From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming did not drink at noon because he promised to drive Luo Qing's family to her grandparents' house to celebrate the New Year in the afternoon.

He also planned to buy some gifts and send them to Luo Qing's grandparents.

Although we cannot celebrate the New Year together yet, we still have to show basic courtesy.

After eating the sumptuous lunch that my aunt, second aunt, and third aunt, with the help of the Xia siblings, had prepared after spending most of the morning preparing it.

Let Luo Qing's parents rest in the shop first, while Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing and Luo Wenhan went to the street to buy things.

Drive to the First Department Store in Quancheng.

Feng Zhengming is really extravagant and wants to buy all kinds of things for Luo Qing's grandparents.

Luo Qing naturally stopped him and only allowed Feng Zhengming to buy some common New Year goods.

Feng Zhengming was not allowed to buy any good cigarettes or alcohol.

I did buy a cotton vest for my grandparents.

Luo Qing also picked out a beautiful velvet hat specifically for her grandmother.

Give it to grandma to keep warm when she goes out in winter.

After purchasing everything, Feng Zhengming drove Luo Qing and Luo Wenhan back to the restaurant.

After picking up Luo's father and mother, we sent them to Luo Qing's grandparents' home.

Luo Qing's grandparents don't actually live in the urban area of ​​Quancheng.

Live in a village in the county town south of Quancheng.

Before the Chinese New Year last year, Luo Qing's father and her two uncles had discussed it in advance.

The three brothers returned to the village together before the New Year and brought Luo Qing's grandparents to the city, where they spent the New Year at Luo Qing's home.

Also because of the bumpy road trip last year, Luo Qing's grandparents were not used to it.

Especially during the Chinese New Year, the buses running back and forth seem quite crowded.

This year, Luo Qing's grandparents refused to come again no matter what.

Luo Qing's family and her two uncles' families could only go back to the village to spend the New Year with the two elderly people as they did in the past.

Originally, Luo Qing and her family were planning to take the bus back to the village early tomorrow morning on New Year's Eve.

Now that Feng Zhengming is driving them, the family feels a little proud.

On the way, Luo Qing saw a bus parked next to the platform.

Seeing that the car was almost packed with people, he did not forget to reminisce about the good and bad times with Feng Zhengming.

"When I was a kid, it was very difficult to squeeze into this car during the Chinese New Year. My shoes were squeezed off several times."

When talking about the crowded cars during the New Year, Luo Qing did not forget to scold her brother.

"At that time, my parents always asked my brother and I to climb up from the window to grab a seat. My brother was always timid and didn't dare to grab a seat. Sometimes he clearly took the seat first, but people would scare him and he would give it up to them."

Luo Wenhan felt a little embarrassed when his sister revealed his childhood experiences.

"When did I not dare to grab a seat? There were obviously too many people, but they saw that I was a child and refused to give it to me."

At this time, Luo's father, who had drunk a few glasses of wine at noon, couldn't help but scold his son.

"You are just a coward. You have been cowardly since you were a child. You are not as brave as your sister. Your sister has fought with others many times when she was trying to grab a seat, and you didn't even help your sister."

When his father joined in, Luo Wenhan immediately lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Luo Qing took the opportunity to continue, "When we were kids in the countryside, those country kids bullied us, but you didn't dare to fight back. You were such a coward."

This time Luo Wenhan did not refute, he could only say somewhat angrily: "Those country kids are too fierce, I can't beat them."

This time, Luo Qing did not continue to criticize her brother.

"Some of those country kids are really wild, but if they are fierce, you have to be even fiercer, otherwise they will think you are easy to bully, especially for us city kids who come back to the countryside."

Feng Zhengming listened patiently to Luo Qing's family's story.

It awakened some of his memories.

At this moment, listening to Luo Qing's family's story in the car.

Feel the atmosphere of this family, which seems to have some minor conflicts but is actually full of joy.

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but miss his parents in another world.

Been here for too long.

To the point that Feng Zhengming almost forgot his past self.

But when I think about it carefully, I feel that my past self is not worth thinking too much about.

Because in another world, I am just an ordinary person who has been suffocated and has no voice.

That kind of 007 will still be constantly PUA'd by the boss.

When I try to find some time to tell my parents about my hard work.

They will also be looked down upon by their parents for being unable to endure hardship.

Finally, I have to choose to remain silent while my parents recall the glorious past. Then, when the night is quiet, I have to lick the bloodless wounds on my heart alone.

So looking back now, Feng Zhengming had just come into this world.

