MTL - Reborn Russia As An Oligarch-Chapter 833 european grandmother

  Chapter 833 European grandmother

  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 went abroad, and Wang Ye only returns home once for the 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 studying and doing business here.

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

   "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?

  Did you know that your dad kept talking about it a few days ago, saying that you will come 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 he shouldn’t show off..."

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

  Yes, my parents are actually very simple. I hope that my 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 Chinese New Year like ordinary people.

  My mother 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 a few instructions, 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.

  ...

  The invitation from the British royal family is also very 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 names...

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

   Maybe taller than Rosiana!

  Wang Ye and Rosiana still made some preparations for this trip to London.

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

  Although she is used to meeting big shots, the person she is going to meet this time is 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 "European Grandmother"!

  Wang Ye thought about it, and he was quite troubled by this matter, as he was not good at it.

  If it is an ordinary person, it will be 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 when he went 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 did not hesitate, picked up the phone and dialed it, and briefly explained the matter on the phone.

  Konstantin seems to have known about this, he laughed and said: "This matter is on me, the presents are all prepared for you, and I will send someone to fly 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.

  ...

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

  The case 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."

  Enter the password, the safe opens, and what appears in front of Wang Ye and Rosiana is a gorgeous square oak box with gemstones of various colors inlaid on the lid.

  Look 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 egg is the most famous egg series in Russia, or it is a "tribute to the queen".

  A total of more than fifty 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 piece costs six to seven 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 is even more precious.

  The reason why it is called "Faberge eggs" is because these eggs are all made by a royal jeweler named "Faberge".

   Not only is the shape wonderful, but even the internal structure is ingenious!

  Many Easter eggs, the outside looks very beautiful and exquisite, 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 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, coated with matt opaque blue-violet enamel.

  Rose-cut diamonds are inlaid into a diamond-shaped grid, and the intersection of each grid is a diamond bow.

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

  This swan is so lifelike that its down 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 how you look at it, is very worthwhile.

  Even if it is the British royal family, a gift of six to seven million dollars should be on the table.

   Not to mention that this gift is very suitable for the occasion!

   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 Queen Mother!

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

  ...

  The time came to February 12th, and 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, they saw Prince Charles, 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, it 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 in a short time...

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

  It also means "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 his victory, he wore the "captured" trophy bearskin hat, and the tradition has since formed.

   I don’t know what kind of mood the French chicken will feel when they see the British guy wearing a bearskin hat...

   But these have nothing to do with Wang Ye, he thinks this kind of bearskin top hat looks not energetic at all, far inferior to the honor guards of China, Russia and other countries.

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

  The red carpet is not long, maybe twenty or thirty meters.

   Soon after walking the red carpet, Prince Charles bowed gracefully to say hello to the two.

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

   Here I need to say that the welcome team of the British royal family is also all Range Rover!

   After getting in the car, Charles smiled and said to Wang Ye: "Her Majesty is waiting for you at Buckingham Palace. She is looking forward to meeting you today."

   As she spoke, 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.

   Traveled smoothly all the way, and soon came to the front of Buckingham Palace, where the queen lived.

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

  The red carpet is still paving the floor, along the high steps directly into the castle hall...

  Led by 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 dressed in full dress, with a small diamond crown on her head, not the big one 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.

  Standing up while leaning on the armrest of the seat, with a kind smile on his face, he waved to Wang Ye and the others.

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

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

  After exchanging pleasantries, Rosiana waved her hand and asked the followers behind to take out the gifts they 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 wasn't 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 her eyes showed joy.

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

  Obviously, 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. I came to visit you this time. Grandpa specially asked me to bring it and said 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.

   Rather, she thinks that the young couple, including the Romanov family, are "sensible"!

  And the other party expressed the idea of ​​wanting to maintain a good relationship with the British royal family, which is very important!

  Although the British royal family has a good reputation, it will give some face no matter where it goes to any country, 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, and do not have much family property.

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

  Some media have counted the assets of the royal families around the world. The British royal family ranks very low. It is said that there are only "merely" more than 10 billion 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 four billion 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 100 million US dollars in cash...

  The real rich royal family, in the Middle East, are those chiefs!

   and the King of Thailand, Brunei, Morocco and so on.

  (end of this chapter)