A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 698: What to do if it’s too popular?
"OK then."

In response to Leon's statement, the three girls who had offered the ice cream took back their hands. They did not force him, but when they took them back, Abigail glared at Emily, while Emily looked at Abigail with a calm smile.

Sophia looked at Haley with some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"I think Hailey didn't give it to me because she knew I didn't like sweets."

Leon actually didn't care that Haley didn't share some ice cream with him. After all, he really didn't like sweets. He just felt that what happened before might cause Haley embarrassment, so he took the opportunity to help Haley out.

"I just haven't decided what flavor to choose for you yet." Haili didn't follow Leon's words, but changed her explanation: "That's why I didn't give it to you. I wanted to let you choose it yourself."

"You guys keep it and eat it. I'll just have some cold drinks." Seeing that Haley had her own reasons, Leon responded.

"I don't want to eat it for now, let's put it back in." Sophia immediately stuffed the ice cream in her hand back into the thermal box.

Abigail made the same choice as Sophia. Even a fool could see that Haley was trying to target Leon. As Leon's girlfriend, she naturally would not give Haley any face.

But she was also a little helpless. Every time she wanted to express her opinion, Sophia took the lead. Fortunately, she had a very pleasant chat with Sophia before, and was roughly sure that Sophia had no plans for Lyon. She didn't care, but just felt that Sophia was as anxious to protect Lyon as she was.

This also made her feel more familiar with Sophia. After all, judging from the side Sophia took, she was definitely one of their own.

Although Sophia and Abigail's actions had their reasons, Haley was no fool and naturally understood the subtext. This made her angry and a little regretful, but things had already happened, and she could reverse time and go back to the past to make up for everything.

This made Haley lower her head, and she felt her eyes starting to get sore.

"Please leave the box here with me. Even though there's ice in it, it will melt eventually. If you want to eat it later, you can take it from me."

Leon had been observing the situation, and when he saw that the atmosphere was starting to get weird, he quickly intervened. After all, they were all friends, and if the atmosphere became tense due to such small things, it would be very difficult if it was not eased in time.

After that, the atmosphere might be even worse with the crayfish fishing and dinner party.

In order to have a peaceful meal later and for everyone to end today's party happily, Leon couldn't let this matter continue to ferment.

Emily also noticed something was wrong and immediately put the ice cream in her hand into the insulated box: "Thank you for your help, Leon. It's actually not bad to keep it as a dessert after dinner. You can try it when the time comes. Hailey's ice cream is really great."

"Yeah, I'm quite looking forward to it." Lyon took over the conversation, and then took the initiative to pick up the thermal box. He originally wanted to put it into his backpack, but the system did not recognize that this thing belonged to Lyon, so it would not allow him to put it in.

However, if you don't need an insulated box and only want to put the ice cream in, you can put everything in. Lyon just skipped the insulated box. After all, the time-stop effect in the system backpack is much more powerful than the so-called insulated box refrigerator.

As for the insulated box that was empty of ice cream and only contained ice cubes for providing cooling, Leon did not throw it away. He picked it up in his hand and asked Emily to open the door of their house. He went in and poured the ice cubes into the sink. He also placed the box on the stove and then continued to go to the coal forest with the girls.

The location is the river in front of Leah's cabin. Compared to Pelican Town, Coal Forest is indeed much cooler. Not only is there shade from the trees, but there is also an occasional cool breeze blowing through the trees. It is indeed a good place to escape the summer heat.

And just as Leah had said, there were indeed quite a few crayfish in the river. Leon took the lead in setting up his position, occupying a good spot and starting to cast his bait. The others also quickly cast their bait into the water, staring eagerly at the fishing line on the surface, waiting for it to straighten.

Although it was the first time, almost everyone fell in love with the recreational activity of fishing for crayfish. On the one hand, it was simple, and on the other hand, the joy of harvesting was indeed addictive, and the positive feedback when catching crayfish was too strong.

Lyon believed that even if he didn't organize it, these girls might think of using this method to kill time when they were bored. However, fishing for crayfish alone is not as fun as fishing with a group of people. People always like to live in groups.

The difference this time from the Little Falls was that both sides of Leon were no longer empty, but were occupied by Sophia and Abigail. Emily had wanted to come over, but seeing that there was no space around Leon, she had no choice but to go and hang out with Leah and Hailey.

"Why are you helping Hailey?"

Although the waiting time for fishing for crayfish is not long, there is also a lot of free time, which can be used for chatting. Abigail squatted next to Leon and couldn't help asking.

“It’s not really a help, I just don’t want the atmosphere to be too awkward.” Leon explained.

"After all, we're all neighbors in the same small town, and we all have a pretty good relationship. There's no need to get into an unpleasant situation over a small matter."

"But she seems to be targeting you." Sophia agreed. She didn't quite understand why Leon would help Haley.

"She has a strong personality and is quite assertive. I might have teased her a little before, so she wanted to get back at me. Her intention wasn't to embarrass me, I'm sure of that."
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Leon continued to explain, then stuck the shrimp fishing rod in his hand into the mud, and gave Abigail and Sophia a light slap with his left and right hands at the same time.

"Be more generous and don't think so badly of others. At least there aren't any bad people among those present."

"Emily isn't a good person either," Abigail retorted dissatisfiedly.

"Well, to be fair, is she really a bad person?" Leon was confused by Abigail's answer, but he still said something fair.

After all, the reason Abigail said this was simply because Emily had not given up the idea of ​​competing with her, and as the target of competition, Leon was actually in a difficult position.

Sometimes being too popular is not a good thing. Lyon didn't know whether he should take the blame himself, or let Forest Magic or Lust and Temperance take the blame.

"Forget it, I won't bother with her." Abigail rolled her eyes at Lyon, and finally compromised. After all, she was quite satisfied with Lyon's performance today. He was intentionally or unintentionally keeping a distance from Emily, which already explained a lot.

There is no point in fighting with Emily. As long as Leon is firmly guarded, Emily will have no hope of turning the tables even if she is unwilling.

And how to firmly defend Lyon is also quite simple.

Abigail thought that after her teacher came back, she might be able to learn some amplification magic from him that could temporarily enhance her physical fitness.

After all, as long as you beat Leon until his waist and legs are sore, there is no need to worry about Leon being dishonest. After all, a gun without ammunition is just a decoration that looks good but is useless.

(End of this chapter)