After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 39: Cui Luoheng's Test and Zhou Wen's Astonishment

He actually... changed so quickly?

Zhou Wen felt quite amazed by the efficiency of Su Bai's training. Just a little over an hour ago, he thought that Su Bai's training hadn't gone particularly well.

In the afternoon, around 3 o'clock, He Yishen arrived at the hurdle training field as promised. He glanced at the complex expression on Zhou Wen's face and inquired about the effectiveness of Su Bai's training for Cui Luoheng in the morning.

Zhou Wen gave a sidelong look to He Yishen and didn't answer his question directly. Instead, he asked, "I heard that the national athletics team is interested in recruiting Su Bai into the national team?"

"Hmm? You know about it too?" He Yishen nodded. "Not long after the H-city Grand Prix ended the day before yesterday, the Sports Commission sent out some guidance documents. The message was quite clear. The Jakarta Asian Games are about to begin. You know the situation in our domestic 400 meters. After Su Bai trained Qiu Wen into his disciple, our team gained quite a bit of attention during the h-city Grand Prix."

"I guess that during this championship, whether Qiu Wen secures a spot in the Asian Games or not, the national team will likely invite both him and Su Bai to join for the pre-Asian Games training camp. They want to observe Su Bai's coaching methods."

"If everything goes smoothly, the time before the Asian Games qualification trials will be Su Bai's last period with our team."

Sighing, He Yishen continued, "To be honest, I never expected Su Bai to rise up so quickly. I thought he would at least stay with our team for another year or two, until Qiu Wen breaks 46 seconds in the 400 meters."

Hearing He Yishen's sigh, Zhou Wen also shook his head. "The Sports Commission and the national team are eager to find talents. You know that our domestic short-distance events have been lacking for so many years."

"But... it's a pity that he won't stay with our team for a few more years."

After hearing Zhou Wen's regretful words, He Yishen raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong? Did Su Bai's training for Cui Luoheng this morning yield good results?"

Zhou Wen glanced at Cui Luoheng, who was still obediently listening to Su Bai's instructions on the field, and then shook his head. "I can't say for sure, but Cui's overall rhythm has indeed changed."

"Just from a single morning!" Zhou Wen's tone grew heavier as he sighed. "Anyway, let's wait and see during the testing later."

Seeing He Yishen's arrival, Su Bai finished giving Cui Luoheng a few final words and patted his shoulder, encouraging him to do well. Then he turned and walked over to He Yishen and Zhou Wen.

He Yishen looked at Cui Luoheng's attentive demeanor as he listened to Su Bai's words and laughed, "Oh, speaking of which, everyone says Cui Luoheng is the thorn in our team, but I don't see any thorny behavior from him!"

Su Bai approached, and just happened to hear this statement. He nodded seriously, "Yes, A Luo has a good temperament."

Zhou Wen was initially about to say something, but upon hearing Su Bai's remark that "A Luo has a good temperament," he froze in place. After all, Cui Luoheng, though serious during training, couldn't quite be described as having a good temperament, right?

Neither He Yishen nor Su Bai noticed Zhou Wen's puzzled expression. After they exchanged a few words, Su Bai informed He Yishen that Cui Luoheng's testing was ready. Zhou Wen nodded, signaling his assistant coach to act as the starter to give commands to Cui Luoheng.

Unlike Qiu Wen's previous test, Cui Luoheng's test was not suitable for any teammate to compete against him as his opponent. Therefore, on the starting line, he stood alone.