Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Touch Base_1 Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Touch Base_1 If he wanted to get closer to Angelina, then he must seize every opportunity to interact more with her.

Wang Ye wasn’t so handsome that girls instantly fell at his feet just by laying eyes on him…

So today, Wang Ye took advantage of their walk home together to chat with Angelina and get to know her better.

……

Angelina was quite tall, around 1.75 meters, and she wore a pair of long boots with heels. As a result, when she walked beside Wang Ye, she wasn’t that much shorter than him.

All girls loved beauty, and Angelina was, of course, no exception.

Perhaps because she wasn’t financially well-off, her clothes didn’t look very expensive and were likely not from any luxury brand.

Actually, Moscow is a bit like Northeast China, where the truly wealthy wear mink…

Those who are slightly less well-off would wear ordinary furs or down jackets.

Naturally, Angelina couldn’t afford a mink, so she was just wearing a simple white down jacket.

But unlike the bulky one that Wang Ye wore, hers was slim-fit and accentuating her slender figure.

Around her neck, she wore a red woolen scarf that made her fair skin appear even more rosy against the bright red.

Perhaps the phrase “standing tall and elegant” was coined just to describe girls like Angelina…

Wang Ye took a look at her and curiously asked, “Angelina, aren’t you feeling cold in these clothes? It’s below zero degrees out here.”

True, they were both wearing down jackets, but the thicknesses were different, and that meant the warmth they provided was different too.

Although Wang Ye’s down jacket was a bit ugly, it was indeed very warm!

Angelina’s jacket, while pretty and figure-flattering, was evidently thin and its ability to keep her warm was questionable.

Hearing Wang Ye’s question, Angelina squinted her eyes slightly and jokingly replied, “Wang, you should know that for girls, looking good is more important than feeling warm! Besides, even if it’s cold, it only lasts for the ten minutes or so outside.”

Well, people here spent little time outdoors.

Indoors, the heating was so strong that you could wear shorts, and it didn’t matter how cold it was outside.

No wonder he often saw girls, after taking off their coats, wearing miniskirts!

……

Today, the sun was shining brightly, its rays reflecting off the snow by the roadside was somewhat dazzling.

Heading north from the Preparatory Building, one had to cross a small grove. To the west of the grove was a vast lake.

On the other side of the lake were some high-rise residences, nestled in a thick forest and barely visible.

This area around Friendship University was said to be a wealthy area in Moscow.

As Angelina passed by the lake, she turned to gaze at those high rises for a while, sighed and said, “I wonder when I will be able to buy a house here and bring my family over.”

It seems that young people in Russia, like those in China, also dreamed of settling down in big cities.

Wang Ye curiously asked, “Is the housing price here high? Isn’t it said that housing in Russia is free, which is allocated by the government?”

Back in those years, many newspapers and magazines in China touted about life abroad, Russia being one of them…

Saying that housing was free and allocated by the government.

Saying that going to hospital for treatments and medicines were free, because of universal health care.

Going to college?

Of course, you don’t have to pay tuition or living expenses, the government pays for everything!

Angelina laughed and said, “Those were the old times. It’s not like that anymore. Even before, the housing provided by the companies was small and run-down, who would want to live in such houses? Houses like those on the other side of the lake are what everyone dreams about.”

Wang Ye too looked to where her gaze was fixed, the houses on the other side of the lake indeed looked great.

The architectural style was different from the old buildings in Moscow and seemed rather modern and chic.

“How much do these houses cost per square meter?” he asked.

“You mean the houses by the lake? Very expensive! I saw an advertisement in the newspaper, a square meter costs over two thousand US Dollars. These are luxury houses, only the wealthy can live here,” Angelina said with an envious tone.

A square meter for over two thousand US dollars, based on the exchange rate at that time, it was nearly twenty thousand CNY per square meter.

This was the price in 2001…

In China’s first-tier cities, that was the price range for high-end housing.

“One day, you’ll have a house there too. Believe in yourself,” Wang Ye said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Angelina scrunched up her nose and made a goofy face, which looked rather cute.

“I only earn three hundred US dollars a month. After necessary expenses, I can at most buy one square meter per year if I save all the rest. After a hundred years of healthy working, I could probably buy a small house there. But I think there aren’t any houses there under a hundred square meters. Also, for this to work, the housing price must remain the same for a hundred years,” she joked back.

Originally, Wang Ye wanted to say that with her beauty, finding a rich boyfriend would solve everything…

But he wasn’t familiar with Angelina’s personality yet, and blurt out something like that wouldn’t be appropriate. Even if it was a joke, it could still cause discomfort to the other person.

So, Wang Ye switched the topic and asked, “So, your family doesn’t live in Moscow?”

Angelina shook her head, “No, my family lives in the Crimea Peninsula. Have you heard of the city Yalta? It’s a beautiful place by the Black Sea.”

So, Angelina was from the Crimea Peninsula!

The place wasn’t that well-known in 2001, but more than a decade later, due to the referendum to join Russia, it made waves and became known worldwide!

As for Yalta, Wang Ye visited the city in his “past life”. It was truly beautiful.

The city is flanked by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. The fluffy white clouds over the mountains shroud the many churches, castles, and palaces, while the distant sound of waves adds tranquility and serenity to the city. The many vineyards in the outskirts are like emeralds dotted between the blue sky and sea.

It could even be said that Yalta was the most beautiful city in Russia, bar none!

At this point in time, Angelina’s nationality should still be Ukrainian, so why was she working in Moscow?

But thinking it over, it made sense. After all, the majority of residents on the Crimea Peninsula were Russians, and Russia always considered the peninsula as theirs, but it was only given to a neighboring country because someone got drunk at the time.

After the family broke up in the 90s, Crimea naturally returned to Russia…

So, for people from the Crimea Peninsula, they would be considered their own by the Russians.

………

During the short walk, Wang Ye managed to glean Angelina’s basic situation.

She was from Crimea Peninsula, there were four people in her family, and she had a sister who was in high school and would be attending university in Moscow the following year.

More importantly…

Angelina didn’t have a boyfriend!