Three days passed in a blink, and everything at the Breeding House was developing in an orderly manner.
During this time, the Breeding House's petilil herbal tea sold very well among the circles of grandpas and grandmas, and two Pokémon Eggs were also sold.
On Mid-Autumn Day, Lucas woke up early to prepare for tonight's dinner.
He reached out and gently lifted Shauna from the shoulder of Machamp—he wasn't sure if it was Machamp with two or three arms—and still made her a cup of honey water.
Ever since Shauna went home that day, Lucas had Big Machamp and the others take turns picking her up every day, then sending her back before dinner to avoid any accidents on the way.
Sometimes her father or mother would accompany her, sometimes they would all come together, and if they couldn't make it, they would send him a message in advance.
Today, Shauna came by herself, so she was sitting on Machamp's shoulder, holding an egg, as she arrived at the Breeding House.
After a few days of care, Shauna started talking a bit more at the Breeding House; although she was still as reserved as ever with people outside the Breeding House, Lucas and her parents believed she would get better in the future.
Lucas didn't hang out the 'Open for Business' sign today. He patted her little head, then took her to the backyard vegetable garden to pick vegetables.
Plants in the Pokémon world grow very quickly, like Berries, which can bear fruit in just a few days. Therefore, with the help of Petilil, the vegetables grew very quickly.
He then let Gengar take Shauna to continue watering, while Lucas returned to the kitchen.
First, he prepared everyone's breakfast. After breakfast, Lucas began the preliminary work for tonight's meal.
He first made a Gengar cake, stored it in the refrigerator, and then asked Gengar to go borrow some sweet honey from Vespiquen again.
Afterward, he returned to the backyard and started preparing the molds for making mooncakes.
Gengar arrived at the beehive and grinned at Vespiquen.
Hehehe.
"…"
Vespiquen really couldn't stand Gengar robbing her sweet honey every day, but because life here was indeed very peaceful, she decided to let Gengar bring a container and fill it up all at once, then come back when it was empty.
Gengar nodded, then returned to the kitchen, looked around, and brought an empty water tank over.
Lucas was carving the molds with his head down. He looked up and saw Gengar stumbling towards the forest with a water tank even larger than himself.
"…"
What are you doing, you big dummy?
Beehive.
Vespiquen and a few Combee stared at the large water tank in front of them.
"…"
She turned and left, preparing to move out with her Combee.
Seeing Vespiquen's unhesitating departure, Gengar frantically called out, then pulled a smaller ceramic jar from his mouth.
"…"
Vespiquen quietly looked at Gengar.
"Gengar!"
Hehehe.
Vespiquen was too lazy to bother with Gengar anymore. She flew next to Gengar, grabbed the ceramic jar, and turned to leave.
Watching Vespiquen's retreating figure, Gengar sighed, looked at the large water tank on the ground, and shook his head regretfully.
Finally, Lucas saw Gengar stumbling back with a large water tank, followed by a small ceramic jar.
He didn't hesitate to mock Gengar, who, in a huff, turned his back on him and took the items back to the kitchen.
After lunch, Lucas had Big Machamp and the others take Shauna to the front to watch TV for a while, to avoid the midday sun.
He, meanwhile, hid in the kitchen making mooncakes.
The mooncake fillings prepared were red bean paste, osmanthus, and lotus seed paste.
The red bean paste filling was only half the amount of the other two, because the other half was eaten by a certain little Fat Man while he was "helping."
He slapped away the little chubby hand stealthily reaching for the spoon again, then put his hands on his hips and looked at Gengar.
Seeing that Lucas was about to scold him, the sound of a motorcycle came from outside. Gengar made a funny face, then floated through the wall towards the door.
Shaking his head helplessly, Lucas continued to work.
Jenny walked into the kitchen, drank a cup of hand-mixed Soda Pop, and was about to help. She looked around, then took a few cups of Soda Pop out of the kitchen and went to watch TV with Shauna.
After putting a portion of the mooncakes into the oven, Sister Nina also arrived at the Breeding House.
She came into the kitchen and chatted with Lucas for a while, complaining about the client's issues in her current case, eating osmanthus filling as she spoke.
Lucas initially comforted her, but when he saw the osmanthus filling getting smaller and smaller, he also chased her out.
"Hmph~ What a stingy guy, Gengar, he's really stingy."
"Gengar!"
Hearing the conversation outside, Lucas rolled his eyes and shook his head helplessly.
After the first batch of mooncakes came out of the oven, Lucas called out to Gengar.
"Gengar—"
What?
Half of Gengar's body passed through the wall, looking at Lucas, still looking angry.
Seeing Gengar's sulking expression, Lucas sighed helplessly.
"Oh, I was going to let a certain Pokémon try the freshly baked mooncakes, but it's still sulking, so I guess it probably doesn't want to eat them. What a shame, I'll just have to find other Pokémon. I guess Big Machamp and the others would agree, right?"
"Gengar!"
No!
Gengar appeared in front of Lucas, crossing his two chubby little hands over his chest to form an 'X', indicating 'no' with a serious expression.
Lucas saw Gengar's serious expression and laughed. Then he smiled and handed him the freshly baked mooncakes, "Here, eat."
"Gengar?"
Gengar looked at the Gengar-shaped mooncake in his hand, then looked up at Lucas, asking for confirmation.
"Eat it. Back where I'm from, we always let children have a taste of freshly made food."
Lucas reached out and tugged at Gengar's mouth, saying.
Hearing this, Gengar opened his big mouth wide and then ate the Gengar mooncake in one bite.
Chew, chew, chew~
"Gengar! *⁂((✪⥎✪))⁂*"
So, so good~
He flicked Gengar's head, then told Gengar to wait outside.
Gengar, while Lucas wasn't looking, grabbed a few mooncakes and ran.
"He's not even afraid of getting burned."
Lucas chuckled, scolding him.
After all the mooncakes were made, he began preparing tonight's dinner.
Dongpo Pork, Braised Pork Hock, Salt and Pepper Prawns, Mushroom Chicken Soup, Seasonal Vegetables, Berry Platter, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Coca-Cola Chicken Wings.
For the Pokémon, there were various Energy Cubes.
The drinks included hand-mixed Soda Pop (sweet honey version) and Berry Juice.
Tonight's dinner was so elaborate that Lucas was overwhelmed for a while. It wasn't until Ms. Joy arrived with Blissey to help out that all the dishes were prepared.
Lucas walked out of the kitchen. The resting area in front of the counter was filled with people and Pokémon.
Among them was a penguin Pokémon he had never seen before; at first glance, one could tell it had extraordinary attribute configurations.
"This Empoleon must be Sister Nina's Pokémon," Lucas thought to himself.
Then he looked at Shauna, "Shauna, I'll call your mommy and daddy and tell them you're eating here tonight, how does that sound?"
"Okay."
A clear voice rang out. Lucas nodded, then looked at Gengar and Sister Nina.
"It's time to eat, stop watching."
He said grumpily, then Gengar launched off, floating towards the kitchen.
"Gengar—"
Delicious food, I'm coming~
The other Pokémon also walked towards the backyard, some moving chairs, some moving tables, and some carrying dishes.
Everyone had their roles, and it was orderly.
Seeing this scene, Lucas nodded contentedly, took out his phone, and informed Shauna's parents.
Subsequently, Sister Nina and the others handed their gifts to Lucas.
"Next time you come to eat, if you bring gifts, don't even bother coming in."
"Hahahaha, next time for sure."
"Eat, eat."
"Just a small token of our appreciation."
Lucas put away the gifts, shook his head helplessly, and followed them back to the backyard.
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