Chapter 821: Showing up is not too good_1

It was only now that it became clear that he and Adrian Zhekova really were father and son.@@novelbin@@

The little one held his face and shook his head, “I look so much like my dad, why do we need a test? You can tell we’re father and son just by looking at the photos.”

Adrian Zhekova, hearing their son’s words, was afraid that Cindy Clarke might misunderstand that he didn’t trust her.

He hastily coughed and said, “Didn’t I have no recollection of how I looked when I was young? Looking at my face in the mirror now, I can’t recall how I looked as a child.”

Cindy Clarke laughed, “I didn’t blame you, why are you in a rush to explain yourself?”

“…” Adrian Zhekova shook his head and said, “No, I’m not in a hurry.”

Cindy Clarke: “…”

Alright, you’re not in a hurry.

Since Gabriel Zhekova’s family had just arrived, Aunt Evans didn’t dare to prepare lunch too early.

If they arrived late and lunch got cold, it would not be good.

But when Gabriel Zhekova’s family arrived and started talking about looking at photos.

After Aunt Evans helped find the photos, she quickly went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

The good thing was that all the ingredients were already prepped and just needed to be cooked.

The most troublesome part of cooking is preparing the ingredients.

That is the most time-consuming part.

Once everything is in the pot, it moves quickly.

Aunt Evans said it would be ready in an hour and hurried off to the kitchen.

Cindy Clarke didn’t offer to help either.

Because long before Gabriel Zhekova’s arrival, Old Madam had told Cindy Clarke that today was the Family Feast.

The event was partly meant to introduce Cindy to Gabriel and Jayden Zhekova’s families.

In other words, Cindy was the star of the day.

If it were only Jayden Zhekova’s family, letting Cindy cook a couple of dishes to demonstrate her skills wouldn’t be a problem.

After all, they were all family.

But because Gabriel Zhekova’s family was also present, Cindy going into the kitchen would be unwise.

Gabriel Zhekova might perceive it as though Cindy isn’t worthy of respect, born to serve others.

Cindy’s role in Zhekova Family was to cook dishes for family members.

Undoubtedly, Old Madam knew that Gabriel Zhekova would see others in this light.

That youngster was an opportunist, always thinking he was right.

Of course, Old Madam’s refusal for Cindy to cook wasn’t just because of Gabriel Zhekova’s opportunism; she genuinely felt that Gabriel Zhekova wasn’t worthy of eating Cindy’s cuisine, which she made herself.

Cindy’s cooking was always prepared with heart.

This heartfelt effort wasn’t solely for cuisine for the sake of cuisine.

Cindy’s intent, thoughts, and feelings were also included.

Every dish had Cindy’s heartfelt thoughts in it.

In every dish were her feelings that she wanted to express.

Such cuisine was precious.

It wasn’t just the ingredients or taste that made it valuable.

It was the thought that Cindy put into it.

A dish contained its maker’s intent.

How often do you get the opportunity to taste such sincere cuisine?

Cindy’s cooking was precious in this way.

But giving it to Gabriel Zhekova would be a waste.

It would waste both Cindy’s delicious cooking and her heartfelt sincerity.

So, when Old Madam spoke, Cindy agreed.

Opportunities to prepare dishes for Jayden Zhekova’s family would come another time anyway.

No need for it to happen today.

Aunt Evans was in the kitchen busy preparing lunch.

Gabriel Zhekova glanced at Cindy and said, “I heard you did pretty well in the Cooking Competition.”

“I just did my best,” Cindy replied.

She didn’t know much about Gabriel Zhekova.

Anyone else saying it, Cindy would smile and say thank you, but who knew Gabriel Zhekova’s intent?

So, Cindy was cautious.

As expected, Gabriel Zhekova brought it up not to praise Cindy.

He frowned and said solemnly, “But before you married Adrian, it didn’t matter since no one knew about your relationship with him.”

“But now that you are married to Adrian, appearing on a public competition isn’t right.”

Adrian Zhekova’s face darkened, preparing to speak, but Victoria Wheeler had already beaten him to it: “How does being married mean she can’t make public appearances? This isn’t ancient times when women are confined to the house after marriage. What era is this, and you’re still talking like that?”

According to Gabriel Zhekova, should she, too, avoid going out and seeing people after marriage?

Gabriel Zhekova shook his head, “That’s not what I mean.”

Surprisingly, Gabriel Zhekova wasn’t angry at Victoria Wheeler’s attitude.

Instead, he explained, “Can you compare a lady going out for social occasions to participating in a competition with ordinary people?”

“Cindy competes on stage with so many spectators. Isn’t it just like watching a monkey show? The Cooking Competition is basically a Reality Show.”

“What’s a Reality Show? It’s a show for the audience, to entertain them. Can any member of the Zhekova Family become an amusing spectacle for the public?”

“Those actors, to put it nicely, are stars, but they are just performers. They participate in shows, to amuse the audience.”

“Can we Zhekovas do the same? Can we become jesters?”

Jayden Zhekova didn’t like hearing that: “Second Brother, you’re wrong. Olivia Davis is also an actress, as is Zhiqing. Are they, being from the Hamilton and York families, not allowed to see people? As actresses, should they be looked down upon?”

Gabriel Zhekova’s face darkened.

His little brother usually didn’t help him, but he didn’t expect him to belittle him at such a time, siding with Maverick Zhekova’s family against him.

Gabriel Zhekova blurted out in anger, “That’s the Hamilton Family and York Family’s business, how is it comparable to ours? If they don’t mind, does that mean we shouldn’t either?”

“Don’t compare our family with others. Each has its own situation. Otherwise, why divide The Big Eight families? How about merging them all?”

Old Master spoke in a deep voice, “Gabriel, you’re just argumentative. I think having Cindy, who is so talented, is a credit to our family.”

“We are in the catering industry, after all. Cindy’s masterful cooking aligns perfectly with our business.” Old Master said, “We operate a restaurant, and Cindy is a chef. It’s ideal for our family.”

“Besides, Cindy is our granddaughter-in-law, Maverick and Victoria’s daughter-in-law, Adrian’s wife. Your Aunt and I don’t find it inappropriate or shameful for Cindy to participate in the competition,” Old Master turned to Old Madam, “Don’t you agree?”

“Yes,” Old Madam nodded.

Old Master then asked Maverick Zhekova and Victoria Wheeler, “What about you two?”

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