Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 1103: Chapter 1103: Truly Remarkable

"No, it’s really remarkable. Do you believe it? Ask others, I bet they wouldn’t have thought of this." Zhao Gushen looked at Ye Fei steadily.

He said with satisfaction and pride, "My Xiao Fei is just this remarkable, don’t be humble."

With his words, Ye Fei felt even more embarrassed.

She thought Zhao Gushen now had the attitude of a merchant praising his own goods.

"So, I want to first experience the strength of the International Cooking Competition this year. I’ll be the defending champion, and those from various countries coming to compete are all official team members. I can still compete with them, allowing me to understand their strength."

"In fact, in the public’s perception, the defending team might only be considered as substitutes. But from a tactical perspective, if we can prevent other countries’ official team members from earning a medal, their rankings might drop slightly, and our team’s rank could rise slightly."

"At that time, the opponents we face might be slightly weaker than our own team." Ye Fei analyzed, stopping her task to focus on sharing her thoughts with Zhao Gushen.

"This way, it helps whether to win the championship or to position our team as far forward as possible in the final ranking. I think not only did I realize this, but surely other countries have too. They aren’t foolish, so the defending team will definitely have one or two strong players."

"Since you said I can rank in the top ten at Changping Academy, I should be considered strong, right?" Ye Fei said.

Zhao Gushen gave Ye Fei no room to be modest, directly saying, "Very strong."

Ye Fei couldn’t help but laugh, she even suspected Zhao Gushen had a bias, giving her an exceptionally high evaluation.

Lacking a certain degree of fairness.

"At least with my participation, I can somewhat increase the difficulty for the challenging teams. What if it prevents them from earning one less medal?" Ye Fei said.

"This is helpful to our official team, right?" Ye Fei said.

Zhao Gushen nodded, "It definitely helps. If we only look at the purpose of winning or losing the competition, having you defend definitely adds a significant advantage to our side."

"Not just from the perspective of winning or losing." Ye Fei said with a smile, "Think about it, even if the defending team has one or two very strong players, overall they are certainly weaker than the challenging team."

"In other words, the official team cannot experience the top-level standard of various countries. They only encounter it amongst the top ten. But the top ten teams are only a part of each country’s top teams. The eliminated teams aren’t weak; they just don’t have enough medals."

"Conversely, as the defending side, we can face all the top teams from various countries." Ye Fei said, "If you don’t care about the honor of winning the award, or being seen worldwide during the live broadcast, defending allows more exposure to various teams, more participation in competitions, and learning not much less than official team members."

"Official team members can receive guidance from judges, but defending team members can compete with more players from different countries, experiencing more cuisines firsthand." Ye Fei said.

"Actually, most chefs rarely have the opportunity to travel across all countries; like Lowell, he only visited a few key countries. To truly engage with authentic cuisines from each country, participating in defending matches is a great opportunity."

"I want to become famous, not to gain excessive attention, but to hope more people notice our country’s cuisine. Notice authentic Chinese cuisine, not the kind altered after reaching abroad, which our locals have neither eaten nor heard of." Ye Fei said.

"I want more people to accept our country’s cuisine." Ye Fei said, "And making a name for myself is an essential path. Only through this can people taste my cuisine. Just like Lowell, because he is very famous, more and more people are curious, want to taste his cooking, thus understanding why he is so renowned, wanting to know how delicious his cuisine is."

"However, for me, that’s all future matters. Before that, I have a lot to learn and improve." Ye Fei said, "Fortunately, I’m still relatively young; I still have time."

"Things must be done step by step, climbing slowly. One cannot become plump in one bite, nor reach the mountain peak in one step." Ye Fei smiled.

"So this year, I want to defend first, and observe. Defending still allows contact with those outstanding players." Ye Fei said.

"Okay." Zhao Gushen understood Ye Fei’s idea, agreeing happily, "As long as you like it, it’s fine."

Zhao Gushen praised, "My Xiao Fei is someone with ideas and plans, never rash, always taking one step at a time."

"What’s up with you today?" Ye Fei blushed from Zhao Gushen’s praise, "Are you a compliment tool today?"

Zhao Gushen laughed, "I genuinely think this, that’s why I say it."

"If I’m going to be in the defending team, do I also have to compete?" Ye Fei asked.

"Yes, you still have to participate in the competition within Changping." Zhao Gushen said, "The top nine automatically become official team members. The 10th to 19th place become substitutes, which is the defending side. After the formal start, these 10 defending team members will also go to Gaul as substitute players. In case of any accident impacting the performance of official competitors, or if they cannot compete, substitute players will take their place."

"But if you compete and directly take first place, what then? Are you going to give up being an official team member and delay your place? It’s feasible, but students from Changping Academy, I won’t comment on the ones outside, are very proud."

"If you choose to withdraw from the official team, directly allowing places to be given downwards, it promotes the team originally entering as substitutes into the official team. I fear neither substitutes nor official team members will be satisfied."

Official team members do not wish to team with those lacking strength, who upgraded due to Ye Fei’s rejection.

And substitutes who are promoted do not want a place that feels bestowed.

Ye Fei blinked, looking at Zhao Gushen incredulously.

Zhao Gushen touched his face, hearing Ye Fei say, "Do you have such confidence in me? You think I can win for sure?"

"Yes." Zhao Gushen nodded without hesitation.

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