From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

A week later, the group of chefs who went to Shanghai to participate in the national cooking competition finally returned.

At the same time, Feng Zhengming also received a phone call from the provincial government, asking him to prepare to report to the province.

The return of the chefs means that the cooking competition has come to a successful conclusion.

The province notified Feng Zhengming to report in order to reward the Shandong cuisine chef team.

The family members and everyone in the two restaurants are all looking forward to Feng Zhengming receiving the provincial award.

My third uncle's family and my second aunt's family also came and took the initiative to prepare clothes for Feng Zhengming.

Feng Jiandong even brought a set of clothes.

"Let me tell you, this suit of mine is very exquisite. It's a famous foreign brand. You will look really handsome when you wear it on stage to receive the award."

Seeing the suit her younger brother took out, Feng Suying naturally didn't want to be outdone.

"You've already worn this, why are you letting Zhengming wear it to receive the award?"

Feng Suying asked her husband to take out a new set of clothes.

"This is what your uncle, your cousin, and I bought for you. You will look handsome in it."

Feng Zhengming smiled in response to the enthusiasm of his family.

"Thank you, my aunt, uncle, uncle and aunt, and thank you to my cousin and my good sister Feng Shengnan."

Feng Zhengming really likes this kind of family atmosphere.

"But don't worry about my clothes. I bought a set of clothes when I was in Shanghai."

Then Feng Zhengming went into his room, quickly changed his clothes and walked out.

The whole family was surprised to see Feng Zhengming changed his clothes.

This suit fits him perfectly, with almost no size deviation.

And the overall shape of the suit is quite fitting.

It highlights Feng Zhengming's tall and sturdy figure very well without making him look bloated.

Aunt Lin Yun was a little surprised: "Zhengming, how come your suit fits you so well?"

Feng Jiandong immediately smiled and said, "This suit looks like a famous brand, right?"

Feng Zhengming explained with a smile: "It's not a famous brand. Jiang Chengzhe took me to buy it. The store originally said they would make a set for me, but I said it might be too late, so they chose this one for me."

Feng Suying looked at him and said, "I can only say that you have a good figure and can hold up this outfit."

The clothes have been decided, and the family members gave Feng Zhengming some instructions.

In particular, the second aunt seriously asked Feng Zhengming to pay more attention.

"When you meet so many leaders, don't be nervous and be careful when you speak. It's best to talk more about your cooking skills. Also, you must express your support for the development of Shandong cuisine and your willingness to run the restaurant well in Quancheng."

After hearing his sister's instructions, Feng Jiandong said, "Sister, Zhengming is now the champion of the National Cooking Competition. The city will nominate him as a model worker, and the province will probably give him a model worker title this time.

With his status, what can he not say? Sister, don't be too nervous. Zhengming won't say bad things directly. "

Feng Suying was indeed somewhat nervous.

"I am a little nervous. I want Zhengming to have a suitable position in the province."

Zhang Zhigang said, "The province will definitely make arrangements. If the province can't make a good arrangement, then why don't you just go to our army? Our army also needs people like Zhengming."

Feng Suying also felt that her husband's words made sense.

"It's not bad to go to the army. The commander of the military region will definitely welcome Zhengming to go."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt and uncle. I think I still can't join the army. I still want to go south to Shanghai to open a restaurant."

The family heard again that Feng Zhengming wanted to go south.

At this moment, everyone in the family fell into silence.

In fact, during this period, the Feng family also had some discussions in private.

From the perspective of business development, Feng Jiandong absolutely supports Feng Zhengming to go south to Shanghai to open a restaurant.

Feng Suying felt that Feng Zhengming should stay in Quancheng.

Second Aunt felt that Feng Zhengming had already won the first prize in the national cooking competition, and he would definitely be valued by the city and province in the future.

He will be given various kinds of support and his social status will be improved.

Feng Suying believes that instead of going south to make money, it is better to stay in Quancheng to gain enough status in Shandong cuisine, so that she can better research, inherit and develop Shandong cuisine with the support of the whole province.

Grandpa also supported Feng Zhengming to go out.

But Grandpa’s idea was not the same as Uncle Three’s to let Feng Zhengming go south to make more money.

Grandpa thinks that Feng Zhengming should not be confined to Quancheng.

