Become a Trainee Pokémon Investigator Early?

In the blink of an eye, a new year quietly arrived.

On New Year's Eve, Mu Yun went to Chi Duoduo's home next door, just as he had in previous years.

Unlike before, when he would buy a few things at random, he had money to spare this time and had gone out of his way to buy some expensive Pokémon ingredients.

"Happy New Year, Aunt Wang!"

"Happy New Year, Xiao Yun!"

Although winter temperatures outdoors in the northeast could fall to twenty or thirty degrees below zero, underfloor heating and other amenities kept homes warm.

Even the older apartment complex where Mu Yun lived was no exception.

Because it was so warm inside, Wang Dan wore light clothing with a wide neckline.

When she bent down to get Mu Yun a pair of slippers, a flash of snowy white outshone the snow beyond the window.

"Happy New Year, Brother Yun!!!"

The moment he stepped inside, a petite figure darted out of the back room.

It was Chi Duoduo, who had come home for the holidays two days earlier.

"Yay! We get to eat Brother Yun's cooking today too!"

At the sight of the large bag of ingredients in Mu Yun's hand, Chi Duoduo licked her lips happily.

She had never lacked food or clothing at her master's place, but the taste of the food left much to be desired.

It was not exactly awful, but it certainly was not good.

After a lavish dinner, it was time for the show that almost every household in the country watched: the Spring Festival Gala.

Unlike the increasingly formulaic Spring Festival Gala of his previous life, the Yanhuang League's version still had plenty of entertainment value.

That was why it remained the most popular program across the entire league every year.

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