Tracking

“Flora, today you’ll try making lunch for the servants.”

Flora never imagined that after only three days, she would be able to independently handle a full meal.

Not only her, but even head chef Cook didn’t expect it to be so fast.

Normally, being able to turn the knowledge learned from imitation into one’s own was already exaggerated enough.

But Flora could do far more than that.

Before he taught her, or when she was quietly doing cleaning work, she saw the work that everyone was doing, remembered it all, and imitated it in her mind, spontaneously finding better ways to do it.

For many dishes, Cook only needed to point out where she had problems, and she could immediately correct and master them, and occasionally even point out where Cook hadn’t done well enough in the past.

That was all fine, Cook knew that there were imperial chefs and famous chefs with even higher talents than him.

But Flora was also very hardworking.

The cooking books that had been lying in the kitchen for who knows how many years, she borrowed them back on the first day and had almost finished reading them now.

She knew the key dishes.

Letting her try to make a few dishes, she easily completed them and also demonstrated excellent time management skills…

This thing was actually not difficult, but none of the other apprentices knew how, they were all too lazy to think and were all dragging their feet!

What was even more outrageous was that the apprentice named Torin shamelessly tried to ask her for guidance.

The teaching methods she used were completely different from Cook’s, and were completely based on Torin’s level, explaining in words that Torin could understand…

The result was that Torin’s cooking skills improved more in these three days than they would have in a month by Cook’s side.

If Flora didn’t still lack practical experience and hadn’t actually seen many dishes yet, Cook would have felt that he had been completely surpassed.

Worried about being completely replaced by Flora?

No, Cook was already thinking about how to get his name as her cheap teacher added to the historical records when they recorded Flora as a once-in-a-millennium famous chef…

It would be even better if he could add a few more strokes.

Facts also proved that Cook was not exaggerating at all.

“Head chef, why is none of today’s food delicious!”

“Yeah, why are all the delicious dishes for the ordinary servants?”

“Damn it, let that maid cook for us!”

After lunch, several trainee knights came to the kitchen to complain.

Head chef Cook would generally only make one main dish at the attendant level, and the rest would be left to the apprentices to make.

In these three days, Flora had been making dishes for both the attendant and servant levels.

Although there were only two or three dishes, her cooking skills were not inferior to Cook’s.

In comparison, the food made by the apprentices seemed particularly unpalatable.

There were no walls that didn’t let wind through.

Before long, they all knew that a maid who was very good at cooking had come to the kitchen.

But the problem also lay here… Even Cook now knew that Flora had once become a personal maid, but was demoted, and then had a conflict with His Highness, which was why she was transferred to work in the kitchen.

So even if their mouths and stomachs were conquered, the trainee knights were still afraid to get involved with Flora, and even more afraid to directly call her name.

But Cook didn’t have so many concerns.

At first glance, Flora seemed to have been constantly demoted, but if she really had a problem, the old butler would never be so good to her, and would never specifically instruct Cook to take care of her.

Besides, even if Flora really didn’t satisfy the Crown Prince, but as long as she didn’t reach the level of committing a crime or having to be kicked out, Cook had no reason not to reuse her.

“Everyone, rest assured, there will be a chance. She’s new here, and I can’t directly let her be responsible for your food.”

Cook left the stove and personally dealt with these trainee knights.

Although from the ranking of the mansion’s personnel, he and the trainee knights both belonged to the intermediate level, the trainee knights were mostly descendants of nobles in terms of social status, and would likely become real knights in the future, so he couldn’t be careless.

“Don’t lie, her skill is almost catching up to yours, quickly let her be responsible for our meals!”

“Yeah, if we wait a few more days, you’re probably going to arrange for her to cook for Mr. Charlton and His Highness. By then, we won’t be able to eat it even if we want to!”

These words hit Cook’s heart. With Flora’s current level, even if she was directly responsible for the food of the VIPs, she would still be more than capable.

“Alright, alright, everyone, look forward to tonight.”

Cook could only agree.

But in order to avoid being compared and shown that he was actually somewhat inferior, and to slightly protect the self-esteem of the apprentices, after the trainee knights left, he informed everyone that Flora would temporarily be fully responsible for the dinner of the intermediate personnel.

“Mr. Cook, why is that!”

Cohen, the second most senior among the apprentices, who had decent talent and had a chance to become a qualified chef in the future, immediately expressed his opposition.

Previously, Cohen was mainly responsible for cooking for the intermediate personnel.

“Flora’s cooking skills are better, and her work efficiency is higher.”

Cook said coldly.

To be honest, he was very disappointed with Cohen’s performance these days.

The kitchen was not big, but at least he could see everyone’s performance and expressions clearly.

After Flora showed her talent, the other apprentices also had jealousy and suspicion at first, but later they all recognized the gap between the two sides and gave up the meaningless competition.

Only Cohen was still unconvinced.

But this didn’t mean that Cohen was motivated and didn’t admit defeat.

Later, when Torin humbly asked Flora for advice, the other apprentices all looked curious, eager to try, and wanted Flora to guide them as well.

Only Cohen, the hatred and anger in his eyes deepened.

Cook had seen similar situations many times over the years.

Rather than being jealous of the other person’s strength, these people were more unable to accept that the things they had always believed in were overturned.

“I’m fine, but why should Mr. Cook’s part be given to her as well?” Cohen was furious.

“Because Flora can do it better.”

Cook thought of Cohen’s respect for him on weekdays, and his relatively active and hardworking performance among the apprentices. He decided not to worry about his self-esteem anymore.

“If you have anything you don’t understand, you can also ask her for advice.”

The apprentices were shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, they didn’t find it strange, because the blonde girl could sometimes give Cook advice in return.

Cohen was even more unable to accept it.

“No, this must be fake, how could this woman be better than Mr. Cook!” He pointed at Flora angrily, and suddenly showed a dawning expression,

“Ah, I understand, so that’s how it is, you must have secretly entered Mr. Cook’s room at night. I knew that you, who are good for nothing except for your looks, are a bi—”

“Shut up!”

Cook stepped forward and slapped this unfilial disciple, “Apologize, and get out!”

But Cohen glared at Flora hatefully, and ran away just like that.

“This brat!” Cook hated that he couldn’t turn iron into steel.

He turned his head and looked at the blonde girl who was walking over with an apologetic expression, “Flora, I’m very sorry, I left you with bad memories.”

“I’m fine, but Mr. Cohen’s condition seems a little off, won’t there be a problem?”

If she wasn’t afraid of adding fuel to the fire, Flora actually wanted to chase after him herself.

As for the others… After observing them for these few days, she obviously found that Cohen was a little too arrogant, and his relationship with the other apprentices was not very close.

She could only rely on Cohen to come forward in person.

“Don’t worry about that brat, all of you go back to work… Seriously, it’s so busy already, and you still cause this scene for me!” Cook muttered and went back to his work station.

Flora had no choice but to give up.

Outside of meal times, she also had the job of cleaning the west wing, so she quickly finished the remaining work and left the kitchen.

“Wait a minute, Flora.”

She hadn’t gone far when the head chef chased after her.