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

Chapter 178 Recruitment, Former Battalion Commander

Yu Dawei first went to Xiaobai's office, where there was a phone. He thought he would call the big boss first to explain what had happened in the past few days before starting to repair the car.

After dealing with these trivial matters, Yu Dawei finally began to focus on the maintenance of the Ackerman excavator.

The maintenance work on the Ackerman is actually much simpler than a major overhaul. It mainly involves checking the wear and tear of various parts after the excavator has been running for more than half a year.

This includes hydraulic fluid, engine oil, and gear oil for the drive gears; these all need to be changed at the end of each year according to the previously signed contract.

After all, it's a large Chinese company, so they're not short of money. After changing the oil, Yu Dawei started disassembling the excavator's easily worn parts and the hydraulic oil pump, which is prone to failure on Ackerman excavators. He especially disassembled the pump cylinder, even if it was newly replaced, to take a look at it again. This was his way of being responsible to the company.

The damage to excavators varies from brand to brand, and the parts that are prone to failure also differ. For example, Yu Da's Hitachi UH03, which is now parked in his own factory, is prone to oil leaks. Even after replacing the original hoses, it still leaks oil after a long time. This is a characteristic of mechanical machines.

The problem is that after the manufacturer produces it, it creates a brand disadvantage, and for many years afterward, the technology failed to truly overcome it.

These two Ackerman excavators were not originally part of the Volvo series; they were products of Volvo before its merger with Ackerman. They did not borrow technology from Volvo, so the older Ackerman hydraulic pumps were prone to problems.

Fortunately, the hydraulic pumps of the two excavators that Yu Dawei disassembled showed no signs of wear and tear on the parts, and were in very good condition overall.

Once the major problems are fixed, he won't have to worry about Ackerman's work on the construction site next year.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Bai returned in his black Volkswagen and couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks when he saw Yu Dawei.

The main joke was about Yu Dawei encountering bandits, and of course, the fact that his grandfather found Yu Dawei was also full of mockery in Xiao Bai's words.

Yu Dawei wasn't annoyed. He had never lost a verbal battle with Xiaobai. After a brief exchange of witty banter, the two went to the cafeteria for dinner together.

Xiao Bai also took a small bag of fried chicken legs from the car and placed it in front of Yu Dawei: "These chicken legs aren't leftovers. Before I left, the big boss specially asked the kitchen staff to fry them for you. Try them, they're still hot."

"Thank you, leader! You still remembered me even though we're more than 20 miles apart." Yu Dawei expressed his gratitude while distributing the chicken legs to everyone, keeping the two largest ones for himself.

The factory got a new cook. The new cook was very tactful and knew how to get along with people. Seeing that Yu Dawei and Director Bai were so familiar with each other, he took out two bottles of liquor that he had been keeping under his bed, thinking of celebrating with everyone.

Normally, drinking is not allowed in the factory, but today, because of Yu Dawei, Xiao Bai relented.

In this huge factory, there are only a few people, and the workload is limited, so it's a rare treat to relax a bit late at night.

The mechanics reunited with Master Yu, and they had a lot to say, but mostly they were grateful.

While repairing the Ackerman, the group received a lot of guidance from Yu Dawei, who even taught them excavator repair knowledge.

This has led to significant progress for them in the repair of imported excavators.

There's no shortage of engineering equipment in the oil city. Occasionally, when there's a holiday or some free time, I'll go out and take on some private work. After all, the money the factory pays each month is really too little. It's probably about the same as what other workers earn, but their colleagues can earn more, so I have to make up for it.

So tonight, Yu Dawei was surrounded by admirers, receiving their praise. Fortunately, he was quite clear-headed and could roughly guess why these people were so grateful to him.

In his past life, he had seen many state-owned enterprise workers who wanted to buy some new clothes for their children and would secretly go out and take on some harmless side jobs.

Yu Dawei understood and accepted everyone's toasts with composure.

After dinner, Xiaobai found a room for Yao Jinfu to stay in. Yu Dawei stayed in the same old room, but he insisted on coming downstairs for tea with him.

Xiao Bai was helpless, but also a little happy. After all, they were good friends. They had been busy with their own things for several months. They couldn't say they missed each other, but they were happy to sit down and chat.

"What does your mother do? Judging from your father's tone, it seems like your mother is more capable," Yu Dawei asked, lightly holding his teacup with three fingers of his right hand.

"She's not a particularly powerful figure; she's the CEO of a real estate company." Xiaobai poured out the tea in his teacup and then poured some warm water back in. "The fact that the big boss was able to get away with things so smoothly this time is partly due to my father's efforts, but even more so to the support from my mother's side."

As Yu Dawei thought of something, his gaze fell on Xiaobai again, like a snow wolf eyeing a lamb in the yard.

"Don't look at me like that, I can't stand it." Xiaobai rolled her eyes and poured some of the second bowl of tea she had brewed for Yu Dawei.

