Chapter 97: Morning Exercise Time

"Please ask your question~!" Hyo-ri, whose eyes were not yet fully open, said to Yoo Jae-suk.

Yoo Jae-suk didn't rush to ask his question but instead teased, "Your face seems a bit bigger~!"

Hyo-ri also laughed awkwardly at this comment.

"You two are about the same, so don't mock each other," Lee Seung-gi interjected from the side.

"Shut up," the national brother and sister said in unison.

After everyone in the family had come out, Yoo Jae-suk began to ask his question.

"In ancient times, what was the name for cows?"

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"Daesung is on breakfast duty today."

After a fierce Q&A session, just like the previous week, Daesung was unfortunately chosen again to make breakfast.

"Daesung, you made breakfast with me last week. Please choose a helper this week," Yoo Jae-suk hinted, pointing at the other family members.

"Let's... choose you again this week," Daesung said, ignoring Yoo Jae-suk's hint.

"Oh-ho~!! Great!! Daesung did well~!" The others who weren't chosen immediately cheered.

But Yoo Jae-suk, who was chosen by Daesung, complained, "Why me again? Snoring isn't my fault, and I didn't get to rest in the morning~!"

However, he didn't receive any sympathy from the others. Lee Seung-gi calmly said, "Bro, don't make ramen today."

"Araso~! Araso~!" Yoo Jae-suk waved his hand impatiently.

Hyo-ri didn't go back to sleep but stayed to help so they wouldn't have to wait until noon to eat breakfast.

Fortunately, there was a lot of leftover rice from last night, so they decided to make bibimbap and egg drop soup, and fry some vegetable pancakes. This should be enough for everyone.

Since today's breakfast wasn't complicated, it was quickly prepared.

During breakfast, Hyo-ri asked Yoo Jae-suk, "Yoo Jae-suk, what are we going to do after breakfast?"

"Calisthenics, Seung-gi will teach us."

"Me? When was this decided? I didn't know about it," Lee Seung-gi asked in surprise.

"Now you know," Yoo Jae-suk replied nonchalantly.

"Alright, alright, it doesn't matter," Lee Seung-gi said, his eyes twinkling, thinking, "I'll see how I can train you later."

After breakfast, once everyone had washed up, they came to the yard to start filming.

The cool bed from earlier had been moved, and a small wooden platform was placed there. Lee Seung-gi, following the director's instructions, stood on the platform.

"Since we're going to exercise, the first thing to do is to stretch the muscles and tendons in the body to prevent injuries during exercise," Lee Seung-gi said. "Yoo Jae-suk, come up here and be my model, demonstrating for everyone."

"Seung-gi, find Daesung. I can't handle your rough treatment," Yoo Jae-suk resisted, knowing that Lee Seung-gi wanted to get back at him!

He didn't want to, but he forgot that he had a bunch of teammates who didn't mind causing trouble.

Hyo-ri and Yoon Jong-shin, among others, pushed him up to the platform, making Yoo Jae-suk regret it. He would have preferred to go up himself, at least to save some face.

"The first movement: stand straight, cross your hands, and push them up until you feel a stretch. Hold the position and breathe for ten seconds," Lee Seung-gi taught, correcting Yoo Jae-suk's movements. "This stretches the muscles in your hands, shoulders, and ribs."

Yoo Jae-suk followed his instructions and felt fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief. But before he could catch his breath, Lee Seung-gi grabbed his hands.

"The second movement," Lee Seung-gi held one of Yoo Jae-suk's arms and elbows.

"Like this, grab the elbow of the other hand and slowly pull it towards your head..."

"Ah~!... Ah~!... Hand... Let go!" Before he could finish, Yoo Jae-suk let out a scream.

"Bro, normally this movement shouldn't hurt; it just makes your muscles a bit sore. Your scream shows that you lack exercise. Stop screaming and adjust your breathing," Lee Seung-gi said, ignoring Yoo Jae-suk's cries and continuing to stretch him slowly. He knew he wouldn't hurt Yoo Jae-suk.

The others watched them with amusement, occasionally teasing Yoo Jae-suk, but no one came to his aid.

"You... You heartless people, watching me get bullied and not helping..."

As soon as Lee Seung-gi let him go, Yoo Jae-suk sat on the ground, panting and complaining about the others.

"Hey~! We're doing this for Yoo Jae-suk's own good. With Seung-gi guiding him, should we stop him?" Yi Jeong said matter-of-factly.

The others didn't back down, either, and started to scold Yoo Jae-suk.

Yoon Jong-shin: "Yoo Jae-suk, you should be grateful."

Hyo-ri: "Yoo Jae-suk, my brother is doing this for your own good~!"

Kim Soo-ro: "With such a weak body, you should exercise more."

"Yoo Jae-suk, keep it up~!" As the youngest member, Daesung didn't dare to join in the teasing.

"Ah~!" Yoo Jae-suk shook his head, looking indignant, "I finally understand what it means to be ganged up on. I'll remember this..."

Lee Seung-gi didn't let him finish and pulled him up from the ground, "Alright! Alright! No more talk, let's do the third movement."

"Ah~!! Another one... No~!!"

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After the morning exercises, the family continued to complete the tasks left by Grandpa and Grandma—cutting grass to feed the cows and sorting garlic.

They picked up their tools and headed to Grandpa and Grandma's fields.

"Sorting garlic and cutting grass are in different places, so we need to split into two teams. Hyo-ri and Yi Jeong, choose your teams," Yoo Jae-suk said.

"I'll cut the grass, and Yi Jeong will sort the garlic. Follow me if you want to do either," Hyo-ri said, leading the way up the mountain.

Lee Seung-gi, of course, followed Hyo-ri, pulling Daesung along, and Yoon Jong-shin followed behind. The others went to Yi Jeong's team.

"Wow~! There are deer~!" Daesung suddenly pointed to one side of the mountain.

"Wow~! So beautiful~!" Hyo-ri said excitedly.

"Once we cut the grass, we won't have anything to put it in~!" Yoon Jong-shin, who had been quiet, spoke up.

"Let's cut the grass first, and then we can call Tae-hee to bring something," Hyo-ri said nonchalantly.

"Ah-ha~! So you had this in mind all along~!" Yoon Jong-shin gave Hyo-ri a thumbs up.

Poor Tae-hee, who was always bullied...

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