Volume 5: Qingming Chapter 9: On the Weighing
Lin Yu said calmly, "The client came after get off work."
Jiang You looked outside and saw Chen Nan just stepping into the yard. Jiang You immediately went to greet her, "Sister Nan, you're here."
Chen Nan noticed Lin Yu. She stood in front of Jiang You and looked into the store. She said, "I came to see Xiaomo. Has he had breakfast?"
"He was still sleeping. I gave him a glass of milk when I came back."
"Still sleeping?" Chen Nan was a little unconvinced.
"He played games all night while I was away," Jiang You sighed, "When I entered his room, he was still playing, his eyes were red, I was shocked, and quickly let him drink some milk and sleep." He saw Chen Nan open his mouth to say something, and he immediately took the initiative to reflect, "I have to come back no matter how late it is in the future. Children still need to be watched. It was the same when I was a child. If my parents didn't keep an eye on me, I would turn the tables..."
As he spoke, Lin Yu looked in the direction where they were standing. Chen Nan noticed his gaze and said to Jiang You, "Just go and do your thing..."
"You know him, my personal trainer." Jiang You took her hand and led her into the store. "Look, I invited a trainer to my home in order to lose weight."
"Your miraculous weight loss method?" Chen Nan thought about it.
"Yes, I am serious," Jiang You looked at Lin Yu, "right, Coach Lin?"
"Is it better to take a gradual approach to weight loss?" Chen Nan asked Lin Yu.
"No, he's young and recovers quickly. I expect he'll be able to adapt to this intensity in a week, and it will be easy afterwards."
"Really?" Chen Nan was a little skeptical.
"Yes, once muscle fatigue is gone, physical fitness will improve," Lin Yu is very experienced. He said, "When new recruits come in, some will vomit after running one kilometer. But they force themselves to finish the run, and after three months, everyone can run ten kilometers."
"But he wants to run ten kilometers at once!" Chen Nan questioned.
"There is no time limit for him. Walking in between also counts. We used to require him to run 5 kilometers without running in 26 minutes, and 10 kilometers in less than an hour. I also took him to run 10 kilometers in the gym before, and he had no problem."
"Not going to the gym this time?"
"I want to run in the park, since the weather is nice these days. The gym is too boring."
"Will they not get hurt?" Chen Nan was worried. "I've seen reports that many veterans have injuries, such as lumbar disc herniation and meniscus wear. We can't just use the military's methods..."
"Of course not. He's an expert, he knows it." Jiang You glanced towards the stairs, "You guys sit for a while, I'll go upstairs to check on Jiang Mo."
Chen Nan glanced at the time and said, "It's past nine o'clock. I have to go to the store." She took a step outside, turned around and told Jiang You, "If you want to go out during the day, leave Xiao Mo with me and I'll help you look after him."
"Okay, okay." Jiang You agreed.
After watching Chen Nan walk out of the yard, Jiang You said to Lin Yu: "She owns the Guanghe Bookstore on the street. If you want to buy books, go find her."
"I just plan to read more books and study more."
"Do you want to learn fitness knowledge? When the gym hired you, didn't they give you any training?" Jiang You took out a cigarette from the plastic bag on the table, opened it and gestured to Lin Yu. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu took out a cigarette.
"She didn't let me smoke before because she was afraid that I would damage my health."
Jiang You searched his pockets but couldn't find a lighter. He walked to the counter, opened the drawer, took out a lighter, lit it, and threw it into Lin Yu's hand. "When you teach others, you won't be so rude, right?"
"You said you wanted to practice like this."
"I was the one who said it this time. The previous two times, it was like training new recruits. It was just me. If it were someone else, you would have trained them to death."
"I have a professional fitness certificate."
"You bought it?"
"I paid the tuition and had four days of training."
"You are not afraid of misleading the students."
"Nowadays, information is well developed. Those who really want to learn fitness will learn it themselves," Lin Yu lit a cigarette. "Although the certificate is not valuable, I still learned some basic things. I will take my time if I am not in good physical condition."
“It costs money after all.”
"Many people give their money to the gym just to buy results. I force them to train like this. I feel out their limits. I push them to their limits. After a few times, the results come out and they will be satisfied," Lin Yu looked at Jiang You. "Sometimes you have to be a little assertive when doing sales. Only then will believe that your product is good and build trust. Then, if you provide better services, the situation will open up easily."
"You are just making a transition now."
"I don't know how long I can live, and I don't want to be idle. I'm prone to daydreaming when I'm idle. Being a fitness coach is physically tiring but mentally relaxing," he exhaled a thin stream of smoke. "My friend recommended a book . It contains many examples of failed startups. I think some of the analyses in the book make sense, but some are just presumptuous. I want to read more to calm down."
Jiang You put out his cigarette in the ashtray. As he walked up the stairs, he said, "Study hard, and help me sell postcards when you've learned enough."
Lin Yu watched Jiang You's figure disappear at the top of the stairs.
He looked at the lively yard outside the door, and the breeze brought in the fragrance of flowers.
…
Jiang You pushed open the door of the side bedroom.
Jiang Mo was lying on a hammock made of spider silk, playing with his cell phone.
Jiang You closed the door and leaned against it. "It's quite comfortable to get up early and drink some porridge."
Jiang Mo turned his head.
"Why don't you run with me? Look at your short legs. You can't even walk steadily..."
The door suddenly opened.
Jiang You's body lost support and he fell backwards. He staggered a few steps to the side before he steady himself. When he looked up, the door was closed again.
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On the first day, after running five laps along the lake, Jiang You said he was half dead. He lay motionless on a bench by the lake, dragging time, and finally dragged Lin Yu away.
The next day, he locked the yard door and the shop door, drew the curtains, and covered his head with a quilt to pretend to be dead. Unexpectedly, Jiang Mo opened the door for Lin Yu.
He took Jiang Mo to the park, thinking that if Lin Yu watched Jiang Mo, he could run and stop and be lazy. As a result, he met Zhao Lijun who was walking his bird in the park.
Zhao Lijun was very supportive of Jiang You's weight loss. He volunteered to take care of Jiang Mo and called Xu Lao when Jiang You ran five laps and was about to play dead. When the chess friends met, they mocked each other. Jiang You ran ten kilometers in shame and anger.
On the third day, with Lin Yu running with him and Jiang Mo, Zhao Lijun and Xu Lao supervising, Jiang You successfully completed the complete training plan for the first time.
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On the fifth day, Jiang You stepped on the scale and found he had gained three kilograms.
