The Traps of Black Swan

If Zelda doesn't eat cheese, then what was cheese doing in the refrigerator. They wouldn't have bought cheese for only Sophia, right?

Keeping the spoon back to the bowl, Aarvi looked disappointed but Aaron could feel the slyness hiding behind that expression. He couldn't blame his wife when his grandmother was the one who started throwing a fit of temper.

"I am sorry, Elder Madam. What kind of soup do you prefer then? I will be careful next time." then she asked, "How about sweet-sour soup? Or a tomato?"

Zelda glanced at the girl who was being polite. She doubted if Aarvi truly knew how to cook so many types. Thinking of it, the soup on the table indeed looked appetizing while Aarvi served it to Sophia and Aaron.

"Never mind, I will adjust." She scoffed. She thought Aarvi was going to serve soup to her feeling glad but Aarvi didn't.

Aaron shook his head resignedly. None fails to fall into his wife's trap.

"It's alright, Elder Madam. You don't have to adjust when your grandson's wife is present here."

Zelda squinted her eyes at Aarvi. Why did it sound like a tease?

Aarvi continued, "Please give me a minute." Aarvi bowed her head, hiding her curling lips.

'A minute.' How is it possible to prepare another soup in such a short time? Even if Zelda wanted, she couldn't counter Aarvi till that one minute.

Aarvi didn't take a minute. She returned with a small bowl and smiled, "Elder Madam, I had prepared Tomato Soup beforehand. Please enjoy the meal." She placed plain tomato soup infront of Zelda.

Zelda: "..."

Against a red liquid bowl, the creamy vegetable soup indeed looked appetizing and tasty. However, she grunted in acceptance. She had dug the hole for herself, what else could she do?

Aaron asked Aarvi to take a seat and eat, "Cupcake, come here." He pointed to the seat next to him.

Aarvi was about to shake her head at Aaron, Zelda taunted, "Your wife won't starve if she serves us first. Eat." She ordered him to continue.

His grandmother was testing his limits, "Grandmother, What are you trying to do?"

Aarvi controlled herself from facepalming. Her husband was too protective of her, she had already told him to let her handle it. Sigh.

Sophia wasn't sure what Zelda was up to. Without tasting the soup which was making her mouth watery, she unwillingly kept the spoon down to wait for them.

Zelda shrugged her shoulders as she sipped the tomato soup, "Isn't she, your newly married bride? Your mother had served me at her first cooking. Or should I change our customs just because she is your Cupcake?"

Aarvi quickly went to Aaron. She squeezed his shoulder, "Aaron, I will eat after you three."

Anyway, it fell on deaf ears. Aaron countered his grandmother provokingly, "As far as I remember, Grandma, you didn't even know to cook noodles when you got married." He meant there are no customs. Zelda just wanted to trouble Aarvi, check her tolerance, and the way she would handle the issues.

Aarvi and Sophia: "..."

Both wanted to find some solitariness and return when the peace was acquired.

Zelda slapped her soup on the table, "You rascal, are you, my mother-in-law? How dare you question me?" She burst out, mainly for embarrassment.

Aaron nodded as he crossed his arms, "I am glad you had an understanding mother-in-law." He simply meant 'My wife didn't get a good grandmother-in-law.'

Aarvi and Sophia: "..."

Both could imagine crows flying on their head like in the comics.

Zelda pointed her trembling hand at Aaron. She hadn't gotten angry in the past year and her grandson was infuriating him because of his Cupcake.

Aarvi stormed her head before the light bulb glowed in her mind. She quickly interjected, "Ronron, why don't you have dinner first and feed me later?"

Aaron glanced at Aarvi. That was a great idea, he can make sure she eats well. "Alright, That's better…"

Zelda: "..."

Aaron looked at his grandmother and pointed to the tomato soup. He sounded nonchalant as though he wasn't the one who was provoking his grandmother for so long, "Enjoy the meal, Grandma."

Aarvi looked away, controlling her laughter. Sophia was waiting to breathe, Aaron sipped the soup. Even though it tasted the same in Mocon, the fresh vegetables added a rich taste to the soup. He liked it.

Zelda glared at her grandson who was ignoring her. She wanted to scold him as Jordan had spoiled you, out of hand but controlled herself. She didn't want to hear the question 'Are you missing Grandpa?'

To hide her longing, to avoid asking anything about Jordan, she quickly lowered her head and started sipping the tomato soup. She hadn't identified yet that Aarvi had changed her game into her own.

Sophia started once Zelda sipped her soup. She hummed, savoring the soup, "Young Madam, the soup is amazing. It has an excellent creamy texture and the vegetables hadn't lost their flavor. Did your mother teach you?"

Zelda decided to ignore it. She hadn't expected the little rascal to know cooking.

Aaron's hand paused for a second hearing mother. Sensing Aarvi relaxed, he continued to complete his soup. "Aunty Sophia, I had learned cooking in cooking class."

Zelda: "..."

She felt like she should have asked Shawn about his Little Heart before thinking of troubling Aarvi. Anyhow she ridiculed, "People just need a reason to waste their money."

If Aarvi was somebody else who got offended easily and couldn't see through, they would have been irritated by Zelda by now. Unfortunately, Aarvi found them as little tantrums. It hasn't gone to the stage of stepping on her nerves, so she was all cool.

Her hand gently squeezed Aaron's shoulder to stop him from countering Zelda and focus on eating.

Sophia felt bad for asking that question. She looked at Aarvi thinking she might have felt bad but it didn't seem that way.

Not too long, Zelda jeered again, "Are you going to fill our stomach with the soup?"

Aarvi was damn cool. "Absolutely not." Then she pointed to the dining table, "Elder madam, your dining table isn't large enough to occupy the dishes."

It was a table of six. Zelda couldn't understand why it was small. She frowned, "Are you belittling my place? Let me see how much you could cook in one and half hours."

After two minutes.

Zelda wanted to slap her forehead. Sophia was chuckling her heart out as she added, "Young Madam, You are truly a chef… We had arranged the items on the counter so that you can choose the one you know to cook. We hadn't expected you could cook everything." She continued to laugh, finding Aarvi cute.

Aaron had seen those in the kitchen so he wasn't surprised. Anyway, he felt bad, his wife had to do so much work because of him.

Zelda rubbed her temples. Excluding the soup, six dishes were on the table and everything looked more delicious than the other. Even if she wanted to, she couldn't control her annoyance.

"Is this food for four?" She yelled, cutting off Sophia's laughter. "I didn't ask you to show off your culinary skills or behave over-smart. It was just cooking dinner for four. Here you are wasting food. Didn't your class teach you to value food? Ridiculous."