Chapter 19 This Perfect Ordinary Fucking Day

Vitini was lying on the bed, holding his mobile phone and video chatting with his family in Brazil.

He opened his mouth widely, revealing a row of big white teeth, and said with great joy: “Mom! Let me tell you, today is a perfect day! I finally got to train with Wang! He is just like the legend says, strict and hard-working during training! In addition to normal training, he also has to do extra training for himself. I asked to join him, and guess what? He agreed! Haha! He agreed!”

Vitini even rolled over on the bed in excitement.

The mother on the other end of the video watched the shaking picture and shouted, “I’m going to faint, Vitini! Stop it, quickly!”

Vitini stopped and had moved from lying down to lying prone on the bed.

He bared his teeth at his mother in the picture: “Hehe! Mom, you know what? Although training with Wang is very tiring, I think I can stick to it! And Wang also taught me some ways to relax my muscles and recover my body after training…”

The mother in the video also grinned and said happily: “That’s great, I’m happy for you, dear.”

Although we were thousands of miles apart, the relief and love in her eyes seemed not to be restricted by time and space and could not be hidden.

The big boy in front of them is the hope and pride of their whole family. Although there are many ridicules about Vitini’s appearance from the outside world, in his mother’s eyes, he will always be the best-looking and cutest baby.

“Brother, brother!” A little kid broke into the video with a childish cry. He snatched the phone from his mother and stared at Vitini on the phone screen with wide eyes. “Is Wang really as fierce as they say?”

Seeing his brother’s face almost filling up the screen, Vitini was amused at first, then answered seriously: “Of course not! People out there are talking nonsense! They have never seen the king, they are all guessing! In fact, the king is not only not fierce, but also a very nice person! He also taught me how to control my temper! He let me turn my anger into power, and then release it, BOOM! It’s like a bomb!”

“That’s great, brother! Then you must have helped me get the king’s autograph, right?”

“Uh…” Seeing his brother’s eyes wide open and look of great anticipation, Vitini felt a little embarrassed.

Because he was so focused on training with his idol that he forgot his brother’s request…

Seeing his brother’s expression, the younger brother guessed the truth, so he shook the screen and shouted: “Ah! You forgot! You must have forgotten, right?!”

Vitini was dizzy from being shaken by his brother. He could only close his eyes and shout loudly, using his own voice to drown out his brother’s evil voice:
“What are you worried about? I train with Wang every day, we are teammates! Isn’t it easy to get an autograph? Besides, even if I ask for it today, can you get it?”

The younger brother was still throwing a tantrum: “I don’t care! I don’t care! Brother, you don’t keep your word! You don’t keep your word! Now one autograph can’t satisfy me anymore! I want more!”

Despite his headache, Vitini asked, “So what do you want now?”

“I want…” The noisy brother suddenly quieted down, and the picture stabilized. He thought about it seriously, and then his eyes lit up:
“I want to video chat with Wang!”

Vitini almost threw his phone away: “Be more careful, Lucas!”

The picture on the younger brother Lucas’s side began to shake again: “I don’t care! I don’t care! I’m going to be ten soon, I want Wang to give me a video! I want Wang to say happy birthday to me! I don’t care…”

Vitini felt like he was going to vomit. He quickly turned his face to the side, not looking at the screen, and asked for help from his mother who had been watching the show from behind: “Mom——”

Hearing his cry, the mother came over, took the phone from her younger son’s hand, and the picture stabilized.

“Don’t bother your brother, he’ll get an autograph for you. Go have fun!”

Lucas made a face at his brother in the video and ran off screaming.

After watching him run away, the mother retracted her gaze and said to her eldest son, “But Lucas really wants a unique birthday present. He has invited many friends to his birthday party, and he is waiting to show off. So if possible, you should ask the king…”

Vitini thought about it, nodded and agreed: “Okay, I’ll ask him tomorrow. But I think it’s not realistic to let Wang have a video call with Lucas directly, so I’ll ask Wang to record a video for him…”

My mother expressed her understanding: “It’s all right, you can do it, but don’t force it. I know Wang is a superstar, and superstars like him always have a clear price tag for their work…”

Vitini shook her head, “No, Mom, we’re teammates.”

