Chapter 461 Busy Christmas

Beckham's injury is really serious.

When Wang Li and his companions arrived at the Madrid hospital and entered the ward, they saw Beckham's right leg wrapped in gauze and fixed in place.

Seeing this situation, Wang Li was very worried. He immediately called a doctor and asked about Beckham's injury.

"He has a torn calf muscle and needs to be hospitalized for observation for a period of time. The initial estimate is that he will need at least two months of recuperation before he can return to the court."

The attending doctor, Mr. Fernandez, looked worried. He continued, "However, he has had an old injury in his calf before. This injury is likely to cause a recurrence of the old injury. He needs to recuperate here for a while. The specific recovery time remains to be further observed."

After hearing this, Wang Li became even more worried.

So the two of them walked straight into the room. Victoria was also there. She was peeling an apple nearby. When she saw Wang Li and the other person come in, she immediately asked them to sit down.

Wang Li made way for Beckham, walked to his bed, looked at his leg wrapped in gauze, and asked, "David, how do you feel?"

Beckham looked fine, and he didn't seem to be worried about his condition: "Nothing, just missed two months of games." He stood up, patted Wang Li on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The team's performance depends on you. I also want to win a European Champions League medal this year."

"Don't worry, David, there will be a chance."

Beckham nodded, took the fruit handed over by Victoria, pointed at the two of them, and asked, "By the way, when are you going to get married?"

Speaking of this, Wang Li looked bitter.

After the game yesterday, Cole came to his house to visit Angela and brought a Christmas gift from Earl Edward for the two of them. So he talked to Cole and found out how troublesome it was to marry a little princess of the British royal family.

Wang Li originally thought that after meeting Earl Edward and Queen Elizabeth, they could do whatever they wanted. But in fact, according to the traditional aristocratic etiquette of the British royal family, he had to visit many aristocratic elders, such as Earl Edward's brother, Prince Charles, and so on.

Only after the unanimous consent of these noble elders can the two officially become husband and wife, and at that time a cocktail party will be held for these noble elders to bless them together.

Of course, you don’t have to do this, but without the blessings of these elders, the marriage will always be missing something.

After the two get married, Queen Elizabeth will grant him a title, usually the title of baron.

Generally speaking, people who have made contributions to the country or are very famous figures in the UK will be awarded titles by the Queen, but most of them are the lowest level of knighthood, which is just a symbol, such as Ferguson's knighthood.

Baron is a watershed. This kind of noble title is usually awarded to British people who have made great contributions, or relatives of the royal family. After marrying Angela, Wang Li obviously belongs to the royal family.

The title of baron is not something that can be granted casually with the Queen's consent. The permission of these noble elders is also very important, and it has a kind of blessing meaning.

At present, although royal power is just a symbol and the title of nobility is just an honor, in the social circles of the upper class, a title of nobility is very important. Without this title, you will be looked down upon by others. With a title of nobility, you can naturally be accepted by the upper class social circles. This is the meaning of it.

Although Wang Li didn't care about this, for Angela, he had to get the support of these noble elders, and if he could have a noble title, it would be very helpful for his future development.

After all, football can't be his whole life.

However, Wang Li did not explain this in detail. It was all his responsibility and there was no point in complaining helplessly.

After chatting, several people talked about Beckham's injury.

“When will the final diagnosis be available?”

Victoria said worriedly, "The doctor said it will take a week. I think we will have to spend this Christmas in the hospital."

Wang Li nodded and said, "Take good care of your injuries. Don't worry about the team's performance with me here."

"Haha, I hope I can keep hearing good news. Alan, how do you feel about the La Liga? It looks like you have no problem. You have been performing really well recently, with consecutive hat tricks."

"That's nothing." Wang Li smiled and said, "I think La Liga's defense is a little worse than the Premier League, and Real Madrid is also very strong."

"You are really strong. I used to think that a striker who could score in every game was very efficient, but after meeting you, I believe that football skills can reach such a level." Beckham said with some emotion, "Alas, my condition is getting worse and worse. Maybe in a few years, I will have to leave the football field."

Speaking of this topic, the atmosphere in the room became a little heavy.

Victoria interrupted and complained to Beckham: "I told you to go to the American professional league a long time ago. There you will have a chance to enter Hollywood. With your reputation, there will be no problem."

Hearing this, Beckham frowned and said, "I don't want to tell you this, I only like European football!"

Wang Li nodded. He understood Beckham's feelings very well.

In the past two years, Beckham's performance in the national team has been getting worse and worse. In a game last year, he missed a penalty kick and Jamie Carragher even had a big quarrel with him and accused him of being a "pest" in the national team in the media.

Although Carragher's accusations involve many personal factors, it also shows that Beckham's performance in the England team was indeed not good.

