Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 427 A Bit Out of Place_1

Chapter 427: Chapter 427 A Bit Out of Place_1

Wang Ye was fairly tall, and he was rather handsome.

Even in high school, while he wasn’t the most enthusiastic or high-achieving student, many still remembered him...

Thus, as soon as he walked through the restaurant door, a few old classmates recognized him and called him over.

Wang Ye smiled and walked straight over to them.

"Wang Ye, come and sit here, we lost contact after high school graduation, you didn’t even tell us you were going abroad for study, not buddy-like at all!" A short, chubby boy said enthusiastically, his eyes squinting from his wide smile.

His name was Wang Xiaogang, Wang Ye’s "book buddy" from high school. The two would often visit rental bookstores to read martial arts novels, sharing their thoughts afterward and recommending new books to each other.

However, Wang Xiaogang was more academically inclined than Wang Ye, he even scored significantly higher than Wang Ye on the college entrance examination, and was admitted to a local average university, Zhongyuan University of Finance and Economics.

"Haha, it was a sudden decision at the time, and back then there weren’t any alumni group chats we could share news in. Besides, most of us lost touch." Wang Ye answered cheerfully.

Just as he was about to sit down next to Wang Xiaogang, a crisp female voice sounded from behind.

"Wang Ye, come sit here. Teacher Liu is over here as well."

Wang Ye turned his head and saw a tall, slender, and absolutely charming girl with a ponytail calling him over from the neighboring table.

The girl he saw was a familiar face, his old class monitor, Zhang Xiaoxi.

She hadn’t changed much from two years ago, though her hair was now long enough for a ponytail.

Less bubbly and more elegant than before.

Beside Zhang Xiaoxi was a skinny middle-aged man, smiling at Wang Ye - that was Teacher Liu, the class advisor.

Wang Ye’s main reason for coming was to visit Teacher Liu and catch up. So without hesitation, he told Wang Xiaogang they’d chat later, and headed over to Teacher Liu’s table.

"Happy New Year, Teacher Liu. It has been a long while since our last contact. How have you been?" He asked with respect as he stood by Teacher Liu.

Teacher Liu was taken aback and appeared slightly uncomfortable.

After all, the students who turned up today just graduated a year and a half ago. They were casual in his presence and usually greeted him with a simple, "Teacher," without any formal pleasantries.

Even some students didn’t dare to address him...

Wang Ye’s "grown-up" manner of greeting seemed quite out of place.

If they met again in twenty or thirty years, Wang Ye’s greeting would be more fitting...

Teacher Liu laughed, pulling Wang Ye to sit down while saying, "I’m just in my early forties, of course, I’m still in good health. However, you seem to have matured a lot in the span of a year and a half."

.........

After chatting briefly with Teacher Liu, Wang Ye looked around.

There seemed to be around thirty people who came today. The nearest three tables were fully occupied with both men and women, their smiling, youthful faces full of vitality.

Yet whether intentional or not, despite being classmates and having only graduated over a year ago, there was already an implicit "class division" forming.

At Wang Ye’s table mostly sat students who had excelled in high school, with the exception of himself...

Besides Wang Ye and Teacher Liu, there were eight others who had gotten into key universities, including Zhang Xiaoxi.

Their high school was a key provincial high school. Not only was it the best school in the county, but it was also the best in the entire region, bar none!

So, there were quite a few students who got into key universities every year.

In Wang Ye’s class alone, seven or eight students were admitted to key universities. Although there were almost a hundred students in their class, this admission rate was quite high for a high school in a county town.

Well, don’t forget, this is Zhongyuan Province...

In other words, the best students in their class who went to good universities naturally found themselves sitting together, and the class advisor Teacher Liu also sat at this table.

Wang Ye was the exception, but he was a student studying abroad and, in their eyes, was superior to others...

As for the other two tables, they were more diverse, with students from tier-two universities and vocational colleges. Table mates were chosen based on relationships.

As he was looking around, a fair face suddenly appeared in his vision. It was Zhang Xiaoxi, leaning over.

"Wang Ye, how’s studying abroad? I heard Russia is a formidable place, snowing most of the year. Why did you choose to go there? Wouldn’t the United States or Britain be better?"

The other students also turned their attention to him, clearly curious about studying abroad.

Wang Ye spread his hands and chuckled bitterly, "Do you really think I wouldn’t want to attend an Ivy League university? The problem is they didn’t accept me, and besides, the cost of studying in the UK and US is too high, and I can’t afford it. I chose Russia, mainly because the fees are cheaper there..."

His words were honest, and it was through this line of thought that his family sent him to study in Russia.

A year of studying in the UK or the US would cost several hundred thousand yuan, an expense Wang Ye’s family simply couldn’t bear...

Upon hearing his explanation, some students nodded knowingly with a smile.

After all, they each worked hard to get into their respective universities, and they each had a small sense of pride among their old classmates.

Yet Wang Ye "played by different rules," becoming a student studying abroad.

This was somewhat unsettling for a few of them.

A couple of days ago, there was a classmate who tried to sour him in their class chat group.

Although no one dared to say anything today, some students had their doubts about him.

Now, Wang Ye’s answer seemed to resolve some of the "misunderstandings" they had about him.

.........

Zhang Xiaoxi’s mouth sat slightly agape, she didn’t seem to expect that response from Wang Ye.

She hesitated for a few seconds before nodding and smiling, "Actually, Russia is not bad, I heard it has many famous institutions, and the university you are studying at ranks higher internationally than ours does. I am sure upon graduation and return, you will be highly sought after."

Zhang Xiaoxi was enrolled at Tsinghua, arguably the best university in the country, and if not, no others could claim its rank except Peking University.

However, during that time, due to insufficient funds from the country, domestic universities ranked fairly low on the international scale.

Students today might find it hard to believe that Tsinghua and Peking University, prestigious institutions in the country, barely made it into the top 200 in the International University Rankings at that time.

Sometimes, they wouldn’t even make it into the top 200...

Even Friendship University where Wang Ye studied could make it into the top 100, and Moscow University was consistently in the top 20!

So, in the eyes of Zhang Xiaoxi and the others, they might actually think that the school Wang Ye was attending was better than their own...