Chapter 407 - How to Hold the Scale Tight (4) (1/2)
Chapter 407: How to Hold the Scale Tight (4)
“It’s been a while, Janet”
“Why did you call me?”
“I heard that you were eliminated from the final rounds So, I called you to comfort you, but it seems you don’t like it”
“Well, you and I are not close enough to give and receive coht?”
“Oh, I just felt I was close enough to say so to comfort you the moment I called you”
Janet didn’t like the relaxed voice of the other person over the phone As if she felt the person was trying to act conceited, she once again took the wine glass to herher lips, she couldn’t drink the whiskey easily
So, she slowly put down the glass and opened her mouth
“What do you want to say to me?”
“I know this competition was pretty iht?”
“That’s right But I’m not sure what has made you contact me like this, Chef June”
“Because I knohat you’re thinking about by now You lost confidence, right? I mean the confidence, you can rabbed her phone hard June was really good at reading her ht now She wasn’t just tired She felt if she worked really hard, one day she would see the fruits of her efforts Maybe it was more of her wishes than her conviction So, she was always avoiding looking into that possibility seriously because she was not ready to suffer that disappointment or frustration if she knew that she would not be rewarded for her toil and sweat
Today, however, she was al that always coiled her body like a snake darting in and out her tongue, stuck to her cheeks So, she tried to avoid such a situation as much as possible Janet’s eyes turned cold
“Do you want to make fun of me, or do you want to coh to call to make fun of you To use your expression, we’re not that close enough to do so between us”
“Then, why did you call me?”
“Well, I just want to co to tell you”
“So to tell me?”
Janet had no choice but to pay attention to that word She heard June chuckling a bit over the phone, so she , June said, ” Listen tolike that In fact, what I want to say is a sort of advice on what kind of path you can choose”
“Yeah, I’ive up!”
When June said that all of a sudden, Janet couldn’t understand what the hell she was talking about She thought June didn’tcontest in mind because she was always eliminated from the final round Then, was it her dream as a chef that June wanted to talk about? That didn’t ive up such a dreaht for a moment then opened her mouth in a quiet voice
“Do you mean I should be the best chef?”
June replied, “Well, what you said is half right and half wrong It depends on what you think is the best I guess you want to get ahead of others like Min-joon without falling behind in any field, right”
“Well, isn’t it natural? Min-joon is a deue and et ahead of soht?”
“You are foolishly honest, and you have no vision You still think that the best ”
“If a chef has a , isn’t he or she weirder?”
“Being versatile in any field is a chef’s merit in any situation Think realistically Do you think you can beat Min-joon by cooking well?”
“Did you call me to comfort and cheer forI couldn’t beat Chef Dave Even Chef Rachel couldn’t surpass Chef Daniel So, I focused on so else such as the interior of the restaurant, the class of the custoredients, and the reputation of my restaurant in New York I read literature and learned about arts asskills so that when people atedishes h quality and culture”
Janet couldn’t give any reply to that My lifelong conviction that just cooking alone would do was shaken by June’s remarks Actually, June resembled Janet a lot and rose to a position that commanded everybody’s respect That hy the words of someone as as successful as Juneis good If you’re like Min-joon, that’s a good option because you have the required skills and talent But there are chefs who don’t have the inspiration or terrific senses of taste So, it’s not sincere to keep clinging to what you don’t have It’s stupid and lazy”
“So, what do you want me to do?”
“Increase your value Get the attention of Chef Rachel You ht be able to receive her love if you haven’t yet Chef Rachel has becooing to get if I do so?”
“Well, I would say it’s vicarious satisfaction Since I was not a good student of Rachel’s, I just hope someone who resembled ful to me I’ll look forward to you, and I’ll support you like the new sous chef of Rose Island’sup the phone then Janet stayed still for a while with the phone in one hand and the glass in the other When Anderson came back, she stood up from her seat
He looked at her, embarrassed, and said, “What the heck? What’s the o to our hotel”
“You haven’t finished your drink, yet”
“You are the one who told ht, but…”
“I don’t want to repeat what I said”
Having said that, she picked up her bag
Shehis head
“Raising my worth?”