After hearing what happened to Hattrem, Eddie couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for it. It was so miserable!
Eddie walked up to Hattrem and said to it gently: "Hattrem, are you good at housework? Do you want to come with me?"
As for whether Hattrem could use her skills, it didn't matter to Eddie. He just wanted to hire a nanny.
"Hatt~"
When Hattrem saw Eddie approaching, he couldn't help but take two steps back. He hesitated for a few seconds and then shook his head to express his refusal.
"Why?" Eddie asked puzzledly.
"Hatt~ttrem~"
Hattrem pointed at the Pokémon around her, and Eddie suddenly realized what she meant.
"You're going to take care of them?"
The reason why Hattrem is good at housework is because it has always been responsible for taking care of the lives of the Pokémon in the shelter. Here, it is like the mother of the Pokémon.
The other Pokémon were touched when they heard Hattrem's answer.
At this time, a Dorimia came out and called to Hattrem a few times, telling Hattrem that if she could pursue a better life, she should not care about them and just leave.
Although they were reluctant to leave Hattrem, the happiness of their beloved Hattrem was more important to them.
If she could only stay and take care of them for the rest of her life, what hope would there be for Hattrem in life?
When the other Pokémon heard what Dorimia said, they all nodded in agreement. Hattrem had been taking care of them for many years, and if possible, they sincerely hoped that Hattrem could be happy.
Eddie was deeply moved by the deep affection among the Pokémon in the shelter. It was simply a two-way relationship!
An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he proposed to Hattrem, "How about this, Hattrem, come back with me and work for me. I will exchange your salary for fruit, and I will also send the fruit from my orchard that is of poor quality and difficult to sell to the shelter every season, so that the Pokémon here can have as much food as possible."
Isn't Hattrem worried about the Pokémon here? Then why not just solve its worries!
Every time the fruits in the orchard are picked, there are always a large number of fruits that cannot be sold because they are small or ugly. These fruits are usually kept by Eddie for his own consumption.
But there are a lot of fruits each time, and he can't eat them all by himself, so most of them are used by Eddie as fertilizer. Now it's just right to send them to the Pokémon in the shelter.
Originally, Hattrem was still hesitant, but after hearing Eddie's proposal, it immediately nodded quickly, fearing that Eddie would regret it.
As expected, rather than thinking about herself, Hattrem was still thinking about her companions in the shelter.
"Okay, it's settled then." Eddie said with a smile. He then looked at the uncle and said, "Uncle, I will adopt this Hattrem."
The uncle nodded. "Okay, I will help you register. Come back in two days. If there is no problem with the review, you can take Hattrem away directly then."
The uncle felt a little regretful. When Hattrem was around, she helped him avoid a lot of trouble. Now that Hattrem was leaving, his good days might be over.
But he didn't intend to stop them. Although he didn't care much about the Pokémon here, he didn't want to stop them from pursuing a new life.
The uncle is a man who has no ambition to make progress. It is precisely because of this that his family used their connections to get him here to work, where he just needs to muddle through every day.
Eddie nodded when he heard this, then looked at Hattrem and said, "Hattrem, let's see each other in two days."
Hattrem had a dazed expression, but after seeing the bright smile on Eddie's face, she couldn't help but nodded.
After leaving the shelter, Eddie and Conner went home.
Eddie found Selene as soon as he got home.
"Mom, have we used up the latest batch of fruit for composting?"
"Sana~Sana~" Not yet, what's wrong?
Selene asked doubtfully.
"Then don't let it ferment for now. I can use it." Eddie said, "Are those fruits stored in the warehouse?"
Selene nodded.
"Then I'll go take a look." Eddie said and walked towards the warehouse.
In addition to the warehouse at the foot of Mystic Mountain, there is also a warehouse on the top of the mountain for storing miscellaneous items.
Selene didn't understand what his beloved son was going to do, so he quickly followed him.
Eddie walked into the warehouse and saw that it was filled with basket after basket of fruit. They were all small or ugly in shape, and there were quite a lot of them.
Because they were picked not long ago, the fruits are still very fresh, and some even have crystal clear water droplets hanging on the skin.
