Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 437 Not What You Think _1

Chapter 437: Chapter 437 Not What You Think _1

Wang Ye’s donation this time was not for the sake of showing off.

After all, his own alma mater held many fond memories.

Under his sufficient means, Wang Ye didn’t mind putting forth some money to construct his alma mater into a top-tier school!

He knew the significance of this school for the entire county’s populace.

Many rural children, through this school, have gone to university, changing their own and their family’s fate!

Suppose the school is more extensive, with more high-level teachers, and better living and studying conditions for the students. In that case, naturally, more students will attend the university in the future.

Wang Ye believed that doing so would be his way of giving back to his hometown!

Only through education could the face of poverty in his hometown be changed.

Creating an reputable school - even if it were just a high school - would improve the local conditions in the long run.

A saying goes, ’it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate a person’; this isn’t said just for fun...

However, if after donating one million US dollars this time nothing changes, Wang Ye wouldn’t want to meddle anymore.

After all, his time spent internally is limited; he couldn’t possibly argue with the school leaders due to these matters.

Or, if more people are involved than just the school leaders, he would be even less inclined to get involved.

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Zhang Xiaoxi seemed to understand Wang Ye’s thinking a bit, and she nodded gently, "Alright then, leave this matter to me. By the way, you’re leaving tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry? Today is only the third day of the Spring Festival."

Wang Ye laughed bitterly, "I can’t help it, there are too many things to deal with over there. They don’t celebrate the Spring Festival in Russia, I had to squeeze out time to come back as well."

"I see, you are now a big boss! Isn’t it like the big bosses on TV, who are too busy to touch the ground?" Zhang Xiaoxi said with a grin.

"Alright, I have to go, I won’t keep you... oh, wait, here’s a gift for you. Happy New Year." Wang Ye opened the glove box and took out a small box to give to Zhang Xiaoxi.

After all, he requested a favour from her. If he didn’t give something in return, Wang Ye would be a rather selfish person.

Since it was the New Year, Wang Ye prepared a gift for Zhang Xiaoxi.

It was not an expensive gift, just an Apple iPod, which had not yet been launched in their country.

He brought it from Moscow.

The retail price was only a few hundred US dollars, but it was perfect for a university student like Zhang Xiaoxi.

Looking at the Apple logo on the white box, it appeared that Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t recognize the brand.

"What is this? Wow, it’s pretty..."

While talking, she opened the box and took out the hefty palm-sized gadget.

"It is just an mp3 player, but its storage capacity is quite high, can hold more than 200 GB." Wang Ye chuckled.

Zhang Xiaoxi is not the type of girl who is ignorant about everything, she uses computers frequently and naturally understands what "over 200 GB" means.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "This... this is a portable hard drive, right? MP3 players don’t have that much storage capacity!"

Wang Ye could only patiently explain, "This is a new MP3 player launched by a company in the United States. It’s very popular overseas and very handy. It’s not for sale in our country yet. But you can also use it as a portable hard drive..."

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After watching the black Mercedes Benz disappear in the distance, Zhang Xiaoxi turned and headed home.

As soon as she walked into the living room, her mother asked, "Huh, why are you back?"

Zhang Xiaoxi replied in annoyance, "Why can’t I come back?"

"Weren’t you on a date with a classmate? ... No, meeting... well, that’s not right... what I meant to say was..." Her mother was unsure how to word her question.

Zhang Xiaoxi helplessly answered, "We’re just ordinary classmates. He asked me to help him with something. It’s not what you’re thinking!"

Upon seeing the item in Zhang Xiaoxi’s hand, her mother’s eyes lit up and she asked, "What’s that you’re holding? Did he give it to you?"

Waving the item in her hand, Zhang Xiaoxi replied, "Oh, it’s a New Year’s gift he gave me, and another thing I have to pass onto someone else."

"The letter... it’s for you right! I didn’t expect your generation to still write love letters..." Her mother narrowed her eyes and raised her eyebrows.

"Ah! Mom, I’ve already told you, it’s not what you think!" Zhang Xiaoxi was a bit exasperated and she stomped her foot...

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The situation at Zhang Xiaoxi’s home had naturally nothing to do with Wang Ye.

He was about to depart for Moscow soon.

Early tomorrow morning he will drive to the capital, then take a direct flight from the capital airport to Moscow. He had already bought the plane tickets in advance.

When he came back, he had the company of Ruan Xiaozhu and Nalan Yaqi, but when returning, he would most likely be alone.

After all, those two girls were not in a rush to head back. Unlike Wang Ye, who was very busy, they wanted to stay a few more days since it was rare for them to come back.

"Xiaoye, here is some fried chicken and fried fish I prepared, along with the braised beef and roasted chicken in cloth bag you like...you take all these..." His mother was muttering as she was packing for Wang Ye.

Wang Ye looked at the box full of food and commented, laughing and crying, "Mom, don’t pack so much. I can’t finish it."

His mother shot him a glance, "You boy, you can’t buy these things in Moscow! Take them and freeze them in the refrigerator. Have some when you want to. Ah, do you have a refrigerator there?"

Wang Ye was at a loss as to how to answer his mother’s question.

His father, who was listening by the side, couldn’t stand it any longer and said, "Alright, Xiaoye is not poor anymore, do you think Moscow is a small rural town? It’s an international metropolis! As long as you have money, what can’t you buy? And asking whether they have refrigerators, what are you thinking?"

At these words, his mother was "enraged" and glared at his father, "No matter how big the city is, it is still a foreign land! Can they buy these things?"

Wang Ye hastened to mediate, "Alright, I’ll take them! But don’t pack too much. You’re not allowed to take too much cooked food on the plane, especially these meat products. Basically, only vacuum-packaged goods are allowed. If I take so much and they are confiscated at the airport and thrown away, wouldn’t that be a pity?"

This reason was good; his mother looked distressed.

"Ah, they can’t just throw them away, that would be a waste! Who made this rule, it’s really unreasonable."

Eventually, Wang Ye only took some food for the road to the capital, as well as some vacuum-packaged food.

Even though these things were not worth much, his mother had made them, and they were special products from his hometown.

Those flavors were impossible to find at the fanciest restaurant in Moscow, Turandot!

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