Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 547 Thanksgiving, Thank you

Fang Yan really didn't expect that the mayor of Qiyi Town would reserve the center position for himself at the Thanksgiving outdoor dinner.

He was forced to sit in the center position, next to the mayor of Qiyi Town.

Mayor Qiyi is giving a Thanksgiving speech, thanking nature, thanking the land for the harvest, and thanking—thanking the dialect?

Fang Yan opened his mouth wide as he heard the words of thanks.

No—huh?!

Why did you drag me into this again?

Hearing the applause from the entire audience, Fang Yan realized for the first time what it felt like to be socially frustrated.

He forced a smile and nodded repeatedly to the people in the middle of the square.

Fortunately, Mayor Qiyi wasn't the type to give long speeches. He simply expressed his gratitude and then announced the official start of today's outdoor dinner.

Fang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to eat his lunch.

It must be said that Mayor Qiyi has very strong organizational and planning abilities.

Fang Yan ate his tempura while looking at the square. The dishes were incredibly diverse, and every single one tasted delicious.

The happiest people were the fighter jets in the breeding house.

Their locations were arranged by Mayor Qiyi near the dialect area.

However, besides Ninetales, Gothic, Miss Skirt, Meloetta, and the Fujino couple, there were no other people or Pokémon by Fang Yan's side.

Fang Yan glanced into the crowd and saw Gengar leading Dali, Victini, and Latias, moving among them, eating a little from one table and a little from another, their mouths greasy with food.

Wherever they went, everyone welcomed them.

Of course, the most exciting part was the situation on Xiaoshana's side.

She and Tomoyo were almost overwhelmed by their grandparents, uncles, and aunts, and even their companions, Zoroar and the Snorlax, were not spared.

When they emerged from the crowd, they found themselves with a large pile of food inexplicably in their arms.

Shana blinked in confusion, looking at Tomoyo beside her, seemingly wondering how she suddenly had so much food.

Shana was completely baffled. Looking at the snacks in her arms, she thought for a moment and then ran back to Fang Yan's side.

The little Snorlax wobbled along behind her.

Okay—I'm so full—

Could we have this kind of activity every day?

After lunch, Fang Yan and the others wandered around Shuangye Town on their own.

Shana and Tomoyo weaved through the crowd and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Anyway, with Mk Eagle by her side, and since almost all the residents of Twinleaf Town knew the two of them, Fang Yan wasn't too worried.

Taking advantage of this time, he led the Gengar and the others to explore on their own.

As they walked, Fang Yan naturally arrived at the place where seeds were sold.

He looked at the seeds on the shelf and realized he wanted them all, so he bought them all.

"Thank you, Manager Fangyan." Grandma Muzhi packed the seeds, handed them to Fangyan, and said thank you with a smile.

Fang Yan then realized that the person selling the seeds was Grandma Mu Zhi.

"Grandma? It's you!" Fang Yan looked at Grandma Mu Zhi and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I was so focused on these seeds that I didn't see you were the boss."

"Haha, you still love seeds as much as ever," Grandma Muji exclaimed. "Yes, seeds represent new life and hope. I love watching them hatch, sprout, and grow strong under my care."

When Fang Yan said this, Miss Goth and Miss Skirt were staring at him.

You haven't taken care of the planting area yourself in ages; it's all been up to the two of us. How can you even say something like that?

When they are away from home, they still know how to save face for their local dialect.

But Kurama (the Nine-Tails) wouldn't tolerate him.

As he was telling his grandmother that he was working from dawn till dusk, Jiuwei lashed Fangyan hard across the back with its tail.

"hiss----"

Fang Yan gasped.

"What's wrong, Manager Fangyan?"

Seeing Fang Yan's changing expression, Grandma Mu asked worriedly.

Fang Yan quickly shook his head. After the soreness in his back subsided a bit, he said, "It's nothing, I just thought of something."

Grandma Muzhi nodded in relief when she saw Fang Yan's complexion return to normal. However, she still reminded Fang Yan, "Work is never-ending, so you must get some rest."

Fang Yan hummed in agreement.

After saying goodbye to Grandma Muji, Fangyan wandered around Futaba Town today.

While passing by the Pokémon Center, Fang Yan was dragged inside by Miss Joy to work as a laborer.

After treating the last Oddish, Fang Yan slumped into a chair, looking utterly hopeless.

"Why do these trainers always have to battle whenever there's a major event?" Fang Yan asked, puzzled, after taking a sip of the chilled tree juice that Miss Gothic handed him.

"For trainers, battling is a normal thing, right?"

Miss Joey sat beside her, her face serene and composed, showing no sign of fatigue whatsoever. Truly, she was Miss Joey.

They didn't even flinch at such a heavy workload.

"By the way, Fang Yan, did you eat mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?"

