From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Third uncle Feng Jiandong had a good talk with the two Hong Kong tycoons.

Feng Jiandong received some advice from the two Hong Kong tycoons, which gave him more ideas for the future development of his company.

And the most important thing is that Uncle San seemed to have found his own direction all of a sudden.

Uncle San was very grateful to Feng Zhengming, and even specially hosted a dinner for him at home, inviting the whole family to his home.

Even Luo Qing was invited to Uncle San's house to thank Feng Zhengming for his matchmaking.

When Feng Zhengming heard that his uncle was going to treat guests at home, he couldn't help but smile and asked back: "Uncle, you are treating me at home, and I have to cook for you myself, right?"

This question left Feng Jiandong a little stunned.

But soon, the third uncle smiled and explained: "No, I will let your third aunt cook when the time comes."

Feng Zhengming sighed helplessly when he heard this: "Forget it, forget it. I'll cook. Third Uncle, you buy some food that everyone likes."

Feng Jiandong suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Zhengming, look at this, I invited you, and I also asked you to go home to cook, it's really embarrassing, how about we go to Huiquanlou together."

"No need, Third Uncle is our family, he is at home, and I also have something I want to announce to my family."

Hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Third Uncle Feng Jiandong's heart moved slightly, and he vaguely guessed what Feng Zhengming wanted to announce?
However, he did not point it out to her face, but just promised to buy the best ingredients.

Feng Zhengming actually wanted to announce something to his family.

Naturally, he was preparing to leave Quancheng and start his long-planned hiking trip to Qi and Lu.

Now it’s almost May.

The business of the new Ganfanpu store is also getting on track.

Feng Zhengming can rest assured that there are trustworthy people in the kitchens of Laopu and Huiquanlou.

So he plans to go out in May.

After making a decision, you still need to talk to your family about this matter.

After all, Feng Zhengming is no longer alone now.

There is grandpa, Luo Qing and his family at home.

In this era, unlike many years later, everyone has a mobile phone and it is more convenient for everyone to communicate.

This time Feng Zhengming will travel all over Qi and Lu on foot, and may not be able to contact his family for a while.

So you should explain it clearly to your family members so that they won’t worry about you.

Feng Zhengming himself also made sufficient preparations.

He planned to take Ding Yuan, who had recently retired from the army, with him.

Of course, in addition to Ding Yuan, the second uncle also arranged two helpers for Feng Zhengming.

In this day and age, Feng Zhengming’s family members are still somewhat worried about his safety on the road.

Having soldiers from three units accompanying them can make everyone feel more at ease.

Moreover, Grandpa Situ specially asked someone to buy a camera for Feng Zhengming from abroad.

It is convenient for him to take pictures of things he thinks are important along the way.

Feng Zhengming thought that with a camera, perhaps he could take some photos when passing through a city and send them back home to reassure those at home who were missing him.

It can be said that all preparations for Feng Zhengming to go out have been completed.

According to the plans he had made, he would first go east along the Yellow River, and after reaching the mouth of the Yellow River, he would continue eastward to the extending part of the Qilu Peninsula.

After reaching the farthest tip of the peninsula, walk back around the peninsula, passing through Daocheng and other places, and then head southwest of Qi and Lu.

After reaching the southernmost tip of Qi and Lu, head northwest.

We arrived at the northernmost tip of the entire Qilu Province, then turned south and returned to Quancheng.

According to Feng Zhengming's route plan, he will pass through some well-known rivers and mountains in Qilu Province, and will also specifically visit some cultural areas such as the hometown of Confucius and Mencius.

The ultimate goal of this hiking trip across the province is to see the cultural heritage of various parts of Qi and Lu that has lasted for thousands of years.

We need to find the roots of Shandong cuisine so that we can cook better.

Uncle San made arrangements very quickly and bought all kinds of fresh chicken, fish, meat and eggs to bring home.

The family members were also notified.

Except my uncle Feng Guofeng and his family cannot come back.

All the other family members were present, including Grandpa Situ.

Feng Zhengming said something to his two senior brothers in the kitchen of Huiquanlou, then he went back to his grandfather's house and started to get busy as soon as it was noon.

Fortunately, there is help from family members.

This is the process of a family busy cooking together.

This is different from what Feng Zhengming usually does in the kitchen of Huiquanlou.

There is no need to be as nervous as in the kitchen of Huiquanlou.

