My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 137 An Invitation

In the spring of the 112th year of the Alliance calendar, on May 21th, it rained.

In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.

Suddenly, a cold snap hit.

Tong Hua and his Pokémon stayed at home, lit the fireplace, and watched TV.

"Ah!"

Electric Dragon sat on the floor, wrapped in a small blanket. Of everyone present, it seemed that only he, Pickpocket Cat, and the three Little Fairy Milks hadn't tried Tong Hua's [Cold Resistance Enhancement] dish.

The little fairies are alright; they're more afraid of heat than cold, and even need to stay in shady places.

Tong Hua lit the fireplace especially for the electric dragon and the pickpocket cat. The three little fairy milk cats hid in the refrigerator.

"Miao Ming—"

"Are you alright, Electric Dragon—"

Tong Hua leaned against the headboard, surrounded by a foam squirrel, a messenger bird, two Celebi, and a pickpocket cat still half asleep on the pillow.

Despite the news reports saying it would be particularly cold today, Tong Hua was still wearing short sleeves and didn't feel cold at all inside.

"Miao Ming." The electric dragon nodded, the pearl on its forehead flashing.

Seeing this, Tong Hua got up and went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot cocoa for Dianlong.

"It's raining today, so the foreman and the others have stopped working and are taking a break."

Thankfully, the electrical wiring and water supply have already been installed; it really makes me feel like I'm living in modern society.

Tong Hua turned on the kitchen tap, and with a whoosh, filtered purified water flowed out.

The television inside the house, as well as the refrigerator in the kitchen, are all powered by wires pulled from the village's power grid.

Tong Hua skillfully poured the milk into a small pot to heat it, and then scooped out several large spoonfuls of cocoa powder.

The sound of rain outside the window gradually increased, tapping on the eaves and windows, which made the crackling of the fireplace and the soft hum of milk heating inside seem even warmer and more peaceful.

"Speaking of which, there don't seem to be many customers today."

"Just consider it a day off. Anyway, we've already made quite a bit of money this week just from the limited daily sales of qingtuan."

Just as Tong Hua had predicted, the qingtuan, which has the special effect of "enhancing sensitivity", has indeed become very popular.

They only release a limited number of 100 per day, and they usually sell out before noon.

Moreover, the price was a full 1000 Alliance Coins per serving. After deducting costs, this week's limited-edition item earned Tong Hua at least 40.

10,000 Alliance Coins.

"Hehe, looks like I should set aside one week each month to produce limited-edition items from now on."

Tong Hua carried the steaming hot cocoa back to the living room and handed it to Dianlong, who was still wrapped in a small blanket: "Here, drink it while it's hot to warm yourself up."

"Miao Ming!" The electric dragon gratefully took the cup with its two little paws. The warm touch made it squint its eyes comfortably and sip the water.

For the past week, Electric Dragon has been living in Fairy Tale Ranch, watching the news and exploring the surrounding area every day. He's found that he seems to be starting to like it here.

Unfortunately, he still had the mission of saving the world on his shoulders. After finding Riolu and Sceptile, he and Celebi would have to return to their original timeline together. Tong Hua sat back on the bed, looking out at the ranch shrouded in rain.

The crops in the fields stretched their branches and leaves in the rain, and three Grass-type Pokémon—Turtle, Slimie, and Minifox—were happily enjoying the rain.

For them, this spring rain was the best possible relief.

The raccoon family is probably holed up in their den. The construction crew is off today, so they must be quite bored.

The queen bee family should also be hiding in the cave. Tong Hua went in to take a look last time. The cave, which was originally a bit monotonous, was decorated very warmly by the queen bee and her three bees.

Lighting is provided by glowing mushrooms, and insulation is provided by some heat-retaining vines, making it both warm and comfortable.

Although it was a sudden cold snap in early spring, Tong Hua felt a rare sense of peace and contentment nestled in her warm and comfortable home, listening to the rain and watching her friends.

"very nice."

Suddenly, the landline phone on the bedside table in the cabin rang.

