The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, it was already halfway through December, and New Year's Day was just around the corner.
Originally, the kindergarten was planning to have three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, perform another dance at the kindergarten's New Year's Day party.
But Mr. Guo’s performance will also be on New Year’s Day.
Moreover, because of Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, the organizer actually invited the kindergarten children to watch and have a party at the dance performance that Teacher Guo took the children to participate in.
The old director did not expect to receive such an invitation.
After weighing the pros and cons and communicating with the other party, they were willing to send a car to pick up and drop off the kindergarten children, and would also give the children snacks and small gifts at the party.
In the end, the old principal agreed to the other party.
Afterwards, the teachers of each class in the kindergarten notified the parents of the children in each class.
The kindergarten’s notice took the parents by surprise.
The parents never imagined that their children’s kindergarten would be invited to the New Year’s Day performance.
You should know that the kindergartens invited to the New Year’s Day performance every year are generally some of the more well-known municipal kindergartens in Huaicheng.
For example, the kindergarten where Feng Ruoruo attends is also a public kindergarten, but it is usually not invited to participate in live events such as the New Year’s Day performance.
This also caused many parents to associate it with each other, and the first person they thought of was Feng Yifan
Is it because Chef Feng's daughter is in kindergarten? So the other party invited the kindergarten to participate
This association naturally becomes a default in the minds of parents.
As a result, Feng Ruoruo's grandparents, grandfather and mother who came to pick her up would receive extra attention from other parents.
Many parents who had spoken to Chef Feng before would suddenly ask about his well-being and whether he was very busy recently.
This also confused Feng Ruoruo's grandparents, grandfather and mother for a while
Later, after hearing the news from Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei's grandparents, Feng Ruoruo's grandparents, grandfather and mother suddenly realized the truth.
After Su Ruoxi took her daughter back to the restaurant, she went directly to the kitchen to ask her husband.
Feng Yifan was also confused when he heard this: "Ah? Is there such a thing? How come I don't know about it? And no one has invited us to participate in the New Year's Day performance?"
Shi Jiahui in the kitchen laughed and said, "Hahaha, maybe they didn't have time to notify them. Let's invite the entire kindergarten of Chef Feng's daughter first. Then maybe Chef Feng will agree directly. After all, he can have a chance to take his daughter to play."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Big Sister, can we stop joking? I don't even know what this show is."
Su Ruoxi said: "It is a New Year's Day performance organized by the Huaicheng Cultural Department and the TV station every year to celebrate New Year's Day."
Feng Yifan suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's that? That shouldn't have anything to do with me."
Su Ruoxi said, "But in previous years, we always arranged for kindergarten children to participate as the live audience. Why would we let Ruoruo and her kindergarten children go this year?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "That's because Ruoruo and his friends in kindergarten performed well this year, so we gave them a chance."
Su Ruoxi curled her lips and said, "Will there be such a thing?"
Catherine said: "I think it has something to do with the chef."
After hearing this, everyone else in the kitchen nodded in agreement.
Feng Yifan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do you think this has something to do with me? Besides, no one else invited me to go? I wasn't even invited, but you let my daughter go?"
Feng Ruoruo suddenly said at this time: "Dad, Xixi, Feifei and I are going to dance."
After hearing his daughter say this, Feng Yifan suddenly understood the problem.
"Yes, Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei are going to dance, so the art performance over there was allowed to go to Ruoruo's kindergarten."
After saying this, Feng Yifan asked seriously, "Do you think this is reasonable?"
But no one agreed, and it was obvious that no one thought so.
Feng Yifan really smiled bitterly and said, "I swear, I really don't know about this."
As he was talking, a group of people entered Su Ji without queuing.
Seeing this, Su Liancheng hurried forward to negotiate.
But the other party smiled and responded: "Don't be nervous, we are not here to eat, we are actually here to deliver the invitation."
Then he walked to the kitchen and asked, "Excuse me, is Chef Feng here?"
Feng Yifan took two steps forward and asked, "Looking for me?"
The other party immediately took out the invitation and said, "Hello, Chef Feng, we are the New Year's Day Cultural Performance Program Team. This is our invitation to you. Please come and watch the cultural performance with your kitchen team on New Year's Day. Of course, you are also invited to attend the dinner."
