I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Um...sigh, that thief was too skilled. I didn't even feel how he tore my clothes open." Heath sighed. Since she had already called the police, there was nothing she could do but bear it. It was embarrassing, but it didn't matter. After all, if she didn't call the police, it would be quite troublesome to report the loss of those documents. This was one of the less convenient aspects of the Pokémon world. The League did have requirements for reporting lost documents, namely, there needed to be a police report from Officer Jenny. Otherwise, it was impossible to report the loss of the documents. Heath didn't know why this was, but she heard from Sister Feng that it seemed to be something that only came about after certain events had occurred.

"It's alright, it's alright, come and tell me. But I have to tell you beforehand that your situation isn't easy to handle. It's New Year's now, and there are a lot of people here, so we need to go back and check the surveillance footage." The two Officer Jennys were very generous, smiling and patting Heath's shoulder. Heath secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, it wasn't Evergreen City, otherwise Heath felt he could be laughed at for a year.

Having received the police report and seen off the two Officer Jennys, Hiss reluctantly sat down in a chair to wait for Snorlax's performance. This year's singing competition had a lot of attendees, but Hiss was participating in the Pokémon special, while the human special was on the other side. However, Hiss didn't plan to sing; he was tone-deaf and off-key, so not going was the best option. Now he could just wait and see Snorlax.

It has to be said that even though the venue was divided into two, there were still a lot of Pokémon here. Heath even saw several Altaria humming Pokémon, which means he was under a lot of pressure. Heath had also seen the rules of this competition, which was that two people would be selected from the competition to participate in the performance on the Vermilion City TV station tonight. It was very urgent and time-sensitive. Heath himself did not know about this before.

Heath waited patiently for more than half an hour. During that time, Zoroark even took out his game console and played two games, gaining a few friends. After all, the Betty that Zoroark transformed into was very cute, so many people wanted to add this gaming beauty as a friend.

And most importantly, Zoroark is really good at playing. Just now, Hiss watched Zoroark and another person play a Monster Hunter game together on the spot. Zoroark showed off his skills the whole time, and the guy who was very confident at the beginning was blushing in the end. No wonder he is a gamer Pokémon.

"Big guy!" Zoroark quickly put away his game console and cheered happily. Heath also stood up because it was finally Snorlax's turn to go on stage. As Snorlax went on stage, Heath was a little nervous. To be honest, Heath didn't know if Snorlax could sing well, even though he thought it was pretty good yesterday and even made some changes to Snorlax.

Heath discovered that Snorlax's voice was rough and magnetic, and perhaps due to its weight, it gave people a sense of grandeur. This made it less suitable for singing love songs and more suitable for other kinds of songs.

So Hiss arranged for Snorlax to sing "Huo Yuanjia" (a famous Chinese folktale). Well, there's no such song in the Pokémon world anyway. Hiss quietly pulled out a song by his idol, Jay Chou, which can be considered as making up for his regret of not becoming famous as a plagiarist back then.

"Snorlax? That's quite a rare sight indeed." On the judges' platform, a Altaria exclaimed in surprise, though of course it couldn't speak; the human translator was...

"Meow?" Heath looked at Meow with a strange expression, then looked around and saw James selling light sticks and such. Heath's lips twitched. As expected of James, the business genius of Team Rocket. If that's the case, then the Team Rocket trio will probably be making money on their own when they travel with Ash in the future.

Chapter 731 Snorlax's Singing Contest

Snorlax took the stage. Although Heath really didn't want to say it was an original song, there really wasn't a Jay Chou in this world, so Heath shamelessly claimed it was his own original song. As Snorlax started singing, Heath breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Snorlax hadn't performed poorly due to nervousness. Heath clapped and watched Snorlax perform with a smile. The song was only three or four minutes long and was over quickly. The judges then gave their final comments.

