From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 233: Conceptual Change (three updates to , please subscribe)

Feng Zhengming, together with his senior brother, accompanied his master and set off back to Quancheng the next day.

Yan Jianxing did not go with him. He needed to make some preparations.

On the one hand, I want to prepare to show off my skills in the provincial young chef cooking exchange competition and strive for a good result for myself.

On the other hand, Yan Jianxing also wanted to get in touch with his team and take them to Quancheng to meet investors.

Now that he has his father's support, Yan Jianxing is gearing up to open the store properly, and he must live up to his father's reputation.

In order not to make Master too hard, Feng Zhengming and his senior brother went back and bought sleeper tickets together.

After getting on the train, the master understood that the two apprentices were filial to him and worried that he was too old to sit on the train for too long, so he bought a sleeper ticket for the return journey.

The master sat down and looked at the two apprentices.

"Do you two really have no idea about Jianxing returning to Quancheng to open a store?"

Feng Zhengming asked directly: "Master, you won't let your eldest brother cook meat, right?"

These words immediately amused the master.

"Baozi pork is your Feng family's recipe, how could I give it to others? And now your Baozi pork is very famous in Quancheng. Even if Jianxing opens a shop to make Baozi pork, it will taste the same as yours. There’s no way I can compete with you.”

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "So Master, do you think I have any ideas? I definitely can't use the Yan Family Cuisine signature."

Li Huidong also said: "Yes, Master, it is impossible for us to use Yan's signature dish."

The master nodded, and then said: "If there is competition between you in the future, I don't want you to show mercy to Jianxing. When it's time to show off your skills, you must show them without hesitation and let Jianxing know." , he still has shortcomings, do you understand?"

Li Huidong thought for a while and said: "I am in the cafeteria, so I should not have any competition with my junior brother."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile on his face: "Master, you are too worried. My eldest brother and I are doing our own business, and the restaurants we open will not be opened together. Even if we are open together, which one the customers like? No matter which restaurant we go to, no matter how big our restaurant is, we can’t handle all the customers in Quan City.”

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Li Huidong immediately agreed: "Yes, Quancheng is so big, with so many restaurants and restaurants, and it has done a lot well. At the beginning, our Yanxi Tower, Jubin Garden, Taifeng Tower, and Jufeng Dedu were all When we were here, everyone had business, so Master, you really don’t have to worry too much about our harmonious relationship because of business.”

Feng Zhengming said: "Master, don't worry, no matter what time, we are brothers."

Li Huidong nodded: "Yes, the friendship between our senior brothers will never change."

Looking at the eldest apprentice and the youngest apprentice, Master Yan sighed: "It is really my greatest luck to be able to accept you brothers as my apprentices."

Feng Zhengming and his senior brother looked at each other, and they both laughed and said, "It is our greatest luck to be able to worship under Master."

While the master and apprentice were chatting, an elderly traveler came over. His berth was the lower berth opposite the master.

Feng Zhengming and Li Huidong, who were sitting on the lower bunk opposite, saw this and quickly stood up to let them out.

Master Yan saw that the two apprentices had no place to sit, so he gave up his bed and said, "You two brothers will sit on my side first, and then climb up when you want to sleep."

Feng Zhengming stood in the aisle and said, "It's okay, Master, I won't sit down. It's too short and I don't feel comfortable sitting there."

These words made the senior brother couldn't help but turn his head and look at him.

The senior brother is not too short, but he is still half a head shorter than Feng Zhengming.

Li Huidong looked at it and could only say: "Who told you to grow so big? If you stand in the aisle and scare others, why don't you climb up and sleep."

After his senior brother said this, Feng Zhengming simply pushed his senior brother to sit on his master's bed.

He walked into the space between the beds and stood there.

"Brother, look at this, don't I have a place to stand? It won't affect other people's walking."

Li Huidong felt a little dissatisfied when he was forced to sit down, but seeing that his junior brother was tall and strong, he knew that he was no match, so he had no choice but to sit obediently.

At this time, the old man in the lower bunk opposite the master tidied up and gave up a piece of his bed.

"Come, sit here with me."

Feng Zhengming didn't want to sit down at first, but his senior brother pulled him down and forced him to sit on the bed.

At the same time, Li Huidong said to the old man sleeping on the bottom bunk: "Thank you."

The old man smiled and said, "You're welcome. Let's help each other when we are out."

