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Chapter 39 Family
"...After losing two games in a row in the league, Sofia finally won. They beat Sedham 2-1 at home, giving head coach Sven Heldon a chance to breathe.

"Before the game, the media asked him what he thought of Wang's double goal, but he refused to answer the question. But at the post-match press conference, he took the initiative to mention the question...

"Helden congratulated Wang on his goal at Tyne and said he was always happy and proud of him..."

"Hold!"

When Vitini heard this, he felt an uncontrollable physical nausea, so he simply turned off the volume of the car stereo.

This hypocrite's performance made him sick!
He was very unhappy when he saw Sofia United beat Sedham 2:1 last night.

He hopes that Sofia United will lose, on the one hand, because Sofia United is now fourth in the league and is the goalkeeper for the Champions League qualification. This round, Tyne has already won, and if Sofia United also wins, it means that the gap between Tyne and the Champions League qualification has not been narrowed.

On the other hand, it was just because Sofo United treated his idol unfairly, and he wanted Sofo United to lose purely out of selfish motives.

As a result, when I woke up this morning and drove to the training base, I was disgusted by what Helden said at the post-match press conference.

It was obviously you, the hypocrite, who kicked the idol out of the team, but now you are pretending to be a good person!

Congratulations? Who the hell asked you to congratulate?!
Still happy and proud... Do you deserve it? Stop trying to touch my idol! Get the hell out of here!
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When he arrived at the training base to practice with his idol, Vitini did not tell Wang Lie about the interview he heard on the road. He felt disgusted enough about it, and he didn't want to tell it and make his idol disgusted too.

After the extra training, Wang Lie told Vitini that he didn't need to come for extra training before training on Wednesday afternoon.

"Ah? Why?" Vitini was a little surprised, then understood immediately: "Oh, I see, you mean to come to training in the morning, right?"

Wang Lie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect his fan to have such a wild imagination. He even had a tendency to be more wild than him...

The team does not practice twice a day. Sometimes they practice twice a day, sometimes they practice once a day. The team will adjust and arrange according to the specific situation. On Wednesday, they practice once a day, and that practice is put in the afternoon. Because sometimes there are games on Wednesday, the team needs to adjust the players through training.

There is no need for training in the morning, so everyone doesn’t even need to come to the training base.

Obviously, Vitini misunderstood him, thinking that he would come to train alone in the morning, so he would not need to train before the afternoon training...

"That's not necessary..." Wang Lie waved his hand to stop Vitini's strange idea. "I won't come to training that morning because my family is coming to Newcastle from China and I have to pick them up."

"Ah? Ah..." Vitini was a little surprised, then he realized that his reaction was not right, and quickly made up for it: "That's good, that's good, it's also important to accompany my family. I have always wanted to bring my mother and brother over, but they are really not used to the British climate... Fortunately, my father is with me, otherwise those days would be very difficult!"

However, Wang Lie had seen through his initial surprise, so he asked him with a smile: "You don't think I'm an inhuman training machine without any emotions, do you? I spend all day using all kinds of weird training equipment to squeeze myself?"

Vitini shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, I definitely don't think so!"

Are you kidding? If his idol knew that he really thought this way, wouldn't he offend his idol?!

"It's okay. It's normal to think this way. After all, the media promotes me this way. There are all kinds of jokes about me circulating on the Internet. How many of them have you heard?"

Vitini hesitated for a moment, then said, "Uh, you invited your teammates to your house to eat boiled chicken breast and broccoli? And then did a set of strength training?"

Wang Lie immediately refuted the rumor: "That's a rumor. In fact, I treated my teammates to fried salmon and three shredded vegetables mixed with salt..."

"Three silks?" Vitini didn't understand.

"Well, it's just shredded raw carrots, lettuce, and onions, then mixed with salt and a little olive oil. You can think of it as a Chinese salad."

As soon as he said "Chinese salad", Vitini could form an image in his mind. He asked again: "What about strength training?"

"That's also a rumor." Wang Lie said with a smile, "We just played a few three-on-three games after dinner to help digest it."

What the idol said makes sense. Playing football is not strange for players, but...

"But this is what Wanderson said during the interview..."