……

"It's alright, it's alright, we can always come back next time. You heard what the judges said, the composition and lyrics are both very good, it sounds great. It's just that your singing skills need improvement, but that's not a problem. I've already gotten the contact information for that Altaria mentor, and I'll arrange some lessons for you later." Heath comforted Snorlax beside him. He wasn't in a hurry to cook. The recipe for steamed pork with rice flour is very simple. Although there were a few requirements this time, it's really not that difficult. So Heath's main task now was to comfort Snorlax.

Snorlax was really unlucky. After the final results came out, Snorlax was only five places away from success. Among all the participating Pokémon, Snorlax ranked seventh, which was already a very good result. After all, this was Snorlax's first time participating in a competition, and it hadn't been practicing its singing for very long. It's very difficult to expect anything to be accomplished overnight. Heath still had a lot of confidence in Snorlax.

"I'm not upset at all. Getting seventh place is more than enough!" Snorlax said happily, playing with the small certificate in its hand with great delight. This certificate was for the top ten, and Snorlax had one. It was a reward for Snorlax's seventh-place finish. Actually, there wasn't any other reward, just this inexpensive certificate, but Snorlax was already very happy. Hiss patted Snorlax's big belly. This big guy really had a broad mind, being so happy about something like this.

Heath breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Snorlax would be unhappy, but since Snorlax hadn't shown any problems, Heath could relax. So he went back to the kitchen to start preparing today's food. Heath had originally planned to make a dish of steamed pork with rice flour and then a dish of pork with tofu skin, but he wasn't sure if the pork with tofu skin would suit Officer Jenny's taste. So Heath decided to make another dish, and coincidentally, he had seen a very good ingredient at the market earlier.

A cow, a slaughtered cow, a whole cow, cut in half. The market vendor was about to cut it into smaller portions for sale when Heath spotted it. The beef was of very good quality, and it was yellow beef, an excellent choice for braised beef. So Heath bought the whole cow without hesitation. Although his wallet had been stolen, his phone was still there, so the purchase wasn't too difficult; he simply had the vendor return it.

A cow, this was very big and heavy. Heath even asked the owner for some of the cow's offal. There weren't many ways to cook offal in this world, but Heath knew how delicious offal soup was. Offal was a food that many people enjoyed, not to mention tripe.

However, normally speaking, it's not easy for a family to finish all the beef from one cow. A cow is quite heavy. Although there are bones, they can be processed in other ways. So Heath's cow alone weighs as much as 500 kilograms. Even if a family of four eats 3 kilograms of beef every day, it would probably take them several months to finish 500 kilograms of beef.

If one person were to eat this, the beef would probably spoil before they even finished half of it.

Fortunately, Heath wasn't eating alone. Five hundred kilograms of beef seemed like a lot, but if more people ate it, then the amount of beef wouldn't be so much. Heath planned to use this cow to make braised beef to entertain Officers, as one of the New Year's Eve dishes.

Moreover, one cow isn't really a big problem for a restaurant. A well-run restaurant can consume enough ingredients every day to feed a family for a long time. After all, a restaurant is a place to eat, and it's not good if there aren't enough ingredients.

However, the braised beef that Heath was planning to make this time was actually easy to confuse people in his previous life. Braised beef and beef stew with potatoes look very similar, and many people even thought that braised beef was the same as beef stew with potatoes.

Although braised beef and beef stew with potatoes seem similar, there are actually some differences. Braised beef can omit potatoes and use other ingredients, such as bamboo shoots or tofu, while beef stew with potatoes is mainly beef and potatoes. However, both dishes taste very good, and there is no need to distinguish them too closely unless you are very particular. Therefore, Heath's braised beef, because it includes potatoes, can also be called beef stew with potatoes.

A serving of braised beef is not difficult to make, and the taste of braised beef is actually quite different from that famous instant noodle. But that's normal. After all, some braised beef noodles in my previous life, although they are called braised beef noodles, would take a whole cow to last for a long time. Heath's braised beef is a large portion with big chunks of beef, and the taste is good, so it can't compare.