Fang Yan was taken aback. "What? The Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Yes, isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival a festival in your area?" Miss Joey asked, looking at Fang Yan with curiosity.

"Oh right, huh?! Oh! Mid-Autumn Festival?" Fang Yan suddenly realized something and quickly took out his phone to check the calendar, only to find that the Mid-Autumn Festival had already passed for more than a week.

Fang Yan put away his phone and said with a wry smile, "We were on a business trip in the Hoenn region during the Mid-Autumn Festival. We were so busy that we forgot."

Mid-Autumn Festival ————

I never imagined I'd forget this holiday.

Dialect evokes a myriad of thoughts.

Miss Joey looked at Fang Yan, who was deep in thought, and did not disturb him. Instead, she took out her phone and kept typing on the screen.

After a while, Fang Yan came to his senses, looked at Miss Joey, and said with a smile, "Sister Xiao Shui, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to playing."

"Okay, go ahead, thank you for your hard work earlier."

"It was just a small favor."

They wandered around until the afternoon, when Fang Yan found Shana and Zhi Shi and took them back to the breeding house for dinner.

After dinner and a shower, they came to Shuangye Town to watch the fireworks.

"Laji?"

Miss Skirt knocked on the bathroom door.

Fang Yan opened the door a crack and looked at Miss Qun'er outside with some confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Miss Skirt didn't say anything, but simply handed the clothes in her hands to Fang Yan.

"Clothes? Are these for me to wear? But I already brought clothes in!"

"Laji".

Miss Skirt indicated that she would wear this today, and not that.

Miss Skirt blinked her adorable eyes at Fang Yan and called out sweetly.

"Since you want me to wear this, then I'll wear this," Fang Yan said with a smile.

Miss Skirt lifted her skirt slightly, then asked Fang Yan to give her the dirty clothes so she could take them to the backyard to wash and dry them.

Fang Yan slipped the clothes through the crack in the door and handed them to Miss Qun'er. Miss Qun'er took the clothes and ran out of the room.

After taking a shower, Fang Yan put on the clothes Miss Qun'er had prepared for her and walked out of the bathroom.

He looked at the clothes he was wearing; they were very form-fitting and clearly high-end, as they looked very luxurious.

"Strange, why did Miss Skirt prepare such a handsome outfit for me? Does she need my help with something?"

Fang Yan frowned, completely baffled.

"That shouldn't be the case. Miss Qun'er usually tells me directly if she has something to say."

Fang Yan looked at Gengar, who was still taking a bath, and asked, "Gengar, are you hiding something from me?"

Gengar was holding one end of the towel and rubbing it back and forth on its back when it heard Fang Yan's words. It turned its head and looked at Fang Yan with a puzzled expression.

"Kou Jie?"

What's wrong?

Seeing Gengar's puzzled expression, Fang Yan shook his head. "It's okay, hurry up and wash, otherwise Little Shana will come over and urge you again."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Shana skipped into Fang Yan's room, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the handsome Fang Yan. Then she opened her mouth wide and exclaimed, "Wow! Uncle looks so handsome today!"

"What are you talking about!" Fang Yan said sternly, "Wasn't Uncle handsome before?"

Shana did not hesitate at all.

"Yes."

Fang Yan suddenly felt a pain in his chest.

I shouldn't have said that.

Shana glanced at the bathroom and saw that Gengar was still taking a shower, and immediately puffed out her cheeks.

"Gengar, why are you still taking a bath?! Hurry up, or there won't be any seats left!"

Shana stood with her hands on her hips at the bathroom door, staring at Gengar, who was still taking a shower.

Gengar: (∀°1)

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I'm all done washing, all done washing, I'm coming out now.

Gengar quickly rinsed off the foam and floated out of the toilet.

"Goblin!"

I've got it sorted out!

Seeing this, Shana let Gengar go. She looked at Fang Yan and said in a clear voice, "Uncle, let's set off now."

Fang Yan nodded, "Okay."

After saying that, he took Shana's hand and walked out of the room, just in time to run into Tomoyo, who was also coming out of the room.

Looking at the two little ones' outfits, Fang Yan grinned.

Shana still wore her signature bun hairstyle and princess dress, while Tomoyo let her hair hang loosely behind her head, also wearing an exquisite princess dress.

"Let's go."

Fang Yan took their hands and led them downstairs, where the Fujino couple were already waiting.

Mr. Fujino was dressed in a proper suit, while Mrs. Fujino was dressed in a gorgeous kimono.

"That's strange, why do you all look so formal today? I remember you weren't dressed this formally last year," Fang Yan asked curiously.

Mrs. Fujino gave a polite smile. "Because today is a special day."

"Oh? A special day? Is someone getting married?" Fang Yan's words ignited a burning curiosity.

"Hmm—" Mrs. Fujino drawled out, then said, "It's a secret."

Fang Yan looked puzzled, but he believed he would find out what was going on once he got to Shuangye Town.

