A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 359 Unexpected News

"Can I dance with a second partner at the Flower Dance? I thought you can only choose one partner at the Flower Dance." Leon was really overjoyed when he heard Emily's answer.

He had previously been thinking that if he could only choose one dance partner at the Flower Dance, Abigail might blame him because of his agreement with Emily. But now it seems that this is not the case.

"Of course, after all, the Flower Dance Festival runs from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. This long period of time is actually a process for everyone to get to know each other. The Flower Dance Festival is a festival to bid farewell to spring, and it is also a dance party that creates romantic encounters. How can we stipulate that single participants can only choose one dance partner?"

Emily replied as a matter of course.

"Oh, have you found other dance partners?" Leon asked Emily after hearing this.

"Of course, Sandy will come to the Flower Dance Festival, so I also made an appointment with her." Emily's answer made Leon a little amused. He was a little surprised when he heard the word "of course", but he was relieved after hearing the word "Sandy".

"Then why did you ask me to find Haley? She is so beautiful, there should be a lot of people who would invite her to dance. Wouldn't it be easy for me to ruin her good thing if I went there?" Leon continued to ask.

"Hahaha, Hailey is a perfectionist, and she values ​​the title of Flower Dance Queen very much. She's not willing to cooperate with those with poor dancing postures. Usually, after I dance with her for a dance, she won't leave.

Since we all studied dance, we can basically help Hailey win the title every time.

"I think she'll be very happy to have such an excellent male dancer like you this time. Male dancers won't be selected as the Flower Dance Queen, and there's no competition between you and Hailey. She'll definitely be happy to dance with you," Emily explained with a smile.

"We'll talk about it later. Tell me about last year's Flower Dance Festival. I'm quite curious about this festival."

Leon didn't answer Emily immediately. After all, he didn't know whether Haley would be willing. If he helped unilaterally, it might cause unnecessary embarrassment. Besides, Leon's choice of second dance partner was still inclined towards Abigail.

If it were before, Leon might have thought that Abigail had no shortage of dance partners, but after officially interacting with Abigail for so long, he could see that this girl was lonely in Pelican Town. In such a lively festival, Leon didn't want Abigail to appear out of place.

"Last year's Flower Dance wasn't anything special. Everyone just went about their normal activities. Gus prepared food, Mr. Pierre still took care of business, and everyone danced. But the people of Pelican Town were more like spectators. The most lively and longest-dancing crowd were the tourists from out of town. Even Haley and I only danced once before going to find other people to enjoy the flowers."

Emily pondered for a long time before she was able to recall the general scene of last year's Flower Dance Festival. Judging from the time Emily recalled, last year's Flower Dance Festival did not seem to have any highlights or special events worth remembering.

"I thought everyone was so enthusiastic at the Flower Dance Festival." Lyon complained when he heard this.

"After all, it's a festival that takes place every year. If it weren't for the fact that it's Stardew Valley's traditional festival and there are hardly any people in town on the day of the Flower Dance Festival, young people in town would basically not participate in this festival," Emily added.

"Oh? Can I miss the festival?" Lyon was quite surprised to hear the news.

"Well, it's not mandatory after all, and people don't attend every festival. Take the Flower Dance Festival, for example. Sebastian hasn't been to the Flower Dance in years because he was always being approached by female tourists, which made him uncomfortable.
Sam gets approached a lot, but he never tires of it. And Abigail hates the Flower Dance, but Caroline always drags her there," Emily said, giving an example.

"Didn't you ever think of forming dance partners with each other before?"

Leon thought about his first Flower Dance Festival in the game. He'd been busy farming and fishing, neglecting to cultivate the affection of the town's playable characters. He'd enthusiastically gone to the Flower Dance, only to be reduced to a spectator. He couldn't help but ask. "No, why do you think that? If the young generation of Pelican Town could truly get together, they'd have already confirmed their relationship. Why would they need the Flower Dance as a catalyst?" Emily asked, looking at Leon with confusion.

"Nothing, I just feel that the Flower Dance Festival in reality seems to be different from the Flower Dance Festival I imagined." Leon explained, shaking his head.

"When the Flower Dance Festival comes, you'll know for yourself when you experience it." Emily comforted him with a smile.

"Ah."

After the conversation, the two continued to sit on the grass and rest for a while, and then Emily took the initiative to propose a third round of practice.

This time, Leon made no mistakes and performed a wonderful duet with Emily perfectly. Emily clapped her hands contentedly and teased Leon, "Leon, I can already imagine how many girls your performance will attract at the Flower Dance Festival."

"Forget it, I don't want to dance too many times. Although I'm not tired physically, it's still quite stressful mentally." Leon complained, waving his hands. Because he had to pay attention to the dance steps and coordinate with his female partner's movements, Leon was basically concentrating when dancing. If this state continued, fatigue was inevitable.

"Haha, then I can only wish good luck to those girls who come to chat up with you. Anyway, I have already won your first dance." Emily said proudly, and then added to Leon.

"As for your dress, I already have a preliminary sketch. Anyway, I should be able to sew it before the Flower Dance Festival. I will personally deliver it to you then. You must remember to wear it during the Flower Dance Festival."

"No problem." Leon nodded in confirmation.

Emily kept smiling when she heard that and didn't say anything. She just looked at Leon silently for a while before bending down to pick up the radio on the ground and waving goodbye to Leon.

"I should go back and shower and change my clothes so I can get ready to go work at the Stardrop. I really had an interesting afternoon this afternoon. Bye."

"Well, I'll take you back."

Leon suggested that after all, Emily had taken an entire afternoon to teach him dance, and it was only right for Leon to show his appreciation, such as helping Emily carry the radio and sending her back.

"If you're okay, I have no objection." Emily winked at Leon and replied.

"Of course it's okay. Even if something happens, it won't prevent me from taking you home, right?"

He reached out and took the radio from Emily's hand. It didn't look big, but it was quite heavy. Holding it in his hand was like holding a brick.

"Then let's go together." Emily announced with a smile as she watched Leon gentlemanly take the radio to help free her hands. Then, after Leon took a step forward, she moved closer to Leon, and the two walked shoulder to shoulder towards Pelican Town.

(End of this chapter)