Lucas looked at Gary, then at Shauna, and nodded.
It was good; with Gary accompanying her, Lucas felt much more at ease.
"Alright then, you go with Shauna. Thank you for your hard work."
Gary nodded, then went to the backyard and brought Arcanine over.
Lucas tied the bag filled with herbal tea onto Arcanine's back, then picked up Shauna and placed her on Arcanine. Gary also mounted Arcanine, holding Shauna securely in front of him.
"Then we're off, Manager."
"Okay, be careful."
"Bye-bye, Uncle."
Shauna, wearing a small hat, waved at Lucas.
Lucas smiled and waved back.
"Go, Shauna! Bye-bye!"
Watching Arcanine's disappearing back, Lucas turned to look at the Staravia preening its feathers on the eaves and nodded.
Then Staravia spread its wings and flew straight into the sky, following in Shauna's direction.
Meanwhile, Lucas returned to the backyard with Gengar, observed the Aipoms orderly watering the plants, and then confidently went back to the front desk.
Sitting at the front desk, Lucas took out a piece of wood and slowly began to carve, creating an identification tag for Gothorita.
He called Gothorita over and put the identification tag on it.
Gothorita smiled and said thank you, then looked at the small wooden tag hanging on its chest with adoration.
Finally, Lucas began to carve toys for Shauna.
On Shauna's side, she was riding on Arcanine.
Feeling Arcanine's speed, she reached up and held onto her small hat.
She felt the wind on her face, which was very comfortable.
The Chingling in Shauna's arms kept ringing "Ling-ling~."
Hearing Chingling's sound, Shauna couldn't help but giggle.
Gary, hearing the little girl's laughter in his arms, couldn't help but smile slightly.
They continued until they saw the outline of Twinleaf Town and then entered Twinleaf Town.
Shauna checked the notes and found that only two customers were ordering herbal tea for the first time; all the others were repeat customers.
So Shauna decided to go to the new customers first, following the map.
Gary followed Shauna's directions, and Arcanine carried her and Chingling to a house.
Shauna skillfully dismounted from Arcanine's back, then checked the amount of herbal tea this household needed, and took it out of the bag.
Then she took out a list.
Then she ran over with her short legs and pressed the doorbell.
"Hello, Breeding House herbal tea."
This was a line she had come up with herself.
Because she saw many people delivering goods say something like "This is from so-and-so," she learned from them and created her own line.
Her voice was clear and crisp.
Soon, the door opened directly, and a middle-aged woman opened it.
She was a little surprised to see a small girl making the delivery.
"Hello, Breeding House herbal tea."
Shauna repeated, then handed the herbal tea to the middle-aged woman, followed by a list.
"Here are the herbal teas our Breeding House sells, and their effects are also listed. You can take a look."
The middle-aged woman was initially worried if it was safe for Shauna, a small girl, to come alone, until she saw Gary riding on Arcanine not far from the door, which put her at ease.
It was fine as long as a Pokémon Trainer was accompanying her.
"You're a great little sister. Please wait a moment; I'll go get the money for you."
The middle-aged woman said to Shauna with a smile.
After speaking, she went back into the house.
Shauna stood at the door, whispering to the Chingling on her shoulder.
"Chingling, we seem to be getting better and better, don't we?"
"Ling-ling~"
"Look, we're not afraid to talk to others anymore."
"Ling-ling~"
"If we're afraid to talk to others, we can't help Uncle deliver herbal tea."
"Ling-ling~"
"Right? So we need to work harder and become even better."
"Ling-ling~"
Meanwhile, Gary, who was watching from outside, had initially wanted to accompany Shauna to knock on the door, but Shauna refused him.
Shauna said she wanted to complete this task by herself.
Gary agreed.
Then he heard the sound of wings flapping.
He looked up to see a Staravia landing on the fence of the house, it glanced at him and Arcanine, then shifted its gaze to Shauna, all while preening its feathers.
Gary immediately recognized it as the Breeding House's Staravia.
He smiled knowingly.
He was growing to like the atmosphere of the Breeding House more and more.
Shauna took the money from the middle-aged woman, counted it twice to ensure it was correct, and then accepted the candy from her hand.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'm leaving now. Goodbye, Auntie."
Shauna folded the money and put it into her small bag, then called out to the middle-aged woman in a clear, crisp voice.
She turned and ran towards Arcanine.
The middle-aged woman watched Shauna's retreating figure, her heart melting.
Back on Arcanine's back, Shauna unwrapped a candy for herself and put it in her mouth, then put the wrapper in her pocket, and also gave Gary a candy.
"Gary, here you go. This is what that Auntie just gave me."
Listening to Shauna's words and seeing her puffed-up cheeks, Gary's heart skipped a beat. He then took the candy, unwrapped it, and poured it into his mouth.
It was very sweet.
He couldn't resist beautiful women to begin with; otherwise, he wouldn't have driven a luxury car and been accompanied by a bunch of beautiful women when he first started his journey.
Now, seeing the adorable Shauna in front of him, his eyes involuntarily softened.
It seemed like having another younger sister wasn't such a bad idea?
Shauna directed Arcanine to continue forward.
They arrived at the last house, which belonged to the first customer of the Breeding House's herbal tea business.
It was the home of the elderly couple who ran the seed shop.
Ding-dong~
"Hello, Breeding House herbal tea."
As soon as Shauna finished speaking, the door opened.
"Oh, it's little Shauna again, delivering herbal tea!"
The grandmother who opened the door exclaimed in delight upon seeing the adorable Shauna.
"Yes, Grandma, this is the Breeding House herbal tea you ordered today."
Shauna hummed in affirmation, then handed the day's herbal tea to the grandmother.
The grandmother took the herbal tea and called out into the house.
"Old man, quickly get the money and snacks! Little Shauna has brought you the herbal tea."
"Coming, coming."
Then the grandfather came out with the money and a large pile of snacks.
He handed the money to Shauna, and while she was counting it, the grandfather put the snacks into Shauna's small bag.
"No, Uncle will scold me if he finds out."
"How dare he! I'm giving our little Shauna snacks to eat normally. If he dares to scold you, tell me, and I'll back you up."
The grandfather said.
"Don't listen to your grandpa. Eat a little after your meal, and you won't get scolded."
The grandmother lightly patted the grandfather's hand, then kindly said to Shauna.
Shauna nodded.
Just as Shauna was about to leave, the grandfather suddenly spoke.
"By the way, little Shauna, does your Breeding House have any Pokémon suitable for accompanying elderly people?"
"Huh?!"
Shauna turned around, looking at the grandfather, a little confused.
"It's just that your next-door neighbor's house only has your grandpa living alone, and he looks quite lonely. I wanted to ask if there are any Pokémon suitable for companionship," the grandmother explained.
Shauna furrowed her small brows, her expression utterly adorable.
Finally, she gave up struggling; she was still young and didn't know what Pokémon were suitable for accompanying grandfathers.
But she knew someone who would know.
So she took out her PokéNav and called Lucas.
"Hello, Uncle."
"What's wrong, Shauna? Did something happen on your end?"
Lucas put down his work and quickly asked.
"No, Uncle, it's like this—Grandma and Grandpa need to talk to you."
She didn't know how to explain, so she simply handed the PokéNav to the grandparents.
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