Christmas can indeed be considered a festival for young people. Su Ji is almost entirely occupied by young people that night, leaving many old residents living near the ancient street with difficulty queuing up at night.
This situation also makes the old neighbors feel a bit difficult.
Finally, the elderly couple found Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng, hoping that they could help them talk to them.
After all, the old neighbors nearby are used to eating here every day.
Usually people come early so they can eat when the restaurant opens.
Even if there are more people queuing up later, it will not affect their dinner.
But today is different. A group of young people showed up and disrupted the schedule of the old neighbors nearby.
Fan Chaodong heard several old people coming over and nodded, saying, "How about this, I'll go over and talk to Ruoxi later. If possible, let Yifan open the Lin's breakfast shop next door and let everyone sit down and eat next door. They are all old neighbors, so they should be able to help."
Wang Cuifeng pulled her husband aside and said, "You are always meddling in other people's business. Today is Christmas, and Su Ji's business is better during these holidays."
Then, Wang Cuifeng said to the old neighbors who came over to talk, "We eat at Su Ji's every day, so we don't mind one or two days. Let's change our taste today and support Yifan and Ruoxi's business. It's the same if we eat at a different place for dinner."
When Fan Chaodong heard his wife say this, he was a little unhappy.
"What are you talking about? Usually, Su Ji still relies on the support of the old neighbors, right?"
When Wang Cuifeng heard her husband say this, she immediately glared at him.
When Fan Chaodong saw his wife glaring at him, he instantly wilted and seemed to have become a head shorter.
Wang Cuifeng continued, "Su Ji is what it is today thanks to the support of our old neighbors, but Yifan has also treated us well, right? Isn't it that the business on our ancient street is driven by them? And the renovation of some surrounding facilities is also thanks to them, isn't it?"
At this point, she looked at the elderly and said, "Old people, let me see, how about this, I'll ask Lao Fan to talk to Yifan, you tell Lao Fan what you want to eat tonight, and have him give it to Yifan, and have Yifan cook it and send it to me, you guys, eat here tonight, or I'll pack it up for you guys to take home?"
After Wang Cuifeng said this, several elderly people agreed.
"Okay, Fengzi, we don't want to embarrass Yifan and Ruoxi. We don't eat much at night. You guys just come over to have a couple of glasses of wine and eat some Su Ji's traditional dishes. Anyway, you can sit anywhere."
Wang Cuifeng said immediately, "Okay, then what would you like to eat? I'll ask Lao Fan to bring it to you. Lao Fan and I would like to have a drink with you, so we have a bottle of good wine."
When the old men heard this, they all laughed.
In fact, several elderly people go to Su Ji every day to eat Su Ji’s traditional dishes and drink rice wine from Fan Chaodong and Wang Cuifeng’s homes.
Since Wang Cuifeng is willing to let them eat in this shop and also provides a pot of good wine, what objections do the elderly people have
Then, the old people reported the menu to Fan Chaodong.
Fan Chaodong took a look at the menu and immediately gave a thumbs up to the old people: "You guys really know how to eat."
Then, the old people also took out money.
Seeing this, Fan Chaodong said, "What are you doing? You're paying me for a few dishes? Isn't this a slap in my face? If I take this money, I won't be able to sleep in Cuifeng's bed tonight."
Wang Cuifeng kicked her husband and said, "Why waste your words? Go quickly and remember to let Yifan do it himself."
Fan Chaodong was kicked but still smiled and said, "Okay, you all know how to eat. Not only do you choose the dishes carefully, but you also ask the chef to cook them personally."
After saying that, Fan Chaodong quickly ran to Su Ji across the street.
When I entered the door, some people in the queue behind me were shouting in dissatisfaction.
"Why aren't you in line?"
Su Liancheng said: "He is a neighbor, the owner of the rice wine shop opposite. He is treated preferentially here. He is a friend of the chef. Besides, he doesn't want to sit inside to eat, so don't be nervous."
Fan Chaodong turned his head and looked at the people in line, smiled and said, "Hello everyone, I'm the owner of the rice wine shop opposite. I want to tell you that Su Ji's rice wine is provided by our family. If you want to take it back, remember to buy it from the store opposite. Bring Su Ji's order and we'll give you a discount."