Seeing that Selene had also come along, Eddie told it about Hattrem and the shelter, and discussed with it:
"I want to send these fruits to the shelter in the future. We don't rely mainly on these fruits for composting anyway."
"Shana~Shana~" I'll do as you say. I have no objection.
Selene said she didn't care.
So Eddie hired a truck that day and took all the fruits in the warehouse to the Pokémon shelter.
The uncle who managed the shelter was confused when he received the fruit. When he learned that the person who sent the fruit was Eddie, he couldn't help but marvel at Eddie's high efficiency.
After the delivery man left, the uncle called out all the Pokémon in the yard.
"Come, come, come...there's food for you!"
When the Pokémon saw the pile of fruits, they were also confused. Where did they come from?
"Lim~"
Hattrem looked at the uncle in confusion. Even though the uncle couldn't understand the Pokémon language, he guessed what it wanted to ask, so he explained:
"It was sent by the boy during the day."
Although Hattrem already had a guess in her mind, she still felt a little dazed when it was actually confirmed.
That person didn't lie to it!
The other Pokémon were also very happy to hear the uncle's answer. Eddie's behavior made them see how much Eddie valued Hattrem, which meant that Hattrem would not have a bad life when she was with Eddie.
Under Hattrem's organization, the fruits were quickly distributed to the Pokémon. Because there were so many fruits, they could not finish them in one meal and could save them for tomorrow.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the shelter became very lively.
Hattrem held a fruit in her hand, but her mind was full of thoughts. Eddie's smiling face during the day appeared in her mind.
Maybe going to him is a good thing after all!
Although the fruits that Eddie sent didn't look very good, they tasted the same as the fruits sold, so the Pokémon were amazed when they took the first bite.
The same went for Hattrem. It took a bite of the fruit in its hand, and the sweet juice exploded in its mouth. The taste was something it had never tasted before, just like its mood at the moment.
Seeing how the Pokémon was enjoying the food, the uncle couldn't help but take one as well, and was also amazed.
Such delicious fruits were actually sent to the Pokémon in the shelter? The uncle felt that he couldn't understand the boy during the day.
The next day, Eddie came back from school at noon and was surprised to find that Salandit had returned.
"Salandit, why are you back? Don't you have to study with Mr. Brian today?" Eddie was very happy.
"Miloo~Miloo~Miloo~"
Salandit jumped over to Eddie and explained to him.
It turned out that Mr. Brian was not at home today. He took Siebold out to visit friends, so Salandit, who had nothing to do, came back alone today on his Fletchinder.
It has not been home for several days, so it took this opportunity to come back and see its home and the Heliolisk.
(Uh, the Heliolisk is just a by-product...
Eddie suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. It just so happens that we miss you too!" Without you, this family will be in a mess.
Eddie walked into the house and saw that the house had been cleaned and tidy. It was all thanks to Salandit.
At this moment, Eddie wished he could pick up Salandit and give him a couple of big kisses.
Although Eddie and his family usually take care of the housework, they are still far behind Salandit. As soon as Salandit comes home, the house seems to have changed.
"Milu~Milu~Mi~" Boss, go wash your hands quickly, we can eat soon!
Salandit pulled Eddie's trouser leg and said.
"Is lunch ready? Who made it? Selene?" Eddie said he wanted to refuse, as his mother's cooking skills were hard to describe.
"Milu~Milu~" It's not Selene, it's me!
Salandit shook his head and said.
"You?" Eddie's eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at the small body of Salandit, "You can get the stove?"
"What does "Milu~Milu~Milu~" mean? Boss, do you look down on me?"
When Salandit heard this, he became instantly angry and punched Eddie's calf with his little fists.
Salandit was extremely strong, especially after Eddie started to help it light up its hidden energy circuits. Its little punches could still hurt people, even though it had been holding back.
"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. Today I will taste Salandit's cooking skills!" Eddie quickly begged for mercy.
Soon Selene and the others came back from outside, and Eddie helped Salandit bring the food from the kitchen to the dining room.
To be honest, Eddie was really surprised when he first saw the lunch made by Salandit. Was this really made by Salandit, not Siebold?
After asking, Eddie found out that it had learned all this from Siebold.
No one in Eddie's family can cook. Eddie himself is probably the best cook, but his cooking skills are really average.
