Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 409 What is called ’Return Home in Silk Robes’_1

Chapter 409: Chapter 409 What is called ’Return Home in Silk Robes’_1

Wang Ye nodded in satisfaction, laughing as he said to Liu Mei: "How much did it cost? I’ll transfer it to you later... But, actually, I don’t have that much cash on me. Once I’ve rented out the half-floor, we can deduct it from the rent, hahaha..."

Indeed, even though Wang Ye was a billionaire, he couldn’t produce hundreds of thousands in cash at the moment!

After all, most of his assets were tied up in Moscow, and the banks weren’t that developed those days. If he wanted to make a transfer, he’d have to go to the bank counter; it was quite tedious.

Liu Mei quickly waved her hands, saying, "No, no, the Spring Festival is coming soon, consider this as my New Year’s gift to Manager Wang, an early New Year’s blessing!"

Nalan Yaqi, who was sitting at the side enjoying roast duck, rolled her eyes. She seemed to disapprove of her mother’s attempts to ingratiate herself with Wang Ye ...

However, she didn’t say anything because she understood that although she had a special relationship with Wang Ye and her mother was his elder, Wang Ye was still her mother’s boss!

A subordinate was supposed to be a little flattering in front of their boss, perhaps giving them gifts - that wasn’t too much, was it ...

Wang Ye thought about it and didn’t dwell on the issue any longer. After all, he had been quite generous to Liu Mei.

With the substantial investment in the domestic branch of the company, Wang Ye had given Liu Mei quite a few dry stocks. Even without mentioning the rest, her annual income would be in the millions just from the company’s dividends!

And this was solely a conservative estimate!

Hence, it really wasn’t a big deal for her to gift him something worth a few tens of thousands.

In reality, Wang Ye did bring money when he returned to his homeland. Before he came back, he had asked Kaja to deposit one million US dollars in his Bank of China account in Moscow and transfer this amount to his domestic account.

This money was intended for his parents ...

It was like a big red packet for his mom and dad for the New Year!

......

"Brother Ye, you’ve really triumphantly returned to your hometown this time! Do you still remember what you were like when you went abroad a year ago?" Nalan Yaqi asked, laughing.

Well, her words truly evoked Wang Ye’s memories!

Wang Ye could still vividly recall how he was sent off by his parents at the airport when he went abroad a year ago.

Back then, he was wearing an out-of-fashion down jacket, pulling along a giant check-patterned suitcase with two netbags tied to the handle. In the bags were plastic serving trays, a wok, stainless steel cutlery, and even a few bottles of condiments such as soy sauce and vinegar ...

Back at that time, he was fresh-faced, naive, and just graduated from high school. It was his first time traveling out of town, let alone going to a foreign land.

He was full of anticipation for life abroad, yet he was also anxious, unaware of what awaited him ...

But a year later, Wang Ye remained calm and confident even when standing against top figures like Meshkov and The Emperor who held power in their hands!

Coming home for the Spring Festival, he traveled in first-class, had a car pick him up after landing, stayed in a five-star hotel suite, had a Mercedes-Benz at his disposal, his trunk filled with Feitian Maotai and Chungwa cigarettes, and had a whole million US dollars in his bank card!

Oh, and the gifts he brought for his parents were mink coats worth tens of thousands of dollars and Patek Philippe watches worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Can you call this a triumphant return?

From others’ point of view, it should be triumphant. You might even say he’s accomplished what 99.999% of people couldn’t.

But in reality, Wang Ye believed he hadn’t truly accomplished it yet!

He had indeed achieved financial success, but he was yet to satisfy higher ambitions.

Perhaps, in a few years, when he returns home again, and there are state limousines to greet him, police car escorts to lead the way, and he’s personally welcomed by big shots, that will be when he has truly triumphantly returned to his hometown!

Hence, he just smiled at Nalan Yaqi and casually said, "We’ve barely begun. Let’s talk about the triumphant return in a few years. There is still much work to do."

Nalan Yaqi sighed in amazement, "Is every man as ambitious as this? If I could achieve what you have now... No, even just a tenth, or one percent of your achievements, I’d be content, retire and enjoy life. Why keep striving for more? What’s the use of earning more money when it’s impossible to spend all of it?"

Liu Mei shot her a glare and scolded, "You silly girl, how can you compare yourself with Manager Wang? Look at how lazy and gluttonous you are, when will you grow up?"

......

The capital city was pretty prosperous in 2002, not losing out to Moscow in any way.

But Wang Ye wasn’t planning on staying here for long. The morning of his third day back in the capital, he woke up quite early, around five.

After washing up and getting dressed, there weren’t many options for breakfast since the hotel restaurant hadn’t opened yet, so he just ate some bread and milk, packed his luggage, checked out, and prepared to hit the road.

His hometown was quite a distance from the capital. The expressway only went as far as the capital city of the province, after which he still had to travel over 300 kilometers on the highway.

Even if he started his journey at this hour, he would have to drive the entire day. It would be quite good if he could get home by nightfall.

As he arrived in the basement parking lot and emerged from the lift, Wang Ye spotted a glossy black Mercedes-Benz parked nearby.

Standing tall amidst a row of sedans, the Mercedes-Benz appeared particularly majestic and powerful.

This was a G55 AMG!

The boxy shape was characteristic of the Mercedes-Benz.

Opening the trunk, he saw five boxes containing bottles of Feitian Maotai and packs of Chungwa cigarettes that he had asked Liu Mei to purchase for him.

After he stuffed his luggage into the car and closed the trunk, Wang Ye sat in the driving seat and started the car. The roar of the 5.5L V8 supercharged engine resembled that of a beast. This monster could go from zero to a hundred in just over five seconds!

At that time, it was rather shocking.

The bright white headlights were illuminated, and with the roar of the engine, the black Mercedes-Benz sped out of the parking lot and onto the empty streets of the capital in the early morning.

Luckily, there weren’t many cars on the road at that time, even in the capital, so driving was quite smooth. Soon, he was on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, driving swiftly southward.

The Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway was one of the earliest highways in the country that connected the North and the South. It was open from the capital to Zhongyuan Province, but unfortunately did not extend further south.

Fortunately, at this time, there were no major traffic jams on the highway. The road was clear and he was in Zhongyuan Province by lunchtime.

After exiting the highway, he casually found a decent-looking restaurant and ate some food. After a little rest and some stretching, Wang Ye was back on the road, turning onto the national highway and continuing towards home.

The travel speed was slower on the national highway due to its narrow roads and complicated conditions. Especially when passing through small cities and townships, all sort of pedestrians, bicycles, tricycles would pop out out of nowhere, leaving Wang Ye to be extremely cautious. By the time he was nearing home, he was already sweating a bit.

Finally, he arrived at home safely just before seven in the evening ...