Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 535 - 288: Slack Off Now, Dig Pitfalls for the Future_2

After receiving a reply from the other side, Lin Yahu returned to the team after the last training session and decisively chose to retire, despite the coach and teammates trying to persuade him to stay.

Subsequently, he quickly completed various retirement formalities and, just two days ago, returned to Jiang University to process his new employment paperwork.

The reason for such a rush is nothing else but the Zhangjiang Province 15th Sports Games being just around the corner. He must quickly position himself and conduct several rounds of practical training for Liu Xiaohu before the competition starts, to improve his performance as much as possible, hoping that Liu will achieve a good result in this sports meet.

This is Lin Yahu’s first important event since joining Jiang University, and he urgently needs to achieve good results to prove his worth.

Previously, when he was an athlete, he was a good athlete, and now that he chose to be a coach, he will certainly be a good coach as well!

And because of this, even though Lin Yahu has been back for two days, he hasn’t had the chance to visit his junior, Jiang Yu, at the Seventh Dining Hall, let alone taste the delicious dishes made by Jiang Yu that he has been craving for.

But no matter how tempting the food is, he knows what’s more important.

The most crucial task now is to strengthen the "one-on-one" practical training with Liu Xiaohu. As long as he achieves good results in this provincial sports meet, would good food be scarce for him?

Even having Jiang Yu cooking just for him... well, that seems unlikely.

But booking a private room on the second floor of the Seventh Dining Hall and having a nice meal there, that shouldn’t be a problem.

"Xiaohu, oh Xiaohu, whether the coach can enjoy the meals made by Junior Brother Xiaojiang depends entirely on you now. Even if you’re not motivated for yourself, you have to work hard for the coach’s appetite!"

Lin Yahu looked at Liu Xiaohu standing at the starting line in the distance and couldn’t help but mutter inwardly,

"If you can win the championship at the Provincial Games, the coach will reward you with a big chicken leg... or a big chicken wing instead, since there’s too much meat on a chicken leg, you might not handle it."

Remembering the mouthwatering chicken he had last time at Number Seven Restaurant, Lin Yahu almost drooled. He quickly wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, unconsciously smacking his lips, unable to help but sigh.

Ever since he returned to Jiang University these past two days, he’s been finding it increasingly difficult to resist the tempting delicacies of the Seventh Dining Hall. Just thinking about the dishes he had last time, he can’t help but savor that long-lost delicious taste.

No, he has to resist!

If he endures this period, he will be able to go to the Seventh Dining Hall for meals every day!

He steadied himself and looked into the distance again.

Liu Xiaohu’s face was full of seriousness, after taking a deep breath, he stretched his long legs and started running towards them, his agile figure and light steps were pleasing to the eye.

Bending his knees, gaining momentum, jumping, Liu Xiaohu’s figure drew an arc in the air and landed heavily on the foam mat on the other side.

"2.2 meters! Cleared it!"

With the high horizontal bar remaining steady, Lin Yahu couldn’t help but feel elated, as he walked to Liu Xiaohu’s side, giving him encouragement,

"Xiaohu, your jump this time was much more perfect than the last one. Remember, after jumping, you must arch your back forward, absolutely not relaxing, or you’ll scrape the bar with your backside like the last time!

The bar wasn’t knocked down by your butt last time, only because you jumped high enough. As long as your actions are standardized enough, I believe you can definitely jump over even higher heights!"

Pausing a moment, he smiled at Liu Xiaohu, looking concerned, and said,

"Alright, have some water and take a breather, then we can practice running. Your running actions are still not standardized enough, unfortunately, they’ve formed into a habit, and will need to change gradually."

"Mm."

Liu Xiaohu was also very excited. Since the beginning of this year, his training has been intense and tiring, yet he managed to grit his teeth and persist. The improvement in his results is obvious, elevating from 2.1 meters in just a few months to the current 2.2 meters.

The 2.2-meter height is the standard for male high jump national-level athletes, which means that Liu Xiaohu is now up to national-level athlete standards.

Of course, trial jump results don’t count officially; he still needs to jump similar heights in the competition to gain recognition from the relevant departments.

"The 2.2-meter height was cleared only once, the next jump may not necessarily go through, I still have to work harder!"

High jump sport greatly depends on condition. Clearing this height doesn’t mean it can always be cleared; non-standard actions and poor conditions can likely result in failure.

However, Liu Xiaohu is confident. He believes in himself, since he managed to clear once, he can clear it two times, three times, multiple times!

As long as he doesn’t relax and continues to train hard, he will achieve even better results than 2.2 meters!

After drinking a few sips of water, Liu Xiaohu sighed a few times and started training again.

Meanwhile, Lin Yahu walked into a small building beside the stadium where the office of Jiang University School of Sports athletics team is located.

Just after Lin Yahu took a short break in the office, another athletics coach, Yin Tao, walked in. His face was dark with displeasure, still grumbling,

"A bunch of little punks, think they’re doing me proud?!"

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