From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 305 A more meaningful New Year’s Eve dinner
While Feng Zhengming was cooking New Year's Eve dinner in the army, every household across the country was also decorating with lanterns and colors to celebrate the New Year.

At Luo Qing's house, Luo Qing's grandparents were taken to her house.

Along with her grandparents, there were also two families of her two uncles.

The two aunts were busy in the kitchen with Luo Qing's mother.

At the same time, the two aunts were also chatting with Luo Qing's mother about the brother and sister Luo Qing and Luo Wenhan.

The second aunt asked first: "Sister-in-law, I heard that Qingqing found a very powerful boyfriend? Didn't she come to give your family some gifts during the Chinese New Year?"

Mother Luo first pointed to the crispy pot in the kitchen and said, "I brought a crispy pot, as well as two bottles of wine and fruit."

Third Aunt Luo Qing asked strangely: "Why are there still people delivering crispy pots?"

Without waiting for Luo's mother to answer, the second aunt immediately said: "You don't know? I heard that the boyfriend Qingqing is looking for is a restaurant owner, and he is quite famous now."

Luo Mu immediately said: "He is a small boss and a very good chef. In the province's young chef competition a while ago, he was the top pick."

The eldest daughter of the third uncle's family is one year older than Luo Qing.

But Luo Qing's second and third uncles are obviously more respectable at work than Luo Qing's father.

It can be said that there is a bit of competition between mother and daughter.

After Grandpa Luo Qing heard what his two sons said, he directly asked Luo Qing's father: "How far has the relationship between Qingqing and Xiao Feng developed?"

Now being asked by Grandpa Luo Qing, Luo Qing's father really didn't know how to answer?

Luo Qing's mother used to be irritated by the jokes made by her two sisters-in-law during the Chinese New Year.

"Yes, the top pick on TV is Qingqing's boyfriend. He is a member of the military. He went to the army during the Chinese New Year, so before I left, I came with Qingqing to deliver things. My parents also met and they all thought Qingqing had a good taste. .”

Luo Wenhan's various behaviors of pulling people apart made him the laughingstock of his family in private.

Especially after Luo Qing's father retired and her brother took over.

Luo Qing's mother had a panoramic view of the expressions of her two aunts, and for the first time she felt proud and proud at home.

The reason is that the third aunt and the two daughters cannot see each other.

Luo Qing's mother suddenly felt proud this year.

This made Aunt Luo Qing feel very unbalanced.

And because Uncle Luo Qing drives in the municipal government, Third Aunt somewhat looks down on Luo Qing's family.

The third aunt introduced her to her daughter through connections, but the two daughters looked down on her.

Because Luo Qing found such a good boyfriend.

Why can't I find a good one for my two daughters?

The first person to mention Feng Zhengming was Uncle Luo Qing.

Second Uncle Luo Qing followed up: "I've also heard that Feng Zhengming's sudden appearance has indeed played a big role in promoting Shandong cuisine, so the province and city attach great importance to him."

Why can Luo Qing find such an all-around excellent boyfriend?

Especially the third aunt who heard about it for the first time had a look of envy on her face.

He drove by the municipal government, so he heard a lot about Feng Zhengming.

Luo Qing's home is not just in the kitchen. In the living room of her home, the Luo family's grandfather is also chatting with the three brothers about Luo Qing and Feng Zhengming.

"Is it the game that was broadcast on the TV station before? So, Qingqing's boyfriend was on TV?"

He usually doesn't care much about his daughter's affairs.

As a result, Luo Qing has found a boyfriend now, and the dry rice shop she opened has become famous in Quancheng, even in other places. On the other hand, she is also the number one young chef in the province and has been on TV.

Although Luo Qing's brother is the eldest grandson in the family, and he grew up with his grandparents when he was a child. It can be said that he is deeply loved by his grandparents. Luo Qing's mother's status in the family has also increased because of her son's favor.

So it's natural for the third aunt to have high standards.

Because Uncle Luo Qing drove at the municipal government.

Obviously, the conditions of my family are better than those of Luo Qing's family.

But the problem of finding a partner for the two daughters of the third uncle's family has always been a big worry for the third uncle's family.

The third aunt always wants to find stable jobs for her two daughters.

Moreover, the third aunt also felt that her two daughters were better educated and prettier than Luo Qing.

When he said this, both Aunt Luo Qing and Aunt Luo Qing were a little surprised.

