I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

So Elli decided to come and see what kind of person could make her daughter praise him so much, and judging from the taste, it really is quite good.

Although I haven't started eating yet, just smelling the food tells me that it must be delicious.

Once she actually tasted it, Elli understood why her daughter liked it.

Although Dean Teng Shu's methods and skills are still not on par with those of top chefs, the taste of what he made was indeed very good, impeccable, and gave people a sense of comfort, like having dinner at home after get off work.

It's just magical.

"Dean Teng Shu, your cooking skills are truly amazing! Why don't you open a restaurant?" Elli patted his stomach contentedly; he had forgotten when he last ate so comfortably.

"That's not where my heart lies." Teng Shu smiled, then looked at the Pokémon in the cafeteria, who were eating heartily, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

All he liked was seeing the little ones happy; he didn't really care about anything else.

Chapter 294 New Year is coming

"Are they leaving so soon?" Teng Shu looked at the three little girls and the Elli couple in front of him and felt a little regretful. He had been thinking of treating them to dinner, but he didn't expect that Elli and the others would leave after finishing lunch.

"Yes, because it's New Year's Day tomorrow, so we need to prepare in advance." Elli said with a smile. He was a little hungry, but looking at the beef jerky in his hand, he felt somewhat comforted.

Xiao Hong stood smiling to the side, while Xiao Lan looked at Teng Shu with teary eyes, as if she wished she could spend every year with him, which made Teng Shu both amused and exasperated.

Meanwhile, Xiao Huang looked at Luo Xin curiously. Luo Xin was older and taller than the three sisters, so Xiao Huang's attention was mainly drawn to her. However, Luo Xin was playing with her father and didn't notice Xiao Huang's gaze.

"Uncle Tengshu, we'll come to find you after the New Year!" Xiao Lan said excitedly. Tengshu paused for a moment, then he remembered something.

The world of Pokémon...

Is there such a thing as a red envelope?

It seems there are some, and they're the kind that come with New Year's money. Teng Shu suddenly felt like the money in his wallet had grown wings and flown away.

People's joys and sorrows are different. Teng Shu just didn't feel that the New Year was so happy, or rather, he had passed the age of happiness.

In the past, Teng Shu looked forward to the Chinese New Year the most, because he could get red envelopes and buy things he liked. But after graduating from university, he became the one giving red envelopes.

"Yes, I'll cook something delicious for you then." Teng Shu smiled and patted Xiao Lan's head. Xiao Lan happily squinted her eyes, while Elli's eyes widened in surprise.

Before, when he wanted to touch Xiao Lan, she wouldn't let him. But now she's letting Teng Shu touch her. At this moment, the old father, Erli, is jealous.

However, Xiao Lan obviously didn't notice this.

"Ahem, Dean Tengshu, we'll come and pay you a visit sometime." Elli noticed Wei'er's gaze and quickly added. Tengshu naturally had no objection, although he now suspected that Elli simply wanted to eat it herself.

After all, Elli had eaten four bowls of rice, which almost made Tengshu think he was seeing a second Locke, or rather, a reskinned version of Locke.

As Xiao Lan got on the bus and left, she waved goodbye with tears in her eyes, unlike Xiao Hong and Xiao Huang who were completely calm.

Teng Shu also wanted to laugh; Xiao Lan really did have a bit of a dramatic flair.

After seeing Elli off, Teng Shu checked the things in the orphanage. Originally, there might have been some deficiencies, but with the things Elli brought this time, Teng Shu felt that the orphanage had everything it needed, and even had some extra.

"These fireworks... they look so expensive. Rich people really can do whatever they want." Teng Shu looked at a huge firework with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He had seen this firework before, and it cost 288,000 yuan.

However, Tengshu was quite happy. With these fireworks, the fireworks show could be even more spectacular. However, he might need to talk to the Pokémon in the forest beforehand, otherwise, it would be a bit scary to see such large fireworks exploding at close range.

After packing his things, Teng Shu turned on the courtyard heater, and the temperature inside the orphanage instantly rose to twelve degrees Celsius. Although it wasn't high, it was much better than the previous sub-zero temperatures. Teng Shu looked up and saw that the sky was overcast, but there was no sign of snow.

"Looks like it's not going to snow today." Teng Shu yawned, looked at the white mist that came out of his mouth, shook his head, and then went back to tidy up his bedroom.

Sweet Cold Beauty and Green Onion Duck's dorm room also needs tidying up. The Alliance hasn't replied to Teng Shu's emails for a while. Teng Shu thinks it might be because of the upcoming Chinese New Year. After all, the Alliance's office staff also need to take a holiday.

