Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1207 - 1003: Suddenly Rich_2

Chapter 1207: Chapter 1003: Suddenly Rich_2

She wasn’t a materialistic girl, but she understood that for ordinary families, material things were sometimes indeed very important!

After all, her own family wasn’t wealthy, quite financially strained, and she often heard her parents arguing over money issues at home.

Perhaps if she could show a little bit of the "benefits" of being with Mikhail, her parents would be more understanding...

So, before heading back home, Donia did some impromptu shopping in Irkutsk city!

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Her father’s old Lada had been driven for more than a decade, every part jingled except for the nonfunctional horn; he had even developed a knack for auto repair over the past years, considering opening his own repair shop after retiring...

In the large automobile retail store of Irkutsk city, Donia bought her father a recently popular Volvo SUV!

Four-wheel drive, V6 engine, it did look quite luxurious!

The price was not too expensive either, a little over fifty thousand US dollars, thanks to Volvo’s "localization."

The complete car production base in the suburbs of Moscow had been operational for some time, and the Land Rovers, Jaguars, and Volvos sold in Russia and neighboring countries were mostly manufactured in the Moscow factory, so the prices had come down.

If they were purely imported, the price would probably be around eighty thousand US dollars!

Initially, she had a bigger liking for the Land Rover Range Rover that she had ridden with Wang Ye, but after seeing the price tag, she felt it was too expensive at over a hundred thousand US dollars and couldn’t bring herself to buy it.

While Donia knew that to Mikhail’s wealth, a few tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand dollars might make no difference to him and might just be a drop in the ocean.

But she could not be ungrateful, nor could she frivolously squander the money on the card that Misha had given her. That would be inappropriate.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the purpose of "persuading" her family, Donia wouldn’t have spent this money.

Moreover, it would indeed be too ostentatious for her father, a regular office worker, to drive a big Land Rover, not to mention that there weren’t many Land Rovers to be seen in the entire Irkutsk State.

But Volvos had really increased in number on the roads in recent years.

Especially the official vehicles of the state government, the cars of officials at all levels were gradually being replaced with Volvos.

Because this brand was now considered a "domestic car!"

A domestic mid-to-high-end brand with nice cars that became affordable after local production, naturally, everyone was willing to support it.

A Volvo was something her father had longed for, mentioned many times, but the economic situation of the family had never supported such a purchase.

This time, Donia had managed to fulfill her father’s dream...

Her mother was much easier to handle. Donia directly went to the fur counter of the department store and bought a beautiful mink coat for herself, her mother, and her sister!

The price was not cheap; each cost a few thousand US dollars and were considered to be quite premium furs.

Her mother’s greatest wish in life was to own a gorgeous mink coat like the "ladies" she saw on TV...

Considering the weather here was extremely cold, purchasing a quality mink coat was indeed worthwhile, as it could be worn for almost seven or eight months of the year, so the usage rate was extremely high!

Donia’s sister, who was in her early twenties and had just graduated from university, was now teaching at a high school in their hometown.

The two sisters had a good relationship, so Donia hadn’t forgotten to get a gift for her elder sister...

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After completing the purchases and with temporary license plates on the car, Donia carefully drove the car towards home.

She could drive, just not very skillfully, but fortunately, the traffic here was relatively sparse. As long as she was careful, there shouldn’t be any danger.

Donia’s home was also in a small city within Irkutsk State, over a hundred kilometers away from her university and the city of Irkutsk.

In Russia, this distance was considered relatively close, given the true vastness and sparse population of the country!

Driving nervously, fearing any mishaps, it took her two hours to finally arrive home in the car.

The "small city" was actually more of a town, considering its total population was not even twenty thousand.

Donia’s home was on the edge of the town, in a yard of modest size.

Given her family’s economic situation, it naturally couldn’t be some high-rise building or large villa, just a few ordinary old-style bungalows connected together.

By the time she arrived home, it was already past five in the afternoon; the sky had darkened.

The yard was brightly lit, evidently her dad, mom, and elder sister had all gotten off work and returned home, probably having dinner.

Donia had told her family beforehand that she would be coming, but on the phone, she didn’t say why or mention anything about her and Mikhail, only that she missed home and decided to come back for the weekend.

The gate was ajar, and Donia could see her dad’s broken-down Lada parked in the middle of the yard.

She thought for a moment, didn’t immediately shut off the engine and get out of the car, but instead drove into the yard and then honked the horn.

Sure enough, the door to the middle living room was soon pushed open, and her dad poked his head out, looking around curiously.

He was taken aback when he saw the brand-new Volvo SUV Donia was driving; he hadn’t yet noticed Donia in the driver’s seat, just wondering how a brand-new luxury car had driven into his yard.

None of his friends or colleagues had bought this car, and of course, given their economic circumstances, none of them could afford it!

He had seen this car in Automobile Magazine; it cost tens of thousands of US dollars!

With his own monthly salary of ten thousand rubles, it would take him not eating or drinking for a good fifteen or twenty years to afford it...

Seeing her dad standing there dumbfounded, Donia opened the car door and jumped out, which surprised her dad even more.

His eyes bulged as he looked at Donia approaching him; he seemed not to recognize her.

"Dad, don’t you recognize me?" Donia playfully extended her hand and waved it in front of her dad, asking.

The old man finally snapped back to reality and quickly grabbed Donia’s arm, anxiously asking, "What’s the deal with this car? How come you suddenly drove a car back, did you borrow it from a classmate?"

He truly believed the car must have been borrowed by Donia from a classmate since, being a university in a big city, some students’ families should be quite well-off, and although not many, there certainly were students driving luxury cars to university.

What he feared, however, was that his daughter might scratch this car, and then they’d never be able to afford the compensation!

Donia smiled, placed the car keys into her dad’s hand, and said succinctly, "This is a car I bought for you. Do you want to try it out?"

Her dad looked down at the car keys in his hand, then looked up at Donia, his face full of bewilderment.

He was completely at a loss.

Such an expensive car, yet his daughter said it was a gift for him...

Just then, mom and elder sister also came out.

Just like dad, upon seeing the Volvo, both of them were noticeably stunned.

Her sister, being a younger person, was faster to react. She excitedly approached the car, opened the door to take a look inside, then turned her head to compliment, "This car is so beautiful! And it’s especially new, it looks like it was just bought. Donia, did you find a wealthy boyfriend and drive his car back? Haha..."

You could say she guessed half right...

Donia sighed, knowing that she was about to face a "tribunal" from her family and wondering how long it would take and how many explanations it would require before they could truly accept it.

However, the main purpose of her visit was to communicate with her family, and she was prepared for this.

So she opened the rear car door, took out the shopping bag with the mink coat, and handed it to her sister and mom, saying, "These are the furs I bought for you. See if you like them."

Without hesitation, her sister took the mink coat out of the shopping bag, followed by an exclamatory gasp.

Even though they had never purchased such an expensive coat, she could tell quality goods, and she knew right away that this clothing must be very expensive!

Old dad, mom, and sister, all three gazes were solely focused on Donia; they were all eager to know what exactly had happened to their daughter.

It was as if, all of a sudden, she had struck it rich!

Could it be that she had won some sort of lottery jackpot...