The Era of Hard Work

When he came to the exit of Yaoqiang Airport, Lu Dong checked the time, went into the lobby and waited patiently. After a short meeting, Li Wenyue came out of the bathroom.

"Supposedly it should be here." Li Wenyue said.

Lu Dong pointed to the real-time broadcast on the big screen: "Thunderstorm in Beijing, it's late."

Great Ivan came from Russia and had to transit in the capital before arriving in Quannan.

Li Wenyue glanced at it, and calmed down: "Ivan just came back to take a look."

Lu Dong said: "I can't tell you the specifics on the phone, but I'll know when I meet the person."

The plane in Beijing was delayed, and the two sat on the bench and waited peacefully.

"I just came back last night, and I heard that two days ago, Zhaodi... Liu Linlin's father fell on the top of our village?" Li Wenyue asked, "An ambulance was called?"

Lu Dong also called yesterday afternoon: "I'm hospitalized. It seems that the situation is not very good. I had a pathological examination the day before yesterday, but the results haven't come out yet."

Li Wenyue said: "After receiving Ivan, shall we go to the hospital?"

Lu Dong replied: "Okay, let's go together when the time comes."

Li Wenyue, an old classmate for many years, was very concerned, and asked again: "Uncle Quan is not optimistic?"

Lu Dong nodded slowly, and did a pathological examination to see whether it was malignant or benign.

The two were talking, and after waiting for more than forty minutes, the flight finally arrived.

Arriving at the airport pick-up gate, it didn't take long before I saw Ivan, who was as strong as a brown bear, dragging two suitcases out of it.

Lu Dong was the first to greet him: "Ivan!"

Big Ivan strode up to Lu Dong, let go of the suitcase, stretched out his thick arms, and gave Lu Dong a hug.

In summer, with few clothes on, Ivan the Great's long fine hair touched Lv Dong's body, and Lv Dong couldn't help shivering.

"Welcome back!" Lu Dong left in good time.

"I miss you very much!" Big Ivan smiled happily, and hugged Li Wenyue again: "Wen Yue, long time no see, you are stronger than before!"

Li Wenyue smiled: "You are still strong."

Big Ivan made a movement of flexing his arms to brighten his muscles: "In Russia, I also belong to the top strong man."

Li Wenyue took a suitcase from him, and Lu Dong led the way, entered the parking lot and got on the car.

The three rushed to the University City.

Lu Dong drove the car and said, "I have already booked the hotel. The Crown Hotel on the south side of the central intersection is where we used to go to eat."

Big Ivan said with a smile: "When we get here, I will follow your arrangement."

"Are you tired from the journey, do you want to beat the jet lag first?" Lu Dong asked, "I'll pick you up tomorrow?"

Big Ivan shook his head: "There is no jet lag, I came here after taking a nap in the capital."

Lu Dong said to Li Wenyue: "Wen Yue, you tell Song Na, Wei Guo, and Lao Du that they will be at the Crown Hotel tonight, and we will cleanse Ivan up."

Li Wenyue took out his cell phone to make a call.

Big Ivan lowered his voice: "If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home!"

When we arrived at the hotel and checked in, it was already getting late, so we took a short break and went directly to the restaurant of the hotel. Lu Dong had just booked a private room.

After waiting for a while, Song Na, Qiao Weiguo and Du Xiaobing rushed over one after another.

Come with Song Na, and Natasha.

However, Natasha just started to fall in love with a young associate professor of the Provincial University, and the relationship with Big Ivan ended before it started, and it is destined to only become a memory.

Big Ivan came back and wandered around, and the people who were the first to start a business together in Lu's Catering were all together.

The old friends reunited, the atmosphere was lively, the wine was not much, and most of the time they talked together.

Mainly talk about Ivan the Great's life after returning to Moscow, and the changes of a few people here.

"It's a pity that you came two months early." Du Xiaobing clinked glasses with Yiwan and said, "I'm going to come in October, so I can attend Lu Dong and Song Na's wedding."

After drinking, Big Ivan couldn't help patting his legs: "I knew I would postpone the vacation!" He turned to ask: "Lu Dong, Song Na, have you decided where to go for your honeymoon?"

Song Na answered, "I haven't decided where to go yet."

Big Ivan warmly invited: "Why don't you go to Moscow and St. Petersburg for your honeymoon and meet the Russian style."

Du Xiaobing deliberately said to Lu Dong: "That's a good idea. I heard that Russia is rich in beauties."

Lu Dong replied: "When we meet again another day, I have to talk to Yu Jing about it. Lao Du is very interested in Russian beauties."

"You are amazing!" Old Dugan bowed down: "Just pretend I didn't say it."

Li Wenyue got back to the topic: "Ivan, is it easier to be a teacher at Moscow University than here?"

Big Ivan shook his head: "It's not as good as when I was here. I was valued here, and I was listened to when I spoke. After I go back, I will be an ordinary member of many teachers."

Song Na, Du Xiaobing and Li Wenyue, who had experienced university education, naturally understood what was going on.

There's no way to talk about this kind of thing, so Lu Dong changed the subject: "Ivan, it's not easy to come back, stay a little longer, the university city has changed a lot in the past two years, and Qingzhao is now also a famous cultural tourism city."