Feng Yifan was stunned for a moment, then reached out to take the invitation.
Originally he thought he was invited to cook, but when he saw the content on the invitation, he realized that he was not going to cook, but to attend a dinner and have a meal.
Feng Yifan took a look at the invitation which read: Inviting Mr. Feng Yifan, his family and relevant personnel from Su Ji’s kitchen.
He asked curiously, "Did the Su Ji kitchen staff invite my entire kitchen team to go with them?"
The other party nodded: "Yes, we will arrange for you and your kitchen team to do some promotional activities related to Huaicheng cuisine. You and your team may be required to prepare a banquet on site, which can be regarded as an Easter egg on site."
After hearing this, Feng Yifan finally understood everything.
"Okay, I get it, we're invited to the show and dinner, but we have to make another table for ourselves, right?"
After hearing what Feng Yifan said, the visitor felt a little embarrassed.
"Chef Feng, we do hope that you and your team will cook a banquet on site. After all, this is a rare publicity opportunity. If you don't want to, we won't force you."
Feng Yifan looked at everyone in the kitchen, then at his wife and father-in-law.
He smiled and said, "Okay, the invitation has been sent. It would be unreasonable if I didn't show off my skills. I accept the invitation, but I have a question."
The other party nodded: "Thank you, please ask."
Feng Yifan asked directly in public: "The kindergarten watching the performance this time is my daughter's kindergarten. My wife said that in previous years, the first child went. Why did you let my daughter's kindergarten participate this year?"
When Feng Yifan asked this question, the visitor didn't know how to answer because he didn't know which kindergarten Feng Yifan's daughter attended.
Su Ruoxi quickly added: "Oh, my husband is talking about the fifth child."
The visitor suddenly realized: "Oh, it's the Fifth Kindergarten? The reason why we asked the Fifth Kindergarten to participate this year is mainly because it is the kindergarten on the ancient street, which is in line with our promotional tendency for the ancient street. Secondly, it is also because there will be several girls from the Fifth Kindergarten participating in the art performance this year."
After getting the answer, Feng Yifan also expressed his gratitude to the visitor.
"Yes, thank you."
The visitor did not stay for dinner, but rushed to continue delivering invitations.
After the other party left, Feng Yifan said to his wife: "Look, I told you it wasn't me. The kindergarten fought for this opportunity themselves."
Su Ruoxi was also a little surprised: "It turned out to be because of the dance that Teacher Guo choreographed for Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei."
Feng Yifan asked curiously, "Is this the dance that Teacher Guo choreographed for the children? What dance is it?"
Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "Dad, you don't even know what dance Xixi, Feifei and I are dancing to. You haven't been to see us take dance classes for a long time. You're so silly."
Hearing his daughter's complaints, Feng Yifan could only say, "I'm sorry, my dear. Daddy is really too busy recently."
Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "Humph, so you won't go to accompany Ruoruo, Xixi, and Feifei?"
Feng Yifan said: "Dad can go to see your performance this New Year's Day."
Shi Jiahui asked: "Chef, if we all go, won't Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant have to close for a while?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Yes, the New Year's Day cultural performance is on the 30th, so we have to rest on the 30th."
The guests in the restaurant felt a little regretful after hearing this.
"Oh, then doesn't that mean we won't have anywhere to eat on the 30th?"
"It's not that there's no place to eat, it's that we can't eat at Su Ji."
"Yeah, we can't eat at Su Ji anymore."
"Oh my god, without Su Ji, what am I going to do for dinner?"
"I was originally thinking about bringing my family over to eat during New Year's Day, but it turns out that Su Ji is going to be closed on the 30th. If we come during the New Year's Day holiday, won't there be a long queue?"
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Hearing everyone's comments in the restaurant, Feng Yifan could only say, "I'm really sorry, but this is my daughter's first time performing on such a formal stage, and as a father, I must go to watch it live, so please understand."
After Feng Yifan said this, he gained the understanding of everyone in the restaurant.
After all, Feng Yifan spends almost every day in the kitchen, and he really spends too little time with his daughter.