“Anyway, you decide.” Mom then asked, “Where’s your dad?”

Vitini turned his head and looked at the door behind him: “He’s in the kitchen making dinner.”

“Oh… I thought he was still in Spain…”

“He came back last night.”

Mom was concerned: “How was the conversation?”

“He said uh… FC Madrid is indeed interested in me, but is unwilling to pay more transfer fee for me. They want to wait until my contract expires…” When he said this, Vitini’s voice dropped.

“Wait for the contract to expire? God, doesn’t that mean we have to wait another year?” Mom exclaimed.

Vitini’s current contract with Tyneside Club expires in the 2037-2038 season. This contract is also the first contract he signed with Tyneside, and both parties signed a five-year contract in one go.

But Vitini regretted it.

Because he found that Tyne was not as good as he had imagined, he admitted that when he was 18 years old, he chose to come to Tyne in large part for money – after all, his family needed money.

But he still has some competitive pursuits.

After arriving, he found that Tyne was not as good as the agent boasted, especially the level of the team. In the Premier League, Tyne has been fighting for relegation almost every season.

But when they signed the contract with me, they said the club’s goal was to participate in the Champions League:

“Our Middle Eastern boss is super rich! In addition to you, we will also sign many powerful and famous stars, who will quickly strengthen the team… Next season we will compete in the Champions League!”

As a result, let alone next season, he has not even seen the shadow of the Champions League in the four seasons since he came to the team.

Feeling regretful, Vitini fired his former agent and stopped negotiating a contract extension with the club.

Originally he hoped to transfer away after the end of this season.

If we wait another year, who knows what will happen then, and who can guarantee that Vitini’s performance will not fluctuate in the next season? What if Madrid FC changes its mind?
From the perspective of Madrid FC, their thinking is actually quite normal. After all, the player’s contract will expire in one year. If they just wait one more year, they can sign the player for free. Why are they in a hurry to pay? Is it because they have too much money to spend?

Even though Madrid FC is one of the top clubs, money doesn’t come easily.

And this is also the usual method of Madrid FC, reluctant to invest in young players who want to join them. After all, they are a top club, and there are many players who want to play for Madrid FC every year.

Unless the person is a superstar, they will use a lot of resources to pursue him.

Madrid FC supporters praised the club’s superb methods and healthy finances, which ensured the team’s continuous development and continued high level.

The fans of those clubs whose players were poached by Madrid FC all hate this “blood-sucking king”.

Because of different standpoints, it is impossible to tell right from wrong.

“They also said that if they wanted to go this summer, I would have to put pressure on Tyne…”

“Put pressure on? How to put pressure on?” asked my mother.

Vitini said uncomfortably: “Of course, it is to threaten the club with a strike…”

“Ah, this…” The mother also knew how bad this move was. It could be said that it completely cut her son off from Tyne. Even if he could go to Madrid FC, his image in the eyes of Tyne fans would be completely ruined.

Someone with lower moral standards might have done the same thing, but she knew her son was not that kind of person.

Although he wanted to leave Tyne, he always gave his all whenever he was on the field. After all, it was Tyne who brought him from Brazil to Europe, and he hoped that even if he had to leave here one day, it would be a good parting.

Seeing that his mother was also in a dilemma, Vitini comforted her: “It doesn’t matter, let’s wait until the contract expires next year. Anyway, Wang is here in Tain now, and I want to play more football with him. And most importantly… I believe that by training with Wang, I will definitely become stronger!”

His mother also encouraged him with a smile: “Our ‘Vitini’ will definitely be able to do it!”

After ending the call with his mother, Vitini went to look at his recently posted Instagram post, where he posted a photo of himself and Wang Lie.

In just a short time of the video call, there were already thousands of likes and comments.

Vitini even saw Wang Lie’s like.

Looking at the envious comments, Vitini rolled around happily on the bed.

