The next day, the kindergarten gave the young players a day off.
Wang Shiyu naturally didn't have to go to school.
He'd practiced until 2:00 a.m. the night before, so he slept until noon before waking up.
Wang Yi and Nicole kept an eye on Wang Shiyu's condition.
After he woke up, he still didn't say a word, just like the night before.
He didn't even smile, which made Nicole a little worried.
The maid had already prepared lunch.
Wang Shiyu shoveled down his lunch in big mouthfuls.
When he finished, he turned to Wang Yi and said, "Dad, take me to Coach's house."
Wang Yi and Nicole exchanged a glance, both visibly relieved.
They had been afraid their son would go two days without speaking, like Wang Yi had once done.
At least now their son had spoken up on his own.
Nicole said, "The school gave you young players the day off today. You were tired yesterday, too. How about taking today off to rest?"
But Wang Shiyu stubbornly shook his little head. "No. I want to practice."
Wang Yi nodded. "All right. I'll take you to practice now."
When father and son arrived at Messi's house, Messi saw Wang Shiyu holding a soccer ball and smiled with satisfaction.
Wang Yi told Messi, "He practiced until two last night. He woke up at twelve just now, ate, and then wanted to come practice."
Messi nodded. "His personality really is so much like yours. Don't worry, I'll arrange some training for him. Since he had a game yesterday and practiced for so long last night, today we'll mainly do some exercises to help him relax."
"I'll leave him in your hands, then."
Wang Yi trusted Messi.
After discovering that Wang Shiyu was such a promising young player, Messi had