Later, the daughters started working and had boyfriends at work, but when they came home, the third aunt was almost not satisfied.

When the two daughters were in school, they were explicitly prohibited from falling in love.

Luo's mother's words made Luo Qing's two aunts really feel sour.

"Brother, I heard that Feng Zhengming will be regarded as a youth model. The city should be more supportive of his development. It may not be long before he can join the Youth League. The Labor Bureau also wants to recruit him from outside. .”

Especially the third aunt and third uncle Luo Qing's family has three children, among which the eldest and the second are both daughters.

Luo Qing's father is a simple and honest old worker.

Luo's mother clearly caught the envious expressions on the faces of the two sisters-in-law, which made her feel even more proud.

After hesitating for a while, he could only say: "We should have a good relationship. Xiao Feng came to my house before the Chinese New Year and gave me some things."

Speaking of this, Luo Qing's father took out the wine sent by Feng Zhengming.

Grandpa Luo Qing and her two uncles were shocked when they saw the wine brought out by Luo Qing's father.

The wine Feng Zhengming sent to Luo Qing's family was really good.

Then Luo's father said: "Let's drink this wine tonight."

As a result, Grandpa Luo Qing immediately said: "Why are you drinking such good wine? Go and put it away."

At this time, Luo Qing, who was in her room with her sisters, ran out.

"Master, I brought this wine for you to drink during the Chinese New Year. Just open it and drink it tonight."

Grandpa Luo looked at Luo Qing and said with a smile: "Nizi, do you know how good this wine is? It would be a pity to drink such a good wine during the Chinese New Year. When you get married to that Xiao Feng, let your father Mom took it out as a wedding wine."

Luo Qing said immediately: "No, I will drink this wine tonight. When I get married, I may use better wine."

This statement shocked the Luo family.

But the Luo family thought about Feng Zhengming's current fame.

Especially since he has become the signature meat business in Quancheng, the whole family thinks Luo Qing is right.

In the kitchen, Third Aunt Luo Qing poked her head out and said, "Qingqing, when are you going to let us see him?"

Luo Qing heard her third aunt ask this, and she said directly: "He said that when he comes back from the army, he will come with me to visit my grandparents and grandparents. If you want to meet, you can go to his restaurant to see him. "

Then Luo Qing said, "Didn't you watch TV? You should have seen him after watching the TV news."

Grandma came out at this time and said: "You girl, can you be the same as what I saw on TV? When he comes back, you ask him to come to grandma's house with you. Then I will ask your second uncle and third uncle to go and meet him."

Luo's mother also poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Yes, yes, when I go to see your grandparents, ask your uncle and aunt to go home with them."

Seeing that everyone had said this, Luo Qing had no choice but to agree temporarily: "Okay, I will discuss it with him when he comes back after the New Year."

At the Luo family's New Year's Eve dinner, Luo Qing naturally became the favorite of the family.

Both the second and third aunts regarded her as a role model and warned their daughters to look for good men like Luo Qing.

Luo's father, his second uncle, and his third uncle warned the men in the family to work hard and to set Feng Zhengming as a role model. Seeing such a change in her family, Luo Qing really made her feel dumbfounded.

You know, during the Luo family's Chinese New Year in previous years, Luo Qing could be said to be the most marginalized one in the family.

No one at the dinner table would pay much attention to Luo Qing, let alone the whole family praising her together.

As a result, at this year's New Year's Eve dinner, the whole family praised Luo Qing together, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Even the third uncle's youngest son, who was still in school, even tried to please Luo Qing.

Of course, Luo Qing knew very well that these changes in her family were mainly due to Feng Zhengming.

On the one hand, Feng Zhengming is now well-known in Quancheng.

On the other hand, Feng Zhengming sent wine, fruits, and even some meat and fish to Luo Qing's family during the New Year. These things shocked the Luo family.

Being valued by her family made Luo Qing miss Feng Zhengming even more during this Spring Festival.

At this time, Feng Zhengming was busy in the large kitchen of the army cooking class.

For New Year's Eve dinner, all kinds of big pot dishes have been fried and are ready to be served.

Since it is Chinese New Year, there must be fish.

So Feng Zhengming simply cooked a sweet and sour carp for every table of the army commanders.

Carp is readily available.

The cooking team takes people to buy things in advance.

All are authentic Yellow River carp.

Feng Zhengming finished preparing most of the big pot dishes in the afternoon and began to process the carps one by one.

To everyone's surprise, he handled more than thirty carp by himself.

