Chapter 312: Drinking
This place is not where my uncle usually works, so it is easy for him to bring He Shu here to borrow a swimming pool for training.
The army’s swimming pool is very large, and this is a must-practice activity for new recruits.
There were still people training here in the afternoon. My uncle went from somewhere to get a pair of swimming trunks for He Shu. The two of them changed their clothes and went to the pool.
While doing a simple warm-up, He Shu watched how others practiced.
The people in the swimming pool are basically landlubbers like He Shu, who can't control their buoyancy well and practice their postures with swimming rings tied around their waists.
Some people were practicing moves by the swimming pool. In short, everything was done step by step.
He Shu thought his uncle would teach him the same way, but just as he warmed up, his uncle kicked him into the water from behind...
He Shu choked on the water and thrashed up and down in the 1.8-meter-deep pool, but the more he thrashed, the harder it was to get out.
Just when he felt he was about to choke to death, Qi Zhijun jumped into the water, pulled him out and brought him to the edge of the pool.
He Shu lay with his upper body on the pool, coughing loudly, which attracted a teacher to come over and help him calm down.
Just when I was about to criticize him for training like that because it could easily damage his lungs, I looked up and saw that it was Qi Zhijun, and I immediately lost my temper.
Because he knew that almost everyone in Dadu Military District knew Qi Zhijun. This chief was a notorious tiger, and all the soldiers he had trained had been skinned alive.
"Commander Qi, you are here."
"Well, this is my nephew. I brought him here to learn how to swim."
"Oh, haha, then go ahead."
The teacher looked at He Shu with sympathy, and seeing that he had coughed up the water and was fine, he ran away again.
"Are you ready?"
He Shu climbed a few more steps toward the shore and said, "Uncle, don't kick me. I'll go into the water by myself."
"The most basic thing about learning how to swim is that you can't be afraid of water. If you're afraid, you won't be able to learn well."
"I understand." He Shu cleared his uncomfortable throat again, took a few deep breaths, and slowly went into the water.
"Let go and go inside."
Seeing that He Shu refused to let go and held onto the edge of the pool, Qi Zhijun was about to attack again, and He Shu was so scared that he quickly let go.
When he was learning in school, the method of learning was relatively gentle. He Shu remembered the postures but he could never swim well.
Actually, what my uncle said was not wrong. He was a little afraid of water. Once he got into the water, he was afraid that he would sink, so he was always in a hurry.
Qi Zhijun frowned and couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he also went into the water and held He Shu in the water to teach him for the whole afternoon.
With the support of his uncle, He Shu gradually found the right feeling.
But there were still some problems with breathing. If I made a mistake, I would be in a panic and then I would not be able to float.
Qi Zhijun was already a little irritated by He Shu's incoordination, but just as he was about to open his mouth to curse.
Seeing the fear in He Shu's eyes when he looked at him, he lost his temper again, muttering in his heart: "My dear nephew, my dear nephew..."
After practicing for an entire afternoon, He Shu came up with a full stomach.
His skin is wrinkled from soaking in the water, and it is more tiring than running. However, he has made great progress and can now swim short distances.
It seems that Qi Zhijun is no longer afraid, and even has a little admiration for him.
My uncle also stayed with him in the water for an entire afternoon, and had to hold him up from time to time and pull him out when he sank.
To be honest, at my uncle's age, his physical strength is really good, which makes He Shu, who is just in his early twenties, feel ashamed of himself.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, He Shu felt so tired that he could fall asleep immediately, but his stomach was bloated and felt very uncomfortable.
Qi Zhijun looked at the time and decided to go back in the evening.
He Shu didn't drive this time. Qi Zhijun kept telling He Shu along the way: "Don't think of training as too difficult or too complicated, including swimming."
"You need to practice more and go into the water whenever you have the chance. Don't panic if you choke on water or if you sink to the bottom. Remember, you only have one life and if you panic, you will end your life."
"Practice makes perfect. Do you think people who live by the sea are born with the ability to swim or have they learned it systematically?"
"They all grew up in water, so they know how to control the water instead of letting the water control them."
"You can practice it at home if you have nothing to do. Practice holding your breath. The longer you can hold it, the better..."
Qi Zhijun turned his head and stopped talking. His dear nephew had already fallen asleep with his head tilted.
It was uncomfortable to keep the words half-finished in his mouth, so Qi Zhijun took a deep , took out his cell phone and called home.
They arrived home a little after 7:30 in the evening. Qi Zhijun indeed drove much faster than He Shu.
I woke He Shu up and walked into the house, where the meal was ready.
Knowing that they were coming back, grandpa and the others were waiting to have dinner together.
He Shu sat down at the table. Xia Miao asked him with a smile how he was doing. He nodded woodenly, "Almost done. I know how to swim. I just need to practice more."
When my aunt heard this, she praised He Shu for being smart and being able to learn it in just one afternoon.
Qi Zhijun snorted. He had learned this in school and he had been teaching him for an entire afternoon. If he still couldn't do it, he might as well not go into the water again.
Looking at the table full of food, He Shu had no appetite at all.
He drank too much water from the swimming pool and was burping from the fullness.
"Grandpa, aunt, I still don't want to eat dinner."
My aunt asked hurriedly, "Why don't you eat? How can you not be hungry at night? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xia Miao also looked at him with concern: "Are you okay?"
The uncle sneered: "You almost drank the swimming pool dry, and you're still hungry?"
Xia Miao couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Her aunt and grandfather were also happy, and He Shu blushed a little.
"Then don't eat it. If you are hungry at night, just call your aunt or ask your aunt to cook something for you."
He Shu nodded and left the table first.
After they finished dinner, He Shu and Xia Miao accompanied their grandfather for a walk outside.
Zhu Yu complained to Qi Zhijun at home: "Don't talk like that next time. It makes the child embarrassed. Doesn't the child have self-esteem?"
Qi Zhijun opened his mouth and said, "I'm not telling the truth, am I? He is just stupid, and you guys keep praising him for being smart."
"That's better than you. They say nephews resemble their uncles. Even if He Shu has shortcomings, that's up to you. It's all your fault!"
After hearing this, Qi Zhijun's eyes almost popped out: "Why are you blaming me? Oh, the shortcomings are all mine? Whose advantages are they?"
Zhu Yu smiled and said, "Follow me!"
After that, Zhu Yu went upstairs humming a song. Qi Zhijun shook his head: "You can't reason with a woman."
He Shu and Xia Miao accompanied their grandfather for two rounds in the courtyard, received a lot of praise, and came back with rosy faces.
When it was time to go to bed at night, my aunt happily took Xia Miao to her room.
He Shu thought his uncle would stay in the guest room, but when he finished taking a shower, his uncle came in with a quilt.
"I'll stay at your house tonight and practice my arm strength before going to bed."
After saying that, my uncle pulled out an arm strengthener from under the quilt.
He Shu: “…”
"You can do this exercise anytime and anywhere, as long as you have free time."
Qi Zhijun took off his shirt, revealing his strong and solid muscles, and demonstrated a few moves to He Shu.
"If you have nothing to do, you can practice this to exercise your arm muscles, arm strength and chest muscles. It can also help train your wrist strength."
After the demonstration, Qi Zhijun handed the arm trainer to He Shu: " This is for you. Take it with you when you return to school."
