Lin Youxi's healthy family recipes are produced steadily every day. In order to prepare meals for three people for the day, she has to get up at five o'clock every morning.
At first, Mei Fang would get up in the morning to help, but she was urged to rest for a while so that she would have enough energy for the morning run.
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang had no doubts about Lin Youxi's cooking skills, and Xia Yuan enjoyed the healthy meals every day.
The only regret was that the amount was too little for her. When the three of them were doing secret special training with Alphonse at night, she was still mumbling, which seriously affected everyone's mood.
Xia Yuan even had a tragic incident where he was so hungry that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and drank a lot of water, which led to insomnia.
But in the end, she resisted the urge to cheat, unlike when she cheated with Mei Fang before, when she was easily controlled by her emotions.
Obviously, Xia Yuan has made a lot of efforts to prove her determination to lose weight, which is also seen by Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, so Mei Fang is willing to continue to accompany Xia Yuan in her efforts, and Lin Youxi is also working hard to prepare weight loss dishes.
Based on Guo Yun's suggestions, Mei Fang bought a treadmill, supine board, dumbbells, elastic ropes and other fitness equipment at home. On weekends, Guo Yun also came to visit Mei Fang's home on time as agreed.
"Welcome, welcome, please come in!"
"Sorry to bother you then!"
Guo Yun's campus life has changed a lot after she completed a dimensionality reduction attack through an exclusive interview. Due to the special status of "Cloud Journey" in the gaming industry, she has received more welcome before the rumor incident occurred.
Many boys took the initiative to talk to Guo Yun, saying that they were very interested in "Cloud Journey" and claimed to be loyal players of "Cloud Journey". To a certain extent, her troubles increased instead of decreased.
But now Guo Yun has slowly learned to adapt instead of avoiding these things. Not only can she face the boys' approaching, she has also resumed her previous fitness plan.
Today, she is obviously back to her previous heyday, even more confident and energetic than before. There is no trace of the little fat girl before.
Guo Yun first tried Youxi's fitness dishes at Mei Fang's house, and after tasting them, she praised Lin Youxi's cooking skills.
“The ingredients are all from my recipe... but it tastes so good! It completely changed my view of soba noodles.”
"I saw that grilled chicken breasts can be made, and cumin powder and black pepper powder have no effect on fitness, so I tried to make grilled chicken breasts."
"You can do that, but I'm not a good cook, so I just make these fitness meals casually..."
"I can teach you this when I have the chance."
"Okay, okay, you're welcome to come to my house again. I didn't entertain you well last time, so I'll prepare well next time."
Guo Yun smiled and said, "Next time I will introduce you to my Ah Wu."
"Ah Wu? You mean the name of your dog? Haha, this name is weird, what's the origin of it?"
At this time, Mei Fang couldn't help but say, "This is the dog in the plot, right? It's the name of the Chinese zodiac dog in Bingo Basket."
"Yes, yes!"
Guo Yun, who has a hidden attribute of the second dimension, was very happy when her friend Mei Fang told her the origin of the story. She looked at Mei Fang with a gleam in her eyes, "Because my Wu is just like that character, it makes people feel at ease."
Xia Yuan also smiled and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes! I like that character too, and the mouse in the story—his name just happens to have the same accent as Youxi's. When we were watching this anime, Youxi laughed for a long time—"
"Okay, let's stop talking about dogs here."
Lin Youxi patted Guo Yun's shoulder with a smile, "If you like it, eat more. Don't let me think you are being polite, okay?"
"Ah... No, nothing..."
Although Guo Yun now looks much stronger than Lin Youxi, with a well-proportioned and fit body and a very sexy mermaid line between her waist and abdomen, Lin Youxi's aura of oppression as the class monitor is still very strong. Guo Yun didn't dare to say much in front of her, let alone say no. She just obediently finished the lunch that Lin Youxi prepared for her.
Except for Xia Yuan, everyone took a break after lunch. Mei Fang took this opportunity to discuss the virtual idol with Guo Yun, so Guo Yun was required to help Xia Yuan create a two-dimensional character to be used as a cover for subsequent live broadcasts.
Xia Yuan herself has a strong interest in barrage live broadcasts, but Mei Fang does not want his wife to show up too much in public. At the same time, in order to make the poster girl of C Station more three-dimensional, he asked Guo Yun to establish a character.
"Of course I can do this, but is it just for Yuanyuan alone?"
Guo Yun thought for a moment and said, "I think Youxi and Meifang should also have an anime image, so that they can be more compatible."
"Don't worry about this. I can't add too many requirements to you. After all, you also have to prepare for the art exam."