However, since Heath was making braised beef for many people, the main process of making braised beef still had to be done at Officer Jenny's canteen. After all, although Heath had a lot of cooking utensils, she didn't have any large ones. If Heath made it one portion at a time, she didn't know how long it would take. So, making it into a large pot was the most convenient option.

The recipe for beef stew with potatoes that Heath's master, Takeki, gave him included a recipe for it, so it wouldn't be too much trouble for Heath to make it now.

So Heath drove the food truck to Officer Jenny's building, but as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Officer Jenny with a cold face. Heath was stunned for a moment, and then swallowed.

"Heath, it seems you've almost forgotten all the anti-pickpocketing training I gave you before." Sister Feng looked at Heath coldly, and Heath gasped.

Sister Feng is a very serious person, both to herself and to others. Heath felt unlucky; Sister Feng was definitely going to make him train.

“…Happy New Year, Heath.” Officer Jenny instantly revealed a mischievous smile.

Chapter 732 New Year's Eve Dinner

"...Happy New Year, Sister Feng, you really scared me! I thought I was going to undergo some kind of hellish training." Heath took a deep breath. Great, Sister Feng's hellish training really is inhuman. It's not that Heath couldn't persevere, after all, the reason he has good physical fitness now is because he persevered under Sister Feng's training in the past. But even so, Heath still couldn't stand that kind of devilish training.

That was truly a painful experience, and Heath still feels a lingering fear just thinking about it.

"Hmph, if you weren't Officer Jenny and a chef, I would have sent you over for training long ago! Seriously, you were trained before, how could you let a thief steal your things?" Officer Jenny glared at Heath with exasperation. Heath's lips twitched. He didn't want to be robbed, after all, losing those documents would be a very troublesome thing, but the problem was that it was stolen anyway. There were too many people, and the thief must have been very skilled, otherwise Heath wouldn't have been completely unaware.

Heath quickly changed the subject. If they continued chatting like this, what was supposed to be a no-training session would turn into a training session. Heath felt it was better to be a little more relaxed, so she hurriedly asked Sister Feng to take her to Officer Jenny's canteen. She would have steamed pork and braised beef there. Heath had already done some preparation in the food truck, so it wasn't too complicated to cook. As for helpers, Heath only called Farfetch'd and Snorlax. Farfetch'd was more than enough to help her, and this time she was cooking according to Teacher Wu Gui's method.

Feng watched for a while and, finding nothing she could do to help, left. Before leaving, she told Heath about dinner time, when all the Officers would be coming over. Heath was a little curious why the Officers didn't go home for dinner, since they also had families and parents.

"...Why? Because they are Officer Jenny from Fallen Leaf City. Besides, it's a tradition for everyone to have a meal together today. Tomorrow they will go back to eat with their families." Officer Jenny said earnestly. Heath nodded. This reminded him of those adorable people in his previous life who had to be on duty during the Lunar New Year. They worked just as hard. There wasn't much Heath could do. The only thing he could do now was to prepare these New Year's Eve dishes and give Officer Jennys a good meal.

Heath was quick. The steamed pork was prepared in advance, so Farfetch'd and Snorlax just had to follow the steps. Heath was currently preparing braised beef. To make the beef tender and edible, it needed to be cooked for a long time. Although Heath had Dialga's pressure cooker to speed things up, the problem was that Dialga's pressure cooker was too small to cook large dishes. So Heath used the cafeteria's super-large pot, which allowed for quick preparation, but the downside was that it took a long time to cook.

Fortunately, there's still some time before dinner, enough for Heath to make the braised beef.

"Heath, are you tired? Here's some soda!" Ralts came running over, then stood on tiptoe and lifted the plate she was carrying a little. Heath looked down and saw that there were several glasses of soda on the plate, the ice-cold kind. Although Heath didn't count them, he knew that there were just enough sodas for himself and Farfetch'd.

"Thanks, Ralts~" Histten reached out and patted Ralts's little head, picked up a glass of soda, and took a sip. Instantly, all the fatigue seemed to dissipate a lot. Histten replenished his energy and continued to make the braised beef with full energy.

