From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After the master finished speaking, Grandpa Feng and Grandpa Situ also said a few words.

I originally wanted to let Luo Qing's grandparents say a few words, but the four elderly people didn't dare to speak in such an occasion.

In the end, the four old men were not allowed to speak.

Feng Zhengming gestured to his second aunt.

Then the second aunt stood up and took out the money wrapped in red satin.

"Come here, Luo's mother, this is the engagement money our family gave to your family, which can be used to buy some dowry for Luo Qing."

When they saw the money Feng Suying took out, the people in the Luo family were a little surprised.

In fact, the Luo family had never thought of asking Feng Zhengming for any engagement money.

In the eyes of the Luo family, Feng Zhengming helped Luo Qing and her brother, especially her brother, a lot.

The Luo family hopes to see Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing get married.

As long as Luo Qing and Feng Zhengming live a good life and are happy, that's enough.

Luo's mother stood up and tried to refuse the money.

Feng Zhengming quickly stood up and explained first.

"Auntie, please accept this money. This money is from me to Luo Qing, and it is considered as the betrothal gift in the past.

It just so happens that I have already bought the house, and it is relatively empty now. After the New Year, you and uncle will accompany Luo Qing to buy some things as her dowry.

When we get married, I will arrange a car to transport the dowry to the new house."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Luo Qing's parents still didn't quite understand.

However, Luo Qing's grandparents already understood.

They knew that Feng Zhengming asked his second aunt to pay the money.

To put it bluntly, it means asking Luo Qing's family to prepare some dowry.

Why do you have to move to the bridal chamber when you get married?

It is for my mother's relatives and friends to see.

After all, in the eyes of many people nowadays, there is a certain gap in the identities of Luo Qing and Feng Zhengming.

There will definitely be a lot of people talking behind my back.

It just so happened that Feng Zhengming gave this money to Luo Qing, allowing her to prepare a very generous dowry, which she would then transport to her new home by train when she got married.

This is to show everyone that the Luo family also paid for a generous dowry when marrying their daughter.

In the past, these were things that daughters of wealthy families had to show off when they got married.

Feng Zhengming clearly wanted Luo Qing to marry in a grand manner.

After understanding this, Luo Qing's grandmother and grandmother came forward to ask Luo Qing's mother to accept it.

Grandma also explained it to Luo Qing's mother in a low voice.

After hearing the explanation, Luo's mother was a little surprised, and she accepted Feng Zhengming as her son-in-law even more.

Luo Qing had heard Feng Zhengming talk to her about this money before.

Originally Luo Qing didn't want it, she felt that she and Feng Zhengming were in love.

Besides, Feng Zhengming is capable of making money, and given their status, they will definitely not be short of money after marriage.

Therefore, in Luo Qing's opinion, there was no need for Feng Zhengming to give her this money as an engagement gift.

But Feng Zhengming still tried to persuade him.

He hoped that Luo Qing would be able to enjoy glory at that time, so that those people in her family compound would stop talking about her behind her back, and also make those old neighbors look at Luo Qing's parents with new eyes.

After Feng Zhengming's repeated persuasion, Luo Qing finally agreed to accept the money.

Of course Luo Qing also had some plans of her own in mind.

She was not going to use the money to buy a dowry.

In fact, she had already saved quite a bit of money for her dowry.

She would buy it with her own money.

She will save the money Feng Zhengming gave her in case of any emergency that may arise between the two of them in the future.

What Feng Zhengming didn't expect next was that his eldest aunt, second aunt and third aunt held a ceremony for him.

And all the female relatives who came to congratulate also showed up this time.

Including the wives of several senior brothers also came.

Everyone supported Luo Qing and asked Feng Zhengming to promise in front of everyone that he would not bully Luo Qing in the future.

Feng Zhengming also took an oath on the spot and personally put the engagement ring on Luo Qing's finger.

Lu Chongshan also made very beautiful flower cakes for the two of them and asked them to distribute them to everyone personally.

In the end, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing were left with a pair of dolls made by Lu Chongshan.

Lu Chongshan said with a smile: "This is to wish you a baby soon. Chef, when you get married, I will make you a bigger one."

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing thanked Lu Chongshan together.

The engagement ceremony is now over and the food will be served.

Without making everyone wait for long, Feng Zhengming's senior brothers began to serve the dishes one by one.

What surprised Feng Zhengming was that his senior brothers all used their own cooking skills to prepare for his engagement party.

