Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1006 - 903 New Year’s Eve

Chapter 1006: Chapter 903 New Year’s Eve

Every New Year’s Day, which is January 1, also marks Russia’s New Year.

It can be considered the most important festival of the year.

Practically all government departments, schools, enterprises, etc., take a week off to let everyone enjoy the New Year.

During these days, streets and alleys are festooned with lights, and every household decorates their doorway with beautiful fir trees and colorful lights.

Moreover, people here have a habit, or rather a tradition, different from Western countries.

That is to use real fir trees, not those fake plastic ones.

Angelina and Natalia themselves drove to the suburbs to cut a beautiful fir tree and bought colorful lights as well.

It was only after receiving a call from Wang Ye that the two returned home full-handed.

Once home, they excitedly dragged Wang Ye to the living room to start the decorating.

They secured the fir tree beside the large window in the living room and wrapped it with strings of lights, so that at night, opening the curtains and turning on the lights would create a beautiful scene from outside.

This, too, is a local custom.

It has to be said that none of the three, including Wang Ye, could be considered "handy".

Sweating profusely, it took a lot of fumbling around for them to barely achieve the desired effect with such a simple task.

Looking at the fir tree with its lights before the window, the three of them did not bother to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, instead exchanging smiles.

After all, the important thing about festivals is the participation.

If you don’t do it yourself, and just order others to prepare everything, then that’s no fun.

Therefore, the evening meal was also the result of Angelina and Natalia spending half the day bustling about in the kitchen.

The presentation may not have matched what a top-notch restaurant chef could produce, but the three were still very happy.

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The dining table was covered with a snow-white tablecloth, two crystal vases held beautiful flowers, bright dishes and pure silver cutlery were neatly arranged, and several candlesticks were also placed in the center of the table.

Turning off the lights and lighting the candles immediately set the atmosphere.

The three of them took their seats, with Wang Ye at the head of the long table, Angelina and Natalia on either side of him.

Although their culinary skills were not great, the ingredients used tonight were definitely top-notch!

All were delivered directly by a high-end restaurant in Yalta, using a refrigerated truck.

Things like foie gras, matsutake, black caviar sauce, Australian lobster, bluefin tuna, and Kobe beef were all available.

"Today, just right for a group of three, and since it’s New Year’s, we must drink a little!"

No sooner had they sat down than Natalia proposed enthusiastically.

Her remark, "a group of three," is akin to a proverb. To put it simply, if a Russian says this to you, it implies an invitation to have a drink together.

Although Wang Ye isn’t much of a drinker and doesn’t particularly enjoy it,

today’s New Year’s Eve, a festive day with such a good atmosphere, he certainly didn’t want to dampen the spirit.

So he nodded and laughed, "Alright, let’s drink red wine."

He could manage a bit of red wine. Vodka, however, he’d better avoid, as two or three glasses would probably knock him out...

Natalia went to the cabinet to fetch a bottle of red wine, nothing too expensive, just the ordinary Romanee Conti.

She opened the bottle and poured it directly into the glasses.

Any steps like decanting were simply skipped; it was just for their own enjoyment, with no need for formalities.

In the spacious room with just the three of them, the flickering candlelight cast joyful smiles on their faces.

It was rare for Wang Ye to feel so relaxed.

There were no political games, no wracking of brains, no calculating each other. Here, he was with people he could absolutely trust, and the woman he had "fallen in love with for the first time" in this life!

He lifted his wine glass excitedly, "Let’s toast to Crimea’s tomorrow!"

Angelina and Natalia also lifted their glasses with a smile, and their glasses gently clinked together with a crisp "ding".

"To Crimea’s tomorrow!"

"Davay!" (Russian for ’Cheers’)

The three downed half a glass of red wine in one go.

After putting down their glasses, Natalia immediately picked up the wine bottle and poured more for everyone.

Russians drink quickly, not taking a sip and starting with the dishes, then drinking again.

Instead, they drink the second glass right after finishing the first, and only after drinking a good amount do they start eating slowly...

With their glasses refilled, the three once again lifted their glasses with perfect understanding.

This time it was Angelina’s turn. She looked at Wang Ye with tender eyes and said, "May all be smooth for you..."

Natalia echoed, "I wish Misha every success, and may your rank keep rising!"

Wang Ye laughed heartily, jokingly saying, "It’s about right now; I can’t get any higher, maybe in a few years."

After two glasses of red wine, Wang Ye showed no change in expression or heart rate, seemingly unaffected.

But he could feel a bit of warmth on his cheeks and a slight dizziness in his head, not a big issue since he could still drink!

Thankfully, after the two glasses, everyone put down their glasses and started to enjoy the food.

Perhaps ordinary people might talk about family matters during a New Year’s Eve dinner, but with the stature of Wang Ye and the other two, it wouldn’t be fitting to discuss meaningless things.

After a few words, Angelina steered the conversation toward work.

She spoke with a hint of concern:

"Speaking of which, Misha, I heard from Ya Qi that Xiao Ying Group plans to increase its investments in Crimea, building two more five-star hotels and a top luxury mall.