Chapter 1112: Ivan dies
On a hot July summer day, a private jet landed at Moscow International Airport. Coming out of the airport and looking at the crowd outside that seemed to have forgotten the fear and illness not long ago, Yang Dongxu had to sigh that although forgetfulness will teach mankind a painful lesson, it is also one of the sources of happiness.
After a long look, the convoy of extraordinary status drove into a heavily guarded manor.
"I'm sorry for you this time. As soon as Yang Dongxu got out of the car, he was hugged by Toy, who walked over quickly.
"You're welcome, I'm sure I'll come over after Uncle Ivan passes away anyway. Yang Dongxu patted Toy on the shoulder.
That's right!
Even many well-informed people who have been living in seclusion all these years cannot be sure whether he is in Russia or whether the old Ivan, who is recuperating in a foreign country, passed away yesterday.
Old Ivan has no sons, so Toy must come back to deal with his uncle's funeral. As one of the biggest profiteers of wool harvesting, his return undoubtedly took a huge risk, and it affected the sensitive nerves of many people.
So after thinking about it, Toy still called Yang Dongxu, so he learned that his uncle had passed away yesterday and began to rush back from the United States. Yang Dongxu just arrived this morning, and Yang Dongxu also arrived in Moscow in the morning, and this friendship touched Toy very much.
His identity is very sensitive, and at this time, even some Russian tycoons who are close to him are subconsciously keeping a distance from him. But Yang Dongxu flew over without saying a word.
"Don't worry, take care of Uncle Ivan's funeral, although it is different now and before, everyone wants peace. Yang Dongxu comforted.
He did take a certain risk when he came over this time, and even transferred Du Fei, who he hadn't seen for a long time, from the Middle East to protect him.
But this is just to strengthen the insurance, in fact, the risk is not as big as imagined, or even riskless. Some of the risks are just scaring yourself.
Although he has been withdrawing from the Russian market over the years, he still retains a lot of investment in fixed assets. So I've been keeping an eye on the situation here.
The *** who came to power certainly made many people who picked up wool tremble, and some people have even been thrown into prison. But in fact, these people who were cleaned up were all people who felt like they were making trouble when they wanted to govern the country well.
Those who honestly don't speak, and even take the initiative to cooperate, although the past few years have not been as reckless as before, they are still nourishing.
Instead of being confiscated, many people's assets are increasing. It's just that they are used to the huge profits of the past, and now they are making these people's greed suffer step by step.
In fact, as long as you can control your greed, don't peep into the *** position. The seemingly iron-fisted *** is too lazy to bother these people.
After all, his ideal is to restore the country's former status as a world superpower, not to create another turmoil at home.
Therefore, even if Toy's identity is very sensitive, as long as he does not seek death, he is actually fine to go back to Russia to live now. The deceased old Ivan is a real old fox, and he has long had a certain tacit understanding with ***.
"I thought you weren't coming. After Ivan, Natasha gave Yang Dongxu a hug and kissed him very intimately on the side of the cheek.
There were many people who came to greet him, after all, there were guests in the manor. Even Ivan stood at the gate to greet him, and the guests in the house, either out of politeness or curiosity, could not sit in the living room and be the grandfather.
However, among these people, except for Toy and Natasha. Yang Dongxu basically didn't know him, after all, when Yang Dongxu was doing business here, these uncle-level people in front of him were probably all prodigals in the family.
So there is no intersection between the two sides, if the elders of their family come, maybe a few of them will be very familiar with Yang Dongxu. After all, everyone worked together to gather wool at the beginning.
"I'm a legitimate businessman, is there a problem with coming over to an elder's funeral as a junior?" Yang Dongxu was a little itchy on the cheek kissed by Natasha.
Kissing greetings, while common, are clearly not suitable between him and Natasha. This feeling of giving outsiders a good relationship between them was undoubtedly deliberately made by Natasha. And in addition to showing that he had a good relationship with him, he also stuck out his tongue and licked it when he kissed him on the side of his face, which embarrassed him.
But so many people looked at him and couldn't show anything, so he could only take a polite accommodation, let go of the posture of the false hug and took half a step back to open the distance.
No overintroduction, no noise. After all, this is a funeral, and Yang Dongxu went in to pay respects to the old man lying in a white flower.
He did not leave after the worship, but sat on the side and watched the waves of people who came to worship. In the end, he followed the funeral procession and sent old Ivan to the cemetery.
There were many people who came to see off old Ivan, but everyone was very silent. Yang Dongxu and Toy stood in the front row, and many people secretly looked at him. Guess who this young and excessively young Chinese man is, and how he stands with some bigwigs in everything. And Toy seems to think very highly of him.
