Chapter 12 Planning the first step
The round-trip air ticket from Moscow to the capital alone, even if you buy a student discount ticket, costs about 550 US dollars.
In other words, for a total of eighteen months from now to the end of June next year, Wang Ye’s living expenses will only be US$2,500!
About one hundred and forty dollars a month...
To be honest, I'm a little nervous.
But Wang Ye knew that this was the family's best effort, and he had no complaints at all.
In fact, the financial conditions of his family are not much better than those of Song Xiaogang's family.
They also hope that their children will become successful, and they also grit their teeth to raise money to send their children to study abroad, hoping that their children will have a good future.
After buying a mobile phone today, his living expenses have been further reduced, leaving only 2,200 US dollars...
If you want to live a comfortable life with this little money, forget about it. Prices in Moscow are very high. Even when buying food, you have to buy cheap.
Of course, Wang Ye cannot sit still and wait for death. After all, he is also a reborn person with more than 20 years of social experience. It is impossible for him to just squat in school and study. If he doesn't do something to make some money, it would be a waste.
Have you been "reborn" for the first time!
In the past two days, Wang Ye has already made a plan to make money, and buying a mobile phone is the first step of the plan.
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I quickly returned to the dormitory with my mobile phone in hand. As soon as I entered the hall, I met Nalan Yaqi.
Wang Ye was wrapped up tightly because he went out to buy things. The temperature in the dormitory was quite high, so Nalan Yaqi was dressed very coolly!
She wore a light pink suspender skirt, with her slender neck and slender shoulders exposed. Liu Xiaojie would definitely blush immediately if he saw it...
Nalan Yaqi had just come out of the canteen with a large bag of potato chips in her hand. When she saw Wang Ye, her eyes lit up.
After looking up and down, he said with a smile: "Hey, Wang Ye, this big cotton-padded jacket of yours was passed down from your ancestors. It looks like it's quite old."
Although the down jacket Wang Ye was wearing was indeed a bit shabby, what Nalan Yaqi said was too outrageous.
Apparently she was deliberately looking for trouble because Wang Ye had been so indifferent to her two days ago, and she was a bit "vindictive".
Wang Ye, however, was not angry at all. He pulled up his down jacket and replied with a smile: "This is a brand-name product. It's a reward from my father for being admitted to the best high school in the county."
Nalan Yaqi looked confused, obviously she had never heard of "duck duck".
But she understood that she had bought these tattered clothes for three years...
From this detail, it can be seen that Wang Ye's family is not very wealthy.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be reluctant to throw away clothes that I have worn for several years.
But Wang Ye's calm attitude, which made no secret of his family's conditions, was quite admirable to her.
It doesn't matter if your family is poor, no one's ancestors have ever been poor, except of course her family...
As long as people work hard to make progress, it is not impossible to achieve success in the future.
She stopped worrying about the brand of the clothes and saw the small bag in Wang Ye's hand. The bag was transparent, and the Nokia mobile phone box inside was clearly visible.
Then he asked again: "Have you bought a mobile phone?"
Wang Ye nodded.
"Tell me your phone number." Nalan Yaqi said politely.
As he said that, he took out a small and exquisite mobile phone in milky white color from his pocket.
This is Samsung A288, one of the hottest mobile phones in 2001!
Folding design, dual screens, and the small screen outside is blue!
This mobile phone is not cheap. I can buy at least two of Wang Ye’s mobile phones.
Faced with this girl, Wang Ye would certainly not act like a "dog licker", but if he really wanted to say that he was disgusting, that would not be possible.
After all, young and beautiful girls have done nothing bad. If you hate them, then there is really something wrong with you...
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Ye really didn't remember what the mobile phone number he just obtained was.
With an apologetic smile, he took out his cell phone and said, "I just got my cell phone number, so I didn't remember it. What's your cell phone number? I'll just give you a call."
"Okay, my mobile phone number is 796..." Nalan Yaqi reported a series of numbers, and Wang Ye listened and dialed.
Soon, the beautiful polyphonic ringtone of Samsung A288 rang. Nalan Yaqi hung up the phone and added Wang Ye's mobile phone number to the phone's address book with a few quick operations.
"Okay, bye, I'll come and play with you when I have time..." Waving to Wang Ye, Nalan Yaqi took her potato chips and left.
Wang Ye shook his head and went upstairs to his dormitory.
Song Xiaogang was busy preparing to cook in the dormitory. When he saw Wang Ye, he smiled and said, "Brother Ye, let's have lunch together. I'll cook two dishes and steam the rice."
In terms of cooking skills, Song Xiaogang is much better than Wang Yeke.
His father was busy with work, so when he was very young, he had to cook for himself.
It is said that his uncle is a chef, and Song Xiaogang even studied with him for a while.
Wang Ye was not polite, nodded and said he had no objection, and asked: "Hey, Xiaogang, where is your Chinese newspaper? Let me take a look."
There are also Chinese newspapers and periodicals here, the most famous one is "Moscow Chinese News"!
This newspaper is also published every day, but what is different from domestic newspapers is that this newspaper is bound like a magazine, and it is not a large-scale newspaper in China.
In addition, the printing quality is also much worse, a bit shoddy...
However, if you are in a foreign country, you don’t need to pay so much attention. This newspaper is still very popular among the Chinese.
It contains important news from China and Moscow. Of course, there are also many advertisements for selling things, recruiting people, etc.
Many international students find part-time jobs through this newspaper.
In Moscow, there is a super large wholesale market, which is called the "Ant Market" by many Chinese because it is close to the "Izmailov" subway station.
This is the largest international trade wholesale market in Eastern Europe.
Many Chinese manufacturers have stalls here, transporting domestic clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, etc., and wholesale them to customers in Russia and even many Eastern European countries through this large market.
This large market alone is said to have 100,000 Chinese businessmen!
Maybe one hundred thousand is a bit exaggerated, but there are really many Chinese businessmen there, and more than half of the entire market are Chinese!
Many Chinese students who want to work part-time basically come here to work as translators for wholesalers.
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Wang Ye asked Song Xiaogang for this newspaper, of course not because he wanted to apply for a job as a translator.
Although his Russian proficiency is very high and he can easily work as a translator, he no longer sees the salary as a translator.
Wang Ye has another big plan, a plan that can make a lot of money!
Chapter completed!