Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 355 Mingyou: "I'm a minor! What are you doing?!" (Seeking monthly votes)

Upon learning that Xiaoqing would be coming over in a while because of the Kulai oranges, Mingyou decided to make preparations in advance. The ripe Kulai oranges and Milai grapes would no longer be sold for the time being, since guests should be treated well, even though she was unsure of Xiaoqing's true purpose for coming.

After tasting the cream roll on the plate, he nodded in satisfaction. Ponpo's dessert-making skills were getting better and better, while the other person...

Why are you looking at me?

Not far away, Xiao Zhao glanced at him resentfully, and immediately saw through his thoughts that he was probably complaining in his mind that the desserts she made were such terrible food that even Snorlax wouldn't eat them.

"So, are you going to eat it or not?"

"If you make it, of course I'll eat it!"

"He just says things I like to hear."

"Ha ha."

Mingyou chuckled softly, turned on her phone, and prepared to contact Tiewuzhe to change the arrangements for selling some of the goods, since they were all at the dessert shop and it wasn't convenient for them to go back immediately.

As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw that Qi Shu had sent him a photo. After a moment of silence, he recalled what the other person had said earlier, and then looked up at the small photo whose attention was not on him.

Without hesitation, he deleted the message with the photo without even looking at it, pretending it had happened. As for the truth... he already guessed it. There was only one person who had handled his phone, so if the other person didn't want him to see it, then he wouldn't look.

Keep it a secret?

There is no need for that.

After arranging everything, he continued to help Ponpo taste the desserts at the dessert shop, and also invited a lot of Pokémon to join him. This was a necessary preparation before opening the shop.

Two days passed quickly...

"Mmm~"

Today is the opening day of the dessert shop, and also the last day of the Hidden Face Festival.

Furthermore, Mingyou filmed vlog videos on her social media account to promote the event, and for a time, the number of tourists to Beishang Township broke the record for the number of tourists in a single day since the start of the tourism industry!

This delighted the residents. Businesses along the entire street where the dessert shop was located boomed. With the help of the Queen of the Raiguans' missionary work, no one now thought that Ponpo was a ghost that would bring disaster. It was clearly a god of wealth!

Everyone came here for Ponpo, and it was very diligent, busy running around the dessert shop. Of course, it wasn't the only one in the shop; there were also some Pokémon employees recruited from the manor.

Mingyou and Xiaozhao didn't help. Instead, they were customers of the dessert shop. This was Ponpo's dream, so of course it should manage it itself. Interfering would be disrespectful.

"But then again, it's really lively."

Mingyou savored the creamy fruit smoothie, looking at the customers queuing around her. This ice was transported from the extreme region of the manor and made by Kyurem. The smoothie made from it had a taste that was incomparable to anything else.

Xiao Zhao secretly ate the same shaved ice as him, enjoying the melt-in-your-mouth coolness. She simply nodded without responding, because after the excitement, there would only be loneliness...

She's leaving tomorrow morning to go back to Blueberry Academy, and she probably won't be back until the end of the year holiday. The thought of not seeing Mingyou and everyone for so long makes her feel inexplicably lonely and melancholy.

Or maybe we shouldn't go at all?

The thought suddenly popped into her head, but she quickly shook her head to dismiss it. This was her job, and she had to finish teaching this year's students!

"Six months left..."

Judging by the timeline, the design plan for building a school in Beishang Township has been selected and handed over to the administrator. As long as there is enough money to hire a professional Pokémon construction team, six months will be enough time to build a school.

Hmm... So after six months, she'll come back to Beishang Township to settle down. Although it might be tiring, she prefers life here.

As for tonight...

Having considered what to do next, on her last night before parting, she had some thoughts of her own.

Before she could even ask, Mingyou gently pressed his spoon against the spoon she had been using to eat his shaved ice, leaned closer, and said, "If you don't mind, I'll stay in your room tonight?"

"..."

Xiao Zhao didn't respond immediately. After pushing his hand away with a spoon, she scooped up a spoonful of cream with jam and fed it to him. Only then did she look up, her lips slightly parted, and reply, "Can't we go to your room?"

"Ponpon is sleeping..."

"Okay then, but I have to get up early tomorrow, so I won't chat with you too late."

As she spoke, a playful smile appeared on Xiao Zhao's face, and she couldn't help but start to look forward to it.

After the hustle and bustle subsided, night fell. Ponpo closed the shop contentedly and left, joining everyone to watch the Mist Festival fireworks display at the North Center. They didn't return to the manor to rest until they were thoroughly satisfied.

To avoid being late for getting up early the next day, Xiao Zhao took her clothes to the bathroom to shower after returning home. Then she went back to her room, dried her hair, and packed her clothes into her suitcase.

"There shouldn't be anything you've forgotten, right?"

She recalled carefully that she would be taking all her Pokémon with her this time. She originally wanted to leave them at the manor, but everyone seemed more willing to stay with her a little longer. Now, only the last companion was missing, and she believed that they would meet again someday.

Continuing to work, she noticed Mingyou standing in the doorway, so she turned and called out, "What are you daydreaming about? You've been standing there without saying a word..."

"I saw you were busy, and I didn't want to disturb you."

"Then you might as well help me tidy up my clothes."

"oh."

