Chapter 76 I Like Making Friends with the Nouveau Riche
"Pascal, why don't you introduce your friend to me?" The man who came back with Pascal walked over and said to Pascal.
Pascal introduced, "This is my good friend Xiao Peng. The 'slave coin' I'm giving you originally belonged to him. Xiao, this is Ivan Gavrila Vasily."
"Just call me Ivan. How about I call you 'Xiao' like Pascal?" Ivan said after the two shook hands.
Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Of course. Um... Xiao Pa, are you guys going home? Or would you like to go in and sit for a while first?"
He just asked casually.
After all, this is Pascal's friend, who knows if the two of them have serious business to do.
"I'd love to." Ivan said directly, "But I have a lot of friends. Do you mind if we go in together?"
Xiao Peng spread his hands: "I don't mind if you don't feel crowded."
He already knew who this person was. He could tell from his French with a very Russian accent: this was the Russian tycoon that Pasfall was talking about.
Moreover, Xiao Peng not only knew that he was a Russian tycoon, he also knew that he was most likely a nouveau riche with little background rather than coming from a traditional wealthy family!
How did he judge this? It wasn't because Ivan was surrounded by beautiful women and bodyguards, but because of his name.
Ivan's full name is 'Ivan-Gavrila-Vassily', Ivan is his first name, Gavrila is his father's name, and Vasily is his last name.
The name Ivan is really common in Russia. To be more precise, all names are common in Russia. After all, there are only dozens of common names in that country. . . . .
But "Ivan" is the most common name in the world! Twenty-four out of every hundred Russian men have this name! Even more common than "Zhang Wei" in China.
This name doesn't mean anything, at most it just means his father didn't put much thought into it. But there's something wrong with his father's name 'Gavrila'.
Those who enjoy Russian literature will find that this name is almost synonymous with "peasant," almost equating it with the oppressed characters in literary works. It's similar to the status of "Yang Bailao" in China, with similar names like "Danya," "Gerasim," and "Alina."
So no one would give their children such a name now! Those who gave this name are all farmers of the older generation.
If a child of an ordinary farmer becomes what he is now, what else could he be but a nouveau riche?
But there are indeed many nouveau riche in Russia.
When the Soviet Union collapsed years ago, all state-owned enterprise assets were distributed to every employee. At the time, everyone being a shareholder sounded incredibly high-end and classy. But the result was that all those companies collapsed, and in the end, no one's shares were worth even a bottle of vodka.
At this time, some smart people began to take advantage of the opportunity to stand up and accumulate wealth. When the Russian economy returned to normal, they became super wealthy. Many "Ivans" were born during that period.
However, Xiao Peng definitely didn't look down on the nouveau riche. He was one himself! How refreshing it was to deal with the nouveau riche!
Ivan said he had "a lot of friends," but in reality, there were only four girls with him, and his bodyguards were all outside. Two bodyguards tried to follow him in, but Ivan stopped them outside.
The large sofa in the living room was filled with Ivan and his four girlfriends.
"What would you like to drink?" Xiao Peng asked. "Tea? Soda? Beer? Or vodka?"
Ivan laughed and said, "Although I am Russian, I don't drink vodka."
"Actually, I don't have any vodka if you want. I'm just asking." Xiao Peng took out a few cans of juice from the refrigerator and handed them to them, while he opened a can of beer.
"Why do we drink juice and you drink beer?" Ivan asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Actually, this juice is prepared for a child. He's not here right now, and I'm afraid the juice will expire."
After hearing this, Pascal asked curiously, "Where's Felix?"
Xiao Peng said, "He went on a trip with his sister. He called me the other day and sounded very happy."
He handed the juice to Ivan and others.
The latter took the juice and laughed: "Xiao, you are the most powerful and interesting musician I have ever met."
Now it was Xiao Peng's turn to be dumbfounded. He pointed at his nose and asked, "Me? A musician?"
Ivan nodded. "Isn't it? The instrument you just played is very similar to the Russian country instrument 'zurna' from my childhood. It's been many years since I last heard that sound. It just brought back my childhood. However, the 'zurna' is not played with such fine technique as your performance just now."
Xiao Peng coughed dryly twice. "I'm honored by your evaluation. Well, I also want to be a musician, but I know I'm not cut out for it. In fact, I was playing the suona just now to teach those neighbors a lesson."
After he told everyone the whole story, everyone laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs?
"So you've been playing this thing every day lately?" Ivan gave a thumbs-up. "You're really a tough guy! I only listened to that short segment just now, and this weird sound is all over my mind. If I heard it every day, I might collapse!"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "You can't say I'm a ruthless guy, you can only say I'm a kind person. Let me tell you, this suona is just my 'secret weapon', not my 'ultimate weapon'! In other words, I have a kind heart. If you really make me angry and I take out my 'ultimate weapon', I'm afraid this community will be deserted!"
Ivan's eyes widened after hearing this. "Is there a sound more terrifying than that instrument? You're just exaggerating, aren't you?"
Xiao Peng shook his head after hearing this. "Ivan, we Chinese have a musical instrument called a gong. Do you know anything about it? Believe me, even I can't stand the sound of it! That's the real sound from hell. Do you want to experience it? I'm going to Marseille to get one for you to hear!"
Pascal was shaking like a rattle. "Forget it. Xiao, I want to thank you! The neighbors in this community used to think I was the worst neighbor. Now that I have you, I can take a back seat!"
"Hahahahaha." Xiao Peng was so amused that he almost couldn't straighten his back. "You can't blame me for this. How could I possibly cause trouble for them if they didn't bother me? Ultimately, it's their fault! I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either! How can I not fight back when I'm provoked?"
Ivan applauded after hearing this: "Xiao, I should toast you just for this."
"Then finish that bottle of juice and I'll give you another one!"
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