Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1275 - 1037: Personally Welcome_2

Chapter 1275: Chapter 1037: Personally Welcome_2

She fished out her phone and was just about to dial Wang Ye’s number when her phone suddenly rang, startling her so much that she almost threw it away.

The call was from Wang Ye...

"Sister Xiaoxiao, have you guys cleared customs yet? I’ve already spoken to the travel agency staff and they will directly take you away, so you don’t have to take the bus to the hotel with them. Oh, and you and Brother Guang, come out from exit 7. My car is parked by the curb, you’ll see me when you come out."

After her phone conversation with Wang Ye, Liu Xiaoxiao finally felt at ease - it was really Wang Ye who was coming to pick her up.

However, she still had some doubts in her mind, like how Wang Ye could be acquainted with senior executives from a travel company, and why Wang Ye, being at the airport already, didn’t just enter the arrival hall to pick her up himself but instead had someone else convey the message, scaring her...

To tell the truth, Liu Xiaoxiao was somewhat uncomfortable with this.

Because if you really think about it, what Wang Ye did was a bit discourteous; he was right at the door and wouldn’t even take a few extra steps to come inside the hall to fetch her.

It wasn’t that she had a lot of luggage needing Wang Ye’s help, but rather it represented an attitude, which is hard to articulate, but the person involved can feel that...

But what she didn’t know was that Wang Ye didn’t mean to slight her or look down on "poor relatives" on purpose.

There was a difficulty in Wang Ye’s actions...

There were too many people inside the arrival hall, and if he was recognized after entering, it was estimated that it would cause a sensation, plus for the sake of being "low-profile," he couldn’t have a group of security personnel surrounding him when coming to pick up Liu Xiaoxiao and the others.

So, he had simply decided to wait in the car outside and had the local coordinator pass on the message, then he himself called to let Liu Xiaoxiao know to come straight out.

...

Liu Xiaoxiao explained the situation to the tour leader and then walked towards exit 7 with Zhang Guang.

As soon as she stepped out, she stood on tiptoes to look around and saw a black Land Rover by the curb honk its horn, and Wang Ye’s familiar face appeared as the car window rolled down.

Today’s Wang Ye looked completely different from the usual him.

He wore a white round-neck shirt and a light-colored baseball cap on his head, even sporting a pair of sunglasses, looking quite dashing...

Sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Land Rover Range Rover, he gave off the impression of a suave, wealthy second-generation!

This also matched Liu Xiaoxiao’s perception of him.

Usually, he was dressed in a suit and shoes, always attended by a retinue of followers - one could tell at a glance that he was a big shot...

Liu Xiaoxiao and Zhang Guang hurried forward, opened the car door and got in.

Once they were seated, Wang Ye turned around with a smile and said, "Sister Xiaoxiao, is this your husband?"

Zhang Guang somewhat shyly grinned at Wang Ye, not sure what to say and turned to look at Liu Xiaoxiao.

Liu Xiaoxiao replied in a carefree manner, "What husband? Just call him Zhang Guang, or Lao Zhang! This guy is also from our county, a fellow local."

Zhang Guang quickly nodded and added, "Yeah, just call me Lao Zhang, that’s fine. Wang Ye... nice to meet you, I really appreciate you coming to pick us up."

Before Wang Ye could say anything, Liu Xiaoxiao spoke with dissatisfaction, "What’s the big deal? He’s my little brother! Isn’t it only right for him to pick me up? We used to be as close as real siblings, and although we’ve seen each other less since Wang Ye went abroad, our relationship hasn’t changed."

Wang Ye laughed heartily and said, "Sister Xiaoxiao is right, we are like real siblings, no need for Brother Guang to feel like an outsider."

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After some small talk, Wang Ye started the car and headed out of the Airport. Unbeknownst to Liu Xiaoxiao and Zhang Guang following in the car behind, there were two unremarkable vehicles tailing them at a certain distance, close yet seemingly apart. These were naturally cars with security personnel.

Although Wang Ye had purposely kept a low profile today when picking up Liu Xiaoxiao, not wanting to arouse any suspicions about his identity to avoid any trouble, basic security measures were still necessary.