Mei Fang thought for a moment, "Art students need to plan a little earlier. Have you considered where your target university is?"
"For art students like us, the one we want to go to the most is the Imperial Capital Academy of Fine Arts... But I don't think my grades will allow me to get in, so my current plan is to study at the local Jiangcheng Academy of Fine Arts."
"I remember that Jiangcheng Academy of Fine Arts is also one of the eight major art academies. It's amazing to be admitted there."
Like Guo Yun, Xia Yuan originally planned to take the college entrance examination as an art student, but with her current social status, she can already take the direct admission route to the school she wants.
Xia Yuan was mainly thinking about getting as close to Mei Fang as possible, so she was not in a hurry.
"After you revealed your identity as the major artist, did any school approach you to discuss admission?"
"Not really... There are relatively few direct admission policies for art students at the moment, and all the places in our school are in the hands of the top students. But the teachers have talked to me about my game-related work, and they are more interested in how much money we make... But this is considered a commercial secret, so I probably can't tell them."
"What's the big deal? Next time they ask you, just tell them that our domestic sales have reached 200,000. After deducting the operating costs, the net profit should be around 7 million."
"Is this, this much?!"
When Guo Yun first learned that the game she developed together had actually made so much money, she was very surprised.
"This doesn't include the money we students earn. If we were counted as talents in society, we would definitely have to deduct one or two million."
Mei Fang thought for a moment and said, "First of all, Guo Yun, you are worthy of being a lead artist with a monthly salary of more than 20,000 yuan. I am taking advantage of you by only paying you 100,000 yuan at the end of the year."
"I, I can't count that much money..."
Guo Yun seemed quite embarrassed and her face turned red.
Lin Youxi, who was standing by, pulled at her childhood sweetheart's arm, "What about me?"
"Why do you still want to calculate the price... Youxi, you are the main programmer, so you must calculate 3-"
Mei Fang originally wanted to say 30,000, thinking that the gap between him and Guo Yun should not be too big, and his girlfriend should understand his good intentions.
But when Lin Youxi heard the word 3, she showed an unhappy expression. Mei Fang, who had a strong desire to survive, quickly changed his words:
"30,000 is definitely more than 50,000, right! A programmer with a monthly salary of 50,000."
"What about me, what about me?"
“Music is something that is hard to quantify… It can be expensive or cheap, or even outsourced—”
"What? You said we were outsourced."
Xia Yuan pinched Mei Fang's cheek angrily, "How much is it worth? Tell me the truth!"
"As much as you want, I'll give you all I have!"
"Why do I want you to give in? Tell the truth!"
In order to deal with Yuanyuan's mischief, Mei Fang promised that when the next version is updated, he would put the OST up for sale on Steam to see how many players would buy it.
In fact, the money Xia Yuan earns in the gaming field is far less than what she makes in the music field.
Before the release of Xia Yuan's first physical album "Yuan Xi Xiang Ban", the songs "Su Yan" and "You Dian Dian Tian" which were originally intended to be included in the second album were included. It was also officially released in March of this year. The sales in the first quarter have already exceeded 5 million.
So, the album that Xia Yuan is preparing for the breakup can no longer be considered the third album, but the second album.
However, they just celebrated when the sales reached one million. Later, Xia Yuan was not very interested in this number. After all, all the funds were managed and coordinated by Mei Fang's cousin Mei Yue. This would become the prototype of Mei Fang's third company - a media company.
The media company is the third line that Mei Fang plans to develop after graduation. It is a distribution company that will simultaneously enhance Xia Yuan's influence. However, it is a bit of an exaggeration to say that this represents Mei Fang's entry into the entertainment industry.
He wanted to set up a publishing company and ensure that he would be the client's boss of Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan Band, and Yuanyuan Music Studio. The entire company was built around Xia Yuan. This plan was still in the planning stage. Currently, only he, Lin Youxi, and Mei Yue knew about this, and the real owner Xia Yuan was still kept in the dark.
"Okay, okay... Now we can finally start exercising!"
"Coach Guo, come and take a look at these fitness equipment I bought first."
"Hmm... I'll try."
Mei Fang and his team set up a fitness area between the balcony and the living room, mainly displaying treadmills and supine boards. Dumbbells and other smaller fitness equipment were placed on a shelf on one side. The fitness area faced Xia Yuan's large full-length mirror, making it convenient for him to check his fitness posture.
“These equipments are all good, there are no quality issues.”
Guo Yun replied.
"I know how to use a treadmill, but I often see people using this supine bench in the gym. What kind of exercises are they used for?"
