Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 419 I Don’t Want to Participate in the Party_1

Chapter 419: Chapter 419 I Don’t Want to Participate in the Party_1

In the class Wang Ye studied, there were all kinds of people -- it happens when the forest is large.

Most of his classmates were nice, and they were genuinely happy to "reencounter" Wang Ye.

However, some couldn’t help but "envy" him.

Indeed, everyone worked hard in high school, but after the college entrance examination results came out, their fates varied significantly.

Take Zhang Xiaoxi for instance, nothing needed to be said about the gifted girl. She had always been outstanding, so it was a natural course for her to be admitted to a prestigious university. No one else really had anything to say about that.

But for someone like Wang Ye, who didn’t take studies seriously in high school, he would read martial arts novels and play basketball when others were studying.

Despite achieving such low scores in the college entrance examination, he was able to go abroad and study all because of his family’s wealth...

Even buying a QQ account these days costs hundreds!

It’s hard not to let this make some people feel sour deep inside.

Seeing all that, Wang Ye just gently smiled and didn’t take it to heart.

It’s undeniable that, whether in terms of mentality, social status, or wealth, he had already left his classmates far behind on different levels.

He modestly said: "Studying abroad is actually quite hard work, you have to do part-time jobs to earn a living. Aside from standard tuition fee paid by my family, the expenses such as mobile phone, laptop, and other living costs are all paid by my own earnings."

He wasn’t lying either, considering the smartphone, laptop he used, and his lifestyle, what his family gave him certainly wasn’t enough...

As for the part about "doing odd jobs", well, you could call that a humble way of putting it.

However, when he said this, it did have an effect—his classmates’ curiosity was attracted by the topic of "working part-time jobs to earn money".

After all, in domestic colleges, there is almost no such thing as working part-time for money. Everyone is urged by parents and teachers to study hard.

In their spare time, they were mostly dating, exercising, or just enjoying the wonderful life of college.

Under his classmates’ questioning, Wang Ye gave a brief introduction of the situation of international students working part-time abroad.

Hearing about working as a translator in large markets in the bitter chill of more than thirty degrees below zero in winter, everyone couldn’t help but sigh.

Though earning a lot of money, the conditions were indeed difficult. It wasn’t easy for anyone!

As they were chatting, a small icon appeared in the bottom right corner of the screen, someone was messaging Wang Ye privately.

Opening it, it was class leader Zhang Xiaoxi, she sent a message saying: "Give me your phone number, mine is 139XXXXXX."

At this time, among domestic college students, not many could afford a mobile phone. Only because Zhang Xiaoxie’s family conditions were good, she could afford one.

She probably didn’t ask for Wang Ye’s number in the group because she didn’t want to "stimulate" other classmates. Unexpectedly, she seemed considerate...

Wang Ye hesitated for a moment, then replied: "My phone number is XXXXXXX, but it’s an international number. It can be used domestically, but be mindful that international calls are expensive."

"Wow, then if there is anything I need to talk to you about, I’d better be quick about it, or just send a text." Zhang Xiaoxi replied.

Just then, someone in the group brought up a topic.

"By the way, class leader, wasn’t there talk about a gathering a few days ago? Have you settled the venue? Also, Wang Ye, you didn’t come to the gathering last year, you are back in the country this year, you should be able to come."

Zhang Xiaoxi quickly answered: "I have found a restaurant, the West Lake Restaurant, and we’ve scheduled the gathering for the day after tomorrow at noon. Whoever can attend, please RSVP quickly, I need to confirm the number of tables with the restaurant. Wang Ye, you’re free the day after tomorrow, aren’t you? The party will be paid for by everyone contributing equally, thirty per person, with adjustments if necessary."

West Lake Restaurant, which is the best restaurant in the county, there’s no doubt about it!

However, it’s clear that its grade isn’t very high, it just compares favorably to other restaurants, the space is bigger, and the food is slightly better.

As for thirty per person, that’s almost standard for a table of three hundred something. Including drinks, it’s not expensive.

Of course, this standard isn’t considered low either.

For a reunion of old classmates, it happens only once a year. It’s normal to have a slightly higher standard, it’s understandable.

Wang Ye frowned slightly, truth be told, he didn’t want to join this kind of gathering...

Other than a few particular individuals, to be honest, he had forgotten what many other classmates looked like by now!

This kind of reunion had no meaning to him at all.

So he sent a message: "I might be busy the day after tomorrow, it’s Chinese New Year after all, I might have to visit relatives."

He was looking for an excuse, wanting to decline the gathering.

Who knew, Zhang Xiaoxi would persist in saying: "Let me tell you, Teacher Liu will also be there then, Teacher Liu treated you quite well during the three years of high school, can you bear to not attend?"

This left Wang Ye dumbfounded.

Teacher Liu was their class adviser, and he did treat Wang Ye quite well. He punished him, called his parents, and even kicked Wang Ye a couple of times...

But Wang Ye didn’t harbor any resentment towards him. Back then, the teachers, especially the class advisors, were very dedicated to their students, held themselves very responsible!

As for parents, they generally didn’t need to manage the learning of their children. They would only hear about the situations of their children from what the teachers tell them.

In ten or twenty years, most teachers wouldn’t bother managing their students; whether you want to learn or not, and if you can’t get into a university, what does it have to do with them?

Then it would be the turn of the parents to worry!

Of course, with over a hundred students in the class, the class advisor couldn’t possibly pay attention to each and every student.

When Wang Ye just started school, his grades were very good, among the best in the class.

Especially in a few science classes, he got full scores in math, physics, and chemistry in the first midterm exam after he started school which made him the one and only student achieving such a result in the whole year!

So, in the eyes of Teacher Liu, he was a "Tsinghua seedling"!

It’s a pity that Wang Ye "degenerated" afterward; he started reading martial arts novels, he went to play basketball with the sports students. Anyway, he was not studying much...

Teacher Liu felt frustrated with Wang Ye, not knowing how many times he had pulled Wang Ye’s ears and rebuked him.

Only in the second half of the second year of high school, seeing that he really was "bad clay that couldn’t be made into a wall", did he gradually give up his efforts.

So, Wang Ye had quite a deal of respect for Teacher Liu.

Now that he heard Zhang Xiaoxi "bring out" Teacher Liu, he felt a little embarrassed.

Theoretically, he hasn’t seen Teacher Liu for two years, and he hasn’t even made a phone call to greet him during that time, which is indeed wrong of him.

If Teacher Liu is going to the gathering and he really does have something to do, then it could not be helped.

But the thing is, he didn’t really have anything to do...

After some consideration, Wang Ye replied: "Okay, then. I’ll go the day after tomorrow."

After all, it’s just eating a meal, and gathering with old teachers and classmates. At this point of students who had just graduated from high school not long ago, it was quite a regular occurrence.

In a couple of years, especially after graduating from college, it probably wouldn’t be possible to have gatherings anymore...