Starting with the cold dishes, the brothers specially made the flower arrangements.

Each dish was presented in a very beautiful and festive pattern.

Even at Feng Zhengming's table, the eight cold dishes were not only arranged individually, but could also be combined together to form a large pattern.

Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Feng Zhengming didn't expect that his senior brothers would give him such a surprise.

The following plates of hot dishes also had various embellishments.

We guarantee that every dish is not only delicious but also very beautiful.

In Feng Zhengming's private room, no one was too surprised.

But in the private rooms of other relatives and friends, people would exclaim from time to time.

After all, the dishes for this engagement banquet are better than those for the usual Huiquanlou wedding banquets.

Not only does each dish taste good, but the presentation of each dish is also very beautiful.

It was the first time that Luo Qing’s relatives experienced what a delicious meal really was.

When the dishes were almost all served, Master Yan smiled and said to Feng Zhengming, "Zhengming, go call everyone from the kitchen."

Feng Zhengming actually had the same idea and wanted to call everyone over.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their hard work in arranging my wedding banquet.

Secondly, he also wanted to toast everyone with Luo Qing and let everyone share in the joy of his engagement.

As soon as the master spoke, he agreed, stood up, and quickly went downstairs to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, I saw that the eldest brother and his colleagues were already doing the final finishing work.

Seeing Feng Zhengming coming in, the third brother Yang Bin joked: "What's wrong? Our engagement protagonist today has to come and inspect it in person?"

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "Master asked me to invite you up."

When they heard that it was the master who asked them to go up, everyone stopped joking.

Feng Zhengming saw that everyone was nervous, as if they were going upstairs to be examined by the examiner.

"Hahaha, don't be so nervous. Master wants you to go up so that Luo Qing and I can toast you a glass of wine to thank you for helping me prepare such a sumptuous engagement banquet."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Huidong complained: "Can you please stop panting when you speak?" The third brother followed suit: "Since you are engaged this time, we won't bother with you."

The fifth brother took over the conversation: "If you do it again, we won't forgive you."

Feng Zhengming then led everyone upstairs.

Walked into the private room.

Everyone saw Feng Zhengming leading the chefs in.

They all stood up.

Feng Zhengming also walked over and picked up the wine glass and bottle.

Pour a glass of wine for everyone in the kitchen.

"Thank you, my senior brothers, and thank you to everyone busy in the kitchen today. Thank you for preparing such a nice engagement dinner for me. I toast to you."

Everyone raised their glasses together.

Senior brother Li Huidong also led everyone to raise their glasses.

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Everyone drank the toast in one gulp.

After drinking, Master Yan asked with a smile: "Huidong, you guys did such a great job at the engagement banquet this time. When your junior brother gets married, what are you going to do?"

After hearing the master's question, Li Huidong and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Then he smiled and replied: "We will definitely do better then."

Master Yan was very satisfied with this answer.

"Okay, this is the ambition a good chef should have. You must never give up easily. Making one meal well is nothing. You must make every meal well."

After saying this, Master Yan waved his hand again: "Master is a little drunk. Today is Zhengming's engagement banquet. Master has said too much."

Feng Zhengming immediately said: "Without a master, you can teach us anytime and anywhere, and we will listen."

Li Huidong and others also expressed that they would all listen to the Master's teachings.

Master Yan smiled and said, "Okay, Master hopes that you will all get better and better."

Feng Zhengming pulled Luo Qing to his side and also invited the wives of several of his senior brothers to come over.

Then, led by the eldest senior brother, Feng Zhengming and the others toasted to the master and his wife.

While Li Huidong was toasting, he also spoke a few words as agreed with Feng Zhengming in advance.

"Master, although none of us brothers are here today, Zhengming is finally engaged today, and all of us disciples have started families. Please rest assured, Master and Madam, we will cook well and manage our own families well in the future.

Here, as the eldest senior brother, I lead my fellow junior brothers and sisters to toast our master and his wife with a glass of wine.

I wish Master and his wife good fortune and a long life."

Master and his wife also stood up.

The master looked at Feng Zhengming and said, "It must be another idea from you."

Then Grandpa Feng who was present said with a smile: "That's good, this is the respect that the disciples show to you, the master."

Grandpa Situ also smiled and said, "That's right, Old Yan, we all envy you."

Luo Qing's grandparents, as well as her great-grandparents, who were present, also clapped and cheered.

