Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1114 - 957: It’s Time to Lay the Cards on the Table

Chapter 1114: Chapter 957: It’s Time to Lay the Cards on the Table

Wang Ye slowed down the car, making a circuit around the new industrial park.

You wouldn’t believe it, but this area used to be wasteland just outside the county town, and now, due to the factories being built and operational, it has become especially lively.

Particularly opposite the factory gate, a row of new storefronts has sprung up, housing various restaurants, mini-supermarkets, fruit shops, and clothes stores, all doing quite well.

The factory gate remains open, and it’s not uncommon to see trucks laden with goods driving out, heading straight for the highway.

These must be the trucks delivering goods to other parts of the country.

Wang Ye had heard from his father that this flour improver factory, being one of the earliest in the country to make these enhancers and having expanded its business quite well, had customers nationwide and still held a very high market share.

As of now, there hadn’t emerged any competitors of equal caliber.

In the unremarkable industry of flour improvement, it was considered a "leading enterprise"...

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"It looks like, our county used to be so poor just because it lacked industries to drive local economic development.

Look how a single factory can transform a wasteland into such a bustling area.

It even seems that the development center of the county is leaning towards this side.

A single big factory can directly boost the local economy," Wang Ye remarked.

Zhang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "This is hardly a small factory anymore. I heard that the number of workers in your dad’s factory has exceeded two thousand!

With that scale, it’s not just leading in our small county town, but even across the entire region, it’s one of the largest.

Our region doesn’t have any famous large factories or big companies, so perhaps the Longhu Flour Modifier Factory is the most renowned among them."

Wang Ye gave a wry smile, shaking his head in silence.

To him, of course, a factory with two thousand workers wasn’t considered a big company.

There were quite a few people, but the overall revenue was very limited.

The groups he was associated with, such as the New Sun Group, Xiao Ying Group, and two internet companies, might not have had as many employees as his dad’s flour improver factory.

However, when it comes to revenue, they could leave the flour improver factory far behind!

But what could he do? His hometown county was a relatively undeveloped inland area, with neither resources nor talents, so they could only engage in labor-intensive enterprises.

High-value high-tech industries or high-consumption services simply couldn’t thrive here.

Even if the country permitted Xiao Ying Group to open a gambling center, it probably wouldn’t make much money because most of the local people were truly poor...

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After passing the industrial park, they reached the City West District where Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi’s families lived, not far from each other.

Wang Ye first dropped off Zhang Xiaoxi at her home, and after she got out of the car, he turned around and drove towards his own home.

The area they lived in had always been where the county’s wealthy clustered.

A few years ago when he came back, there weren’t many cars parked roadside, but this time was different.

There were quite a few scattered cars parked along the roadside.

Of course, there weren’t any particularly nice cars; it was mostly Jetta, Toyota, and Buick, mostly priced between one to two hundred thousand.

Wang Ye parked his car at the entrance of his alley, opened the trunk, and took out the suitcase.

It was already after six in the evening, the time for dinner, so he didn’t encounter anyone.

Of course, even if he had met someone, Wang Ye wouldn’t recognize them...

Familiar with the courtyard and the building, Wang Ye pulled his suitcase and stopped at the gate.

The gate was wide open, both his dad and mom knew he was coming home tonight.

Faintly, he could hear his parents’ voices in the living room. Before getting off the highway, Wang Ye had called home, so his mom must have prepared the meal, waiting for him to come back and eat together.

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"Mom, I’m home!"

He called out instinctively and then laughed to himself.

When he was in the country before, every time he came home from school, this was usually his first phrase.

If he saw only his dad at home, he would ask, "Dad, where’s mom?"

This wasn’t to say he wasn’t close to his dad, but perhaps every child has a deeper affection for their mother!

No sooner had Wang Ye spoken than a flurry of footsteps came from the living room, and his parents both came out to meet him.

Seeing Wang Ye standing in the yard, his mother said with a beaming smile, "You naughty boy, you’re finally back. Come in quickly. Dinner is ready. You must be tired after driving all day."

His father simply smiled without saying anything, but the bright smile on his face clearly showed his good mood.

Closing the gate, the family of three returned to the living room where Wang Ye saw the dining table laden with food, all very lavish and all his favorites.

He sniffed and took a deep breath, smilingly saying, "It smells so good. This has to be the Red Braised Pork Dad made."

His father’s face lit up with a smile, and he promptly responded:

"Yes, I got a call from you at noon about you coming back. I didn’t go to the company this afternoon. Instead, your mother and I drove to the big supermarket in the city to buy groceries to cook for you. This Red Braised Pork has been simmered in a sand pot for an entire afternoon on low heat; it melts in your mouth, and you won’t find this kind of meticulous cooking in restaurants outside!"

He had a point; ordinary restaurants outside didn’t have the leisure to spend hours on a single dish.