After hearing what Fan Chaodong said, the people in the queue immediately laughed and dispelled their hostility towards him.
The young people who were drinking rice wine at several tables inside Su Ji responded directly that they wanted to buy some.
"Okay, we'll go buy it after we finish eating."
"Yes, yes, boss, we have agreed that you have to give us a discount for the meal bill from Su Ji."
"Yes, I must give you a discount."
"Boss, your rice wine tastes really good."
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Hearing everyone's praise, Fan Chaodong turned around and bowed to the guests who were drinking.
"Thank you all for your support. Our rice wine is absolutely hand-brewed. There is no additive. It is just rice, yeast and water. It is pure rice wine. If you want to drink it, go to the rice wine shop across the street to buy it. There are various flavors. Also, bring Su Ji's meal bill and you will definitely get a discount."
Feng Yifan came out of the kitchen at this time and said to Fan Chaodong with a smile: "Okay, Boss Fan? You have brought your business to Su Ji? Do you want to pay me for advertising here?"
When Fan Chaodong heard this, he turned around and looked at Feng Yifan and said, "I supply your family with rice wine for free, and you actually ask me for a benefit? Chef Feng, isn't this too unkind of you?"
The young diners inside and outside Su Ji all laughed uncontrollably when they saw this scene.
For the first time, I felt that it was quite interesting to see the owners of such old shops joking with each other on such an ancient street.
The banter between Feng Yifan and Fan Chaodong also allowed young people to feel the urban charm of the ancient street.
After a few jokes, Feng Yifan served the dishes and approached Fan Chaodong to ask, "Do you want to order a few dishes? Why did you make a special trip here? Send the menu to Ruoxi on WeChat, and I'll ask Ning Cheng to send it to you later."
Fan Chaodong said, "We can't help it. Today, the old guys didn't line up at your place, so they came to our place. Cuifeng and I discussed it and arranged for them to eat at our place. Please take a look at these dishes and send them over."
Feng Yifan took the note Fan Chaodong handed him, looked at the dishes on it, and said with a smile, "That's no problem."
Then he asked, "Which elderly people are they?"
Fan Chaodong said, "Who else could it be? Not Uncle Zhang and the others?"
Feng Yifan suddenly realized, then looked at the time and found that this was exactly the time when Zhang Fenglin's father and several old neighbors came over for dinner.
But today these young people came too early, and the line outside was already very long, which did delay the time of several elderly people.
Feng Yifan said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away. Why don't you go back first? I'll have Xiaolin and the others send it over right away."
Fan Chaodong continued, "Then I can't go back empty-handed, right? Won't you give me two snacks?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Hahaha, that's no problem."
Then, Feng Yifan shouted to the kitchen, "Xiao Ning, hurry up and prepare two side dishes for your uncle Fan. One is braised pork, and the other is a combination of meat and vegetables. Hurry up."
Fan Chaodong continued, "We also have cucumber and tofu. Let's have one portion each, so that'll be four dishes."
Feng Yifan agreed and shouted again: "Yes, yes, make four dishes."
In the kitchen, Ning Cheng started preparing immediately.
Ning Cheng was already familiar with these cold dishes. After cutting the meat and vegetables, he placed them in a bowl and poured the prepared sauce on them and mixed them. As for the other dishes, they were all ready-made and only needed to be cut. This was also an opportunity for Ning Cheng to practice his knife skills.
Soon, Ning Cheng was ready. He packed the box and handed it to Fan Chaodong.
"Uncle Fan, this is for you."
Fan Chaodong brought four side dishes and said cheerfully, "Okay, Xiaoning, your Kung Fu is pretty good now, and your efficiency is pretty fast. It seems that you have learned a lot from your master."
Ning Cheng smiled and said, "Not yet. Now I can only help Master and my brothers."
Fan Chaodong said, "That's great. Many chefs can't even dream of being able to help your master."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, you can go and pay now."
Fan Chaodong's face changed and he said, "Well, you promised to treat us?"
Feng Yifan said, "Ahem, I wanted to treat you, but business hasn't been good recently, so I can't just treat you casually, otherwise how am I going to get money for the baby's milk powder?"
