A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 638 Proposal
"I understand. I have saved up a lot of crystal balls. If I open them all, I think I can add a lot of new things to the collection room." Leon assured.

"Hahaha, then I'm looking forward to your donation. Go and do your thing. I think I won't be the only one who will receive your gift today." Gunther joked.

"Yeah, after all, I have a lot of friends." Leon nodded.

Hearing this, Gunther sighed and said, "In this respect, you're just like your grandfather. It seems like everyone can chat with him. This is a talent. But there's one thing I still have to tell you, that is, sometimes unintentional kindness can also bring you some happy troubles."

"What do you mean?" Lyon asked back.

"You'll understand when you encounter it." Gunther picked up the book and stopped talking, expressing in this way that he didn't intend to chat with Leon anymore.

Leon didn't force it. It wasn't the first time he had seen the Riddler. Although he hated him, he was used to it.

Habits are terrible.

However, Gunther ignored Leon, but Leon had no intention of leaving. After all, Penny was still here, and Penny's family also had a place on the gift list. He was just a little conflicted about whether to send it or not.

After all, what I gave was not fruits or vegetables, but fruit wine. Although the alcohol content was not high, it still contained alcohol.

The situation in Penny's family might make her dislike anything containing alcohol, so Leon was quite conflicted.

If I give it to her, Penny might not be too happy, but if I don't give it to her, it would seem a bit inappropriate since everyone has one and Penny doesn't.

In the end, Leon decided to test Penny's attitude first.

Then Gunther saw Leon standing on tiptoe again, shook his head speechlessly, and then stopped paying attention.

"Penny, Penny."

Standing next to the bookshelf, Leon called Penny's name softly. Although the voice was not loud, it still attracted the attention of Vincent, Jas and Penny.

"Leon, is there something you want to talk to me about?" Looking at Leon's shifty look, Penny couldn't help but asked with her hands covering her mouth and laughing.

"Well, can we go out and talk? Just for a little while." Leon nodded.

"No problem, Vincent, Jas, you continue reading here. The teacher will be out for a while." After Penny instructed the two children, she stood up and walked towards Leon.

The two left the library side by side and sat down on the chairs under the awning outside the library.

"Is there anything wrong?" Penny spoke first after sitting down.

"Well, I have a gift for you, but I'm not sure if you will like it." Leon said.

"Ah? A gift? Why would you think of giving me a gift? It's not an important holiday or birthday, there's no need." Penny asked in surprise.

"The farm has some new stuff, but not much, so it's not appropriate to sell it. So I thought of sending it to our friends in Pelican Town to try it out," Leon explained.

"What is it?" Penny asked curiously.

"Um, it's wine, homemade fruit wine." Leon told Penny the truth without hesitation.

"It's wine." Sure enough, when Penny heard it was wine, her expression became very complicated.

Leon didn't say anything, just looked at Penny quietly, waiting for Penny to give him an answer. Penny didn't remain silent for long before slowly speaking: "Is this gift for me or for my mother?"

"Actually, it's a gift for you. Your mother and I are not familiar with each other." Leon answered truthfully. After all, he had a good relationship with Penny, and as for Pam, they were just nodding acquaintances.

"If you give it to me, I will accept it, but I also want a gift in return. You can't refuse this. Last time you gave me strawberries, I was thinking about how to return the favor." Penny breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and said to Leon seriously.

"These little gadgets are not worth much, there's no need to be so formal." Leon dissuaded. He also knew Penny's family conditions. If Penny insisted on giving him some expensive gifts, it would undoubtedly add unnecessary trouble to the girl.

"What I give you won't be very valuable, but I have to give it to you." Penny replied firmly, "Leon, I know you're not short of money, but if I keep accepting your gifts without any expression of gratitude, I'll feel uneasy."

"Well, okay, it's up to you." Leon was not surprised by Penny's answer. After all, Penny was a good girl. She wouldn't try to pick up rich men, but she wasn't willing to get anything for free either. Plus, she was a little sensitive because of her family problems. If he really refused, their relationship might drift apart.

"What do you think of the sweater? The sweaters I knit are pretty good. The sweaters mom is wearing are all made by me. She also said that they are very warm to wear." Penny asked.

"Of course, just don't give it to me in the summer." Lyon joked.

"Of course." Penny also smiled. "But there are also suitable ones for summer. I'll make you a sun hat and give you the sweater before winter."

"A sweater is enough." Leon advised.

"But you gave me two gifts." Penny held up two fingers and emphasized, "So I have to give you two gifts too."

"I'll listen to you. I'll give you the gift first. This is coconut wine. The alcohol content is not high, more like juice. If you drink some before going to bed, maybe you can sleep better." Leon took out a bottle of coconut wine and handed it to Penny, and gave her some drinking suggestions.

"Well, although I don't like drinking very much, there's nothing wrong with drinking a little occasionally, thank you." Penny accepted Leon's gift with a smile, and she didn't seem so resistant to alcohol anymore.

Of course, this gift is only for Lyon. If it were someone else, the situation might be different.

"You're welcome. I'm glad you don't mind." Leon replied with a smile.

"By the way, do you get paid for teaching Jas and Vincent?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Penny asked Leon in confusion.

"I think you are suitable for teaching, so I was thinking about letting you teach other students. Have you heard about the summer camp project that is being planned and built in the eastern mountainous area? They should be in great need of teachers there, so I think you can give it a try." Leon suggested.

"But I haven't passed the teaching certificate exam yet. Strictly speaking, I'm not a teacher. Besides, I still need to take care of Vincent Jas, so I don't have much time to do another job." Penny shook her head with a wry smile.

"It's an easy problem to solve, actually. Just bring Vincent and Jas along. After all, children need to communicate more with people of their kind. I think there should be many children of their age coming to the summer camp over there. Making more friends and having more playmates will make their lives more interesting." Lyon explained.

"But those kids are probably from wealthy families. Vincent and Jas might not fit in with them, not to mention there's no way I'll pass the interview," Penny sighed.

"I think so, and this is also a test for you. After all, it is the teacher's responsibility to teach children to treat their classmates equally. Now it depends on whether you are willing to accept this challenge." Leon asked Penny with a smile.

"I, I don't know." Penny lowered her head at this moment, obviously not very confident.

"Give it a try. After all, if you really want to work in the education industry in the future, you will have more than just one or two children to take care of. This can be considered as practice for you to adapt to managing and educating a class of children in advance." Leon encouraged.

"Yes, I will." Penny raised her head and her expression became much more serious.

(End of this chapter)