From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming walked in and saw Master Xia explaining something to his grandson and granddaughter.

He didn't go over to disturb them directly, but said a few words to Grandpa and Luo Qing first.

"Master, will you stay at Huiquanlou for dinner tonight? I'll cook a few dishes, and you and Master Xia can have a couple of drinks?"

Grandpa Feng smiled and said, "You are quite good at making arrangements. Do you still want Grandpa to accompany you?"

"Grandpa, it seems that you and Master Xia are having a very good chat." Feng Zhengming was smiling playfully in front of his grandfather, completely different from how he was in front of other people.

Grandpa Feng really likes the sense of ease that Feng Zhengming showed in front of him.

The old man agreed with a smile: "Okay, since you said so, I will stay for your meal tonight."

Feng Zhengming said to Luo Qing, "You should stay for dinner as well, so you can keep Xia Hui company."

Luo Qing smiled and agreed: "I know."

Without waiting for Feng Zhengming to speak, Luo Qing continued, "Besides, you will need to entertain some guests in the evening and take charge of the kitchen work. You may not be able to entertain Grandpa Xia, so I will help you entertain everyone."

Feng Zhengming laughed: "That's right, she is really my good daughter-in-law."

Luo Qing immediately slapped Feng Zhengming quietly: "Go to hell."

Feng Zhengming was talking to Grandpa and Luo Qing here, while Master Xia had finished talking and was leading the brother and sister over there.

Master Xia also said directly in front of Feng Zhengming: "I just told them that they should learn more from you, Zhengming, about your ability to treat people.

You see, you chatted with the taxi driver for a few minutes on the road, making him very happy, and when he left, you even watched him leave first.

This will leave a very good impression on others. The driver will have a very good and deep impression of you and Huiquanlou.

I believe he will remember this, and if he receives visitors from other places in the future, he will recommend Huiquanlou to them without hesitation.”

When Feng Zhengming heard what Master Xia said, his face was full of smiles.

"I didn't expect that you, Master Xia, could see through me. I really wanted to make a good impression on the drivers so that they could help us attract customers from other places to Quancheng."

Xia Mingye immediately exclaimed: "So, Master Feng, you did this on purpose?"

Master Xia raised his hand and gently patted his grandson on the back of the head.

"You bastard, do you really believe it?"

Xia Mingye rubbed his head, which didn't hurt at all, and was confused for a moment by what Feng Zhengming and his grandfather said.

It is still easier to understand the elder sister Xia Hui than the younger brother.

"You are so stupid. When the uncle said he did it on purpose, he was actually being polite. Think about it yourself. If you want to do it on purpose, will you remember to do it every time?"

After hearing what his sister said, Xia Mingye realized that he seemed to have not realized it.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that Feng Zhengming really maintains his consistent style no matter who he is dealing with.

That's why everyone is willing to interact with him more, and even many young chefs are willing to work with him.

While everyone was chatting, guests started to come into Huiquanlou.

Feng Zhengming also asked Luo Qing to help greet Grandpa and Master Xia and others, while he and He Yunqing greeted the guests who came in.

Most of these guests went directly upstairs to the private rooms, which they had booked in advance.

When this round of guests came in, Feng Zhengming escorted them to the stairs, and the rest was left to He Yunqing to deal with.

But there was a special guest today. He seemed to be holding two bottles of wine in his arms.

When he saw Feng Zhengming, the other party suddenly grabbed Feng Zhengming.

"Chef Feng, I am really impressed by your cooking skills. Today I brought two bottles of good wine, so I thought, please use these two bottles of wine to make a dish for us. If Chef Feng cooks well, I will give these two bottles of wine to you today."

Feng Zhengming was not angry when being held by the other party like this.

He still kept smiling and said, "You're welcome. As long as it's on the menu, I will definitely cook it for you."

Feng Zhengming's words made it clear that he would only cook the dishes on the menu.

As for the other party, he wanted Feng Zhengming to cook with wine, and also said that he would give the wine to him when the food was ready.

Feng Zhengming simply refused to take the bait.

It’s just that Feng Zhengming didn’t respond, but the other party didn’t intend to give up.

"Chef Feng, do you think you are being disrespectful?"

As he said this, the other party took out the wine from his arms.

When the wine was shown, many people at the scene were really shocked.

The two bottles of wine in the other person's arms turned out to be Maotai.

Although in this era, Moutai liquor is known to everyone in China and many people have seen it to some extent.

But when it comes to real objects, it is really rare to be taken out like this.

