Pokémon Farm

Chapter 17 Supermarket Shopping Spree

The morning light shone on Pewter City, revealing a landscape different from Viridian City. This city is located in the northwest of the Kanto region, and is famous for its rocks and fossils. The most famous place here is the Pewter Gym, which is of the Rock type, and its future Gym Leader, Brock, is known as being as solid as a rock.

"Good morning, Uncle and Aunt. Oh, I don't see Xiaogang here." Xuan Mingtian greeted Xiaogang's parents in the lobby after getting up.

"Good morning, Xiaotian. Did you have a good night's sleep last night?" Aunt Xiaomi said to me with a smile.

Being polite is a matter of social etiquette, so Xuan Mingtian replied, "Auntie Xiaomi, I slept very well last night."

"You'll be fine after a good rest. Come and have breakfast. I made you some local specialty snacks from Shenhui City." Aunt Xiaomi pulled her hand and led her to the dining room.

Xuan Mingtian, who had already started eating, widened his eyes when he tried a bite of the local specialty snack. Looking at the pastry that resembled soft hailstones, he said, "Auntie Xiaomi, this is so delicious! It's no wonder it's a specialty of your Shenhui City. Auntie, what's the name of this snack?"

Aunt Xiaomi understood her own expression; after all, everyone else had the same expression when they first came to Dark Grey City and ate this kind of food.

Xiao Gang's mom, whose enthusiasm had waned slightly, officially went online: "Xiao Tian, ​​this kind of pastry snack is called Shenhui Rice Cake. Let me tell you, this food is not only a specialty of our Shenhui City, but also a traditional delicacy here. Shenhui City has a Rice Cake Festival held in mid-July, and the scene at that time was incredibly crowded. Next year, I will definitely ask Xiao Gang to take you to see it."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Mingtian exclaimed with delight, "Auntie, really? I'm really looking forward to that day. Besides, I don't have many hobbies, but eating is one of them. Not only do I love to eat, but my elf companions also have a fondness for all kinds of snacks."

"Haha, Xiaotian, since you like to eat it, I'll teach you how to make it in a bit." Xiaomi knew this was the best treatment for a foodie.

"Really? Thank you so much, Aunt Xiaomi. Let's go buy the ingredients now." Xuan Mingtian felt like happiness had hit him hard. He could have more snacks from now on.

"Auntie Xiaomi, how about we call Xiaogang and Uncle Wuneng back together, and we can go shopping at the mall together?" Xuan Mingtian answered, seizing on what women love most.

"Xiaotian, that's a great idea! Wait a minute, I'll call them back right away." As Aunt Xiaomi walked out the door, she didn't forget to ask Jingling to come shopping with her.

At this moment, Xuan Mingtian arrived at the backyard carrying a small bag of dark gray rice cakes.

"Guys, I've brought you some good food, come and have a taste." After saying that, he distributed the dark gray rice cakes to the elves.

The backyard fell silent at that moment, and the friends were squinting and smiling as they recalled the taste of what had just happened.

In less than ten seconds, the entire backyard became lively, and even Potian was no exception.

At this moment, the little cutie used telepathy to tell herself: "Little Tian, ​​Little Tian, ​​it's so delicious! Go buy some, I can't wait!"

"Fatty Ding": Master, hurry up and buy it, this thing tastes just as good as the one the head butler makes.

Seeing her friends chatting amongst themselves, she spoke up and said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. We don't need to buy these snacks and pastries, and we can eat as many as we want in the future. But there's one condition: we have to learn how to make these snacks. Aunt Xiaomi has already agreed to teach us how."

Seeing my friends enthusiastically signing up, I smiled to myself; that's the allure of delicious food.

He said slowly, "So next, Dehua, Xiaota, and Xiaokeai will need to learn from Aunt Xiaomi how to make rice cakes."

Before he could finish speaking, the three combatants began to complain, especially the little one, who had dug a hole in the ground.

"Alright, alright, Potian, Little Dot, and Garlic Head, you three are combat team members, so you don't need to learn these things. Your task is to work hard to become stronger and protect us support staff," he reassured them.

After hearing what they had said, the three Pokémon looked at Little Tower and the others and nodded firmly. Their meaning was clear: from now on, Pokémon and the others would be responsible for fighting, while Little Tower and the others would be responsible for snacks. (Many readers might be wondering where Tropius went. Well, it's in its deluxe ball, of course! Tropius has its own spatial backpack filled with food, so it won't go hungry. Besides, the difference between a regular ball and a deluxe ball is like the difference between a 40-square-meter house and a 300-square-meter villa.)

