The next morning, Tendou was sitting in the dining room at home.
He had taken Salah's advice and settled down in Liverpool.
With the help of his agent, Jonathan, he had spent 2 million pounds to purchase a large villa.
After a simple renovation, he and Amanai Riko had moved in smoothly.
On the table were salad, chicken breast, bread...
This was the breakfast prepared by Amanai Riko.
Tendou was reading the newspaper while eating.
The internet had developed rapidly. In this day and age, it seemed there was no place that the sun's rays couldn't reach.
People could find out anything they wanted online.
The advanced search engines could satisfy all your needs.
However, Tendou had instead developed the habit of reading physical newspapers.
Flipping through it while eating breakfast in the morning had a certain taste of enjoying life.
Arnold often laughed at him for it, saying that all of humanity was progressing, and only he was regressing.
Tendou continued to do as he pleased.
In the garden was Amanai Riko, dressed in jeans, a white shirt, and white shoes.
She was feeding the koi in the fish pond.
The English also raise koi, and they even have a celebrity koi.
It all started when a fishing enthusiast named Tony caught a koi in the Bluebell Lakes and named it Benson.
Then he began to boast to the people around him about "Benson's" uniqueness.
And gradually, Benson became a fish that received a lot of attention.
The English believed it could bring good luck.
Therefore, more and more people went to the Bluebell Lakes to fish, hoping to catch "Benson" and get good luck.
According to statistics, this fish named Benson had been caught as many as 63 times in its life.
Coupled with some random news that some of the people who caught Benson had indeed gotten lucky, the 39-kilogram koi became a national-level mascot in the minds of the English people through word of mouth.
However, there was also news that the reason Tony did that was for his own self-interest.
He was the person in charge of this lake, and there was a fee for fishing in the Bluebell Lakes.
But in any case, this fat fish eventually died.
The English people were even angry and accused the person in charge of not managing its health well, and even went to the Bluebell Lakes to lay flowers in its memory.
To be a fish to this extent, it could be said to have had a life without regrets.
Hopefully, it will be reincarnated as a fish again next time.
Tendou raised fish for no other reason than that he had done so in his past life.
In his spare time, drinking tea while watching the fish swim around was one of his pleasures.
But as it turned out, this pond of fish he raised was loved by Riko and the entire Liverpool team.
Many people who came to Tendou's house as guests, upon seeing that pond of fish, immediately fell in love with it, saying that they would also get one when they got home.
He didn't know about the others, but Arnold's house had been filled with "bang bang" sounds every day recently.
He was said to be building a fish pond twice the size of Tendou's, and he was even going to swim with the fish...
While Riko was teasing the fish with her finger over there, Tendou was flipping through the newspaper here.
"Tie's Suspense Ended in the First Leg, Liverpool Thrashes Bayern Munich 4:1!"
"After the Best Premier League Debut comes the Best Champions League Debut, TJ with 2 Goals and 2 Assists, Helps Liverpool Defeat the Bundesliga Giants!"
"Leadership Qualities! TJ Gets Angry on the Field, Leads by Example and Scores the Goal that Kills the Suspense!"
"Goal of the Year! 35-meter Ultra-Long-Range Bicycle Kick! The Puskás Award is Already Decided!"
The Times:
"In a clash of titans, Liverpool ultimately defeated the Bundesliga giants 4:1 at Anfield."
"This is what they deserved. It is the result of the team's joint efforts."
"But I must mention him, Liverpool's number 44 player!"
"Since he joined, in all the matches he has played, Liverpool has not lost a single one."
"He has used his creative and imaginative football to help Liverpool overcome difficulties time and time again."
"From the Double Red Derby against Manchester United, to the comeback victory away at Manchester City, to the 4-goal creation against Bayern in the Champions League, he has already proven to everyone that he is a big-game player."
"The French believe that Loki has redefined the combat effectiveness of young players. That was once the case, but now the strongest 18-year-old player is at Liverpool."
"When TJ joined Liverpool, too many people questioned this deal, believing that he was not worthy of an 8 million annual salary, that the intensity of the Premier League would turn this Asian talent into a paralytic."
"But the data does not lie. Double-digit goals and assists in 10 league rounds. Signing TJ is the greatest decision of this season for Liverpool, and perhaps in the history of the team!"
"We have reason to believe that with outstanding players like TJ, the trident, and the world's strongest defender, Van Dijk, Liverpool will also be able to leave the Allianz Arena unscathed in the second leg."
In the report, The Times did not use too much emotional language.
It just mentioned Tendou's stats and Liverpool's results when he played.
They stated the facts plainly, but the data they listed was shocking.
In the photo, Tendou, with his arms spread wide, wearing the Liverpool number 44 jersey, stood on the advertising hoardings with his back to the camera, a king surveying Anfield.
And in front of him were the frantic Liverpool fans.
Everyone had their hands raised high, as if worshipping a god.
Of course, some media outlets took a different path.
For example, Marca. In today's report, they claimed: "We have received reliable information that TJ likes to do indescribable things with his girlfriend in the tea room by the fish pond in his house."
"Why hasn't this damn newspaper gone bankrupt yet?"
Tendou looked at the three words Marca, his teeth grinding.
Where had he ever done such a thing?
He was very traditional, okay?
At most, in the kitchen...
After the match, Klopp gave the team a day off.
Arnold also came to Tendou's house as a guest as promised, bringing his supermodel girlfriend along.
Riko didn't get along well with her. The other was talking about cosmetics, famous brands, and so on. Riko didn't understand these things and was more enthusiastic about binge-watching dramas.
If it weren't for Tendou and the others being there, the scene would have been quite awkward.
Arnold left after dinner, taking his supermodel girlfriend somewhere.
...
3 days later.
Back to the league.
It was the familiar, exciting Double Red Derby again.
This time, Liverpool had come to Old Trafford to challenge the Red Devils away from home.
The last time, the Manchester United fans had been holding in a bellyful of anger.
So as soon as Liverpool appeared on the field, the stadium was bombarded with red smoke bombs by the Manchester United fans.
The entire sky over Old Trafford was filled with a layer of red gauze.
"They still dare to boo me. They're really asking for it."
Tendou looked at the Manchester United fans in the stands with an unfriendly gaze.
The "system" humanely rolled its eyes.
Back at the Etihad, they didn't boo you, and you were unhappy. Now at Old Trafford, they are booing you, and you're also unhappy.
You're so hard to please!
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