In the kitchen of Yan Xi Lou, he worked hard without any sense of fatigue, and kept practicing various basic skills.

At that time, the master and fellow brothers all thought that he had gone crazy.
For this reason, the master asked his fellow brothers to keep an eye on him and not allow him to work alone in the kitchen.

Later, the master even acquiesced, and the senior brothers taught Feng Zhengming all kinds of tricks to slack off in the kitchen.

Even now, the other chefs and apprentices in the kitchen still have this impression of Feng Zhengming.

When it comes to real work, no one can do better than Feng Zhengming.

These are the bad habits Feng Zhengming brought from another world.

I always want to do all the work by myself.

I don't want to put a lot of work on others.

But this time, Feng Zhengming, who was in the kitchen, truly experienced the fun of working in the kitchen.

He really enjoyed cooking alone in the kitchen.

Even when there are a lot of customers, the kitchen needs to be very busy.

In the eyes of others, the busy work in the kitchen is a pain.

But Feng Zhengming still enjoys being busy.

Because every time I’m busy in the kitchen, I get very positive feedback from customers.

Instead of being trapped in useless busyness like in another world.

Thinking about this in his mind, Feng Zhengming quickly put aside his longing for another world.

We should enjoy life better and not add to our mental exhaustion.

The car drove all the way out of the city and drove for about an hour before finally arriving at the intersection of Luo Qing's grandparents' village.

Although the road was a bit bumpy, Feng Zhengming slowly drove the car into the village.

When such a car drove into the village, it immediately caused an uproar in the entire village.

The children in the village ran around to tell each other.

Soon almost everyone in the village came out to watch.

Before long, someone in the village who knew Luo's father recognized them in the car.

"Oh, the Luo family boss."

"Boss Luo, has your family become rich? You even have a car."

"That's right. Even the village head doesn't have a car."

"Village head? The county head doesn't have a car like this either."

“Are you really rich?”

When Luo Qing's father heard the villagers chasing after the car and asking questions, he was quite proud at this moment. "The driver was my son-in-law, Luo Qing's boyfriend, who specially brought us back to celebrate the New Year."

Then the news began to spread in the village.

The daughter of the eldest son of the Luo family found a driver.

I heard a lot of shouting in the village.

Luo's mother couldn't help but yelled, "He's not a driver. He's a famous chef in the city. What kind of driver is that? The boyfriend our Luo Qing is looking for is not a driver."

After Luo's mother shouted like this, the village began to change again.

"The eldest daughter of the Luo family found a cook who drives a car."

After hearing this, Luo's mother wanted to continue explaining, but was stopped by Luo Qing.

"Alright, alright, mom, the more you explain, the more confusing it becomes. You'd better not explain. Let them shout whatever they want."

Feng Zhengming drove slowly and laughed: "Hahaha, they are right. I am indeed a cook, a cook who can drive."

After Feng Zhengming said this, everyone in the car burst into laughter.

Soon Luo Qing's grandparents also heard the noise and came out to see what was happening.

The enthusiastic people in the village quickly reported the situation to the two elderly people.

"Uncle Luo, Aunt Luo, your eldest son has returned. He was driven back by his son-in-law."

Grandpa Luo and Grandma Luo were stunned at first, and then the two old people's faces were full of smiles.

"The eldest daughter found a capable man."

"Did everyone watch TV a while ago? The national champion in last year's national cooking competition was the boyfriend of the eldest daughter."

After Feng Zhengming won the top spot in the imperial examination, the old couple often told this to their neighbors in the village.

However, some people in the village always think that the old couple are just bragging and joking.

Today, a small car was seen taking Luo Qing home, which made the villagers believe it a little.

Feng Zhengming saw Luo Qing's grandparents standing at the intersection waiting from afar.

He quickly stopped the car.

Then Luo Qing's parents got out of the car first to greet the grandparents.

Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing and her brother Luo Wenhan took down the things they brought from the car.

When Luo Qing's parents met up with Luo Qing's grandparents, they were immediately surrounded by villagers, who asked them all kinds of questions.

They were all wondering if the person who drove them back was the top winner of the national cooking competition on TV?
Father Luo smiled and said, "Yes, that's the national champion."

This is said with great confidence.

Luo's mother also agreed with a smile: "We were originally going to take the bus back by ourselves, but Xiao Feng bought a lot of things for grandpa and grandma, and was afraid that it would be difficult for us to carry them back by bus, so he drove us back."

On the other side, Luo Qing and Luo Wenhan were getting things with Feng Zhengming.

Some people in the village who were about their age also asked them the same question.

