Jinrong naturally stood up as well and wanted to go along.
Although Zhuang Dezhi said not to bother, Su Jinrong still insisted.
When Feng Ruoruo saw that everyone was going back to the restaurant, the little girl immediately clamored to go too.
"Ruoruo wants to go too. Ruoruo wants to go too."
Feng Yifan quickly comforted his daughter: "Ruoruo, don't go. It's getting late. Just stay at home and let grandma and mom accompany you to sleep, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo pouted her lips and said unhappily, "Not good."
Feng Yifan continued, "You still have to go to kindergarten tomorrow. If you go, you won't be back until very late. You will be late for kindergarten and your red flower will be deducted."
Feng Ruoruo was still very willful and hugged her father's neck: "No, Dad, take Ruoruo with you. Ruoruo can help you."
The little girl's noise made everyone suddenly realize that she was still a child after all.
Feng Ruoruo is usually very well-behaved and sensible.
To the extent that, people often overlook the fact that she is a child.
Now seeing her hugging her father and making a fuss, I am a little surprised.
Shi Jiahui was not surprised at all. Instead, she whispered to Chen Xu and Luo Yu, "Did you see that? Children are always naughty. Even though Ruoruo is usually so well-behaved and cute, once she starts to make trouble, she is no less naughty than other children."
Chen Xu and Luo Yu also nodded secretly in agreement.
In the following time, Feng Yifan really tried his best, but he still failed to coax his daughter.
The little girl seemed particularly crazy tonight and just held on to her father tightly and refused to let go.
"No, Ruoruo doesn't want Dad to go. Dad, can you take Ruoruo with you?"
It’s always the same thing, I must go with my dad.
When the father and daughter were in a stalemate, the mother, grandmother and grandfather all tried to persuade them.
Grandpa even said, "Okay, grandpa won't go either. Ruoruo can rest at home with grandpa, okay? Let's go to bed early, get up early tomorrow, and then grandpa will take Ruoruo to kindergarten. Is that okay?"
Grandpa said this, and mom also said, "Yes, yes, look, grandpa is not going, so Ruoruo shouldn't go either."
Grandma leaned in and said, "Ruoruo, grandma is telling you, if you stay with daddy until very late, you will fall asleep in daddy's dining room. Then daddy and the others will be busy and no one will take care of you. You will be taken away by someone else."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her grandmother said, she turned her head and looked at her grandmother in surprise.
Grandma went on to say, "If you fall asleep and are taken away by someone else, you won't be able to see your parents, grandpa, or grandma anymore."
My mother said, "Yes, yes, look, grandpa hasn't come back yet. We should wait for him at home together, okay?"
Feng Yifan whispered in his daughter's ear, "Ruoruo, you stay at home and help daddy wait for grandpa to come home, okay? You can tell grandpa for daddy, and then you go to bed early. Daddy promised Ruoruo that when the kindergarten is closed, I will take Ruoruo to the vegetable market to buy vegetables in the morning, okay?"
After much coaxing from the whole family, the little girl finally compromised.
"Dad, you have to remember that you promised to take Ruoruo with you to buy groceries."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Okay, Dad will definitely not forget it."
The little girl finally let go of her father and went to her grandmother and mother. She waved her little hand and said goodbye to her father and them, her little face still full of reluctance.
Before leaving, Feng Yifan squatted down and waved to his daughter.
Then the little girl ran over and hugged her father.
"Okay, you have to be good at home. When grandpa comes home, you have to sleep well, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo nodded obediently this time and agreed: "Okay."
After leaving home, Feng Yifan led everyone to take the elevator downstairs.
I happened to meet my father who had just returned downstairs.
Feng Yifan quickly told his father about the situation and asked his father to go upstairs to help coax Feng Ruoruo to bed early.
Feng Jiandong and Zhuang Dezhi just exchanged glances and then hurried upstairs.
Zhuang Dezhi followed him out of the corridor and couldn't help but sigh: "Yifan is such a good father. He can coax his daughter so patiently. Other fathers may not be so patient in such a situation, and may even get angry."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Children can't solve problems by getting angry. In fact, I didn't treat Ruoruo like a child. Instead, I tried to have an equal dialogue with her and reason with her."
Luo Yu asked curiously: "Ruoruo is still so young, will she understand if I talk to her about reason?"
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "So, it seems that Luo Yu doesn't understand children. In fact, children hope that adults will not treat them as children, so if you reason with them, it will often have a good effect."
Feng Yifan said: "The main reason is that Ruoruo is well behaved and willing to listen to me."
Luo Yu couldn't help but feel a little envious: "I really want a little girl as cute as Ruoruo."
Shi Jiahui said: "Then you and Chen Xu should work hard."
Chen Xu felt helpless after hearing this.
Luo Yu was very excited and repeatedly expressed that he would work hard.
The group first went to where Shi Jiahui, Chen Xu and Luo Yu rented a house. They went upstairs to get the things they had recorded while researching new dishes, and then returned to Ruo Restaurant together.
Somewhat surprisingly, the guests at that table who didn't show up still didn't show up.
Zhuang Dezhi glanced at the time and said, "It's past ten o'clock. I'm afraid he won't come again, right?"
Feng Yifan looked at the others, and finally stopped at Su Liancheng's face and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"
Su Liancheng thought about it seriously and said, "Whether they come or not, let's wait until midnight."
