A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 363: A Fifty-Year-Old Man Escapes from the Crime Scene Through a Window at Midnight
"Yeah." Lyon nodded, then reached out to take the bag, but did not throw it directly into the system backpack. He held it by the corner. After all, this thing contained the underwear of Lewis, the old man.

"Let's have dinner before we leave?" After handing the things to Leon, Mani couldn't help but invite Leon to dinner again.

"Okay." This time, Leon did not refuse. After all, the mission was completed, and after a heart-to-heart talk with Marnie, their relationship became much closer. Naturally, Leon felt embarrassed to refuse the dinner from his future aunt.

However, Leon couldn't bear to see Marnie busying herself in the kitchen, so he helped Marnie prepare dinner in the kitchen.

Dinner was originally prepared for four people, because in addition to the guest Leon, there were also portions for Marnie, Jas, and Shane. But when Jas was sent back by Penny, Jas told Marnie that her brother Shane planned to spend his after-get off work break at the bar, so the extra dinner became Penny's.

In fact, when Marnie invited Penny to have dinner with her, Penny refused, but when she noticed that Leon also showed up at Marnie's house, she agreed.

So the dinner turned into a story where Leon and Penny were the guests and Marnie and Jas were the hosts.

The cute little girl Jas was still a little restrained in front of Leon and seemed very quiet. The same was true for Penny, who seemed very reserved. At the dinner table, only Marnie and Leon were chatting about some issues related to poultry farming.

When dinner was over, Penny stood up immediately to help Marnie clear the table, while Jas greeted Leon obediently and ran to his room to hide.

Mani went to see Jas first, and then returned to the kitchen to work with Penny. When everything was done, Mani sent Leon and Penny out the door, and even handed the bag containing Lewis's shorts, which was almost forgotten by Leon, to Leon.

After getting the bag back, Leon looked at Penny, who was still some distance away from him and Marnie. He was sure that she couldn't hear his conversation with Marnie, so he couldn't help but ask a question that had been bothering him for a long time: "Marnie, why do you think Lewis asked me to help him get this thing back? Is it some kind of test?"

"No, he simply couldn't bring himself to do that. After all, when he left this thing behind that day, he had to run back home naked through the window at night."

When Mani said this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, fearing that she would laugh too wildly and make Leon laugh at her.

"So wild? Why is he in such a hurry to escape?" Leon became even more curious.

"It's my fault. I forgot to lock the door. Jas was half asleep in the middle of the night and wanted to come to me to go to the bathroom with her. She pushed the door open and came in. Fortunately, the lights were not on at the time. Jas was also half asleep and didn't notice Lewis in the room. But Lewis must have felt that he was discovered by Jas, so he didn't dare to come over. When you see Lewis, remember to tell him about this, so that he won't keep hiding from me and dare not come over."

Mani whispered to Leon about the embarrassing things that happened before. It seemed that after Leon talked to her a lot about her and Lewis, Mani treated Leon as her own, so she did not hide these things.

"Forehead"

It is really difficult to comment on Lyon at this moment, because this matter is quite shocking to him, who once lived in the era of information explosion.

"Okay, I'll take your message. Thanks for dinner, and bye, Marnie."

"Goodbye, Leon, you're welcome to come often."

Marnie also said goodbye to Leon with a smile, and then watched Leon and Penny leave together, muttering to herself: "What a good boy! It would be even better if he could get together with Penny." On the other side, Penny, who was heading towards Pelican Town with Leon, was now half a body length behind Leon. Seeing that Leon and she were walking in the same direction, she couldn't help but ask: "Leon, are you going to the Stardrop to drink?"

"No, I have something to discuss with Lewis at his house." Hearing this, Leon slowed down his pace and waited for Penny to catch up, while explaining.

"Oh, so that's why I was wondering why you were going to Pelican Town instead of going directly from the Coal Forest to your farm." Only then did Penny understand why Leon was traveling with her.

"Is it possible that I was worried about you walking alone so late at night, so I found an excuse to send you back?" Looking at Penny's face, Leon couldn't help but teasing.

"I don't think so. If it were you, you would say it directly instead of making excuses." Penny didn't blush at Leon's witty remarks. Instead, she analyzed seriously.

"Is that so? It seems like I'm a reckless man in your eyes." Lyon couldn't help but laugh at himself when he heard that.

"No, I just thought you weren't the type to hide things." Penny quickly explained to Leon, waving her hands.

"Since we're on the way, let's chat." Leon didn't continue teasing Penny on this topic, but changed the subject: "How is Pam doing recently?"

"It's good. Since Mom started working, she's been drinking much less. I don't have to worry about her passing out drunk in the bar because she knows that excessive drinking can put her in danger while driving the bus the next day. So she always comes home sober and goes to bed early."

"What about you?" Lyon continued to ask.

"Me? I'll still be the same as before, teaching Jas and Vincent every day, and then continue reading and preparing for the teacher qualification exam during my breaks." Penny replied.

"After getting this certificate, do you plan to become a teacher in a big city?" Leon couldn't help but ask.

"I've considered it, but I won't go in the short term because Vincent and Jas haven't completed all their elementary school courses yet. I have to wait until they've finished those before considering other things."

Penny couldn't help but look up at the starry sky as she spoke. "Pelican Town isn't big, and it doesn't have its own school. If the children want to study, they have to go to Zuzu City, hundreds of kilometers away. Vincent and Jas are too young to take care of themselves. It's better to wait until they're older so that Ms. Marnie and Ms. Jody can be more at ease. That's why they still need me, an unqualified rural teacher."

Leon also looked up at the sky like Penny. The night sky of Pelican Town was beautiful. There was no neon lights or smog from heavy industry. As long as he raised his head, he could see the stars in the sky.

As for Penny's explanation, Lyon did not continue to discuss the matter. Lyon felt that he was not qualified to comment on Penny's actions, but this did not prevent him from respecting Penny's choice.

Because Penny's behavior is the same as those volunteer teachers who are not doing it for gilding themselves, but simply want to give children in remote areas an opportunity to change their lives.

This made Leon feel that when he looked at Penny, the girl was glowing at this moment, and the intensity of this light was no less than the stars in the sky.

(End of this chapter)