Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 935 - 868: The Circle is Small

Chapter 935: Chapter 868: The Circle is Small

"You child! What’s so great about a doctorate? I’d rather you come back home a few years earlier," Mom said, pretending to scold.

But Dad seemed thoughtful and said, "You know, if Xiaoye really pursues a doctorate, he’d be the first one in the Wang family. That would indeed be an honor for our ancestors!"

That wasn’t untrue.

Even including all of Wang Ye’s cousins, none had earned a doctorate...

If Wang Ye could get his doctorate, he would truly be the first in the entire extended family!

Wang Ye quickly chimed in: "Exactly, exactly, I want to be the first Doctorate in our family! Anyway, it’s easier to get a doctorate there. After undergrad, another five years and you’re pretty much guaranteed to graduate."

Mom clicked her tongue: "Five more years? That’s such a long time!"

"Two years for a Master’s and three for a Doctorate, that’s already considered fast," Dad said, apparently more knowledgeable on the subject.

Actually, it’s not easy for foreign students to get a doctorate in Russia!

Perhaps getting an undergraduate diploma there is a breeze; as long as you don’t do anything too foolish, just show up in class to show your face and get to know the teachers, and don’t miss any exams, you can pretty much coast through to your diploma.

But even this is too much for many students studying abroad!

There really are too many oddballs among them...

In Wang Ye’s previous life, there was a Chinese guy living in the same dormitory building, in the same class as Wang Ye, and that guy was a "legend"!

He set a record for not leaving the dorm for three consecutive months!

Wang Ye remembered that it was around the time when the World of Warcraft game was launched; this guy started playing nonstop, only stopping to grab some snacks from the convenience store on the ground floor of the dorm when he got hungry.

Dalieba, Sausage, Milk, and Cola were among his simple choices.

When he felt sleepy, he’d just crash on his bed.

As soon as he woke up, he’d continue his battles in the World of Warcraft...

Back then, Wang Ye’s classmates were worried this guy might suddenly die in his dorm, so every few days someone would check on him.

It was said his clothes had been soaking in a basin for a month or two without being washed, and had even begun to grow green mold...

I mean, with students like that, not even talking about attending regular classes, even skipping school during exams, how could the university possibly let you graduate?

Even the most lenient of universities have their "dignity," after all.

It’s relatively easy to graduate from an undergraduate program, but a doctorate is really not that easy to achieve.

Even though it’s said to take three years to complete a doctorate, even Russian students themselves have a hard time finishing it within three years, let alone a foreign student studying abroad.

But such "conventions" obviously don’t apply to Wang Ye...

If he wanted, he reckoned he could get his doctorate from Moscow University this year!

Or maybe get something like an honorary professorship...

All those doctorate advisors and old professors would love to have such a student.

If Wang Ye casually mentioned wanting to pursue a doctorate at Moscow University, those professors would probably fight over him...

However, the reason he wanted to pursue a doctorate was to delay for a few more years, so of course, he wouldn’t be graduating any time soon.

As for what to do after five years...

Wang Ye didn’t know yet.

Perhaps by then, the timing would be right, and he would be free of any danger to his personal safety, so he could tell his parents the truth about everything...

......

After discussing the matter of Wang Ye’s return home, Mom remembered something else.

She leaned in mysteriously and asked Wang Ye in a lowered voice, "Xiaoye, do you have a girlfriend over there?"

Wang Ye was a bit startled and shook his head subconsciously.

He was only engaged, which probably didn’t count as having a girlfriend...

And the matter with Rossiyana was also complicated to explain to his parents.

Mom smiled and said, "You’re not getting any younger. You’re about to graduate from university, so you should start thinking about personal matters.

A few days ago, when I went to the city for some errands, I ran into an old colleague. We chatted about you and her daughter, who is about your age.

It’s perfect timing since you mentioned coming home, and Old Han’s daughter is also at home these days, hasn’t gone back to school yet.

Old Han said he’d like the two of you to meet and get to know each other.

Whether it leads to anything, we’ll see after the meeting. It’s good for young people to make new friends.

Oh right, Lao Wang, you know Old Han, don’t you? It’s his daughter, Han Xiaodan.

I met the girl a few years ago; she’s quite a looker—tall, delicate, and seems to have a good temperament.

I heard from Old Han that she is studying at the university in Peng City..."

Wang Ye listened on the side, dumbfounded.

After all this, how had it circled back to Han Xiaodan...

But upon reflection, it wasn’t surprising; in his previous life, he and Han Xiaodan had been introduced by their parents through a blind date.

In this life, despite significant changes in both their fates, Wang Ye had thought they might just be strangers with their own separate lives.

Yet inevitably, they wound up crossing paths again...

"Old Han? I know him; he’s a decent guy. I haven’t met his daughter though, but Old Han himself is quite talented, so his daughter can’t be bad looking. However, she’s studying at a University in Peng City, and there aren’t any good universities there. Our son is a student studying abroad..." Dad said hesitantly, seemingly not too thrilled.

In those days, even studying in Russia meant you were a "sea turtle!"