Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 833 European Grandmothers
Before going to England, Wang Ye made a phone call with his family, and his mother answered it.

"Hey, Mom, I may not be able to go back this year for the Chinese New Year. The business here is very busy." Wang Ye said in embarrassment.

It has been three years since he left the country, and Wang Ye only returns home once for the Chinese New Year, which is really unreasonable.

Especially when my parents don't know the real situation on his side, they just think that he is here to study and do business.

Sure enough, hearing what he said, my mother was a little unhappy.

"Small business, money is endless, no matter how big your business is, can't you spare a few days a year to go home and have a look?
You know, your dad kept talking about it a few days ago, saying that you are coming back for the New Year, and asked me to prepare more delicious food or something.

This old man still plans to wait for you to come back before visiting relatives, his son is promising, so why don't he show off..."

His mother was talking on the other end of the phone, but Wang Ye was silent, full of guilt.

Yes, mom and dad are actually very simple. They hope that their only son will be successful, have a successful career and live a happy life.

But it's best not to be too promising, otherwise it will be like this, and I haven't had time to go home once in two or three years...

The price I paid behind the infinite scenery outside is not small.

This includes not being able to go home to accompany parents during the New Year like ordinary people.

The mother complained and complained, but she still understood and felt sorry for her son, and finally said helplessly: "If you really can't come back, then forget it. You are alone, you must pay attention to your health, don't get sick..."

After some exhortations, he hung up the phone, but he was obedient to what he said, and he still hoped that Wang Ye could take the time to go home, even if he couldn't go back during the Chinese New Year, he could go back during the summer vacation.

Of course Wang Ye fully agreed.

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Invitations from the British royal family are also intriguing.

Although Rosiana is the orthodox heir of the Romanov family and inherited the only Grand Duke title, you must know that her grandfather, father, uncle and others are not dead yet!
The patriarch of the family is still Constantine.

But the British royal family did not invite Constantine and others, but only Rosiana and Mikhail!
In order to show respect and etiquette, a royal special envoy was specially sent to Moscow with an invitation letter written by Her Majesty the Queen, and presented it to Rosiana in person.

In this invitation letter, Rosiana and Mikhail were invited to visit London at the beginning.

Yes, and only their two names...

Obviously, in the eyes of the British royal family, Rosiana represents the Constantine family, and Mikhail's status is also very important.

Perhaps taller than Rosiana!
For this trip to London, Wang Ye and Rosiana still made some preparations.

"Misha, are we going to bring some presents to the Queen?" Rosiana asked a little nervously.

Although she was used to meeting big shots, the person she was going to meet this time was different.

Other important people may only be famous for a few years, at most ten years, but the queen is "lifelong". Although the actual power is not great, the reputation is definitely very high, especially in Europe!

This is the so-called "grandmother of Europe"!

After thinking about it, Wang Ye felt quite troubled about this matter, as he was not good at it.

If it's an ordinary person, it's easy to handle.

Like going to Ajielina's house for the first time, bringing vodka and a mobile phone can make Ajielina's family very happy.

And for people like Gobrev and Gryzlov, it is also very appropriate to give a Patek Philippe watch.

But to meet someone like the Queen of England, Wang Ye couldn't think of what gift to bring.

Ordinary luxury goods or jewelry are not rare at all, and they are too cheap.

If you bring red wine and flowers, which are often given by Westerners, you will appear to be ignorant and not respectful enough for the queen...

He scratched his head, thought for a long time before saying: "Ask your grandpa about this, he should understand better."

Rosiana didn't hesitate either, picked up the phone and dialed it, and briefly explained the matter on the phone.

Constantine seemed to know about it already. He laughed and said, "I've got this on me. I've prepared all the gifts for you. I'll send someone to fly them to you tomorrow."

Obviously, this gift was prepared by Constantine a long time ago, and he had already made preparations for Rosiana to meet the British royal family.

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The next day, the people sent by Constantine brought Rosiana an unusually strong lockbox.