In less than five minutes, Aunt Xiaomi returned with Xiaogang and Uncle Wu Neng.

"Auntie Xiaomi, what are Xiaogang and Uncle Wu Neng doing?" Xuan Mingtian also asked his question.

"Oh, you mean the two of them? They were training at the dojo, so I brought them both back," Aunt Xiaomi said earnestly.

Xuan Mingtian was speechless. No wonder Uncle Wu Neng abandoned his wife and children to travel alone a few years later. So that's why.

"Alright, alright, Uncle Wu Neng, Xiao Gang is home for the holidays today, so the family should go shopping, eat, and stroll in the park together. Besides, Xiao Gang did very well in his studies. And don't you think Little Stone has gotten a lot stronger now?" Xuan Mingtian advised Uncle Wu Neng, because he had received a signal from Xiao Gang's expression.

After thinking it over, Wu Neng said, "You're right. I really shouldn't have dragged Xiao Gang to training when he came back from vacation. I just saw Xiao Quan Shi's performance, and he has indeed improved a lot. Let's go shopping together then."

Xiaomi excitedly replied, "Aha, let's go shopping together!"

Xiao Gang thanked him, saying, "Xiao Tian, ​​thank you. If you hadn't comforted my dad, I would definitely have been training at the dojo all morning."

Although he couldn't see Xiaogang's eyes, the joy on his face was obvious to everyone present.

"Alright, Xiaogang, we're good friends, no need for too much talk. Besides, we need to have a happy childhood. Xiaogang, Aunt Xiaomi, Uncle Wu Neng, let's take the elves shopping together. Today, all the expenses will be paid by me, Young Master Xuan." After saying this to Xiaogang, he waved his hand, and an aura of boundless generosity immediately rushed to his head.

Ten minutes later, a group of people arrived menacingly at the largest supermarket in Dark Grey City.

Upon arriving at the supermarket entrance, two security guards, their bodies trembling, asked, "Master Wu Neng, what are you trying to do?"

Wu Neng reassured him, "Don't be nervous, we're here to shop."

I had to comfort them. Not to mention there were four of us, we had a total of eleven Pokémon. Luckily, Wu Neng had some influence in Pyrenees City, so everyone knew him. If a group of strangers had come, I bet the security guard would have called the police long ago.

At this moment, he walked up to the security guard and waved: "Uncle security guard, go and find us ten handcarts. We're going to do a big shopping spree."

The security guard glanced at Wu Neng, who nodded and immediately arranged for someone to bring over a handcart.

Xuan Mingtian, who was walking ahead, was completely unaware that Wu Neng was whispering to Xiao Gang.

Wu Neng voiced his doubts to Xiao Gang: "Xiao Gang, isn't Xiao Tian's personality a bit too extravagant?"

How could he not be rich? Others have mines at home, but he has mines at home.

"Dad, have you forgotten? You should have heard of Xiaotian's family. They're from the Sinnoh region, and didn't Xiaotian mention it when he introduced them last night?" Xiaogang smiled broadly, giving his father an IQ question. If he couldn't figure it out, he'd be crying somewhere.

At this moment, Wu Neng looked at Xiao Gang and said, "Xiao Tian, ​​Xuan Mingtian, surname Xuan, comes from the Sinnoh region. Xiao Gang, are you saying that Xiao Tian is from the Xuan family of the Sinnoh region?"

Xiao Gang remained silent, only nodding with feigned aloofness.

Wu Neng gasped and said to Xiao Gang, "Xiao Gang, it's great that you and Xiao Tian can become good friends, but you can't rely on him for everything."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gang said with a firm expression, "Dad, I know what you mean, and I understand the principle. After all, friendship is mutual. You can't have one-sided giving, or the friendship will change. Besides, Xiao Tian and I are just good friends."

Suddenly, Xuan Mingtian flashed by and hugged Xiao Gang's neck, saying, "I'm sorry, Uncle Wu Neng, I shouldn't have eavesdropped on your conversation. But I can tell you that it's my honor to know Xiao Gang, so our friendship is the purest. Moreover, Xiao Gang is my first friend in the Kanto region. I also hope that Xiao Gang can become as steadfast as the Rock Badge of the Pewter City Gym. Don't you agree, Xiao Gang?"

