Gong Yi Tianhe looked at her back and nodded continuously as if he was satisfied.
"Why does Master Gongyi show such an expression? Could it be that you still admire her overly noble, even slightly pretentious, manners?"
"Indeed, I admire it." Gong Yi Tianhe said softly, "It's just like what you said - even when there's no chance of being recognized, you still insist on doing what you want. It feels more like hypocrisy than seriousness. Rather than abiding by the rules and the moral bottom line in your heart, it feels like you're protecting an illusory sense of integrity and reputation -"
"If you know that, why do you still—"
"But, hasn't the Gongyi family always been like this? After all, character, like feelings, appears to be visible and tangible, but in reality, it's something that can neither be seen nor touched. It seems to have always existed in the world, and yet it seems to have never existed—"
"..." The chef's expression twitched. "What does that mean? I'm too stupid to understand."
"What I mean is - the chef has been working diligently at the restaurant in Mae Sot for all these years and has never made any mistakes, right?"
The chef was silent for a moment and nodded.
"This is something I'm very proud of. I've worked at Mae Sot for so many years and have never once upset a customer. I've also never made a serious mistake that would embarrass myself, the school, or any of my customers."
"Did someone ask you to do this?"
"Of course—" the chef curled his lips, "If I don't do this, I'll lose my job."
"Haha, that's a pretty solid reason. But if you were allowed to make small mistakes, would you deliberately use up all the allowed mistakes?"
"If it can't be accumulated, then it's better to be cautious. After all, if small damage accumulates, it will eventually cause the entire bridge to collapse." The chef replied seriously, "Besides, deliberately making mistakes is really not in line with my personality. I still like to give my all in everything I do."
"In that case, Luo Dongxia's serious attitude is easy to understand. There's actually quite a bit of negative commentary about the Gongyi Family—a large portion of which is groundless, inexplicable, subjective, and speculative personal attacks. In other words, for the Gongyi Family, anything that doesn't involve subjective speculation isn't considered excessive. But my father still teaches all of us not to push the boundaries."
Gong Yi Tianhe smiled. "Even if it's just a pretense of respect, if you can keep it up for a little while longer, it will eventually become genuine. You don't need to worry about the image or results others have set. Regardless of whether you're doing the right thing or not, the other party has the ability and reason to negate your efforts. So, at this point, persisting, even if it's hypocritical, isn't offensive."
"..." The chef gave a dry smile, "It's really profound. I understand it a little bit, but it seems that I don't understand it at all——"
"It doesn't matter. After all, I don't even know why I'm supporting Luo Dongxia's choice right now." Gong Yi Tianhe paused and said, "Maybe - I don't want to see Chu Shangli's heart completely collapse because of the scars on his face..."
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