However, there were a few people with thoughtful looks on their faces, although they didn't know Yang Dongxu, it was obvious that the elders of the family had said something to them.
Towards the end of the funeral, several more people came to the cemetery, and the one who walked in front was obviously a high-ranking government official, and he was followed by a man in military uniform, with the rank of major general.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the person who came, and the middle-aged man in the lead, dressed in black, first greeted Toy, and then asked the person behind him to carry the wreath to the tombstone where old Ivan had been buried.
The major general who came to him stood in front of the tombstone for a few minutes of silence, patted Toy on the shoulder before leaving, and left without saying much.
It only took a few minutes for these people to come and go, but the originally oppressive atmosphere disappeared directly.
The identity of old Ivan is obviously not suitable, but since someone has been sent. There is no doubt that the other party has already stated that as long as Toy himself does not die, then the other party will no longer keep an eye on him.
Toy, who had been tense all over, finally relaxed at this time, and said apologetically to Yang Dongxu: "You go back to the manor to rest first, I still have some things to deal with." β
"We don't have to worry about these false courtesies, you go and do your business. Yang Dongxu patted Toy on the shoulder.
Although old Ivan had arranged everything before he died, Toy had not returned from abroad before, and some things obviously still needed him to take over or confirm in person.
But until anyone said anything, Toy obviously didn't dare to do anything. This is undoubtedly a very smart choice, and now that you have made a statement, it is obvious that the things that should be dealt with can be handled.
"I'll send him back. Natasha, who was standing next to her, spoke.
"Don't you need to go to work?" Yang Dongxu looked at Natasha with a slight surprise.
This is undoubtedly a tactful refusal. Natasha's inappropriate teasing when she first arrived to say hello was obviously not because she had a special hobby looking for excitement, but because she was showing something. And what he fears most is trouble.
And the relationship between the two has not reached the point where he has to help Natasha deal with trouble. Aside from the ambiguity that doesn't happen on the surface, his relationship with Natasha boils down to being a mere partner. For this extremely ambitious woman, he has always kept a proper distance.
"Do you think I need to sit in my office all day for my job? Besides, I'm taking a leave of absence today. Natasha looked at him with a wink.
All right!
Rejection failed.
"Hello, my name is Valery. "On the other side of Toy, a bearded man with the height of a standard Russian stood up and stretched out his hand," Natasha's older brother. β
"Valery. Toy frowned.
But Valery didn't look at him, just looked at Yang Dongxu with a smile.
"Yang Dongxu. Yang Dongxu stretched out his hand and shook it with him.
There is no secret rivalry, and there is no eye contact. The two of them just shook hands very ordinarily and then parted.
"I've got time to eat together, Toy, I still have something to do at home and leave first. After greeting Yang Dongxu, Valery said goodbye to Toy, who was not very good-looking.
Then leave directly with your own people.
He ...... "Toy wanted to say something."
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Dongxu, "You go and deal with your affairs first, I'll go back to the manor and rest for a while." β
He naturally understood what Natasha's brother meant, and he had been ignoring him before. Now Natasha has to send him back to the manor before she stands up and reports to her family, and the meaning of this is understood as long as she is not in her head.
"Then be careful, I'll greet the bodyguards on the other side of the manor. Toy looked very unsightly.
After all, Valery seemed to be very polite and polite just now, and he left to say goodbye to him. But in fact, if Yang Dongxu really helped Natasha with something, then the politeness just now can also be seen as an advance warning. At that time, Toy's face will not be good.
"Don't worry, I'm measured. Besides, it's a civilized society now, and I'm a legitimate businessman. Yang Dongxu gave Toy a hug and patted him on the back to comfort him.
Toy glanced at Du Suo, Jie Chengwu and the others who were standing not far away, but they were not talking.
The one who was able to gather wool with his uncle's giant crocodiles, and finally walked away. Toy knew that Yang Dongxu was not as kind as he seemed on the surface.
So after glancing at Natasha, who seemed to be innocent next to him as if she didn't know what was happening, he began to send off his relatives and friends who had come to the funeral, and then left to deal with his own affairs.
"We've known each other for so long, and you should know that I'm a person who doesn't like trouble. In the convoy back to the manor, Yang Dongxu frowned, and his face was no longer friendly as before.
"Trouble also represents great benefits. Natasha, who was sitting on the side, had a calm face and did not feel embarrassed because she might cause trouble to Yang Dongxu.
"I have a lot of lucrative projects to invest in, why should I risk it on you?" Yang Dongxu looked at Natasha sideways, looking at Natasha from head to toe with a playful look.
Temptation of beauty, trapped by love...... At their level, it is impossible to have such naΓ―ve ideas. Besides, Yang Dongxu's favorite is definitely Zhou Ya, not Natasha.