From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 117 The Feng family’s old signature (second update, please subscribe)
  Grandpa Feng's home telephone had been installed. When Feng Zhengming returned home with his grandfather, he called his third uncle.

When Feng Jiandong received a call from Feng Zhengming, he thought at first that something had happened to the old man in his family?
  Later I heard Feng Zhengming explain clearly the reason for the call.

Feng Jiandong immediately said: "Zhengming, please tell me the location of the shop. I will ask someone to check it for you later to see what unit the house belongs to. As you know, most of the storefronts on the street now are basically It belongs to each unit, so we still need to ask clearly before we can formulate targeted strategies.”

When Feng Zhengming heard what his third uncle said, he knew better.

"Okay, Third Uncle, that shop is right here..."

Feng Jiandong's caller clearly recorded the address of the shop carefully.

"Okay, just wait a few days. I'll find someone to help you check it out in the next two days. If you really want to sell that shop and the price is right, my third uncle will help you buy it."

Feng Zhengming quickly said: "No, no, uncle, I'm not asking you to pay. I want to buy it with my own loan, and then I will slowly return the money to the bank."

After hearing this, Feng Jiandong smiled and said, "Okay, if you want a loan, I will help you arrange the loan later. Then you can just come over and sign the contract with them, and you will pay the money back to the bank every month."

Feng Zhengming did not expect that Feng Jiandong was so cheerful. He said on the phone: "Thank you, uncle."

Feng Jiandong said: "Why are you being polite to your third uncle? Is grandpa in good health?"

Feng Zhengming responded: "Grandpa is in good health and wants to help me with work every day, but I try not to let him do too tiring work."

Then Feng Zhengming asked: "Third uncle, do you want to say a few words to grandpa?"

Feng Jiandong said: "No, grandpa and I can't even talk to each other for a few words without quarreling. I won't make your grandpa angry. Let's do this for now. I will help you find out the information about the shop and then call you with news."

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Okay, when the shop opens, please invite your third uncle and your family and your second aunt's family to the shop to try my craftsmanship."

Feng Jiandong said: "I must go. I have heard about it. There are rumors recently that there is a tall young man selling meat at the South Station. It is the most delicious meat in Quancheng."

Feng Zhengming asked: "Did it reach Third Uncle's ears so quickly?"

Feng Jiandong said: "Of course, many people in my company will talk about this matter when they work."

Feng Zhengming said: "Then the third uncle can tell them that it is our own family recipe."

Feng Jiandong said: "It's true, hahaha, okay, I'll tell them later that if the people in my company want to eat meat, they have to go to the South Station to buy it from you."

After chatting with his third uncle on the phone for a while, Feng Zhengming also said that he had bothered his third uncle for a long time, and then the uncle and nephew hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Feng Zhengming couldn't help but feel that this third uncle was indeed an interesting person.

Feng Zhengming knew from Grandpa Feng that his third uncle should be doing a lot of business outside.

Such people should be very discerning.

But among the family members, the third uncle showed a somewhat simple and straightforward feeling.

This shows that the third uncle clearly distinguishes between outsiders and family members.

And the third uncle really regarded Feng Zhengming as his nephew.

After Feng Jiandong hung up the phone, he immediately went out with the written address, found a person he usually trusted the most, and gave the address to the person.

"Go and find out for me which unit the shop at this address belongs to? Then ask them if they can sell it? And what's the price? It's best to find the person directly responsible and try to get the price as low as possible."

The person who got the address looked at the address and asked Feng Jiandong a little strangely.

"Mr. Feng, do you want to buy a shop for rent?" Feng Jiandong said: "It's not me, it's a family member. Please be considerate and find out for me. Remember to keep the price as low as possible."

Although I don’t quite understand why Feng Jiandong is so interested in a shop?
  But seeing how urgent Feng Jiandong said it was, his men immediately took the address and went to do it.

Feng Zongguo saw Feng Zhengming still sitting next to the phone after hanging up.

He said with a relaxed look: "Don't worry, since I told your third uncle, your third uncle will definitely help you handle it, and he won't let you spend more money."

Feng Zhengming came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I know that my third uncle must be reliable."

Feng Zonggu continued: "What you have to think about now is, once the shop is really taken down, how are you going to run it? What are you going to name the shop? And do you need manpower for the shop? Is it okay to run a dry rice shop? It’s easier than setting up a stall at your train station.”

After hearing this, Feng Zhengming nodded seriously: "I know grandpa, I will definitely plan it well."

After a slight pause, Feng Zhengming added: "I have already thought of a name. It will be called 'Feng Family Restaurant'."

Feng Zong smiled and said, "If you want to call it this name, it would be easy. You can use the old sign from your home."

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised: "Grandpa, do you still have the old sign at home?"

Feng Zonggu said: "Yes, my grandma and I have retired and have kept the old signboard."

With that said, Feng Zonggu went into his room and quickly took out the old signboard.

Seeing the old signboard in Grandpa Feng's hand, Feng Zhengming seemed to see his grandfather and grandma running their own rice shop together when they were young. They worked hard every day and always warmly entertained every guest who came to the door.

Feng Zonggu looked at Feng Zhengming and handed him the old sign in his hand with a smile.

"Zhengming, this old sign will be handed over to you from now on. I believe you will give this old sign a new lease of life."

Feng Zhengming stepped forward and took the old signboard from Grandpa Feng very respectfully.

This wooden signboard is not one of those well-known century-old brands made of very good wood.

The old signboard was just an ordinary piece of wood painted with a layer of black paint, and then the words "Feng's Family Restaurant" were neatly written on it in white paint.

Among them, the words "Feng Family" are written horizontally smaller on it.

The three characters "ganfanpu" are written vertically and in a larger size from top to bottom.

Even if you look closely, you can see that the paint layer on the old sign has begun to lift, revealing the wooden texture inside. It is not difficult to see that the wood has been aged for some time.

Although the old signboard is very light, Feng Zhengming feels that it is very weighty.

This may not be the plaque of a century-old brand.

Even once it wasn't that famous.

But it bears witness to an old craftsman’s persistence in his old craftsmanship.

Feng Zhengming said seriously: "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely make the meat from Feng Family Restaurant famous throughout Quancheng, even to people who come to Quancheng from other places."

Feng Zonggu smiled and nodded: "Grandpa believes in you, do your best."

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