God of cooking

Chapter 49: Unexpected fame (6)

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"Know what?"

The one who replied wasn't Chloe, but Kaya. They didn't know when the interview had ended, but Kaya approached them and asked bluntly. Chloe glanced at Jo Minjoon. He pointed at his handphone and said.

"My parents called. It seems like they know that I came to this competition."
"Huh? Did I mishear? Is that really serious?"
"It's not something serious, but things got messier. Because I still didn't tell them that I wanted to become a chef."

At those words Kaya she rested her chin in her hands. She frowned for quite a while looking at the floor and opened her mouth as if she didn't understand.

"I don't get it at all. Not telling them is not telling them, and if they know, they know. Why, are they opposed to it?"
"Not until now. But if I tell them so, they will. And that's not the problem. Because regardless of what they say, I'm still planning to walk this path. What I'm worrying about are my parents. Because they will worry be distressed because their son dreams something beyond what he can reach."
"They aren't even children, but aren't they being to harsh? It seems like they are overprotective."
"It's good to avoid all the trouble you can. And it's also tiresome."
"Evading like that must be more tiresome. At least in my eyes, it seems stupid. Because only you end up having it difficult."

At Kaya's words he couldn't reply back. Saying the truth, calling it stupid was also right. Maybe it was better to collide with his parents head on and beat them. However Jo Minjoon already had done so. That he liked cooking, that he could do it. He yelled like that and left his job. But what were the results? In the end, nobody could make their parents to feel assured. Everytime he saw his parents, he saw their worry and anxiety behind their smiles.

He didn't want to repeat that. So he wanted to show them good results and at the same time convince them. That their son had this much talent, skills and potential. But it was too late for him to say something. Because getting to know through the internet, and listening to their son himself was two different things. Chloe patted his back and said.

"First, go and make them a call. You also make me worry right now."
"Yeah. You go on ahead. I will go later."
".......Good luck."

With Kaya's transparent cheer, the two walked towards the kitchen. Jo Minjoon sat on a sofa that was on the side of the hall, and placed his handphone on his ear. Riiiiiing, riiiiiiiing. The tone stopped. But there were no voices. Jo Minjoon opened his mouth first under that silence.

"It's me."
[.......I have been watching your broadcast until now. Why didn't you tell me? ]
"I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you after I achieved good results."
[ These few months you have been cooking so suddenly.....Honestly, I can only say that it was unexpected. ]
"How did you know?"
[ News about you appeared. They weren't big, but in small letters. 'Jo Minjoon that is representing Korea in Grand Chef.' was the title. Ara got surprised and told me, but honestly, I thought that it wasn't you. I don't know the reason why you had to hide it from us and go and participate in that competition......Did we do something wrong? ]
"What wrong could you have done? Just.....I wanted to tell you after I got some results. Mom."

Jo Minjoon gulped. His nervousness was felt even through his handphone. Jo Minjoon said in a determined voice and broke the ice.

"I am going to become a chef."

It wasn't that he wanted to become one, or was planning to. He was confirming it right now. That voice was filled with passion and affection towards cooking, so Lee Hyeseon couldn't say anything.

Jo Minjoon didn't prolong the talk. Because those words were the only things he had wanted to say. And Lee Hyeseon understood that. Her voice rang through his phone. She seemed to be as calm as possible.