Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 840, Sir, do you need it?

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally, their desire was strong and easily ignited.

……

In the evening, the two finished packing and left the hotel, heading towards the city center.

Get ready to see Moscow at night.

The destination, naturally, was Moscow's Red Square.

After parking the car, the two got out and walked towards the square.

But just as he took a step away, he was stopped by a young man on the roadside.

"Sir, the parking fee here is 50 rubles!"

The other person looked at him and said with a smile.

Yang Xiaole looked at the other party and smiled. It had been a long time since he had encountered any provocation from gangsters.

The two had nice cars, and they were of Asian descent.

Naturally, they are the ones who get bullied.

Huang Qiujing comes here often. She has been studying Russian intensively for the past two years, so communication is not a problem for her.

"They're the local mafia, and they're really tough to deal with. Before, when we came here, there were a lot of people in our convoy, and they didn't dare mess with us. But now there are only two of us, and they're treating us like pushovers!"

After saying that, he took out a 50-ruble note and handed it to the other person.

"Remember to keep an eye on our car!"

Upon hearing this, the young man chuckled and assured him, "Beautiful lady, the Mafia is a trustworthy organization."

He then took the money and left.

Yang Xiaole smiled.

How could I have forgotten about that?

He then asked with a smile, "You must have investigated them before coming here. How large are they now?"

You might be more familiar with this than Ivanka.

Huang Qiujing put her bag down and said, "It's quite a large operation. They do gang-related things, nothing respectable. Their leader was arrested a few years ago, so they haven't been as rampant lately."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled.

Huang Qiujing probably has no idea how powerful this club is!
It has only become popular in the last few years.

But the speed of development is incredibly fast.

At its peak, it had millions of members and its influence spanned the globe.

This is a being that caused Emperor Du a headache in later generations.

He was naturally pondering it in his mind.

This is a great tool; let's see if we can master it ourselves.

After all, Ivanka's supporters are still too few.

Many things need to be done by the subordinates.

He then snapped out of his reverie and laughed, "Let's go! From now on, these people will treat our car with utmost respect."

After saying that, he led her toward the square.

Huang Qiujing was puzzled, but followed.

She thought Yang Xiaole meant that once they developed to a certain scale here, these people wouldn't dare to mess with them!

……

"That's a museum over there, but it's closed now. If you want to see it, we can come over tomorrow."

Huang Qiujing passed by the museum and looked up.

Yang Xiaole also glanced around here.

He then laughed and said, "By the way, find someone to contact the people here, especially the management. Besides this, there's the Hermitage Museum and the Museum of Oriental Art; basically, find all the major museums."

Huang Qiujing asked curiously, "Why contact the people here? It doesn't seem like there's any point in contacting them!"

"Of course it's useful. Things are quite chaotic here in Russia right now. They'll sell anything except some large heavy weapons. We can't leave our ancestors' things here."

The Russian bears robbed us of a lot of things back then.

It possesses as many as one million cultural relics from mainland China.

Many of these things are not available in mainland China.

He remembered recording some humiliating things from the past.

Scholars from mainland China who want to study the artifacts of Dunhuang and the Western Xia Dynasty need to apply to the local authorities in advance, and can only conduct their research after receiving their approval.

He can devour it all in one go.

But he didn't want to do that, because he needed to keep these things in the mainland.

If military products can be sold so easily, then cultural relics are even more likely to be sold.

It would feel better to let the Russians themselves empty out the place.

At that time, these people will only criticize their own people in Russia, and not those who bought the goods.

Huang Qiujing seemed to be deep in thought when she heard this.

Nods slightly: "Okay!"

Having agreed, the two went directly to the Guoli Shopping Mall next to the square, which was also the largest shopping mall there.

It's less like a shop and more like a palace, with its classic European-style beige buildings and the colorful church next to it forming a beautiful scene on Red Square.

The shopping mall is a three-story building with a glass roof and three large archways. It consists of more than a thousand shops, offering both exquisite Soviet-style porcelain, handicrafts, clothing, and general merchandise, as well as a wide variety of imported goods.

The fountain in the middle of the first floor of the mall is a favorite dating spot for Muscovites. If you say "meet me by the fountain," people generally won't get the place wrong.

The shopping mall gave him a very strange feeling.

It was both depressed and prosperous.

