My Pokémon Story of Seasons

The road construction project progressed rapidly, spurred by the delicious food.

By nightfall, the newly paved road had already extended several hundred meters away from the main road in the village.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon stood beside the newly completed section of road, with a sky full of stars overhead.

Tong Hua planted a wooden sign deep into the ground beside the road, with several large characters painted on it.

"Fairytale Ranch, from here forward."

For dinner, we had pizza again. I have to say, cheese is really delicious. It's high in calories, but very filling.

The foam squirrel patted its little belly contentedly, occasionally letting out a burp with a cheesy aroma.

"It will be finished tomorrow. I really look forward to having guests visit the ranch soon."

"Ah, right!" Tong Hua slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering something.

"We can't wait until tomorrow. Chuangyi will be sending a truck over early tomorrow morning to deliver the goods. If we block the road like this, he won't be able to come tomorrow."

With no other option, Tong Hua had to continue working overtime with his Pokémon. Fortunately, the night sky in the countryside was still quite bright, and even without streetlights, the two Celebi casting Flash spells made it easy to see clearly.

Finally, after working until past 10 p.m., the entire road section was paved.

After two shrines performed special treatments, the project was finally completed.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon dragged their tired bodies back to the ranch, and everyone slept soundly that night.

……

The next day, Tong Hua was the first to wake up in bed.

After several weeks of training, his biological clock has become so regular that he can wake up naturally around 5 a.m. every morning.

After completing a series of routine tasks with practiced ease, Tong Hua glanced at the clock and realized it was still not 6:30.

"Since I have some time, I might as well make a sign for the dessert shop."

Let me think about it. I'll make a traditional one and hang it on the edge of the platform's ceiling.

She acts immediately! Tong Hua's drive to act has always been astonishing.

From coming up with the plan to completing the production, it took less than ten minutes.

Finally, paint the shop name on, and that completes all the preparations for opening the shop.

"Let me think, what should I call him...?"

Tong Hua held the brush and hesitated for a long time in front of the signboard.

In the morning light, several bees curiously circled around him, their wings still covered with fresh pollen.

"Since everything started with Happiness Baofen, why not call it 'Happiness Dessert House'?" he muttered to himself, but stopped just as he was about to put pen to paper.

Bubble Squirrel and Slimie emerged from the cabin at some point, the two Pokémon standing beside him, seemingly quite interested in the sign.

Seeing the expectant looks in the two Pokémon's eyes, Tong Hua suddenly had a flash of inspiration and handed them the brush.

"Come on, draw whatever you want on it."

The two Pokémon took the brushes and carefully dipped them in the paint.

Foam Chipmunk and Sweetie, one is a germaphobe and the other is a mangosteen. Although neither of them likes the smell of paint, they still earnestly started painting at Tong Hua's request.

"Terrifying..."

The foam squirrel used its tail to hold the brush and drew many hearts on the sign.

"Ama~ Ama~"

Sweetie stood beside him, adorning the painting with many flowers in a different color.

"Great job, really well done." Tong Hua rubbed the heads of the two Pokémon and praised them generously.

Then, he picked up a brush himself and wrote the five characters "Happiness Dessert Shop" on the signboard.

With the final stroke, the entire signboard was finally completed. A detailed information panel immediately appeared in Tong Hua's eyes.

The quality is D. Well, considering it was something I made in just ten minutes, it's not surprising.

"Hmm?" Tong Hua looked at the effect section displayed on the panel and made a puzzled sound.

"Traffic generation? Does that mean it can attract customers? That's an amazing effect."

"La-beep." Two Celebi suddenly flew out of the house and used their superpowers to help Tong Hua hang the sign on the edge of the ceiling.

Now, the dessert shop can finally officially open for business.

Soon after, the familiar sound of trucks arrived as scheduled. Our old acquaintances, Chuangyi and Patchlitz, arrived at the ranch right on time to help with the shipment.

No, it seems to have arrived earlier today than before.

"You're here really early today," Tong Hua greeted with a smile.

"Yes, I was wondering why the road was so easy to walk on today. But upon closer inspection, I realized that the muddy road had been turned into a cement road."

I clearly remember it being a muddy road just two days ago. What happened in the last two days?

Chuang Yi jumped off the truck, looking at the brand-new road with a shocked expression.

"Hehe, how is it? This is a road we specially built."

After all, many people will be visiting the ranch in the future, so we gritted our teeth and fixed the road.

"That's great. It will be even more convenient to drive here from now on."

Speaking of which, yesterday Renmei brought home a basket of Baofen (a type of pastry) and was giving it to everyone she met. She even said it was you who made it and was helping you promote it everywhere.

Chuangyi always had a smile on his face, and he would smile whenever Renmei was mentioned.

"Really? Thank you so much!"

Tong Hua scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, not expecting that Renmei would actually help with the promotion so seriously after he had just casually asked for a favor.

A few minutes later, Chuang handed Tong Hua a stack of Alliance Coins.

There's not much to ship today, just 20 liters of Moo Moo fresh milk.

Fortunately, the third batch of crops in the field is expected to be harvested tomorrow, which will bring in another large sum of money.

"Well then, we'll take our leave."

"Wait a minute." Tong Hua called out to Chuang Yi, then turned around and took out another basket of things from the house.

"What's this?" Chuangyi peeked out and saw that it was Baofen again.

"Please take these home and try them. They taste the same as yesterday. If you like them, we hope you can help us spread the word."

"The shop's name is Happiness Dessert Shop," Tong Hua said, pointing to the sign hanging on the platform next to her.

As soon as Chuangyi took the basket and lifted the lid, a rich, sweet aroma immediately wafted out.

Patchlitz eagerly clung to the edge of the basket, his little nose twitching incessantly.

"Wow, they even decorated this time?" Chuangyi was surprised to find that each Boffin was decorated with slices of berries and icing patterns, making it look more exquisite than yesterday's.

"Foam Squirrel and Slimie helped with the decorations," Tong Hua said with a smile, patting the two Pokémon's heads. "Since these are items sold in a shop, they need to be made even more beautiful."

The foam squirrel proudly puffed out its chest, while Sweetie gracefully twirled around, her twin tails swaying gently with the movement.

Chuangyi solemnly closed the basket: "Such meticulously made desserts are sure to be a hit. I'll go deliver them to town now and help promote them while I'm at it!"

The truck had barely left the ranch when Tong Hua returned to the kitchen to get busy, and then she heard a burst of cheerful noise outside.

Looking out the window, I saw two men dressed as cowboys riding a flamingo and a mudskipper towards the ranch.

"Village Chief? Sister Jie? What brings you here?" Tong Hua walked out of the wooden house and asked the two of them with some curiosity.

"Little boy, did you build this road?" Jessica asked to herself.

"Yes, it's more convenient for people and vehicles to come and go this way." Tong Hua nodded, then repeated the question.

"It's nothing, we just wanted to come and see you."

After all, you've been running this ranch for quite a while now. I wanted to see how you were doing.

Village elder Jack looked Tong Hua up and down and could clearly tell that Tong Hua was much stronger than when he last saw him.

"Hmm." Old Jack nodded affirmatively. "Looks like you're doing quite well."