What a wonderful day it was for him!
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“How does it feel to be on your first day with your new team?”

In the video, Tang Xingmei smiled and asked Wang Lie that her husband had just returned to the room after relaxing in the hotel swimming pool.

Wang Lie placed his phone on the table and was wiping his hair with a towel. “It’s OK. It’s just a normal day. Nothing special.”

“Are the new teammates easy to get along with?”

“Well, they were very enthusiastic. They even had a fight in the locker room to welcome me.”

“Ah?” Tang Xingmei didn’t figure out for a moment whether her husband was joking or serious.

When Wang Lie saw his wife’s surprised look, he burst into laughter.

Tang Xingmei thought her husband must be joking: “You are kidding! I was wondering how it is possible…”

Unexpectedly, Wang Lie said, “It’s true, wife, it’s true. If I don’t push the door and go in, and wait outside for a while, maybe they can fight even harder.”

Tang Xingmei stared at her husband with wide eyes.

“There was one fanatical fan of mine in the new team, and another who really disliked me. They started arguing, and then the argument got more and more heated, and in the end they started fighting…”

Wang Lie told his wife the details of what happened. Tang Xingmei held her forehead and asked, “Why do I feel like you jumped from one pit into another?”

Wang Lie said: “I think Tyne is much better than Sofia United. You can accomplish something in this team.”

“That player who doesn’t like you… Dean, why does he dislike you? Did you offend him before?” Tang Xingmei was very curious.

Wang Lie curled his lips and said, “How would I know? I have offended so many people, I can’t possibly remember every one of them.”

His wife glared at him: “You are quite proud!”

Wang Lie spread his hands, looking like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water: “What can I do? I have offended everyone.”

Tang Xingmei didn’t want to argue with him about this topic: “That Dean, I remember he seemed to be quite famous in the past?”

“Well, he was once a talented teenager in English football. At his peak, he was worth over 100 million euros. Now his salary is the highest in Tyne, the same as mine.”

“Then why is it like this now?”

“He has character flaws. He is prone to self-destruction and cannot handle stress.” Wang Lie has played in the Premier League for ten seasons and knows a thing or two about this once famous talent.

Tang Xingmei laughed when she heard the key words: “I remember you told me before that Vitini had character flaws, and now Dean too, how come everyone has character flaws?”

“That’s how it is. As a human being, who doesn’t have character flaws? I have some too.”

Tang Xingmei’s expression was solemn: “That’s true.”

As a mother of two children, she felt deeply.

Then she became worried again: “Hearing what you said, I think the Tyne locker room is also quite complicated. Will it affect you?”

Wang Lie shook his head: “They are all minor problems. There is nothing your husband can’t solve. Problems other than football are a little more troublesome.”

“how?”

“I don’t want to stay in a hotel all the time, but Fernando hasn’t found a suitable house, so I’m afraid he’ll have to stay in a hotel for a while.”

Tang Xingmei knew why her husband didn’t want to stay in a hotel, and also understood why it was hard to find the right house he wanted, so she comforted him, “Don’t worry, a good house is hard to find, just let it go. Maybe there will be good news in a few days.”

Wang Lie sighed: “Let’s hope… If this house is not settled, I won’t be able to move all my equipment in Manchester here…”

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It gets dark early in Newcastle in winter. There are few people on the streets in the residential area. Under the dim and flickering street lights, a car drives over from a distance and stops on the side of the road.

Then a figure got out of the car, looked around, then lowered his head and walked to the door of a small building and knocked on the door hurriedly.

After knocking several times, footsteps and a lazy question were heard from inside: “Who is it?”

“Mom, it’s me, Sonny.” The person knocking on the door answered in a low voice, turning his head and looking around.

With the sound of the door lock, the door was opened, and a fat middle-aged woman looked at Sonny Dean standing outside the door in surprise: “Why are you here? Shouldn’t you go back to Northumberland?”

Dean squeezed in first, closed the door, and then said to his mother: “I don’t want to live over there. There are too many paparazzi.”

