Although the opening of Su Ji was not a world-renowned event, it did attract many of Feng Yifan's online fans.
Especially because it was the National Day holiday, those who had been following Feng Yifan's cooking videos for a long time also took advantage of this National Day holiday to come to Huaicheng, in order to see Feng Yifan cooking with their own eyes and taste Feng Yifan's cooking skills in person.
What's more, if Feng Yifan hadn't already gained some fame, Huaicheng itself would not be a very well-known tourist city, so some train tickets to Huaicheng during the National Day holiday would be relatively easy to buy.
When people actually sit in the newly renovated Su Ji and taste the noodles that they have seen more than once in photos and videos on the Internet, those who come from other places feel that their trip is worthwhile and some are even glad that they came early.
A supporter of Feng Yifan immediately posted a Weibo post online after eating a bowl of noodles.
"It's really worth the trip. Just this bowl of noodles is enough to compare with those three-star restaurants. Three-star restaurants are said to be restaurants that are worth planning a trip for. Then Su Ji is even more worth living here and eating here for a month."
After posting this Weibo, he even attached a photo of the menu below.
Soon this Weibo post was forwarded on the Internet.
Then, diners who are also at Su Ji, please leave your comments below.
"There are so many toppings for the noodles. If you eat one topping every day, you can eat it for a month without repeating the same thing. It's worth coming back for more."
When Su Ji's menu was posted on the Internet, it really amazed many people.
Just filling up an entire page, the noodles with various toppings are simply dazzling.
And add some Su Ji’s special side dishes.
It was the first time I felt the magical charm of Chinese food.
Not to mention foreigners, even many people in China may not be able to imagine that noodles alone can have so many varieties unless they see the menu.
Many people who had previously held a wait-and-see attitude have begun planning to go to this ancient street in Huaicheng to taste Su Ji's noodles after seeing the news circulating on the Internet.
As Su Ji became more and more famous, more and more people lined up at the door.
The three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, were also very conscientious and did not allow anyone to cut in line.
"Uncle, you have to queue up at the back. You can't cut in line."
A man who was just about to get closer and try to string the hook was startled when he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
When I turned around, I saw a little girl dressed like a waitress, standing there with a serious look on her face.
The little girl looked very cute. There was the word "Su" embroidered on her small waitress's clothes. One could tell at a glance that she must be from Su Ji.
With a little thought, I realized that the little girl should be the boss of Su Ji.
Being stared at by the cute little girl made the person who was planning to string the hook feel a little embarrassed.
The people queuing next to her immediately spoke up for the little girl.
"The boss said that if you want to eat at Su Ji, you should go to the back and queue up. Don't you see that everyone is queuing here?"
"Yeah, don't think about stringing the hooks together, don't cause trouble for our little boss."
"Yes, yes, we lined up so quietly because we also wanted to see the little boss."
"That's right, hurry up and get in line, don't block us from looking at the boss."
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Driven by the many people in the queue, that person had no choice but to walk to the back, but the line behind him was really too long.
Knowing that there were a lot of people queuing outside, Feng Yifan asked Ma Xiaolong to go next door and open the Lin family shop.
Soon, Ma Xiaolong also opened the shop door and told everyone that they could take out from the Lin’s shop.
"Please don't be anxious, because there are too many people today and the space in Su Ji is limited, so if you can't wait, you can come here and line up for takeout. Please rest assured that the takeout is also made by Su Ji, and there will definitely be no shoddy work."
Hearing that there was a take-out window, some people quickly went to the Lin family shop to line up.
There are indeed too many people queuing at Su Ji. If you really want to wait to get in, you may have to wait until three or four in the afternoon and still not be able to have lunch.
Many people chose to buy takeout from the Lin family shop next door.
This way you can still taste Su Ji’s delicious noodles.
Moreover, the take-out packaging that Feng Yifan prepared was a very sturdy lunch box, and after buying it, you can actually even carry it and eat it on the street.
Ma Xiaolong is the only one in charge of the take-out here, and it is very hard work, but he still completes it very efficiently.
The first person who bought a takeaway came out, holding the takeaway box in his hand, and couldn't help but open the lid of the box and start eating while standing on the ancient street.
