Rebirth of a Farmer's Dad

It has to be said that anything related to one's financial future is a big deal. And sure enough, Luo Feng encountered a huge crisis at the dinner table that affected his financial future. He could potentially lose everything, even his life.

Just when he was at his wit's end, he suddenly remembered reading a book by Eileen Chang called *Lust, Caution*. Chang wrote in the book, "To conquer a man's heart, you must go through his esophagus; to conquer a woman's heart, you must go through her **." He made up his mind and silently prayed, "Ms. Eileen Chang, please don't betray me!"

So he stood up and said to the factory manager, "Look at this little place, it can't even offer you a dish that satisfies you, leaving you unsatisfied. That's really not right. How about I cook a few side dishes for you to enjoy with your drinks? What do you think?"

"Oh, you can cook?" The factory manager immediately became interested.

"I learned a few tricks from others, and I enjoy doing it in my spare time," Luo Feng said modestly.

"Alright, I'll see what kind of dishes you can make for me today," the factory manager said, patting Luo Feng on the shoulder.

"Okay, please wait a moment. I'll go make the dishes right away." After saying that, Luo Feng turned around and went to find the shop owner.

In fact, the boss had already overheard their conversation. He had been keeping an eye on them ever since he saw that it was the steel mill manager who had come to eat.

"Boss, could I go into your kitchen and cook a few dishes? My friend didn't seem very satisfied with the food," Luo Feng said politely to the restaurant owner.

The restaurant owner wore a disdainful expression; he didn't believe this unassuming young man could cook anything good. After all, his restaurant was the only one in town, and everyone who came praised his cooking. This country bumpkin was being picky.

The boss wanted to refuse, but couldn't refuse the factory manager. He sighed and said to Luo Feng, "Come with me, I'll take you there." He then turned and went to the kitchen, and Luo Feng naturally followed closely behind.

When Luo Feng arrived at the restaurant's kitchen, he found that the space was small, but the equipment was fairly complete. The only thing that dissatisfied Luo Feng was that there were not many ingredients left in the kitchen.

Luo Feng looked around, picked up a piece of pork belly, a few green peppers and a few red peppers, asked the shop owner for directions, found a bottle of fermented bean paste, and then found some scallions, ginger, garlic, and a bottle of soy sauce.

Luo Feng washed all the ingredients, except for the pork belly. He sliced ​​the scallions, ginger, and garlic, and cut the green and red bell peppers into small pieces. After preparing the ingredients, Luo Feng put the whole piece of pork belly into a pot of cold water with ginger slices. When the meat was about 80% cooked, Luo Feng quickly took it out and sliced ​​it thinly. Then, he stir-fried the pork slices with the scallions, ginger, and garlic in a wok until the oil was released. He then added the fermented bean paste, green and red bell peppers, and continued to stir-fry the meat until cooked through.

And so, Luo Feng completed a truly authentic twice-cooked pork dish.

Next, Luo Feng noticed some rehydrated kelp and a few cucumbers in the corner of the kitchen, so he made a cucumber salad and a cold kelp salad.

Throughout the entire process, the boss stood by and watched. In just over half an hour, the boss's mindset underwent a complete transformation.

Originally, the owner was worried that Luo Feng would cause trouble, but after seeing his superb cooking skills, he even had the urge to hire him as the head chef.

Luo Feng didn't care about anything else. After cooking the dishes, he took them to find the factory manager.

After Luo Feng left, the factory director was bored and drinking alone. Just as he was about to go see what the kid was up to, he suddenly smelled a delicious aroma. He couldn't help but swallow twice, and before he could react, Luo Feng appeared in front of him.

Looking at the three dishes Luo Feng brought out, the factory manager almost couldn't help but drool. Without saying a word, he went up and picked up his chopsticks.

After taking a sip of Chang Le, the factory manager found himself unable to stop, eating heartily without a care in the world. Throughout this process, Luo Feng watched from the side, unable to get a word in edgewise, only diligently pouring wine for the factory manager.

"Damn! This is edible food! I suddenly realize I've wasted most of my life," the factory manager said with a burp after a satisfying meal.

Seeing that the factory manager had finished eating, Luo Feng instructed the shop owner to serve tea before cautiously asking, "Factory manager, what do you think of my stall..."

It turns out that there's nothing between men that can't be solved with a drink; if it can't, then have a few more.

Luo Feng helped the slightly tipsy factory manager out of the restaurant and then escorted him home before finally deciding to go home himself. Although it was already eight or nine o'clock, and he wouldn't get home until midnight; moreover, the delay meant he wouldn't be able to do business tomorrow morning. Nevertheless, Luo Feng happily embarked on his journey home.

At this moment, nothing was more gratifying to him than securing a long-term meal ticket. As for anything else, he had long since stopped caring.

He drifted home in a daze, arriving at midnight. But Luo Feng found that Xinghua was still awake, sitting there quietly waiting for him with a lit candle.

Looking at his daughter nodding incessantly at the table, Luo Feng felt an indescribable joy. "It seems all my hard work has been worth it," Luo Feng silently murmured to himself.

He then looked at his dilapidated home, a run-down mud-brick house, unsure how much longer it could hold up. By modern standards, it would definitely be a dangerous building, deserving immediate demolition. But now, it was his only home. Thinking of this, Luo Feng felt a lump in his throat, a surge of emotion welling up inside him, but he held it back.

After finally calming himself down, Luo Feng went over, picked up his daughter, put her on the bed, and covered the little one with a blanket. He sighed and whispered, "Poor child."

After that, Luo Feng washed up and went to bed.

Perhaps due to drinking too much the night before, Luo Feng felt groggy all morning the next day. However, in order not to delay the afternoon's business, he endured the discomfort and completed all the preparations.

At noon, Luo Feng arrived at the steel factory gate on time. He specially prepared a few side dishes for the factory manager and delivered them to him. After that, he settled down at the gate to do his business.

With the previous incident as a prelude, and the factory manager already giving his approval, more and more workers came to buy meals, and Luo Feng's business flourished.

However, to his surprise, due to his miscalculation, he hadn't prepared enough food. As a result, some workers hadn't been able to buy food and were gathering in small groups to jeer and denounce Luo Feng.

Left with no other option, Luo Feng forced a smile and repeatedly swore that he would prepare the food properly next time, ensuring everyone had a hot meal. Only then did he escape the workers' accusations.

It seems that sometimes, having too much business can be a problem!