"Hello. Lyudmila smiled and greeted Li Yadong.

"Hello. The two of them smiled back.

"Who's called Catherine? Why is it the same as my name?" asked the battle girl as she squatted down and looked at the two little girls who were a little scared of life and hid behind her mother's buttocks.

The battle girl seems to be born with a child, and the two little girls are not very afraid of her, and the shorter one raises his hand.

"Huh...... Originally, it was you, a little clever ghost, come, give my sister a hug. ”

The little girl actually came over.

The battle girl soon got along with the two little girls.

"My sister bought you a gift. ”

It's two different Barbie doll suits, and I almost didn't have fun with the two little girls, and I can't put it down with the gifts.

Mrs. Pu's gift was a necklace, a diamond necklace, weighing two carats, the cross-sectional size of a normal cigarette, supplemented by a platinum chain.

"This ...... Vladimir, too precious. Lyudmila was startled, did not dare to reach out to take it, looked at her husband and said.

Comrade Vladimir glanced at Li Yadong, then at his wife, and said, "Take it." ”

He knew that this little thing was nothing to the person in front of him, they felt precious, but compared to the other party, maybe it was really a little careful.

And people have also said that it is really inappropriate to refuse the hearts of friends.

What is surprising is that Vladimir was obviously in charge of the dinner himself, and he motioned to Li Yadong and the others to wait for a while, then put on an apron and walked into the kitchen to serve food.

can eat such a meal, Li Yadong feels that even if he didn't make a penny from this year's trip to Eastern Europe, it is probably worth it.

After all, how many people in the world have eaten this kind of meal?

The meal was quite sumptuous, apparently deliberately prepared, and Comrade Vladimir was sure to have a heavy hemorrhage, which at the current price level in Moscow would probably cost him a month's salary.

The main dish is steak and roast lamb shank, as well as bread, the side dish is salad, the cold cuts are caviar and diced sour radish, and the soup is a serious dark dish - yogurt kvass, tomato and egg soup.

But no matter how dark it is, Li Yadong feels that he has to at least taste it, after all, this is what Comrade Vladimir did.

After taking a sip, it was surprising that it tasted pretty good, at least in the mouth.

It's completely different from the yogurt kvass soup made by the Russian chef in the base camp.

"I didn't expect Mr. Vladimir to have such a hand, to be honest, I'm not used to Russian food, but what you make quite meets my appetite. Li Yadong said with a smile.

Comrade Vladimir smiled, with an expression of "if you like it", at this time, Lyudmila smiled and said, "Boss Li doesn't know, Vladimir was actually born into a family of chefs, and his grandfather was a well-known chef in our Russia, who served as the personal chef of Lenin and Stalin. ”

"Oh?" Li Yadong was surprised, he really didn't know about this matter.

No wonder.

Those who can give Lenin and Stalin the spoon are the proper imperial chefs in China.

Grandpa is so powerful, even if his grandson is exposed to it, he can always learn two hands.

The meal was eaten quietly, but harmoniously, like Comrade Vladimir, who, although he did not speak, always expressed his mood with a smile.

The main thing is the difference between regional cultures, and there is an ancient Chinese adage: food is not spoken. But in fact, Russia is more particular about this, and if you don't talk when you eat, you really don't talk.

After eating, Comrade Vladimir invited Li Yadong and his wife to the living room for tea, his wife washed the dishes, and the two children sat on the carpet and played with Barbie dolls.

"Boss Li, thank you so much for the donation last time, the 100 million US dollars is almost unprecedented for our help in St. Petersburg, and now in the whole of Russia, it is the best public security environment in our St. Petersburg, and no one marches on the streets. Comrade Vladimir said from the bottom of his heart.

This is a truth, when Li Yadong came here before, he almost crossed the entire St. Petersburg, did not meet any demonstrators, and was more peaceful than Moscow.

"Look at you, I already said last time, between friends, there is no need to be so polite. Li Yadong smiled and waved his hand.

"But I do owe a debt of gratitude to you, because of you, my work has also changed, and I have a greater right to do practical things for the people. ”

"Oh?" Li Yadong was pleasantly surprised, no wonder he wanted to invite himself to dinner, and guessed: "Deputy mayor?"

The mayor is unlikely, as the second largest city in Russia, the mayor of St. Petersburg has very great power and can even be considered one of the candidates for the presidency.

Comrade Vladimir nodded, proving his guess.

This is good news, which should be much earlier than when Comrade Vlamikir became deputy mayor in his last life.

"Mr. Vladimir, if the opportunity permits, I think you have a higher eye, and not only in the city of St. Petersburg. ”

"You mean......" Comrade Vladimir's eyes lit up.

He has a gap in his chest, so he naturally has a more ambitious goal, but he ...... I don't dare to think about it at the moment.

"Yes, it's man-made. Li Yadong nodded and said: "With your ability, if you can enter the presidential palace, even if you start from a small person, you will definitely have a great achievement in the future." We have a saying in China, "If you have gold, it will shine there." ”

The city of St. Petersburg is not destined to be the terminal of Comrade Vladimir, which Li Yadong knows very well, if nothing else, for a long time in the future, he will assist the mayor of St. Petersburg and become a "gray archbishop", but in the end, the mayor of St. Petersburg failed to be re-elected, and he was also forced to leave the city and work in the presidential palace through the introduction of his fellow villagers.

So there are certainly benefits to this experience, but for Comrade Vladimir, it is not suitable for a dead end, because his next leadership will not be able to win the Kremlin.

It's better to go directly to Yeltsin's command and let him discover this treasure as soon as possible, maybe it is possible to abdicate early.

After all, in the current Russia, he can't play at all.

"Okay, I'll think about it seriously. Comrade Vladimir nodded thoughtfully.

He no longer thinks that the person in front of him is a "magic stick" as he used to be, and after experiencing some things and understanding some situations, he knows the horror of this young man in front of him.

His words are worth hearing.

"I'm leaving Russia soon, there is no definite time for me to come back next time, if Mr. Vladimir has anything, you can go to Moscow to find Zhang Shengli, you know, he will not refuse you anything. ”

After Comrade Vladimir nodded, he asked the biggest doubt in his heart, "Boss Li, do you really think that I am a person who can achieve great things?"

"No doubt!" Li Yadong said categorically.

Comrade Vladimir was silent, and after looking at him deeply, he muttered: "If there is really that day, I will definitely not forget the help of Boss Li." ”

It's O with your words. Li Yadong thought to himself.

However, it is definitely not easy for him to say this directly, and replied half-truthfully: "Actually, I don't want anything from you, I have been in Russia for so long, I always have some feelings, I just hope that this country is getting better and better." ”

The so-called half-truths are because as a businessman, you always want to see a return on your investment. But to be honest, Li Yadong really hopes that Russia will become strong as soon as possible.

As China's staunch ally in the future, Russia will become stronger, and China will become stronger.

The three of them chatted for a long time before it ended, and it was surprisingly not snowing that night.

Before leaving, the Vladimirs sent Li Yadong and his wife to the door.

"Boss Li, I may not be able to see you off when you leave, my friend, here, I wish you a smooth journey. Comrade Vladimir said, stepped forward and gave Li Yadong a hug.

A sudden hug made Li Yadong not come back to his senses for a long time.

Perhaps it was only at this point that he really reaped this friendship.

"Goodbye. ”

"Goodbye!"8)