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

Chapter 298 Sensing a Dangerous Illusion
After finding the axe, Yu Dawei didn't immediately strike up a conversation. Instead, he got out of the car and leaned against the little red car, arms crossed, watching closely as Old Hitachi worked.

Last winter, Yu Dawei took some time to inspect the Hitachi excavator with Yao Jinfu. Yu Dawei told Yao Jinfu about many parts that needed to be inspected without reservation, since Yao Jinfu hadn't been with him during the time the "old machine" was under repair.

Yu Dawei still needs to reiterate some of the areas in the old Hitachi that are prone to problems.

Currently, the excavator performs exceptionally well in terms of rotation and the linkage between the boom and the forearm, showing no signs of being an old-fashioned machine.

Yu Dawei felt that, given the current situation, this excavator could still work for him for another three to five years.

As for three to five years from now, Yu Dawei might sell it, which would bring him a good income.

After seeing Brother Dawei arrive, Axe hurriedly worked for a while longer before finally managing to jump off the excavator: "Brother, what brings you here?"

"We were in a meeting. How's that new manager Zhang doing lately? Has he given you any trouble?" Yu Dawei took a bottle of Wahaha mineral water from the back seat of the car and handed it to Fu Zi.

"No! In fact, they are very polite to both me and my coworkers." Yao Jinfu took the water, unscrewed the cap, and drank it in big gulps. "And the food in the canteen has been much better lately. I heard that it was this Supervisor Zhang who volunteered to add extra meals for the coworkers."

Yu Dawei nodded, said nothing more, turned around and took a bottle of mineral water from the car and drank it.

"By the way, do you know that there's an excavator owner in section seven whose surname is He?" Yu Dawei turned his head to look at the axe beside him, while his mind was on the micro-expression of Boss He when he left.

“You mean the owner of that Komatsu machine? I don’t know that Mr. He, but I’m quite familiar with the driver.” Yao Jinfu screwed on the bottle cap and thought for a moment, “Last year, the driver would occasionally talk to me about operating the excavator, and complain about his low salary, asking me how much I earned, but I never gave him any specific amount.”

“Since the dorms are all close together, we’re bound to joke around sometimes.” Yao Jinfu had just finished speaking when his eyes darted around unconsciously, as if he had remembered something: “Brother, there really is something.”

"That kid came to me once in the second half of last year and asked if I knew anyone who could operate an excavator. I said I didn't, since not many people wanted to hang out with me back in school." Yao Jinfu could only think of this incident; he couldn't really think of anything else.

Why would he ask you about this?

"It seems like one of the two excavators in section seven was taken away. They took it back, but apparently couldn't finish the work, so they brought in another excavator. This excavator also belongs to their boss, the one surnamed He. That's why they asked me about the excavator operator." Yao Jinfu frowned and looked at Yu Dawei, "What's wrong, bro? Is there something else going on?"

Yu Dawei finished the remaining half bottle of water and casually tossed the empty bottle away: "It's okay, just focus on driving. When I have some free time, I'll try my best to find you a wife."

"Let's go." Yu Dawei patted Fu Zi on the shoulder. Judging from his shy, silly smile, the guy must be missing his wife. After all, he's not getting any younger.

Yu Dawei originally planned to let this guy enjoy a few more years of single life.

But last time he noticed that Axe really enjoyed listening to Huang Man being pursued by a certain girl, and his face was full of envy. He knew then that this guy was probably obsessed with women.

"Brother, it doesn't matter if the girl is a few years older or younger, or if she's pretty or ugly. The most important thing is that she's a good person. A good person is better than anything else." Yao Jinfu knew his older brother's decisive nature all too well, and he excitedly gripped the car door with both hands, chuckling.

"Okay." Yu Dawei rolled his eyes at him, and after the other party obsequiously closed the car door, he drove away from the construction site.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei went to the bank and withdrew some money before it closed.

He didn't lie to Boss He about one thing: he really did have an appointment tonight, and it was something quite important.

After withdrawing the money, Yu Dawei went to the market to buy some vegetables and also bought two bottles of good wine before driving to Lao Duan's waste recycling center.

Now, Brother Duan's waste recycling station has been upgraded into a transfer station. The additional project is to bring the waste from small landfills in the surrounding towns to his station, and then he will transfer it to large waste recycling plants at a low profit.

When Yu Dawei arrived, the car could only find a corner with a little space to park.

Brother Duan's yard is now filled with nearly two-thirds of the waste, which should be ready to be loaded onto trucks and hauled away in the next couple of days. A lot of the waste has already been sorted and looks like it's just waiting to be loaded.

As soon as he got out of the car, Boss Liang rushed out of the house, looking at Yu Dawei with a big smile: "I heard you were coming from 800 miles away, so I deliberately stayed late to wait for you. Haha, I really caught your eye."

