Higher, Faster, Stronger, More Handsome!

Bihu question: What was it like to complete a transformation of life?

Gao Jing answered: Thanks for the invitation. I was in an urban village, had just come out of a little black room, and was about to get my hair done by Teacher Tony at the street corner. I wanted to say that the experience of completing a transformation of life was...

Taller, faster, stronger, more handsome!

He leaped down from a staircase more than a dozen steps high, landing steadily on the concrete in front of the iron gate.

His entire body felt so light that he seemed capable of flying.

Borrowing the rebound, Gao Jing sprang into the air again.

Using the standard standing long-jump posture, he landed on the edge of the flowerbed opposite.

More than three meters away!

"Ha!"

Gao Jing let out a long breath and forcefully shook out his arms.

Awesome!

When he turned his head, he saw Uncle Zhang's little grandson next door sitting on a wiggle car, craning his neck to stare at him.

Dumbfounded.

???

Little friend, did you have many question marks?

Gao Jing chuckled and jumped down from the flowerbed. He reached out to rub the little guy's head, then headed toward the alley entrance.

He felt absolutely fantastic.

His body had never felt so comfortable and invigorated, brimming with endless vitality and life.

The entire world had become unprecedentedly vivid and distinct in Gao Jing's eyes. Even the tiniest speck of dust was clearly visible.

It was like putting on glasses with the right prescription for the first time after years of nearsightedness!

The surrounding environment now affected Gao Jing in a three-dimensional, all-encompassing way.

His senses had become extremely sharp.

Though this inevitably brought some trouble, Gao Jing believed that he could fully adapt to it.

The immediate problem was that the T-shirt he was wearing had become tight, his pants had become short, and his shoes had become too small.

And his hair needed fixing.

With light steps, Gao Jing left the alley and arrived on the street outside.

It was close to mealtime, and the "Red and Blue Hair Salon" at the intersection had no business at all. There was not a customer in sight.

Tony, with his hair dyed blue, and the shampoo girl, with her hair dyed red, were both holding their phones and scrolling through QuickVoice.

Seeing Gao Jing push the door open and walk in, Tony froze.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked uncertainly, "G-Gao?"

He hardly dared to recognize him.

Gao Jing sat down in the salon chair, nodded, and said, "Tony, trim my hair for me."

"Whoa!"

The shampoo girl jumped up and exclaimed, "Gao, how did you become so handsome?"

Gao Jing smiled. "I was handsome to begin with."

The shampoo girl giggled and threw him a flirtatious look. "Not as handsome as you are now. Let me wash your hair first."

Gao Jing declined. "No need to trouble yourself. I'm in a hurry. Let Tony cut it directly."

The shampoo girl pouted and sat back down to play with her phone.

Tony stood behind Gao Jing, looking left, right, front, and back, still seeming unable to believe it.

Gao Jing came here often for haircuts, but compared to the last time Tony had seen him, he was practically a different person.

Even if he had gotten plastic surgery, there was no way it could have healed this quickly!

"Ahem!"

Tony kept staring, and Gao Jing coughed twice impatiently.

Tony came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Gao, I'll trim both sides evenly and take a little off the top."

Gao Jing had no objections. "Mm, use your judgment."

Though Teacher Tony was young, his skills were quite solid.

He and the shampoo girl were a young couple. The two had eloped from Jiangxi Province to Cloud City and opened this shop here.

The reason for eloping was simple: Teacher Tony's family could not afford the bride price.

Gao Jing had always gotten his hair cut at their shop, so he was fairly familiar with the couple.

That was why he knew a little about their situation.

Teacher Tony picked up the electric clippers and finished everything in barely ten minutes.

He kept most of Gao Jing's short hair, trimmed the sideburns on both sides, and gave him a graduated crew cut suited to his head shape.

A professional was a professional.

After this simple touch-up from Teacher Tony, Gao Jing's looks score had risen by at least 0.5!

Fresh, capable, sunny, and handsome, with an extra hint of trendy young-man flair.

The shampoo girl beside him was practically seeing stars.

Gao Jing was very satisfied. "How much?"

Teacher Tony used a hairdryer to blow away the loose strands and answered with a smile, "Twenty will do."

Gao Jing took out his phone and paid through WeChat.

After saying goodbye to Teacher Tony, Gao Jing went to the clothing store across the street.

The street in this urban village was lined with shops, and most daily necessities could be bought here.

He bought new T-shirts and jeans from two different shops, along with a pair of new shoes that fit.

After changing into his new outfit, Gao Jing hailed a taxi at the street corner.