Fan Chaodong turned his head and looked at the bustling crowd in Su's and the people queuing outside the door.
He said to Feng Yifan with disdain: "How dare you call this bad business?"
Feng Yifan coughed again and said, "It's only for today. As the child's uncle, you can't buy on credit, right?"
Fan Chaodong said with a depressed look: "Okay, Feng Yifan, you are really cruel."
But when he was about to pay, Su Ruoxi immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, Brother Fan, he is joking, ignore him."
Fan Chaodong also smiled and said, "I know it's a joke, so I didn't take it seriously. But what about the money? You still have to pay, otherwise it would be like eating and drinking for free, right?"
Su Ruoxi refused for a long time, but finally Fan Chaodong insisted on paying, otherwise he would rather not take the food away.
Feng Yifan walked over and said, "Okay, we are old acquaintances with Brother Fan, so we still have to collect the money. Besides, Brother Fan's business is so good now, he doesn't care about the money."
Fan Chaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this: "Feng Yifan, I know now that your Ruoruo must have learned that little mouth from you. But your Ruoruo can say nice things, but you only say things that are not so pleasant."
Feng Yifan said cheerfully: "It's late at night, and everyone is so busy, can't we have some fun?"
Naturally, Feng Yifan and Fan Chaodong were just bickering like this.
In the end, Fan Chaodong paid the money.
He walked out of Su Ji carrying four cold dishes.
Some diners saw this and couldn't help asking Feng Yifan, "Chef Feng, can you take out?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Okay, but we don't have takeout. If you want takeout, you can only come and order the food yourself and take it away from the store."
At this time, the young man in the restaurant asked curiously: "Chef Feng, why don't you do takeout?"
Other young people also expressed their curiosity.
"Yes, many restaurants now have take-out business."
"Yes, takeout is also convenient. When you want to eat, just place an order and have it delivered to your home."
"I was wondering if I could order takeout from your place."
"I think both Su Kee and Ruo Restaurant can do takeout, and their business will definitely be booming."
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Seeing that most young people agreed, Feng Yifan smiled and replied: "I'm so sorry, neither of our two restaurants will have takeout business."
"Why?"
The young people present asked almost in unison.
Feng Yifan had actually explained it before, but he still gave a serious explanation today.
“First of all, many dishes at Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant are not suitable for takeout. Not to mention what kind of food is used to pack them, even if they are packed, after a long period of transportation, I’m afraid the dishes won’t be very fresh when they reach you.
Many dishes at Su Ji and Ruo restaurants have to be cooked and eaten right before they taste their best, so the taste of takeout will be quite different.
Secondly, if we accept takeout, the workload of Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant will increase. Our two restaurants are boutique restaurants, not the kind of restaurants that sell large quantities. Increasing the workload will inevitably affect the taste and quality, which goes against the original intention of us chefs to cook."
At this point, Feng Yifan paused for a moment and continued, "Finally, food delivery platforms take a commission, and I don't like it. I would rather use the commission to improve the quality of ingredients and make them taste better for everyone."
After listening to Feng Yifan's explanation, the young people present were stunned for a while.
Then, no one knew who took the lead, but the young people all applauded Feng Yifan together.
"Chef Feng is right. Traditional dishes don't need to rely on takeout to sell well."
"Yes, that's right. Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant are all about quality and it's right not to do takeout."
"It's okay, we can come over to eat when we are free. We are usually too busy with work to have a good meal like this."
"Yeah, if I ordered a table of takeout like this normally, I probably wouldn't have the appetite to eat it."
"Well, I usually come home tired after a day and don't want to eat anything."
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Hearing what the young diners said, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "We are all still young. I hope everyone can protect their bodies and eat well. In fact, if you have time, you can watch some of my videos on the Internet. There are some simple dishes that you can cook at home."
At this time, a young girl said, "But Chef Feng, many of your dishes are not simple to cook, right?"
Feng Yifan was stunned at first, then thought for a moment and said, "Well, when I have time, I'll post a few simple and easy-to-learn dishes for everyone to cook at home."
Suddenly, some young people who like cooking cheered: "Great, looking forward to it."
The atmosphere at Su Ji tonight is full of youthful vitality because of the large number of young people.