From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After calling Yang Bin to inform him, Xia Mingye watched Feng Zhengming take his third sister-in-law in and they did not come out for a long time.

He couldn't help but ask Zhu Xu and Shen Rongsen: "Uncle Shen, Brother Xu, should we call Master Uncle as well? And notify Grandpa Feng?"

Shen Rongsen shook his head: "No, we should trust the boss, he should be able to handle it."

Zhu Xu also agreed: "Yes, Uncle Feng is very capable, he should be able to handle this matter."

Then, Zhu Xu called out several apprentices from the kitchen and asked them to quickly clean the floor at the door.

"Hurry up and clean it up. You guys are lucky that someone is here to take the blame for you today. If you don't clean up the door, your uncle will come out and shoot you all."

Zhu Xu's words still made the apprentices quite scared, and they quickly picked up buckets and mops and went to the door to clean.

Yang Bin's brother-in-law, who was waiting at the door, saw the apprentices cleaning the area in front of the door seriously.

He also wanted to go in and take a look, worried that his sister would be bullied again.

But thinking of Feng Zhengming's appearance when he came back, he finally didn't dare to enter.

In the private room, Feng Zhengming thought about it and gave his third sister-in-law an idea.

"Third sister-in-law, let me think about this. The eldest brother came to you and third brother, and he must also want to find a job in Quancheng.

I promised my third brother before that I would open a small shop for you. Sister-in-law, now that your eldest brother is here, why don’t I help you open the shop, and you and your eldest brother can run it together.

Or if Third Brother is willing, he can leave the restaurant and run your store.

Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay?"

When the third sister-in-law heard this, her face suddenly changed: "No, no, Zhengming, you are, are you going to drive your third brother away?"

Before Feng Zhengming could speak, the third sister-in-law begged: "Zhengming, this is my fault, don't blame your third brother, he doesn't know the situation here, don't drive your third brother away.

You brothers have such a good relationship, don't ruin it because of your sister-in-law."

Feng Zhengming was a little amused and helpless by his third sister-in-law's words.

In fact, Feng Zhengming has always known that his third brother and his wife had a very good relationship.

When he was at Yan Xilou, my third brother had no way to bring his family to the city.

My third sister-in-law lives alone in the countryside, taking care of the children and helping to take care of the elderly at home.

Although my third brother did send a lot of money home every month at that time.

But the reason why the third sister-in-law was willing to stay in the countryside and take care of the elderly and raise the children alone was definitely not just for the money earned by the third brother.

And from this incident, it can be seen that the third sister-in-law's original intention was to stand up for the third brother.

I feel that Yang Bin is not given the attention he deserves from Feng Zhengming.

Coupled with the instigation of some people outside, the third sister-in-law accepted other people's things without telling the third brother.

As for the matter of my third sister-in-law's eldest brother, the eldest brother originally came to the city to find a job to earn more money.

As a result, the third sister-in-law, who was angry at the time, did something even more stupid.

So I heard from Feng Zhengming that he wanted to open a separate shop for my third senior brother's family.

The third sister-in-law thought that Feng Zhengming was angry and wanted to drive his third senior brother away.

The third sister-in-law knew very well that the third senior brother would definitely have a better future if he followed Feng Zhengming.

She also knew that her husband hit her because she persuaded him to leave Feng Zhengming.

So the third sister-in-law could only beg Feng Zhengming not to drive her husband away.

Feng Zhengming knew that his third sister-in-law had misunderstood what he meant.

He quickly explained it carefully to his third sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, I don't want to drive my third brother away. He is such a good cook, I definitely can't let him leave me. As long as he is willing to work with me, I won't let him leave.

Moreover, I will definitely not take back the shares I gave to you and Third Brother. I will continue to give them to you.

I just think that since your eldest brother has come to you, you must find him a job.

How about I open a small shop for you, and you can run it yourself, what do you think?"

The third sister-in-law was stunned by what Feng Zhengming said, and she understood what Feng Zhengming meant.

Yang Bin will continue to work for Feng Zhengming, and Feng Zhengming will continue to pay dividends to the third brother.

The third sister-in-law and her brother left the shop first, and Feng Zhengming helped them open another shop in Quancheng and let them run it themselves.

Seeing that his third sister-in-law didn't say anything, Feng Zhengming smiled and comforted her.

"Sister-in-law, you don't have to rush to make a decision. You can discuss it with the eldest brother and the third brother. And don't worry, sister-in-law, I will give you absolute support for the money and technology for opening a shop."

Feng Zhengming's words really made the third sister-in-law feel a little ashamed.