"Is this car, Luo Wenhan, yours?"

"Luo Qing, is your boyfriend the national cooking champion on TV?"

Facing the villagers' questions, Luo Wenhan said with a smile: "This car belongs to my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law is the champion of the national cooking competition on TV. How impressive, isn't he?"

Luo Qing just smiled politely and didn't show off like her brother.

Feng Zhengming was watched by almost the entire village, but he remained calm.

With a smile on his face, he would nod and smile at the villagers.

Wait until you take your things out of the car and lock it.

Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing and Luo Wenhan, brother and sister, came to their grandparents.

"Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma. I'm here to wish you all a happy new year."

When they saw Feng Zhengming, grandpa and grandma were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

"Hahaha, Xiao Feng is here, come in quickly."

"Yes, yes, go home and sit down, don't stand outside here."

Surrounded by almost the entire village, Feng Zhengming followed Luo Qing's family back to his grandparents' home.

The courtyard of Luo Qing's grandparents' house seems quite spacious.

On the way, Luo Qing's parents mentioned this to Feng Zhengming.

This small courtyard in the village was left by the ancestors of their Luo family.

Luo Qing's grandparents returned to the village from the city to support some of the village's construction projects, and later stayed in the village.

The current courtyard was renovated for Luo Qing's grandparents by Luo Qing's father and his two brothers who pooled money together.

Because Luo Qing's family, her two uncles and her aunt's family are all in the city.

So usually, only my grandparents live in the courtyard.

But every Chinese New Year, when my grandparents’ three sons and one daughter come back, the small courtyard will be filled with the atmosphere of reunion.

Luo Qing's grandparents were very welcoming to Feng Zhengming. After welcoming him in, they quickly asked him to go inside and sit down.

Grandpa and grandma also poured tea for Feng Zhengming and took out walnuts from a walnut tree in the yard to treat Feng Zhengming.

Seeing that his grandparents were busy, Feng Zhengming quickly stopped them.

"Grandpa and grandma, please don't be busy. Please sit down. I will leave in a moment. I have to drive back. This year my uncle is back, and my grandfather's best friend has also come back from abroad to celebrate the New Year with us. So I must rush back to celebrate the New Year with them."

After saying this, Feng Zhengming added: "On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I will definitely drive over here to wish my grandparents a happy new year."

After hearing this, grandpa and grandma sat down, each holding one of Feng Zhengming's hands.

The more his grandparents looked at Feng Zhengming, the more they liked him.

When she was a child, Luo Qing was not very liked by her grandparents.

As the eldest grandson in the family, Luo Wenhan is more liked by his grandparents.

In addition, Luo Qing was very fierce when she was a child. During the summer vacation in the village, she could beat half of the children in the village to come to her house to complain.

Naturally, this gave her grandparents a headache and they couldn't like her at all.

But now I see that Luo Qing has found an excellent boyfriend like Feng Zhengming.

This made her grandparents feel a little different about her.

Ever since Grandpa and Grandma met Feng Zhengming at Luo Qing's home during the Chinese New Year last year, they have been thinking about him all the time and have become much closer to Luo Qing as well.

Grandma looked at Feng Zhengming for a while, and suddenly asked, "Xiao Feng, when are you and Qingqing going to get married?"

This question caught Feng Zhengming off guard.

Luo Qing couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, why are you asking him like that?"

Luo's mother took the opportunity to say, "Grandma is right. You two are not young anymore. I originally wanted to let your brother get married first, but your brother can't be counted on now.

You two both have good careers, you can get married first, so that grandparents can have a great-grandchild sooner rather than later, that would be great."

Luo Qing immediately said, "Grandpa and grandma already have great-grandchildren."

Luo's mother said, "Look at you, kid. Your aunt's family has rarely come back in the past few years. Your cousin's kid has only been seen by grandpa and grandma a few times."

Feng Zhengming said at this time: "Grandma, don't worry, Grandpa, we should get married soon. When the time comes, I will drive over to pick up Grandpa and Grandma to attend our wedding."

Feng Zhengming then said, "When we have children, we will ask our grandparents to go to the city to take care of them for us."

These words immediately made Luo Qing's grandparents very happy.

Grandma even said yes: "Okay, grandma will definitely take care of your children when the time comes."

I chatted with Luo Qing's grandparents for a while and made the old people very happy.

Luo Qing watched the sky outside gradually darken, and hurriedly urged Feng Zhengming to drive back.

Feng Zhengming drove out of the village slowly as Luo Qing's grandparents reluctantly said goodbye. (End of this chapter)