From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After the selection of the recommended guide in Shanghai began.

When the attention of chefs in Shanghai and even other parts of the country is attracted and they pay attention to the selection of Shanghai Recommended Guide.

Feng Zhengming arranged everything for his four stores in Shanghai, and then went to check on the renovation of the old villa.

Then he returned to Quancheng with his two grandfathers, his wife and his daughter.

He used the Shanghai City Recommended Guide Selection to attract everyone's attention.

Then he escaped quietly and returned to Quancheng, actually to personally preside over the selection of recommended guides for the whole province of Qilu.

The reason why we brought the two grandfathers back to Qilu was that we were going to arrange them to be judges.

Of course, it is also because the two grandfathers have lived in their uncle’s house in Shanghai for a long time and began to miss their hometown.

So Feng Zhengming brought the two grandfathers back to Quancheng, preparing to let the two grandfathers and the master be responsible for the selection of Quancheng together.

He planned to go directly to Yancheng with his wife and daughter to be responsible for reviewing the recommended guidelines there.

After returning to Quancheng, the two grandfathers were quite happy.

"It's better to go home."

"Hahaha, Zhengming, your grandpa has always wanted to go home, and finally his wish came true."

"Brother Situ, what about me? Aren't you always talking about coming back?"

"Okay, okay, we're all coming back. Aren't we coming back together now?"

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, I know you miss home, but I don't want to disappoint uncle and aunt, so I stayed with them in Shanghai for so long."

When Feng Zonghe heard Feng Zhengming's words, he couldn't help but sigh: "Zhengming, sometimes I really feel that you are my grandson."

Grandpa Situ was immediately amused: "Hahaha, Xiao Feng, isn't Zhengming your grandson?"

When Feng Zonghe heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Yes, yes, it was kissed, kissed."

Feng Zhengming: "Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, we will send you home first. You can rest for a few days, and then I will ask them to make arrangements and notify my master and others. You and my master will start the review together."

Feng Zonghe: "If we come forward to judge, will others say we are not formal enough?"

Feng Zhengming smiled: "No, sir. You and Grandpa Situ have seen and eaten in Shanghai. How could it be irregular? You are qualified to judge."

Grandpa Situ then spoke up: "That's right, Xiao Feng, we are not going to judge based on the culinary expertise. There are Lao Yan and others who are good at culinary skills. What about us? We are going to judge based on the service, experience, and taste."

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, yes, Grandpa Situ is right. You guys just give scores based on your intuitive feelings."

Feng Zonghe was still a little worried: "Will others say something about you?"

Feng Zhengming said seriously: "Sir, we are chefs. Chefs are supposed to make delicious food for customers. You are the customers. If you think it is not delicious, then it is because the chef did not cook well."

Grandpa Situ agreed very much: "Yes, Zhengming is right. We are customers. If we think it doesn't taste good, then it's not well prepared."

After being told this by Feng Zhengming and Brother Situ, Feng Zonghe finally nodded.

“Yes, we have to be responsible to our customers.”

Feng Zhengming went to the roadside and hailed a taxi, and together with his wife and daughter, he sent the two grandfathers home first.

As soon as the group got into the taxi, they were recognized by the driver.

"Oh, it's our number one scholar, right? You're back?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and nodded: "Yes, I just came back today."

The driver started chatting with Feng Zhengming with some excitement.

"Zhuangyuan, you seem to be very busy now?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied to the driver: "Brother, you don't have to call me Zhuangyuan, just call me Xiao Feng. I am indeed a little busy right now. This is not just the four stores in Shanghai. We also have stores all over the province, and we need to take care of them all."

Driver: "It's not appropriate to call you Xiao Feng. You are the national champion of Shandong cuisine, and your cooking skills are outstanding."

Feng Zhengming: "Hahaha, I'm just an ordinary chef. How can I have any extraordinary skills? I just try my best to make the dishes as good as possible so that everyone can eat well."

The driver laughed and said, "Our top scholar is really a man of vision."

On the rest of the way, the driver chatted a lot with Feng Zhengming.

I also asked about Feng Zhengming's situation at the Shanghai store.

"I'm too busy now, otherwise I'd really like to have the chance to take my family to Shanghai for a visit."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Brother, you should take a break after earning money. If you have the chance to go to Shanghai, please come to my store. Tell them about me and they will give you a discount."

The driver laughed happily: "Hahaha, okay, if I have the chance to go to Shanghai, I will definitely visit Zhuangyuan's store."

