Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Chapter 824: Chapter 824: It seems like Cindy Clarke is looking down on him_1

Mila Harrison gave Ethan Zhekova a look, signaling him to stop Gabriel Zhekova from speaking too much.

Mila was confused.

Why did Gabriel harass Cindy Clarke?

She knew Gabriel had always strived for the position of Family Head, but like Jayden Zhekova and the rest, she thought he was just stirring up trouble over nothing.

Whether it was Maverick Zhekova or Adrian Zhekova, both had run Pingla very well.

Even if Gabriel were to take over, there’s no guarantee that he could do any better.

It would be quite good if he could achieve the same results as them.

Although striving for the position of Family Head, if he succeeds and fails to outperform Adrian and Maverick, it would fail to prove his suitability for the position.

On the contrary, it would invite criticism.

Even if he does as well as Adrian and Maverick, it won’t earn him admiration or compliments.

Why does one engage in such thankless effort, especially when success is uncertain for Gabriel?

If it were a normal family, there would be a possibility of contention.

However, each of the Big Eight families decides their Family Head based on capability.

This has been set in stone and has remained unaltered for centuries.

Not to mention other families, just the centuries-old tradition of the Zhekova Family alone, why should it change for Gabriel?

Mila has never expected Gabriel to be the Family Head; indeed she admires Victoria Wheeler.

She admires Victoria’s good fortune, but her personal admiration for Victoria doesn’t extend to the position of Family Head.

Furthermore, if she wanted to be the Wife of Family Head, she should have married a Family Head herself.

If she couldn’t do so, it was due to her own incapability; she could not blame Gabriel for it.

It’s not like Gabriel has a surplus of Family Head positions to offer her one as the Wife of Family Head.

Everything Gabriel does is for himself. Although Mila thinks Gabriel is just stirring up trouble,

he is adamant about contending for the Family Head position. Gabriel wouldn’t heed her opinion.

Mila simply refrains from voicing her opinions on this matter. However, Mila feels that if Gabriel wishes to fight for the Family Head position, he should do so without giving Cindy a hard time.

Cindy has nothing to do with the contention for the Family Head position, nor can she influence anything.

This was their first meeting, and she barely knew Cindy.

Mila had no intention of defending Cindy, she just thought these were two unrelated matters.

Moreover, if things were as Gabriel suggested, and Cindy performed poorly leading to repercussions for the Zhekova Family, wouldn’t that play into Gabriel’s hands?

Poor performance from Cindy would reflect poorly on Adrian’s judgment.

Marrying such a wife, and the elder couple and Maverick Zhekova’s wife still protecting her, would amount to disregarding the interests of the Zhekova Family.

That would mean Maverick, as the Family Head, was not doing his job.

Letting the entire Zhekova Family suffer damage for Cindy.

At that time, whether Gabriel leverages the opportunity to build up his prestige and seize power or gradually disappoints others in Maverick, it’ll be beneficial for Gabriel.

What advantage does Gabriel gain by hastily making things difficult for Cindy now?@@novelbin@@

Ethan Zhekova frowned slightly. He didn’t want to openly oppose Gabriel at this moment in front of all these people.

However, if he only hinted, he feared Gabriel would pretend not to understand.

Ethan’s face was somber, and he was in a dilemma.

Just then, Cindy spoke, “Uncle Gabriel, you’re so afraid of the Zhekova Family being misunderstood.”

“If I get some achievements in the Cooking Competition, you’re afraid others will misunderstand that it’s because of the Zhekova Family. If my performance is not good, you’re afraid others will laugh and believe I bring a negative influence.”

Gabriel remained silent; wasn’t it obvious?

Why did Cindy repeat it again?

Then he saw Cindy smile, “Uncle Gabriel, where are you working now, and what is your position?”

Before Gabriel could answer, Adrian harmoniously replied, “He is the CEO of a subsidiary company under the Pingla Group, primarily responsible for the management of Pingla Group’s middle-end chain restaurants.”

Pingla Group has so many restaurant brands, accounting for 57% of the Hearth Nation’s catering market share.

There are so many catering brands, hence different subsidiary companies are responsible for different brands.

Brands like Quire, Eastco Resto and other Michelin-starred restaurants are managed by a single company.

High-end restaurants like Fuellero and Fresh Vegetarian fall under another company.

As for mid-range restaurants like Westington, which are the lowest in grade but have the most chain storefronts under the Pingla Group, they are under Gabriel’s charge.

Cindy nodded with understanding.

Gabriel wondered, what was Cindy understanding?

Why did it seem like she was looking down on him?

Gabriel was correct in his suspicion.

Cindy didn’t know if her assumptions were correct. She had never run a company, nor had she asked Adrian about the Pingla Group.

But she thought, if Gabriel were truly capable, would he be assigned to a subsidiary company?

There should be an important position for him at the group headquarters.

He is a senior member of the Zhekova Family; how could he be shabbily treated?

Even if he were assigned to a subsidiary company, his abilities would still be evaluated.

Whether he was suited for Michelin-starred restaurants like Quire and Eastco Resto,

or high-end restaurants like Fuellero and Fresh Vegetarian,

or mid-range chain restaurants like Westington.

Even if Cindy was unversed in business, she knew that Pingla’s main brands were Michelin-starred restaurants like Quire and Eastco Resto.

The quality of these was evidence enough because the brands were renowned.

These star-rated restaurants establish the branding and style of the entire Pingla Group.

Therefore, the subsidiary company responsible for Eastco Resto and Quire is superior to the company managing Fresh Vegetarian and Fuellero.

The one managing Fresh Vegetarian and Fuellero ranks higher than the company managing chain restaurants like Westington.

That Gabriel wasn’t placed in the first two companies and was only assigned to the subsidiary company managing mid-range chain restaurants hinted at his abilities.

Despite their reluctance to Gabriel, Adrian and the others were not biased in their decisions.

If Gabriel truly had abilities, Adrian would not suppress him strictly because of his personal dislikes.

It’s clear that Gabriel has mediocre abilities and coupled with the fact that he is unpopular among his nephews, he was sent to the subsidiary company managing the chain restaurants.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that the subsidiary company managing chain restaurants is insignificant, after all, Gabriel is still Adrian’s uncle.

Assigning him to an obscure position would not reflect well.

It seems Maverick must have taken great pains to decide on Gabriel’s position.

A man who is even disliked by his own brothers, mediocre in ability, harbors ill-intentions,…

Having Cindy respect this man might be a tall order.