On the way to lunch, the doorbell rang a few times, and it seemed that it was an acquaintance who usually had contact with my grandfather. But since it was the first time I saw them, I was a little scared, so I didn't say hello much. But the other party didn't seem to pay much attention, and even praised me for being cute during the conversation.

Still, for some reason, I kind of didn't want to talk to them. However, it should not be too obvious. Because if you do that, grandpa will be embarrassed. So, I try my best to get this emotion out of my mind; He answered their questions with a slightly reluctant expression.

I was relieved when the room was quiet again after they were gone. "Grandpa, were those people doctors just now?" Because they were wearing white coats similar to those of the doctor, I asked my grandfather, who was sitting next to them, with some curiosity. "Not really."

Grandpa shook his head.

"And who they are?" With a confused expression, I stared at my grandfather and asked. "They're kind of grandpa's like-minded partners." Grandpa thought about it and said this when he faced me again. "In other words, he is also a very powerful person like grandpa!?"

Suddenly, I was a little excited, and I said what I was thinking without thinking about it. His eyes were shining, and he was still clutching his grandfather's sleeve with his hand. "That's pretty much what you can say." Grandpa nodded at me and smiled.

"Xiao Xia, aren't you very interested?"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, I froze, my expression suddenly a little stunned, and I waited for a few seconds before it began to slowly change. "If you're so interested, you can just ask directly!" Grandpa stretched out his hand and put it on my head and stroked it gently.

"But I don't know them—" I whispered, blushing and looking down hesitantly. "That's it! Hahahaha—"After hearing my words, Grandpa laughed. "Grandpa...... Not! ”

I looked up, looked at my grandfather's face with tears in my eyes, and spoke out loud about my displeasure. "Grandpa, you must be treating me like a child again! Don't forget, I'm 10 years old! As I spoke, I slowly stretched out a hand. Yes! Inadequate! But there were only five fingers on one hand, so I immediately stretched out five fingers on my other hand. Then, hold them up together in front of Grandpa's eyes.

"I'm 10 years old!"

Then, with a very serious expression, he repeated what he had just said. "So what?" Grandpa asked again, turning his face to me and staring at my face with interest. "So, so ......" But at this time, I was a little nervous.

Every time I made eye contact with my grandfather, I couldn't help but want to look away. "When you're serious about telling the other person what you think, look them in the eyes." Grandpa's voice was much softer than just now, but his expression was very serious.

"Got it."

Reluctantly, I nodded. "That, grandpa...... Can you stop treating me like a child again? Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa laughed again, which was even more obvious than just now.

"Grandpa! You're again! ”

I twisted my face to the side in anger, grabbed the pillow that was placed in the corner of the statement, and slapped it vigorously as I made a serious fuss. "Grandpa never treated you like a child—" Grandpa smiled as he reached out and gently pinched my cheek with his fingers.

He said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Humph!"

I knocked my grandfather's hand off. "I don't believe it! After all, I'm only 10 years old, just a primary school student! As I spoke, I buried my head lower and lower, and my voice became quieter and quieter. Sounds a bit self-defeating. "Then how do you trust Grandpa?"

Grandpa, with an expression of embarrassment and not knowing what to do, stopped his hand like that. "Watermelon—" I said, pointing to the watermelon in the corner. "I want to eat that!" I pulled the corner of my grandfather's coat and said. "I want to eat with my grandfather."

I said in a voice that seemed to be a little angry.

"Is that all it takes?"

At this time, Grandpa's expression became a little surprised and stunned, as if there was a delay of a few seconds. "Hmm." I nodded vigorously. "Okay, let's go to the yard then, shall we?" As he spoke, Grandpa walked to the corner near the door and picked up the bag containing the watermelon. Then he turned to me and said......

"Good!"

I got out of the couch, passed my grandfather barefoot, and sat down in the hallway a few moments later. At this time, Grandpa also cut the watermelon and came out of the kitchen. After a while, he sat down next to me. Then place the sliced watermelon in the middle.

Suddenly, you can feel the wind blowing on your face. "When this is done, let's go see the starry sky, shall we? With a telescope. Grandpa picked up a piece of watermelon with his right hand; Say to me. "Huh?"

As soon as he finished speaking, my eyes widened and I couldn't help blinking several times. "But don't the stars come out only at night? Can you see it during the day? Grandpa nodded. Patiently explained the reason to me. "The stars are day and night—"

"Then why can't we see them?" My anxious voice instantly overshadowed my grandfather's voice. "Because, their light is too weak." As he spoke, Grandpa put the half-eaten watermelon next to him, stretched out his hand, and pointed his finger at the sun that was above us. "It's too weak compared to the rays of the sun."