"Because it is a universal board that can be used for any exercise, everyone who exercises at home will have one."
Guo Yun took off her coat, revealing her well-proportioned body and a body that was comparable to Xia Yuan's. She then explained, "Generally speaking, it is mainly used for chest training, but it can also be used to train the back... Like this, I'll show you once."
Guo Yun lay flat on the bench and asked Mei Fang to hand her a pair of dumbbells.
"The main purpose of strength training is to build muscle and consume energy, so that you can effectively consume your fat when doing aerobic exercise."
Xia Yuan tilted his head and asked in confusion: "But I want to lose weight and reduce fat. Wouldn't gaining muscle affect my weight?"
"Building muscle means increasing your daily calorie consumption. As your muscles grow, the calories you need to maintain muscle movement will increase, so you can eat more without gaining weight." Guo Yun continued to explain, "And the volume of one kilogram of fat is three times that of one kilogram of muscle. If you reduce your body fat percentage, you can become very slim, and the effect is very prominent."
As Guo Yun spoke, she began to hold the dumbbells and started to demonstrate the bench press to everyone.
"Stand up your chest and abdomen, keep your back close to the supine board, use your upper limbs to exert force, do not shrug your shoulders, raise the dumbbells to the middle, then put them down, with your elbows vertical—"
Guo Yun performed very skillfully during the demonstration. The three people couldn't help but admire Guo Yun's professional attainments. Mei Fang was also secretly surprised. After all, the little chubby girl that he had failed to protect back then has become such a fitness expert now. Although he did not train her personally, he did feel a sense of joy in training her.
Guo Yun was only wearing a vest, and her bare shoulders and private parts were all in Mei Fang's sight. However, she felt a little shy being stared at by Mei Fang all the time. After demonstrating everything for a while, she hurriedly got up.
"In short, each time you exercise, you exercise one part of your body. If you are exercising shoulders today, you should do all shoulder exercises, and if you are exercising legs, you should do all leg exercises. This way, the first exercise will definitely be extremely painful, but it will be fine when you exercise other parts of your body. In the long run, you can practice in rotation. As long as you persist in making it a habit, you will lose weight quickly."
"Is there any special training for the waist?" Lin Youxi suddenly asked, leaving Guo Yun stunned. "Training the waist means training the core muscles... But generally speaking, it is only used in muscle-building training, and it must be combined with protein powder and the like. I am still in the relatively shallow stage of body shaping and fat reduction, and I have not yet reached the stage of muscle training."
"Having said so much, let me try it first."
Mei Fang said this and lay down on the supine board according to Guo Yun's instructions.
"Is it right to lie like this?"
"Pay attention to keeping your back straight, don't shrug your shoulders... No, your back is straight, but it still needs to stick to the supine board... Like this... Like this..."
As Guo Yun spoke, she began to help Mei Fang correct her movements. This was one of the few opportunities for her to have close contact with Mei Fang. When she realized what was happening, she retracted her hand a little embarrassedly, and then glanced obediently at Xia Yuan beside her, as if to say, Mei Fang is yours, I won't touch her.
"It doesn't matter... Just teach Ah Fang."
Mei Fang started doing bench press under Guo Yun's guidance. He felt a little exhausted after doing only 10 reps, so Guo Yun helped Mei Fang hold his arms.
"Will it be effective if you support me like this?"
"Yes, you have to complete the whole set of movements. You need to help at the beginning, otherwise the dumbbells will easily hit people..."
Guo Yun was more restrained in her subsequent contact with Mei Fang, touching the dumbbells whenever possible. Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were obviously very satisfied with her self-awareness.
But Mei Fang on the supine board is no longer able to do it...
"No, no... I'm dying of exhaustion. I'm like this, how can Yuanyuan... How can she handle it?"
"It's okay to give some rest and relaxation rewards appropriately. You can take a break and drink some water after completing a round." Guo Yun explained the rules of exercise.
"Well... if you were given a better reward, would you work harder?"
Lin Youxi said as she sat on Mei Fang's lap, holding Mei Fang's thighs with both hands, and then smiled and said, "For example, if you finish a set of 10 bench presses, I will let you kiss me like this? Of course, in order to explain that this is a reward, we can't be intimate at other times."
…
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This was the first time that Lin Youxi showed affection in front of Guo Yun after Mei Fang and Xia Yuan got together.
Taylor unexpectedly spread out the dog food in front of Guo Yun, and the smile on Guo Yun's face suddenly froze.
"You, you guys...are you kidding me?"
(End of this chapter)