The method for making braised beef is not very complicated. The only trouble is that you need to control the heat and the amount of seasonings. After all, this is a large pot of braised beef, and the usual method will not work. So Heath is very focused.

Time always flies when you're focused. By the time Heath wiped his sweat and washed his hands, it was already afternoon, almost time for the New Year's Eve dinner.

"It's finally done." Heath nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the large pot in front of him. It has to be said that Heath was quite skilled at cooking small dishes for three or four people, or medium-sized dishes for a dozen or so people. However, when it came to large dishes for hundreds or thousands of people, Chef Wu Gui, who had previously served as the head cook, was the best.

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me." Heath now understands this saying. In the art of cooking, Heath previously thought he had reached the pinnacle, but now he realizes that there are always people better than him and there is always something beyond his reach. Compared to others, Heath's skills may be good, but if it comes to competing with Master Takeki's master chef in cooking large pot dishes, then ten Heaths wouldn't be enough to defeat Master Takeki.

It's not just about the taste of big pot dishes; there's a lot more to it than that.

"Heath, is the New Year's Eve dinner ready? It's almost time for dinner." Sister Feng hurriedly walked in and asked. Heath nodded. There were two large meat dishes. If needed, Heath could also make some vegetarian dishes to entertain the Officers. No problem at all. Chef Wu Gui's large pot dishes recipe book recorded many dishes, and the methods of description were very simple.

For example, when making braised beef, he would say, "You need to put in a fist-sized amount of salt (scratch that)! That's too little! You need to put in this much!", along with a picture, which is very down-to-earth.

Sister Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and then Heath saw a large group of Officer Jennys coming in one after another. Sister Feng also asked Heath to prepare some boxed lunches, but Heath didn't ask. It was the same in Evergreen City. Some Officer Jennys had to work during the New Year's Eve dinner, so they couldn't eat in the cafeteria and had to eat outside. The boxed lunches were prepared for them. Although they were boxed lunches, they were actually quite plentiful, after all, it was New Year's Eve dinner.

While preparing the boxed lunches, Heath also witnessed the food that Officer Jenny had brought. There were hot and cold dishes, as well as delicacies from land and sea. Even the League had sent some food to comfort the Officer Jenny.

Heath sat down as well, looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of her, and at Sister Feng and Sister Ling sitting next to her. Heath smiled. It was this kind of atmosphere that made Officer Jenny feel like family to Heath.

It's time for New Year's Eve dinner!

Chapter 733 New Year and Fireworks

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, Heath went to celebrate the New Year. However, the place where she celebrated was quite unique. It was in Officer Maple's office. Since Officer Maple had to work, Heath could only go to her office first. Fortunately, there was a TV in Officer Maple's office, so she could watch the other world version of the Spring Festival Gala.

It has to be said that the otherworld version of the Spring Festival Gala is really interesting, with no dull moments at all. Moreover, the skits made Heath laugh out loud. These skits were very interesting, without having to elevate the theme at the end or having to make dumplings at the end, which made Heath very satisfied.

Moreover, the song and dance performances here are very interesting. Heath even saw quite a few Pokémon dancing, which made Heath feel even more interested. Heath watches the Spring Festival Gala every year because the Spring Festival Gala here is really interesting, and every year they invite some top stars. This time it was the most famous Altaria idol. Heath couldn't understand the song it sang, but it was indeed very nice.

Heath used to enjoy watching the Spring Festival Gala when he was little. The skits back then were especially funny and even spawned many famous memes, such as "Imperial Jade Liquor," "Big Hammer Eighty," and "Captain, Don't Shoot." Heath really liked them. But later on, the Spring Festival Gala became very boring. What used to be a family gathering together to watch the Gala has now become a family where everyone is holding their phones and scrolling through their phones, sending each other New Year's greetings. It's fair to say that the festive atmosphere has become a bit strange.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

However, Heath also took this opportunity to introduce his Pokémon to Sister Feng. Zoroark popped out with a grin, while Farfetch'd greeted Sister Feng obediently. When Charizard came out, Sister Feng was even more shocked. She had seen many Charizards, but she had never seen one as strong as Heath before. She even pinched Charizard's muscles. When Snorlax came out, Sister Feng was dumbfounded.