Therefore, when New Year's Day is approaching, the father and daughter should be given some time to spend together.
"Chef Feng, I support you. It is important to be with your daughter."
"That's right, Chef Feng, don't worry, it's just a little less business, right? It's okay, we'll come back later."
"Yes, it's not like we can't lose one day."
"No problem, we'll come back after the 30th."
Seeing that everyone understood, Feng Yifan said: "Thank you for your understanding. Our Su Ji and Ruo restaurants will not be closed during the New Year's Day holiday. You can continue to come to Su Ji and Ruo restaurants during the New Year's Day holiday. Of course, please adjust your time reasonably and don't be too concentrated."
Feng Yifan promised that they would not take a break during the New Year's Day holiday, which naturally won unanimous praise from everyone.
After comforting the guests, Feng Yifan looked at his wife again and said, "Look, I told you that the kindergarten had nothing to do with me, right? But you insisted that it was me."
Su Ruoxi said: "What's the matter? Can't we say it? Isn't everyone saying it?"
Feng Yifan asked curiously: "Everyone says it's because of me?"
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Yes, you can ask my parents. When we went to pick up Ruoruo, many of the other children's parents suddenly became very enthusiastic and greeted us."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Maybe everyone can see that you have educated Ruoruo very well, so they want to ask you for advice?"
Su Ruoxi couldn't help but burst out laughing: "How dare you say that? The child hasn't even started elementary school yet, what can you ask me?"
Feng Yifan said: "As the saying goes, a child's future can be seen at the age of three, so Ruoruo can tell that your education has been successful."
Lu Cuiling came over and said, "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. I've noticed that your daughter is just like you. She can't stop talking just like you."
When Feng Ruoruo heard this, she was unhappy and threw herself into her grandmother's arms.
"Grandma, don't say that to Ruoruo."
Seeing her little granddaughter rushing over, Lu Cuiling could only say, "Okay, okay, grandma won't say anything about Ruoruo anymore."
But not saying granddaughter doesn’t mean you can’t say son.
Lu Cuiling continued to say to Feng Yifan: "You should give everyone some time to relax. How can you bear such high-intensity work every day? So for this New Year's Day dinner invitation, you should take a good rest and taste other people's cooking skills at that time."
Feng Yifan smiled and shook the invitation in his hand.
"Mom, didn't I accept the invitation? Actually, I also think that we can often try other people's dishes, so that we can make better progress."
Ning Cheng subconsciously said: "Master, are you asking us to steal your skills?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaolong patted Ning Cheng on the back of his head.
"What are you thinking about? What are you talking about in your sleep? Is it necessary for me to steal the master's skills? The key is to find a cooking method that suits you and whether you can make fresh and delicious food."
Shi Jiahui smiled and said: "We are not trying to steal the masters, but just to see the popular dishes in other hotels. We can see the public's comments on those dishes and the public's tastes, so as to develop our new dishes."
Ning Cheng said timidly: "Okay, I understand."
But Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's not that complicated. In fact, we are going there to relax. You don't have to think about stealing anything. We are just going to have fun, take a good rest, and relieve the fatigue we have experienced in recent times."
At this point, Feng Yifan paused for a moment, and without shying away from the guests in the restaurant, he said directly to the people in the kitchen: "So this time when you go to the New Year's Day show, please throw away all your thoughts, and just enjoy yourself."
Feng Yifan is really serious about this idea.
Since Su Ji opened, for a full two months, it can be said that everyone in the kitchen has been working at a high intensity, especially some special guests who come from time to time, which puts a lot of pressure on everyone.
If there was no invitation to the New Year's Day art performance, Feng Yifan had also thought about giving everyone a holiday.
It just so happened that they received an invitation to a cultural performance, and Feng Yifan thought this was a good opportunity for everyone to take a break.
As for the food on the table, he didn't really care about it. He could just copy Su Ji's banquet when the time came.
Feng Yifan had everything planned out, and said to everyone, "Okay, let's work hard before New Year's Day, and on the 30th, we'll go enjoy some good food, and then go home and have a good rest, and greet the new year with a brand new spirit."
When everyone in the kitchen heard this, they all suddenly understood and agreed in unison: "Yes, chef."