A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 294 Concerns
"No wonder this guy told me to avoid others to open gifts."

Haley held the pearl in her hand and carefully appreciated it. At the same time, she understood the reason why Leon specifically mentioned the request.

After admiring it for a moment, Haley came to her senses and carefully placed the pearl in the drawer under the dressing table. She also found a small jewelry box to put it in and locked the drawer before leaving the room.

When he came out, he saw Leon chatting with Emily and Jodie. The smiles on the three of their faces never stopped, and they seemed to be having a very happy chat.

"What are you talking about?" Haley asked as she sat next to Emily naturally.

"We were talking about how Sam accidentally stepped on and crushed the eggs Vincent brought back from the Easter Egg Festival the day before yesterday," Emily replied.

"This is really keeping me busy! I just mopped the floor, and now I have to do it again." Although Jody complained, the smile on his face didn't sound like a complaint at all. Instead, it looked more like a show-off. "But Sam offered to help. It saved me a lot of trouble."

"Will Sam and Vincent come today?" Haley asked.

Because Jody's family is Emily and Haley's only neighbor in Willow Lane, the two families have a good relationship, so naturally Jody's whole family will be invited to attend this birthday party.

"Vincent will come. Sam and Sebastian are going to Zuzu City for a tryout. They seem to be preparing for the band's debut. He may not be able to come, but I'll ask Vincent to deliver his gift." Jody explained.

"That's fine. Business is more important. After all, this is their dream." Haley didn't say much after hearing this, but instead showed her considerate side.

At this moment, Leon also joined the topic and asked: “Besides Jody’s family, who else did you invite?”

"Well, a lot of people, Robin, Caroline and Abigail, Lewis, Marnie and Jas, and, oh, Gus." As the person in charge of the birthday party, Emily immediately told Leon the people who would be attending the birthday party.

"Gus is coming too? If so, it seems like I'm here too early. I was planning to help you prepare lunch, but now that Gus is here, I, a housewife, can only lend a hand." Jody seemed to have heard the invitation list for the first time and said with some surprise.

"Gus is a guest, and I don't want him to be the chef. He needs to rest. As a guest, he should just enjoy the party. Jodi, you don't have to help. I can do it myself." Emily explained to Jodi.

"But you can't handle it all by yourself," Jody reminded him, "after all, there are a lot of people here today."

"It's okay. Actually, I've already prepared a lot of things in advance. It will only take a short while if I get busy. I can get it done." Emily replied with a smile.

"From what I know about Gus, since he agreed to come to the birthday party, he must have already prepared to enter the kitchen." Leon said at this moment.

"Of course, I'll help, Jodi, you don't have to worry about it."

"Hahaha, is that so? I'm a little surprised, Leon. I didn't expect you could cook." Jody covered her mouth and laughed, teasing Leon, "In most families in Stardew Valley, women are in charge of the kitchen. It's rare to find a man who can cook like you."

"As far as I know, there are probably a lot of men who can cook, such as Gus, Lewis, Clint, Willy, and even Robin's husband Demetrius," Leon gave an example.

"But didn't you notice that except for Demetrius, the others are all old bachelors?" Jody complained, "There's no woman in the family, so they can only learn to cook passively."

"Okay, I understand what you mean. It's just that today is Haley's birthday party, so it's not appropriate to talk about this with me." Leon immediately understood the subtext of Jodi's words. This was a hint that he was looking for a girlfriend. God knows why Jodi always focuses on this aspect, especially her own relationship status. She doesn't have any girls waiting to get married. What is Jodi trying to do?

After hearing Leon's answer, Jody muttered a little disappointedly: "Okay, then I'll invite you to dinner next time I have a chance, and we can talk alone."

“I’ll definitely do that next time.” Leon responded with a dry laugh, then poked Emily’s arm. Seeing Emily looking at him, he immediately said, “Emily, can you take me to the kitchen? Let me see what you prepared.”

"Ah."

Although Emily didn't know why Leon suddenly wanted to go to the kitchen, it was obviously too early to prepare lunch at this time, but she was smart and knew that Leon must have other things that were not convenient to talk about here, so she immediately agreed to Leon's proposal.

After the two of them left the living room and came to the kitchen, Emily closed the kitchen door and leaned against the cupboard, looking at Leon and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that it's awkward to stay there and be urged by Jody to find a girlfriend, so I want to go somewhere else and take a break." Leon explained helplessly.

"Really? Haha, you can't blame Jody. After all, she's the community coordinator of Pelican Town and the most reliable matchmaker there. Many couples have been brought together with her help, including Robin and Demetriou, who finally got married thanks to Jody's help."

Emily explained to Leon at this moment.

"Is this Jody's part-time job?" Lyon asked in surprise after hearing this information he had never heard of before.

"No, it's her hobby, not a job, and she has never charged any fees," Emily replied.

"A neighborhood committee lady + a professional matchmaker, no wonder." Lyon muttered to himself, and he understood why Jodi was so keen on brainwashing him.

Looking at Leon's pensive expression, Emily hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said: "Leon, are you a non-marriageist?"

"Ah? No." Leon shook his head subconsciously, then looked at Emily and explained: "I just have some other concerns."

"What concerns?" Emily asked curiously.

"Well, it's not convenient to tell you for now." Leon scratched his nose awkwardly when he heard that, and didn't explain in detail. After all, if he really told Emily the truth about his concerns, he would probably end up being kicked out by Emily.

"It's okay, I'm just asking casually." Emily didn't force an answer, although she was really curious about what Leon was worried about.

And Leon didn't say anything else. For a moment, the atmosphere in the kitchen became silent.

(End of this chapter)