When killing the fish, other soldiers helped.

But after killing the fish, cutting each carp with a flower knife, and handling the carp as a whole are almost all done by Feng Zhengming alone.

The second aunt Feng Suying, who brought the military wives to help, felt very hard looking at it.

At the same time, everyone has to admit that Feng Zhengming is really neat.

One person fished all the more than 30 carps.

And clean all the fish teeth and so on.

Finally, marinate all the carp with a large amount of onion and ginger water.

During the process of pickling the carp, Feng Zhengming could still find time to help the military wives prepare other dishes, and even wield a big shovel to stir-fry in the big pot in the large kitchen of the cooking team.

After cooking, Feng Zhengming made another sweet and sour carp paste.

After that, after the carp is marinated and all the water is taken out and wiped dry, the carp are fried one by one in batter.

In the frying process, in order to make each carp look good and ensure the efficiency of frying.

Feng Zhengming used his hands to shape and fry each piece one by one throughout the process.

Every time Feng Zhengming catches a fish, his hands are almost touching the oil surface.

The second aunt Feng Suying and the military wives were really frightened when they saw this.

Every time, Feng Zhengming waited until the carp stabilized its jumping shape in the oil pan, then let go of his hand and let the carp fry slowly in the oil pan.

After finalizing the shape, he would use chopsticks to open the mouth, gills, chest and knife edge of the carp as wide as possible.

As the carp was being fried one by one, Feng Zhengming did not forget to stir-fry the sweet and sour sauce in the pot next to it.

The fried sweet and sour sauce is simmering slowly on the stove next to it over low heat.

In this way, a carp is deep-fried and placed on a plate, and then the juice can be poured directly on the carp.

Feng Zhengming's operation really stunned the second aunt and the military wives.

Instructor Leng's wife asked Feng Suying in a low voice: "Does your eldest nephew usually cook like this?"

Feng Suying came back to her senses and said, "No, this is also the first time I've seen him cook like this."

Other military wives came forward to praise Feng Zhengming.

"It's really amazing. One person can make so many sweet and sour carps."

"He seemed to have calculated everything accurately, how to handle the fish, how to cook it, and even the time to cook the sweet and sour sauce very well."

"No wonder he is the top pick."

"Yeah, it's really amazing that he can be so famous in Quan City."

"It seems that when he competed with the cooking class, he clearly let them down on purpose."

"Yes, I am a professional chef after all."

"I think professional chefs may not be better than him."

Feng Zhengming concentrated on frying the fish one by one.

After a while, he turned to look at his second aunt and other military wives.

"Girl, can you help me? This may be a little inefficient. Can you help me pour this sauce? I will fry the fish one by one. When I fry them and put them on the plate, you pour this sweet and sour sauce on them. "

Feng Suying immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll do it."

Naturally, other military wives also expressed their desire to help.

With the help of military wives, Feng Zhengming is naturally much more efficient.

Soon the sweet and sour carp was placed on the plate one after another.

At this time, the New Year's Eve dinner was also being prepared in the big cafeteria.

The military wives went together to put various other dishes on the table.

Finally, the military wives brought out the sweet and sour carp one by one, and placed one sweet and sour carp on each table.

The sweet and sour carp was brought out, which immediately surprised all the commanders and soldiers.

Every one of the cooks in the cooking class felt incredible.

Ding Yuan muttered: "With so many sweet and sour carps, Master Feng couldn't have cooked them all by himself, right?"

Gao Yongfu said: "I saw in the afternoon that Master Feng was busy alone. It seemed that he was handling the carp alone, and each one was cut with a flower knife and then placed in several large pots."

Hu Jianli looked at the sweet and sour carp on the table and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's really amazing."

When the last sweet and sour carp was finished, Feng Zhengming also breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he feel completely exhausted.

However, he still held on and came to the big cafeteria with his second aunt Feng Suying.

Then as soon as I stepped into the big cafeteria, I suddenly heard a "stand up".

All the commanders and soldiers in the canteen stood up in unison.

"Thank you Master Feng and the military wives for cooking this sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for us. Salute."

All the commanders and soldiers saluted Feng Zhengming and the military wives.

Seeing such a scene, Feng Zhengming was really moved. He felt that everything he had done today was worth it. It was really the most meaningful thing in his life to be able to have so many commanders and soldiers eat his New Year's Eve dinner during the Chinese New Year. a year.

(End of this chapter)