Slurp...
The people who were originally queuing up started drooling when they heard the sound of others slurping noodles on the street. Some people could no longer hold back and turned to queue up next door to buy takeout.
In this way, the queuing pressure at Su Ji was instantly reduced a lot.
However, as noon time approaches, there are still a lot of people on the ancient street.
At this time, Chen Xu and Luo Yu came out carrying baskets full of snacks, and they called the three little girls over.
"Ruoruo, Xixi, Feifei, are you hungry? Why don't you go in and have something to eat first? Your Aunt Luo Yu and I will maintain order here."
The three little girls quickly ran to Chen Xu and Luo Yu, and when they saw the snacks in their baskets, they didn't reach out to take them immediately. Instead, they asked curiously what they were for.
"Uncle Chen, Sister Luo, what are you doing?"
"Should we share the snacks among everyone?"
"You want to hand out snacks, right?"
Luo Yu smiled and said, "Yes, you are really smart. We plan to distribute these snacks to the people in line so that everyone won't have to wait so long and feel tired."
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "Okay, I'll help."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also clamored for help.
Chen Xu said, "You three want to help? Aren't you three hungry? Go in and eat something first. Aunt Luo and I will handle it here."
Luo Yu patted Chen Xu lightly after hearing this: "Everyone calls me sister, why do you always call me Aunt Luo? I am the sister."
Yang Xiaoxi said with a smile: "Yes, it's Sister Luo."
Chen Xu also looked helpless: "Okay, it's sister, then do you three want to go in for dinner?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at her two friends and asked, "Xixi, Feifei, are you hungry?"
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei naturally answered in unison: "Not hungry."
Seeing her good friend say that she was not hungry, Feng Ruoruo said, "Uncle Chen, Sister Luo, we are not hungry. We should go and distribute snacks together."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "Yes, let's share some snacks together."
Chen Yaofei followed up and said, "I want to go distribute snacks together."
Chen Xu and Luo Yu looked at each other and smiled bitterly when they saw this, and finally had to agree to the little girls.
Then the two of them followed the little girl and asked the three little girls to distribute the snacks prepared in the basket to the people in line.
"Uncle, please have some snacks."
"Auntie, please have some snacks."
"Sister, please have some snacks. Please eat first and wait in line slowly."
The scene of the three little girls distributing snacks was immediately photographed by people queuing on the street, and then posted on WeChat Moments and Weibo.
"Hahaha, I've finally waited for this. In front of Su Ji, the boss is handing out snacks."
As soon as this Weibo post with the picture was released, it immediately triggered fierce reposts and heated discussions on the Internet.
Many people expressed their envy and waited for the moment when the boss personally distributed snacks.
"It was really worth the trip. I waited for the boss to hand out snacks, and then went in to have a bowl of Su Ji's noodles. This trip was very satisfying."
Some people posted these messages online, which earned them all kinds of envy from people who had not been there.
"Oh, I'm really envious."
"I'm so jealous. The snacks given by the boss."
"Did Chef Feng make this himself?"
"It doesn't seem so, but it was made by two famous dim sum chefs from Su Ji. It is indeed very delicious."
"I know. There was a video introducing them before. Both dim sum chefs are amazing."
"I regret it. I should have booked the ticket to Huaicheng for the National Day earlier."
"It's not too late now. Tickets to Huaicheng are still relatively easy to buy."
"Buy it. Book a ticket tomorrow."
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The release of various videos and photos of Su Ji on the Internet immediately attracted more people to start booking tickets to Huaicheng, intending to come here specifically to taste Su Ji.
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were also very serious about distributing snacks.
Sometimes when they meet the same children, the three little girls will give them extra snacks.
"Little sister, take some and eat them. There are still a lot left. Each of the three of us will give you one. You can take it and eat it slowly."
"Brother, you can also take three."
"Sister will give you three too."
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The three little girls' friendliness towards children won the favor of many children in the queue. Some children found it very interesting and simply came out to follow them.
As a result, an interesting scene soon appeared on the ancient street.
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei walked in front, followed by Chen Xu and Luo Yu carrying baskets, and then there was a trail of little people behind them, all of whom were children who came with their parents to eat.