Vitini could swear to God that he had indeed seen the video of former Brazilian international Enrique Wanderson being interviewed by Brazilian domestic media.

In the video, Wanderson laughed and told the reporter how crazy Wang Lie was.

When Wang Lie heard Vitini mention the name of his old teammate, he couldn't help laughing. "That's because Enrique lost to me in a three-on-three match, so this guy deliberately said that to discredit me! And he really succeeded. Now the whole world knows that I will invite my teammates to my house to eat boiled chicken breast and broccoli, and then take them to do strength training..."

Wang Lie spread out his hands.

"Ah?" Vitini didn't expect that there was such a story behind this joke.

Wang Lie added, "So I am not a training machine without any humanity. I also have my own life. I am not as pure and focused as the legend says, and I can ignore everything for training. Oh, and I don't sleep with a football in my arms. I sleep with my wife in my arms. When my wife is not around during away games, I won't sleep with a football in my arms."

Vitini couldn't hold it back - he had actually heard this joke before. It said that when Wang Lie participated in away games, he would sleep with a football in his arms in his hotel room. Then the author of the joke lamented that how else could Wang Lie become one of the best players in the world? With such a pure love and passion for football, how could he not succeed?
Seeing Vitini's expression changing again and again, Wang Lie asked with a smile: "Do you feel a little disillusioned?"

Vitini came back to his senses and shook his head quickly: "No, no..."

Wang Lie waved his hand: "It doesn't matter if you are really disillusioned. If you like me, just learn my spirit, you don't have to follow me in everything. For example, if you feel tired and burdened by extra training, don't force yourself to continue training. Everyone's physique is different. It doesn't mean that if I train more, you must follow me. Training is to improve your ability, not to put yourself on the injury list."

This time, Vitini did not express his loyalty without hesitation like he did when he first met Wang Lie. Instead, he nodded and said, "I will do it according to my actual situation. Don't worry, I won't force myself. And the ice bath you asked me to take when I go back can really relieve fatigue..."

Wang Lie felt that Vitini seemed to have lost some of his fan filter. He nodded with satisfaction and then talked about another topic: "Does your brother like that video?"

"I like it! I like it so much! I didn't tell him that you recorded the video before, and he was very disappointed. Then yesterday when I asked mom to play the video, he was completely stunned... Haha!" Speaking of this, Vitini danced with joy.

"That's good." Wang Lie was very happy to see that he had really helped Vitini.

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Walking out of the special customs channel, Tang Xingmei saw her husband Wang Lie waiting in the exit VIP lounge.

The two little ones following behind Tang Xingmei also saw it, so they left their mother and rushed over.

"Dad! Daddy!"

"father!"

Wang Lie squatted down with his arms open, trying to hold his son and daughter in one hand.

As a result, he was knocked backwards by the two little ones, especially his son Wang Ziqi, and finally sat on the carpet.

He took the opportunity to hug the two children in his arms and rolled into a ball. The sound of laughter appeared in the originally quiet lounge.

Tang Xingmei lowered her voice and rebuked them from behind: "Be careful of your influence in public places!"

Agent Fernando Clemente quickly came up and took the suitcase from Tang Xingmei.

After Tang Xingmei thanked Clement, she quickly walked over to the three people and pulled them up one by one.

Finally, Wang Lie was pulled up.

After Wang Lie was pulled up, he used force to pull his wife into his arms.

Tang Xingmei was so frightened that she let out a scream, but then she quickly realized where this place was and held back the rest of the scream.

She could only feel ashamed and annoyed and scolded Wang Lie in his arms: "What are you doing!"

Wang Lie didn't answer either, he just hugged her tightly, very tightly.

Tang Xingmei stopped struggling and let her husband hold her.

After a few seconds of this, Tang Xingmei said softly, "Okay..."

Wang Liesong let go, grinned and asked, "Are you tired?"

Tang Xingmei shook her head: "It's okay, not too tiring. Taking a business jet is much less troublesome than taking a regular flight. We even have a dedicated channel for customs clearance."

Because there are currently no direct flights from China to Newcastle, Wang Lie rented a Bombardier business jet for his wife and children so that they can avoid the fatigue of the journey and just ignore everything after getting on the plane.

The private jet, which could accommodate eighteen passengers, was occupied by three of them, and they could lie down however they wanted.