"That's why we can't see, but with the help of a telescope, it's fine."

After saying that, Grandpa let his arm hang down naturally, and then gently tapped my head with his free left hand. "Got it?" I thoughtfully lowered my head, lowered my gaze, and carefully recalled what my grandfather had just said in my mind.

"But didn't you tell me, Grandpa, that some of them are also very bright?" Then I asked another question and looked back up. His expression became a little confused. "If that's the case, why can't you see it?"

"Why do you think so?"

Grandpa smiled, crouched down in front of me, and unconsciously threw the question back again. This makes me a little irritated...... Still, I tried to think of possible answers. With a somewhat confused expression, he lowered his head and thought while looking at the pebbles at his feet.

"Because, they're far away from Earth? That's why we can't see? ”

As soon as the words ended, my grandfather seemed to be happier than me. He kept stroking my head with his hand. "Wow?!" This startled me and my body cringed back. But grandpa didn't care at all. "Yes, that's right! The correct answer is this! ”

As he spoke, he began to stroke my head again. — At this time, the hair, which had just been tidied in the morning, became messy again. Some of them were warped...... It's as if they were deliberately provoking me and making me angry.

"Grandpa—" I knocked his hand off and looked up at him with some anger. "You've messed up your hair!" It wasn't until I reminded him that my grandfather noticed. He smiled at me awkwardly. "Seems to have gone too far......"

"It's really ......"

After a while, we both looked at each other's faces and couldn't help but laugh. "Let's go see the stars, right?" Then, Grandpa proposed. "Good!" I immediately burst into joy and jumped up with joy. Then, Grandpa handed me his hand—

Coming back to our senses, we have reached the very top floor of the observatory. In front of me is a large open space, surrounded by scattered fallen leaves. I stepped over them and ran towards an assembled telescope in the center of the clearing.

"Slow down, the telescope won't run!" In an instant, my grandfather reminded me from behind me. So, that night, I saw for the first time how beautiful and beautiful the starry sky was, and its beauty caught my eye......

"It's beautiful!" When I noticed it, I don't know how many times I had uttered such an exclamation. Grandpa was by my side, and I didn't know what kind of expression to show. "Is it pretty?" Grandpa's voice was soft, partially drowned out by the sound of the wind passing between us. But I still hear it clearly.

"This is the most beautiful view I've ever seen!"

Then, without even thinking about it, he said his current thoughts, and his voice was excited. However, after that, there was a loud sound next to it! It startled me. As I looked over to the source of the sound with a puzzled expression—

only to find that grandpa fell to the ground at some point! The expression was painful, although all that was left for me was the side face...... "Grandpa, grandpa!" After that, Mom and Dad rushed to the hospital. When I saw my grandfather again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

After that, in Grandpa's hospital room, we talked about what happened at school today. Although his voice was very weak, Grandpa seemed to be in good spirits. I moved a chair from the corner and sat next to him, very close to the edge of the bed. "Grandpa, hurry up and get better, let's go to the stars together, shall we?"

Grandpa turned his face slowly to me, probably because he heard me. Then, with a hard laugh. I put the flowers I brought with me in a vase on the cabinet next to me. - Because the cabinet is relatively high, I have to stand on my tiptoes to get there. I can't help but feel a little annoyed by this......

I sat back in my chair with an unwilling expression, and let my hands hang down naturally in a somewhat depressed way. "Don't worry, when you're older, it'll be easy to do." Grandpa looked at me, his voice unchanged, but his expression was much soothed compared to just now.

"yes, I know."

I nodded, and after a moment, finally laughed. At the same time, I was surrounded by a deep sense of guilt. "Grandpa, I'm sorry, it's all my fault." As soon as the words fell, he lowered his head reproachfully. "It doesn't matter. And it's not your fault......"

When I came back to my senses, I realized that my voice was a little choked. But what surprised and surprised me even more was my grandfather's next words. "Grandpa won't blame you. After all, they're all this age! ”

After saying that, Grandpa let out a faint laugh.

I looked away from my face and turned to the ceiling. After watching for a while, he turned back to my side...... At this point, we both fell silent, and the room suddenly became quiet. "Grandpa?" I got up from my chair and leaned my face over to better talk to my grandfather.

"Natsu-"

Grandpa called my name, and although his voice was still weak and listless, it was much firmer than before. His expression became serious, too. "Grandpa?" I shook my grandfather's hand and waited patiently for the next words. "I hope you can inherit my work......"