At this moment, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open.

Yang Bin walked in and looked at his wife. He subconsciously glared at her and walked forward with the intention of taking action.

Feng Zhengming quickly stopped his third senior brother.

"Third brother, what are you doing? Don't you know where you are wrong?"

Yang Bin was stopped by Feng Zhengming. After hearing what his junior brother said, he immediately calmed down.

Feng Zhengming pulled his third senior brother and closed the door of the private room again.

"Third brother, why are you so impulsive? You should first sincerely apologize to sister-in-law, and you must promise sister-in-law that no matter what happens in the future, you are not allowed to hit her."

Feng Zhengming's words made Yang Bin a little confused at first.

After hesitating for a moment, he understood his junior brother's intentions.

Yang Bin calmed down and apologized to his wife sincerely and kindly.

"I'm sorry, honey. I shouldn't have hit you. I promise I'll never hit you again. No matter what happens, let's sit down and discuss it properly."

Hearing her husband apologizing to her, the third sister-in-law finally released the grievances she had been feeling for some time and sat there crying.

The couple had no grudge against each other. The reason why they quarreled like this was that they were both angry with each other.

Feng Zhengming asked his third senior brother to sit down as well, and he carefully negotiated reconciliation between him and his third senior brother's wife.

In the end, the third brother and his wife completely resolved their conflict.

In front of his third senior brother, Feng Zhengming repeated the matter of opening a shop for his third sister-in-law.

Yang Bin nodded after hearing this: "Okay, it's fine to open a separate store. Since Big Brother is here, I have to find something for him to do."

After agreeing, Yang Bin told Feng Zhengming that he could not pay.

"Zhengming, you can't pay for the store. You've been very good to my wife and me. This time, Third Brother should act like a real man and open a store for his family so that my wife and eldest brother-in-law can have something to do in Quancheng."

After hearing what his third senior brother said, Feng Zhengming didn't want to force it.

He could only say: "How about this, I will help you find someone to help you with some of the techniques for opening a shop and some of the decoration stuff."

The third sister-in-law looked at her husband at this time and asked, "What kind of store should we open?"

Yang Bin replied: "You and your brother can open a braised food store. I can make braised food with my skills."

Then, without waiting for anyone to speak, Yang Bin said that he had already decided on a location to open a store.

"Just open the store next to me, this way we can take care of each other, and I can help you from time to time." Feng Zhengming rejected the location suggested by his third senior brother.

"No, Third Brother, you have to listen to me. Don't open the store in your place. I will arrange it for you. Open it in Furong Street. I will find a suitable store for you there. It's not far from the old store.

Third brother, you can come back to the old shop later, and leave the new shop to Yao Zhenhui and Yang Peng."

Yang Bin was a little surprised when he heard this: "I'm going back to the old shop? Let Xiaoyao and Xiaopeng take charge of the new shop over there? Can they do it?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and asked, "Why? Third Brother, don't you have confidence in them?"

"No, it's not." Yang Bin thought about it carefully and felt that there was nothing wrong with his junior brother's arrangement.

During the past six months, my junior brother has not been in Quancheng.

In fact, Yao Zhenhui and Yang Peng have done a very good job in Xindian.

Many times, Yang Bin didn't have many opportunities to intervene.

Having him and Sun Hai in Xindian does seem a bit redundant.

Hearing Junior Brother's arrangement, it would be more appropriate for him and Sun Hai to return to the old shop.

After all, the old shop is bigger and not far from the central city, so business is better.

Feng Zhengming continued to express his thoughts seriously on some changes to the old shop.

"Third brother, you and Sun Hai go back to the old shop. I have decided to turn the old shop into a formal restaurant. We will continue to sell braised pork, but we will also operate it as a restaurant and add some dishes."

Yang Bin was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his junior brother would have such new ideas after returning.

Feng Zhengming continued to talk about his thoughts.

"This time I walked all over our Qilu land. Although I just rushed through many places without taking a closer look or understanding them, they still gave me a lot of inspiration.

My idea is to upgrade the old shop and turn it into a restaurant instead of just a dry rice shop.

The new store opened by Sansao and his friends serves braised pork and braised pork together. Just like the store at the brewery, the main dish is braised pork with rice. "

Hearing this, Yang Bin couldn't help but ask, "If the old shop becomes a restaurant, will there be a conflict with Huiquanlou?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and shook his head: "No, the old shop was upgraded to a restaurant, and it happens to be between Huiquanlou and Ganfanpu."

Then Feng Zhengming repeated some of his ideas and designs.

