NOVPUBChapter 1112: Chapter 1112: No Problem with Psychological quality _1 Chapter 1112 -1112: No Problem with Psychological quality _1 Cindy Clarke shared the news of her attending classes at Pingla Academy with Cynthia Florine and others.
The friendships formed through the competition weren’t concluded once the event ended.
Actually, they set up a small group chat.
Where they would share the dishes they’d just finished cooking.
If they had unique and interesting ideas, they would brainstorm together in the group and offer advice to one another.
When someone created a dish based on their original idea, they would photograph the finished product and share it in the group.
Cindy Clarke was no exception.
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They would have discussions and exchanges; it was a lively chat every day.
When Cindy used to be a food blogger, she only had herself for brainstorming.
In fact, it was a rather solitary career; there was no one she could share her culinary thoughts with.
At that time, Cindy was actually in an awkward position.
Professional chefs disregarded food bloggers.
And among her fellow food bloggers, her skills far surpassed theirs.
Her videos for the online community were entertaining to watch, but when it came to serious culinary skills, they were inept.
Plus, with the competition between her peers, Cindy really couldn’t find anyone to communicate with.
Even though it’s said that ‘business rivals are natural enemies’, and she had experienced several unpleasant incidents during the Cooking Competition.
But Cindy never expected such a group of people like Parker Honi, who completely dismissed the notion of rivals among peers.
During competition times, they competed fair and square.
Fought fair and square.
Won fair and square.
Or even lost fair and square.
Even their competition couldn’t affect their friendships off the field.
Because it was fair competition, there wouldn’t be any unpleasant feelings.
Losing with dignity, acknowledging the opponent’s better skills.
Winning uprightly, without any guilt.
After the competition, they were still good friends.
Moreover, their bond had become even stronger.
Even among Parker Honi and the other nine, they weren’t such close buddies before the competition.
Parker Honi was close to Aiden Huxley and Daniel Vahn, but he wasn’t as familiar with the others back then.
After all, Pingla Academy was huge, and there were a lot of students, scattered across different grades, they couldn’t know each other that well.
It was through participating in the competition that they had more opportunities to learn about, understand and relate to each other.
They found that their philosophies matched and their personalities were well-suited.
After the intense competition, instead of developing disputes and animosity, they deepened their mutual understanding and respect. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
They all admired each other, and as a result, their friendship deepened day by day.
This group was created by the lively Daniel Vahn.
Cindy Clarke never thought she would be invited in, yet she was quite pleased about it.
For the first time, she felt the joy of having so many professional chefs to converse with.
Everyone was open and shared their ideas.
The others would all give their own opinions.
Including what areas they thought were not appropriate, and what kind of consequences would occur and so on.
All of them would help make modifications, continuously adjusting the ingredient proportions together.
Whenever Cindy had an idea, she would express it as well, seeking their advice.
While still on her way home, Cindy couldn’t wait to inform the group about her formal attendance at Pingla Academy starting tomorrow.
As it was the weekend, they were all young people, either spending their time leisurely or still working diligently in the kitchen.
Who would have thought that they would have the time to respond immediately, all of them responded within seconds.
Jasmine Hudson: “That’s fantastic, you should have joined earlier.”
Aiden Huxley: “You and Parker are equally skilled, but there are stronger players in school, it would be a perfect chance for you to challenge them.”
Gladys Joy: “Awesome!
You’d surely have your pick at which class to attend, right?
Come to our second class!”
Daniel Vahn: “Our school has many culinary enthusiasts!
Be careful.”
Cindy Clarke: “What’s wrong?”
With Daniel’s remark, she began to feel a bit nervous.
What should she be careful about?
Yannick O’Brian: “Don’t worry.
You performed excellently in the competition.
Although there might be people in our school who are better than Parker, his skill level is still among the top ten of the entire school.”
Upon seeing Yannick’s reply, Cindy thought to herself that Adrian Zhekova was indeed correct in his assessment.
Although Adrian doesn’t directly manage Pingla Academy, it’s evident he has an in-depth understanding of it.
It shows how busy his workload usually is.
“So, those less skilled than Parker will definitely not concede and could think something like ‘If you can match Parker, perhaps it’s because Parker’s skill has declined,'” explained Cynthia Florine, “They could also think that if they can beat you, then they can beat Parker.”
Bartholomew Bailey: “So in other words, before you even get a chance to challenge the more skilled people, you’ll probably be bombarded with numerous challenges.”
Cindy Clarke: “…”
“That sounds scary,” said Cindy Clarke, suddenly not as eager as before to attend Pingla Academy.
Ava Brown: “Haha!
Don’t let them scare you!
Not everyone at our school is a warrior type.
No one is going to challenge you as soon as you’re here, at most you’ll be watched during class to gauge your skill level, then we’ll talk.”
Leon Hernandez: “However, we do have a tradition at our school.
New students should make a base-level dish upon admission.”
“A base-level dish?” Cindy asked, feeling puzzled.
That’s when Parker Honi shows up: “It’s just like a normal school having a placement test.
For our new students who have passed the regular entrance examination, there are placement tests in the first class.”
“Because the examiner and the instructor differ during our entrance exam, the instructor conducts another placement test to assess our skill levels more accurately,” Parker explained.
“Even though guest students don’t formally enroll, if they attend classes at school, they still need to follow the school rule of taking the placement test.
However, the pressure for guest students is much greater than ours,” Ava Brown added.
“At least we all enroll at the same time, so we are all making dishes together and each of us is busy with our own work, we don’t have time to pay attention to others,” Ava said, “But guest students transfer midway, they come one or two at a time, not in large groups.
In general, in one term, new guest students come at different times and they only come in one at a time, rarely two.”
“To the best of my knowledge, you’re the only one attending this time,” said Jasmine Hudson, “Think about it, during class, all eyes will be on you as you cook, especially the resistant students, although they won’t say anything, they will spot all the details and critique every step.”
“Once the food’s done, not only the teacher but we students will also taste it,” explained Cynthia Florine, “So, there will be a lot of pressure.”
While wiping his mouth, Daniel Vahn said, “Anyway, as long as I get another chance to taste Cindy’s cuisine, that’s all that matters.”
Bartholomew Bailey: “Yeah, yeah, yeah, hahahahaha, this is actually good news for us.”
Gladys Joy: “Come on!
Cindy is a Cooking Competition veteran, she’s got the mental strength.”