The parents were a little worried at first, but when they saw that they were following Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, and that there were two dim sum chefs following them, they gradually felt more reassured and continued to queue up.
This scene on the ancient street was also photographed by many people.
Such a group of children added some joy to the boring queue.
As more and more people chose take-out, Su Kee's pressure was relieved and the queues began to visibly decrease.
However, in Su Ji’s kitchen, everyone is still very busy.
In particular, it is necessary to ensure that both sides dine together.
Ma Xiaolong can cook the noodles, but the toppings still need to be prepared by Su Ji’s kitchen.
In addition, Ruo Restaurant also opened at noon, and Feng Yifan still had to go there to busy himself, so the chef Feng Yifan was really busy in the kitchen.
An interesting thing happened during this period. When the Ruo Restaurant opened, some people in the queue thought they could also go in, and as a result, some of them went in.
After I entered, I found that there were three foreign faces in the restaurant and thought I had entered the wrong place.
When I was wondering, Feng Yifan came over from next door and explained very seriously.
"I'm sorry, we only accept reservations here. Do you have a reservation? If you have, please come and get your number plate, and then you can take a seat. We will start lunch soon."
The people who accidentally broke into the restaurant suddenly understood what was going on after hearing what Feng Yifan said.
"Oh, sorry, I think I'm in the wrong place."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's okay. If you want to try the restaurant, please remember to make a reservation online. However, there will be a lot of people now, so it's better to make a reservation after the National Day holiday. It should be easier to get a seat."
Feng Yifan's gentle explanation also made the guests who entered the wrong door feel comfortable.
Afterwards, before the other party left, he was given a snack.
Naturally, the guest who entered the wrong door quickly posted his experience on the Internet.
For a while, it caused heated discussions among many people on the Internet, and many people even shouted that they wanted to try taking the wrong route.
However, there are still some rational people who say that this should not be the case.
"You'd better not go to the wrong door on purpose. There are already a lot of people here today. You're just adding to Chef Feng's workload."
"That's right, Chef Feng has to take care of two restaurants. Don't cause any more trouble for others."
"Yes, don't cause trouble for others. If you want to queue, queue properly. If you don't want to queue, go somewhere else. Really, what's the point of deliberately going to the wrong door?"
"Don't just think that you can get a snack by going to the wrong door on purpose because you want to take advantage of it."
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With some people's condemnation on the Internet, naturally those who had evil intentions quickly gave up the idea, and the queue at Su Ji's side was getting faster and faster.
In Su Ji, in order to speed up the process, Su Ruoxi simply asked the waiters to give snacks as gifts to the diners who had finished their meals, so that the diners who had finished their meals could give up their seats first, which would naturally speed up the queue outside.
When all the reserved guests at the restaurant arrived, Feng Yifan became even busier.
On the one hand, it is necessary to maintain the progress of food preparation in the kitchen of Su Ji.
On the one hand, he also needs to be in charge of Ruo Restaurant. The key is that the main dishes of Ruo Restaurant still need Feng Yifan to prepare them personally.
In this way, Su Ruoxi also saw that her husband was constantly going back and forth between the two sides, and she was a little worried about her husband's busyness.
Because there were too many people queuing outside Su Ji, it was impossible for Su Ji to take a lunch break on time.
Feng Yifan was busy, but he did not forget his family. At 12:30, he came out of Ruo Restaurant to call his three daughters back to Su Ji. He asked his wife to take the children and the two families who came to help to have lunch in the private room upstairs.
"You guys go upstairs and have dinner first. After dinner, take the children back to rest. The progress here has stabilized now. I believe it will gradually become less busy in the future. With so many people here, we will definitely be able to handle it."
After hearing what her husband said, Su Ruoxi rushed over and hugged her husband.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, everyone was stunned at first when they saw this scene, but then they couldn't help but be moved when they thought of the inside story.
Feng Yifan hugged his wife and comforted her softly, "It's okay, it's not hard. You can take Ruoruo and the others upstairs. The children can't be hungry, and you can't be hungry either. There are so many people helping here, it's really not hard for me."
Su Ruoxi continued to hug her husband after hearing this. She didn't say a word for a long time, just hugged him like that.