Reborn in Russia as a Big Shot

Chapter 114 Seeing My Brother Again

After being threatened by Peter, Marina tried to subtly inquire from Batulina about who Li Xiang's political backer was.

Batulina wanted to befriend Li Xiang, and Marina acted as a middleman.

Although she didn't give a clear answer, she subtly hinted to her friend that she should never force a man to choose between two options.

Marina understood immediately.

She didn't know Natasha was in the United States before, and she wasn't even sure if Li Xiang's "mysterious wife" was Natasha.

According to the information she gathered, Natasha did indeed date Li Xiang, but it wasn't for long, and she later disappeared without a trace.

Marina learned from Li Xiang that Natasha was pregnant with her second child and living in the United States. She offered to leave first after she had finished having fun, and let Li Xiang stay in Miami for a few days.

The Bahamas is right next to Florida; it only takes two hours to get to Miami by yacht, and even faster by plane.

Marina took Batulina's advice to heart.

Galina has already started the process of obtaining a US E2 visa, but the investment project has not yet been finalized. The Bahamas and Granada are both in the Caribbean, and when she learned that Li Xiang was nearby, she asked him to accompany her to Ozark for an inspection.

Surprisingly, Li Xiang actually agreed.

Galina went directly to Ozark.

Li Xiang first went to Miami to see his wife and children, and then three days later went to Ozark to meet them. He also brought Oleg along.

March and April are spring break months in the United States. Schools will arrange the time according to their own circumstances, giving students a break of about a week.

Some companies even give parents time off so they can spend time with their children.

This has created the spring break economy in the United States.

Every year in March and April, Ozark is bustling with tourists returning and many university students come for vacation.

Old Li's eldest son, Wang Hongbo, was tricked by his younger brother, Li Xiang, into becoming a scalper, helping Shopee.com collect iPhones in the United States.

In the beginning, only the United States had iPhones, and you could indeed make money from them. But later, as the industry became more and more competitive, there was not much profit left.

Many Chinese immigrants in the US, due to language barriers and lifestyle differences, flock to Chinatown, which is the most difficult place to live.

Although Wang Hongbo's English wasn't very good either, he knew that if he wanted to get ahead, he had to learn English, and he had to force himself to speak it even if he couldn't speak it well.

So after much deliberation, he didn't choose Chinatown, but instead returned to the more familiar O'Sullivan, using the iPhone resale business as a way to make a living.

With my first pot of gold, I rented a small dock here.

After renting a yacht from a rental company, tourists need a place to moor at night, similar to a parking lot, where they can charge a mooring fee.

After arriving in Ozark, Li Xiang didn't go to see Galina; instead, he went to see his brother first.

"Great, you've become your own boss so quickly." There was a small bar near the dock, and Li Xiang arranged to meet Wang Hongbo there.

Wang Hongbo took a sip of beer, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "We can't keep going like this much longer."

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Li Xiang guessed, "When you rented this dock, it was already in a terrible state. You spent money and effort to renovate it, but as soon as you started doing business, someone started causing you trouble."

"How did you know?" Wang Hongbo asked, looking shocked. After a pause, he said, "You investigated me?"

"Does this even need an investigation?" Li Xiang explained in detail, "In small places like this, resources are all controlled by local families. If you, an outsider, come here and try to steal their business, who else would they punish if not you?"

"Someone came and vandalized the yacht late at night, scratching it," Wang Hongbo said with lingering fear. "Luckily, I had insurance; now I have to keep an eye on it myself every night."

Li Xiang continued guessing, "You called the police, but it was no use. The police knew exactly who it was, but they wouldn't help you."

Wang Hongbo nodded repeatedly, "I saw it all. It was people from Twin Peaks Bar. It must be because I stole their business."

Li Xiang tapped the table with his hand and said, "This is the United States."

"The police serve the voters, not you. Who are the voters? The one who sneaks in at night to scrape your boat is the voter."

"So, my business is going to have to go on?" Wang Hongbo subconsciously tightened his grip, the veins on his hand bulging as he held the bottle.

"If you want to rely entirely on yourself, then cut your losses and sell the business as soon as possible, get back whatever you can, and leave Ozark to develop in a big city, preferably a city with a blue hue."

Seeing that Li Xiang had stopped, Wang Hongbo urged, "Keep going."

"Don't you want to rely on yourself anymore?" Li Xiang's lips curled slightly.

Wang Hongbo frankly said, "I want to, but I also know that not everything can be done according to my whims. Do I have to ask you for help?"

Li Xiang waved his hand and said, "That's not what I meant. You need to understand this. Did I tell you how I started out?"

"Making clothes in Russia."

"I'm a kept man, I rely on my wife. Even Li Ka-shing relied on his wife back then."

"Really?" Wang Hongbo was amused.

Li Xiang said, with seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, "It's true, my wife's family is rich. I'm still relying on them for support in Russia."

"You get bullied here, but I don't get bullied in Russia? You're just being ripped off here, but the Russians are even worse."

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"But I have one good point: I never try to endure hardship without facing it; if there's a shortcut, I'll definitely take it."

Wang Hongbo took a deep breath and asked, "What should I do now?"

"It's up to you to choose. Do you want me to do you a small favor and let you take a shortcut, or do you want to keep taking shortcuts?" Li Xiang stopped beating around the bush and explained in detail, "I plan to buy some properties in the United States, but I don't want anyone to know. If you're willing, I can invest some money in you through an anonymous company."

"We're relatives, you know, how could we possibly keep it a secret?"

"As long as you don't acknowledge Lao Li, it doesn't count; at most, you can be considered an acquaintance."

Wang Hongbo stared at Li Xiang for a few seconds and said, "I never thought about acknowledging him."

Li Xiang corrected, "What I mean is that I can't admit it on the surface, but it has nothing to do with me privately."

"I have three kids now, from two wives. I don't know how they'll get along in the future. I can't be bothered with your old grudges with Lao Li, and I'm not interested in them."

"I'm asking you for help in a business-like manner, and I'll give you whatever amount is due. If you try to swindle money from me behind my back, I'll turn against you just the same way."

"Then what about my dock?" Wang Hongbo asked.

Seeing that his brother had accepted, Li Xiang smiled and said, "I'll find you a buyer. You won't have to pay a loss. I've already brought the person with me."

Wang Hongbo finished his beer, put down the bottle, and said, "I have a request."

Li Xiang said, "You don't seem to have the right to make demands."

Wang Hongbo smiled wryly and said, "I wanted to see how your people built this dock. Is he a local?"

"She's a foreigner like us, and a young girl at that, who doesn't speak English," Li Xiang said with a smile. "It's not that I'm looking down on you, but this is a capitalist country, she's richer than you."