"It's Chinese New Year." Teng Shu looked out the window, hesitated for a moment, and then continued to deal with the remaining work at hand. He planned to go to Viridian Forest tomorrow and tell those little guys.

"Where's Munchlax?" Teng Shu looked around. He planned to talk to Munchlax about adoption. He didn't want to be unable to find a home for it when the owner came tomorrow. After all, the owner was coming during the New Year, which showed great sincerity.

Of course, we still need to check the matchmaking value. If the matchmaking value isn't good, Tengshu doesn't plan to let the other party adopt Munchlax.

"Snorlax...Snorlax...Eh? This guy." Teng Shu looked around and finally found Snorlax next to the heater. At this moment, a circle of Pokémon had already surrounded the heater, all kinds of them. Teng Shu even saw a Pidgeot.

Teng Shu was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, he knew that wild Pokémon were also afraid of the cold, except for some special Pokémon or ice-type Pokémon.

"Kahoo?" The little Munchlax was eating berries, looking curiously at the vine as if asking what was wrong. The vine squatted down, patted the little Munchlax's head, and then told the little Munchlax about the adoption tomorrow. Hearing this, the little Munchlax also made a few "Kahoo kahoo" sounds.

Although he couldn't understand it, judging from Munchlax's appearance, Tengshu roughly knew what Munchlax meant. The other party agreed, and Tengshu nodded as well. That's good, then we can wait until tomorrow.

After finishing a full day's work, Teng Shu returned to his bedroom.

"Let's go to bed early and get up early today." Teng Shu stood in his bedroom, yawned, looked at the night and cold fog outside the window, and rubbed his hands together.

He had just finished his inspection, and whether it was because the New Year was approaching or because the weather was too cold, no one had abandoned Pokémon recently, which made Tengshu feel a bit more relaxed.

"New Year?" Teng Shu yawned as he lay on the bed. This was his first New Year in the Pokémon world, and it was quite interesting to think about.

Teng Shu turned his head, intending to get some sleep, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw a pair of large, bright eyes staring at him.

Teng Shu shuddered, his drowsiness instantly dispelled, and then, by the faint light, he could finally see who this big-eyed girl was.

"Mew?" Teng Shu looked at the Pokémon in front of him with some surprise. He really didn't expect to see Mew, and that it hadn't run away.

Chapter 295 A Dreamlike Curiosity

Tengshu had seen Dream before; after all, the little creature had appeared in his presence more than once or twice. However, although he had seen her, he had never actually interacted with her. Dream was very shy and would quickly hide whenever she saw Tengshu. This was truly the first time he had seen her like this.

Mew, this Pokémon is indeed as dreamy as its name suggests. Tengshu also remembers that there was a luxury car brand in the Pokémon world called Mew, which was very expensive.

However, what Tengshu was more curious about now was why Dream was here. After all, Dream had never acted like this before, which made Tengshu a little puzzled.

"Mew? What happened to you?" Tengshu asked, looking at Mew. He felt that Mew might have discovered something, just like when the injured Pokémon was brought to him before.

Dream shook its head, then its gaze fell to the side. It pointed to a spot, and Teng Shu looked in that direction; it was towards the office. Was there something Dream cared about...?

Tengshu suddenly remembered something. He had previously drawn an unnamed item, but that item belonged to Mewtwo and was related to it. So, could Mew have sensed something? Tengshu thought it was quite possible. After all, this was Mew, a very intelligent Pokémon. If Mew had sensed something, Tengshu would believe it.

"Did you sense this?" Teng Shu went to the office and brought over the ornament. Meng Huan immediately nodded, her eyes showing some confusion.

It could sense that something in this item was similar to itself, which puzzled Dream. However, it couldn't take it away, so it came to the vine tree.

"This thing... does have something to do with you, but not much of a connection." Teng Shu scratched his head. He didn't know how to explain it. After all, Mewtwo was still in the lab on New Island. If he told Mew, Mew would just go and get itself killed, which would be troublesome.

Furthermore, although Tengshu knew about Shinjima, he did not know its exact location.

Dream nodded as if it understood, but seeing its curious eyes, Tengshu knew that Dream had not given up its desire to explore. However, seeing that Dream couldn't take it away, Tengshu relaxed a little. As long as Dream couldn't take it away, that was fine. This thing was super expensive, and Tengshu couldn't bear to let Dream take it away.

"Alright, stop looking. Tomorrow is New Year's Day. Do you want to stay and celebrate?" Teng Shu looked at Meng Huan and said with a smile, while reaching out to pat Meng Huan's head.

The dreamlike creature darted away for a moment, then lay down in front of the glass cabinet, curiously looking at the ornament. Seeing this, Tengshu shook his head and didn't pay any more attention.

