"Grandpa? My grandpa?" Little Sanqi muttered under her breath, pointing to her nose, still in a daze, "Mom, didn't you say Grandpa went to heaven a long time ago?"
Choked up, Lian Qiao didn't know how to explain to her daughter. If she explained too deeply, she wouldn't understand; but if she didn't explain, she'd be pursued relentlessly with questions.
So, with a smile, she pinched her little nose and tried to put it simply.
"Grandpa went on a very important mission, and this mission is top secret, so nobody can know about it, so…"
"Oh! Mom, I get it!" Sanqi, the little darling, interrupted before her mom could finish, her eyes gleaming as she continued, "Grandpa is Ultraman! He's off to fight little monsters on another planet to save Earth."
For a moment, the child's innocent and funny remark had the adults chuckling with delight.
Resigned, Lian Qiao rolled her eyes, "Well, you could think of it that way."