The other party showed the Moutai liquor and noticed the surprised expressions of the people around him, and he was also very proud.

“Chef Feng, everyone in Quancheng knows your cooking skills. They have truly caught up with the cooking skills of the master chefs in Quancheng. Perhaps only a few old chefs who no longer cook in person dare to say that they are better than you.

Today we are here also for your craftsmanship, and we have all watched TV and seen your charm on TV.

You also said that some of the dishes in the competition may not be able to be made in Huiquanlou.

But today we just want to see if you are really as good as everyone says you are.”

At this point, the other party raised two bottles of Moutai.

"These two bottles of Moutai. As long as you can use this wine to make a dish today that allows us to taste the aroma of Moutai, I will give these two bottles of wine to you."

The customers who had already gone upstairs heard the noise and came down to see what was happening.

In a short while, they all gathered around.

This puts Feng Zhengming in a difficult situation.

Faced with so many people watching, Feng Zhengming remained silent.

But the more he kept silent, the more unwilling the other party was to give up.

"Everyone, help me bear witness. I'll leave these two bottles of wine here. As long as Chef Feng can use them to cook a dish today, I promise to give these two bottles of wine to Chef Feng. And for the dish made with these two bottles of wine tonight, no matter what price Chef Feng asks for, I'll give it to him."

Grandpa Feng and Master Xia, who had been taken by Luo Qing to sit down, were also attracted by the noise here.

Seeing that the other party was clearly trying to make things difficult for Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing felt very dissatisfied.

Grandpa Feng and Master Xia were also a little puzzled. Why would someone deliberately make trouble like this?

Luo Qing couldn't help but stand up and said, "Dear guest, if you are not satisfied with the food at Huiquanlou, you can tell us directly and we are willing to compensate you.

If you are not satisfied with your meal at Huiquanlou, we can help you cancel the table you booked tonight.

Just please don't make things difficult for us."

After hearing what Luo Qing said, some of the onlookers felt that the other party was going a bit too far.

"That's right. If you're not satisfied, just cancel the subscription. Why make things so difficult for others?"

"The dishes at Huiquanlou have always been very good, and Chef Feng's cooking skills are obvious to all. Isn't it too bad to do this?"

"Isn't it just two bottles of Moutai? Is it necessary to be like this?"

"Rich people are really becoming more and more lawless these days."

Luo Qing stepped forward and immediately turned the situation around.

Everyone wanted to join in the fun and ask Feng Zhengming to accept the challenge, but after hearing Luo Qing's words, everyone suddenly felt that the other party was deliberately looking for trouble.

He was even more dissatisfied with the other party forcing him to take out two bottles of Moutai liquor.

Maybe the other party didn't expect that everyone would point the finger at him all of a sudden.

This made the other party feel like he was losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

Faced with this situation, the other party can only give in.

"I'm sorry, Chef Feng, I didn't explain myself clearly. I'm not forcing you to cook anything. I just want to see your cooking skills. In fact, I didn't bring two bottles of wine here to force you.

It’s just that when we got these two bottles of good wine, we immediately thought of your Huiquanlou. We really came here because of your reputation.”

Then the other party’s friends also stood up and took the initiative to apologize to Feng Zhengming.

Everyone also said that they did not intend to force Feng Zhengming.

What I said just now might have been a bit too wild.

Seeing that the other party had apologized to him, Feng Zhengming did not pursue the matter.

"It's okay. If you want to cancel your subscription, I can do it for you."

The other party quickly said, "No, no, we don't want to cancel the private room. It's difficult to book a private room at Huiquan Building at night. We know that."

Then, to everyone's surprise, the other party actually wanted to give the two bottles of Moutai to Feng Zhengming.

"Chef Feng, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'll give you these two bottles of wine."

This also made Feng Zhengming a little amused and confused. He really couldn't understand what the other party meant.
It seemed that the other party was apologizing sincerely, and he was not joking when he gave me the wine.

Feng Zhengming thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I will use your Moutai tonight to make a dish for you, but it may take some time to prepare, so please go upstairs first."

When several people heard this, they were all very excited. The person holding the Moutai liquor even tried to force the liquor onto Feng Zhengming.

Luo Qing was a little amused and helpless when she saw the other person like this.

The other customers at the scene were really confused by this group of people.

Feng Zhengming didn't accept the wine in the end. He just smiled and said, "No need to give it to me. These two bottles of wine are not cheap. You can enjoy them tonight. When I need wine later, I will ask someone to go up and get you some. Just pour me a glass."

