Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1105 - 952: All Have a Bright Future_2

Chapter 1105: Chapter 952: All Have a Bright Future_2

Everyone is under a lot of work pressure, busy earning money all day long, with no time to think about romantic relationships, so there are many single young people. The average age of marriage is also getting higher; it’s quite common to marry after your thirties.

But it’s only 2005 now, Zhang Xiaoxi is ahead of the times...

He didn’t doubt that Zhang Xiaoxi was fooling anyone, because the smarter the girl, the stronger her personality and the more opinionated she tends to be.

Maybe that’s why Zhang Xiaoxi can focus more on studying and work, achieving results that her peers can hardly match!

However, that’s something he couldn’t learn...

He was an only child; If he talked about marrying and having children after thirty-five, his mom certainly wouldn’t be pleased. With nothing else occupying her, she must be looking forward to holding a grandchild...

Originally, Wang Ye thought about asking Zhang Xiaoxi to "pretend" to be his girlfriend to ease his mom’s mind a bit and stop her nagging.

But now that he knew Zhang Xiaoxi had already told her parents she wasn’t planning to consider personal relationships, he’d better not trouble her.

After all, his own parents weren’t familiar with Zhang Xiaoxi’s parents, but being in a small county town, and all being public office workers, it was impossible for them not to know each other.

If his mom ended up talking to Zhang Xiaoxi’s parents about it, that would blow their cover...

He had to think of another plan.

Zhang Xiaoxi probably didn’t expect that her moment of "mischief" would cost her the chance of being Wang Ye’s "girlfriend"...

......

The plane landed at the Provincial City Airport, and the staff Zhang Xiaoxi sent ahead had already driven the car up to the apron to wait.

This time, the car wasn’t the big Mercedes Benz G-Class Wang Ye used to drive, but an ordinary black Mercedes S500. It wasn’t as flashy as the Benz G-Class, but it was okay, mainly because it was more comfortable to sit in.

He used to drive the Benz G-Class back because the roads were too rough, but now, both the capital city and the county town’s roads are said to be quite good.

Even the highway from the capital city to the county town was open, and now it only took a little over two hours to drive home from the capital city, much faster than before.

This time, Wang Ye didn’t bring any attendants, so after getting off the plane, he drove himself while Zhang Xiaoxi sat in the passenger seat.

The car sped out of the airport, heading towards the city.

As soon as they left the airport, Zhang Xiaoxi took out her phone and dialed Wang Dongdong’s number.

Wang Ye noticed that her phone was a Motorola V3, which was all the rage for a while. It just hit the market at the end of last year with a suggested retail price of 6,680 yuan, but it was almost impossible to buy at the original price, as it was being scalped for over 10,000 yuan in China!

Dual-screen flip model, aviation-grade aluminum alloy body, backlit keypad, and only 13mm at its thinnest point!

Even looking at it ten years later, it’s still a very classic and stunning phone.

Apple phones hadn’t come out yet, and the mobile phone industry was still dominated by Nokia and Motorola!

Samsung was beginning to rise, Japanese brands like Sony hadn’t fallen out of favor yet, and Chinese brands were still synonymous with low-end...

The reason Wang Ye paid attention to Zhang Xiaoxi’s phone was that, as a major shareholder of Apple, he naturally knew about the company’s developments. Apple’s mobile phone project was secretly progressing smoothly under Boss Qiao’s leadership and was expected to launch in the next year or two!

Perhaps, including Boss Qiao himself, many people didn’t realize that this product was definitely epoch-making...

It was from the launch of the IPHONE that Apple went from being a medium-sized tech company to rapidly growing into one of the world’s leading giants!

At its peak, Apple’s cash reserves reached an astounding five to six hundred billion US dollars, exceeding the national gross product of most countries worldwide, no exaggeration to say it was wealthy enough to rival nations!

...

Once the call connected, Zhang Xiaoxi excitedly said, "Dongdong, we’ve arrived at the capital city, and we’re heading from the airport to the city now. Give me an address and Wang Ye and I will come straight over."

