Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 200: Becoming the administrator of Beishang Township and reaping the Taijing Pearl (Seeking monthly votes)

Faced with Mingyou's question, Xiaozhao nodded gently. They were indeed leaving the day after tomorrow. After all, there were still some things to do at Blueberry Academy, and she was actually quite reluctant to part ways like this.

"Hmm..."

Ponpo doesn't want to be separated...

"Don't be sad, it's not like we'll never see each other again. We'll come back during the summer break."

Xiao Zhao smiled, reached out and patted Ponpo's head to comfort her, then looked at Mingyou and asked, "Tell me what you did this morning."

"Um."

Since she had to rush to cook, Mingyou quickly explained the process and the result. Xiaozhao's expression changed from being heavy at the beginning to angry, and finally she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Thank you all for your hard work, especially Ponpo."

"Mmm~"

"What should we do with Tao Dailang and the others?"

"I intend to use the power of the icicles and slabs to freeze them and bury them in the square as atonement."

"This result is not bad..."

Xiao Zhao nodded slightly, then lifted the blanket. Seeing this, Ming You prepared to take Peng Peng out of the room: "Then I'll avoid this place for a bit."

"It's okay, I'm wearing clothes underneath."

As she spoke, Xiao Zhao got off the bed, wearing a thin white thermal undershirt.

She has a pretty good figure, though not quite as good as Danyu. She's not as thin or tall as Danyu, and has a very standard teenage figure. It's just that she always dresses conservatively, so it's usually hard to tell.

She took down the light yellow Pikachu-patterned trench coat from the coat rack and was about to put it on when she suddenly noticed the gaze. Her face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously covered her chest with her arm, looking at Mingyou with a resentful gaze.

"...Where are you staring at?!"

"Feel sorry……"

"...Let's go."

Xiao Zhao finished dressing, swept her bangs back to reveal her forehead, put on her white woolen hat, and the slight blush on her face faded. She no longer dwelled on what had just happened.

Mingyou looked embarrassed as she left the house with the other person and went downstairs. There, they started talking again about Xiaozhao leaving the day after tomorrow...

"Couldn't you stay a few more days? Like at the end of the month... after the 28th?"

"That means taking half a month off... You're really pushing me to my limits."

Xiao Zhao understood what the other person meant: the 28th of the month was their birthday, and Mingyou wanted them to spend their birthdays together here before leaving.

She placed her hand on her chest, pondered for a long time, and then, having made up her mind, smiled and said, "Alright then, since you want me to stay here so much, I'll stay a little longer!"

"real?"

Mingyou was overjoyed. Xiaozhao smiled and replied, "Of course, we can use the poisonous sticky cake as an excuse. We can say that I had health problems after eating it and that I can't teach my students for the time being."

"I thought you were always very innocent and would never lie to people."

"Shh! Just don't go around telling everyone..."

Xiao Zhao spoke earnestly, but it was precisely because of this that Ming You discovered her unique and adorable side, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "As expected of Teacher Xiao Zhao, I have to learn a lot from you."

"Um... you should probably change how you address me. Don't call me Teacher Xiao Zhao anymore. I don't want to hear anyone calling me that at home."

"Then I'll still call you Sister Xiaozhao, just like before. You're a whole year older than me."

"..."

Xiao Zhao sighed and shook her head in exasperation. This "younger brother" was really causing her so much trouble. Was it so hard to just call him by his name? Or perhaps she could use a more affectionate term, like...

As if she had thought of something, she suddenly stopped, biting her lip lightly, her cheeks and earlobes flushing red, her body trembling slightly.

Sensing something was wrong, Mingyou turned around in confusion, looked at the other person, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No! It's nothing!"

Xiao Zhao waved her hands frantically, then quickly ran away, afraid that she would be noticed if she was even a step too slow. She called out, "I want to go check on the Ghostly Fish in the back. I'll come back to the kitchen to help later!"

"..."

Watching the other person run off in a flash, Mingyou and Pengpeng exchanged a glance, wondering what they were doing...

Soon, it was afternoon, and Tao Dailang and the others had all been turned into ice sculptures. One of the long-haired pigs was also unexpectedly transformed into a Mammoth Pig while using the ice pillar slabs, as it was being nourished by power.

All that was left was to seal them away completely as atonement. However, before that, to Mingyou's surprise, Yao Qian, the administrator of Beishang Township, came to his door even faster than he had expected.

The other party was well aware of the devastating impact the toxic sticky rice cake incident would have on the economy of Beishang Township. If things continued this way, the tourism industry would definitely be ruined, and the young people in the town would have no choice but to go out to work and earn money.

Mingyou didn't let the other person into the house. They just stood at the door and talked. He stood on the steps, looking down at them. He deliberately put on a show of dominance because he knew what the other person was up to.

After the administrator finished his brief conversation about his business, he said that although the exposure of the poisonous sticky cake incident was unavoidable, he hoped that the other party could help him, at least to minimize the losses in Beishang Township.

After listening, Mingyou pondered for a long time, then nodded: "Alright then, but I have a few requests!"

"Go ahead and say it..."

The administrator rushed here, naturally prepared to pay the price.

Seeing that the other party was sensible, Mingyou nodded slightly and said, "First, demolish Baoban Square and build Pengpeng Square, and put Pengpeng's statue there."

