That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1325 This Damn World
After leaving Sofia, Li Ye and Sun Xianjin did not return to their hotel, because they still needed to find Jin Peng and Bian Jingjing to discuss preparing supplies for the Kamaz automobile factory.

While in the car, Sun Xianjin suddenly asked, "Brother, what about the list Sophia gave us?"

Li Ye glanced at him: "List? I haven't seen it. Isn't it the experience you painstakingly summarized?"

"Hehehe, thanks a lot, bro."

"Why thank me? This is all thanks to your connections."

The information provided by Sofia contains Kamaz Automobile Plant's most valuable technical projects, which will definitely be of great use in the upcoming negotiations. Therefore, instead of obediently handing them over, it would be better to let Sun Xianjin demonstrate his excellence.

Jin Peng's place was actually not far from the hotel where Li Ye and the others were staying. When the two of them arrived and opened the door, it felt like they were in a restaurant in China.

The place was packed with people, all from mainland China.

Some of them recognized Jiang Shiqi and Qu Qingyou, who drove for Li Ye.

"Hey, Lao Jiang, when did you get back? Didn't you go back to the mainland to be with your wife and kids? What? You've started thinking about your Tonya again? I knew you couldn't stand the loneliness on the mainland."

"Old Jiang, you're too late. After you left, Donya was snatched away by Fatty Wang from Fujian. I wish I had gotten her!"

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Li Ye slowly turned his head and looked at his "nephew" Jiang Shiqi. At home, this guy was definitely henpecked and bullied by his wife and children. He didn't expect him to be so unruly outside!
"Go away, go away, what nonsense are you spouting? Get out of here, all of you. I've only been gone a few days, and you all need to be taught a lesson, don't you?"

Jiang Shiqi angrily punched and kicked the few rambling men aside, then led Li Ye upstairs.

When Li Ye got to the second floor, he found that there were people guarding the stairwell, and one of the boys recognized him.

"Brother Li, you're here! Brother Peng is waiting for you inside!"

Li Ye glanced at the other person and smiled, saying, "Are you Xiao Qi?"

The other person chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Li, you have a great memory."

Li Ye lightly punched him: "It's not that I have a good memory, it's that I beat you up when we were kids."

"Huh? Hehehehehe, Brother Li wasn't beating me up, he was teaching me skills."

Xiao Qi chuckled.

When he was a kid, he followed Jin Peng around Qingshui County and learned some martial arts from Jin Peng and Li Ye. He was bound to get beaten up a lot. But now that he thinks about it, it's only been a short time. The former lackey has become a seasoned veteran of the underworld.

Li Ye followed Xiao Qi to a room deep inside the second floor. After entering, he found Jin Peng, Huo Renqiang, and Bian Jingjing leading several Russian girls to make dumplings!

Jin Peng looked up and saw Li Ye, then smiled and said, "You've come at the perfect time! The dumplings will be cooked soon, with cabbage and pork filling—they're quite a delicacy here."

"Brother Peng, now that you mention it, I'm really tempted. I'll help too."

In Moscow during winter, cabbage is indeed quite expensive, and being able to eat dumplings from home in a foreign land thousands of miles away is even more precious.

Li Ye went over to help make dumplings, and Jin Peng immediately pushed the Russian girl next to him: "Go boil the water, you're so clumsy."

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The Russian girl smiled and moved away apologetically, while Li Ye glanced at the dumplings she had made and found them rather comical.

However, Li Ye immediately asked, "Can she understand Chinese?"

Jin Peng said disdainfully, "Of course! You've been with me for years. If you can't even understand what I'm saying, wouldn't you be as stupid as a bear in the forest?"

While skillfully making dumplings, Li Ye said, "Brother Peng, you're wrong. Bears are actually smarter than most animals, and since they've followed you, you should treat them well."

Jin Peng scoffed, "Tch, Xiao Ye, you don't understand the customs here. The more manly you are, the more they'll admire you!"

Li Ye paused for a moment, then said, "What you said makes sense."

Aren't some people's bad habits all because they've been spoiled by "humility"?
"By the way, Peng, when I came in just now, why were there so many people downstairs? I could hear accents from all over the country."

