Miguo obediently went to wash up, then drank a cup of slightly warm honey water, and quickly returned to the mysterious room, or rather, his sister called it a gym.
Gu Qingcheng threw him a set of strange clothes and said,
"Put on these clothes. You'll have to wear professional attire for workouts from now on."
This wasn't for looking cool; professional fitness wear was specially designed for exercise with various properties suitable for movement, maximizing training effects and preventing injuries.
"Change in here?"
Miguo's little face flushed red.
Gu Qingcheng only then realized the matter of propriety between sexes.
So she quickly said,
"I'll go out. You change inside and call me when you're done."
Honestly, what was there to be shy about for a 7-year-old kid? It was quite interesting…
Gu Qingcheng waited outside for a while. Miguo called from inside that he was changed and asked Gu Qingcheng to come in.
"Hmm, nice. Very cool."
Gu Qingcheng hadn't expected that Miguo would look just as striking in modern attire. She was very pleased with her younger brother's looks.
Then, Gu Qingcheng began to push him hard!
She had no choice but to push him. With his small physique, if he didn't train rigorously, he wouldn't know how to survive when natural disasters struck one after another.
Only by enduring hardship now would he have a greater chance of survival in the future!
If he didn't endure hardship now, the price might be his life later.
Miguo didn't realize it at first and found lifting those metal weights to be difficult.
But after completing three sets, he knew what hardship was:
His arms ached, and when he couldn't lift them, his sister cruelly ordered him to complete five reps, saying that was how he'd achieve results…
Miguo felt like kneeling!
"You grit your teeth and endure! Your physical condition is too poor right now. Without hardship, you'll struggle to survive in the future!"
Gu Qingcheng transformed into a devilish coach.
Miguo gritted his teeth!
Wiped away his tears!
Endured!
Even though it was so tough, it was still much better than his life at his uncle's house!
His sister's face was stern, her tone harsh, but she was doing this to urge him to strengthen his body!
Who else would teach him so generously and selflessly?
Miguo was being pushed to his limits, but he was incredibly touched!
Even if he collapsed on the ground unable to move, after a short rest, he would still get up and continue training with great effort!
At this moment, sweat dripped from his head in large drops.
Miguo finally understood why his sister had been sweating earlier.
Finally, the one-hour fitness training ended!
Before Miguo could rejoice that he had made it through, Gu Qingcheng told him to get on the treadmill and run for another half hour!
She even said that since it was his first time, he only had to run for half an hour today; from now on, it would be an hour to an hour and a half.
Gu Qingcheng personally taught Miguo how to use the treadmill, how to adjust the speed, and how to run at an appropriate heart rate on the treadmill.
Miguo felt like running on the treadmill was like an old ox grinding grain in the village, just going in circles.
Gu Qingcheng's words reignited Miguo's enthusiasm for training.
"My parents and I, unless there's something particularly distracting, we practice like this every day."
As soon as Gu Qingcheng finished speaking, Miguo was on the treadmill the next second.
Gu Qingcheng nodded with satisfaction.
Miguo was very smart and learned quickly, soon adapting to the rhythm of the treadmill.
Fortunately, there were solar panels to store electricity, otherwise, Gu Qingcheng wouldn't be able to use the treadmill.
It was too cold outdoors now, making outdoor training unsuitable, so the Gu family had moved all their training indoors.
After Miguo finished running and rested for 10 minutes, Gu Qingcheng took out a bow and arrow and had him practice archery.
Gu Qingcheng demonstrated first.
Standing at one end of the room, with a target taped to the wall at the other end, Gu Qingcheng nocked an arrow, released, and the arrow hit the bullseye directly.
Miguo saw how easily his sister did it and thought it was very simple. However, when he strained to draw the bow and shot an arrow that hit the ceiling beam, he realized how far he was from Gu Qingcheng's standards.
Gu Qingcheng didn't scold him but demonstrated again, shooting five arrows in quick succession, each hitting the bullseye.
Miguo could only gape…
She wanted this child to understand the gap.
Gu Qingcheng continued to "abuse" him!
She told Miguo to toss an apple into the air.
Miguo was still wondering what an apple was when Gu Qingcheng produced a bright red fruit from seemingly nowhere and handed it to him, telling him to toss it up casually.
Miguo didn't understand but still followed Gu Qingcheng's instructions and threw the apple upwards.
Gu Qingcheng nocked an arrow, focused, and with a "whoosh," her arrow hit the apple, pinning it firmly to the wall.
Miguo…
Was filled with unparalleled admiration!
No wonder his sister had been so calm in Old Master Gu's woodshed, even when she was confined; it turned out his sister had such formidable skills!
Gu Qingcheng savored Miguo's adoring gaze for a moment, feeling a little smug for three seconds.
Alas, she was someone who would have represented the country in the Olympic archery competition in the future. Well, that opportunity was gone now!
With her beauty and grace, she would surely have outshone all others, or rather, dominated the competition!
Of course, having both would be the most perfect combination—both beautiful and skilled!
"Sister, how can I become as powerful as you?"
Miguo was completely convinced, and a strong desire to catch up surged within him!
One day, he too would possess such astonishing archery skills as his sister!
"Practice diligently, nothing else. It's all about familiarity!"
Gu Qingcheng quoted the famous line from "The Oil Seller" to Miguo.
The next second, Miguo was already drawing the bow with a "clang clang" sound.
If Gu Qingcheng hadn't told him to stop training for the first day and not overdo it lest his arms be ruined the next day, Miguo wouldn't have stopped.
"Let's go wash up so you don't catch a cold."
The day's training concluded. Gu Qingcheng was going to take a bath.
Taking two baths a day sounded luxurious, but there was no other way.
After exercising and sweating profusely, one couldn't just wait to dry naturally in damp clothes, right?
It was so cold, he'd surely catch a cold immediately.
He also liked to take a small bath before sleeping at night for a more comfortable rest.
To adapt to the family's lifestyle, Gu Chaobei had considered this while drawing maps at the Yuelai Inn. He had utilized the structure of the heated floor system and designed a rubber pipe to be buried tightly alongside the heating pipes.
When it was time to bathe, clear water was poured into the pipe. As the water flowed through the heated floor system, it would automatically heat up and then flow out as hot water, which could be filled into the bathtub for everyone to soak in.
Gu Qingcheng went to bathe first. Today's initial bath was purely to rinse off sweat and lasted only about 10 minutes.
After Gu Qingcheng finished bathing, Miguo went in to wash. Of course, they each had their own private bathtub.
Gu Qingcheng had bought specialized bathtubs for the entire family from the Mountain Cat Supermarket and even labeled them with their names to prevent mix-ups.
After Miguo finished bathing, Gu Qingcheng's wet, long hair had already dried.
Miguo, with his wet hair, felt a cool breeze on his head and quickly ran into Gu Qingcheng's room.
Gu Qingcheng picked up the hairdryer and began blowing Miguo's hair with a whooshing sound.