Heath didn't intend to hide anything from Sister Feng, after all, she was Sister Feng, the person Heath trusted most, and the older sister Heath considered to be. So Heath didn't let Zoroark transform Snorlax, but instead let Snorlax return to its original form. The snow-white Snorlax stood beside Heath, and just its presence made people feel a little cold. It wasn't that it was actually cold, but people always subconsciously feel a little cold when they see snow.

"Your Snorlax... that's interesting. I remember it's a special regional Pokémon registered with the League, the Kanto Snorlax, which only exists in our Kanto region. Even so, it's an extremely rare Pokémon. Even now, it's not easy for the League to find one. I didn't expect you to catch one." Sister Feng shook her head. She didn't know how to describe her brother's luck. His luck was simply terrifying. If Professor Oak and the others saw this Snorlax, they would probably go crazy for it.

This is an Ice Snorlax! Although the League calls it Kanto Snorlax, it hasn't been officially recognized because there are no clear records of its discovery or capture. If there were, and the Pokémon professors studied it and gave it a classification or type, it could become a Pokémon in the Pokédex.

Of course, it will still be under the same category as Snorlax, but it will have an additional form, the Kanto form, just like some Pokémon in the Alola region will take on a different form.

The League only discovered this Pokémon by chance in footage from a Pokémon reserve, and has not released it or added it to the Pokémon information list so far, because this Snorlax is extremely rare.

Heath chuckled. He'd been pretty lucky back then, and he'd even managed to bring this big guy back. Thinking about it, Heath patted Snorlax's big belly. Speaking of which, Snorlax was almost ready to start training after the New Year. Heath had already arranged for a dedicated singing teacher for it, and they would train Snorlax specifically so that it wouldn't just be seventh place next time.

Heath had a lot of confidence in Snorlax. Snorlax had good talent and a loud voice. Although this was a disadvantage, it could also be turned into an advantage. For example, if there was an open-air concert, Snorlax wouldn't need any amplification equipment to let the audience at the back hear its singing. It was like having its own built-in amplifier.

"Oh my god, Ralts! And it's a Shiny!" Feng Jie was looking at Snorlax earlier, but after Ralts timidly crawled out from behind Hiss's legs and shyly greeted Feng Jie, Feng Jie's eyes were only on Ralts.

That's normal, after all, it's a shiny Ralts, a very cute Pokémon.

"Ralts, this is Maple, my dear sister." Hiss introduced with a smile. Before Hiss could finish, Maple happily squatted down and extended her finger. Ralts looked on curiously. The little horn on her forehead sensed the emotions of the human in front of her, so she timidly reached out her hand and touched Maple's finger.

"Ah, I'm dead..." Sister Feng was so happy she almost fainted. This was Ralts, her favorite Pokémon. Unfortunately, Ralts takes a long time to train and isn't very suitable for solving cases, so the Officer Jenny family generally doesn't train Ralts much.

Heath watched with a smile. Of course, he knew Feng Jie's hobbies. He had found out when he cleaned Feng Jie's house. Feng Jie had several Ralts dolls, which were very exquisitely made and obviously expensive.

But no matter how exquisite the craftsmanship, it will never look as good as the real Ralts.

Heath glanced at the television in front of him. It was almost midnight, and the New Year was just around the corner. Heath's eyes were a little dazed. It had been five years. He hadn't had any cheat codes for the previous four years, and he only got one in the fifth year. This cheat code had come quite late. He wondered if the cheat code would give him any rewards or anything like that during the New Year.

With a loud "bang!", the darkness outside the window was illuminated. Heath curiously went over to take a look. It was fireworks. The fireworks exploded. Watching the fireworks soar into the sky, Heath's mood suddenly calmed down.

