A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 476 Reunion after a long absence

"I thought you were going over there with the Governor."

As soon as he arrived here, Guts joked to Leon.

"I'm just a farmer, so I have nothing to say to those city elites. Instead of being excluded by them, I'd rather be at ease here." Lyon said self-deprecatingly with a smile.

"You're not a farmer, you're a rancher," Gus emphasized. "Don't underestimate your status, Leon. A rancher's status is no worse than those people's."

"I'm just kidding, Gus, you don't have to comfort me." Seeing that Guts actually thought he was lost, Leon hurriedly explained.

"Okay, I thought you were really inferior to me." Gus awkwardly changed the subject: "Try these buffet dishes first. The chefs invited here are all very skilled."

"Compared to you?" Leon also teased Gus.

"They can't compare to me in white meat, I can't compare to them in red meat, and there's no comparison with fruits and vegetables. This kind of thing requires a keen eye for selecting ingredients, and there's basically no difficulty or skill in cooking it." Gus answered frankly.

"That's because you don't cook red meat often."

Leon complained, then glanced at the long buffet table next to him. It had everything from cold dishes, meat, sashimi to fruit desserts and cocktails. It was quite rich.

Many familiar people gathered around the dining table, choosing their favorite food, chatting in groups of three or four, and enjoying the food. Judging from the atmosphere, it was much more harmonious than the opposite side.

So Leon joined in, took a pan-fried lamb chop and a portion of pudding, and started eating.

After all, because of Da Huang's incident in the morning, Leon completely forgot about having breakfast.

"Leon, didn't you bring Da Huang?"

After just two bites, Haley noticed Leon's appearance and walked over to ask.

"It would be rude to bring a pet to this occasion." Emily, who came over, helped Leon explain.

"Da Huang went back to his hometown and is not in Stardew Valley for the time being, so I didn't bring him here."

Leon first nodded to Emily to express his gratitude for her help, and then put forward the excuse he had thought of for Dahuang.

"Go back to hometown?" Haley looked puzzled when she heard that.

"It's just returning to where it was born," Lyon added.

"Then how long will it take for it to come back?" Haley asked.

"I don't know. He may not come back. After all, Dawang is just temporarily fostered by me." Lyon himself was not too sure about this. After all, according to the news he got from Linus, after Dawang passed the transformation period, he would have to fulfill his duties.

Lyon looked a little helpless when he thought of this, and this expression made Haley realize that Lyon was telling the truth, and she immediately deflated.

Just thinking about how sad the passersby who only occasionally played with Da Huang were, Leon, who was with Da Huang day and night, would probably be even sadder. So Haili took the initiative to comfort Leon: "Actually, you don't have to be too sad. Although Da Huang may not come back, you can still go to see it, right?"

"Well, there will always be a farewell, just a little earlier." Emily agreed.

"Thank you." Leon nodded when he heard that. He could understand that Emily could comfort himself, but he didn't expect that Haley would also comfort himself.

"What a pity! I should have taken a few photos of you yesterday." Haley hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"But the last time you left Dawang with me, Emily and I took a lot of photos of it. If you need them, I can give you a few." "It's okay, you can keep them for yourself." Leon did not agree to this suggestion, because even if Dawang would not stay on the farm, he would still settle in Stardew Valley. At worst, he could just go find Dawang himself and there would be no need to rely on photos to see Dawang.

After all, Da Huang just went out to fight for nature, he didn't get cold.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, have you seen Sophia?"

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little cold, Leon immediately changed the subject.

"No." Emily answered first.

"She really doesn't plan to come because she said she doesn't like crowded occasions like this, especially gatherings with so many strangers." Haley knew more clearly.

"Oh." Originally, Leon thought that with the help of the resurrection stone, Sophia could see her parents in her dream, which would allow Sophia to gradually open her heart and become a lively girl. But now it seems that it will still take some time and other assistance for Sophia to completely get rid of the influence of depression.

"Have you seen Abigail?" Since Sophia didn't come, Leon stopped paying attention and asked about Abigail's whereabouts.

After all, Leon hadn't seen her for a long time since he sent her to Las Modes to study magic. He didn't know how she explained it to her family. Anyway, Pierre and Caroline didn't worry about Abigail leaving early and coming back late.

But Abigail rarely contacted Leon, which made Leon feel like he was being treated coldly.

"Are you looking for me?"

Before Haley and Emily could speak, Abigail's familiar voice came from behind Leon.

Leon quickly turned around and saw Abigail in a familiar purple jacket and jeans. If Haley and Emily hadn't been there, Leon would have been unable to resist going up.

"Long time no see, have you been so busy lately?"

Although he was a little surprised, Leon kept a calm expression and chatted with Abigail.

"There's nothing I can do. The teacher won't let me run around. There are all kinds of books for me to read every day. My life is even more boring than at school." Abigail said this with a look of resentment on her face.

"If it weren't for this banquet today, I might not even be able to leave the teacher's library."

"Then let's eat something first." Leon expressed regret for Abigail's resentment, but he couldn't do anything for her. After all, it was a matter between a grandfather and a grandson, and it was Abigail's own decision to learn magic.

"Yeah, I'm hungry." Abigail nodded, then glanced at Emily and Haley beside Ang and said softly.

"Come find me later, I have something I need to talk to you about."

"Ah."

Lyon nodded to show that he heard it. Abigail then said goodbye to Lyon and went to find something to eat.

Leon continued to eat as if nothing had happened, and asked Hailey and Emily, "Is there anything else?"

"I'm fine." Haley said and left immediately, leaving only Emily behind.

Seeing Leon's puzzled look, Emily said, "Leon, you shouldn't have forgotten the first dance we agreed on at the Flower Dance Festival, right?"

(End of this chapter)