Chapter 800 The Lost Ivan
When he arrived at the exit of Yaoqiang Airport, Lu Dong looked at the time and went into the hall and waited patiently. Before long, Li Wenyue came out of the bathroom.
"It should be here," Li Wenyue said.
Lu Dong pointed to the live broadcast on the big screen: "Thunderstorm in the capital is late."
Ivan came from Russia and had to switch between the capital before he arrived in Quannan.
Li Wenyue glanced at him and calmed down: "Ivan is just coming back to see you."
Lu Dong said: "I can't explain it clearly on the phone, I'll know when I see someone."
The plane in Beijing was late, and the two sat on the bench and waited safely.
"I just came back last night. I heard that Zhaodi... Liu Linlin's father fell on the head of our village two days ago?" Li Wenyue asked, "I also called an ambulance?"
Lu Dong also called yesterday afternoon: "I'm hospitalized and it seems that the situation is not good. I had a pathological examination the day before yesterday and no results have been obtained."
Li Wenyue said: "When I received Ivan, let's go to the hospital for a look?"
Lu Dong said, "Okay, let's go there together."
Li Wenyue, an old classmate who has been in the past many years, was very concerned and asked again: "Uncle Quan is not very optimistic?"
Lu Dong nodded slowly and had a pathological examination to see whether it was malignant or benign.
The two of them were talking and waiting for more than 40 minutes, the flight finally arrived.
When I arrived at the pick-up entrance, Ivan, who was as strong as a brown bear, came out from inside with two suitcases.
Lu Dong took the lead in meeting: "Ivan!"
Da Yiwan strode to Lu Dong, put out his suitcase, stretched out his thick arms, and gave Lu Dong a hug.
In summer, I wear less clothes, and Da Yiwan's long hair touches Lu Dong, and Lu Dong can't help but tremble.
"Welcome to come back!" Lu Dong separated at the right time.
"I miss you very much!" Big Ivan smiled happily and hugged Li Wenyue again: "Wenyue, long time no see, you are stronger than before!"
Li Wenyue smiled: "You are still strong."
Big Ivan made a move to illuminate his muscles with his arms: "In Russia, I am also a top strong man."
Li Wenyue took one of his suitcases, led the way in front of Lu Dongtou, and entered the parking lot and got into the car.
The three rushed to the university town.
Lu Dong drove the car and said, "I have 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 I get here, I will follow your arrangements."
"Are you tired along the way? Should you make the jet lag first?" Lu Dong asked, "I'll welcome you tomorrow?"
Da Ivan shook his head: "No need to make the jet lag, I slept in the capital before coming here."
Lu Dong said to Li Wenyue: "Wenyue, please inform Song Na, Weiguo and Lao Du and others, we will be at the Crown Hotel tonight, and we will welcome Ivan."
Li Wenyue took out his cell phone and called.
Da Ivan lowered his voice: "I won't go home if I'm drunk tonight!"
I arrived at the hotel and checked in. It was getting late. I took a short rest and went directly to the hotel restaurant. 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.
Natasha also came with Song Na.
However, Natasha first started dating a young associate professor at the Provincial University, and her original relationship with Ivan ended before it started, and was destined to be a memory.
Da Yiwan came back and took a walk. The first people who started their business with Lu's Catering were also considered to be a gathering.
The old friends reunite, the atmosphere is warm, I don’t drink much, and I talk together most of the time.
The main thing is to talk about the life of Ivan after he returned to Moscow and the changes of several people here.
"It's a pity that you came two months earlier." Du Xiaobing clinked glasses with Ivan and said, "I'm going to come here in October, and I'm going to be able to attend the wedding of Lu Dong and Song Na."
After drinking, Da Ivan couldn't help but pat his legs: "I knew I would postpone the holiday!" He turned to ask, "Lu Dong, Song Na, have you decided where to go for your honeymoon?"
Song Na continued, "I haven't figured out where to go yet."
Great Ivan warmly invited: "It's better to go to Moscow and St. Petersburg for honeymoon and meet Russian style."
Du Xiaobing deliberately said to Lu Dong: "This is a good idea. I heard that Russia produces beautiful women."
Lu Dong replied: "When I get together another day, I have to talk to Yu Jing. Lao Du is very interested in Russian beauties."
"You are amazing!" Old Dugan bowed and said: "When I didn't say it."
Li Wenyue returned to the topic: "Ivan, is it easier to be a teacher at Moscow University than here?"
Da Ivan shook his head: "It's better to be here when I'm here, I'm very valued. Someone listens to my words. After I go back, I'll be one of the ordinary teachers."
Song Na, Du Xiaobing and Li Wenyue, who have experienced university education, naturally understand what is going on.
There is no way to say this kind of thing, Lu Dong changed the topic: "Iwan, it's not easy to come back, stay for a while longer. The university town has changed a lot in the past two years, and Qingzhao is now a famous cultural and tourism city."
