In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 13 Project
Through Yu Dawei's explanation, Hou Wanqiang also learned about the general situation of the excavator.

Hou Wanqiang is now the contractor for one section of the north-south railway line in Luhe Town, so he can definitely make decisions about using excavators.

Since the topic of the highway project had come up, he decided to get straight to the point and reveal some inside information.

Hou Wanqiang first closed the door, then sat back down in his seat: "I do have a project in hand, and it's about to start."

"The north-south expressway?" Officer Hao asked curiously. "Is it really settled?"

"It's settled." Hou Wanqiang nodded. "I had lunch with the project manager from China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau today, as well as town leaders and others. We were all talking about this, and the date was confirmed today."

Hou Wanqiang lowered his voice as he said this: "Construction is expected to begin in March after the Lunar New Year, or early April in the Gregorian calendar."

"Dawei, you must get the excavator repaired before April." Hou Wanqiang looked at Yu Dawei. "When that time comes, I'll take you directly to the project manager and have him find a good location for your excavator. It's easy work and you'll earn more money."

"Nephew, as long as you don't hold me back, I'll arrange everything for you, including the excavator work." Hou Wanqiang smiled confidently.

"Thank you, Brother Qiang, and thank you, Second Uncle." Yu Dawei picked up his wine glass, stood up and toasted, "My family originally worked in car repair, so if it comes in handy in the future, I'll definitely do my best."

The three people in the room clinked glasses. Officer Hao and Hou Wanqiang exchanged a glance, both with a hint of satisfaction in their eyes.

Hou Wanqiang, however, had more thoughts on his mind.

This child truly lives up to his reputation for studying in the city; he speaks and acts with impeccable manners. We might actually have a deep collaboration in the future.

Yu Dawei was also unable to hide his excitement.

Others might not know, but how could a time traveler like him not know?

Hou Wanqiang is a man with a bright future. He took eighteen brothers from the village to work on a construction site in the city. In two or three years, he became a contractor with a group of brothers helping him with his work.

Later, relying on his personal abilities, he obtained the largest real estate development rights in the oil city and became the most famous entrepreneur in the oil city.

Back then, he and his cousin from his uncle's family were both down on their luck, and they had both worked for Hou Wanqiang.

Perhaps because their personalities were indeed unstable at the time, they were never given important positions by Hou Wanqiang.

Eventually, after learning unique skills from more experienced mechanics under Hou Wanqiang, Yu Dawei left to work independently.

Time flies, and now I have the honor of drinking with a future overlord. It's impossible not to be excited.

“Dawei, given our relationship, as your second uncle, I’ll say a few more words while I’m still a bit tipsy.” After thinking it over, Hou Wanqiang decided to remind his nephew, “No matter which construction site it is, most people are risking their lives to earn their money, so everyone values ​​profit highly. Therefore, many people’s minds are not so pure when it comes to money.”

"You probably haven't worked on a construction site before, so even if you become a small excavator owner next year, you need to keep a low profile. Be as low-profile as possible! It's best if no one knows you're an excavator owner." Hou Wanqiang looked at Yu Dawei and couldn't help but sigh, "Because you're too young, the chances of someone finding fault with you are too high."

Yu Dawei nodded in deep agreement.

In fact, he had also worked on construction sites in his previous life. Not long ago, after the farm machinery was stolen, his family was so poor that they had nothing to eat.

He had no choice but to work at the oilfield construction site closest to the village. Besides that, he also worked at a brick kiln and unloaded train cars...

How could he not know whether people are good or bad?

The three men drank and chatted, mostly Hou Wanqiang and Hao Jianqiang, who were teaching Yu Dawei about social norms and rules.

Both of them actually thought highly of this young man.

Perhaps the more they thought highly of him, the more they feared his future failure and couldn't bear to see such talent "fall from grace." Coupled with their good relationship, they talked a lot over drinks. In the end, Hou Wanqiang even revealed to the two of them how he pursued girls.

When Hou Wanqiang finally heard that Yu Dawei was already married, he expressed great regret and even felt sorry for Yu Dawei.

They said things like, "It's such a good time to get married so early."

Officer Hao, however, was quite certain about Yu Dawei's marriage, reasoning that "by the time you want to marry someone you like, that person might already be married."

After that, Hou Wanqiang began to expose Officer Hao's past.

She was a girl from the same village, and also their elementary school classmate. She was very pretty. When she smiled, she had a dimple on each cheek, one deep and one shallow.

Unfortunately, that person wasn't meant to be.

He had planned to marry his daughter after returning to his hometown from junior college, but she got engaged to a boy from the neighboring village right after graduating from junior high school.

When he returned, the girl was about to give birth.

Once he started talking about his sad experiences, Officer Hao couldn't stop. He kept drinking, as if he wanted to swallow all his regrets.

Yu Dawei can't drink much; his face turns red when he drinks, and eventually his whole body turns red.

He can't drink, but he's a good listener and occasionally shares some inspirational quotes he's seen in a past life.

It wasn't until after 8 p.m., when it was already dark and there were no streetlights, that it was pitch black when no cars were passing by.

Yu Dawei drove Hou Wanqiang's car, first dropping Officer Hao off at his home, then taking Hou Wanqiang to his residence before leaving.

On the way back, Yu Dawei suddenly remembered something: he should take the driving test when he has time in the future.

After all, as time goes on, it gets harder and harder to get a driver's license.

The next day, Yu Dawei got up and continued to clean up the excavator. He spent the day removing all the cement near the bottom tracks, as well as some debris. He planned to clean it up more thoroughly later.

After a busy morning, I suddenly heard a noisy commotion coming from outside the wall.

"You said the engine was broken, so I asked you to fix it, but it didn't work."

“You said there was a problem with the pump, so I asked you to fix it. We’ve already spent several thousand dollars on parts and repairs, and it still doesn’t work.”

"If you don't know what you're doing, don't take this job! You either fix the car today, or you pay me back, or I'll make you regret it!"

"Bullshit! A car breaks down and needs to be checked, right? Who can be sure it's not an engine problem? Your engine has clearly blown its bearings; if you don't fix it now, you'll have to in a few days!"

"And that pump keeps leaking oil, can't you see it? Are you blind? I'm the one who fixed it!"

Yu Dawei listened curiously against the wall for a while, then turned around and went outside the yard, arriving at the rental market with Duan Dahai.

Looking up, I saw four or five people gathered together, two of whom were wearing clothes stained with engine oil, and they looked like car mechanics.

The man pointing his finger at his master and angrily cursing was a middle-aged man wearing a long black down jacket and a hat on his head.

(End of this chapter)