It doesn't have to be very strict.

Family members can chat leisurely while picking and washing vegetables and helping Feng Zhengming cook.

After a busy afternoon, Feng Zhengming and his family cooked a large table of dishes.

Basically, they are all very homely dishes, but Feng Zhengming makes them not so homely.

As night fell, the whole family sat together in Grandpa Feng's house.

Feng Jiandong took out a bottle of good wine and poured it for his father and Mr. Situ first.

Then pour wine for each family member in turn.

In the end, Feng Jiandong insisted on pouring a glass of wine for Feng Zhengming himself.

Feng Zhengming looked puzzled: "Uncle San, it's really inappropriate for you to pour me a glass of wine."

"No, no, you must listen to your uncle. You must let me pour you this glass of wine." Feng Jiandong insisted.

Seeing this, Second Aunt Feng Suying smiled and asked, "Zhengming, did you help your Third Uncle with something big? He must thank you for this."

Feng Zhengming responded: "I didn't help much."

Feng Jiandong said seriously, "No, you helped. Without your help and introduction, how could Third Uncle meet those two big bosses from Hong Kong City? And he would not have been able to get their guidance."

Hearing this, the family members couldn't help but feel curious about what the two Hong Kong tycoons had said to Feng Jiandong.
Feng Suying asked directly: "What advice did the two big bosses from Hong Kong City give you?"

Feng Jiandong didn't speak in a hurry, but poured the glass of wine for Feng Zhengming first.

After everyone had their wine poured, Luo Qing and the children also had their drinks poured.

Feng Jiandong raised his glass and said, "Let's drink the first glass together as a family, and then I will tell you about the advice I got this time."

The whole family raised their glasses together, and everyone clinked their glasses with smiles on their faces and drank the first glass.

After drinking the first cup, Feng Jiandong began to say that he had received guidance from the two Hong Kong tycoons.

The advice the two Hong Kong tycoons gave Feng Jiandong was actually very simple.

Only then did they realize that Feng Jiandong had been engaged in trade, and had previously been engaged in overseas trade.

However, in the past two years, Feng Jiandong did not insist on overseas trade, but instead focused more on domestic trade.

The advice given by the two Hong Kong tycoons was that Feng Jiandong should not give up overseas trade.

He also advised Feng Jiandong not to stay in Quancheng, but to go to Daocheng.

Let Feng Jiandong maintain his overseas trade in the island city.

Then you just have to wait for the opportunity. According to the two Hong Kong tycoons, domestic exports will sooner or later experience explosive growth, so before that, Feng Jiandong must make arrangements in advance.

By then, when exports start to grow, the overseas trade lines he maintains will come in handy.

Feng Jiandong said excitedly: "The two big bosses in Hong Kong said that when the international market is fully opened, I will definitely be able to make huge profits just by being an export middleman."

After listening to Feng Jiandong's narration, the family members' expressions became somewhat complicated.

Feng Zhengming understood the path that the two Hong Kong tycoons had pointed out to his uncle.

It is indeed a very good way.

Uncle San just needs to wait until China joins the WTO, and export trade will surely usher in explosive growth.

Letting Uncle San go to the island city's port layout in advance was indeed a very visionary move.

And by then, a large number of foreign goods will flow into the country.

Uncle San's trading company will have many opportunities.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Uncle San must withstand the subsequent series of pressures.

The most critical factor is the financial turmoil that is coming at the end of the century.

It will be a very difficult time in the country.

Feng Zhengming was still thinking about how to remind his uncle so that he could avoid the financial turmoil that swept across East Asia?

Grandpa Situ spoke first.

"What the two people in Gangcheng said is indeed correct. Domestic productivity is now steadily increasing, and a large number of international brands are entering the domestic market. When this accumulation process reaches a critical point, import and export trade will definitely experience explosive growth."

Hearing that Mr. Situ also agreed with the two Hong Kong tycoons, Feng Jiandong became even more excited.

"Uncle Situ, so you also think I should go to the island city?"

Mr. Situ smiled and said, "Your business will indeed develop better in the island city, but you also have to be careful not to put all your eggs in one basket."

Feng Suying agreed with this statement: "Uncle Situ is right. You shouldn't put all your wealth on the export side."

Seeing that Grandpa Situ and Second Aunt had both said it, Feng Zhengming took the opportunity to organize his words to remind Third Uncle.

