Before noon on National Day, even Feng Haidong did not expect that so many people would come to eat grilled fish, and that many people would even be willing to try his newly launched dish, "Spicy Crab".
Feng Haidong stood in the kitchen, looking at the bustling restaurant through the glass window, his sweaty face beaming with a smile.
At that moment, he realized that his judgment was correct.
During the National Day holiday, many people who usually live in other districts of the city flocked to the central urban area.
This really caused a huge influx of people in the city center.
Then, thanks to word-of-mouth and advertising, people from other districts flocked to Feng Haidong's restaurant as their first choice for lunch.
The real reason is that over the past few months, especially the two months of summer vacation.
This made many people aware of Feng Haidong's restaurant.
With everyone spreading the word, naturally, during the National Day holiday, people who hadn't eaten at a restaurant before wanted to rush over to Feng Haidong's restaurant to try it out.
It was just past 11:30, and the restaurant was already full, with a queue forming outside.
Seeing this situation greatly surprised Lu Wanling.
She had expected her husband's restaurant to do well during the National Day holiday, but she never imagined it would be this good.
Seeing that there were quite a few people queuing outside, Lu Wanling couldn't help but stand up, intending to go out and comfort them.
However, just as Lu Wanling got up, Dong Xia had already arrived.
She didn't let Lu Wanling go out; instead, she went out first to greet the people queuing outside, brought out the prepared stools for everyone to sit on, and organized those willing to queue.
There were people greeting us, and there were even stools to sit down and rest on, and even water to drink.
Many people are willing to sit down at the door and wait for a while.
After calming the people queuing outside, Dong Xia returned to the restaurant and saw Lu Wanling standing anxiously at the cashier. She comforted her again.
"Sister Lu, don't worry, we have enough manpower. Just sit still and wait to collect the money."
Lu Wanling said somewhat helplessly, "Then you should also be careful."
Dong Xia smiled and said, "It's alright. So many customers have come to support us, which means Brother Feng's skills are trustworthy. This is a good thing."
Lu Wanling smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Dong Xia said, "What do you mean by hard work? My sister, please sit down."
After Lu Wanling sat down, Dong Xia immediately resumed serving customers in the restaurant.
Meanwhile, Feng Haidong was also busy in the kitchen.
The weighed fish were first slaughtered in the backyard, and then sent one by one to the kitchen for Feng Haidong according to their numbers.
Feng Haidong quickly marinated the meat, then placed it in an iron rack and started grilling it on the oven.
Because the kitchen is partially enclosed by glass, customers in the restaurant can see Feng Haidong working busily in the kitchen, as well as the fish they select, from marinating to being placed on the grill.
This process was quite interesting to many people, so people would often gather outside the glass to watch.
When Feng Haidong sees a crowd gathered around, he will cheerfully wave and greet everyone.
"Hello everyone, please be patient. Grilling fish takes some time, and the heat needs to be controlled well so that everyone can enjoy the most delicious grilled fish."
Those outside, separated by glass, found Feng Haidong's words quite amusing.
"Boss, is your grilled fish really grilled over an open flame?"
"Haha, what a question! How can you call it grilled fish if it's not grilled over a fire?"
"Will it taste good after being grilled?"
"Of course it's delicious! The owner marinates the fish before grilling, and they clean the fish exceptionally well. It's especially fragrant after marinating and grilling, and then it's simmered in broth at the end. The resulting grilled fish has a crispy skin and tender flesh. Oh my, just talking about it makes my mouth water..."
Hearing the explanations from customers who had tried it made the customers who hadn't tried it even more curious and eager to eat it.
Feng Haidong was leisurely grilling fish in the kitchen, while also instructing Yang Chengjian on how to stir-fry the ingredients and prepare the broth.
In fact, Feng Haidong prepared most of the ingredients and broth in the morning, so Yang Chengjian didn't need to make any special adjustments. He just needed to put the seasonings prepared by Feng Haidong into the pot and stir-fry them.
After the first grilled fish was cooked, Feng Haidong placed the whole fish into a baking pan lined with onions, garlic, and potato strips. Then, Yang Chengjian poured in the stir-fried ingredients and finally poured on the prepared broth.
Then it needs to be simmered on the stove for a while, until the broth is fully boiled and then simmered for a while longer.
Feng Haidong instructed the waiters to start serving the fish.
"The fish is served."
The waiters immediately responded, "Bring the fish."
Then the waiter asked the guests gathered in front of the glass window to leave, and then came over to take away the prepared grilled fish and served it to the guests according to the number.
Since there are no electric stoves like those in the future, Feng Haidong's shop uses charcoal to heat the bottom.
The table was custom-made by the factory at Feng Haidong's request. The charcoal box was placed in a recessed part of the table so that guests would not touch it and get burned.
Then, after placing the plate of grilled fish on top, the bottom is continuously heated while the top is filled with rising steam, gradually making the grilled fish more flavorful.
As grilled fish began to be served, the number of people watching in front of the kitchen's glass window naturally decreased.
Many people went back and waited patiently, eager to be among the first to eat.
When the first group of guests had finished eating, the restaurant was filled with praise.
"It's so delicious! I never knew fish could taste so good."
"Haha, I rarely eat fish before, but this grilled fish tastes really good."
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