Jin Peng replied, "Since a few months ago, the security situation in Moscow has not been as good as before. Our area is one of the few safe zones, so some of our compatriots have come here to seek refuge."

However, I arranged for them all to stay on the first floor. As for the other people who were not respectable, I simply didn't let them in. Jin Peng had believed Li Ye's "foresight" and had reserved a large house near the embassy in advance. Now that the situation in Moscow was turbulent, this place had become a rare safe zone. Even Bian Jingjing had moved here, and others naturally found ways to come and seek refuge here as well.

However, judging from Jin Peng's words, he also doesn't accept some compatriots who have questionable principles.

Li Ye nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Peng, you really put people at ease with your work."

"Hey hey hey~"

Jin Peng rubbed his scalp and said with a smile, "It's all experience gained from suffering losses. Some people, you just can't be nice to them."

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Li Ye glanced at Jin Peng and suddenly thought of Sanshui.

Sanshui was Jin Peng's trusted subordinate back then, but he was unwilling to be subordinate to others and eventually tried to rebel. He's currently in jail!
So Jin Peng still retains the chivalrous spirit he once had, but he's no longer the pushover who would take on everything for his brothers.

It's likely that Jin Peng's bossy attitude towards the Russian girl was because he was afraid that being too lenient would make her take advantage of his favor and cause uncontrollable trouble.

Ah Qiang, who hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise, waited until Li Ye and Jin Peng finished speaking before asking Li Ye, "Mr. Li, you said this afternoon you wanted us to prepare a batch of living supplies. What are they for? How much do you need?"

"We are in talks with Kamaz Motors about a collaboration. We're giving them a little something as a small incentive, like a deposit. The amount doesn't need to be large, but it has to be something they like."

Ah Qiang thought for a moment and said, "If we're going to cater to their preferences, then of course it's strong liquor. However, the regulations on alcohol are very strict here recently. If possible, it would be better to mix it with some other daily necessities, and then let them find other people to exchange for it. It's not difficult to exchange them; they're all hard currency."

"Okay, I'm new here and don't know anything about the situation. You guys can help me make arrangements!"

"Okay okay."

A-Qiang readily agreed, feeling that Li Ye had finally given him a formal job to demonstrate his value after squatting in Su'e for so long.

He thought for a moment and then said, "Mr. Li, if your cooperation with Kamas isn't in too much of a rush, you can slow down the pace of negotiations, because the ruble's exchange rate is falling very sharply right now, and the prices of scarce daily necessities are skyrocketing every day."

“Okay, Qiang, your suggestion is very important. I will report it to Director Liang when I get back.”

“Okay, okay.”

Ah Qiang nodded excitedly, then suggested, "By the way, Mr. Li, when you sign the contract with Kamas, you must make sure it's cash on delivery, because the sales contract here in Su'e doesn't conform to the spirit of Western European contracts."

"understand."

Li Ye knew that A-Qiang was reminding him that contracts with Sugo were far less reliable than those in Western Europe.

Indeed, Western Europe's legal awareness is among the most advanced on the planet.

To give a somewhat inappropriate example.

Both are adult films, but Japanese adult films shout "Yamete!" while Western adult films always shout "Yes!"
If the female lead shouts "NO," the filming will immediately stop, and the male lead will be terrified.

Why, you ask?
Just look at the chaos that will ensue in a certain place decades later, and you'll know that the legal awareness in Europe and America is far ahead of other places. You may find it unbelievable, but it's just that they've already done what they already know.

"Okay, the dumplings are cooked."

The beautiful Russian girl, speaking fluent Mandarin, served dumplings to everyone, and then, at Jin Peng's prompting, they all sat down to eat.

Although Jin Peng has a bad temper, he still believes in equality for all.

The Russian girl immediately beamed and started eating dumplings, her chopsticks moving non-stop, and she even knew to dip them in vinegar.

Li Ye glanced at the girl next to Sun Xianjin. She was even more innocent than the one making dumplings, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old, and was also happily eating with her mouth full of oil.

Even with Li Ye's extremely keen observation skills, he couldn't find any negative emotions in their eyes and expressions; they were all filled with happy contentment.

[A bunch of livestock.]

Ugh, this damned world!

(End of this chapter)