"Wow, Dean Tengshu, you're really something, you even managed to snag a dream." Saki teased from the side. She had just been watching the show and had naturally seen Tengshu and the dream interact.

"It's just curious." Teng Shu shrugged. Mew is one of the most difficult Pokémon to catch. This kind of Pokémon is naturally unruly and loves freedom. Even if it is put into a Poké Ball, it will try to escape on its own when released. Some will even attack their trainers or destroy the Poké Ball.

That's why dreams are so rare.

"I'm so curious! This is a dream item! I remember our teacher saying that dreams are super expensive, enough to buy a lot of things..." Saki said subconsciously, then suddenly clutched her head and struggled in pain. Tengshu looked at Saki. This girl, she remembered those things again, and now she's going through the process of formatting again.

Tengshu felt somewhat helpless. Saki's situation was rather special. Whenever she thought of certain memories, she would feel great pain, and then she would automatically format those memories, returning to her previous state, which was extremely troublesome.

However, there was nothing Fujiki could do about this situation. All he could do was try to comfort her, but even so, Saki was still in great pain.

Seeing Saki in pain, Fujiki thought for a moment and decided to push forward with one of Saki's investigation plans as soon as possible. After all, if they didn't move forward, it would be very troublesome for her to suffer like this every day.

After seeing that Saki's condition had improved somewhat, Fujiki felt much more relaxed. He returned to his bedroom and immediately fell asleep.

After Tengshu fell asleep, Saki floated quietly in the office. She looked at Meng Huan with a thoughtful expression in her eyes, which then turned into pain. This made Saki very uncomfortable. She kept screaming and struggling, but it seemed that only she could hear her pain.

Dream turned its head and glanced at the office. It felt that something was not quite right, but it couldn't find anything when it looked. Thinking of this, Dream shook its head and continued to focus on the thing in front of it.

When Tengshu opened his eyes the next morning, he was startled because he saw Saki staring at him with bloodshot eyes.

This left Teng Shu somewhat bewildered, after all, he had just woken up in the morning to find a female ghost floating in front of him, which was quite a shock.

"Happy New Year, Dean! Oh, no, today isn't New Year yet, but it's almost here." Saki greeted Fujiki happily. Fujiki was a little confused, but seeing Saki's expression, he didn't mention anything else, nor did he mention Saki's eyes, since he didn't know anything about her situation.

"Good morning." Teng Shu greeted her with a smile, then hurriedly got out of bed. Although Saki's situation was rather special, it was more important to finish dealing with the New Year's matters first.

Moreover, Teng Shu felt that it would be better to let the other person have some peace and quiet right now, at least to prevent her from suffering so much.

Sure enough, with Fujiki diverting her attention, Saki instantly forgot what she wanted to ask earlier and happily followed Fujiki to prepare to go out and decorate the New Year's items. Fujiki then quickly washed up and went out with bags and packages.

Although the New Year is just around the corner, the weather is still very cold. Teng Shu then noticed that a little snow had accumulated in the orphanage overnight. However, there wasn't much snow, and it was mostly concentrated on the roof of the orphanage because the roof was not heated.

"It's snowing. Now the transportation is even more inconvenient. Will that person still come to adopt the Munchlax?" Teng Shu was a little worried, but it didn't matter if the other party didn't come. They could come again when the weather got better.

Chapter 296 The Big Rock of Adopting a Little Snorlax

That was indeed what Teng Shu originally thought.

But in the morning, after he finished decorating for the New Year, he went out to patrol and, as usual, checked the surroundings for any abandoned Pokémon. Then he saw a car driving up, braving the wind and snow.

Teng Shu was somewhat shocked.

This winter is a bit cold, and Changqing City has spent the New Year in snow for the first time in a long time. However, because a lot of heating equipment has been installed in Tengshu, there is no snow in the welfare home.

The car stopped at the entrance of the orphanage under Teng Shu's gaze. Then, a burly man with a bald head appeared. He opened the car window and leaned out to look at Teng Shu.

"Hello, are you Dean Teng Shu? I'm Da Shi, who applied for adoption before." The burly man laughed heartily, and Teng Shu quickly matched this person with the person in the adoption application.

Daishi, from Dark Grey City, runs a restaurant and is both the chef and the owner.

"Yes, I am Teng Shu. Mr. Daishi, you've arrived so early!" Teng Shu warmly opened the gate of the orphanage and invited the other party in, while Daishi drove in directly.

As soon as Da Shi got out of the car, Teng Shu saw the matching value above the other person's head.

[50%]

Teng Shu frowned slightly. This match value wasn't good; in fact, it could be described as somewhat terrible. However, considering that the other party had just arrived and might improve after meeting and chatting with Munchlax, Teng Shu decided to wait and see.

