In terms of speed, Wang Shiyu wasn't among the very best on the school team, but he was still one of the fastest few.
Just imagine a second grader racing against fifth- and sixth-graders and placing among the top few. That alone was already astonishing.
Wang Shiyu was no slouch when it came to physical play, either.
He'd inherited Wang Yi's height genes, and had already reached 1.4 meters in second grade.
That was the sort of height you'd expect from a fourth- or fifth-grader.
Wang Yi had also made sure he ate a balanced diet and did strength training, so he could hold his own physically against fourth- and fifth-graders.
Sometimes, he could even put up a bit of a fight against sixth-graders.
With his speed and strength, combined with his natural feel for the ball and imagination on the field, he'd earned a starting spot after just over a year on the school team.
In the first three games of this Toronto elementary school tournament, he'd already scored five goals.
It wasn't as astonishing as when he played in kindergarten, but he was only eight years old.
To score five goals in three games while competing against kids who were generally eleven or twelve showed just how remarkable his soccer talent was.
When Wang Yi and Nicole arrived at the entrance to the field, they saw that Anjiali was already waiting there.
Anjiali was still unmarried and had no children of her own. It seemed she'd come to think of Wang Shiyu as her own son.
So she attended almost every one of Wang Shiyu's games.
The three of them went into the venue together.
Wang Yi's arrival naturally drew cheers from the parents and students there.
Then the game began.
Wang Shiyu showed his attacking instincts right