Grocery Shopping and Growing Stronger

Grocery Shopping and Growing Stronger

The next day.

Ding-ding-ding~ As the alarm rang, Chen Sheng struggled out of his warm bed.

Dawn had only just begun to break.

But for grocery shopping, this was the best time.

After washing up and getting dressed, Chen Sheng headed straight out.

He found a bun shop at the market and, under the owner's horrified gaze, stuffed a huge pile of buns into his stomach.

After breakfast, Chen Sheng began his shopping plan.

"Auntie, chop me five jin of pork ribs, plus ten jin of pork belly and ten jin of pork brisket."

"Having a feast at home, young man?"

Faced with the butcher auntie's question.

Chen Sheng smiled sheepishly and nodded.

Afterward, he bought some other meats and vegetables, as well as seasonings for cooking.

His hands were piled high with bags. Even with Chen Sheng's strength, simply walking out of the market felt somewhat strenuous.

Fortunately, the market was close enough to home. He stopped and started along the way, barely managing to carry everything back.

He sorted the meat and vegetables into layers and arranged the seasonings.

Once that was done, Chen Sheng headed out again, ready to begin today's workout.

Yesterday, his continuous running record on the way home had been twenty minutes—nearly three kilometers—and it had successfully raised his Constitution attribute by 0.01.

Chen Sheng recorded his daily training on his phone, which would be useful for comparison.

He started running.

Feeling the autumn breeze brush against his face.

Chen Sheng could not help narrowing his eyes.

After the increase in his Constitution attribute and Running skill, running was no longer torture to him. It had become an enjoyable process of growing stronger.

Ten minutes, over one kilometer.

Chen Sheng's expression remained unchanged. As he passed the entrance to Wutong Village, he even waved at the Motorcycle Taxi drivers.

Twenty minutes, nearly three kilometers.

Chen Sheng was slightly out of breath, but he still felt full of energy.

Twenty-five minutes, over three kilometers.

His Constitution attribute rose by another 0.01, and his stamina began recovering rapidly.

Thirty-five minutes, over four kilometers.

"Awesome!"

Halfway there, Chen Sheng threw up an arm and shouted, drawing frequent glances from nearby passersby.

Although his stamina had nearly been drained dry, the feeling of growing stronger was simply too addictive.

Chen Sheng lowered his arm with an excited grin and slowed from a jog to a walk.

The rest of the trip would be perfect for recovering his stamina.

An hour later.

Chen Sheng successfully arrived downstairs from Jason Gym.

Perhaps because he had come too early, the gym was not open yet.

So Chen Sheng rested for over an hour at a drink shop downstairs.

It was not until after ten, when his stamina had fully recovered, that he entered the gym.

Quite a few people were already there.

Chen Sheng went straight to the locker room and put away his belongings.

When he arrived in the training area.

He happened to run into Coach Jack and the blond-haired A Wei, who were also preparing to work out.

The two secretly glanced at Chen Sheng and wore matching amused expressions.

"Coach, I bet he won't come back after today."

"Not necessarily. He'll probably come back for one more day."

"Fine, then let's bet a cup of Yue Ba Ke Coffee."

"No problem."

The two were actually betting on Chen Sheng.

But Chen Sheng knew nothing about it.

He was not in the habit of forcing friendliness on people who gave him the cold shoulder, so he headed straight to a treadmill and began warming up.

A Wei casually stepped onto the treadmill beside him.

The two began running together.

During the run, A Wei's amused gaze kept drifting toward Chen Sheng, as if he wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

However, to his surprise.

Ten minutes passed, and Chen Sheng's expression was still perfectly normal.

Fifteen minutes.

Chen Sheng was only slightly out of breath.

Twenty minutes.

A Wei's eyes slowly widened.

What was going on? Had this guy taken something today?

Yesterday, he had looked half-dead before he even reached twenty minutes.

Why was he still so full of energy today? It was not until thirty minutes had passed that Chen Sheng stepped off the treadmill.

His breathing was rapid, but he did not look utterly exhausted like yesterday.

In truth, Chen Sheng could have kept running.

His Constitution attribute had risen another 0.01, and his stamina was already recovering.

But he still had strength training ahead, so he needed to conserve some energy.

Perhaps noticing A Wei's slightly astonished gaze.

Chen Sheng turned around and flashed him a toothy grin.

"I practiced a little and improved."

"Looks like running isn't that hard after all."

Chen Sheng held grudges.

A Wei had mocked him yesterday. The reason he had not argued back was because he truly had not been able to run as well as the other man at the time.

Now that his strength had improved, if he did not show off a little, how could he face his Golden Finger? If the other guy was unconvinced, that was fine.

Tomorrow, he could show off even harder.

After saying that.

Chen Sheng did not wait for A Wei's response and walked straight toward the strength-training area.

Behind him, Coach Jack came over to A Wei's side.

"How long did that kid run today?"

"Thirty minutes."

"Seriously? Didn't he run for barely over ten minutes yesterday before he was done?"

Coach Jack wore the same expression A Wei had just had.

A Wei's face darkened as he slowly nodded.

"I think that kid was pretending yesterday. He just wanted to mock me on purpose."

"Otherwise, how could someone improve that fast?"

As he said this, A Wei glanced toward Chen Sheng in the distance.

His teeth ground together with a creak.

"Forget it. No need to compete with someone like that."

"He can pretend when it comes to running, but with that build of his, his strength definitely isn't up to much."

Coach Jack consoled A Wei and prepared to take him through strength training.

At the same time.

The moment Chen Sheng entered the strength-training area, he heard Brother Qiang's booming voice, loud as drums.

"Little Chen, over here!"

Brother Qiang stood in the dumbbell area, waving at Chen Sheng. His gleaming bald head shone brightly in the sunlight.

"You're pretty impressive, kid. When most people first start working out, their muscles hurt so badly on the second day that they can barely stand it."

Hearing this.

Chen Sheng suddenly realized that his muscles seemed to feel absolutely nothing.

He figured it was probably the effect of his increased Strength attribute, just as an increased Constitution attribute could restore stamina.

"Since I decided to work out, I have to stick with it properly."

Chen Sheng said with a cheerful smile.

That answer immediately made Brother Qiang admire him even more.

"Come on, I'll train you."

What followed was another hour of strength training.

First came the dumbbells.

The moment Chen Sheng lifted one, he felt a clear change.

When he had lifted this dumbbell yesterday, it had felt heavy.

But now, that sense of weight had noticeably lessened.

The workout consisted of twelve sets, twelve reps each, six sets per hand.

Yesterday, Chen Sheng could barely complete three sets with each hand before his arms became so sore and swollen that he could no longer grip the dumbbell.

But today, he completed every set successfully and even had a little strength left over.

"Little Chen, you..."

Even Brother Qiang, who was training beside him, was a little stunned.

When Chen Sheng had trained yesterday, Brother Qiang had been watching and guiding him the entire time.

With Brother Qiang's many years of fitness experience, he could naturally tell that Chen Sheng had truly pushed himself to the very last bit of strength.

Yet now, after only one day, he had changed so much.

Could it be... Seemingly thinking of something, Brother Qiang's expression suddenly turned dazed.

He did not even hear Chen Sheng's explanation.