When I came here by car, Ivan saw the changes. In my memory, it was a place of fields, and there were already high-rise buildings: "The development here is too fast, it is unimaginable."
To be honest, 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.
From the age of teenage years old to Taidong, after staying for many years, Ivan has long become a Chinese stomach and is not used to all kinds of Russian foods.
Russian food was simply dark food in his eyes and mouth.
Even, it is far less convenient to use a knife and fork than chopsticks.
Da Ivan picked up the chopsticks and picked up several chopstick dishes in succession. The taste of nostalgia woke up the taste buds, giving him an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Unfortunately, because it was summer, I didn’t prepare hot pot.
Thinking of hot pot, Da Yiwan remembered another purpose of this time and said to Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing: "Lu Dong, Lao Du, I came back this time mainly to see the school and the old friends."
Although he hadn't seen Lu Dong for several years, he had no stranger when he met. He said directly: "There is another purpose. I want to open a restaurant in Moscow. I wonder if Lu's Catering has any plans to enter overseas?"
While talking on the phone, Lu Dong heard Da Yiwan mention this incident, and was not surprised.
Du Xiaobing had discussed with Lu Dong before, but at this time he was thinking. Going abroad was indeed a great temptation for him, the general manager of business.
Through the previous calls, Lu Dong could roughly understand Ivan's situation and thoughts.
In the past, Ivan worked as a foreign teacher at the Provincial University, and his treatment was not very good, and he spoke with weight. He attached great importance to it.
It is precisely based on these that Lu Dong asked Ivan to assist in handling various procedures and documents involving government departments in the early stages of his business.
But when I returned to Moscow, Ivan was a very ordinary teacher. Although he spoke very well in Chinese, the two countries had close contacts before and there were too many people who could speak Chinese, so they could not highlight their advantages at all.
In addition, Russia has had a relatively average economic situation since the 1990s. How can an ordinary university teacher be treated as a foreign teacher at Taidong University?
I have stood on the top of the mountain and saw the best scenery, and then I will feel discomfort when I return to the foot of the mountain.
When people live in this world, if they want to live a good life, they must have a desire for money.
Instead of rushing to give an answer, Lu Dong asked, "Iwan, what do you think?"
Ivan put down his chopsticks and said, "I can help the company open the restaurant to Russia and St. Petersburg, and then develop westward to enter the European market."
He changed his voice: "Of course, it is difficult to develop westward, especially into the Western European market. But in Russia, I can help the company straighten out its relationships and let the restaurant open smoothly."
Du Xiaobing smiled: "Iwan, don't you want to do it anymore?"
Ivan said helplessly: "The income is too low. I haven't experienced it here. I may think it's good, but with experience here, it's hard to be satisfied with the income."
He explained, "Actually, my parents and I brought back to Russia with a lot of money. But we miscalculated the situation and used most of the cash to buy better houses. As a result, we stayed for a while and found out that Russia's economic situation was much worse than we thought."
Lu Dong has a general understanding that it is not too economically to say that Russia is strong on the outside but doing it at the middle.
Even after that emperor came to power, all parties rely on natural resources under the huge territory and the legacy left by the Red Empire.
Even though the huge red empire was divided into various parts, the things left behind still kept Russia as a world-class power.
After careful consideration, Lu Dong said: "Iwan, it will be a step that Lu's catering company will take sooner or later when going abroad and entering the overseas market. My plan and I will wait until the domestic market stabilizes before we talk about it."
Du Xiaobing nodded: "The domestic market is very large, and many parts of the company have not yet been touched."
Ivan was inevitably a little disappointed when he heard the two of them say this. If Lüshi Catering enters the Russian market, it must set up a branch in Russia. Then he is the person who is most suitable to serve as the general manager of the Russian branch.
Lu Dong is not in a hurry to take this step, because there are too many blank areas with potential in the huge domestic market.
If you don’t even eat what you have on hand, you just go to see what you have in the pot. This is not called far-sightedness, but rather ambition.
But after hearing what Ivan said, Lu Dong had another idea: "Ivan, you can consider importing and exporting. The products of Lujiacun Catering Company are currently selling well in Chinatowns in North America and many European countries. I wonder if there is a market in Russia?"
Ivan's mood rose again: "There are many Chinese people doing business in Moscow."
Lu Dong said to Li Wenyue again: "Wenyue, you have a good chat with Iwan another day and take Iwan to visit Lujia Village."
Li Wenyue continued: "Iwan, if you are interested, let's make an appointment."
Ivan thought seriously for a while: "I will go back to the provincial capital tomorrow, and I may not have time. Can I do the day after tomorrow?"
Li Wenyue nodded: "Okay, I'll send a car to pick you up the morning after tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!