Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

It was a small matter that might not be that troublesome, but could be considered as a way of repaying a favor, so that his students would not have so much burden in their hearts. Jiang Cheng almost guessed what Lao Gao was thinking.

This is what a reliable adult is.

But I didn't expect that my own Zhenyifa could still make some money at this stage.

She is serious about supporting her family!

Hearing Zhen Yifa's request, Lao Gao was stunned at first, then he immediately laughed: "Of course, of course, it is only natural for the loser to compensate the winner. It would be better to ask for more, so as to strike a blow to the arrogance of these little bastards and let them know that there are always people better than you."

Jiang Cheng couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, as he knew his classmate's level very well. To be honest, he was only at level 10 or 20. It was quite a feat for him to have two second-level evolved elves.

To put it bluntly, this is a baby cup.

Zhen Yifa came to his side spontaneously and never stopped fighting and leveling up. In the beginning, Jiang Cheng was busy making a living and his days were relatively stable, only fighting one or two games occasionally. Later, after the battle with Mamane, due to the continuous spread of rumors on the island, things became out of control.

Zhenyifa is also an elf with a very strong sense of responsibility. She has a unique obsession with raising Jiang Cheng, which makes her fight extra hard. Her powerful attack power and speed make her extremely efficient in battle. In addition, she has the assistance of a Frost Milk Fairy beside her. After she is decorated, she turns into A Dou in Zhao Yun's arms, fighting fiercely.

Today, Zhen Yifa's combat level is as high as 45. This is because Jiang Cheng loves his child and does not want her to fight too much every day and tire herself out. After controlling the result, at this level, in this place full of babies, she can just kill them randomly.

What's more, he already has one, which is now a level 58 Eruption.

Touching his Poké Ball, Jiang Cheng felt a little emotional. Is beating the Poké Ball the fate of every Gastly trainer?

"That's fine with me, but is this appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about that? There are very few Pokédex trainers, and they may only see one like this once in their lifetime. Once they leave the campus, it will be difficult to see one again. I'm afraid they don't even know where the door of the regional doctor opens. It won't hurt to gain more experience while you are young."

Jiang Cheng always felt that Lao Gao's description of him was like some kind of precious Pokémon, but he still nodded.

"Wait until I'm done, teacher, just give me your instructions."

"Don't worry, wait until you're done. Your work is more important."

"Okay, then I'll go back first, clean up the house and get ready for work. See you later, Lao Gao." Jiang Cheng waved his hand and prepared to leave.

"Stinky boy" Lao Gao couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Hello teacher if you have something to say, but call Lao Gao if you don't have anything to say, right! Get out of here now!"

"Okay."

Lao Gao reminded loudly: "Remember to come home for dinner tonight!"

"Remember!" Jiang Cheng's voice already echoed in the corridor.

This brat, Lao Gao shook his head and sat on the desk, but his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a small box that suddenly appeared on the desk.

I opened the box and found a mechanical watch inside. It had a silver body and a leather strap. It wasn't expensive, but it was exquisite and had great texture.

Lao Gao put it on his hand and fastened the buckle. The mechanical watch matched his suit perfectly. Lao Gao couldn't help but look at it over and over again.

After closing the box, Lao Gao went straight to the staff cafeteria. As expected, he heard another new comment from the fisherman.

..........

After coming out of the campus, Jiang Cheng followed the route he remembered and walked home.

Jiang Cheng's home is half an hour's drive from the school, mainly because the school covers a large area, so its location is relatively remote.

When you come to Donghuang, you can experience the difference from Alola. There are no Kentaro rentals everywhere, no mount Pokémon for you to ride, and even on the roadside, few people carry Pokémon. Even if they do, they are small Pokémon species, either perched on people's shoulders or standing at their feet.

The city is bustling with traffic and full of the feeling of a modern city.

It was not convenient to leave Zhen Yifa outside here, so Jiang Cheng could only discuss with her and let her bear with it a little and stay in the goal for a while, and then let her out when they got home.

Zhen Yifa was a little reluctant, but she was a leader who was very good at accepting advice, so she agreed to Jiang Cheng's idea.

Walking along the familiar road all the way back home, going up the stairs, and seeing the familiar door, Jiang Cheng stayed in front of the door for a long time.

The word "Fu" on the door is crooked and worn. This word "Fu" was given to Jiang Cheng by Lao Gao three years ago. Since Jiang Cheng was born, he has rarely seen his parents, so naturally there has never been such a thing hung on the door. This word "Fu" was pasted by the original owner himself.

I took out the key, opened the door, and a stale smell hit me.

The furniture in the house, like the Chinese character "Fu" (meaning "blessing") on the door, exudes a weathered and aged temperament.

After opening the window for ventilation, Jiang Cheng went to the inner room, where the portrait of the original owner's grandmother was enshrined.