This trip was expensive, but money was no longer Wang Lie’s first consideration. The most important thing was how to make his family comfortable.

"Let's go back." Wang Lie reached out and held his wife's hand, and held his daughter's hand with the other hand, while Tang Xingmei held her son Wang Ziqi's hand.

The family of four walked out of the lounge door.

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Sitting in the business car, Wang Lie turned his head to look at his wife and found that his wife was also turning her head to look at him. They smiled at each other.

Two children sitting in the third row looked outside curiously.

Ever since Wang Ziqi returned to China from the UK to attend primary school two years ago when he was six years old, they have only been able to come to the UK to reunite with their father during the winter and summer vacations.

Manchester was the most familiar place to them before, but now the scene outside the window felt strange to them - this was their first time in Newcastle.

Both little ones were born in the UK, but the places they could move around in the UK were extremely limited, basically concentrated in the three big cities of Manchester, Liverpool and London.

Dad has come here to play away games before, but they didn't come with us.

After smiling at each other, Wang Lie asked his wife, "Is Mom okay?" "Don't worry, when we left, both of my aunts passed away. In fact, she can stand up and walk slowly now. She can come, but she doesn't want to trouble..." Tang Xingmei gave Wang Lie some reassurance.

Regarding her bringing her two children to the UK to reunite with her husband, when the couple first discussed it, they actually wanted to bring their grandmother Zhou Hong along as well.

After all, they all came to the UK to reunite, and leaving the elderly alone at home during the New Year is really unfilial.

Wang Lie rented a private plane so that his mother would have less trouble traveling.

In the end Zhou Hong still refused. She said that her leg injury had not healed yet, and going to the damp and cold place in England for the winter would be bad for her recovery. It would be better for her to stay at home in China.

Moreover, she was not used to the life in the UK, and she was not used to the food. She was agile and could help with shopping and cooking. Now, if she went there, her daughter-in-law would have to take care of one more person, which would also add burden to Tang Xingmei. Originally, her daughter-in-law had to take care of her and the children's studies at home, which was already very hard. This trip to the UK was just a vacation to relax, and there was no need for her to be a nanny for herself.

Seeing that her mother-in-law insisted on staying in the country, Tang Xingmei wanted to call her parents from her hometown to help take care of her mother-in-law while she was abroad.

But Zhou Hong had obviously already made arrangements. She had agreed with her two sisters to have both families come to her house to celebrate the New Year. This would make it lively and also allow them to take care of her.

Zhou Hong made all the arrangements very well. Both his son Wang Lie and his daughter-in-law Tang Xingmei had nothing to say and could only respect the old man's wishes. They did not force him on the plane and bring him to England to perform the "loving mother and filial son" show.

After her husband asked the question, it was Tang Xingmei's turn to ask, "Are you used to living here?"

"Get used to it. England is a small place, isn't it the same wherever you go?" Wang Lie really didn't care about these things in life. For him, as long as he had a place to eat and a place to sleep, it was enough.

He bought luxury houses and rented large villas because only houses of this size could provide enough rooms to accommodate various equipment and meet his requirements.

And not because he needs a luxurious villa to show his success.

But Wang Lie suddenly had an idea and responded, adding: "It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable sleeping at night..."

Tang Xingmei realized what her husband meant by this sentence and gave a playful smile: That's good, that's progress.

Wang Lie chuckled.

At this moment, Wang Zilin, the daughter sitting in the third row, suddenly said, "Then Dad, you will definitely be able to sleep well today!"

Wang Lie asked curiously: "Why?"

"Because mom is here, if you can't sleep, just hug mom..."

Tang Xingmei was embarrassed and turned around to glare at her little daughter: "What nonsense!"

Wang Zilin looked innocent: "Did I say something wrong? Every time I can't sleep, I will hug you, mom..."

Tang Xingmei was choked by her daughter's innocent words and was speechless for a moment. She didn't know what to say.

"Hahahaha!" Wang Lie laughed out loud when he saw his wife being humiliated by his daughter.

Clement, the agent driving in front, curled up the corners of his mouth - this was really the happiest time that Wang had smiled in the past six months.

Now that Wang's goddess has arrived, his agent feels much more relieved.