Then the old man looked at Feng Zhengming and the others.

First, he looked at Master Yan and Li Huidong sitting on the bed opposite.

Then he looked at Feng Zhengming carefully.

Suddenly the old man spoke to Feng Zhengming and said, "Oh, it's you, young man? I didn't even recognize him just now."

The old man's words surprised Feng Zhengming, his master, and his senior brother.

Feng Zhengming turned around and looked at the old man carefully.

Finally, Feng Zhengming quickly recognized the old man.

"It turns out it's you, uncle."

Feng Zhengming did not expect that when he took his master back to Quancheng, he would meet the old man Chen Sifu who had helped him at the train station on the train.

Chen Sifu stretched out his hand to hold Feng Zhengming's hand and said, "Master Feng, I really thanked you back then. Otherwise, even if I got on the train and brought my grandson here, I wouldn't be able to find my son and daughter-in-law." .”

Feng Zhengming quickly waved his hand: "You're welcome, sir. Didn't you happen to meet me? If I don't help you, my master will definitely beat me if he finds out."

The master, who was sitting on the lower bunk opposite, immediately smiled and asked, "How did you know I would hit you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Sifu looked at Master Yan on the lower bunk opposite.

"Are you Xiao Feng's master? You really taught a good apprentice. Not only do you cook well, you are also a warm-hearted person."

Chen Sifu told Master Yan and Li Huidong what happened at the train station again.

After listening to Chen Sifu's narration, both master and senior brother looked at Feng Zhengming in surprise.

Li Huidong asked in surprise: "It happened more than half a year ago, and I never heard you mention it?" Feng Zhengming replied: "I can't praise myself for doing good things, can I?"

Chen Sifu said with a smile: "Xiao Feng is indeed a very good young man. Master Yan, the apprentice you taught has good skills and good character. You are really a good master."

Master Yan waved his hand: "Brother, your praise is a bit too much. It shows that he has a pure character and is not entirely taught by me."

After everyone chatted for a while, Feng Zhengming asked curiously: "Uncle Chen, why haven't I seen your little grandson?"

Chen Sifu said: "Oh, my grandson stayed with my son and daughter-in-law. They went back during the Chinese New Year. I have been here for a long time and have nothing to do. I heard that Quancheng will hold a provincial youth festival at the end of the year. I want to go back early for the Chef Cooking Exchange Competition and check it out then."

Then Chen Sifu looked at Feng Zhengming and asked: "Xiao Feng, your age should meet the qualifications to participate. Have you participated?"

Feng Zhengming, his master and senior brother looked at each other.

Chen Sifu immediately guessed it when he saw this: "It seems that Xiao Feng, you are also participating? It's good. Your skills are so good and you have such a powerful teacher. You should participate."

Li Huidong took the opportunity to say: "Uncle Chen, you don't know, my junior brother is very powerful now. He challenged the chef of Jubinyuan alone in Quancheng before, and he opened a dry rice shop selling meat. Now everyone in Quancheng is... You know, the meat from the Feng Family Restaurant he opened is a must-eat when you go to Quancheng."

Chen Sifu was immediately surprised when he heard this: "Oh, it turns out that the Feng Family Restaurant is really owned by you, Xiao Feng?"

Feng Zhengming was also a little surprised: "Uncle Chen has heard of it too?"

Chen Sifu nodded: "Of course I have heard of it. Although I have been with my son and daughter-in-law for most of the year, I will also read some relevant reports from Quancheng and get some news about Quancheng."

Speaking of this, Chen Sifu said to Master Yan and Li Huidong: "When I heard the name 'Feng Jia Gan Restaurant' before, I was still thinking, could it be a shop opened by Xiao Feng? I didn't expect that it was actually opened by Xiao Feng. .”

Li Huidong said with a smile: "Hahaha, it seems that the reputation of Junior Brother's shop is really great."

Chen Sifu nodded and said: "This shows that Xiao Feng's craftsmanship is indeed very good. The meat must be unique, so it is talked about by people who have eaten it, and it can be spread so widely."

Feng Zhengming felt somewhat embarrassed.

"It doesn't mean that I'm good at my craftsmanship. The recipe for the pork belly was completely prepared by my master and my grandfather who passed it down to my shop. I just made it based on the results of my master and my grandfather."

