Looking at his newly acquired soft-rice points, Li Yufei felt satisfied.
Since Taylor's concert tour in the United States began, the two of them hadn't seen each other for nearly 40 days.
During this time, Li Yufei only obtained 100 intermediate soft-rice points through the iPhone 4, a gift Taylor had bought him.
He then used these 100 intermediate soft-rice points to raise his dribbling to a value of 85. After all, the range for intermediate soft-rice points is between 80 and 89.
To reach the 90s range, he would need to use advanced soft-rice points.
Unfortunately, Li Yufei had only obtained advanced soft-rice points once since he arrived at Arsenal three years ago, and that was right after he first came.
He got another instance later when Taylor and he officially announced their relationship, and since then, he hadn't seen what advanced soft-rice points looked like again.
However, Li Yufei guessed that the trigger mechanism for advanced soft-rice points probably required a trigger event to cause significant influence, or be of great importance to him personally, in order to be obtained.
Given this, his professional career debut representing the Arsenal first team, which would happen soon, would definitely earn him advanced soft-rice points.
As for whether he would receive other rewards, that was hard to say; Li Yufei wasn't sure either.
"Hi, darling, what are you thinking about? Haven't you recovered yet?" Taylor waved her hand in front of Li Yufei's eyes, bringing with it a fragrant breeze and a lingering, colored scent.
After snapping back to reality, Li Yufei couldn't help but roll his eyes and retorted crossly, "Elder sister, am I that useless? What are you thinking? I'm a tough guy!"
Seemingly feeling a bit lacking in confidence, Li Yufei deliberately emphasized his tone.
Taylor chuckled and didn't expose her boyfriend, agreeing, "Yes, yes, I know my man is the Manliest and the most amazing!"
Looking at the gloating Taylor, Li Yufei didn't bother to argue further. After all, facing a girlfriend three years his elder, due to the age difference, he was indeed at a slight disadvantage.
Once the two had rested sufficiently, Taylor drove them to their residence.
"Oh, by the way, Afei, when can you play in the first team? I remember Mr. Neil said a long time ago that your level was completely sufficient to play for the first team."
Li Yufei was already used to Taylor's casual switching of nicknames; after all, it was also a way of showing affection.
"Well, I'm going to report to the first team next week. The BOSS already spoke to me today and told me to be prepared," Li Yufei relayed what Wenger had told him to Taylor.
Hearing this, Taylor's face lit up with joy. "That's wonderful! Arsène finally is willing to promote darling to the first team."
"Although I've wanted to play in the first team for a long time, I can also understand the BOSS's thinking."
"After all, Bojan of Barcelona is a lesson right in front of us. He played for the Barcelona first team before he was 17, and now he's almost unable to play football anymore."
Li Yufei naturally knew Wenger's thoughts. After all, there were quite a few cases in football of 'injured prodigies,' and with Bojan's vivid example right before him, it was hard for the older man not to have some reservations.
In fact, although Wenger was always very stingy with money in the transfer market due to stadium debt issues, leading him to constantly use new players and frantically gamble on potential, he was never impatient for quick success and wouldn't put too much pressure on young players.
He knew very well that young players needed time to grow, both physically and mentally, and required time to develop and mature.
Therefore, he generally wouldn't use excessively young players. For minors like Li Yufei, who was not yet 18, Wenger was very cautious in his use of him.
Furthermore, Li Yufei had Dad Li as a major shareholder of Arsenal, so Wenger had to be even more careful.
Although Dad Li hadn't managed Arsenal since acquiring it in 2006, leaving everything to his professional managers, this didn't mean that Dad Li truly ignored his rebellious son.
It was impossible for a cultured person like Wenger, known as the "Professor," not to have even this much emotional intelligence.
So, he was more cautious and careful with Li Yufei's usage and future development than with other academy players.
Taylor also knew Wenger's intentions regarding her boyfriend and was naturally very reassured.
So, she didn't ask any more questions, only mentioning that she wanted to watch his professional career debut in person.
Li Yufei readily agreed to this, of course.
Anyway, his dad always had a VIP box at Arsenal; it was empty anyway, so it might as well be used by his wife.
"I'll call Uncle Mark and ask him to open Dad's box for you that day," Li Yufei said, picking up his phone and dialing the frequently used number in his call history.
Mark Horner, Dad Li's professional manager.
Since Dad Li acquired Arsenal in 2006, he had been responsible for Arsenal's related affairs and was the person Li Yufei contacted most often during his years in the United Kingdom.
After the call connected, Li Yufei finished stating Taylor's request, and Mark simply said OK before hanging up.
Well... how should he put it? It was the familiar taste; the few trusted aides under Dad Li seemed to all have this decisive, no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point personality.
Li Yufei was already used to it, and Taylor beside him didn't find the person on the other end of the phone rude; it was clear she was as accustomed to it as Li Yufei was.
After returning to Li Yufei's home in London, Taylor immediately went to the third-floor bedroom to get him some loungewear to change into.
Li Yufei, of course, very naturally enjoyed being served by his girlfriend.
As for dinner, it had already been prepared by the dedicated servants, as neither Li Yufei nor Taylor knew how to cook.
At most, Taylor could only bake desserts like cookies. As for Li Yufei, he couldn't do anything except make instant noodles.
But for rich people, these were not problems. How many wealthy households in reality had kitchens that weren't spotless?
Dinner was also simple: a steak, an egg, a vegetable salad without dressing, two pieces of whole-grain bread, and a plate of fruit cut into uniform small pieces.
The steak and egg were Li Yufei's food; the latter items, which had absolutely nothing to do with the word 'meat,' were naturally Taylor's.
Before the snake incident, Taylor had an almost pathological obsession with body management.
Although Li Yufei had advised her many times, Taylor wouldn't listen, and he eventually had to give up.
Fortunately, Taylor also knew to give her boyfriend a wonderful life exploration experience and didn't develop into a 'ribs-only' figure.
This was the only thing Li Yufei could be thankful for.
After finishing their meal, Li Yufei and Taylor strolled in the villa's yard for half an hour.
This detached villa located in the third district of North London was worth a considerable amount. Including the basement, it had 5 floors, 7 bedrooms plus 9 bathrooms, a dedicated study, and a music room prepared for Taylor.
In the basement, there was a small cinema that could accommodate about a dozen people and a small KTV.
As for the wine cellar, a necessity for villas, it was certainly not missing, although neither Li Yufei nor Taylor were fond of drinking.
So, this wine cellar was basically just for show, purely for appearance.
When they purchased this villa, the total price of 15 million pounds was an unaffordable amount for both Taylor and Li Yufei at the time.
Fortunately, although Dad Li made Li Yufei support himself, he still provided the most basic accommodation hardware, so this villa didn't cost the couple a single penny.
Putting everything else aside, at least Dad Li was willing to provide for his son's dating fund when he was pursuing a girlfriend.
As for other expenses?
Get lost, handle it yourself!
