From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

As soon as the call was connected, my grandfather's voice came from the other end.

Feng Zhengming told his grandfather about some of his experiences today.

Then he told grandpa that he was in Grandpa Situ's room.

Afterwards, Feng Zhengming put the phone on speaker so that his grandfather and Grandpa Situ could chat together.

When Mr. Situ heard Grandpa Feng's voice, he responded with a smile: "Xiao Feng, Zhengming is really great now. He performed very well in this national competition."

Grandpa Feng on the other end of the phone smiled and said proudly: "Of course, don't you see whose grandson he is."

"Hahaha, Xiao Feng, that's not something you would say. You're not such an immodest person."

Grandpa Feng also laughed on the other end of the phone.

"Because seeing my grandson achieve what he has today, I am really happy for him."

Mr. Situ also nodded: "Yes, Zhengming is really a promising child. People always say that there are top talents in all 360 professions, but no matter in which profession, how easy is it to become a top talent?
Zhengming has achieved what he has today, and we can see the various efforts he has made to get to where he is today.

More importantly, he is willing to give up the opportunity to showcase himself on such a national competition stage.

It’s so rare to be the one who quietly supports other chefs.”

Grandpa Feng sighed on the other end of the phone: "He is like this, he looks like a very arrogant and capable young man, but in fact he always shows humility.

Brother Situ, do you believe it? He can actually cook a whole table of dishes by himself. "

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he quickly said, "Grandpa, we have to be low-key and not brag."

These words immediately made people on both sides of the phone laugh.

Feng Zhengming also heard the laughter of his family members coming from the other end of the phone.

It seems that grandpa also pressed the speakerphone button and asked the family members to answer the call together.

Mr. Situ smiled and said, "I believe it. I have seen Zhengming's ability. He should be able to complete the banquet by himself."

Feng Zhengming was somewhat helpless after hearing what he said: "Even in front of my family, I can't brag like this."

At this time, the voice of Uncle San came from the other end of the phone.

"Zhengming, don't be so modest. Uncle San is reminding you that with your excellent performance, there will definitely be many big bosses who will poach you. You must be careful and don't be fooled by those people."

Hearing what his uncle said, Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle. I won't be poached easily."

Mr. Situ said: "It is clear that he does not want to be someone else's chef, he wants to be his own boss."

The uncle on the other end of the phone immediately said, "That's right, I want to be my own boss."

Then Feng Jiandong said to the phone: "No matter where you want to open a restaurant, Uncle San will fully support you."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile, "Okay, thank you, Uncle San."

Immediately afterwards, the voice of my second aunt Feng Suying was heard on the other end of the phone again.

"Hello, Uncle Situ."

Hearing Feng Suying greet him first, Mr. Situ smiled and responded: "Suying? Hello."

Feng Suying continued, "Zhengming is competing in Shanghai this time. I'd like to trouble Uncle Situ to take care of him."

Mr. Situ responded again: "We are a family, you are welcome."

Feng Suying then said to Feng Zhengming: "Zhengming, compete well. No matter whether you can win a prize or not, your family will support you. Also, make sure to take a rest and don't work too hard.

No matter where you want to develop in the future or where you want to open a restaurant, your family will definitely support you fully. "

Unlike Third Uncle, Second Aunt always speaks in a serious manner.

But Feng Zhengming could feel that his second aunt was sincere when she said, "Everyone in the family will fully support you."

"Thank you, Auntie. I will compete well and try to bring back at least a gold medal."

Mr. Situ immediately said, "Not only can you win a gold medal, but with your current points, you should have a chance to become the top scorer of this year."

Mr. Situ didn't just say this casually.

In the first basic skills competition, Feng Zhengming ranked second in total score.

But Mr. Situ came to the scene and saw the scores of basic skills.

Feng Zhengming scored first in knife skills, spoon skills and plating presentation.

Therefore, in the next games, as long as Feng Zhengming performs normally, he has a very good chance of becoming the top pick in this session.

The cheers of Zhang Hongwei and Feng Shengnan's two children were immediately heard from the other end of the phone.

They are very much looking forward to seeing Brother Feng Zhengming become the top scorer in this national competition.

"Brother, you must become the top scholar."

"Brother Zhengming, come on, you will definitely become the top scorer."

