Chapter 1921 A Visit
What happened between Nina and her? Baffled, the men watched as Maya glanced at the dessert in Stephenâs hand. âDonât tell me you bought these for Nina.â
âIâm heading back to work later, so these are for her.â âNo! She doesnât get to eat the food I made!â Maya barked. Stephen was surprised and assumed Maya was being unreasonable.
âWhy canât she eat it?â he asked patiently. âIâm worried sheâll get a tummy ache and blame it on me!â came Mayaâs answer. What kind of reason is that? I donât get it. Stephen couldnât wrap his mind around the matter.
âFinish the desserts right here or leave them here. Iâll give you a refund. Either way, you donât get to leave the plaza with them,â Maya declared.
As she didnât seem to be kidding, Stephen was stunned. He left the desserts behind and took his leave.
After leaving the food plaza, he gave Nina a call to find out what had happened. He was worried there was a misunderstanding between the sisters.
Nina had no idea Maya would do that. She told him, âMayaâs nuts. Ignore her.â
Stephen was astonished. âDid you offend her?â
âShe was the one who offended me!â
After hanging up, Nina gave Maya a call.
Maya was telling the story of their fight to Wilbur when her phone rang.
She answered the call to hear Ninaâs indignant voice, âMaya Seet, are you crazy? Why did you stop Stephen from leaving your plaza after he bought some food there?â
âI knew he had bought the food for you. You donât get to eat my food. What if you get a tummy ache after eating my food? I canât risk that!â
âWhat? Why canât you get over that?â
âIt might be insignificant to you, but itâs important to me. I hate it when people claim my food is dirty enough to cause food poisoning!â Maya roared.
Nina was speechless. âI⦠Fine. I wonât argue with you. What can I do for you to agree to a truce?â
âA truce?â Maya pondered over it. âAll right. Iâll forgive you if you do one thing for me.â
Nina caved in. âWhat is it?â
âCome take a look at the food production in the kitchen. I want you to know how strict the quality control is!â Maya declared.
Glancing at her watch, Nina answered, âNo need for that. I trust you to pick the best ingredients to produce the best taste. I know you only produce products of the best quality.â
âNo! You must see it for yourself!â Maya insisted.
After giving it some thought, Nina agreed to do so.
She completed her work hastily and invited Stephen along to Mayaâs food plaza.
When they arrived, Maya and Wilbur were sipping on tea while waiting for them.
âMaya, Iâm here!â
Nina strode over to them and spotted the delicate desserts on the table. She was about to take a bite when Maya stopped her.
âNo eating now. Follow me to the kitchen so you can take a look at the food production flow. I want you to see how strict the quality control is.â
âFine. Letâs go.â
Stephen wanted to tag along, so the four of them ended up heading to the kitchen.
It was the first time Nina had visited Mayaâs food plazaâs kitchen. She had never seen such a sparkly clean and strict kitchen in her lifetime.
The two employees who were in charge of picking the hazelnuts, cashew nuts, and almonds were scrupulous enough to discard the nuts with a minor flaw. Nina couldnât help but ask, âIsnât that a pity? They are still edible.â
âNo,â came Mayaâs answer. âThe flawed nuts would affect the taste, but they can be ground into powder and made into something else.â
Everyone in the kitchen was dressed in their uniform and masks. The fruits would have to be washed a few times to ensure they were squeaky clean. After all, they would only use fresh fruits bought that day to make the fruit juices sold in the food plaza.
Maya was also particular about the quality of the dairy products like chocolate sauce, cake pops, and the like.
After visiting the production line, Nina couldnât help but wonder if her sister was a clean freak. Does Maya suffer from OCD? Why is she this anal about food production?