He should go out and see more and learn more, so that he can incorporate more elements from different regions into his cooking. Only in this way can Feng Zhengming's cooking skills be further improved.

Grandpa's thoughts in this regard were also influenced by Grandpa Situ.

Especially when they were in Shanghai, the two old men lived together, and Mr. Situ talked a lot with Grandpa Feng at night.

He also told Grandpa Feng that Feng Zhengming should be allowed to go out. Only by seeing the wonders of the outside world can he gain the ability to catch up with the outside world.

Moreover, Grandpa Situ felt that Feng Zhengming had already become the champion of the national cooking competition.

This shows that Feng Zhengming has cooked Shandong cuisine very well. If he wants to improve further, he must be exposed to more flavors and cooking techniques from different places.

From this perspective, Grandpa also supports Feng Zhengming to go out.

Feng Zhengming didn't expect that his idea of ​​going south would split people into several factions at home.

But he didn't let his family quarrel.

"Hahaha, Second Aunt and Third Uncle, stop arguing. As for me, I'm not in a hurry to go south right now. I recently came up with a new idea."

Everyone in the family looked at Feng Zhengming, and they were all curious about what Feng Zhengming's new idea was.
Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "My new idea is that I want to travel all over Qilu first. I want to wait until I have arranged everything for the dry rice shop and the kitchen of Huiquanlou.

Then I went out alone with a backpack on my back, to explore various places in the Qi and Lu regions.

After all, the Shandong cuisine I saw in Quancheng was all shaped by the hands of master chefs.

I wondered what Shandong cuisine, which had not yet fully taken shape, would look like among the mountains and rivers in the land of Qi and Lu. "

Feng Zhengming's words stunned everyone in the family.

This time it was my second uncle who came to his senses first.

Zhang Zhigang thought about it carefully and applauded Feng Zhengming's idea.

"Okay, okay, Zhengming, your idea is really great."

My second uncle is very supportive of this idea. "The ancients said, 'Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.' Now it turns out that you are one of the best Shandong chefs, so you should go out now.

You should go to various places in our Qilu region to see the foundation for the development of Shandong cuisine. "

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hongwei suddenly shouted, "I want to go too, brother, take me with you, I think this is particularly suitable for me." As soon as he shouted this, Zhang Hongwei saw his mother's stern gaze cast at him.

Zhang Hongwei was so scared that he quickly hid behind Feng Zhengming.

Zhang Zhigang reached out and held his wife's hand: "I think it's okay for Xiaowei to go. Didn't we all go to the countryside back then? Xiaowei's generation now lacks that kind of training."

Feng Suying asked her husband: "What about his college entrance examination? Will he not take it?"

Zhang Zhigang smiled and said, "We can wait until the summer vacation and let him go with Zhengming. It just so happens that he will finish the college entrance examination next summer."

Feng Suying still didn't agree: "But he still has to go to college?"

Zhang Zhigang said, "However, let him go with Zhengming during the summer vacation. When school is about to start, I will contact them and find out their exact location. Then I will take people to pick Xiaowei up."

Zhang Hongwei was really excited to see that his father supported him.

"Great, Dad, your arrangement is really great."

Feng Zhengming thought about it and felt that he could indeed take Zhang Hongwei with him.

"Okay, let Xiaowei go with me."

Zhang Zhigang went on to say, "However, the two of you are not enough. I will arrange two people for you to go with you, so that you can have someone to look after you on the way."

Feng Zhengming knew that his second uncle said he wanted to arrange someone to accompany him because he was worried that he would encounter danger on the road.

After all, in this day and age, you never know what kind of people might emerge from those poor and remote places.

Grandpa Feng said at this time: "It's good to travel around the province first. If you want to really make Shandong cuisine well, you need to understand our land of Qilu."

Feng Zhengming's idea was supported by the whole family.

Originally, Feng Shengnan also wanted to go with them.

But naturally everyone dissuaded him, but Feng Zhengming promised Feng Shengnan that he would take her out for a trip after she finished the college entrance examination.

"Maybe I'll go south and open a restaurant. After you pass the college entrance exam, go to Shanghai to find me. I'll take you on a good trip there."

This naturally obtained Feng Shengnan's consent.