"Ah... You’ve already arrived, Xiao Xi. In that case, come directly to the Huashan Restaurant at No. 65 Huashan Road, High-tech Zone. I’ve booked a place there. You might have to wait for me for a while though, about an hour or so. We have an event at the company, and no one can take leave, so I can only come after it’s over..."

Zhang Xiaoxi was on speakerphone during the call, so Wang Ye could hear everything clearly.

Wang Ye nodded without speaking, and Zhang Xiaoxi responded, "It’s fine, no rush, then Wang Ye and I will walk around nearby, and you can contact us after you’re done."

They both had not visited the capital city of the province for a long time and only passed through every time they went home, so it was a good opportunity to take a look and see the development of their hometown’s capital city.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Ye drove straight to the High-tech Zone.

He had long heard of the High-tech Zone in the capital city but had never visited it. It was said to be doing well and was considered the new driving force for the development of the capital city.

The High-tech Zone was a new district of the capital city, and compared to the old city district, the cityscape had improved a lot.

Spacious and straight streets, newly built towering buildings—it looked quite impressive.

Unfortunately, because it was a new district, the popularity hadn’t picked up yet.

There were very few vehicles and pedestrians on the streets; after driving around, they reached Huashan Road, which Wang Dongdong had mentioned.

This road had a bit more liveliness than other areas, with various shops lining the roadside, and more cars on the road as well.

He was slowly driving forth along the street when he saw a group of people approaching, beating drums and gongs in a line.

Taking the lead were two young men dressed in black suits holding a big banner that read, "Big promotion at High-tech Garden: Own a home with only eighty thousand down payment!"

Behind them were more than a dozen sales personnel, also in black suits. Besides three or four people playing drums and gongs, the others were handing out thick stacks of leaflets along the street.

Wang Ye chuckled silently; it seemed that the real estate industry was not too prosperous domestically—property prices in the capital city must be quite cheap.

Unlike ten years later, where the average price in the High-tech Zone was over twenty-five thousand, and even thirty to forty thousand for better-located properties!

For now, it was probably only a few thousand per square meter, and there weren’t many buyers. Otherwise, the salespeople wouldn’t be drumming and parading on the streets with banners...

"We’ve reached Huashan Restaurant; it’s right by the roadside," said Zhang Xiaoxi, suddenly pointing out the window.

Wang Ye turned his head and saw, indeed, the restaurant Wang Dongdong had mentioned was there.

The name of the restaurant sounded quite grand, but in fact, it wasn’t large—at most, it was a common restaurant often seen around, with two floors. It looked clean and bright, although there was no dedicated parking lot.

Wang Ye parked the car by the roadside; he noticed many cars parked along this road, so it should be allowed.

In those days, the capital city didn’t have many cars, except for the strict regulations in the city center; these new districts had no one enforcing parking rules.

The two of them didn’t get out of the car, just sat inside with the air-conditioning and music on, planning to chat while waiting for Wang Dongdong—it was almost time.

The group promoting housing with their drums and gongs moved from afar, nearing Wang Ye’s car.

Inside and outside the car, separated just by a thin layer of glass, were clearly two different worlds.

Outside was a noisy and chaotic world, where young people holding banners and playing drums and gongs appeared to be about the same age as Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi.

Yet, their destinies were poles apart!

The weather in the Central Plains was already very hot in July, especially at noon with the scorching sun overhead.

Those people were wearing suits, many of them drenched in sweat, yet still trying hard to smile brightly and shout slogans loudly.

Whenever they encountered pedestrians, they would immediately hand out a leaflet, refusing to give up even on the one-in-a-ten-thousand chance.

If they had a choice, they wouldn’t want to parade around like clowns under the scorching sun.

But they had no choice...

Meanwhile, Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi sitting in the car had long since not needed to toil for their livelihoods, pursuing higher aspirations...

At a similar age, some work tirelessly just to make ends meet, while others possess billions and wield immense power!

In the same world, different destinies, but everyone has a beautiful future!