At that time, Jiang Cheng had just arrived and his memories of the original owner were not deeply connected. He had no feelings for this family and was always complaining about the original owner's parents. After receiving the news of inheritance, he hurried over to solve his own survival problems and did not even take the portrait with him. Now that the memory is deeply tied, some things that happened before seem absurd.

But he still called the two men Lao Deng.

Looking at the portrait in front of me and comparing it with the grandmother in my memory, she is still the same, with hair like winter snow and brows like autumn frost. It's just that the photo frame is another year old.

Wiping away the ups and downs, Jiang Cheng lit a stick of incense. For no reason, he thought of his grandmother.

So they added another incense burner and a small tablet next to the old lady.

The two old people can serve as companions and perhaps chat about their experiences in knitting sweaters.

After doing all this, Jiang Cheng released Fluttershy, Ursa Major, Gastly, and Magikarp together: "Let's do the spring cleaning together. You guys clean up first, I'll go downstairs and bring you some food."

When he was in Alola, Jiang Cheng had been craving this for a long time. Now that he was finally back, he had to bring his own Pokémon to try it.

But I can't eat too much, because I have to go to Lao Gao's place in the evening and compete with him for food.

Chapter 166: Simple Cooperation

After packing the food, Jiang Cheng returned to his residence.

The room is very lively at the moment. Fluttershy is sweeping the dust with a small duster, Uruk-York is mopping the floor with a mop, and Magikarp is spraying water from the big fish tank from time to time as logistical resource support. As for Gastly... the important thing is to participate.

Jiang Cheng exchanged the big fish tank from the system as a decorative piece of furniture, and he spent 10 Meow Meow gold coins on it. As for why he spent gold coins instead of just getting one, this involved a system loophole that Jiang Cheng had just discovered.

That is, the system still determines that the furniture outside belongs to the hot spring center, so it can be stored in the system warehouse. In this way, if operated properly, Jiang Cheng is equivalent to opening a space with him, and the convenience is not comparable to a few Meow Meow gold coins.

Jiang Cheng also joined in the cleaning. It was rough, dirty and tiring work, but with the elves' company, it became more interesting.

After cleaning, everyone gathered around the table again, eating the side dishes that Jiang Cheng brought. He brought sweet meat dishes for Lord Zhenyifa and spicy vegetarian dishes for Uruk-do. Gastly ate everything, but Magikarp preferred fried rice.

After a joyful meal, Jiang Cheng took out the form made by Lao Gao and began to study the targets for negotiation.

Lao Gao's form was very detailed, listing all kinds of factors, which undoubtedly saved Jiang Cheng a lot of trouble.

"Boniao~" What book are you reading?

“This is not a book”

"Boni?" What is that?

“This is a file.”

"Boni Ao~" file~

"Boniao?" Does the document look good?

“It’s not pretty, but it’s useful.”

"Boniao!" Erguiyan also wants to read useful books!

"Useful books may not be useful to everyone. Just like Uruk-O is a cute little Pokémon, it should read books suitable for Pokémon. This will help Uruk-O's growth."

"Boni..." Ergui nodded his head as if he understood.

Jiang Cheng continued to look at the documents. Erguiyan still walked over and came behind Jiang Cheng. He grabbed Jiang Cheng's sleeve with his small hand and Jiang Cheng's clothes with the other hand. He poked half of his head out from beside Jiang Cheng's arm and stared at the form in Jiang Cheng's hand with wide eyes.

Jiang Cheng could only smile helplessly and let her go.

Jiang Cheng was looking at the documents, and Er Guiyan was recognizing the words on them.

If there were words they didn't understand, they would ask Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng would patiently answer them one by one.

Erguiyan seemed to understand what a book that is not good-looking but useful means. This book is not good-looking, but Erguiyan can recognize many words in it!

With the help of Ergui, Jiang Cheng was delayed for a lot of time in reading the documents that he had originally read quickly. Fortunately, the matter itself was not urgent. After repeated comparisons, Jiang Cheng selected a brand with good quality and reputation. He then took the Rotom illustrated book and prepared to go to the other company for communication.

“Hope everything goes well”

........

"Ding dong!"

"Coming?"

There was a sound of footsteps approaching, the door opened, and a woman with loose hair opened the door.

"Hello, Master's wife. I am Teacher Gao's student. I came here specially to see you today." Jiang Cheng stood at the door, carrying a lot of bags and smiling.

"Oh, you must be Jiang Cheng that Lao Gao has been mentioning before. Look at you, how can a student bring things to his teacher's house? Come in quickly." The wife, wearing a beige short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, with a pair of pink slippers on her feet, smiled and invited Jiang Cheng in.

"Roentgen cat, say hello to the guests"

"Meow........." The Roentgen cat at the entrance turned around and left after satisfying its curiosity.