"No, brother, do you see any investment opportunities for me? Just a few million or a few thousand won't hurt." Yu Dawei's eyes sparkled; this guy in front of him was a real big shot!
My dad works at Nanjing Power Company, and my mom's probably a top real estate mogul these days. I actually ran into people like that! If I don't try to fight back, I'd really be letting down my thick skin. "Are you robbing me? You're talking about millions all the time. Even if you sold my parents, you wouldn't get that much." Xiao Bai irritably put down his teacup, picked up his own white jade teacup, and a mocking smile played on his lips. "Besides, what do you have that I could invest in? Your one-man repair shop?"

"What's wrong with my repair shop?" Yu Dawei revived his bragging skills from his past life, opened his denim jacket, pointed his thumb behind him, and said proudly, "My shop has never stopped having people working since I opened it. If I hadn't gone to Qingcheng, I estimate I could have made several thousand yuan. And it's only been a few days!"

"And it's really weird, I was closed for several days, and when I came back there was a row of cars waiting for me outside." Yu Dawei gulped down his tea. "After that, I was too busy to handle everything myself. If Fuzi hadn't come from the village halfway through, I wouldn't have had time to deal with these two excavators now."

"Tell me, does my factory have any investment potential?" Yu Dawei raised an eyebrow at Xiaobai.

"Even if you want to invest, you can ask my parents, I don't have any money." Xiaobai took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and asked again, "You just said you were too busy, is it because you're short-staffed?"

"Hey, do you know anyone?" Yu Dawei asked, looking at the other person.

Xiao Bai frowned slightly, pondered for a second, and then slowly said, "Do you still remember Ji Youde, the former team leader of the factory?"

Yu Dawei was slightly taken aback before nodding.

Of course he remembered, but he wasn't impressed by the captain. The old man was the real upright and incorruptible one. At first, Xiaobai and the old man, who didn't even know how to cook, left in a hurry. Later, he understood everything.

I also admire this old man for taking practical actions, which can be considered as persuading his son, who is over forty and still a troublemaker, to come back.

“I heard that after Ji Youde resigned, he stayed in their village and opened a repair shop, repairing bicycles and farm machinery.” Xiao Bai tapped the coffee table lightly with his index finger and began to analyze: “My overall assessment of this person is that he is talented but lacks virtue, but after the last lesson, he should have learned his lesson. His car repair skills have always been quite good, and he can handle both imported and domestic cars with ease.”

Yu Dawei nodded silently. He believed this. If he really didn't have the skills, he wouldn't have been able to become the team leader in this factory. Besides, before Xiaobai came, the team leader was actually the factory manager in effect.

"So, if you're really short-staffed, you might want to consider him," Xiaobai said, picking up his teacup and leaning back in his chair.

"Tsk tsk, what's wrong, Xiao Bai? Are you feeling guilty, or is your saintly heart overflowing? Are you so concerned about the captain?" Yu Dawei's lips curled into a smile, his playful expression evident.

"Think what you want, I don't need any more people here." Xiao Bai seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Yu Dawei with a slight smile, saying, "Who knows, I might have to rely on you to support the people here in the future."

"You've taken this joke too far. It's getting a bit too far." Yu Dawei shook his head, indicating his disbelief. Even if he were to take in these people, he couldn't afford to support them.

Furthermore, the Eighth Bureau is currently riding high, so how could they possibly fire anyone? If they all fired, who would maintain the equipment in so many factories across the country?

Xiao Bai didn't explain anything. The two remained silent, each drinking their aged white tea. The steam from the teacups rose slowly up the empty room, then turned into a delicate fragrance that entered their nostrils.

"Where is the place?" Yu Dawei finally couldn't hold back. It wasn't because Xiaobai mentioned the other party, but because of the old man, he was willing to trust the captain this time.

"Yonghe Village, Yonghe Town, Taixian County, north of the oil city." Xiaobai smiled at Yu Dawei. "Let me make this clear first, I'm not forcing you. You're the one who wanted to go see that mechanic."

"I understand." Yu Dawei shook his head and smiled speechlessly. "I've never seen such a selfless person as you."

"What's the big deal? It's just that you needed someone, and I thought of someone. If you really want to be serious, it doesn't really have anything to do with me." Xiaobai finished speaking casually and poured out the tea in his cup.

What else could Yu Dawei say? Some people thought that they had come to the factory and taken away the power of the team leader, which led to the team leader's eventual resignation. All Yu Dawei could do was to help them resolve their little grudges.

"By the way, I heard that some families in the village have cleared dozens of acres of wasteland to farm. Do you think I can do it?" Xiaobai skipped over the previous topic and looked at Yu Dawei with shining eyes.

"Do you really think you can do it? You're a city resident, what makes you think about going to the countryside to reclaim wasteland? Isn't it better to just stay a rich young master?"

"Sigh, I thought I could."

"You can plant all 40-plus acres of my land."

"I do want to live a rural life, but I'm not stupid."

"..."

The moon hung on the treetops outside the window, and the two argued and bickered until late at night.

(End of this chapter)