The master and his wife had no choice but to accept Li Huidong's leadership, and the disciples toasted together.

After the toast, Master Yan said, "Huidong, you all should go to the private room and sit down. Have a good meal at your junior brother's engagement banquet. You must drink the wedding wine."

Li Huidong and the others also agreed.

Afterwards, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing accompanied their fellow brothers to sit down next door.

Dishes prepared in advance are also served quickly.

The table of food prepared by the senior brothers and everyone in the kitchen was also quite sumptuous.

It was prepared in advance, and of course there was no plating like that for other tables.

Feng Zhengming first asked his fellow brothers and everyone in the kitchen to eat something.

After everyone had eaten for a while, he and Luo Qing started with the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

The senior brothers toasted one by one.

Originally, Feng Zhengming wanted to toast the other people in the kitchen one by one.

Finally, Xia Hui suggested: "Chef, let's not toast one by one. Let's toast together. Today is your engagement day, so you can't drink too much with your sister-in-law."

Xia Mingye corrected her after hearing this: "Sister, you can't call me sister-in-law. We call the chef uncle, so we should call her aunt."

Luo Qing quickly refused: "Don't call me aunt, I'm not that old yet, you should continue to call me sister from now on."

Seeing Luo Qing panic and refuse to be called "Auntie".

It made everyone laugh.

The eldest brother's wife Hu Yan said: "Xiao Luo is indeed too young, but who can blame you for your husband's seniority?"

Third Senior Brother Yang Bin followed up and said, “Yes, these are just some of the people who are about the same age as Zhengming. If you count the disciples who have been instructed by the master but have not officially entered the sect, I’m afraid you two have a lot of disciples.”

Feng Zhengming quickly said, "Third brother, don't scare her."

Luo Qing was somewhat helpless: "I can't control others, but everyone in the kitchen, please don't call me aunt."

Li Huidong smiled and helped to warn: "Okay, listen to Xiao Luo, don't call me auntie."

Xia Hui picked up the wine glass: "Okay, sister, you and uncle can toast us together, no need to toast one by one."

Others also stood up, including Sun Hai, Gu Zhicheng who did not go back, Yao Zhenhui, Zhang Lei, and Yang Peng.

There are also Lu Chongshan and Chen Anbang.

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing toasted everyone with this glass of wine.

Then let everyone sit down and have a good meal.

Li Huidong took the opportunity to chat with Feng Zhengming.

"Zhengming, you will have a family in the future, so you can't let Xiao Luo down. You have to treat him well. If you go to a branch store in the future, you must make sure to tell Xiao Luo."

At this moment, the senior brother Li Huidong took on the role of the eldest brother.

Hu Yan naturally spoke up and warned Feng Zhengming a few words.

Several other sisters-in-law also told Feng Zhengming the same thing.

Feng Zhengming did not show any impatience and always listened to everyone with a smile on his face.

Finally, he assured everyone: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat Luo Qing well. She is my wife, and I will definitely love her well."

The engagement party ended successfully with the help of everyone.

Although the Chinese New Year is coming up, everyone is still filled with the joy of the engagement.

Especially the people in the Feng family, they have already started discussing how to organize a wedding for Feng Zhengming.
Although Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing both said that the wedding didn't need to be too extravagant.

But both the second aunt and the third uncle disagreed that the wedding should be too simple.

Even my eldest uncle said, "Zhengming, your wedding is definitely a big event for our family. We must take good care of it for you. You don't have to worry about it. Leave it to your eldest aunt, second aunt, and third aunt."

The eldest aunt even expressed her willingness to help Feng Zhengming invite someone from the capital.

Feng Zhengming could only laugh and cry: "No need to go through so much trouble, there's really no need to do that."

But while everyone was preparing for the New Year, they were also discussing Feng Zhengming's wedding.

He had absolutely no right to speak, and even if he said something, no one would listen.

Feng Zhengming had no choice but to let his family take care of it, while he and his fellow brothers started preparing things for the New Year.

After all, because he is engaged this year, many people stayed to celebrate the New Year together.

So Feng Zhengming and his fellow brothers decided to clean up the lobby of Huiquan Building together, and then prepare to set up several large tables in the lobby so that everyone could have the New Year's Eve dinner together in Huiquan Building.

Feng Zhengming even planned to move the TV to Huiquanlou so that everyone could watch the Spring Festival Gala together after eating the New Year's Eve dinner. (End of this chapter)