A Young Woman's Heart

"Why can't we see the planetarium at night? Are we supposed to see it during the day?!" A young boy, just starting to develop, yelled at the security guard with some dissatisfaction. "What stars can you see during the day?! Was this place built just so that the leaders would think that having this kind of building is enough for the city?!"

For a boy who has just started junior high school to say these words, it actually seems a bit precocious.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat? Rules are rules. If you don't leave, I'll call the police in a minute."

"Then you should call the police and have them take us home. That way you'll save on taxi fare!"

"What's wrong with you, you little brat?"

"We don't care, we're going in! This is as absurd as a convenience store not being allowed to sell things or a restaurant not being allowed to serve food!"

"I said no, and that means no. There are no staff inside right now, and it's very dangerous for you to go to the top floor!"

"But isn't the top floor enclosed in glass?" The boy revealed a smug look. "My eyesight is still pretty good, you know!"

"Jiang Ting..." The boy standing behind him, who was much more handsome than him and hadn't spoken until now, nervously tugged at his sleeve. "Maybe we should just forget about it...?"

"no!"

"Little brat, don't go looking for trouble!"

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Mr. Xue, dressed in a white shirt and white trousers, walked over with a smile more dazzling than starlight. If the messenger of spring is not a young girl, then it must be a young man like him with red lips and white teeth.

The security guard frowned as he looked at him, then smiled and said, "Oh, it's you."

Mr. Xue nodded, still looking at him with an inquiring gaze.

Before the uncle could even speak, Jiang Ting started complaining.

"Hey buddy, the planetarium isn't open at night, isn't that a bit strange?"

"I've already said it, these are the rules!"

"Hehe." Mr. Xue's smile had a power to close the distance. He gently patted the boy on the back of the head and asked with narrowed eyes, "You want to see?"

"Yes, I do!" He nodded vigorously.

"why?"

"Why...why? Um...because...my ideal is..."

Jiang Ting scratched his head awkwardly, seemingly trying to come up with a better excuse.

However, Bai Hao behind him was very honest. He quickly replied, "Because I want to use a telescope to look at the night sky. It must be very beautiful!"

"Look, kids are so boring." The uncle seemed to be trying to find common ground with Mr. Xue.

However, Mr. Xue smiled even more brightly: "Uncle, why don't I take them in as 'staff members'?"

"This……"

“Theoretically, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?” Mr. Xue held a thin card between two fingers—it had a picture of the Milky Way drawn on it. “This is a pass.”

"Alright, alright, but you have to keep an eye on them, those two little rascals are quite naughty."

"Hehehe—" Jiang Ting made a funny face in a sarcastic tone.

"Also... the cable car doesn't run at night, so you'll have to walk up the stairs yourselves."

“Okay.” Mr. Xue had no objection.

"stairs?"

The two little boys were puzzled.

Actually, this is just the entrance to the planetarium; the real planetarium is located on the hilltop behind it.

It's not just because 'you can see further from a higher vantage point,' but also because the sky above the mountaintop is clearer.

"Let's go." Mr. Xue smiled and patted the boys on the back before walking forward.

After exchanging a glance, they quickly followed.

The mountain isn't very high, but if you have to climb the steps, it's like going up a fifty or sixty-story building in one go.

After all, even the tallest building in Hangzhou is far inferior to it.

Children are always full of energy, jumping and skipping around Mr. Snow, while he himself walked up slowly and steadily.

"Brother, how did you get in?" Bai Hao seemed a little tired. He ran down the steps and walked beside Mr. Xue, asking curiously.

"Because I paid for it."

"I knew it! In the adult world, there's only money. There's nothing that money can't solve!" Jiang Ting looked mature, but in reality, he was just pretending to be mature.

"There are things that money can't buy."

“Then it must be because we didn’t spend enough money!” Jiang Ting shouted confidently.

Mr. Xue simply smiled with his eyes lowered, like a walking immortal statue.

Perhaps the steps were much higher than fifty or sixty floors, and the children were already tired and didn't even have the energy to look up at the star-studded night sky.

"I'm so tired... Isn't there an easier way?"