It was just that the overt security measures of the past had been switched to covert operations. Should nothing go awry, these security personnel would not reveal themselves to Wang Ye and the others.

However, if there were an actual emergency, these security personnel would rush in at the first moment to ensure Wang Ye’s safety!

After looking out the window for a while, Liu Xiaoxiao surveyed the interior of the car and then asked with a grin, "Little brother, it looks like you’ve really made a fortune over here. This is a Land Rover, right? Must be expensive!"

She wasn’t a girl who was unfamiliar with the ways of the world. She had seen plenty of nice cars in the capital, and Land Rovers had been introduced to the domestic market a couple of years ago, often advertised on television, so it wasn’t strange for her to recognize the type of car.

Zhang Guang, being a man, evidently had a better understanding of cars than Liu Xiaoxiao. Originally, he had been quite reserved sitting in the car, not knowing what to say. Now that a topic he was familiar with had come up, he quickly interjected, "This car is expensive. If I’m not mistaken, this is the Land Rover Range Rover 4.2T Executive Version. It costs over three million yuan to drive one off the lot in China! It should be a bit cheaper here, but it would still be more than two million, definitely a luxury car."

Wang Ye nodded and said nonchalantly, "It’s alright. This car is quite tall and has strong off-road capabilities, which makes it suitable for the local climate and terrain. Plus, Land Rover is now considered a Russian brand, with a full-scale factory here, so it’s sold pretty well these past few years."

To tell the truth, Wang Ye really didn’t know how much the car cost...

After all, if necessary, he wouldn’t even need to ask for someone to deliver a new car; being at his own company made it very convenient.

"Wow, such an expensive car. Zhang Guang and I wouldn’t even dare to dream of it. We both commute by squeezing onto buses and subways; just the travel time to and from work takes us two to three hours," said Liu Xiaoxiao enviously.

The places they worked were inside the third ring, and the house they rented was beyond the fifth ring, so their travel time was understandably long.

Wang Ye smiled and casually asked, "Have you considered buying a house closer to where you work? Take advantage of the current cheap housing prices in the capital and buy now, otherwise, in a few years, the prices won’t be the same."

In reality, he wasn’t even sure of the current housing prices in the capital, but they must be quite expensive. After all, the Olympics hadn’t been held yet. Overall, this should still be a period of low prices in the housing market in the capital.

He wasn’t joking. After the Olympics, in a year or two, the housing prices in the capital would truly start to skyrocket, and it would be among the first cities in the country where housing prices began to rise, owing to it being the capital and having better conditions than other cities in various aspects.

Hearing Wang Ye say this, Liu Xiaoxiao expressed her helplessness, "Ah, Wang Ye, you don’t know, the housing prices in the capital are not cheap at all. We work in the Chaoyang District, and the prices there are even higher; probably over ten thousand per square meter by now. Even on the outskirts near the fifth ring road, the housing prices are six to seven thousand, and a hundred or so square meters cost over a million. Who can afford that?"

Wang Ye nodded, not surprised by the price. However, Liu Xiaoxiao and Zhang Guang saying they couldn’t afford housing seemed a bit off.

After all, both Liu Xiaoxiao’s uncle’s family and Zhang Guang’s family were quite well-off.

Liu Changyuan, her uncle, was the Vice Principal at the only university in the whole area, which was the Normal University, and Zhang Guang was an only child. His mother held a solid official position, and his father a solid deputy position. Though their salaries might not be high, buying a commodity house in the capital shouldn’t be too difficult in those times...

But Wang Ye quickly realized that probably neither Liu Changyuan nor Zhang Guang’s parents had retired, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for them to pull out too much money to buy houses for their children, as that could easily lead to trouble!

Wang Ye remembered, when he returned to China in his previous life, cousin Liu Xiaoxiao and Zhang Guang still hadn’t bought a house. A few years later, as housing prices were about to sky-rocket, and unable to hold back any longer, both sets of parents helped with the down payment. They bought a house in the suburbs beyond the fifth ring of the capital, and the young couple then struggled with millions in mortgage debt, making for a very tough life!