Upon seeing his Junior Brother, Xie Baomin’s face revealed a trace of desolation.
Pointing at his leg, he said, "I wanted to exercise, but I almost turned into the la Li... Never listen to athletes’ fitness advice; that’s not exercising, that’s suicide!"
Is it that miserable?
Lin Xu, putting aside his plans to visit the marinated foods section, helped Xie Baomin sit on a temporary seat next to the stairs intended for resting, "Don’t get worked up, take a breather first..."
Then, he turned his face towards Xie Yufei and asked, "What happened to your dad?"
"Uncle said the most fat-burning workout in the gym is battle ropes, you know, swinging the heavy ropes. The calories burned in a few minutes exceed those of jogging for half an hour, so my dad wanted to give it a try. But he didn’t swing properly and ended up pulled down..."
Battle ropes? You guys really know how to pick ’em.
This thing seems simple, like the jump rope gas you played with neighborhood kids, just flinging two ropes to and fro. But it’s quite difficult. Because professional battle ropes are heavy and usually ten or even twenty ters long, it requires full-body strength to swing them.
That part isn’t actually the hardest. The difficult part is that once the ropes are swinging, they generate a huge pull through inertia. This force is swift and direct. Without proper preparation or if you’re caught off guard, it’s easy to be pulled down.
This is why battle ropes can rapidly burn fat: when swinging, you not only have to activate all your muscles to make the ropes move like waves, but you also have to counter the pulling force from the ropes. If you’re not careful, the ropes could slip from your hands, or you could simply be pulled down by inertia.
Lin Xu knew so much about this because back in university, he had experienced the power of battle ropes in the school’s equipnt room. He’d also nearly been pulled down by the ropes that ti. Fortunately, he played basketball regularly and was physically fit, which allowed him to barely hang on.
Looking at his Senior Brother’s miserable state, Lin Xu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Weaklings really shouldn’t try such dangerous fitness programs.
Xie Baomin rubbed his leg, sounding a bit depressed, "It’s a good thing Building Two doesn’t have any reception duties recently. Otherwise, with this limp, the leaders would definitely have made take ti off..."
Ti off? Isn’t that a good thing? As a worker, you should be happy about that, Senior Brother.
Lin Xu said, "I have so Snacks I made upstairs. Senior Brother, why don’t you go up and rest? You can try my cooking too."
Xie Baomin waved his hand, "Let your sister-in-law take the kids upstairs to eat. I won’t go up. Just get sothing simple to eat later. My leg is throbbing with pain, and I don’t want to move around anymore."
Su Peipei took out a tissue, wiped the sweat off her husband’s face, and said, "Didn’t we just get a checkup at the hospital? It’s just a ligant strain, nothing serious. A couple of days’ rest should do it... Why are you becoming so delicate?"
Xie Baomin smiled, "It’s because you spoil ."
Tsk, even when he’s like this, you’re still going to be all lovey-dovey?
Lin Xu said, "I’m steaming Hairy Crabs upstairs, all top quality. How about..."
He was just about to say he’d bring a few down for his Senior Brother to try once they were stead, but was interrupted when Xie Baomin reached out his arm to Da Chun, "The doctor is right. I need to gradually move around to let the ligants recover. It’s not good to keep sitting. Da Chun, help up. I’ll try walking a few more steps..."
Just monts ago, he was acting like he’d broken a bone, and now he was getting up on his own.
Senior Brother, oh Senior Brother, aren’t you afraid your wife will deal with you tonight?
After helping Xie Baomin into the elevator and going upstairs, this head chef, who just monts ago supposedly needed support to move, was now able to walk independently.
The therapeutic effects of crabs on legs are truly outstanding.
Lin Xu went downstairs again. After making a round in the marinated foods departnt, he was confident that today’s roasted chicken would sell well. Although the neighbors might not eat roasted chicken every day, they could help spread the word. Quite a few nearby residents had been convinced by others to co and buy the roasted chicken.
It wasn’t just the roasted chicken; other marinated dishes from Lin Ji were also popular items for these residents. Buying so marinated roasted chicken, pouring a cup of Liquor, and savoring the al—this was the best pleasure of the holiday.
While checking the remaining ingredients in the marinated foods departnt, Lin Xu saw Lao Huang’s Jinbei delivery van pull up and park steadily in a spot by the storefront. The door opened, and Lao Huang, wearing a baseball cap, stepped out. He took two cardboard boxes from the trunk, locked the car, then stacked the boxes and strode towards the shop entrance.
Lin Xu hurried out to open the door for him, "Welco, welco."
Lao Huang slipped inside, "One box, four jars. One jar, 1.25 kilograms of Floral Carving Wine. Ten kilograms of Floral Carving Wine in total. Enough for you, right?"
That’s definitely enough. There’s even enough Floral Carving Wine for when my father-in-law cos back from Yinzhou to have with crabs.
Lin Xu said, "Bringing so much Floral Carving Wine for just one crab al, you’re making feel a bit embarrassed."
Lao Huang laughed heartily, "No need to be embarrassed. Just make steam-pot chicken a couple more tis when you’re free. Later, as it gets colder, we’ll rely on that chicken soup to keep warm."
If that’s what you’re asking for, then it’s absolutely no problem.
"I see Baomin’s car parked outside. He’s here too, isn’t he?"
Lin Xu took one of the cardboard boxes, and they headed upstairs together, "My Senior Brother’s family and his brother-in-law are all here. We’re planning to have dinner together."
"Ho! I didn’t even know Baomin had a brother-in-law. Well, I’ll definitely have to have a couple of drinks with him later. And Baomin, too! I’ve known him for so long and had no idea he had a brother-in-law."
They arrived upstairs.
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