Because many shops here no longer sell certain items, especially food, which is expensive, scarce, and has a limited variety.

However, there are a lot of people here, and most of them are foreigners.

Especially people from mainland China.

These people are all resellers, of course.

These people buy things partly for consumption, but more often they want to take some items to the mainland to make money.

The two arrived at a porcelain shop.

There are many kinds of items, ranging from everyday porcelain to ornamental porcelain.

Among them are many exquisitely crafted items.

However, the best-selling items are actually small items like matryoshka dolls.

There's no way around it; it's mostly people from inland China who buy them, just for the novelty.

“I prepared a lot of matryoshka dolls for you. I was originally planning to give them to the children when I visited you in Beijing next time.”

Huang Qiujing saw him looking through the matryoshka dolls and said with a smile.

Yang Xiaole was playing with the things in her hand when she heard this. She smiled and nodded, "Okay then, I won't buy anything."

Then we went to a nearby fur shop.

The fur industry of the Russian bear can no longer be described as simply "developed".

95% of the world's high-end furs come from Russia.

The prices also vary greatly.

An ordinary fur coat that costs a few dozen rubles can cost as much as a terrifying $100,000 at the highest end.

During the reign of the Russian Tsar, those people went to Siberia and came to Northeast China to plunder furs.

The two of them went to the most upscale store.

There are very few people here.

There's no way around it; even among the mainland's middlemen, few can afford it, let alone the fact that these high-end shops don't accept local currency.

We only accept foreign currency.

The currency currently circulating globally is naturally the US dollar.

"How about this one? It's made of sable. No more than ten pieces of this quality are produced in a year."

Huang Qiujing knew he was going to buy his wife a fur coat.

They were recommending it there.

Yang Xiaole touched it.

The product is indeed good.

He's not someone who doesn't know value.

Sable is considered one of the top furs, and sable fur is also graded.

A mixed-color sable fur set costs only a few hundred rubles, while a solid-color sable fur set starts at several thousand or even tens of thousands of US dollars.

The top-tier standards are based on the quality and density of the hair.

The one in front of me is excellent in both workmanship and quality.

A coat requires a large number of sables, and it is very difficult to achieve similar color and density.

There aren't many artificially bred sables yet, so the price naturally won't be too low.

This is a luxury item by nature.

The one in front of me costs $98000.

Exorbitant price. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay, this one will do! If there's still stock, buy a few more, and bring some others too. Oh, and find some with simple colors but good quality."

Qu Ying might not wear something so luxurious, as it wouldn't be appropriate.

However, having a few good quality fur coats that aren't too flashy should be fine.

I won't wear it to work, but I can wear it when I go out to visit relatives.

Huang Qiujing naturally agreed.

I bought quite a lot, items for adults, children, and the elderly.

Unfortunately, there are only two top-tier items.

I also bought a few Fjällräven suits.

Anyway, Yang Xiaole doesn't lack this money.

The store also offers delivery service.

After paying the money and having the goods delivered to the hotel, the two left the shop.

They went to the restaurant on the third floor, where they had a Western meal, and then continued shopping in the mall.

The main purpose is to buy some local handicrafts.

Around 9 a.m., there were still quite a few people in the mall, so the two of them left.

Hand in hand, walking down the street.

It snowed in Moscow today, stopped for a while, and now it's snowing heavily again.

The sub-zero temperatures did not make the two feel cold.

Huang Qiujing walked along the road, talking to Yang Xiaole about things here, mainly the layout of the area.

Although Kyiv is the main base, Huang Qiujing still focuses her financial efforts there in Moscow.

Yang Xiaole didn't have much of an opinion on this.

"In Moscow, we certainly can't neglect finance, but we still need to pay attention to Kyiv, as there may be some changes there in the future."

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the financial systems of the two sides will be temporarily severed.

How could there be no finance in Er Mao's area?

Moreover, Er Mao maintained relatively close ties with the mainland afterward.

This made him think of a question.

Back when Ermao had just broken away, the mainland achieved many collaborations through investment and talent introduction.

They brought over a lot of technology and recruited a lot of people from there.

Perhaps Er Mao's stance was predetermined from the beginning.

Lying next to the big wool, now that they've separated, they can't be too close, lest the wool be swallowed up again.

The bald eagle has always been the bear's adversary.