“Where’s Ophelia?” Mom asked again.

Dean frowned: “Mom, didn’t I tell you? I broke up with her a long time ago…”

“Ah? Really? Sorry, I forgot…”

Dean sniffed hard. “Have you been drinking again?”

Mom gave an embarrassed smile and pinched two fingers together: “Just a little, just a little, that’s all I had all day…”

Dean didn’t doubt this. After all, if his mother drank a lot, he wouldn’t need to sniff hard, he would be able to smell it as soon as he entered the room.

But he still blamed: “Didn’t the doctor say it? Not at all.”

Mom changed the subject: “Have you had dinner? I’ll make it for you…”

After saying that, she ran to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

Dean, who was following behind her, heard the sound of bottles and cans colliding, and then saw his mother rummaging through the refrigerator, mumbling:

“Strange, I remember I bought it… where is it? This… not… this… can I make you a salad?”

Dean sighed and held his mother’s hand, “No, Mom, I’ve already had dinner.”

“Ha…really?” Mom laughed dryly, “What would you like to drink…”

She picked up a bottle of beer from the refrigerator.

Dean shook his head, “I’m going back to my room.”

After saying that, he stepped onto the stairs and walked toward the second floor.

Mom watched him from downstairs and asked, “How was your day, Sonny?”

“That’s it, just like usual.” Dean replied without turning his head.

“Same as usual? I saw on the news that Wang went to training today. I remember you liked him before…”

Dean, who was walking up the stairs, stopped and turned back to glare at his mother: “I’ve told you many times that I don’t like him anymore!”

“Ah, I’m sorry…” The mother was frightened by her son and was at a loss what to do.

Seeing his mother like this, Dean pursed his lips and remained silent for a while, then he said, “I’m going to rest,” and went upstairs.

Soon the sound of a door closing was heard from upstairs.

Mom stared blankly at the stairs, then turned back to the kitchen with a gloomy face. After hesitating for a while, she opened the refrigerator door again and took out a beer bottle.

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Back in his room, Sonny Dean’s excitement gradually subsided.

In front of him was a small bedroom that was not very spacious. Apart from a bed, a table and a cabinet, there was not much space for activities.

This is where he grew up.

He lived here until he was 22, when he moved out to buy a mansion in Northumberland, northeast of Newcastle.

The furnishings in the house were the same as when he moved out, and there was no sense of dilapidation from long-term unoccupied people, because he would always come back from time to time to live – his £6 million mansion was very luxurious, with five spacious suites and five parking spaces. But only when he returned to this small bedroom would he feel a little at ease.

Dean kicked off his shoes and lay down on the bed, naturally looking at the bedroom ceiling.

It was densely covered with posters of football stars, including former England international and Tyne’s legendary striker “Longbow” Bob Taylor, Brazilian superstar Filho who was active in the first decade of the 21st century, Spanish world number one midfielder Gonzalo Brando who retired only last year, and the current top scorer of the German national team Wayne Tafertshof…

On countless nights in the past, Sonny Dean fell asleep under the gaze of these top stars.

However, there is a large gap in the central area of ​​the overlapping posters, revealing the original appearance of the ceiling, which is very conspicuous.

Sonny Dean lay on the bed, his eyes focused on the white ceiling.

There were some posters there, but he tore them down. He looked at the ceiling and seemed to still hear the voice of the man on the posters:

“Run forward, Dean!”

“Pass the ball, Dean!”

“Pass the ball at the first time! At the first time!”

“You’re distracted, Dean!”

“Nice shot, Dean!”

“Dean!”

“Dean!”

“Dean…”

……

Dean turned over and lay on the bed. Finally, he didn’t have to face the ceiling, but the voice in his ears still didn’t disappear.

He raised his hands to cover his ears, but it still didn’t work.

It wasn’t until he put the pillow on his head that the situation improved – Wang Lie’s voice seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, ethereal, softer, and no longer so harsh…

Dean let out a breath.

What a fucking fucking day!
(End of this chapter)