"The scenery is only beautiful when you walk to your destination."

"Tch, young man, you're always spouting unrealistic nonsense. If that's the case, why did humans even build transportation?"

“Mmm!” Bai Hao agreed wholeheartedly.

However, if they had conserved their energy earlier, they wouldn't feel exhausted now.

This is most common in young children who are still developing. Unlike adults, they don't gradually get tired and adjust their behavior accordingly.

Children's physical strength is like an overloaded computer. When they are tired, it's like the computer crashes—they can't carry their bodies anymore, and at most they can use a backup power source to keep going for a while.

Younger children are more likely to fall asleep while playing.

The principle behind this is actually quite simple and can be easily explained scientifically:

Because their anaerobic system is not fully developed, and because they are small in stature with their muscles closer to their heart, they rely almost entirely on their aerobic system to function.

Children's fatigue resistance and physical recovery speed are comparable to those of professional athletes among adults. Their heart rate and lactic acid levels will quickly return to their optimal state after exercise.

However... this also has significant drawbacks. Just as not knowing pain makes one more susceptible to injury, children are also prone to illness if they overexert themselves.

"Are you tired? Do you want me to carry you?"

"Brother, can you carry us? If you're going to carry us, carry both of us. After all, we're good friends, so we should share the good times!" Jiang Ting was clearly in better physical condition, and he was in the mood to crack a few more jokes.

"Then we'll have to carry it."

"Two people can do it too?"

"Hehe, come here." Mr. Xue squatted down, and the two boys who were meeting him for the first time were not polite at all—although they were both in the first year of junior high school, their mentality was still as if they were still in elementary school.

So he carried the two of them on his back, like a hunter returning from a hunt, and didn't feel tired even after walking a long way.

But the two people being carried actually felt tired – mainly because their bones were a little sore from the pressure.

So they asked to get off and walk again.

The three of them eventually walked this last stretch of road, which was neither too long nor too short.

The planetarium at the top of the mountain was locked. Mr. Xue swiped his magnetic card lightly, and the electric lock popped open immediately. The two little boys were even faster than him and quickly pushed open the glass door.

The first floor of the planetarium is the lobby, while the actual observatory is on the second floor.

This place is enclosed by a glass dome, and when you look up, you can see the starry sky that seems within reach.

"Wow—" In fact, if they looked up along the way, they could see scenery that was just as beautiful.

The telescopes were placed in several of the best spots for stargazing, but their magnification was not high; at most, they could only see the craters on the moon's surface.

As for trying to discern the patterns of a 'crater', that's highly unlikely.

"Would you like to see the telescope?"

"That's exactly why we came here!"

"Let's go take a look."

Mr. Xue then generously led them over to see it.

There are two telescopes here, so the two boys can watch together.

He didn't launch into a long explanation; he simply let them quietly appreciate the starry sky.

For most ordinary enthusiasts—especially children—it doesn't matter whether they can name a particular celestial body or not; what matters is being able to feel the vast and boundless beauty of the universe.

Although there is no seawater in space, it is far more magnificent than the ocean.

The color of the starry sky is not just pure white; upon closer inspection, they each possess their own unique splendor.

Red, purple, blue, green...

It is even more colorful than the flowers that compete for beauty in spring.

After watching for a while, the boys finally turned their attention back to the solar system.

"Brother, is that Saturn?"

"How is it?"

"There's a halo around him!"

"Try this." Mr. Xue swiped his card again, activating the more precise astronomical telescope next to him. "This will give you a clearer view."

"Wow—it seems like these rings aren't continuous! Like dotted lines!"

"Haha, those are Saturn's moons."

"Looking at the moon from here, it feels so close." Bai Hao reached out and grabbed it, "It's like... a big rock."

"Apart from stars, all celestial bodies are essentially composed of different kinds of rocks."

"I heard that there are no rocks on Jupiter! It's made of gas!"

"Hehe, clever. And gaseous planets are different too."

An ordinary chance encounter.

Nothing happened that was beyond the scope of human understanding.

There were no unexpected events that came to hinder it.

There were no thugs suddenly appearing here—after all, this was just an ordinary and mundane reality.