It's not appropriate to just stick it on rashly.

At that time, the mainland, which was large but not strong, might have been a good partner.

A thought flashed through my mind.

But there's nothing you can grasp.

At this moment, Huang Qiujing's words interrupted his thoughts: "Kiev can serve as your base, but it is not suitable as a base for finance."

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and then said, "Tell me, what would happen if the Mao Xiong brothers split up?"

"This is impossible!"

Huang Qiujing looked incredulous.

Yang Xiaole smiled and shook his head: "It's not impossible! In fact, there are already some signs, and the bald eagles are actually aiming for the same thing."

He couldn't bring himself to say it directly.

After all, the bald eagle's goal was to bring down the polar bear, and it probably didn't expect that they would split up.

It's estimated that in another two years, the bear will become even more ill, and then these people will think, since it's sick, why not just kill it?

Hearing this, Huang Qiujing was still somewhat skeptical.

"It is indeed difficult, but I feel that it is not necessary to split up. Once the authorities here find a way to resolve the predicament, with the overall strength here, we can definitely overcome the difficulties."

Yang Xiaole smiled upon hearing this.

He knew, of course, that Huang Qiujing wouldn't believe it; in fact, at this point in time, no one would have imagined this outcome.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Anyway, you still need to be careful about the financial situation in Kyiv, since there are just too many factories and businesses in that area."

Huang Qiujing nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Indeed, even without the separation, there are so many businesses on that side, it definitely needs to be taken seriously.

"Okay, I understand. I will increase investment over there."

"Well, not too much. After Huang Xintong arrives, she should first establish a foothold and bring some stability to the local area, especially in terms of food. Of course, we can't overdo it."

If it goes too far, it could allow Er Mao to replenish the blood supply for the entire country.

If history is rewritten, that would be ridiculous.

A strong polar bear is still too much of a threat to a panda.

He was naturally happy to see the polar bear fall.

That would be a true feast.

If Huang Qiujing was initially unclear about the situation, then considering what Yang Xiaole had said about the family division, and his current words, it's clear that things could change.

I understood it immediately.

shook his head.

How could we possibly split up!

But she didn't say anything, though she felt a little excited.

If that's really the case, then perhaps she could have been more radical in her approach, which would have allowed her to get an even bigger slice of the pie.

"Okay, I understand. We'll talk about it when Xintong arrives."

Huang Qiujing agreed.

The two then strolled around the area for a while before returning to the parking lot.

The car was there perfectly fine, but there was a lot of snow accumulated on the car and on the windows.

After clearing the snow, he drove towards the hotel.

……

The next day, Yang Xiaole woke up from her sleep.

Huang Qiujing had already gotten up and was getting ready.

They were communicating through the mirror.

"I have to go to the bank today to discuss a very important collaboration. Can I accompany you this afternoon?"

Yang Xiaole naturally didn't care.

"Okay! You go ahead and do your thing. I have something to do and need to go out in a bit."

"Okay, there are cell phones on the table. Take one with you and call them later. But you can't talk about sensitive things on this call."

Yang Xiaole looked at the phone on the table.

Russia was actually the first place in the world to manufacture mobile phones.

However, the price was too high, making it unaffordable for ordinary people, and thus it did not become widespread.

Since Huang Qiujing has come here, she will definitely get a set of equipment like this.

Ivanka's side naturally has one too.

He knows how to use this thing.

I asked for the number and put the things away.

After washing up, the two went downstairs together for breakfast before parting ways.

Yang Xiaole drove to his destination.

Once we arrived nearby, we parked the car and prepared to search the area.

After getting out of the car, my footsteps crunched on the snow.

Early in the morning, I saw a long line of people waiting to buy food at the bakery.

Yang Xiaole watched this scene unfold.

In fact, even if the ruble hadn't subsequently plummeted, these people would have lived a more frugal life, but not in such dire straits.

"Sir, do you need service?"

As I was lost in thought, a voice came from behind me.

There stood a blond bear-like boy in his teens, staring intently at him.

Yang Xiaole's lips twitched.

Looking at the clothes I was wearing, I instantly understood.

These days, anyone who can afford to wear fur is definitely rich.

The other person's age is somewhat hard to guess.

He's 170cm tall and looks like an adult.

However, her face is very youthful, making her look like a high school student.

(End of this chapter)