From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 222 Grandpa Feng’s secret support

Feng Zonggu looked at his third son and then at his current office, with a proud smile still on his face.

"Third brother, you three brothers and sisters have not let your mother and I have to worry about you for so many years. You have all made a name for yourself by relying on your own abilities. This makes me very proud.

Originally, this money was intended to be used to help you overcome difficulties when you encounter difficulties in the future.

Now it is clear that he needs it more, so I decided to take it out first and then help him.

You don’t have to worry, I believe Zhengming will make back this money, or even make more, and the money will still be left to you. "

Feng Jiandong was a little excited and said: "Dad, what are you talking about? We are a family, and he is also a family member of ours. Since we are a family, we don't need to make such a clear distinction.

The eldest brother, the second sister and I all have our own careers. The eldest brother and the second sister are more stable.

I did do a lot of risky things to make money in the past few years. In the past few years, I have accumulated a lot and no longer take risks.

None of us are short of money. If Zhengming needs anything, as long as he asks, we can help. We will definitely help if we have the money and the ability. This is the consensus between my eldest brother and my second sister. "

After saying this, Feng Jiandong said seriously: "Big brother said last time that Zhengming's craftsmanship is so good, why don't we help him reopen the restaurant."

Feng Zong smiled and shook his head: "If you want to open a big restaurant, you can't just have craftsmanship. Zhengming found his third senior brother and asked your uncle Yan to introduce two apprentices. He and his third senior brother took the apprentices with them respectively. He is learning and practicing at the same time, and these are all ways for him to sharpen his knife for working in a big restaurant again."

After listening to his father's words, Feng Jiandong could understand what his father meant and that Feng Zhengming was working hard to prepare.

"So Dad, do you want to help him after the Chinese New Year? First expand the current restaurant, which is more secure than opening a branch. After all, Zhengming's foundation is not deep enough, and it needs to be laid a more solid foundation. "

When Feng Zongguo saw that his third son understood what he was thinking, he no longer hid his thoughts and expressed his thoughts directly.

"As you know, the province's youth chef exchange competition will be held soon at the end of the year. Zhengming and the others are also preparing. I talked to you, Uncle Yan, and learned that this province's youth chef exchange competition is very important. It is said that it will comprehensively train young chefs. Ability evaluation will be conducted, and the top three will be selected in the end.”

When his father said this, Feng Jiandong suddenly looked forward to it.

"Will the top three be selected? Will the top pick, second pick and third overall pick be selected?"

Feng Zonggu nodded: "Yes, this time the scale is open to young chefs from all over the province. It is a grand event for Shandong cuisine. In the end, the number one, second and top three will be judged."

Feng Jiandong stared at his father and asked, "Dad, do you think Zhengming can be among the top three?"

Feng Zonggu stared at his son and smiled for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say whether he can be among the top three. After all, among the young chefs across the province, who knows if a master will emerge."

Then the old man said: "No matter whether he can enter the top three or not, as long as he can enter the top ten in the province and stand out among the young chefs in the province, it will be enough. At that time, the two shops next to him will be regarded as one of the ones we gave him. Congratulations, we just took advantage of the opportunity to expand our business by becoming famous in the province's young chef exchange competition."

When Feng Jiandong heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Can Zhengming take it?"

The old man said: "So don't let him know it yet. Wait until the young chef's cooking exchange competition ends at the end of the year, and then give him the shop. It will also put some pressure on him."

Feng Jiandong laughed: "Dad, you are willing to put pressure on your eldest grandson."

Feng Zonggu said seriously; "The pressure must be on him to learn how to operate and manage, not just how to cook."

Feng Jiandong felt that what his father said was correct.

"Dad, I agree. In terms of cooking skills, Zhengming is really not good at it now. When it comes to operation and management, he still seems immature. Uncle Yan and the others have already suffered in this regard."

Feng Zonggu nodded: "Yes, Zhengming is very young and still has time to learn. Let him learn well."

In the end, Feng Zonggu kept the bankbook and told his third son to handle it well and not to disclose it to Feng Zhengming in advance.

Feng Jiandong sent his father out in person. He originally wanted to arrange a car to take his father back to Feng's restaurant.

But instead of asking his son to send a car, the old man wanted to walk back by himself.

