Chapter 6 - Magic

In the dining room.

Silence...

A few minutes passed

Silence...

A quarter of an hour passed.

Silence.

Finally, when the little one was going to lose her temper, the Oldman opened his mouth.

"Bring the dishes."

Before the little one could react, four people entered the room and started to serve the dishes.

Soon delicious smell of food spread the whole room.

As if to support this statement, her stomach gurgled.

Grrrr...

Just the smell of food is enough to make her salivate.

Thinking how tasty it might be, she crawled into the table and went straight at the dishes.

But someone was faster than her.

A hand pushed the dish she aimed away and...

PATAH

She was slapped on her hand.

"Where are your manners!" A stern voice was heard.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

Although she couldn't understand what the man was saying, the scary face and the fact that he denied the food after teasing her with it, really made her cry.

This time it's not acting.

She is really crying.

Tears started to pour out as she remembered all the grievances she suffered after coming here.

Waking up here while not knowing who she is, being without proper food or water, not knowing the language, being bullied but cannot respond....

All these things flashed through her mind.

Tears like no end fell one by one.

Just looking at that crying face is enough to make a stone-hearted person soften.

What's more, the person sitting in front of her is her own grandfather, who loves her dearly.

Looking at the little face full of tears and the eyes filled with grievances, his face softened.

After all, she was only a little girl. After so much suffering and without proper care from parents and relatives, it's good enough that she can keep her life.

Thinking of her life described by the Old Butler, he felt heartbroken. After all, it is also his fault. He was not considerate enough, which caused the little one to suffer.

He sighed.

Let her be and let her get used to him. Then I will slowly discipline her.

As he thought, he rubbed her little head to console her.

Time passed little by little.

After not knowing how much time passed, she finally had enough venting and stopped crying.

Using up the last bit of energy, she was tired. After all with her tiny body, it was amazing that she could hold on till now.

Just as her eyelids were closing, she felt her head get pressed hard.

Looking up she saw the stern Oldman who looked scary was looking at her gently.

He took two thin and long sticks from the table and shook it.

And then a magical scene occurred.

A steady stream of water flowed through the old man's hand from who knows where it is from and cleaned up his hands and the stick.

Then the water, which should have fallen on the ground was never to be seen.

It looked just like what a magician would do.

She looked at this magical scene with eyes wide open.

She wondered whether her tired eyes were playing tricks on her...

The old man looked at her shocked eyes and chuckled.

It's rare to see someone who will be shocked to see such simple tricks. But her shocked face looks so cute.

Especially with the tears hanging on her eyelashes, it makes others want to hug her.

Calm down... If you hug her, where will your majesty as a family head go?... At least wait till outsiders are gone...

Ahem....

The old man passed the sticks to her and took another pair from somewhere.

She looked at the two sticks given to her, bewildered.

Is the old man giving it to me to hit him to vent my anger?

No... Isn't this the pair of sticks used in countries like Korea, China, and Japan?

I think it is called 'chopsticks'?

"Eat.... "

She looked up and saw the old man eating using the chopsticks.

Then she looked at the pair of chopsticks in her hands.

Although she hadn't used it before, as a diehard K-pop fan, how could she not know how to use it?

However....

Dreams are beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Looking at the hands that couldn't even hold the chopsticks properly, she had an urge to cry.

Finally, when she lost her patience, she dropped the chopsticks and tried to take food with her hands.

Then...

PATAK

Ouch....

She was slapped on her hand again.

She looked up only to see the old man looking at her sternly again.

She looked at him pitifully.

Looking at the face which is fifty percent similar to his son, especially the pleading eyes, he sighed.

Haa....

He picked up the food with chopsticks and brought it to her.

"Open your mouth...."

Who cares about the majesty of the family head? As long as she is happy.

After feeding once, everything came naturally.

One fed, and one ate; the dishes were all cleared up.

To the astonishment of Oldman, all food entered into the mouth of the little one.

But still, he asked the servant to bring more and continued to feed her until she had enough.

He looked at the little one leaning on the chair with a big belly. Only after confirming that she had her fill did he stop feeding.

But he still had some doubts.

He called the Old Butler in and was about to confirm something, when...

ZZZZZZ....

Looking at the sleeping face, she laughed.

"Arrange her a room to rest. Let Young Rao protect her. Then come to the study."