Yu Dawei, carrying his things, rolled his eyes at Boss Liang: "I knew you'd be here from 800 miles away, I didn't even bother going to the parts store to find you. Brother Liang, tell me, was my guess right or wrong?"

"You dare to mock me, kid? I'm just worried that Old Duan might be bored here all by himself, so I come over to check on him every now and then." Boss Liang raised his chin. "He should be thanking me, you know?"

"Hehe, then I have to thank you." Duan Dahai walked out from behind Boss Liang, his tone teasing: "Thank you for eating and drinking here every day, especially after Dawei came. You know there's good food here, and you don't want to go home at all."

"You two are having such a good meal, how can I be left out? Wouldn't that be too inconsiderate?" Boss Liang reached out and took the food from Yu Dawei. "Dawei, don't you think so?" "Whatever you say goes." Yu Dawei shrugged.

Since Yu Dawei returned with his second squad at the end of February, Boss Liang has adopted a new approach to getting free meals.

Since Yu Dawei had nowhere to stay after returning, he moved to Brother Duan's place by himself. He usually ate breakfast at Brother Duan's place and dinner at the factory. Brother Duan would also drive his tricycle over there.

After Mr. Liang discovered this, he started coming here every few days instead of every other day.

Every morning I come to Duan Dahai's place for breakfast, and then in the evening I hitch a ride with Duan Dahai to Fanfan's repair shop for dinner.

Goodness, their main selling point is saving money wherever possible.

A few mornings ago it was quite lively, with Huang Man, Lao Ji, and Yao Jinfu all staying at Brother Duan's place.

After March 1st, Huang Man was assigned to the dormitory of the village road construction project department. His third uncle arranged a single room for Huang Man out of respect for Yu Dawei.

Yao Jinfu left Duan Dahai's place a day earlier than Huang Man and went to the dormitory where he had lived the previous year. He then began his new year's work as a driver.

Old Ji also returned to the small house at Fanfan's repair shop because he wasn't used to living there, and moved in with the brothers.

Now, only Yu Dawei and Duan Dahai were left in the entire recycling station, and the room was less filled with laughter.

"Dawei, why did you buy so much stuff? Are we going to finish all this?" Duan Dahai glanced at the bag in Boss Liang's hand and looked surprised.

"Hey, brother, I'm so busy I'm practically running around like a headless chicken, and you won't even let me catch my breath." Yu Dawei chuckled wryly, lifting the bag in his hand. "I'll show off my skills to you two today; I've already bought the wine."

Upon hearing that there was alcohol, Duan Dahai immediately perked up and nodded involuntarily to Yu Dawei: "Sure, sure, just a little bit is fine. I still have to deliver goods with people tomorrow."

"Understood, not much, just two bottles." Yu Dawei chuckled mischievously and turned to go inside.

Before long, as darkness fell and the lights in the house were turned on, the food was ready.

The three of them started chatting about everyday things while eating.

However, Yu Dawei did not forget his main business. When he was staying at Brother Duan's place before, he had discussed it with him privately. He wanted to buy the yard where the scrap metal was originally located and hoped that Brother Duan could give him a fair price. He also hoped that he could discuss it with his sister-in-law when he got home.

After all, buying a yard is no small matter, and it is marital property. At this time, the man may not be aware of marital property, but Yu Dawei is different.

After all, he had been divorced and knew the legal effect of marital property.

Seeing how serious Yu Dawei was about discussing the price with his wife at home, Duan Dahai chose to respect his younger brother's wishes.

On a quiet day, he would drive his tricycle home.

Today, Yu Dawei sat at the kang table and brought up the matter of buying a courtyard again, and everyone was prepared for it.

Duan Dahai was even more blunt: "I discussed it with your sister-in-law, and based on how dilapidated the courtyard was before, you only need to give five thousand yuan."

Upon hearing this, both Yu Dawei and Boss Liang fell silent.

Both of them guessed that the kind-hearted couple planned to lower the price to accommodate Yu Dawei.

“Brother, you can’t keep doing this.” Yu Dawei raised his glass, clinked glasses with Brother Duan, and smiled. “You’ve already asked for a low rent. Now you’re selling the courtyard for less than the surrounding area. I’m really having trouble sleeping and eating.”

"That has nothing to do with me." Duan Dahai grinned confidently this time: "This price was set by your sister-in-law. If you're not satisfied, drive to Chuhua Village and find her."

Yu Dawei sighed helplessly; this enthusiasm couldn't be ignored.

Last winter, Fanfan's repair shop also had a yard for sale, about the same size as Duan's original yard, and it sold for 22,000 yuan. The difference is too big.

(End of this chapter)