He also told his third brother and sister-in-law that he planned to open a branch in another place.

After listening to Feng Zhengming's narration, Yang Bin and his wife were stunned.

Some of Feng Zhengming's ideas were really beyond the couple's understanding.

The key point is that the couple could never think of these ideas.

Speaking of this, Feng Zhengming also explained why he wanted his third senior brother and others to open a new store on Furong Street.

"I asked you, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, to open a store on Furong Street because we hope to gain a foothold on Furong Street. We want to add some snacks with our Quancheng characteristics to the new store, so that it will be more suitable for tourists from other places on Furong Street."

After Feng Zhengming's explanation, Yang Bin and his wife completely understood his plan.

These are some of the things Feng Zhengming thought of after this trip.

That is, not only do we need to preserve the proper craftsmanship inheritance, but we also need to consider more about how to better manage it?
Before, Feng Zhengming was more concerned about preserving craftsmanship and inheritance.

Some operational issues were ignored.

After returning from this trip, Feng Zhengming decided to consider better management.

He wants to turn the old shop into a restaurant that inherits traditional craftsmanship and is more approachable to the public.

Then he supported his third sister-in-law to open a new dry rice shop on Furong Street.

In this way, the two dry rice shops can echo each other and better pass on the tradition of the braised pork.

The most important thing is that Furong Street will be developed as a key local tourist street in Quancheng.

Feng Zhengming opened a branch of the dry rice shop there and added the special delicacies and snacks of Quancheng.

It will also be able to better target foreign tourists coming to Quancheng.

Through his own dry rice restaurant, outsiders can have a more intuitive understanding of the local eating habits.

I see that my third senior brother and sister-in-law should have no objections.

Feng Zhengming finally warned his third sister-in-law: "Although you sisters-in-law will definitely own more shares in the new store and it will be handed over to you sisters-in-law to run it, but you sisters-in-law must ensure the quality."

Hearing what Feng Zhengming said, the third sister-in-law quickly agreed: "Zhengming, don't worry, we will definitely ensure the quality."

The third brother also agreed: "Yes, yes, don't worry, I will keep an eye on that and will not let any quality problems occur."

Feng Zhengming nodded with satisfaction, then said with a smile: "After the New Year, I need to buy a car, otherwise it will take some time to run back and forth between several stores by bicycle."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bin smiled and agreed with his junior brother to buy a car.

"You should have bought a car a long time ago. You are our top student, but you still ride a bicycle every day. It's really embarrassing."

Feng Zhengming didn't care at all: "It's not a loss of face. I am the top scholar in the country, but I am also an ordinary cook. Making good dishes and passing on my skills are what I should do most.

This time I bought a car for this reason, to run our store well so that we can pass on our skills better."

This change in concept can be said to have occurred when Feng Zhengming saw Grandpa Zhang’s small noodle shop in Texas, and then some changes took place.

Just as Grandpa Zhang said, if a craft cannot make money, it will naturally be difficult to pass it on.

That's why Feng Zhengming thought of making some adjustments to the store he had.

To make the business better, more people in the store will be willing to learn and do the work, and the skills can be passed on.

The problem at the third brother’s home has been solved.

Feng Zhengming and his third senior brother and his wife walked out of the private room together.

The third sister-in-law went out first and called her eldest brother in.

Then the third sister-in-law asked her eldest brother to apologize to Feng Zhengming.

"Brother, hurry up and apologize to Zhengming."

Feng Zhengming smiled and waved his hand: "No need, sister-in-law, big brother may not understand the situation here, so there are some problems. When I came here, my attitude towards big brother was not good."

Hearing what Feng Zhengming said, the third sister-in-law felt even more embarrassed and urged her eldest brother to apologize again.

Under the urging of his sister, Yang Bin's brother-in-law had no choice but to apologize to Feng Zhengming.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Feng. I shouldn't have been so bossy in your store."

Feng Zhengming said again: "Big brother, you really don't have to do this. I have already agreed with my third brother and my third sister-in-law that we will open a new store on Furong Street. When the time comes, the new store will be handed over to you and my third sister-in-law to take charge of it."

Hearing this, Yang Bin's brother-in-law looked up in surprise, and even his eyes were a little incredible.

He originally thought that Feng Zhengming would completely turn against his sister and brother-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Feng Zhengming not only did not turn hostile, but was actually willing to help open a new store.

The third sister-in-law pulled her eldest brother again: "Say thank you to Zhengming."

This time, Yang Bin's brother-in-law said "thank you" very sincerely. (End of this chapter)