By January 2006, the New Year in Russia had already passed, but Chinese New Year back home was just around the corner.
Wang Ye did not have time to go back this year.
His parents understood. After all, they knew what Wang Ye was doing now...
His father had even called him personally, telling him not to come home for the holiday. As such a high-ranking official, he had to be terribly busy. Everything at home was fine, so there was no need to worry.
Wang Ye did not know whether to laugh or cry, but once he knew everything was all right at home, he was relieved.
His parents were still relatively young and healthy. There really was no need for him to go back several times every year.
After all, he had only returned home the previous summer.
Moreover, Wang Ye learned over the phone that his father had finally gotten his wish and bought a new Mercedes-Benz.
Driving that car around, it was not merely unique in their small hometown county—it was the only one of its kind in the entire region!
It was a little ostentatious, but not overly so. His father's Flour Improver Factory had grown quite large and was said to have become the highest-grossing and highest-tax-paying enterprise in the entire region!
His father was now quite the prominent figure, a well-known local entrepreneur!
His father also mentioned something else. Hu Li, the daughter of Wang Ye's eldest aunt and Wang Ye's cousin, would be taking the college entrance examination this year.
If she failed to get into a good university, the plan was for her to come to Moscow to study abroad.
After all, in the eyes of their relatives, Wang Ye had failed his college entrance examination, then been sent to Moscow