Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 618 - Going to the Kremlin Together_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 618 - Going to the Kremlin Together_1

Having finally escaped the hounding of the journalists and returned to his office, Wang Ye found Rossiyana directing Yelena and a few other young assistants in packing up.

They all wore masks, up and down, taking documents out from high file cabinets and packing them in boxes.

Several large cartons filled with all sorts of documents, archival materials lay on the wooden floor.

He asked in surprise, "What are you guys doing? Are we moving?"

Rossiyana greeted him with a laugh and a playful curtsy, "Welcome Vice Speaker, Chairman of the Economic Committee, Mr. Mikhail...to, uh, your own office! Yes, we’re moving. The logistics department has sent a notice asking us to move to Rilinov’s office, which is now vacant."

Wang Ye fell silent, remembering that indeed, Rilinov had officially left the Duma.

He hadn’t even attended the meeting today.

Grezlov had planned to have Rilinov show up at today’s conference to bid everyone farewell and officially retire.

However, that proposal was turned down by Rilinov himself.

In his own words, since he had retired, there wasn’t much left to hold onto.

Moreover, how many congressmen would truly miss him?

Upon Rilinov’s departure, his office became available. As Wang Ye had assumed his positions of Party Leader and Vice Speaker, it was only natural that he should move into the corresponding office.

That is, the "core floor" of the Duma, the fifth floor!

This floor housed the offices of several Duma Speakers and Deputy Speakers, evidently, each office area was considerably larger than Wang Ye’s current one!

Wang Ye often visited this place, and therefore, he was quite familiar with it.

When told to move his office there, Wang Ye didn’t put on airs; moving was not a big deal to him.

As the Deputy Speaker, he didn’t need to do these menial tasks himself.

Once the assistants packed up the files, the logistics department dispatched people over to move things directly downstairs.

It was quite straightforward, there weren’t many things to begin with, and in no time, the office move was complete.

...

Settling in his new office, Wang Ye looked around; the space was indeed much larger.

It was a suite layout again, but this suite had an area of nearly 200 square meters!

Aside from the office for the assistants outside, there was a separate living room and a small meeting room, along with Wang Ye’s personal office inside.

Just the inside office alone was about the size of the previous suite.

The wooden floor was covered with a thick, soft wool carpet and a spacious redwood desk.

Of course, the national flag and party flag were positioned on either side of the desk, and atop the wall behind it shimmered a golden double-headed eagle emblem!

Sleek, grand, solemn!

It did indeed bear the grand presence of a national leader’s office...

He hadn’t been seated for long when his phone rang.

Wang Ye glanced at the screen, the call was from Gavriil.

As soon as he picked up, Gavriil’s hearty voice sounded.

"Misha, congratulations. Particularly on the unexpected move of trading your position as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee for the Economic Committee. It was a great job, and Mr. Puding can’t stop praising you, haha."

Wang Ye said modestly: "In fact, personally speaking, I did not want to fight for the position, but as party leader of the Third Faction, I had no choice but to fight for it. There’s no helping it, it’s beyond my control."

Indeed, as for the greatest change in Wang Ye’s status right now,

It wasn’t so much the positions of the Deputy Speaker or Chairman of the Economic Committee, but of Party Leader of the Third Faction!

It signified that many people were now "in partnership" with Wang Ye.

Whenever any incident came up, Wang Ye couldn’t just consider his own gains and losses anymore, he had to consider the interests of his faction!

Gavriil understood Wang Ye’s feelings, consoling him, "You’ll get used to these things. On the whole, it’s a good thing for you personally. Just be content, you know, there are so many people eyeing these two positions."

Wang Ye also laughed, admitting that actually, for him personally, holding a position in the Duma was the best choice.

Even though the real power wasn’t much, the influence was significant, and it was less likely for enemies to rise.

Wherever he went, in any situation, whoever the other party was had to give him some respect.

Even the Kremlin had to show some respect to the Duma in public, after all, it was the "representative of public opinion"!

Not to mention immunity from prosecution!

For Wang Ye, there could be no better position than this!

...

Gavriil didn’t just call to celebrate Wang Ye’s election as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Economic Committee, he also extended an invitation on behalf of Mr. Puding, inviting Wang Ye and Rossiyana for dinner that night.

It wasn’t the first dinner invitation, but this time it was different.

Because it was with Rossiyana...

After hanging up, Wang Ye felt a bit odd.

This seemed like a newlywed couple going back to the wife’s parents’ house...

Shaking his head, he decided against overthinking it. Looking up, he saw Rossiyana busy setting up her workplace.

Since the space was larger, their desks were no longer arranged in an L-shaped configuration, close to each other as before.

Rossiyana’s desk had been placed on the other side, near the doorway, forming a separate area by itself.

"Rossiyana, we’re going to the Kremlin for dinner later," Wang Ye casually mentioned.

Twisting her head around, Rossiyana asked in surprise, "Is it an invitation from my father-in-law?"

"Of course, who else could it be," Wang Ye shrugged in response.

Rossiyana looked down at her outfit with some distress, "Oh dear, I’m a bit too casually dressed today. And while packing up earlier, I got my clothes all dirty. I need to go home and change, and fix my hair. Otherwise, it’ll look strange if you’re all refined and I look like a mess."

Wang Ye didn’t quite understand the priorities of women, but since Rossiyana cared about it, he didn’t mind letting her go.

Laughing, Wang Ye said, "Go, but you need to meet me here before six. It’s better for us to go together."

It was only a little after two in the afternoon, thus there was ample time, and Rossiyana nodded, hurriedly grabbed her bag and left.

...

Around half-past five, as Wang Ye was wrapping up things to go to the Kremlin for dinner, Rossiyana finally rushed back.

It was clear that she had taken some pains to freshen up.

She wore a simple, elegant professional outfit in a subdued color, made of cashmere, which had an excellent texture.

Her golden hair was lightly curled, and she wore light makeup.

Her bright, beautiful eyes were captivating...

Of course, Wang Ye didn’t care whether she was beautiful or not. He was face blind!

"Let’s go, it’s better if we go a bit earlier so we can chat with Uncle Gavriil," Wang Ye stood up and gestured.

Rossiyana didn’t look thrilled, perhaps feeling a bit upset for not receiving a compliment for her careful primping from Wang Ye...