The casing of the password box is made of all metal, with a faint black light shining.

"Miss, here is what Mr. Constantine asked me to bring. The password is XXXXXXX."

After entering the password, the safe opened, and what appeared in front of Wang Ye and Rosiana was a gorgeous square oak box with gemstones of various colors inlaid on the lid.

Looking at this posture, the things in this box should not be cheap...

Sure enough, when Rosiana took out the wooden box and opened the lid, both of them held their breath for an instant.

Inside the box is a blue-purple egg!

"Faberge egg!" Rosiana exclaimed.

This thing is a cultural relic!

Faberge eggs are the most famous series of eggs in Russia, or they are "tributes for the queen".

A total of more than 50 pieces have been handed down, and there are still a dozen in the museum in the Kremlin Palace, and the rest are scattered all over the world.

If you really want to call it a "rare treasure", it really can't be said.

In some well-known auctions, similar Faberge eggs have been auctioned, and one is worth 700 million dollars.

Because this thing was originally a jewel for the royal family, and it was made in the form of an egg, so it was even more precious.

The reason why it is called "Faberge Easter Eggs" is because these eggs are all made by a royal jewelry master named "Faberge".

Not only is the shape wonderful, but even the internal structure is ingenious!
There are many easter eggs, which already look very beautiful and exquisite on the outside, but after you open the shell of the golden egg, there will be even greater surprises inside!

Take the Easter egg sent by Constantine, the full name should be "Swan Easter Egg".

It also has a history!
This egg was made in 1906 as an Easter gift from Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Dowager Maria Fedorovna.

The egg body is made of gold and is plated with matt opaque bluish-violet enamel.

Rose-cut diamonds are set in a diamond-shaped grid, each interlaced by a diamond bow.

After opening the enamel shell, there is a swan made of pure gold inside!

This swan is so lifelike that even the down on its body is clearly visible...

The two eyes are even more vivid, as if they are alive!
"It's...beautiful!" After looking at it for a while, Rosiana sighed.

Wang Ye nodded, and also praised: "This is really good! It's enough for a gift."

Indeed, this gift, no matter from which aspect, is very good.

Even if it is the British royal family, a gift of 700 million US dollars can be on the table.

Not to mention that this gift is very appropriate!

It was originally a gift of the Russian royal family in the Tsarist Russia era, and it is very Russian.

It is also a gift from the Tsar to the Empress Dowager!

Now that "juniors" like Rosiana and Wang Ye are given to "elders" like the queen, wouldn't it be too appropriate...

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When the time came to February 2, Wang Ye's private jet landed at London Airport smoothly.

When he and Rosiana appeared at the cabin door arm in arm, ready to go down the gangway, he saw Prince Charles with the royal guard of honor and the convoy waiting not far below the plane.

The red carpet was spread directly from the gangway to the front of the convoy, and the royal guard of honor lined up on both sides of the red carpet.

Red jacket, blue trousers, and a cylindrical bearskin hat, still looks quite imposing.

Fortunately, it will still be winter. If it is summer, wearing this kind of bearskin hat on the head may cause heat stroke after a long time...

This kind of bearskin hat is really made of bearskin. One hat needs two black bears, which is expensive!

But also contains the meaning of "milk method".

Because this kind of bearskin hat was first worn by the French army, but in the Battle of Waterloo, the British led the coalition forces to defeat the French army.

In order to show off his victories, he donned the "captured" trophy bearskin hat, which has since formed a tradition.

I don't know how the French chickens will feel when they see the British guy wearing a bearskin hat...

But these have nothing to do with Wang Ye. He thinks that this kind of bearskin top hat doesn't look energetic at all, far inferior to the honor guards in China, Russia and other countries.

When Wang Ye and Rosiana stepped onto the red carpet side by side, the military music sounded, Charles and others stood on the other side of the red carpet, looking at them with smiles.

The red carpet is not long, that is, 30 meters.

Soon after walking down the red carpet, Prince Charles bowed gracefully to greet the two.

After some courtesies, the two were welcomed into the car.