When he was at Mr. Brian's house, Salandit tasted Siebold's cooking and was amazed. There are people in the world who are so good at cooking!
In order to be able to eat such delicious food in the future, Salandit proposed the idea of learning cooking from Siebold. Siebold guessed for a long time before he understood what Salandit meant.
Siebold did not refuse and let Salandit watch while he cooked.
When learning to make energy cubes, although Salandit was given the opportunity to watch, Mr. Brian, Octillery, and Slowking did not take the initiative to give it any advice. But Siebold was different. He not only let Salandit watch, but also taught it very seriously.
It turns out that Salandit not only has an extraordinary talent in making energy cubes, but her talent in cooking is also not inferior.
Thanks to Siebold's teaching, Salandit's cooking skills have improved even faster than she has made energy cubes!
This is really the case of trying hard to plant flowers but having them not bloom, but planting willows by accident but having them grow into a shade.
Shimi was extremely envious of the intelligence of the Salandit. He also wanted more Pokémon as smart and cute as this one, but unfortunately such a Pokémon was hard to come by.
After everyone was seated at the table, Eddie said, "Today's meal was specially prepared by Salandit for everyone. Everyone must enjoy the meal."
"Guar~"
"Chiko~"
"Helio~"
…
The Pokémon responded happily and immediately started to devour the food.
At the first bite, Eddie and the Pokémon were pleasantly surprised by Salandit's cooking skills.
It's so delicious! Although it's still a lot worse than Siebold's, compared to any other person or Pokémon here, this skill can be said to be superb.
"Salandit, you're so... awesome!" Eddie gave Salandit a thumbs up while eating, "From now on, whether we can enjoy delicious food will depend on you!"
At this time, the Heliolisk also imitated Eddie and gave the thumbs up to Salandit. When Salandit saw it, she looked shy.
Fortunately, no one noticed their little actions, otherwise everyone would probably choke on the food and not be able to eat.
Salandit rested at home for a night, and early the next morning she carried a small bag and rode his Fletchinder back to Mr. Brian's house.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Eddie to pick up Hattrem. As soon as school was over that afternoon, Eddie rode Captain Talonflame to the Pokémon Shelter.
After the uncle opened the door, he was relieved to see that the person coming was Eddie, "I thought you were not coming."
Eddie said embarrassedly: "I have classes during the day, so I can only come at this time."
What a strange boy... The uncle glanced at Eddie and said, "Come in."
After the uncle welcomed Eddie in, Eddie asked, "Uncle, has my review been approved?"
The uncle replied expressionlessly, "You passed. You can take Hattrem away directly."
The uncle was indeed very surprised when he saw the audit results. He didn't expect that what Eddie had said before was actually true. He was indeed an orphan and the owner of an orchard, and the orchard's business seemed to be very good.
Thinking of the taste of the fruits that Eddie sent him, he felt that it was natural that if they could grow such delicious fruits, the orchard business could not be bad.
Hattrem also breathed a sigh of relief the moment she saw Eddie.
In fact, it had been waiting for Eddie to pick it up early in the morning, but there was no sign of Eddie, so Hattrem couldn't help but feel anxious. It even began to suspect whether Eddie had changed his mind.
Eddie walked up to Hattrem and said to it with a smile: "Hattrem, I'm here to pick you up!"
"Hatt~"
Hattrem nodded.
The uncle reminded at this time: "Come over and sign, then you can leave with Hattrem."
"Hattrem, wait for me." After Eddie reminded Hattrem, he followed the uncle to his office.
As soon as Eddie left, all the Pokémon in the yard came out and bid farewell to Hattrem with tears in their eyes.
Hattrem comforted them, "Okay, don't be sad, I'm still in Coumarine City, I will come back to see you when I have time."
Dorimia also said: "Yes, Hattrem will live a good life in the future, we should be happy for him."
So the Pokémon wiped away their tears and planned to use smiles to send Hattrem off to a new life.
When Eddie came back, the Pokémon that had come to see him off had already hidden back in their rooms. They quietly lay on the door frames or window sills, secretly watching Hattrem's back getting farther and farther away, and silently offering blessings to it in their hearts. My dear Hattrem, may you always be happy.