Feng Zhengming smiled and responded to his brother and sister: "Okay, I will definitely work hard to become the top scholar."

Then Luo Qing's voice was heard on the other end of the phone.

"Remember to take good care of yourself and don't work too hard. I saw on TV that you finished cooking at noon and left immediately without accepting any interviews. Are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing Luo Qing's concerned voice, Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not feeling unwell. I just got up too early in the morning, so after finishing the banquet, I went back to my room to catch up on some sleep."

After Feng Zhengming said this, the family members on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Situ also helped Feng Zhengming give an explanation.

"Don't worry, Xiao Luo. Zhengming is in good health. With his strong physique, he can adapt well here. He slept for the whole afternoon after cooking and had a meal of Shanghai local rice noodle soup in the evening. He has a good appetite."

After hearing what Mr. Situ said, the whole family felt more relieved.

Grandpa said on the other end of the phone: "Zhengming must make sure to rest well and don't neglect rest because of the competition."

Feng Zhengming heard the concern in his grandfather's words and promised seriously: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will get enough rest."

Then, on the phone, the family chatted with Feng Zhengming about many family matters.

Mr. Situ was standing nearby, watching Feng Zhengming and the Feng family chatting so lively on the phone.

He was also infected by the kinship bond between family members.

After going abroad in his early years, Mr. Situ has been working hard there.

When he finally gained a foothold abroad and achieved a certain degree of success and looked back, he found that his family was no longer around him.

Mr. Situ's parents had passed away many years ago, and even his brothers and sisters are no longer alive.

If we have to talk about blood relatives, Mr. Situ only has descendants of his brothers and sisters abroad.

I just don’t know if it’s because my younger brothers and sisters’ children grew up abroad.

Mr. Situ felt absolutely no family affection that he wanted from them.

So now seeing the closeness between Feng Zhengming and the Feng family, he was really envious.

Feng Zhengming is an orphan, but he integrates easily into the Feng family.

And Mr. Situ knew this through understanding.

Feng Zhengming also has a very good relationship with his master and senior brothers.

So in Mr. Situ's eyes, he and Feng Zhengming were like two sides of the same coin. Mr. Situ clearly still had blood relatives alive, but he was in a state of loneliness.

Feng Zhengming is an orphan, but he is never lacking in family love.

On the other end of the phone, Grandpa Feng also gave Feng Zhengming some final instructions.

"Zhengming, since your Grandpa Situ is over there, you should also take time to take care of him. He is old, so you should pay more attention to his health."

Feng Zhengming immediately agreed: "I will take good care of Grandpa Situ."

When Mr. Situ heard what was said on the other end of the phone, he smiled and said, "Xiao Feng, you actually let Zhengming take care of me."

Grandpa Feng said on the other end of the phone: "Yes, Brother Situ, you should take care of your health."

Mr. Situ said: "I am in good health."

Then Mr. Situ asked jokingly, "You really want Zhengming to take care of me. Are you willing to let Zhengming go abroad with me?"

This caused the person on the other end of the phone to fall into silence.

The Feng family sat in front of the phone. They didn't expect Mr. Situ to suddenly ask this.

However, considering Feng Zhengming's future development, it actually seems to be a good choice to let him go abroad with Mr. Situ.

But everyone in the Feng family knew that Mr. Situ was asking Mr. Feng.

So Feng Zonghu remained silent, and no one in the Feng family spoke either.

At this time, Feng Zhengming's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Grandpa Situ, I won't go abroad for the time being. I'm a Chinese chef, and I don't think foreign countries would be more suitable for me. My home base should be in China, so thank you for your kindness, but I can't go abroad with you."

Mr. Situ laughed on the other end of the phone.

"Hahaha, your grandfather didn't say anything. He must be hesitating whether to let you go abroad with me."

Feng Zhengming said firmly: "I will not go abroad. I will stay in China. I still have a lot of things to do. In the future, I want to invite food lovers from all over the world to come to China to eat the food I cook."

Mr. Situ was delighted to hear Feng Zhengming say this so firmly.

He smiled and nodded: "It's good that you have such an ideal, and Grandpa Situ also supports you."

Grandpa Feng laughed: "Hahaha, it seems that you can't take Zhengming away, Brother Situ, why don't you stay in the country."