After dropping him off at the destination, the driver didn't want to take the money, but Feng Zhengming insisted on paying the fare.

"It's not easy to support a family. Big brother, just take the fare. If you patronize my shop in the future, won't we be even?"

The driver then smiled and accepted the fare: "Okay, I will definitely patronize Feng Zhuangyuan's store more often in the future."

After saying goodbye and driving away, the driver didn't drive far before he received another order.

In fact, many taxi drivers in Quancheng like to eat at Feng Zhengming’s old dry rice shop in Quancheng.

Because the portions of food provided by the old shop were sufficient, and at the instruction of Feng Zhengming and his grandfather, the old shop did not charge taxi drivers and workers on construction sites for rice, noodles, and steamed buns.

It can be said that in Feng Zhengming’s old dry rice shop, they can eat well and get enough to eat.

When I returned home and opened the door, I could see that everything in the house was still the same as when my grandparents were at home.

Obviously, when the two grandfathers are not at home, it should be my aunt and third aunt who come to clean often.

Luo Qing also saw fresh flowers in the vase at home.

"Wow, this should be what Second Aunt cleaned up this morning, right?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "It must be Second Aunt, she knows that Grandpa and Grandpa Situ are coming back today."

Grandpa Situ looked at the flowers in the vase: "Well, this is your grandma's favorite flower."

Feng Zonghe: "In the past, our family didn't have money. Your grandmother worked in a suburban nursery and would bring back some flowers to place at home when the season came."

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing listened quietly as their grandfather talked about some things about their grandmother in the past.

Even Feng Nuanyou in her mother's arms seemed to understand and listened quietly.

My grandmother worked in a nursery at that time, and was actually just a temporary worker.

But grandma works very hard and is really willing to put in the effort.

Just because grandma really likes to grow flowers and plants.

Grandma would bring back some of the flowers and plants that she had selected and plant them at home with careful care.

Most of them are actually very difficult to grow.

But occasionally some of them would survive, which would make grandma very happy.

"In fact, to your grandmother, those flower seedlings that were screened out might have made her feel like she was herself, who was still trying hard to grow, sprout and bloom even in those days."

Grandpa Situ couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "It seems that you have suffered a lot in the past."

Just at this moment, Second Aunt Feng Suying pushed the door open carrying the vegetables she had bought.

"Dad, Uncle Situ, are you back? I think you can arrive around noon. I went to buy some vegetables."

Feng Zhengming greeted his second aunt with a smile and took the vegetables she had bought from her.

"Second aunt, let me show you my skills at noon."

Feng Suying was a little unhappy at first: "What? You are a chef, but you still look down on Second Aunt's cooking skills?" Feng Zhengming: "How can I? Second Aunt, you can chat with Grandpa and the others, or help me take care of the children for a while."

Feng Nuanyou also cooperated with her father. She waved her little hands to her aunt and babbled, asking her aunt to hug her.

Sure enough, the little girl was very lethal, and Feng Suying immediately took the little girl affectionately.

"Hey, our little Youyou is back too? Little Youyou remembers your aunt, right?"

Feng Nuanyou doesn’t know how to call “auntie” yet.

But the little girl was very good at pleasing her aunt. She smiled and called out, "Grandma, Grandma."

This made Feng Suying very happy to hear.

Feng Zhengming carried the dishes to the kitchen and asked his wife and daughter to accompany the two grandfathers and aunt.

Feng Suying liked Feng Nuanyu very much and she hugged the little girl and was very affectionate with her.

Feng Nuanyu seemed to know that Feng Suying liked her, so she was particularly close to Feng Suying.

The topic of conversation at home quickly shifted from reminiscing about grandma to things happening in Shanghai.

Second Aunt asked about Feng Zhengming's purchase of an old villa in Shanghai.

Luo Qing explained the situation to her second aunt in detail.

After listening to Luo Qing's description, Second Aunt couldn't help laughing.

"Very good. Zhengming has really brought honor to our Qilu. He was able to acquire an old house in Shanghai and convert it into a restaurant. This is really great. Let Shanghai see the strength of our Shandong cuisine champion."

Hearing what her second aunt said, Luo Qing also laughed.

"It is clear that he is not giving them face in Shanghai."

Luo Qing then told her second aunt about Feng Zhengming's entry into Shanghai's Chefs Association and Catering Association, and his crackdown on some chefs and time-honored restaurants in Shanghai.