Although he is about to turn 38, looking at Wang Lie's recent mental state, he really has more hope for the future.

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After the afternoon training, Wang Lie told Vitini that even the extra training after the training was over, and he had to go back to be with his family.

This time, Vitini was not as surprised as he was when he first heard Wang Lie cancel the extra training the day before.

He also expressed his understanding and urged his idol to go home quickly.

At this time, no training is more important than reuniting with family.

"Hey, I didn't see Wang on the training ground. Only Vitini was practicing there..."

After assistant coach Valo knocked on the head coach's office door, he told McNeill the strange thing he saw.

"Oh, Wang told me that his wife and children came to England to see him. He must be in a hurry to go home because of this, right?" McNeill explained to his assistant.

"His wife came to the UK? So he has been alone in the UK all this time?" Varro was a little surprised.

McNeill was even more surprised: "You just found out?"

"Well, I don't care about other people's private affairs..."

McNeill said he understood: "It's not your fault. Wang himself is very low-key and cautious in this regard. Although Wang is a star with huge traffic, you rarely see news about his family in the media or on the Internet, right?"

Varro nodded: "Yes, that's why I'm surprised he has been alone all this time..."

McNeill explained: "That was intentional. He didn't want the media to disturb his family. When he was playing at Sofia, his family didn't even go to the Red Rock Stadium to watch him play. Is that an exaggeration?"

Varro's eyes widened: "Exaggeration!"

It is indeed exaggerated. It is a normal thing for professional players to let their family members go to the scene to cheer for them.

During the game, TV broadcasts often show the families of famous stars, telling everyone: Look, the family of so-and-so is here to watch the game too!

Commentators will also treat this as a sideshow or interlude during the live broadcast of the game, providing TV viewers with some basic knowledge to demonstrate their expertise and professionalism.

As a result, Wang Lie actually didn't allow his family to go to the game in order to protect them...

"Maybe Wang feels that he is not popular and is afraid of bringing trouble to his family..." McNeill said.

When Varo heard this reason, he believed it without even a doubt.

Because he had heard a lot about Wang Lie's controversial events.

When he was young, Wang Lie even received "death threats".

Thinking about it this way, Varo felt that it was normal for Wang Lie to protect his family so carefully.

"As far as I know, he has been staying in the UK alone since his mother fell and injured herself last July. So he faced the most difficult times alone."

McNeill continued: "Now that his wife and children are here, I think this is a good thing for us. You can see how much Wang values ​​his family from how protective he is of it, and his family will definitely give him more strength."

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Wang Lie thought the fingerprint lock with facial recognition was too slow, so he just used his fingerprint to unlock it - in fact, it was only a second faster...

After opening the heavy double armored doors, he heard laughter coming from inside.

"Dad is back!"

"Dad! Daddy!"

A son and a daughter ran out barefoot without even bothering to put on shoes and pounced on him.

This time, Wang Lie lowered his center of gravity and stood firmly on his horse's stance before he could steadily take over the pair of treasures.

At this time, his wife Tang Xingmei's voice came from the kitchen: "Are you back?"

"Yes, I'm back!" Wang Lie answered loudly.

He had to speak so loudly because he was afraid his wife wouldn't be able to hear him in the kitchen.

"Wait a moment, dinner will be ready soon!" the wife also shouted at the top of her voice.

"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. I'll just play with the two kids."

Wang Lie was like Li Tianwang, holding a child in each hand, stood up on the spot, and walked towards the living room.

Daughter Wang Zilin hugged her father's neck and giggled.

His son Wang Ziqi was swaying back and forth dishonestly, raising his arms and shouting: "Oh oh oh! Forward!"

He used his father as a mount.

When passing the kitchen, Wang Lie instructed the two children: "Say thank you for your mother's hard work!"

The children shouted crisply: "Thank you for your hard work, Mom!"

Tang Xingmei, who was wearing an apron, turned around and saw this scene. She smiled and said, "Dad has worked hard too!"

The two children shouted in unison: "Dad has worked hard too!"

Wang Lie kissed the two children on the cheeks: "At your service!"

This rented villa is indeed very large, and even with four people living in it it still seems empty.

But laughter and joy can fill it up.

(End of this chapter)