He then added: "We have been open for less than a week now. In this case, we should really wait until midnight. This will also maintain our reputation and credibility. Of course, we can issue an announcement later to let the seats go again after a certain period of time."
Zhuang Dezhi said: "It's very simple. After booking, we will keep the table for one to two hours. If the customer does not cancel the order, they will not be allowed to wait any longer and the deposit will not be refunded."
Feng Yifan thought about it and felt that this was indeed more reasonable.
At least this way, the restaurant and the guests are on an equal footing.
Giving customers two hours and allowing them to cancel their orders and get their deposits refunded within two hours, I'm sure most customers won't have any complaints.
Feng Yifan said, "Okay, then we will do as our uncle says."
Then, Feng Yifan invited Zhuang Dezhi to sit down: "Master, please take a seat. Regardless of whether the last table of guests will come or not, since you are here tonight, you can taste our cooking skills."
Zhuang Dezhi smiled and said, "But I've already had dinner."
Su Liancheng said, "Uncle Zhuang, please sit down. You can tell me if you have any requests or dietary restrictions."
Feng Yifan also said, "Don't worry, uncle. I can reduce the portion for you and not serve staple food."
Zhuang Dezhi added: "Then no dessert either, my blood sugar is a little high now."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Okay, Uncle Master, please wait a moment."
Next, Feng Yifan started to get busy with everyone.
During the cooking process, he reminded everyone to reduce the use of sugar and also made adjustments to some flavors on the spot.
After all, if you don’t add sugar, some flavors may not come out, so adjustments need to be made at this time.
Feng Yifan cooked all the dishes himself and added two small dishes at the end to replace desserts.
And because Zhuang Dezhi came over after dinner, the portions of all the dishes were reduced by Feng Yifan.
Zhuang Dezhi was also very satisfied with the meal.
Even though Feng Yifan cooked it himself, the meal still lasted until after 11 o'clock.
Zhuang Dezhi finished eating and exclaimed, "Well, it's really amazing. Yifan, you can make these dishes so delicious while trying not to use sugar. It really makes me look at you in a new light. Each dish is not large in portion, but tastes very good."
Feng Yifan responded with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, and thank you for coming."
Then everyone said in unison: "Thank you for coming."
By the time everyone was packing up, it was already midnight.
Feng Yifan officially announced the closing of the restaurant and asked Su Liancheng to post an announcement on the restaurant reservation website.
Everyone cleaned up the restaurant together, and Feng Yifan drove Zhuang Dezhi back to the hotel.
On the way, Zhuang Dezhi said to Feng Yifan, "Yifan, the food in your restaurant is really very good, and I can taste that you have integrated Eastern and Western elements. Your restaurant can no longer be considered an orthodox Western restaurant.
However, I still hope that you can focus on Su Ji, after all, Su Ji is your foundation. Your father-in-law is unwilling to speak up about this, so I am here to speak up. I hope you don’t think that I am putting pressure on you because of my generational background.”
Feng Yifan responded while driving: "Uncle Master, you are too polite. I actually understand that Su Ji is the foundation, so I don't plan to give up Su Ji, but I plan to thoroughly develop Su Ji. After the shorthand opens, I will definitely focus on Su Ji."
Zhuang Dezhi sighed and said, "Nowadays, there are too many Western-style restaurants in China, but the performance of very authentic Chinese restaurants is getting worse and worse. So we still hope that Su Ji can persist and make Chinese food special."
Feng Yifan said: "This is what I think, and we are all working hard on it."
Zhuang Dezhi nodded: "Very good, we all believe in you."
At this point, Zhuang Dezhi hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Actually, I came here today because I have something else I want to tell you, Yifan."
When Feng Yifan heard this, he naturally guessed that it was about Zhuang Zhebin.
Zhuang Dezhi said directly: "You should have guessed it. It's about that kid Zhebin. He told me and his father that he wants to learn cooking from you. As a grandfather, I want to ask you, are you willing to accept him?"
Feng Yifan was quite direct: "Uncle Master, to be honest, I like Xiaobin very much, and I can see that he really likes cooking. But I am worried about whether I can teach him well. If I don't teach him well, I don't know how to explain to you, Uncle Master, and his father."
Zhuang Dezhi laughed immediately: "Hahaha, don't worry about this. You don't have to explain anything to us. Just teach him in your own way."
Zhuang Dezhi added: "As for whether he can become a talent in the end, it all depends on himself."
After hearing these words, Feng Yifan felt relieved.
"Okay, when Xiaobin finishes his studies, he can come to my place."
Zhuang Dezhi said, "Okay, it's settled."
Just as Feng Yifan was driving to the hotel where Zhuang Dezhi was staying, his cell phone suddenly rang.
When he answered the phone, Lin Ruifeng's voice came from the other end.
"Master, the guest who reserved a table has arrived."
Feng Yifan said without hesitation: "Tell them that they have missed the deadline. The order was only due yesterday. They didn't come yesterday, so it doesn't count if they come today."
Lin Ruifeng added: "But they don't want to leave."
Feng Yifan had no choice but to say, "Explain it to them clearly. If it doesn't work, call the police. I'll be back soon."
Seeing Feng Yifan hung up the phone, Zhuang Dezhi said, "Go back and explain to them. If they really want to cause trouble, call the police directly. Don't let them hurt your people."
Feng Yifan parked the car in front of the hotel and said, "Okay, then I'll take you to the door. I won't go in. I'll go back and take a look."
Zhuang Dezhi got out of the car and said, "Okay, drive carefully."