When Second Aunt heard this, she naturally couldn't help laughing.

"You are really great. Zhengming really brings honor to our Qilu."

Feng Zonghe said, "We should still pay attention to uniting with others. We are all in the same industry, so there is no need to suppress the other party so much."

Grandpa Situ has a different opinion on this point.

“Zhengming’s approach was correct. Although the Shanghai Chefs Association and the Catering Association took the initiative to invite him to join and made him the vice president, some of them still looked down on Zhengming.

So Zhengming, the new official, should start with three things to scare them first, which will make it easier for him to manage them later."

Feng Suying: "We should show them how powerful Zhengming is."

Feng Nuanyu was in her aunt's arms, waving her little hands and jumping around.

The little girl seemed to be saying, Dad is awesome.

The more Feng Suying looked at the little girl in her arms, the more she liked her.

"This girl is interesting. I feel like she might be like me in the future."

Luo Qing smiled: "It's good to be like my aunt, so I won't be bullied."

Feng Zonghe couldn't help but remind her: "It's not a good thing for her to be too strong-willed when she grows up, like her aunt."

Feng Suying looked at her father and said, "Dad, is it wrong for me to be strong?"

The old father saw that his daughter was a little angry, so he could only coax her: "Okay, okay, you are right. If it weren't for you being strong at that time, your mother and I couldn't help you."

Feng Zonghe was not wrong on this point.

The family situation at the time really didn't help Feng Suying in any way.

But Feng Suying did work hard enough.

He took the initiative to choose to go to a remote area to work in the countryside, and was recommended to join the army based on his own abilities.

In the army, she has always performed very well.

At one point she held a higher military rank than her husband.

So even her husband was under Feng Suying's control.

The second aunt that Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing meet now is already old and takes many things lightly. She is no longer the strong-willed person she used to be.

In the past, Feng Suying might have been really serious, and it would not have been easy for Feng Zhengming to integrate into the family.

While we were chatting, Feng Zhengming had already prepared the dishes. He brought them in and asked everyone to prepare to eat.

Just at this time, Uncle San and Aunt San also came back with Feng Shengnan.

"You've come just in time. Uncle San and Aunt San, I just prepared the meal. Let's sit down and eat together."

As soon as Feng Shengnan entered the room, she went up to her aunt and greeted the little niece in her aunt's arms.

"Youyou, you're back."

When Feng Nuanyou saw her aunt greeting her, she also waved to her with a smile on her face.

Feng Suying looked at Feng Shengnan and Feng Nuanyou and couldn't help but laugh: "Look, the girls in our family are all so nice."

When Feng Jiandong heard what his second sister said, he couldn't help but refute.

"Sister, you make it sound like only girls are good in our family."

Feng Suying glared at her brother: "Isn't it?"

Feng Jiandong hesitated: "I can't do it, but what about my elder brother? My elder brother is not very good."

Feng Suying: "You only know how to bring up Big Brother. Since you were a kid, you've always liked to ask Big Brother to help you out."

Feng Jiandong felt a little embarrassed by what was said.

"Then I will stop asking my elder brother for help in the future. I will handle my own problems by myself."

Lin Yun found it very interesting to see her husband being humiliated in front of her sister.

"Second sister is paying you back, he is just too bossy at home."

Feng Suying's voice suddenly rose: "Hey? You dare to act tough with your wife at home?"

Feng Jiandong instantly became timid in front of his sister.

"I dare not. How dare I act arrogantly at home? It's always the mother and daughter who bully me."

Feng Shengnan immediately took over the conversation: "No, my mother and I always coaxed my father and never bullied him."

Feng Suying: "Look, my daughter has said it."

Feng Jiandong was helpless: "Okay, I'm wrong. Sometimes I don't handle things well in the company, and I really go home with a sour face. I will change in the future, isn't it okay to change?"

Feng Zhengming heard this and asked, "Uncle San, what's wrong with the company?"

Feng Jiandong: "It's okay, it's almost solved."

Feng Zhengming: "Uncle San, if you need help, just tell me. Although I have a lot of money tied up in my old house, I can help you contact some bosses to inject capital into it."

Feng Jiandong: "Really, no need, I've already solved it."

Feng Zhengming did not continue asking. He wanted to wait until after lunch and then ask his uncle about the situation in private.

He vaguely felt that his third uncle must have encountered some trouble.

As the dishes were placed on the table one by one, the family dinner for the two grandfathers who returned to Quancheng began. (End of this chapter)