For football players, previous injuries will always have an impact on their condition. Beckham is such a person. As a representative of the England team, he suffered too many injuries, which caused his condition to decline rapidly when he was nearly 30 years old.

However, his love for football cannot be compared with money or the future.

Victoria's suggestion was very good. If Beckham went to the American professional league, he would definitely get a lot of money with his reputation, but the nature of his football would change from then on. It would no longer be professional football, but just entertainment of a performance nature.

This kind of performance can even be compared to a clown on the football field. People who really love football will not make this choice.

At least Wang Li won’t, he would rather retire directly.

"We're going back to London soon. We'll come back to see you next week."

After chatting for a while, Wang Li said hello to Beckham and rushed to Madrid Airport with Angela. The day after tomorrow is Christmas, and the two need to get to London as soon as possible, after all, London is their real hometown.

But this is for Angela.

In Wang Li's eyes, that distant ancient country in the East is his real hometown. Although he has no relatives there and his only relative on his father's side does not seem to have any sense of intimacy with him, that land still makes him smell the flavor of home.

“Maybe when I’m older, I’ll choose to go back there?”

Wang Li shook his head. He thought that the place had the flavor of home. If he went back occasionally, he would indeed feel at home. But if he lived there forever, he might miss Europe again.

My hometown is my hometown after all, but it is not suitable for long-term residence.

After Wang Li and Angela returned to London, they went directly to visit Earl Edward, and then the two went to Cravenwell Road together to spend Christmas with Ellis and Wang Hai.

Although the two have not yet married, everyone treats Angela as one of their own.

During afternoon tea time that day, Wang Li met his grandfather, Mr. Wilbur, again. After two years of changes, Wilbur seemed to have aged a lot, probably because of his busy work.

However, when Wang Li saw him, Wilbur looked relaxed.

"I donated half of my shares to public schools in London to help them improve their sports programs." Wilbur said with a smile: "Now I have very few shares, and all the company's affairs have been handed over to other people to manage. I can enjoy my old age."

After hearing this, Wang Li had no expression on his face, but his heart was full of respect for the old man.

Wilbur worked hard all his life and accumulated hundreds of millions of pounds. Half of his company shares were worth at least 30 million pounds. Because Wang Li was Ellis's only child, two years ago, Wilbur had always wanted Wang Li to continue his schooling and then help him manage the company's affairs and inherit his property.

However, Wang Li disagreed and he did not want to leave football.

And now, Wilbur saw that Wang Li was more capable than himself, and he was so pleased that he was willing to donate half of his life-long fortune. As for the remaining half, he probably only considered Wang Li, fearing that something might happen in the future.

This practice and behavior is very common among the wealthy class in England, but Wang Li couldn't help but think of the practices of the rich people in his previous life. Those people would only leave their money to future generations. Even if they were rich, they would not donate a single cent. This is the difference between the two.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Wang Li. He is very happy that Wilbur can enjoy his old age. After all, this cheap grandfather is really good to him.

Christmas in London is lively.

The whole street was filled with all kinds of Christmas trees, with many gifts hanging on them. On this day, Angela actually asked Wang Li to dress up as Santa Claus to give gifts to the children passing by.

Wang Li was also very interested in the idea, so he agreed.

The two bought many exquisite gifts from a large toy center, placed them at a street corner, dressed in Santa Claus costumes, and delivered gifts to the children passing by.

This experience made Wang Li feel very good, at least he had done something meaningful.

Wearing Santa Claus costumes in the neighborhood, the two were not afraid of being discovered, but journalists covering Christmas still came to them and asked questions such as the reason for distributing gifts.

This made Wang Li very embarrassed because he didn't want to reveal his identity.

"We are volunteers. I hope to bring joy to the children in London. Yes, that's it." Wang Li said in an interview with reporters.

In fact, the two of them were just doing a romantic thing.

When the reporter asked the two to take off their hats, they both shook their heads, as they knew this would definitely bring a lot of trouble.

Even so, they were on the evening's BBC radio and television first news, a column about Christmas celebrations, and the reporter said that the two were the only "Santa Clauses" in London who had no purpose and did not reveal their identities.

However, before the program was aired for long, a fan in London posted a message on the BBC's BBS column - "Revealing the true identity of the anonymous Santa Claus - Alan Wang!"

Because Wang Li's name appeared, this post instantly attracted a lot of people's attention. Another reason was that the reason for this post was very clear. It was speculation caused by a pair of shoes.

In the interview broadcast by BBC, the Santa Claus on the left was wearing a pair of Nike's new version of 'Allen-style' sneakers, which were designed by Nike specifically for Wang Li in December. According to reliable sources, the commemorative edition sneakers will not be officially released until February.