"Lao Gao came back today and kept talking about you. You bought him that watch, and he showed it off to me for a long time. Now you bought him all these things..."

"It's a rare opportunity to come here. I'd feel bad if I had to come here more than once."

"Hahaha, you are such a talkative kid, Lao Gao! Look who's here! Stop looking at your watch!"

"Who's looking at the watch! Who's looking at the watch! I was just changing clothes!" Lao Gao came out of the living room with his neck stiffened, and said in the same tone as his mistress: "Look at you, why do you bring so much? I don't need it here. You run a hot spring restaurant by yourself, there are so many places to spend money, and you still waste money on a place like this..."

"Isn't this just a celebration of the cooperation?"

"Has the cooperation been negotiated?" Lao Gao took Jiang Cheng into the living room and sat down. The master's wife skillfully went to the refrigerator to get a few bottles of drinks.

"Is this the Rotom Encyclopedia? I remember seeing it in a book. It's a rare item. Did the doctor in your area give it to you?" Lao Gao asked curiously while looking at the Rotom floating in the sky.

"Yes, Rotom is unique in all of Alola."

"Hello, Lotom! Nice to meet you, Lotom!" Rotom greeted Lao Gao happily.

"Why didn't I see you let out before?" Lao Gao took Jiang Cheng to sit on the sofa, and the Roentgen cat came over and sniffed Jiang Cheng's trouser legs.

"The temperature in the sky is too low, and it would harm the electronic equipment, so we didn't take it out. This time the discussion went so smoothly thanks to his face," Jiang Cheng explained.

Jiang Cheng hardly needed to say much. The company head who was originally ready for a thorough negotiation became even more eager when he saw the Rotom illustrated book next to Jiang Cheng. He also offered more concessions in the cooperation. Later, a higher-level person in charge came to the reception room, looked at the cooperation terms of both parties, and said, "Very good, but I want to make some minor changes."

So they changed the name of selling to giving away, and they were fully responsible for all the losses of Jiang Cheng's consumables in Alola. Jiang Cheng only needed to stick their trademark on his glass bottles, or mention the brand when customers asked about it.

Obviously, compared to a business deal, reaching a long-term cooperation with a Pokémon Trainer has much more benefits, and Jiang Cheng has no reason to refuse. After all, it is just an advertisement and making money, which is not shameful.

The key is free.

This saves a lot of costs.

“Hey, is it all thanks to me? Oh... I don’t feel comfortable with this, Lotom! I didn’t do anything...” Rotom touched his head with a shy smile, feeling a little embarrassed about being praised suddenly.

"Rotom has always worked hard. I'll always remember your help. This time, you helped the hot spring center save a lot of money. I must praise you."

"Hey, hey, I'm not that good either, Loto."

Rotom's screen was about to start to bubble.

"By the way, don't you want to learn how to cook? Your master's wife happens to be here, so go and ask her for some advice!"

"Hey, good!"

Chapter 167: Snack Function

"You're going back so soon? Don't you want to play a little longer?"

When they saw him off to the door, Lao Gao and his wife tried to persuade him to stay.

"Why aren't you leaving after your meal?" Jiang Cheng said with a smile, "I still have some things to do tonight, so it's really inconvenient for me to stay any longer. I've learned a lot today, so I'll digest it and come back next time."

"Okay, you're welcome anytime. I'll teach you whatever you want to learn!"

The teacher's wife was also smiling. Perhaps, the weak point of Oriental teachers is those students who study hard but come from poor families. The teacher's wife naturally knew that Lao Gao usually took care of Jiang Cheng. She was also very moved by Jiang Cheng's experience and took better care of the child.

The master's wife also realized how studious Jiang Cheng was. When he saw her cooking, Jiang Cheng would rush into the kitchen first, absorbing knowledge like a sponge.

Those things in the kitchen, pretending to be a book, are really a sentence. After reading countless recipes, he learned a bunch of small details. It can be said that Jiang Cheng benefited a lot that night.

Hearing that Jiang Cheng was in trouble, the two stopped forcing him, leaving only Lao Gao to remind him: "Be careful on the road, don't go home too late, and be safe."

"Okay, don't worry, teacher."

Jiang Cheng nodded and waved goodbye again.

The couple stood at the door until their view was blocked by the elevator door.

Jiang Cheng really didn't fool the teacher, he really had something to do in the evening - he was going to go to the night market, check out the local snacks in Donghuang, and see if there was anything that could be used in the hot spring hotel.

Unlike Alola, the liveliness of Alola is different from that of Donghuang. After the night falls, Alola is mostly peaceful, especially in the quiet city of Malie. The most lively place is the beach, where there are parties, dances, and all kinds of tourists refilling their cups of happiness.

In Donghuang, night is the beginning of another life.