At this moment, Xiaogang and Wu Neng also showed expressions of emotion.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you're right. It's an honor to know you. Long live our friendship."

At this moment, seeing Xiao Gang's squinty eyes starting to well up with tears, he quickly said, "Alright, alright, why are you being so sentimental? We're here to have fun today, right, Uncle Wu Neng?"

“Yes, Xiaotian is right. Today is your day off, we should be happy.” Wu Neng patted Xiaogang on the shoulder and said.

At this moment, Dehua is on a shopping spree.

"Pangding Pangding": Little Tower, quickly use the rattan whip to help me get this little cart down.

"TuTuJu": Little Tower Sister, I want one too!

At this moment, Xuan Mingtian found Aunt Xiaomi and asked, "Aunt Xiaomi, what materials are needed to make Dark Gray Rice Cake? I'll go buy them now."

"Oh, it's Xiaotian. Don't worry, Auntie has already bought it, it's right here," Xiaomi said.

"Auntie Xiaomi, I'll go buy some more so I can make rice cakes myself at the academy." After saying that, Xuan Mingtian ran straight to the fruit stall.

Because I just saw what was on Aunt Xiaomi's cart, I roughly know the ingredients for making rice cakes: fruit seeds, moo moo milk, and glutinous rice.

Xuan Mingtian asked, "Boss, do you have any wood seeds here?"

"Yes, how many do you want, little one?" the fruit stall owner said.

"How much are the fruit berries here? How much stock do you have left?" Xuan, the wealthy and powerful Mingtian, officially went online.

"Little friend, I have 50 Alliance Coins for each of these Mu Zi Fruits. How many do you want?" the shopkeeper asked, puzzled, since he had just overheard the child asking how much stock he had.

"Pack up all your stock, I'll take it all." He then casually pulled out his Alliance Black Gold Card.

"Young master, please wait a moment, I'll go pack it up right away." The shopkeeper's expression at that moment was like that of Eight-Taels-of-Gold seeing Little Dragon Girl.

"Young master, five hundred tree fruits, totaling twenty-five thousand. I'll give you a 10% discount, so the total is [amount] yuan. You can pay at the supermarket checkout. I'll put it on your shopping cart for you." After saying that, the boss directed Haoli to put the bag of tree fruits on his shopping cart.

The wealthy and powerful Xuan Mingtian said, "No need for a discount, this little bit of money is nothing."

Five minutes later, Xuan Mingtian finally bought all the ingredients to make rice cakes and met up with Xiao Gang and the others. At the same time, he waited for Aunt Xiaomi and the others to go on a shopping spree. After all, shopping is a woman's nature.

An hour later, the three men—one adult and two children—stared at each other with expressions that anyone who had ever taken a female friend or lover shopping would understand.

Meanwhile, Xuan Mingtian was thinking to himself, "I definitely can't take Xiaolan and Sister En shopping anymore. This auntie is just torture."

When Aunt Xiaomi and Dehua finally arrived at the checkout area, Xuan Mingtian looked at their shopping cart, which was filled with toys and snacks, with a bewildered expression. He asked, "Dehua, why did you buy so many toys? And these more than ten remote control cars?"

"Pudding Pudding": Of course it's for playing, and not all the toy cars are mine.

Hearing Dehua's meaning, he shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do; if he didn't pamper his own little spirits, who would?

Ten minutes later, the cashier finally counted and calculated the total amount for all the items.

"The amount for this young master has been settled; it totals 312 million Alliance Coins." After saying this, the cashier kept throwing flirtatious glances at Xuan Mingtian.

The cashier thought to herself, "What's wrong with a five or six-year-old? I'm only 20 years old, and I'm not ugly. I can wait."

Xuan Mingtian ignored the cashier's flirtatious glances and said calmly, "Swipe card."

He thought to himself, "Tch, do you really think I'm a five or six-year-old child? My soul, including my past life, is almost forty years old. Do you think I'd be so easily fooled?"

"Young master, our mall offers home delivery service. Would you like that?" The cashier understood Xuan Mingtian's indifferent expression; after all, someone who could produce an Alliance Black Gold Card must be of high status.

"Let's send it to the home of the martial arts master." After saying that, he left the mall with Xiaogang and his family.