Gary returned to the classroom. Ernest looked at him worriedly and asked, "What's going on? Why did the headmaster call for you?"
"It's not the headmaster who called for me," Little Gary answered, shaking his head.
"Who was it, then?" Ernest asked with a frown.
"Why don't you take a guess?"
"Give me a hint."
"Heinz's relative," Little Gary said.
Ernest was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he opened his mouth slightly and said with a very surprised look, "Could it be great-grandfather?"
"That's right," Little Gary said helplessly, "Did you know that the old man is very interesting? He's probably too bored."
Ernest shook his head. "I'm not that close with greatgrandpa."
"Not that close?" Little Gary immediately raised his eyebrows and asked with a puzzled look, "How could it be?"
"He is indifferent to me." Ernest's expression was dignified. "We aren't that close. My great-grandfather has never really paid attention to me. He would occasionally stare at me for a long time, but in the end, he would shake his head and sigh."
At the thought of this, the expression on Ernest's face became serious. In short, he was unhappy.
Little Gary's eyes widened as he saw some of Ernest's emotions.
Suddenly, Ernest said, "Every time he looks at me while sighing and shaking his head, I would have the illusion that I am not his grandson."
"Ah!" Little Gary cried out in surprise. He felt a little guilty. Heinz had told him about this, but he had not expected Ernest to think this.
He quickly came to his senses and said, "Are you overthinking things, Ernest? You look so much like Heinz. How can you not be his son? Stop thinking too much."
Ernest smiled bitterly. "That's what I suspect. It doesn't matter. I don't care that much about it, anyway."
Who wouldn't care about it?
Little Gary could tell that he cared a lot, but he was just trying to convince himself.
"Ernest!" Little Gary pressed down on his shoulder. "Haven't you considered who your mommy was?"
"I have." His lips pulled up into a bitter smile. "But what's the point of thinking about it? It's useless."
"We can investigate it," Gary said. "Perhaps we can find someone from the detective agency to help us."
"Someone from the detective agency?" Ernest was stunned. "How can I investigate it when I'm always being heavily guarded?"
"You don't understand, do you?" Little Gary said, "We can investigate it through the internet."
"The internet?" Ernest suddenly realized what he was trying to say. "That's a good idea, but what if they try to fool us?"
"We must plan ahead before we do anything," Little Gary said, "Let me think about it, then we can research it later."
"Yeah." Ernest nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and shook his head. "No, I can't. Forget it. If I found my mommy, your mommy would be sad."
Little Gary looked at him in surprise. "Are you worried about my mommy?"
"Yes, I'm worried about Aunt Smith," Ernest sighed and said, "Not having a mother is a part of my life that I have to accept. I don't want to search for her. I just want to have Aunt Smith as my mommy. I think she is kind and loving to me, too."
Gary looked at Ernest and said, "You are so loyal and good. I can't be disloyal. Ernest, it's your right to know who your mommy is."
"I really don't want to know."
"It doesn't matter," Gary insisted, "I want to know who your mommy is and what kind of person Heinz is. I don't want my mommy to be insecure."
Little Gary knew that Heinz was not Ernest's father, so he really wanted to help him find his biological parents.
However, he couldn't really say that to Ernest.
If he knew that he was an abandoned child, he would be sad.
He couldn't ignore Ernest's feelings. He had to think about this carefully and find a way to deal with it.
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