After sending his father away, Feng Jiandong still called his second sister Feng Suying.

After Feng Suying learned about the incident, she said to her brother: "It would be good to buy a few shops. Please ask if you can buy a few more shops."

Feng Jiandong was a little surprised when his sister said this: "Sister, do you want to buy it too?"

Feng Suying asked: "Can't I buy it? I heard that the street of Ganfanpu was originally a bit remote, but now because Ganfanpu is there, it seems to be getting more and more lively every noon and evening?"

Feng Jiandong gave his sister a serious explanation on the phone.

"Sister, it's not too far over there. That road is some distance away from the old street and the scenic area. But just because that road is some distance away from the old street and the scenic area, the traffic on that road is actually more convenient. Before, Didn't you see it when you and your brother-in-law drove there? The road was very wide.

There are also several buses passing by that road, so especially at night after get off work, several factory shuttle buses stop nearby, so naturally the business of Zhengming Gan Restaurant is best at night. "

Feng Suying probably understood after listening.

That road may be some distance away from the business district and scenic spots.

But that road is definitely not too far off. On the contrary, because of the convenient transportation, it is an excellent location for Feng Zhengming to run a dry rice shop.

Because there will be shuttle buses from several factories stopping nearby.

In this way, those who get off work from the factory in the evening and take the shuttle bus back to the city.

No matter you come back late and don’t want to go home to cook, why don’t you buy a handful of meat and pig’s trotters from a dry rice shop to take home as a meal?

Or are they just going to have dinner out in small groups and then go home?

Naturally, the first choice must be Fengjiagang Restaurant.

Feng Jiandong reported another piece of information to his sister: "Sister, let me tell you, what dad didn't say is that even though there are only ten tables in the shop at night, they receive a lot of customers every night, because there are still some customers who will be there There is a folding table set up at the door, so you can eat at the door like that.”

Feng Suying guessed it immediately: "Have you been eyeing the shop next to it for a long time?"

Feng Jiandong didn't tell his father, but he still confessed to his sister.

"I dare not hide it from you, sister. I have indeed been keeping an eye on it for a long time. I have almost reached agreement with two or three companies. But as you know, my capital turnover will be tight at the end of the year. I originally planned to borrow some from friends and get two first. shop.

Now my dad suddenly comes to me, so I don't have to borrow money from friends. With dad's money and a little more myself, I should be able to buy the three shops that have been almost agreed upon. "

Feng Suying quickly said on the phone: "You go and talk about it. It's best to buy two more dry rice shops adjacent to each other. Since the business is good, we need to buy more shops. By then, they will all be opened up and the stores will be expanded." , then we’ll get it right in one step, like the square table used by Zhengming, and put at least thirty or forty tables on it.”

Before her brother could speak, Feng Suying said, "If the money is not enough, your brother-in-law and I will also have some."

After hearing what his sister said, Feng Jiandong immediately agreed: "I'm just waiting for what you say, sister. I made this call just to ask sister if you want to participate."

Feng Suying said on the phone: "Participate, just go and do it."

Feng Jiandong responded with a smile: "Yes."

With the money from his father and sister, Feng Jiandong gave full play to his business experience over the years and successfully occupied the five adjacent shops on both sides of Feng's restaurant. Immediately to the left and right of Feng's restaurant, there are three relatively small shops.

Moreover, two of the shops were originally one, but were separated by the tenants themselves.

The two rooms further outside are similar in area to the Feng Family Restaurant, and both of them should be able to accommodate ten square tables.

With them all taken down at once, Feng Jiandong felt that if they were all connected, Fengjiagang Restaurant could be directly expanded into a large restaurant with forty tables.

He told his father and sister about this.

Both Mr. Feng and Feng Suying were very satisfied with Feng Jiandong's handling of this matter.

The fact that the Feng family bought a shop was hidden from Feng Zhengming for the time being.

These days, Feng Zhengming actually feels that the Feng family restaurant is a bit small.

Especially now that Ganfanpu is becoming more and more famous.

More and more people who come to Quancheng from other places will come to Fengjiagang Restaurant to try it.

When night came, the ten tables in Feng's restaurant were not enough.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming was also prepared, which was to add a table on the road to the door.

The addition of a table by the door caused no problems at first.

But as time went by, the neighbors started to get jealous.

