[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back":3,"chapter-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Football: At 16, Let Me Retire and Come Back?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2300001,4499,"Chapter 31: Register a Social Media Account?","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>De Utrechtse Avondkrant, front page headline — Utrecht’s head coach denies 16-year-old prodigy access to the first-team cafeteria! The Dutch Cup MVP isn’t worthy of eating with the pros!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Royal Dutch Football Association: Will investigate allegations of player abuse at Utrecht; if confirmed, the head coach responsible for mistreating youth players will face appropriate penalties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongqiu Team pinned: The unseen side of a genius — Dutch journalists captured video of Tang Ye training outside the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the news that Ten Hag barred Tang Ye from the first-team cafeteria spread across both the Netherlands and China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Tang Ye were an adult player, this wouldn’t matter much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is Tang Ye isn’t an adult — he’s only 16 damn years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fans, Ten Hag’s action isn’t punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s child abuse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[F**k, I told you Ten Hag was a two-armed idiot — what results can such a coach possibly produce?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t let my King Tang eat? I’ll score a hat-trick and bury you alive!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Look closely — Tang Ye’s late-night snack was clearly from the first-team cafeteria; he’s not completely banned】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Still, he deserves to be cursed — as Utrecht’s star player, how could he be barred from the cafeteria?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ten Hag, resign!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tears — I had no idea little Tang was this serious. I thought he was a slacker.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Behind every genius is silent effort — imagine how hard Tang Ye worked just to prove himself!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chinese fans are now furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag has angered them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should a player who trains hard and performs well in matches be denied the right to eat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the match, back at the club, Tang Ye’s mood was somewhat good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, the reporters from De Utrechtse Avondkrant were truly helpful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their help, Tang Ye regained permission to enter the first-team cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next week, officials from the Dutch FA and the Youth Protection Association might come. Do you know how to speak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag repeatedly confirmed this with Tang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly worn out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only told Tang Ye to eat with the second team, yet fans heard it as him being banned from eating entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s worse — originally just the Dutch FA was investigating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now even the Youth Protection Association wants to jump in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, Eric, look at you now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the physio room, Tang Ye pointed at the Ten Hag in front of him: “I’ll tell them I went days without food, even fainted during the match! Haha, just wait and die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you sure you want to do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag walked over, bent down, and whispered in Tang Ye’s ear: “Student, your homework still hasn’t been done, has it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye gritted his teeth: “I meant I was just joking. You’re my coach — I’ll definitely speak in your favor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Tang Ye returned to the long-missed first-team cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the first-team cafeteria wasn’t much better than the second-team’s, it gave Tang Ye a sense of belonging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye knew: he was a proud first-team player of Utrecht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-team players eat in the first-team cafeteria!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Tang! Sofyan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale and Barazite walked over with their trays; Tang Ye and Amrabat quickly moved to sit further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You played well today, but Eric didn’t seem happy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale ate while talking to Tang Ye: “He mentioned something about the Youth Protection Association — what’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye changed the subject: “Sebastian, I must thank you — thank you for the penalty kick. It was my first penalty for Utrecht, haha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So how did you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale smiled at Tang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, the Dutch Cup goal meant nothing; for Tang Ye, it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very profitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very profitable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I mean — the feeling of being watched during a penalty, everyone putting their hopes on you — it’s great.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye picked up a herring fillet with his fork and tossed it to Amrabat across the table: “Here, eat it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t you eat it yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat didn’t like herring either; he wanted to return it, but Tang Ye simply moved his tray away: “I don’t like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t like it, why did you take it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat was speechless — but Tang Ye had his reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Dejia and the cafeteria staff had specifically instructed: Tang Ye must consume at least X grams of herring daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: herring provides the zinc and iron Tang Ye desperately needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His levels of these two minerals were below standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Putting all hopes on you — doesn’t that feel like pressure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale ate his macaroni, curious about Tang Ye’s mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I miss, I miss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, your attitude is great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale and Barazite both gave Tang Ye thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had Tang Ye’s penalty mindset, their success rate would skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding ding ding ding ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding ding ding ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale’s phone suddenly rang — the Ivorian quickly pulled it out: “Oh, sorry, I set a scheduled Instagram post and forgot to mute it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale turned off notifications and vibration, then showed the photo on his phone to everyone at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photo showed Aale, Tang Ye, Ramselaar, and Barazite hugging together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, this is the second goal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pointed his fork at Aale’s phone — he instantly recognized the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, the fans took a great shot, so I asked for the photo and posted it myself. By the way, Tang, you don’t have an Instagram yet — you should get one. Instagram and Twitter both work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the point of this stuff?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye chewed his squid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can help you make money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barazite across from Aale jumped in: “You can do ads later, or football agents will DM you on Instagram — just register, no harm in it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You keep scoring spectacular goals — you’ll easily gain fans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale agreed with Barazite, adding: “There are tons of Dutch girls on Instagram — you follow them, they’ll message you. Oh, and you must state on your profile that you’re a player in the Eredivisie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye ate while listening to Aale and Barazite talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Start a social media account?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye had heard the club’s deputy director say he had many fans in China!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he registered his account, Tang Ye could chat with fans in the comments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","294f6867fe55cb8a8d6f6a8e57581d0d4f449911dda740cd2602de424ae7b3c2","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-32","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-30",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]