So where did this 'Santa Claus' buy these shoes?

These English people don't think about "piracy". It is really rare to see counterfeit and shoddy goods in the UK. At least such goods are not available in London. European laws have severe crackdowns on "counterfeiting". Most people dare not counterfeit for a little profit.

In fact, this style of shoes has been sold in shopping malls in ancient oriental countries, but the British cannot buy the same style of shoes at all. After all, Nike has not officially released it yet. This is the "gap" between Europe and the East.

These have nothing to do with speculation. In short, after watching the BBC program, many British people believed that the Santa Claus was Wang Li, and the Santa Claus with a female voice was naturally the little princess Angela.

"Alan did a charity work at Christmas, but he refused to reveal his name. His behavior was in stark contrast to some players and celebrities who did charity work for fame. I think we can see from here that Allen's success is not just about his football skills, he is also convincing in other aspects." One day after Christmas, the BBC reported it as if with solid evidence.

At this time, Wang Li and Angela had already started their "visiting trip".

They did not visit Queen Elizabeth because the Queen had to attend many related activities during the Christmas period, so they could only visit Prince Charles.

Prince Charles, 57, is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Like Earl Edward, he was also a soldier and served in the British Navy for six years in his early years. He was also the first member of the British royal family to obtain a bachelor's degree.

In 1952, Prince Charles was created Duke of Cornwall, and subsequently Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Scottish Isles and Great Steward. It was not until 1958 that he was created Prince of Wales (a special title for the heir to the British throne during the period of succession) and Earl of Chester.

Now, Prince Charles is very happy because on April 9 this year, he and his lover Camilla, whom he had been in love with for 35 years, held a low-key wedding at Windsor City Hall in the form of civil registration. It is worth mentioning that Queen Elizabeth also prayed for them in the church.

There is no doubt that Prince Charles is a supporter of free love.

In his early years, the royal family designated Diana as his wife, but their marriage was not happy. Although Prince Harry and Prince William were born in 1982 and 1984 respectively, the two soon separated.

With this background, Wang Li and his wife did not feel any pressure. They were also in a free love relationship, so Prince Charles would surely have no reason to object.

Sure enough, the visit went smoothly.

Harry and William were very happy to hear that Wang Li and Angela were coming to visit. They also came to Charles' estate that day with the purpose of meeting Wang Li. Yes, they are also fans.

So, the few of them had a very friendly exchange, during which Prince Charles also congratulated Wang Li and Angela on their happiness and said that he would definitely attend the church ceremony on the wedding day.

Prince Charles' attitude made the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.

Among these aristocratic elders, the most influential one is Prince Charles, because he is Angela's biological uncle. However, other royal elders have no reason to oppose their marriage. After all, their relationship is not that close, and they will not really do anything about it.

Now, it seems that the only hurdle left on the road to marriage is Queen Elizabeth.

However, Angela is very confident about this. She grew up in Buckingham Palace and is Queen Elizabeth's most beloved granddaughter. With this relationship, for Angela's happiness, Queen Elizabeth has no reason to object.

After three days of visiting, the two were very tired and rested in London for two days before returning to Madrid together.

For a player, La Liga is indeed more comfortable than the Premier League. At least there is a winter break during Christmas. Think about last season, Wang Li was even busier during Christmas. It is impossible for him to have so much free time. This is all due to the rules of the Premier League.

At this time, the La Liga winter break had been over for more than a week, and it was time for them to return to Madrid.

On the day they arrived in Madrid, Wang Li and Angela went to the hospital to visit Beckham again. He was really worried about Beckham's injury. As his close friend, Wang Li did not want Beckham to miss the World Cup in Germany because of his injury. That would definitely be a heavy blow to Beckham.

Perhaps this is Beckham's last chance to participate in the World Cup, and if his injury cannot be healed, no matter how much McClaren trusts him, he will not be able to call him into the England team.

"How is it going?"

When he first entered the hospital, Wang Li did not go directly to Beckham's ward, but found Dr. Fernandez to inquire about the condition.

"An old injury has recurred. The foot muscles are slow to heal and the tendons and bones are strained. It is estimated that he will need at least six months to recover. It will be impossible for him to step onto the pitch for at least half a year."

Fernandez's words made Wang Li's heart sink. He didn't want his good friend to encounter such a situation.

Six months!

After such a long time, even if Beckham returns to the green field, his condition will definitely be affected. Even if he is famous again, it will be difficult for him to enter the England team. And even if he enters the England team, it is almost impossible for him to perform well.

Before meeting Beckham, Wang Li knew that he must be feeling extremely depressed at the moment.

"Do you really want to try it?"

Standing at the door of the ward, Wang Li said silently, and then thought to himself: "Let him decide for himself."