"No problem!"

The administrator now absolutely hates those Baoban guys. When they were resurrected, almost the entire Beishang Township was taking care of them, and they ate an untold amount of food, resulting in losses that are impossible to calculate.

"Secondly, I also want to lease all the land surrounding this manor, including the lake behind it. Although I don't have that much money to give you right now, signing a contract shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"This... is fine too!"

The administrator knew this was almost like getting something for nothing; every minute he could get was a profit. But the surrounding land couldn't be sold anyway, so he figured he might as well give it to the other party.

Seeing this, Mingyou simply made one last request: "Third, I must make the decisions regarding future development plans for Beishang Township!"

"What!?"

The administrator was immediately stunned. Wasn't this tantamount to stealing his job? If he agreed, Beishang Township would be handed over to this outsider. Would this still be Beishang Township that had always adhered to tradition?

He knew many people would disagree, but for the sake of the bigger picture, and to ensure that children born in Beishang Township wouldn't be unable to afford school, he ultimately agreed to their request.

"no problem……"

"Yes, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

Mingyou was very satisfied with the conversation. Although many unpleasant things had happened, they were all in the past. From now on, the economy of Beishang Township would depend entirely on him, and he could start thinking about how to develop it in advance.

The administrator, looking dejected and helpless, left the manor with a sigh of relief, just as Danyu and Wuli arrived.

"Why is the building manager here?"

"Is it because of Momotaro's matter? You came here specifically to ask Naruyu for help?"

Danyu shrugged, then, seeing Mingyou heading back into the house in the distance, she immediately called out, "Wait!"

"Um?"

The siblings arrived at the villa's entrance, and Mingyou greeted them with a smile: "It's cold outside, come in and sit down. Xiaozhao is picking blueberries in the backyard; they're some of my newly cultivated blueberries, you can try them later."

"Just in time, haha."

As the group entered the house, Xiao Zhao and Peng Peng came in with some naanberries they had picked in a bowl. They were covered in frost, but they tasted even better after being chilled.

"Is everyone here? Come and have a taste."

Xiao Zhao placed the bowl on the coffee table. Dan Yu and Wu Li looked at the green blueberries, which were about the size of strawberries, with curiosity, and picked one up and put it in their mouths.

"Wow! It's so icy, and it's sweet and sour!"

"This is delicious!"

"Mmm~"

Seeing that they liked it, Ponpo happily started swaying her body. At this moment, Danyu looked at Xiaozhao and asked, "I heard you have a cold, are you okay?"

"It's alright, you're almost recovered."

"That's good. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come with us the day after tomorrow."

"Don't worry about that. I've already asked Principal Xi Lan for leave and will return to school at the end of the month."

"ah!?"

Danyu was stunned for a moment. How could someone take half a month's leave? I want to take it too!

But she quickly realized what was going on and asked, "You didn't take leave just for Mingyou, did you? Want to enjoy some alone time while we're gone!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I just..."

Xiao Zhao was about to explain and looked at Ming You, but their eyes met as Ming You was also about to explain. They both froze, stopped talking, and quickly looked away.

"I knew it!"

Dan Yu gritted her teeth. Neither of them both bothered to explain. Who would believe there was no relationship? So, filled with curiosity, she decided to keep asking how far their relationship had progressed. She planned to go to the school and tell the students who were pursuing Xiao Zhao, and see how they would break down.

Just then, Latias suddenly approached Rotom with her phone and played a video next to her, at which point a familiar voice came through.

"Geba~! Geba~!"

"!!!"

Dan Yu's pupils contracted, and she instantly bristled. The others looked in the direction of the sound and saw in the video someone being controlled by Tao Dailang and performing the Jibei dance.

"...Give me the video!"

"Waaah~"

Latias wasn't about to give in and immediately ran away. Danyu quickly chased after him, begging, "Please don't upload it online, I'm begging you, I'll do anything... I've got you... Don't run!"

"Waaah~"

Watching Danyu chase Latias out of the house, Mingyou and Xiaozhao chuckled softly and looked at each other again. Their eyes met for a moment, and remembering what Danyu had just said, their faces flushed slightly. They stared at each other for a moment, then looked away at the same time.

At this moment, Wu Li, who was still there, greeted Peng Peng and then suddenly called out, "Um... Ming You, I have something I want to give you."

"Um?"

Mingyou blushed and retreated, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression. She saw Wuli take out his Taijing Bead from his pocket and hand it over, saying, "I want to give you this Taijing Bead..."

"Why?" Mingyou didn't reach out to take it, but continued to ask, "Didn't you win this through your own strength?"

"But now I want to start over... My mindset as a trainer was wrong before, and I hurt a lot of students... This time, I want to go back to the school, apologize to them, and start from last place. This time, my goal is the championship!"

Wu Li spoke with great seriousness and fighting spirit. Looking at the other party who had gone through so much and finally achieved such growth and enlightenment, Ming You nodded slightly, her face full of relief.

He reached out and took the crystal bead, smiling as he said, "Then I'll accept this gift. But you're giving it to me and not your sister?"

"Well……"

Wu Li glanced at Dan Yu, who was rolling around in the snow outside, and said helplessly, "Let her go and win one herself..."

……

(End of this chapter)