Chen Sifu said: "You don't have to be embarrassed or be so humble. I had tasted your cooking when we met at the train station before. I knew at that time that you would definitely not be selling lunch boxes at the train station all the time. With your craftsmanship, You will surely grow your business slowly.

Many people know how to cook. Do the chefs in the kitchen know how to prepare and season the dishes in the kitchen?

But the dishes produced by different chefs will be different, even worlds apart.

Just like you said, the recipe was given to you by your master and grandpa, but you can follow the recipe and do it so well that you become the signature meat of Quancheng. This is your strength. "

Chen Sifu's words not only made Feng Zhengming's words somewhat clear.

Even Master Yan and Li Huidong also think it makes sense.

Master Yan said to Chen Sifu: "Brother Chen said it very well. Zhengming has always worked hard, and he has always been very capable. Maybe it is because I always emphasize to my apprentices that they should be more low-key, which makes Zhengming always too modest. Even if I have strength, I still remain humble and some don’t dare to accept praise from others.”

Chen Sifu said with a smile: "Master Yan, you are right in teaching your apprentices. A person should be low-key and humble, but being low-key does not mean that you cannot show yourself and accept praise from others.

Sometimes being too modest may be seen as a deliberate show-off in the eyes of others, which is another high-profile performance. "

Master Yan agreed with Chen Sifu's statement.

"What Brother Chen is saying is that it seems that I have to keep a low profile with them. The requirements are a bit too much. When it is time to show off oneself, one should still show one's own strength and speak with one's skills. Good skills will win the trust of others." Praise is acceptable, there is no need to be overly modest."

Chen Sifu said with a smile: "That's right. You don't have to take the initiative to ask for praise from others, but we can accept it if your craftsmanship is recognized and praised by others."

Feng Zhengming and his senior brother looked at each other and suddenly realized that master and old man Chen Sifu were really good at talking.

Moreover, the two old men at the back also talked about Yan Jianxing returning to Quancheng to open a store and using the "Yanjia Cuisine" sign.

Chen Sifu also agreed with Yan Jianxing to return to Quancheng to open a store and use the brand name "Yan's Cuisine".

"Brother Yan can see that you are very strict with your apprentices and sons, but in fact, you should give the younger generations some opportunities of their own. As long as they really have the strength, they should feel free to let them do it, even if If they make mistakes, as long as they correct them in time, we seniors will also fulfill our responsibilities."

Chen Sifu's words suddenly broke through some knots in Master Yan's heart.

In the past, Chef Yan always kept a low profile and quietly cooked the dishes in the kitchen.

Because of this, whether Master Yan is teaching his disciples or making demands on his own son, he always teaches and demands according to what he adheres to.

But at Yanxi Tower, Master Yan suddenly began to have doubts about the integrity he had insisted on before.

So much so that Master Yan felt that he was outdated and could no longer teach his apprentices.

That's why he chose to leave Quancheng and return to his hometown.

After chatting with Chen Sifu today, Master Yan really became enlightened.

He realized that he had held on to that integrity too much.

Perhaps in the past, as long as the dishes were prepared in the kitchen and the duties of a chef were fulfilled.

But times have changed now. It was clear that he, the chef, had done nothing wrong? As a result, the restaurant where he had worked for half his life still closed down. In the end, even the restaurant that had been passed down for many years could not be saved.

After chatting with Chen Sifu, Master Yan felt that he could not remain low-key and unknown.

In other words, he could not continue to ask his disciples and his son to be as low-key and unknown.

He should encourage his apprentices and sons to pursue more opportunities to showcase themselves.

We need to showcase all the skills they have honed for many years and the Shandong cuisine skills they have inherited.

After Master Yan finished chatting with Chen Sifu, he figured it out on his own.

He said to the two apprentices: "Master no longer requires you to remain low-key and unknown. You must not only stick to your craftsmanship, but also maintain your craftsmanship. At the same time, you must also demonstrate and promote yourself well. You must make more progress." Many people have tasted your cooking skills, allowing more people to understand Shandong cuisine and our Chinese cuisine."

Chen Sifu said with a smile: "That's right. Brother Yan, you and your apprentices have skills, so you have to show them to others, so that more people can understand Shandong cuisine and see our Chinese cuisine."

Feng Zhengming and Li Huidong looked at each other, and they both promised the master that they would work hard to uphold their skills and demonstrate their skills well.

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