Mingyou quickly stepped forward and helped her sort out the clothes she was going to take and the clothes she wasn't taking. Only then did she realize that she had bought quite a few dresses, probably online recently, but they were categorized among the clothes she wasn't taking, which puzzled her.

"You don't want any of these?"

"I'll just wear these at home. I don't want to wear them in crowded places. It's uncomfortable to be stared at."

The implication is that she only wears it for people she likes.

As she spoke, she zipped up her suitcase, then suddenly remembered something she was a little embarrassed to talk about, but decided it would be better to ask Mingyou. So she stood up, her face slightly flushed, and asked, "What do you think of my figure? Do I need to spend time taking care of it?"

After being provoked by Qi Shu and Dan Yu one after another, this inferiority complex that she would never have cared about before now keeps inexplicably surfacing in her mind.

Hearing this, Mingyou looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Did you suffer some kind of blow?"

"..."

"There's absolutely no need for that. It's fine as it is now. I won't care even if you gain weight someday."

"You're the one who's gained weight!"

Xiao Zhao playfully slapped him, but her anxiety finally subsided, and she came to her senses. There was no need to care about such a thing, especially since her career wasn't that bad...

Time continued to pass, and after the room lights were turned off, the two were already lying in bed, certain that no one would disturb them tonight.

"Lai Ao..."

Reshiram squatted in the vegetable patch in the backyard, scratching a stick with its paws and drawing circles on the ground. It had been thrown out by Mingyou. Why? It was inside last time...

Xiao Zhao wore a shy smile. Even in the dim light, she could feel the other person's burning gaze. Her heart fluttered, but she tried her best to control herself.

"Aren't you going to say something?"

"Don't hit me."

"..."

"Can I hold you...?"

Mingyou only wanted to do this. The faint fragrance of the girl lingered in his nose. As he spoke, his hand was already gently placed on her lower abdomen.

Xiao Zhao's nightgown was very thin, and she was only wearing underwear underneath. When you touched it, you could feel the smoothness and flatness. She actually had a great figure. She used to run around in the wild for a long time, so she didn't have any excess fat on her abdomen and had a slender waist.

This time he didn't get beaten up, and Mingyou was satisfied. He was about to fall asleep when Xiaozhao, who was originally quiet, suddenly rolled over and pressed down on him!

"???"

Startled, Mingyou quickly opened her eyes and felt the soft, flowing hair falling on her body.

The moonlight filtering through the curtains revealed a beautifully shaped, fair face, bright eyes filled with shyness, and alluring curves rising and falling gently on her chest.

"Hey, you..."

Mingyou could feel her blood circulation speeding up, her mouth and throat becoming dry, as if she were dry wood meeting a raging fire and about to be swallowed up at any moment.

Xiao Zhao stared at him, her heart filled with trepidation, a mixture of anticipation and fear. This was a decision she had made with great difficulty, though she had little experience... or rather, absolutely no experience.

She knew she was making a mistake, but the thought of not being able to see him again for so long made it hard for her to suppress her feelings. She was sincere and, setting aside her pride, wanted to give something important to the person she liked.

Feeling his breath and quickened heartbeat, she suppressed her shyness, constantly encouraging herself by reminding herself that she was older than him. Then, she gently bit her lip, slowly leaned closer to Mingyou's face, and breathed warm air into him: "Um... I want to create memories with you~"

"I'm a minor! What are you trying to do?!"

"...Huh? Eh?"

Suddenly hearing Mingyou shouting, Xiaozhao was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned over and finally woke up, her face turning red from her earlobes to her cheeks and forehead.

She covered her face, completely devastated. What was she doing? She'd let her emotions get the better of her! Now... she was definitely going to be misunderstood! People would say her true nature had been revealed, but she was definitely not that kind of person!

No no no!

Xiao Zhao got up and tried to run out, completely flustered. How could she face anyone after this? She quickly went to make herself a glass of cold water to cool down.

But as soon as she stood up, Mingyou grabbed her wrist, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her tightly, instantly calming her down.

"Huh?"

"Creating memories? Let's talk about that when I'm an adult. As for tonight... this is enough."

"Um……"

Xiao Zhao nestled nervously against him, quietly letting him hold her. This was the first time he had taken the initiative, but to be honest… it didn't feel so bad.

A doting smile appeared on her face as she slowly closed her eyes. The two of them fell asleep peacefully in the warm embrace of the land, as if nothing had happened, and the night passed without a word.

When they woke up the next day, they didn't talk about the previous night again. Their faces were full of reluctance to part, but they weren't lonely. They were both quite content, on a spiritual level, as it wasn't like they would never see each other again.

Together with everyone, we took Xiaozhao to the station and said a reluctant goodbye. There weren't many words of farewell; we promised to meet again someday.

"Mmm~"

Watching the bus carrying Xiaozhao and her siblings Danyu drive away, everyone waved until the bus disappeared from sight before leaving, just like Xiaozhao who was going to fulfill her duties. Everyone still had their own things to do.

"Let's expedite the completion of the ecological park!"

On the afternoon of the day Xiao Zhao and her friends left, an outside bus slowly stopped in front of the station. A girl wearing the Orange Academy uniform, carrying a bag, got off the bus with her companions, looking around expectantly at the scenery of the northern fields.

"Is this Beishang Township? We've finally arrived!"

……

(End of this chapter)