When I came by car, Ivan saw the changes. The place in my memory was a field, but there were already tall buildings and buildings: "The development here is too fast, it is unimaginable."

Frankly speaking, even when he returned to Moscow, he wanted to come back more than once.

Ivan misses his friends here, the warm weather here, the university environment here, and the delicious food here.

After staying in Taidong since he was a teenager, Ivan has already developed a Chinese stomach and is not used to all kinds of Russian food.

In his eyes and mouth, Russian food is simply dark food.

Even, knives and forks are far less convenient than chopsticks.

Big Ivan picked up the chopsticks and picked up several chopstick dishes one after another. The taste of nostalgia woke up his taste buds and gave him an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Unfortunately, because it is summer, no hot pot is prepared.

Thinking of hot pot, Big Ivan remembered another purpose of coming this time, and said to Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing: "Lu Dong, Lao Du, I am coming back this time mainly to see the school and old friends."

Although he and Lu Dong hadn't seen each other for a few years, they didn't feel any strangeness when they met. He said directly, "I have another purpose. I want to open a restaurant in Moscow. I wonder if Lu's Catering has plans to expand overseas?"

When talking on the phone, Lu Dong was not surprised to hear the big Ivan mentioned this matter.

Du Xiaobing had discussed with Lu Dong before, and at this moment he fell into thinking. Going abroad is indeed a great temptation for him, the general manager of the business.

Lu Dong can roughly understand Ivan's situation and thoughts through the previous phone calls.

Ivan used to work as a foreign teacher at the Provincial University, and his treatment was not so good, and his words were also important, and everyone from top to bottom attached great importance to it.

It is precisely based on these that Lv Dong specially asked Ivan to assist in handling various procedures and documents involving government departments in the early days of his business.

But back in Moscow, Ivan is a very ordinary teacher. Although he can speak Chinese very fluently, the two countries have had close exchanges before, and there are too many people who can speak Chinese, so there is no advantage at all.

Furthermore, since the 1990s, Russia's economic situation has been relatively average. How can the salary of an ordinary university teacher compare with that of a foreign teacher at Taidong University.

Standing on the top of the mountain has seen the best scenery, and then returning to the foot of the mountain will cause various discomforts.

People living in this world, if they want to live a good life, they must have a desire for money.

Lu Dong was not in a hurry to give an answer, but instead asked, "Ivan, what do you think?"

Ivan put down his chopsticks and said, "I can assist the company to open restaurants to Russia and St. Petersburg, and then develop westward to enter the European market."

He changed his voice: "Of course, it is more difficult to develop westward, especially to enter the Western European market. But in Russia, I can help the company straighten out the relationship and let the restaurant open smoothly."

Du Xiaobing smiled: "Ivan, your university teacher doesn't want to do it anymore?"

Ivan said with a bit of helplessness: "The income is too low. I haven't experienced it here. I might think it's good. But with the experience here, it's hard to be satisfied with the income."

He explained again: "Actually, my parents and I returned to Russia with a lot of money, but we miscalculated the situation, and most of the cash was used to buy better houses. It turned out that after staying for a while, we found out that Russia's The economic situation is far worse than expected."

Lu Dong has a general understanding that economically speaking, it is not too much to say that Russia is strong outside the country.

Even after that great emperor came to power, all aspects relied on the natural resources under the huge land and the legacy left by the red empire.

Even if the huge red empire was divided up in various ways, what was left over still allowed Russia to maintain the airs of a world-class power.

After careful consideration, Lu Dong said, "Iwan, Lu's Catering Company going abroad and entering the overseas market is a step that will be taken sooner or later. My plan with Lao Du will wait until the domestic market stabilizes."

Du Xiaobing nodded: "The domestic market is huge, and many areas of the company have not yet been touched."

Hearing what the two said, Ivan was inevitably a little disappointed. If Lu's Catering enters the Russian market, it will inevitably set up a branch in Russia, so he is naturally the most suitable person to be the general manager of the Russian branch.

Lu Dong is not in a hurry to take this step, because in the huge domestic market, there are too many empty and potential places.

Going to see what's in other people's pots without even eating what's on hand is not called being far-sighted, but being too far-sighted.

But after hearing what Big Ivan said, Lu Dong had another idea: "Iwan, you can consider doing import and export. The products of Lujiacun Catering Company are currently selling well in Chinatowns in many countries in North America and Europe. , I wonder if there is a market in Russia?"

Ivan became emotional again: "There are a lot of Chinese doing business in Moscow."

Lu Dong said to Li Wenyue again: "Wen Yue, you can have a good talk with Ivan some other day, and take Iwan to Lujia Village for a visit."

Li Wenyue answered, "Ivan, if you're interested, let's make an appointment."

Ivan thought about it for a while: "I'm going back to the provincial university tomorrow, maybe I don't have time, can I do it the day after tomorrow?"

Li Wenyue nodded: "Okay, I will send a car to pick you up the morning after tomorrow!"

He won't be free tomorrow either, he will go to the hospital with Lu Dong to visit Liu Mingquan.