This was installed by the official construction team of the alliance while they were laying the power lines. Tong Hua has already given the number to everyone she knows in the village.

"Trembling!" To avoid waking the pickpocket cat, the foam squirrel quickly picked up the microphone and handed it to Tong Hua.

"Thank you." Tong Hua smiled as she took the microphone.

"Feed? Hello, this is Fairy Tale Ranch."

"Little Tong, I'm sorry, something happened to the big-billed gulls at Auntie's place today, so I might not be able to deliver the supplies to you."

On the other end of the phone was the voice of the portly man who sold grain in Chicory Village.

"Oh, it's alright, Auntie. We have enough food here."

"That's good, that's good." The fat man's voice sounded relieved.

"I'll definitely send it over tomorrow, that's all."

On the other end of the phone, Fatty hung up hastily, as if he had other things to attend to.

Tong Hua put down the microphone, but her mind was still on the Big-billed Gull who had gotten into some trouble.

After all, having delivered rice, flour, and cooking oil to Fairy Tale Ranch so many times, the big-billed gulls had long since become friends with Tong Hua.

Last time, I got drunk with Jessica in the house.

"I hope he's alright."

Tong Hua glanced at the rain outside the window, which showed no signs of stopping, and then looked inside the house.

After drinking hot cocoa, the electric dragon seemed to be in better spirits and was quietly watching TV with the two Celebi.

Foam squirrel and messenger bird went into the kitchen and helped Tong Hua tidy up.

The pickpocket cat had woken up sometime earlier, lazily stretched, jumped onto the windowsill, and curiously looked out the window.

"Meow?"

Suddenly, the pickpocket cat saw something flying towards the window through its emerald green eyes.

"Hmm?" Tong Hua also came over and saw a bird Pokémon circling in the sky outside the house.

"A beak?"

The beaked gull landed slowly, and Tong Hua immediately recognized that it was not the one that usually delivered goods.

Its eyes weren't as sharp as the bigmouth gull's; it looked a bit goofy.

"Pao!"

Tong Hua opened the window, and the bighead gull landed directly on the windowsill.

He was also carrying a small satchel, from which he took out a letter.

"Is this for me?"

"Pao!" The beaked gull nodded and pushed the letter toward Tong Hua with its beak, raindrops dripping from its feathers onto the windowsill.

Tong Hua took the still slightly damp letter. The envelope had no sender's name on it, only the recipient's name, Tong Hua.

After confirming that Tong Hua had received the letter, the beak took flight and quickly flew away.

"What is this?" Tong Hua closed the window and opened the envelope under the curious gazes of the Pokémon.

Inside the envelope was only an invitation made of cardboard.

The invitation was designed to be simple yet sophisticated. The paper was thick, and the edges were embossed with a subtle dark gold pattern. In the center, a few lines of text were printed in an elegant font.

It looks very formal. The gist of it is that Gangbo Town is about to hold a dessert competition and sincerely invites Happiness Dessert House to participate.

Tong Hua looked at the invitation in her hand and was momentarily stunned.

Harbor Town? Dessert Competition? Happiness Dessert Shop?

"We've been invited to a formal dessert competition?" he muttered incredulously.

Happiness Dessert Shop was just a small sales platform he set up on the ranch to increase his income. Although the green rice dumplings had been selling like hotcakes recently, he never expected to receive an invitation to an official town-level competition because of it!

This is undoubtedly a huge opportunity to further expand the popularity and influence of Happy Dessert House and Fairy Tale Ranch. "Screech?!" The foam squirrel came over, looked at the exquisite patterns on the invitation, and curiously pointed with its little paw.

"Chirp!" The messenger bird flapped its wings excitedly, as if it understood that this was a good thing.

The other Pokémon in the room also curiously gathered around, and everyone looked at the invitation in Tong Hua's hand with happy expressions on their faces.

"Harbor Town—"

Recalling the last time she and Feng gazed at the distant metropolis along the coastline, Tong Hua's heart skipped a beat.

"The time is in three days, okay! Let's go participate!"