"Dean Tengshu, I want to see the little Snorlax." Daishi laughed heartily. Tengshu didn't say anything after hearing this, but took out a can of berries, rummaged through it a few times, and then stood still. Daishi watched this scene curiously, somewhat confused about what Tengshu was doing.

Before long, the little Snorlax came running over and pounced on the vine, grabbing its trouser leg and barking incessantly.

"This is Munchlax." Teng Shu smiled and introduced the Munchlax in front of him to Da Shi. Da Shi smiled and took out some food to feed the Munchlax. He also told the Munchlax about his job and emphasized that he could eat his fill every day. The Munchlax's eyes lit up.

Teng Shu stood aside and watched. The other party's matching value had reached 75%, which met Teng Shu's expectations. Teng Shu felt that the other party was capable of adopting Munchlax.

However, this number seemed somewhat familiar to Tengshu. After thinking about it, he realized that Ada had given him a similar number before. It was just a pity that Ada hadn't mentioned that Munchlax could eat its fill every day, so Munchlax hesitated but ultimately didn't go with Ada.

It's a bit of a pity, but relatively speaking, Tengshu felt that Daishi was indeed more suitable. After all, Daishi was in the restaurant business. Tengshu himself knew that some restaurants would often make extra of their popular dishes, and some of the extra would be frozen and kept for the next day, which might then be used to feed the little Munchlax.

There was plenty of food in the restaurant, and there were many ways to raise Pokémon in the Pokémon world. Some of the methods were quite unusual. Tengshu had even seen someone feed their Pokémon leftovers. This wasn't entirely wrong, since there were leftovers in the game that could restore some HP if carried.

However, most people actually feed them fresh food, or even prepare a meal for their Pokémon on the spot, which is also possible.

"Little Snorlax, would you like to come with me?" Daishi asked gently. Tengshu suddenly felt a little strange. This tone, this action and expression reminded Tengshu of Ada that day, but a man and a woman, he was probably overthinking it.

Suddenly, Teng Shu thought of someone. He had once encountered a phantom thief named Mario, who was skilled at disguise. However, looking at the flesh on the large rock in front of him, as well as the hair and pores, Teng Shu felt that this was unlikely to be Mario. Moreover, Mario was a phantom thief, so there was no reason for him to adopt a little Snorlax.

However, out of caution, Teng Shu still told Officer Jenny to help him check.

Soon after, Officer Jenny found out that there was indeed such a person, and that the person had indeed filled out an application. Teng Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kaka!" The little Munchlax looked at the vine tree with some reluctance, but smelling the fragrance on the man in front of it, its mouth kept watering, and then it nodded.

"Then, Mr. Daishi, I will return to visit twice within a year. You will need to fill out these forms as well." Tengshu said to Daishi with a smile. Daishi nodded happily and even shed tears of emotion, which surprised Tengshu. He did not expect that this big and strong man would be so sentimental.

Fortunately, signing the agreement went smoothly, and the other party's trainer card passed the League's machine verification. On the last day of the year, Tengshu said goodbye to the little Munchlax.

You have gained: 1377 Happiness Points

"This time the happiness points are quite generous." Teng Shu looked at the happiness points, and the sadness of sending away Little Munchlax was slightly relieved.

"Director, has the little Snorlax been adopted?" Locke yawned and came over. He had woken up when Oishi came, since the sound of Oishi's car was very loud in the orphanage.

"Yes, a restaurant owner came by. He really likes Munchlax, and he even shed tears." Teng Shu smiled. Since he started running the orphanage, such things have been inevitable, and Teng Shu has gotten used to it.

Locke patted Tengshu on the shoulder, then smiled and extended his hand. Tengshu looked at Locke with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"Ahem, Dean, it's New Year's, and we usually give children red envelopes. Have you prepared any?" Locke asked with a smile. Teng Shu's lips twitched. He never expected that even in the world of Pokémon, he still couldn't avoid the matter of giving red envelopes.

Tengshu used to receive red envelopes, but now he's at the age to give them out. Luckily, when he saw the red envelopes when he bought things yesterday, he realized this and bought them in advance.

"Of course I'm ready. Let's go to the cafeteria; we need to make breakfast soon." Teng Shu clapped his hands. Life goes on, and today is the last day before the New Year. Teng Shu needs to start preparing early; there's a lot to make for the New Year's Eve dinner, and he'll definitely be very busy.

Thinking of this, Teng Shu quickened his pace.

Chapter 297 Happy New Year!

Upon arriving in the kitchen, Teng Shu quickly prepared a simple breakfast to appease everyone before starting to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.