Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 862 - 832 The European Grandmother

Chapter 862: Chapter 832 The European Grandmother

Before going to the United Kingdom, Wang Ye made a phone call home; it was his mother who answered.

"Hello, Mom, I might not be able to come back for the New Year this time; business is really busy over here," Wang Ye said with difficulty.

Since going abroad, three years had passed, and Wang Ye only made it home for the New Year once, which was indeed a bit hard to justify.

Especially since his father and mother still didn’t know his actual situation here; they thought he was just studying and doing business.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, his mother was somewhat displeased.

"Xiaoye, money is endless, but even if your business is so big, can’t you spare a few days to come home once a year?

Do you know? Your dad has been talking about you coming home for the New Year, asking me to prepare some extra delicious food and such.

The old man was even planning to wait for you to come home before visiting relatives. Having a successful son, he certainly wants to brag a bit..."

His mother rattled on over the phone while Wang Ye listened silently, feeling full of guilt in his heart.

Yes, his father and mother were actually very simple; they hoped their only son would be successful, have a good career, and a happy life.

But it’s best not to be too successful, otherwise, it would be like now, not even having time to come home once every two or three years...

The limitless prestige he enjoyed outside came at no small cost.

Among them included being unable to return home and spend the New Year with his parents like an ordinary person.

Complaining as she might, his mother still understood and cared about her son, finally saying helplessly: "If you really can’t make it back, then forget it. You’re alone out there; you must take care of your health and not fall ill..."

After a series of instructions, she hung up the phone, but from the conversation, it was clear she still hoped Wang Ye could find time to come home, even if he couldn’t make it for the New Year, perhaps during the summer holiday would do.

Wang Ye, of course, readily agreed.

...

The invitation from the British Royal Family was also very intriguing.

Though Rossiyana was the legitimate heir to the Romanov Family, inheriting the sole Grand Duke title, one should know that her grandfather, father, uncles, and others were still alive!

The clan chief was still Constantin.

Yet, the British Royal Family did not invite Constantin and others, but only extended invitations to Rossiyana and Mikhail!

To show respect and etiquette, they even sent a royal envoy with the Queen’s handwritten invitation to Moscow, to be presented to Rossiyana in person.

At the start of the invitation letter, it was a request for Rossiyana and Mikhail to visit London.

There, and only there, were their two names...

Obviously, in the eyes of the British Royal Family, Rossiyana represented the Constantin family, and Mikhail’s status was also very important.

Perhaps even higher than Rossiyana’s!

Wang Ye and Rossiyana did make some preparations for their trip to London.

"Misha, should we bring some gifts for the Queen when we go?" Rossiyana asked somewhat nervously.

Although she was used to seeing big shots, the person they were going to meet this time was different.

Other big shots might just have their glory for a few to a dozen years at most, but the Queen’s position is "lifetime," with not much real power but incredibly high prestige, especially in Europe!

This was the person dubbed "the Grandmother of Europe"!

Wang Ye thought about it and also found it to be a headache; he wasn’t good at this.

If it were an ordinary person, it would’ve been easier.

Like the first time he visited Angelina’s house, bringing vodka and a phone made her family very happy.

And for people like Gavriil and Grezlov, giving a Patek Philippe watch was also very appropriate.

But to meet someone like the British Queen, Wang Ye couldn’t think of an appropriate gift to bring.

Ordinary luxury goods or jewelry were totally unappealing to her and would seem rather demeaning.

If he brought red wine or flowers, typical Western gifts, it would seem like he didn’t know any better, not showing enough respect for the Queen...

He scratched his head, thinking for a long time before saying, "Better ask your grandfather about this; he should know better."

Rossiyana didn’t hesitate, picking up the phone and calling to briefly explain the situation.

Constantin seemed to have already known about this and chuckled, saying, "Leave this to me; I have prepared the gift for you, and I will send someone with it on a plane tomorrow."

Clearly, this gift was something Constantin had prepared in advance; he had long been planning for Rossiyana’s meeting with the British Royal Family.

...

The next day, the person Constantin sent brought Rossiyana a very sturdy-looking security box.

The outer shell of the security box was made of metal, glinting with a faint black light.

"Miss, the item inside is what Mr. Constantin asked me to bring; the code is XXXXXXX."

Upon entering the code, the safe opened, revealing to Wang Ye and Rossiyana a luxurious square oak box with a lid inlaid with various colored gemstones.

Considering these circumstances, the contents inside the box surely wouldn’t come cheap...

Indeed, once Rossiyana opened the lid of the wooden box, both she and Wang Ye held their breath.

Inside the box was a blue-purple egg!

"Faberge Eggs!" Rossiyana exclaimed in amazement.

These were indeed artifacts!

Faberge Eggs are Russia’s most famous series of decorative eggs, or one could say "imperial offerings."

There were a little over fifty of them handed down, and inside the Kremlin’s museum alone, there were about a dozen; the rest had scattered all over the world.