"Driver, Nine Dragons Grand Hotel!"

Gao Jing was in such a rush because his stomach had started acting up again.

Earlier at home, Gao Jing had eaten all the rations in his backpack.

Together with two bottles of sports drinks, it had only barely filled him to thirty percent.

Yet less than half an hour later, his stomach started gurgling and clamoring again.

It was not just his stomach. Every cell in his body radiated hunger and thirst, desperately craving energy!

This was simply ridiculous.

Nine Dragons Grand Hotel was an old five-star hotel in Cloud City, as well as Golden Radiance Trading's designated hotel for entertaining guests.

Its buffet was excellent. Gao Jing had mooched a few meals there while accompanying clients before.

It had left a deep impression on him.

Once he arrived at the hotel, Gao Jing took the elevator straight up to the third-floor restaurant and paid 298 yuan for the buffet at the counter.

The price was a little steep, but Gao Jing decided to reward himself.

To celebrate surviving a calamity and gaining a blessing from misfortune!

The buffet at Nine Dragons Grand Hotel specialized in fresh seafood. Its ingredients and flavors were highly praised, and although it was not yet peak dining time, quite a few customers were already in the hall.

Holding his plate, Gao Jing skipped straight past the crowded seafood section and headed directly for the barbecue station.

Barbecue was far less popular than seafood.

For most people, one thick charcoal-grilled steak would fill them seventy or eighty percent full, if not completely full. It was simply not worth the buffet price, far too uneconomical.

Besides, eating meat made one sick of it easily.

But to Gao Jing at that moment, the thick-cut ribeye steaks laid out on the grill were simply supreme delicacies. Just looking at them made him unable to stop saliva from flowing in his mouth.

He ordered five steaks in one go and even told the chef to cover each steak with another thick layer of cheese.

What he needed was exactly this kind of calorie bomb!

The chef had not expected Gao Jing to be eating so many steaks all by himself, and thoughtfully served him a special dipping sauce as well.

Carrying five huge portions of steak, Gao Jing found a seat in the corner of the buffet hall.

Gao Jing rarely ate Western food, so he was not particularly skilled at using a knife and fork.

But today, his knife flashed like the wind. He easily cut open the thick steaks, speared chunks of meat, and dipped them in sauce.

He feasted with great gusto!

A full serving of thick-cut ribeye steak disappeared cleanly into Gao Jing's stomach in the blink of an eye.

Not even a bit of cheese went to waste.

So satisfying!

Though he was still nowhere close to filling his stomach, that steak had given Gao Jing a foundation, and he felt much better.

He could even feel the beef being rapidly digested inside his body, continuously transforming into energy.

Keep going!

The second and third steaks were swiftly taken down as well.

Gao Jing grew increasingly proficient with the knife and fork, and the pace at which he wiped out food kept accelerating.

Five minutes, five thick-cut ribeye steaks, all gone...

Achievement unlocked!

Fortunately, Gao Jing was tucked away in a secluded corner. Otherwise, anyone who saw him would have had their jaws drop.

Yet Gao Jing was not even thirty percent full.

He picked up a napkin and wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth, then got up and returned to the barbecue station.

In truth, the buffet at Nine Dragons Grand Hotel had a rich variety of dishes. Besides seafood and barbecue, there were stir-fried vegetables, fine soups, pastries, noodles, rice, desserts, and everything else one could want.

But Gao Jing was interested only in meat.

When the barbecue chef saw Gao Jing, he clearly froze for a moment.

Why was he back again?

Gao Jing had swept away all the steaks that had been grilled earlier. The new ones had only just been put on the rack and were not even cooked yet!

"Medium rare is enough."

Gao Jing did not care. "Give them all to me. Thanks."

Chinese people rarely liked their steaks too rare. Medium or medium well were the main choices, while some insisted on well-done.

Gao Jing felt that even if it were completely raw, he could eat it now.

With a strange expression, the barbecue chef served him three medium-rare grilled steaks.

Naturally, cheese and sauce were indispensable.

Gao Jing also took a serving of pan-fried lamb chops and pork belly with onions.

He went back and kept eating.

After Gao Jing had wiped out another four servings of meat, with only one plate of pan-fried lamb chops left, a server walked over.

With a polite smile, she said, "Sir, let me clear your plates for you."

Gao Jing nodded and smiled. "All right, thank you."

"You're welcome."

A faint blush rose on the face of the 6.5-out-of-10 server as she unhurriedly gathered the empty plates from the table.

But inwardly, she was screaming wildly, Wow, wow, wow, he's so handsome! His smile is so charming, and he can even...

"Eat so much!"

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