The group rode their Pokémon toward Twinleaf Town.

By this time, many people had already gathered in the designated area to watch the fireworks.

The breeding area is the same as the residents of Futaba Town, so Fangyan led Shana and the others to the front of the area.

Surprisingly, the place was completely deserted.

Fang Yan dismounted from the back of the nine-tailed fox and stared at the empty field with a look of astonishment.

"Did I go to the wrong place?" Fang Yan looked around and made sure that he and his group were the only ones around.

"That can't be right? This is the place Mayor Qiyi told me about!"

"Could it be that we've arrived too early?" Fang Yan glanced at the time; it was 7:30 PM.

"The fireworks are going to start in ten minutes? Where are Mayor Qi and the others?"

Fang Yan really had no idea what was going on tonight.

"Didn't they say someone was getting married? Where is the person? Where is the person getting married—" Before he could finish speaking in the dialect, a huge firework exploded in the sky.

He looked up and saw that the fireworks above him formed a giant "thank you".

Fang Yan opened its mouth wide, and then the nine-tailed creature beside it opened its mouth, and terrifying blue flames shot straight into the sky.

"Wuhu~ A shooting star is coming~"

Latias, wearing goggles, descended from the sky, followed by a sky full of shooting stars.

Azure flames covered the surface of the meteor shower and crashed down to the ground, directly shattering the words "thank you".

Then, Miss Skirt used Seed Flash on the meteor shower overhead.

The meteor shower exploded, turning into fine dust, covered by blue flames, and scattered throughout the sky.

Like fireflies, they are incredibly beautiful.

"Wow----"

Fang Yan couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light.

Then, Fang Yan noticed that there were firelights around him. He turned his head and saw a group of people running towards him with torches, surrounding him and dancing in circles.

Fang Yan looked utterly shocked.

The crowd was almost entirely made up of familiar faces speaking the local dialect: Mayor Qiyi, Grandpa and Grandma Muji, Grandpa Yuba, Genji, and Miss Joey.

"This is—" Fang Yan asked with a smile after they stopped.

"What's going on?"

"Shhh."

Genji shushed him in dialect, telling him to be quiet, and then he led a few people away.

Not long after, he returned with several people, but they were carrying a huge mooncake.

Fang Yan stared wide-eyed at the mooncakes in their hands.

Could it be—

Genji handed the mooncake to Grandpa Muji, who, along with Grandma Muji, Grandpa Yuba, and Mayor Qiyi, carried the mooncake to Fangyan.

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Manager Fangyan." Grandma smiled kindly and said, "I know the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, but you said you forgot to celebrate it because you were too busy. We also found out that this festival is the most important festival in your hometown, so we thought we would make it up to you at this time. We hope you don't mind."

Grandma looked at the young man in front of her and said with a smile.

Fang Yan looked at the mooncake in front of him. Although it wasn't very pretty, he felt a heavy weight in his heart.

He opened his mouth to speak, but found that he couldn't utter a single word.

After a long silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."

"Let's blow out the candles!"

Genji took out a few candles, intending to stick them on the mooncakes, when Miss Joey glared at him.

"Who puts candles on mooncakes? It's not a cake!"

"Huh? No candles are used?" Genji scratched his head. "I didn't know that. Nobody told me."

Fang Yan smiled helplessly and said, "It's alright, go ahead and insert it. We can all make a wish together."

"Yay!" Genji inserted the candle and lit it.

Fang Yan closed her eyes and made a wish.

A shooting star streaked across the sky overhead.

Fang Yan opened her eyes and then blew out the candles together with everyone else.

He cut the mooncake into many small pieces and distributed them to everyone.

He picked up a piece and ate it himself.

He was certain that the mooncake was not made by either the people at the breeding center or by any Pokémon.

Because it's sweet.

But the dialect still managed to consume it all.

He gazed at the faces before him, recalling the blessings that had sprung forth when Arceus was exhausted.

[Peace and safety: ————]

Fang Yan knew that the price of this blessing was the physical strength of all the residents of Shuangye Town.

After the Arceus incident was resolved, the residents of Futaba Town slept for three days, almost listlessly.

Blessings have another prerequisite: that everyone shares the same idea in order to be sustained.

Fang Yan chewed on the mooncake in his mouth, looking at the face in front of him, while the fireworks display overhead began.

As he ate, Fang Yan lowered his head.

Gengar looked at Fangyan with his head down, his face full of helplessness. He then looked at Miss Goth and Miss Skirt.

Miss Goth and Miss Skirt were at a loss for what to do.

This was the first time they had ever seen someone cry in dialect.

"Silly child, why are you crying? Futaba Town will always be your home, and we will always be your family."

Grandma Muzhi gently wiped away Fang Yan's tears and said softly.

"Thank you—thank you—"

He was sobbing uncontrollably.

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