Chapter 176 Reject the Banker's Invitation (1/5)
After closing the door, only Su Ji's family were left in the restaurant, Zhuang Daozhong, Zhuang Zhebin's grandchildren, and Lin Ruifeng who had not returned.
Child Feng Ruoruo was tired of her father's arms and whispered to her father, saying what interesting things did she encounter when she was in kindergarten and which kindergarten child made a mistake today.
All kinds of seemingly trivial things, but in Feng Ruoruo's mind, they are worth telling to his father.
The father will be very patient, listen with a smile on his face, and will also put a few words when needed, either give an amazement or give a praise to his daughter.
So Feng Ruoruo felt that he was very happy to chat with his father, and only his father could understand many things.
The father and daughter were chatting, and Zhuang Daozhong took a sip of water, but finally couldn't help but speak first.
"Yifan, you must admit that even if my senior brother is alive, he will probably be quite satisfied with your cooking skills today. You have passed on traditional things very well, but at the same time you have your own unique ideas.
The most important thing is that your ideas, combined with tradition, can actually produce amazing results."
Zhuang Daozhong paused when he said this and stared at Feng Yifan who was holding his daughter.
In the end, Zhuang Daozhong said: "You can now be considered a master of cooking."
Zhuang Zhebin was still a little surprised when he heard the great-grandfather's comments, because this could be considered a very high evaluation.
Zhuang Zhebin knew very well that his great-grandfather's strength and status in the domestic cooking industry were definitely not comparable to ordinary chefs.
As a true master of state banquets and a nationally recognized special chef, he is also a special chef training and assessment expert.
Being able to gain the recognition of Zhuang Daozhong means that the cooking skills have reached a certain level.
Zhuang Zhebin knew very well that in his family, only his grandfather and his third grandfather had been recognized by his great-grandfather. Even his father had not been recognized by his father as the eldest son.
Compared to Zhuang Zhebin's surprise, Feng Yifan's performance was very calm, and he was not even as excited as his father-in-law Su Jinrong.
Feng Yifan raised his head and thought seriously that Mr. Zhuang Daozhong clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your approval."
Zhuang Daozhong was a little surprised when he looked at Feng Yifan's Yun Danfengqing. You should know that many people who are familiar with his identity may not be able to obtain such a sentence after decades of hard work.
However, Zhuang Daozhong could still see that Feng Yifan did not have any disrespect for him.
Because when Feng Yifan was speaking, he asked his daughter to stand by his side first, and he stood up slightly and bowed his waist forward and expressed his gratitude seriously.
Zhuang Daozhong felt that Feng Yifan might indeed have a relatively indifferent personality, which may be the reason why he can be so young and have such a cooking skill.
At this moment, in Zhuang Daozhong's eyes, Feng Yifan seemed to be equated with Su Ji's master.
It turns out that they are all the people who pursue cooking skills to become crazy and have become indifferent to other things.
Feng Yifan did not disrespect Zhuang Daozhong. After all, Zhuang Daozhong was able to gain a reputation as a private dish in the capital with his personal strength, which was not ordinary strength.
Moreover, Feng Yifan also knew that his wife and grandfather had only participated in the state banquet.
Mr. Zhuang Daozhong not only participated, but also helped the state banquet team to select chefs, and several disciples also participated in the state banquet.
From this point of view, my wife and grandfather are indeed cooking skills, but they may not be as good as Zhuang Daozhong in cultivating disciples.
However, there are also geographical restrictions. After all, Zhuang Daozhong later stayed in the capital. Grandpa did not stay in the capital, but chose to return to Huaicheng and continue to run the small restaurant Suji.
As the saying goes, "The moon will be obtained when you are close to the water." Zhuang Daozhong's advantage in staying in the capital is quite obvious.
But although he respected it in his heart, Feng Yifan did not have too much trouble in his heart when he commented on Zhuang Daozhong.
Feng Yifan heard too much in his previous life, and now he just wants to spend more time with his daughter and wife.
Zhuang Daozhong spoke again: "Yifan, are you really unwilling to go back with me? Maybe your father-in-law missed the opportunity, and you might have the chance to complete it?"
Hearing this, Feng Yifan raised his head again, then looked at his father-in-law's eyes, and then looked at his wife next to him.
In fact, the family thought about participating in the state banquet almost at the same time.
This should be the biggest opportunity Su Jinrong missed that year.
Perhaps if Su Jinrong participated in the state banquet, Su Ji would be very different now. Maybe Su Ji has already opened to the capital and became a very well-known private kitchen restaurant.
If you don’t have any regrets in your heart, Su Jinrong himself couldn’t convince himself at all.
But now looking back, although Su Jinrong regrets it, he thought that he lost that opportunity and spent the last time with his father. In addition, the days he spent with his wife and daughter in Suji Restaurant, he still felt more sweet in his heart.
Now it's the son-in-law's turn to make a decision.
If it were five years ago, Su Jinrong would have asked his son-in-law to set off immediately with his uncle to go to the capital without hesitation.
But now, after five years of separation, I see my daughter and granddaughter's attachment to my son-in-law. Especially when I saw it with my own eyes, my daughter has not been very happy in the past five years.
Su Jinrong no longer wanted to force his son-in-law to make a decision.
Feng Yifan just hesitated a little and shook his head with a smile: "Thank you, my uncle, for your favor, but I still don't want to leave. I think there are many masters at the state banquet, and I, Feng Yifan, are not short of me.
But Su Ji needs me, and I want to spend more time with my wife and daughter, and take care of my father-in-law more."
At this moment, Zhuang Daozhong seemed to see it again. Su Jinrong, who rejected him back then, seemed to be exactly the same as Feng Yifan now.
Zhuang Daozhong sighed helplessly: "It seems that Su Ji will continue to be out of the state banquet again."
Zhuang Zhebin sat next to him, and at this moment, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Uncle, aren't you? Are you really giving up like this? When you go back with my great-grandfather, you will definitely get the opportunity to participate in the state banquet."
When Zhuang Daozhong heard the words of his great-grandson, he immediately said, "Xiao Bin'er, what were you saying? This is your uncle's decision, don't talk nonsense."
Feng Ruoru also said in his father's arms: "Big brother, when sir, we can't speak casually. You see, Ruoru is so well-behaved and never speaks."
Originally, Zhuang Daozhong reprimanded Zhuang Zhebin, which made the atmosphere a little awkward, but it was resolved by Feng Ruoruo's soft words.
Everyone laughed, and the awkward and serious atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said to Feng Yifan: "It seems that having such a cute and smart daughter is indeed happier. I will not force it. I will also hope that your family will be happy."
Afterwards, Zhuang Daozhong talked to Feng Yifan about cooking, which was to teach some of his experience.
Perhaps this kind of teaching has no effect on a few words in general.
But for Feng Yifan, he could still seriously understand what was included in a few sentences, and he would absorb and integrate it in his own way.
After almost the discussion, Zhuang Daozhong stood up and said, "Okay, we should go back, otherwise Yifan and Ruoxi's aunt should be anxious."
Then Zhuang Daozhong said to Su Jinrong: "I will tell Lan Xin, I think she will listen to my words."
Feng Yifan walked over and pushed his father-in-law and said, "Uncle Master, let's see you off."
Zhuang Daozhong was also about to say "No," but then he heard Feng Yifan say, "By the way, our family will also go out for a walk, otherwise our family will be suffocated."
Feng Ruoruo was already happily dancing: "I'm finally going out for a walk."
Seeing this, Zhuang Daozhong immediately laughed.
The group came out of Su Ji's door together and walked along the old street, which was quite lively at night outside, towards the east end.
Chapter completed!