NOVPUBChapter 1102: Chapter 1102: It’s Not a Big Deal_1 Chapter 1102 -1102: It’s Not a Big Deal_1 “At that time, she not only had to look after her own family, but also her in-laws and her own home.
Being only one person divided into three parts, and also having to work, that’s four parts.
How busy must she have been?”
“No matter what others think, as parents, shouldn’t we understand and empathize with her first?
If we don’t understand her, how can we expect others to?
Minimizing her burdens as much as possible is the best we can do.” Mrs.
Lewis said, “If we can give her a break, then we should.”
“We also went through that phase, we know how hard and busy it was, don’t we?” Mrs.
Lewis said.
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“Humph!” Mr.
Lewis said, “You think you’re the only one who cares for our daughter and knows how to be a good person.
Do you think I want her to be tired?”
“All I want is to spend as much time as possible with her before she gets married.
You think I don’t care about our daughter, you think I don’t want her to rest more?” Mr.
Lewis sighed.
“But once she’s married, she’ll have her own family.
As you said, we’ve all been through that.
Naturally, we know that once you start a family, your parents have to step back.
Naturally, her first priority will be her own little family.” Mr.
Lewis said.
“Most of us undergo this transformation, I’m prepared for it.
That’s why I want to spend more time with Peggy before she gets married.
After marriage, we’ll have to step back.” Mr.
Lewis said in a low voice.
“Besides her own little family, don’t she also has to look after her in-laws?
Especially since she’ll become someone’s daughter-in-law, she can’t give others a bad impression.
She needs to balance both families, even giving more attention to her in-laws to gain their approval.”
“By then, we’ll have to step back a bit for her sake, to avoid putting her in a difficult position.” After thinking about it, Mr.
Lewis felt sad.
Having a daughter is like having a precious treasure.
But once the daughter gets married, she has to make such a big sacrifice.
Can this not upset him?
His own precious daughter, who he cherished for more than twenty years, will have to tread carefully in someone else’s family.
What father would be willing to see this?
Mr.
Lewis was not harboring any ill will towards the Zhekova family.
Mr.
Lewis did not think as delicately as Mrs.
Lewis.
He did not even consider Peggy’s in-laws being from the Zhekova family.
It was just an analogy.
Mr.
Lewis currently has no definite concept of who the in-laws will be, he just made a presupposition.
Mrs.
Lewis sighed.
Although she knows Lyke Zhekova’s feelings for Peggy,
She hadn’t dared to blatantly consider the Zhekova family as her in-laws just yet.
So she understood what Mr.
Lewis meant.
“Let’s see how things turn out.
It’s not the time yet.” Mrs.
Lewis said.
Mr.
Lewis nodded and compromised, “Now that you say it, Peggy is quite tired.
Let’s not make her come home every week.
She can come see us when she misses us.”
“Ah!” Mrs.
Lewis nodded with a smile.
***
Cindy Clarke was at home creating a new recipe.
Meanwhile, Adrian Zhekova was sitting at the bar, keeping her company.
Watching Cindy cook brought him pleasure, he was not bored at all.
Ocassionally, he chatted in the Eighty-Eight Sixty-Four group, replying a sentence or two.
“By the way, the competition for the remaining 9 places in the International Culinary Competition will be held in Pingla next month.” Adrian Zhekova said, “Do you want to participate?”
Cindy hadn’t mentioned it, and Adrian wasn’t sure how she felt about it.
Cindy shook her head, saying, “I’m not planning to participate this year.”
“Why?” Adrian asked, “Because of what happened with Jenny Kirk?”
“Do I look like the kind of person who backs down because of unfair treatment?” Cindy said, “The more unfair it is, the more motivated I am.
I want to win and show them that even if they play their little games, it won’t work.
In the face of absolute strength, no tactics will work.”
While stirring the egg mixture, Cindy said, “It’s just that after participating in this culinary competition at home, I’ve found that there is still much I need to learn.”
“The participant that Pingla Academy sent this time was just a newcomer.” Cindy said.
“Not exactly new, they just didn’t count the graduating seniors.” Adrian reminded.
Cindy shook her head, “That still means they lacked a year of study time and experience.
Which grade is Parker Honi in?”
Adrian paused before saying, “Second year.”
“See, even winning against Parker Honi was difficult.” Cindy said, “Even without Jenny Kirk’s meddling, my skills are only on par with Parker Honi’s.
Either of us winning would be acceptable.
It’s just because Jenny Kirk messed things up, that most people felt it was unfair and thought I should have won.”
“Actually, if Parker Honi had won, it would have been justified.” Cindy said.
“If I compete against the entire Pingla Academy, against more people, and not limited to those under 30, with my skills, how far can I make it?
I don’t know, but I’m sure there are much more outstanding people in Pingla Academy.”
“Even just considering the skill level within Pingla Academy, I don’t know if I could make it to the top ten.” Cindy didn’t have a clear understanding of the standards at Pingla Academy,
So she couldn’t make a good judgement.
However, Adrian knew, “You’ll definitely be in the top ten.”
“If you participated this time, you’d definitely make the top ten and get invited to the international competition.” Adrian said again.
“I want to try defending a title.” Cindy said.
“Defend a title?”
“Mmhm.” Cindy nodded, “In this International Culinary Competition, aren’t the official competitors dispatched to various countries to compete for badges?
The top ten teams with the most badges from each country will then compete in Des Moines, correct?”
Adrian nodded.
“In every country, the official competitors are busy winning badges and naturally don’t have time to wait for competitors from other countries at home.
There will naturally be some defending a title.” Cindy said.
The official regulations had not been disclosed.
However, those in top management like Adrian knew of it.
Knowing Cindy’s character, Adrian kept it to himself even though he knew the rules. 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
Cindy didn’t want him to spoil anything before it was announced.
Unexpectedly, even without mentioning anything, Cindy had already guessed it correctly.
Adrian looked at Cindy with a smile, his eyes filled with pride.
Cindy was so smart, even without telling her, she guessed it accurately.
That was Cindy for you.
She was just too impressive!
Adrian’s face was filled with immense pride.
It made Cindy somewhat embarrassed.
With a red face, she busied herself keeping her head down, yet Adrian’s gaze was too intense.
Cindy just couldn’t ignore it.
She couldn’t even concentrate on her work.
Blushing, she said: “My little guess isn’t something incredible.”
