Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 534 - 288: Slacking Off Now Is Digging a Pit for Your Future

Jiangzhou University, outdoor stadium.

"Pay attention to your approach run! Focus!"

Lin Yahu, wearing a baseball cap and blue and white sports t-shirt and shorts, with running shoes on his feet, stood by the high jump bar, shouting loudly to Liu Xiaohu, who was running his approach.

"Approach with ease, naturally, with elasticity, and lean your body forward! Good, jump!"

At Lin Yahu’s shout, Liu Xiaohu ran a few steps to the high jump bar and pushed off hard, his body leaping backward like a carp trying to jump over the dragon gate, drawing a perfect arc through the air, finally sinking deeply into the thick sponge mat.

Before he could feel the endless fatigue from long training, he flipped and climbed up from the sponge mat, hurriedly lifting his head to look at the bar set higher than himself.

Earlier, when he reached the highest point, he clearly felt his butt lightly brush against the bar, and his heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, but he was obviously unwilling to believe it until he saw it with his own eyes.

When Liu Xiaohu looked up, he indeed saw the bar gently swaying, just like his heart was swaying, making him forget to breathe.

It was not known how long it took, but the bar’s sway gradually decreased and finally stopped.

Only then did Liu Xiaohu breathe out a long breath, and finally, a smile appeared on his face!

2.18 meters!

Months of effort hadn’t been wasted; he was only 0.02 meters away from the national athlete standard!

"Don’t get too excited, there’s a long way to go."

Standing aside, Lin Yahu saw Liu Xiaohu grinning like a fool, and couldn’t help but throw a bucket of cold water, laughing as he said,

"Even if you meet the national athlete standard, it’s nothing special.

Don’t you follow the news? A 20-year-old from Gusu jumped 2.30 meters in a competition, achieving the international athlete level immediately!

You seem to be older than him, right? You still need to keep pushing for the national level!"

Saying that, he raised the bar by 2 centimeters, setting it to 2.2 meters, and then raised his eyebrows at Liu Xiaohu,

"How about it? Dare to push for it? If you manage to hit the national athlete standard today, I’ll give you more credit!"

Hearing Lin Yahu’s words, the smile on Liu Xiaohu’s face instantly froze, then slowly faded away.

He glanced at Lin Yahu, said nothing, silently jumped off the sponge mat, and slowly walked back to the starting line, shaking his hands and legs, preparing for another try.

When he first decided to train for the high jump, his goal was the world championship!

He truly didn’t believe that the minimum national athlete standard could stop him?

How is this possible?!

He is Liu Xiaohu!

Lin Yahu, with his hands behind his back, stood far from the bar watching Liu Xiaohu, clearly feeling the suppressed anger in Liu Xiaohu’s body.

He wasn’t afraid of Liu Xiaohu’s anger; it was anger that brought momentum and the ability to push oneself hard.

Being willing to be harsh on oneself leads to good results.

That’s how he got through it himself.

The one thing he feared was if Liu Xiaohu, burning with anger, eventually just laid flat and gave up; that would be truly sad.

Of course, if Liu Xiaohu really ended up like that, there’s nothing he could do except give up on him.

Without strong mental qualities, no achievement can be made, especially in the fiercely competitive sports arena?

Lin Yahu arrived at Jiang University just two days ago.

This was his second visit to his alma mater in half a year.

The last time he visited was at the invitation of his alma mater to give a training camp for the juniors preparing for the provincial sports meeting in July.

Of course, during the last visit, he wasn’t the only one invited back; also present were world champion discus thrower Chen Lei and 100-meter sprint champion Wang Dongkai along with others.

Unlike last time, this visit to his alma mater wasn’t by invitation; he was returning to take up a position.

Now, he was no longer a member of the Huaxia national athletic team but a coach at Jiangzhou University School of Sports.

During his last visit, the school held a welcoming banquet on the second floor of the Seventh Dining Hall for the honorary alumni, which deeply touched Lin Yahu, making him realize that beyond winning medals in competitions, there are many other joys in life.

For instance, savoring delicious food.

Especially the cuisine prepared by Jiang Yu at the Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall; it was simply unparalleled!

Just one bite could fill someone with delight, immersing them in feelings of happiness and satisfaction, unable to escape for a long time.

It was precisely because of his lingering memories of Jiang Yu’s delicacies that Lin Yahu developed different thoughts.

Especially after his Achilles tendon injury and his inability to return to peak competitive form for a long time, achieving competition wins had become remote, almost a luxury; perhaps living a different life could also be a good thing.

After clearing his mind, Lin Yahu sought out the dean of the Jiang University School of Sports for an in-depth discussion.