The topic at home returned to Feng Zhengming's trip to the province.

This time, my second uncle also gave serious instructions.

"Zhengming, you should be careful with your words when you go to the province. It's best not to mention your plan to open a restaurant in the south. Instead, you can tell us that you plan to travel all over Qi and Lu. You will definitely get support."

Feng Zhengming had to admit in his heart that his second aunt and uncle still knew more about provincial affairs.

He promised his uncle: "Okay, uncle, don't worry, I won't mention the idea of ​​opening a restaurant in the south. I will definitely tell you about my plan to travel all over Qilu."

Second Aunt analyzed: "I think the province may also arrange for you to tour around the country."

My uncle immediately agreed, "Yes, your chef team performed so well in the national competition this time, especially since you not only won the first prize, but also brought back a gold medal and a silver medal. We must let you go with us."

Feng Zhengming had no objection to this at all.

"I should definitely go. If the province arranges for me to go, I will definitely go. I think it is a great thing to communicate with Shandong cuisine chefs from all over the province. I can share what I have seen and learned in the national competition with Shandong cuisine chefs from all over the province."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, his uncle sighed: "Zhengming's ideological awareness is really high."

These words made Feng Zhengming want to laugh.

But he still held back.

"Uncle, it's not that I have high ideological awareness, I just think that we should communicate more about Shandong cuisine.

Since I won the first prize in the national competition with Shandong cuisine, I have the obligation to share my experience in the national competition with more Shandong cuisine chefs.

Only when everyone learns something and can see new things from other places in the national competition can we better inherit and develop our Shandong cuisine. "

Feng Zhengming paused for a moment and continued, "This coincides with my plan to walk across the land of Shandong. I am traveling across the land of Shandong to find the source of Shandong cuisine and to help it develop better."

The whole family is particularly supportive of Feng Zhengming's ideas.

Especially my grandfather, he really appreciated Feng Zhengming's idea.

And Grandpa also said: "If your Grandpa Situ knew, he would definitely support you."

Feng Zhengming laughed: "Hahaha, maybe I should say sorry to Grandpa Situ. I used his money, and it may take some time for me to pay him back."

Grandpa laughed and said, "If you dare to say that to your Grandpa Situ, he will definitely beat you up."

"Hahaha……"

The whole family laughed when they heard it.

Second Aunt said with a smile: "That's right, Zhengming, you are not allowed to keep asking us to pay you back, or I will ask your uncle to find a few people from the army to train you well."

Uncle San said, "We are all family, why are you talking about money? Do you look down on your aunt and uncle? Do you think we need your money?"

Feng Zhengming could only say: "No, it's really not."

Then he had no choice but to say, "Okay, I won't mention it anymore. I'll just distribute the profits to everyone when I make money."

This statement was supported by my family.

Grandpa also thought that since Feng Zhengming made money, he should just distribute it as dividends to his family.

His family doesn't interfere with how he runs the restaurant.

Nor will I chase him to pay back the money.

This is what a family should be like.

Grandpa has always wanted our home to be like this.

With the help of the whole family in the preparation, a few days later I reported to the province with the team of chefs participating in the national competition.

When they arrived at the provincial government, they saw a banner welcoming the Shandong cuisine chef team returning from the national competition with honors.

The province really arranged a grand welcome ceremony for Feng Zhengming and his team.

The provincial television station and daily newspaper also went to the scene to film and report.

Seeing the provincial scene made Feng Zhengming feel quite proud.

How could he have had such an opportunity in his previous life?

Today, he has really won an honor that many people envy through his own efforts.

Amid the beating of drums and gongs, Feng Zhengming and his group slowly walked into the provincial government.

The provincial leaders also came out to welcome them.

When seeing Feng Zhengming, the leader shook his hand and praised him excitedly.

"Welcome our top scholar to return with honor. You really bring honor to our Shandong cuisine. It finally allowed our Shandong cuisine to truly shine in the national competition."

Feng Zhengming held the leader's hands with both hands and quickly said, "Thank you, leader. This is what I, a Shandong cuisine chef, should do."

These polite words, as well as the scene of Feng Zhengming shaking hands with the leader, were naturally recorded by the video cameras and cameras on the scene. (End of this chapter)