"Uncle San, you can't throw away what you have now. From what you just said, didn't the two bosses in Hong Kong also say that you should stabilize the export trade first? Didn't they ask you to invest all your money there?"

After hearing the reminder from his family, Feng Jiandong nodded seriously.

"Yes, Uncle Situ, Second Sister, and Zhengming, you are right. I can't put all my eggs in one basket. My cooperation with Boss Wang will continue. Trade is something that requires multiple avenues to be safer."

At this time, Mr. Situ talked about some of the situations he had discovered while paying attention to domestic and international situations during this period.

"Also, during this period, things are not going well in some of the neighboring countries. Plus, with the port city about to return, it's hard to say whether some foreign guys won't take the opportunity to create some trouble."

After hearing what Grandpa Situ said, Feng Zhengming looked at Grandpa Situ with some surprise.

Could it be that Grandpa Situ has already seen the impending crisis?

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but think that the impending crisis seemed to have been foreseen by someone in advance.

And crises also bring new opportunities.

In Feng Zhengming's mind, he felt that when the crisis really came, it might be the best time for him to go south.

We cannot wait until the crisis is over. Even if it is over, the opportunity may have been snatched away by others.

It’s just like Uncle San went to the island city to make arrangements in advance.

Perhaps in the next few years, the island city will not bring greater benefits to Uncle San.

But as long as the opportunity comes, Uncle San will also become the "pig" standing on the cusp of the wind.

At this time, Feng Zhengming looked at his family.

He suddenly seemed to understand.

In the future, many people may say that they have caught up with a good era.

But in fact, in order to catch up with the good times, you must be able to truly catch the trend.

It also requires sufficient accumulation.

Many things cannot be achieved overnight.

It’s a process that needs to be experienced.

Waiting for the times and opportunities to come is torture for anyone.

It depends on who can endure and who can hold on.

Only those who can endure can be favored by the times and opportunities.

After talking about Uncle San, the whole family had a meal.

Feng Zhengming then found an opportunity to announce his own affairs.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, Second Aunt, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Third Aunt, and Luo Qing, you are here today too. I have decided that in May I will start my journey on foot across the land of Qi and Lu."

The whole family put down their chopsticks immediately after hearing this.

All eyes fell on Feng Zhengming.

The whole family knew that Feng Zhengming planned to walk across the entire province of Qilu.

I just actually heard him officially announce the departure time.

My family was still somewhat surprised.

No one in the family said anything, and everyone seemed to be waiting for Grandpa Feng to speak first.

Sure enough, Grandpa Feng spoke first after a moment of silence.

"If you want to go, go, take a walk, and have a look. It will be a good experience for you. If you want to cook Shandong cuisine, you should first understand the land that nurtures Shandong cuisine."

Then Grandpa Situ spoke up: “That’s good, there are many people who travel on foot abroad.

Zhengming, you are willing to put aside your current status and achievements to walk across the entire province of Qilu, which is really admirable. "

The second uncle was very honest: "Just confirm the specific time, and I will arrange someone to follow you later."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said politely: "Second uncle, you don't need to send anyone else. I have told Ding Yuan that he is ready to accompany me."

"There's only Ding Yuan here, and the two of you are still too few. I'll send two people to accompany you. They can lead the way for you and help you make some arrangements. They also know a lot about camping in the wild, which can make things easier for you."

The second aunt agreed with the second uncle's arrangement: "Yes, it will be easier to camp in the wild with two people who have camping experience accompanying you."

Hearing this, Zhang Hongwei was so excited that he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Brother, do you know how to camp outdoors? Can you take me with you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Feng Suying immediately scolded him: "Don't join in the fun here. You will be in your third year of high school and will face the college entrance examination soon. You should prepare well for the exam. If you don't do well in the exam, you will see how I will deal with you."

Zhang Zhigang immediately said, "If he doesn't do well in the exam, just throw him into the army right away, so he won't be hanging around outside."

Being scolded by both parents at this moment, Zhang Hongwei immediately lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Zhang Hongwei's action made the whole family laugh.

The atmosphere suddenly became joyful.

Next, everyone discussed with Feng Zhengming where he should go on foot and how to plan the route to prevent him from spending a long time looking for a place to stay.

Feng Zhengming felt his family's care and support for him.

This made him feel quite warm in his heart and strengthened his belief. (End of this chapter)