Because more and more tables have been added to the door of Feng's restaurant.

It has even begun to occupy the front doors of other shops nearby.

This makes the shop next door feel more and more at a disadvantage.

Originally, the shops on this road were not in the catering business. Most of the shops sold clothing and accessories, and some were small shops selling children's toys, tobacco, alcohol and beverages.

So although this road has convenient transportation, there are also many factory shuttle buses stopping nearby.

But in the past, this road would only attract people buying clothes, accessories and the like during holidays.

Now the Feng Family Restaurant is in front of everyone, and groups of people gather at the door every night.

This made other shop owners who usually didn't have much business see it, and they naturally felt very uncomfortable.

Some of the bosses seemed to think they could start a food business, so they even started selling some snacks in front of their stores at night.

But there are still some bosses who feel that Feng Family Restaurant is an anomaly in their path.

So some people began to unite to boycott Feng's restaurant from setting up tables and chairs outside at night.

At first they just made a fuss at the door, asking the Feng Family Restaurant to set up tables and not go in front of their shop.

After Feng Zhengming learned about the situation, he told the third senior brother not to fight with the neighbor next door.

Since people don't allow tables and chairs to be placed in front of other people's stores.

Feng Zhengming asked the third senior brother and the others to set up in front of the Feng family restaurant.

If they couldn't be placed on the sidewalk, they were placed on the road.

Anyway, at night, when the buses leave work, there won’t be any vehicles passing by on this road.

As a result, more people gathered at the door of Feng's Restaurant at night.

If Feng Zhengming, Third Senior Brother, and the others hadn't emphasized that the road could only occupy half of the area in front of the dry rice shop.

Maybe the tables and chairs at Feng's Restaurant at night could really be placed across the street.

The business of the Feng Family Restaurant was so good that it naturally made the shops next door even more dissatisfied.

As a result, several merchants quietly joined forces and anonymously reported Fengjiagan Restaurant for operating on the street at night.

That evening, Feng Zhengming had not left with anyone to the train station.

Several city management people came to the door.

Listen to the other party clearly explain their purpose.

Feng Zhengming immediately understood that he must have been jealous and reported by some other merchants on this road.

Just when Feng Zhengming was about to explain to the other party, he was thinking about how to solve the trouble at hand?

As a result, he heard that the person who came to the door took the initiative to discuss with him and He Qiqi.

"Boss Feng, we don't want to come either. The main reason is that someone called us to report the matter. We definitely want to come and have a look. In fact, your Feng's Rice Shop has prospered the market, and now your meat has become our signature in Quancheng. Many people come to Quancheng and eat your meat. They are full of praise for you and Quancheng.

Therefore, your Feng family restaurant business is so good that it is actually a helpless move to add some tables and chairs outside the door at night so that waiting guests can have a place to eat. "

What the other party said made Feng Zhengming a little confused about how to respond?

But the other party then said: "But you can place tables and chairs at the door, but you can't put them on the road. That will really affect the traffic. If there is an accident, the Feng family's restaurant business will also be affected."

Hearing this, Feng Zhengming immediately said politely: "Yes, you are right. It is true that we did not pay attention. Mainly because there are too many people at night. Sometimes we are really busy. Some people think that there is a place on the sidewalk at the door." Xiao, please pull the table to the road, we will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

Then Feng Zhengming and the others did not expect that the visitor actually gave them an idea.

"You can place tables along the outer edge of the sidewalk, so it's no problem to place them in front of the nearby shops. You can leave the road in front of their shops and say good things to them. We are all doing business, and each other Helping others, being friendly makes money, right?"

After listening to the other party's suggestion, Feng Zhengming felt that this suggestion was also very good.

"Okay, okay, we will set it up like that tonight. Otherwise, since you are here, we will set up the tables and chairs under your guidance, and we will place them according to your guidance from now on."

As a result, other shop owners on this road did not expect that Feng Zhengming and others, under the guidance of city management personnel, placed tables and chairs against the outside edge of the sidewalk, leaving the road in front of other shops as required.

As a result, the Feng family restaurant set up tables and chairs on the sidewalk outside the door to conduct business openly.

　Sorry, today's update is a bit late. There will be an update later. The update time will be resumed tomorrow and it won’t be updated very late anymore.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)