What needs to be said here is that the welcome team of the British royal family is also all Range Rover!
After getting in the car, Charles said to Wang Ye with a smile: "Her Majesty is waiting for you at Buckingham Palace. She is looking forward to meeting you today."

After speaking, she turned to Rosiana and said, "The queen is very happy to learn that there are still descendants of the Romanov family alive."

This is polite talk. If the Romanov family are all "poor relatives", the British royal family probably wouldn't bother to see them.

The convoy roared down the street. Although it was not a state guest convoy, it still enjoyed privileges. Everywhere it went was closed streets.

Traveling all the way, you will soon come to Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives.

The car drove until it stopped in front of an old castle building.

The red carpet is still paving the floor, and it is directly paved along the high steps to the castle hall...

Under the leadership of Charles, Wang Ye and Rosiana finally met the world-famous queen.

It is now early 2004, and the queen is almost 80 years old, but she is still in good health.

She was fully attired, with a small diamond crown on her head, not the large crown she wore when she was enthroned.

Seeing Charles walking in with a pair of young people, she naturally knew that it was her relative, the Grand Duchess Romanov, and her fiancé.

He stood up leaning on the armrest of the seat, with a kind smile on his face, and waved to Wang Ye and the other two.

"This is the Grand Duke Rosiana. After all, you still have to call me grandmother, haha. This young man should be Mikhail, a great young man!"

Although I don't know how this "grandmother" was calculated, but Rosiana is not at a disadvantage.

After exchanging pleasantries, Rosiana waved her hand and asked the followers behind to take out the gifts they had brought and presented them to the Queen.

According to the habit of foreigners, gifts must be opened on the spot, and the Queen is no exception...

And she was not worried that the gift brought by the other party was too cheap, which would make both parties look bad.

Just kidding, not to mention Rosiana's fiancé Mikhail is worth tens of billions of dollars, the Romanov family also has a deep foundation, and the family assets are at least several billion dollars!

The gift that I took out will definitely not be too shabby...

After opening the oak box, the queen was taken aback for a moment, and then there was joy in her eyes.

"Wow, this is the swan egg in the Faberge egg, it's a beautiful little thing."

Apparently, the queen also knows the goods, and she can see the origin of this easter egg at a glance.

Rosiana nodded, and responded with a smile: "This is a collection of our family. When I came to visit you this time, grandpa asked me to bring it, saying that you would like it."

Looking at Rosiana and Wang Ye again, the queen seemed to be getting closer.

It's not because of how valuable that easter egg is.

It's that she thinks this young couple, including the Romanov family, are "sensible"!
And the other party expressed his desire to maintain a good relationship with the British royal family, which is very important!

Although the British royal family has a good reputation, no matter where they go, they will give some face, but compared to before, it can only be said to be ostentatious.

In terms of power, the royal family does not have any real power, because it belongs to the "secular".

In the current British Peninsula, the prime minister is the one who really has the final say, the House of Commons!
In terms of wealth, the British royal family is actually not ranked high. Except for the few royal palaces that belong to the royal family in name, they do not have much family property.

Moreover, they only have the right to use these royal palaces and cannot sell them privately...

Some media have counted the assets of royal families around the world. The British royal family ranks very low. It is said that there is only a "mere" more than 100 billion US dollars...

And most of them are fixed assets, such as land, palaces, artworks, etc.

As far as Buckingham Palace, where they live now, is valued at more than 40 billion US dollars, it is indeed very valuable, but the problem is that this thing cannot be discounted!
Not only can it not be discounted, but a large amount of money has to be invested every year just to maintain and maintain good operations.

Another point is that these assets belong to the "Windsor Family", not even owned by the Queen!
The queen or future successors only have the right to use these fixed assets and "keep" these things for future generations and the country.

It is probably very difficult for the royal family to come up with [-] million US dollars in cash...

The really rich royal families, in the Middle East, are the chiefs!

And Thailand, Brunei, Morocco and so on.

(End of this chapter)