Feng Zhengming did not accept the other party's offer of wine and asked the waiter to take the person upstairs first.

Feng Zhengming thanked the other guests and sent them upstairs.

When all the guests went upstairs, Feng Zhengming looked at Luo Qing and said with a smile, "Luckily you are here."

Luo Qing smiled and said, "You can handle it yourself. I'm just speaking up for justice."

Feng Zhengming said: "Well, you are so righteous and speak up for me. You are worthy of being my future wife."

Luo Qing could only urge Feng Zhengming to change his clothes and go to work in the kitchen.

Feng Zhengming changed his clothes and went into the kitchen, where he first checked the ingredients for tonight.

After making sure there are no problems, let everyone in the kitchen start preparing.

At the same time, Feng Zhengming asked Sun Hai to get some duck hearts for him.

When Sun Hai heard that the chef wanted duck heart, he didn't quite understand what it was for, but he immediately went to get it.

Feng Zhengming was quickly given some relatively fresh duck hearts.

Feng Zhengming asked everyone to continue preparing the ingredients, and he himself began to prepare.

While preparing, Feng Zhengming saw meatballs being frying over there, so he hurried over to take a look.

"You can't make meatballs this way. You need to put them in the refrigerator to chill them first, don't you know? How can they take shape if you do it this way? Hurry up."

After hearing this, the other party quickly followed Feng Zhengming's instructions.

He also pointed out some problems in the kitchen and asked people to correct them immediately.

At this time, the menus for the private rooms were sent to the kitchen one after another.

Feng Zhengming led the kitchen and immediately started to get busy.

While in the air, Feng Zhengming had already prepared the duck heart.

After cleaning it, Feng Zhengming also used a knife to slice the duck heart in the middle, and then cut off the connection between the heart tube and the upper part of the duck heart.

After slicing the duck heart, use a knife to gently tap the duck heart on the chopping board.

After smoothing it out, Feng Zhengming cuts into the duck heart.

Use a straight knife to cut along the curve of the duck's heart.

After cutting the duck into pieces, each duck heart looks like a small unfolded fan.

The knife edge was almost to the point where only a little bit of the duck heart was connected, but it couldn't go straight through.

While processing the duck hearts, Feng Zhengming was also directing the kitchen staff to cook and even cooked himself.

To others, the process of him handling the duck heart seemed like he was just playing around.

By the time the duck heart is almost done, the cuts have also been made.

Feng Zhengming asked a waiter to take a cup upstairs and ask someone to pour a glass of Moutai down.

The waiter was afraid at first, thinking it was impossible for him to pour a glass of Moutai.

However, Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Well, you take the cup out to the foreman, or Uncle He, and ask them to go find someone to pour it for you."

Coincidentally, the waiter came out with the cup.

He Yunqing and the foreman were busy entertaining guests, so the waiter couldn't find anyone for a while.

When the waiter didn't know what to do, Luo Qing appeared and took the cup from him.

"Okay, I'll go upstairs to find someone, you go serve the food first."

Luo Qing went upstairs with the cup and found the private room with two bottles of Moutai. She knocked on the door, went in, and directly stated her purpose.

The people at Luo Qing's table were no longer unfamiliar to them, as they had already witnessed Luo Qing's aura downstairs.

Everyone knows that this beautiful woman is not only beautiful, but also has a strong aura.

When pouring wine for Luo Qing, the man who brought two bottles of Moutai asked, "I wonder who you are? I see that you seem to have the final say in Huiquanlou."

Luo Qing answered directly: "I should be considered the boss's wife, and Chef Feng is my fiancé."

Such a domineering answer surprised everyone in the room.

Then everyone became more polite to Luo Qing.

Luo Qing poured the wine and said to everyone with a smile: "Thank you everyone, please wait a moment, I believe that the dishes that Chef Feng will serve will surprise you."

Feng Zhengming took the wine, poured some of it into the prepared marinade, and then put the duck heart in.

Let the duck heart marinate for a while, then pour it into the colander.

Then carry it to the oil pan, heat the oil to 80% hot, and instantly put the duck heart in the colander into the pan.

Under the impact of hot oil over high heat, a hard shell forms on the surface of the duck heart almost instantly.

Feng Zhengming didn't fry the duck heart for long. He just dipped it in the oil pan and quickly took it out.

Then place the fried duck heart on a plate that has been topped with scallions and coriander.

Pour the remaining Moutai liquor in the cup on top and light the dish with a lighter. (End of this chapter)