"Sister Jie! What brings you here?
How's the Village Chief? Has he been well lately?"
Jessica swung neatly down from her horse, sunlight dancing on the tips of her golden hair.
"Grandpa's doing great! He's a little busy today, so he didn't come along. But you-you built a new home and didn't even tell us! I only found out from the workers in town!"
She smiled and patted Tong Hua on the shoulder, before the transformed Dessert Shop caught her eye. "Wow! This place has changed so much!"
"Min! Min!"
Minccino jumped onto Tong Hua's shoulder and enthusiastically greeted Jessica and Rapidash.
"Hehe, I was planning to get everything sorted out before formally inviting everyone over." Tong Hua scratched his head sheepishly and stepped aside to let Jessica in for a look.
Jessica walked briskly into the Wooden Cabin and looked around the spacious interior.
"This is great! Plenty of natural light, and there's enough space, too. If you ask me, this side could be an open baking area so customers can watch the process. Then you could put a few more tables over by those windows-"
"Something like this, more or less."
"You're amazing, Sister Jie!" Tong Hua took the sketch and praised her sincerely.
"Piece of cake!" Jessica gave his shoulder a hearty pat, then turned to take a carefully wrapped gift box from the packs on Rapidash's back. "Here, a housewarming gift! I picked out this set of measuring cups especially for you. They're sturdy and durable!"
"La-bwah!" The two Celebi floated over curiously, gently touching the gleaming measuring cups with their little hands.
Tong Hua opened the gift box in delighted surprise. Inside was not only a set of clear measuring cups, but also cookie cutters in all sorts of cute shapes.
"Perfect timing! I was