The old fogeys(1)

The room's door did not open for a long time, and they were impatient. 'Why is she taking so long?', they thought.

"For the last time I'm telling you let me in otherwise don't blame me for the consequences.", helplessly he could only threaten those guards.

"With all due respect, we are also telling you that we can't let you in. That is the order of Young Master and Miss."

"Let that fellow come, I shall break his leg for stopping me from meeting my granddaughter.", one of them said.

"Old man, you are cursing me again behind my back?". A young man strolled leisurely and stood at the doorway as he stared accusingly at the old men.

"How can we? We didn't. Truly didn't. Most definitely didn't curse you.", one of them said shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yep."

"Then what about the sentence I heard while coming here?"

"Which sentence?"

"That one which states -Let that fellow come, I shall break his leg for stopping me from meeting my granddaughter."

"Who said such things to my beloved grandson? This old man will most definitely break his legs.", the old man said with a forced smile. Then he started fawning over the young man and asked silently, "When will granddaughter come out of her room? I has been almost eight hours. If she doesn't eat or drink, she will fall ill, who will be responsible for that?"

The more he thought, the angrier he felt. But he couldn't vent his anger, especially in front of this demon.

The young man could no longer tolerate his fawning attitude, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Old man, stop overacting. Otherwise, I'll make sure you don't get to see your granddaughter today. Also, everyone, stop pacing around. It feels like bees buzzing around me."

"You!", they stomped in anger but couldn't do anything as they needed to see their most precious granddaughter. After that, they surely will complain to her about this monster. "We will.", they thought simultaneously.

After sitting for a long while, they saw the young woman emerging from her room. The young woman smiled sweetly upon seeing them and greeted, "Grandpa Tan, how are you? How are you all? I've missed you so much."

The old man named Tan, smiled and stroked her hair lovingly. He said, "We are fine. How have you been, little girl? We missed you too."

"Aww, old man you are making me sentimental.", the young man said.

"Shut up, who are you calling old? I am still young.", Grandpa Tan said while gritting his teeth.

"C, stop pulling his leg. Also, stop being over dramatic.", the woman said.

"Soph, you have never taken my side in front of these old men, have you?"

"No, I love Grandpa so much."

"Grandpa loves you too, little girl. Have you eaten something? Come on, let's eat together."

"Old man, you didn't ask me to accompany you to eat.", C teased.

"Hmph!", Grandpa Tan ignored him and pulled Sophie to the dining area. The other old men followed them leaving C behind.

At the dining table, Sophie's plate could be seen piled up with food and all the grandpas were seen putting food in her plate.

"Old men, if you keep doing this, she will turn into a fat pig. Do you know?"

"Who dares to call.my granddaughter pig? I shall beat the hell out of them.", the old man said with a commanding voice and the maids flinched hearing those.

"Old man, you are scaring my maids again."

"If they are so fainthearted, then they don't belong here."

Sophie and C looked at each other and shook their heads.

Then, they resumed eating and they chatted happily.