Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 416: The Wang Family has Become Prosperous_1

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: The Wang Family has Become Prosperous_1

Although his father had lectured him about frugality and not being reckless with money, Wang Ye could tell that his father was actually quite pleased.

He could hear his father speaking loudly to someone outside while eating breakfast in the living room at home.

The streets of the small town were almost empty at night, but in the morning, they were bustling with people.

Everyone was accustomed to getting up early. Some would go out to exercise, while others would go shopping for groceries to prepare for work.

So, as soon as his father went out and stood beside the Mercedes-Benz, intending to take it for a spin, several neighbors noticed and gathered round.

Everyone was familiar with each other, and they often saw Wang Ye’s father driving an old Xiali, so seeing him with a new car aroused their curiosity, and they wanted to know what was going on.

"Ah, Director Wang, is this a new car assigned to you by your bureau? Has BJ Jeep released a new model? This car looks good, upright, and quite large - suitable for running on rough country roads."

"It seems the Food Bureau is not as bad off as everyone says if they’re already buying new cars."

"This logo... It should be a Mercedes-Benz, right? But does Mercedes-Benz have a Jeep model?"

A few people came over and chattered.

They even did not hesitate to reach out to touch the logo, rearview mirrors, and so on.

Because Wang Ye had taken a long trip yesterday, the car was covered in dust, making it hard to tell that it was a luxury car...

Those who lived in this area were essentially the influential people in the small county town, either small leaders from different units or small bosses who had successful businesses.

Seeing the crowd gather, Wang Ye’s father naturally couldn’t ignore them and simply drive away.

He cheerfully took out cigarettes from his pocket. They weren’t fancy, just the common Emperor brand seen around here, ten yuan a pack, and handed them around.

In a small town, except for those bosses who smoke slightly better cigarettes, everyone else, especially those with public offices, usually smoke this brand of cigarettes. Around ten yuan a pack, it’s neither too shabby nor ostentatious.

Better ones would be soft Yuxi cigarettes.

As for those who smoke Zhonghua cigarettes, they are indeed the influential leaders in the county and the few big bosses!

When everyone lit their cigarettes, only then did he laugh and explain, "You see, our bureau can’t afford to buy me a new car. This is my son’s car, he just got it. He brought it back home. And, this not any BJ Jeep, it’s a Mercedes-Benz G55, costing more than two million yuan!"

When he mentioned the price, he emphasized it, for effect.

As expected, the mention of the price startled the neighbors, and the neighbor who was reaching out to touch the car door quickly withdrew his hand.

Joking aside, if they damaged a car worth more than two million, they couldn’t afford to pay for it!

A neighbor asked doubtingly, "Your son? Director Wang, I remember you only have one son, Xiaoye. Didn’t he go abroad to study in... Russia?"

Wang Ye’s father smiled proudly and casually said, "That rascal is the one. He didn’t do well academically, but surprisingly he was doing well abroad in less than a year. He was doing business and buying shops, earning a bit of money. This car is from his friend’s company, which he borrowed to drive around during the New Year. Notice that it has a black plate! There isn’t a single car with black plate in our Yangnan region!"

Having said that, he flicked off the cigarette ash and took a deep drag on his cigarette.

The neighbors immediately showed their respect, their attitude subtly correcting themselves.

People are such conversationalists, always adjusting their narratives to fit the person.

Like Wang Ye’s father, he was quite respected when he worked in the prosperous food bureau. Everyone might have potentially needed him to do something for them.

Ever since the Food Bureau went downhill, his "social status" in the county began to plummet rapidly...

Particularly two years ago, when Wang Ye failed the college entrance exam and his family had to send him abroad to study by scraping together almost every penny they had. This became a popular gossip topic among the neighbors.

Whenever the Wang family’s good-for-nothing son was mentioned, everyone looked contemptuous. He also became a "negative example" when they educated their own children!

"You’re not studying hard enough, like next door’s Assistant Director Wang’s son. He couldn’t get into a good university and had to spend his parents’ life savings to study abroad. He seemed to take it easy, but look at what kind of life his parents lived in China. Even when Assistant Director Wang smokes, he only affords to smoke Emperor brand cigarettes..."

"Ay, we really need to prioritize our children’s education to avoid trouble in the future. Look at Wang Ye from the Wang family. Because he didn’t study hard at school and couldn’t get into a university, his family had to sell everything to send him to study abroad. They didn’t even have enough money to send him to the UK or the US, so they could only send him to the freezing cold Russia. What can he do after he comes back having studied Russian?"

...

Similar comments were made by all the neighbors.

Surely, even those neighbors who were chatting with Wang Ye’s father right now must have secretly made fun of the Wang family at some point.

However, having heard what Wang Ye’s father just said, they all exchanged glances in surprise.

One of them asked in disbelief, "Xiaoye didn’t go to study aboard? How did he start a business? What type of business could he do as a university student?"

Wang Ye’s father chuckled lightly, inhaled the cigarette comfortably, and slowly exhaled a puff of blue smoke.

Seeing the eager eyes of the neighbors, he replied, "It’s not a big business. He just set up a study abroad agency and a communication company--small ventures. Oh, I heard he also bought three streets of shops in a wholesale market in Moscow!"

"Hiss..." The neighbors gasped all at once.

For a moment, they didn’t know how to react.

If you say Lao Wang is bragging...

He probably isn’t since people generally exaggerate a bit but dare not deviate too far from reality when bragging.

But they couldn’t quite believe, or perhaps didn’t want to believe that everything Wang Ye’s father said was true!

If it was indeed true, wouldn’t that mean that the Wang family has struck it rich!

From initially being a laughingstock, they have transformed into an envied and admired existence!

...

Wang Ye’s father seemed to have thought of something. He took the car key to remotely open the trunk, laughing and saying, "That little rascal got me some tobacco and liquor for the New Year. I’ll take out a carton, everyone gets a share, two packs per person!"

When the trunk opened, Wang Ye’s father was stunned looking at it.

There were several unremarkable brown cases stacked in the trunk.

Even though the cases were unremarkable, the large logo and trademark, ’Feitian Maotai’ and ’Zhonghua Cigarettes’ written on them, were blindingly conspicuous!

These two brands are renowned, whether you drink or smoke!

The neighbors also craned their necks to look in and had the same reaction as Wang Ye’s father--they were completely shocked on the spot.