Yes, it's the New Year. No matter what, it's a new year. Heath touched the Kirachi wish card in his pocket.

Chapter 734 Congratulations on your fortune! Give me a red envelope!

The next morning, Heath got out of bed, yawned, and rubbed his eyes. He felt a little sleepy. Heath had stayed up all night with Sister Feng and the others to celebrate the New Year. However, to Heath's surprise, he received a new reward right after the New Year. This new reward surprised Heath. Although he had guessed before that he would receive some kind of reward for the New Year, and if so, what it would be, Heath really did not expect to receive something like this.

The new year has arrived, and you have completed a special achievement: the year-long promise.

You have received a special reward: Happy Year of the Rabbit!

[Happy Year of the Rabbit: Placing this "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune) character anywhere will improve the luck of that place, benefiting everyone within it for a year.]

Heath admitted he was somewhat surprised when he saw this thing. After all, it was something he hadn't expected. What he received was as simple as the paper-cut "Fu" characters from his previous life, but its effects were unexpectedly powerful. What did it mean for people around him to become lucky? Heath felt that this good luck could be big or small. Big luck was like winning the lottery, small luck was like getting a free drink. There was no fixed number, but he had to admit that this thing was really effective.

So Heath simply stuck this thing on his food cart, hoping it would bring him good luck.

"So, does that mean this place is a gathering place for lucky people?" Heath was a little amused and exasperated. He really hadn't expected his New Year's gift to be something like this. However, this gave Heath some new guesses. It seemed that next year, he would probably get a zodiac blessing character, and the effect would probably be similar. He just wondered what reward he would get after collecting them all. After all, there are twelve zodiac animals in total.

You have triggered the long-term achievement quest: The Twelve Zodiac Animals.

[The Twelve Zodiac Animals: In the new year, you will receive different zodiac animal "Fu" characters. Each "Fu" character has a different magical effect. When you collect 3/6/9/12 "Fu" characters, you will receive a mystery reward (you can preview the blessing effects of different zodiac animals in advance)]

Heath was stunned for a moment. Goodness, he was just wondering what effect the zodiac blessing would have, but he didn't expect to see the achievement task so soon. Heath curiously checked the effects of the different zodiac blessings, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

"My goodness... If I really collect them all, won't this place become a paradise?" Heath clicked his tongue. He really didn't expect the effects of these zodiac blessing characters to be so... terrifying. It can only be described as terrifying. Heath had no other words to say it. After all, the effects of these things were so unbelievable to Heath.

Next year is the Year of the Dragon, and the effect of the "Fu" character in the Year of the Dragon is very simple: within the range of the "Fu" character's influence, the probability of getting sick will decrease. It's a very simple effect, but it's already very terrifying. You know, disease is a major enemy of mankind, even in the world of Pokémon. But this talisman can reduce the probability of getting sick. If this gets out, Heath thinks that a group of big shots will be vying to buy his food truck.

Furthermore, if you collect three "Fu" characters, the effect of the "Fu" character will be enhanced. The effect will be enhanced for every three collected, and the enhancement will be the greatest after collecting twelve.

This is absolutely terrifying; Heath can't even imagine what his food truck will look like.

“There must be some kind of limitation. It can’t be that powerful…” Heath stroked his chin. This thing was too powerful, too strong. It could be said to have a god-like effect. So it was impossible for it to be so easy to trigger. Heath felt that there might be something wrong with the method that was affected, such as how long one needed to stay with Heath.

Regardless, Heath now possessed this "good fortune" character, and he was curious to see what his dining car would look like twelve years from now.

However, that's a long, long time from now. Heath isn't one to aim too high. He still needs to open for business today. The New Year customs in this world are somewhat different from those in his previous life, and this difference is reflected in the New Year. For example, on the first day of the Lunar New Year in his previous life, people generally don't throw out the trash or visit each other's homes. Most people choose to stay at home and play on their phones. But this world is different. On the first day of the New Year, people should go out more and experience the New Year atmosphere. So Heath plans to open for business today and entertain some customers.