Originally, Feng Zonghe's words were just a joke.

As a result, Mr. Situ’s response came immediately from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, I decided to stay in the country."

Feng Zonghe was also a little surprised to hear Mr. Situ say this.

Then, Mr. Situ on the other end of the phone continued to speak to the Feng family on this end of the phone.

"Zhengming and I have agreed that if he wants to open a restaurant in Shanghai, I will help him, so I should stay in Shanghai for a while. Xiaofeng, if you are free, you can come to Shanghai."

The Feng family then realized that Mr. Situ was not joking.

He is really ready to stay in the country.

However, the Feng family was a little puzzled. Why didn’t Mr. Situ, who stayed in the country, return to Quancheng?
Logically speaking, Quancheng is Mr. Situ’s hometown, so he should be more adapted to living in Quancheng, right?
Feng Zonghe understood why his elder brother Situ did not return to Quancheng to live.

Brother Situ was worried that if he stayed in Quancheng for too long, he would always be reminded of the past when he saw things.

Looking at everything familiar to him in Quancheng, he might always recall the people and things in the past.

Feng Zonghe said to Mr. Situ on the phone, "After the Chinese New Year, I will ask Zhengming to accompany me to Shanghai to visit you, Brother Situ."

Mr. Situ smiled and responded: "Okay, then we will cruise along the Huangpu River together."

The phone call lasted for more than an hour.

Finally, after everyone said goodbye to each other, they hung up the phone with some reluctance.

At the Feng family, Feng Zonghe was also a little excited.

"With Brother Situ over there, Zhengming should be smooth sailing."

The family members also nodded in agreement.

Feng Jiandong thought for a moment and said, "Dad, why don't we rush over too? If we take the train now, we can still catch up with Zhengming's last dish competition."

Feng Jiandong's proposal was immediately approved by the two children, Zhang Hongwei and Feng Shengnan.

Luo Qing also wanted to go to Shanghai to watch Feng Zhengming's game.

However, Feng Suying and her husband, as well as Feng Jiandong's wife Lin Yun, could not leave.

Feng Zonghe thought about it and agreed to his youngest son's proposal.

"Okay, let's get ready and go to Shanghai to cheer Zhengming on."

Zhang Hongwei and Feng Shengnan naturally cheered and wanted to go together.

But reality soon hit the two children.

Because the two children haven't had their holiday yet, this trip to Shanghai will take at least a week.

So both Feng Suying and Lin Yun disagreed to let the two children take leave.

In the end, Feng Jiandong agreed to bring gifts for the children, and the two children reluctantly accepted the reality that they could not go together.

It was confirmed that Feng Jiandong and Luo Qing would accompany the old man to Shanghai.

Feng Jiandong then left his father's house and drove to the train station with Luo Qing to buy tickets.

Thanks to Luo Qing's previous connections at the train station, buying the train tickets was smooth.

Feng Zhengming didn't know yet that his grandfather suddenly decided to come to Shanghai to watch his game.

After he hung up the phone, he prepared to go back to his room.

Mr. Situ smiled and tried to persuade me to stay: "Why don't you sleep here tonight, or I can get you another room so you can rest better at night."

Feng Zhengming smiled and thanked: "Thank you, Grandpa Situ, I still have to go back, after all, we are here to participate in the competition as a team.

Although the next competition is an individual competition, I can't make any special arrangements, because Master Su and Master Sun may come to look for me in the evening."

Seeing that Feng Zhengming insisted on going back, Mr. Situ did not force him and let him go back first.

When Feng Zhengming returned to the room downstairs, Masters Su and Sun were indeed looking for him.

When Master Su saw him coming back, he smiled bitterly and said, "Zhengming, you are really a bit like a mysterious dragon now."

Feng Zhengming was very frank and told them that he and Mr. Situ went to his room together and called home.

Master Sun nodded: "It's right to call your family to let them know you're safe."

Feng Zhengming then asked, "Uncle Su, Uncle Sun, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Masters Su and Sun looked at each other.

Then Master Su said seriously, "In the next competition, everyone will make three dishes. Have you decided what dishes you want to make?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "I've already thought of it. One dish is Oolong playing with a pearl, and the other two dishes are..." (End of this chapter)