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

Chapter 302 The Road Roller Driver Arrives
“An axe…” Yu Dawei fell into deep thought.

Axe is a kind-hearted person, unlike Lao Ji. He might arrange for Sun to get there smoothly, and then Axe might take pity on him and sincerely teach him.

Moreover, Sun Shunli is different from Fuzi. He seems honest but is actually very cunning. Last year during the Spring Festival, in order to improve the farming, he shamelessly went to Lao Han's house and tried to get close to his brother-in-law.

When it comes to cunning, Axe is definitely no match for him.

As for Huang Man, well, let's not even talk about him.

Old Ji, who was standing to the side, also noticed Axe's personality problem. He frowned and, while smoking, tried to help his boss figure out how to solve the problem.

"Is Mr. Yu here?" Just then, a young voice suddenly called out from the gate of the courtyard.

Yu Dawei and his companion turned around and saw a young man carrying a black suitcase. The young man also noticed Yu Dawei and his companion at that moment.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Yu?" The young man's eyes immediately fell on Yu Dawei. He was clearly dressed neatly, and the man next to him was probably the factory manager.

After all, everyone else was working, but he was the only one chatting with the boss and openly smoking in front of him.

Having decided on the person, the young man, carrying his large suitcase, strode towards Yu Dawei and his companion.

"I am, and who are you?" Yu Dawei looked at the young man curiously.

The young man was wearing a knitted hat and a plaid scarf around his neck, and had a small blue birthmark on the left side of his face.

With her triangular eyes, when she looked at the two of them, it always felt like she wasn't looking at them directly, or rather, she didn't dare to look at them.

"Boss, I'm Tang Chenwu, the road roller driver introduced by Teacher Lu. I graduated from technical school last year and haven't been able to find a suitable job." The young man smiled somewhat embarrassedly, looking quite shy.

Putting appearance aside, Yu Dawei was quite approving of the young man's attitude: "The road roller you're going to drive is right next to you. Go ahead and try it out for a bit; the key is in the handcuff under the seat."

“Okay!” The young man didn’t stand on ceremony. He put down his luggage and walked over, with Yu Dawei and the other man following behind.

"This is a BMW BW160. It's quite old. Can you drive it, boss?" The young man was about to climb up when he hesitated and turned back to ask.

What if the car is broken and you get blamed for it? It's always better to be careful.

"Don't worry, kid, this car is in perfect condition now, you can drive it." Yu Dawei shook his head speechlessly. He could tell that this was a clever little devil. But thankfully, Yu Dawei never disliked people from Lingqiu.

"Boom!" The road roller started up, and the young man seemed to have his bloodline awakened. He began to adjust the vibration switch, shift gears, step on the accelerator, and after various skillful operations, the road roller began to move slowly.

At this moment, Yu Dawei and Lao Ji had already hidden themselves at the base of the wall in the distance to watch how the young man would show off his skills.

"This kid is alright with the double steel wheels, but he doesn't look like a skilled hand. But with his quick thinking and energy, he'll definitely be able to master this bike in a year or two." Old Ji praised him generously, and also mentioned Yu Dawei, "Boss, you really have a discerning eye. This kid looks ordinary at first glance, but he's really good at it once he gets the hang of it."

Yu Dawei rolled his eyes at him: "He's so-so at work, barely meeting the standard. But I'll have to keep an eye on him for a while, otherwise I'd believe he's only good at digging trenches."

"Sigh, two more employees have appeared out of nowhere." Yu Dawei pointed to the main entrance with some annoyance. "Go back and tear down the recruitment notice at the main entrance. If it weren't for the recruitment notice at the entrance, I would never have agreed to hire Lao Sun even if I had to beg the heavens."

"Okay, boss, I'll tear it up right now." Old Ji had only taken two steps out when a sudden inspiration struck him. "I've got it!"

"What's done?" Yu Dawei was startled by Lao Ji's sudden exclamation.

"Boss, I've got an idea for how to deal with Sun Shunli." Old Ji turned around excitedly and whispered, "We can put him on the road roller, he can learn from this kid!"

"First of all, if Sun Shunli learns to operate a road roller from the young man, Xiao Tang will definitely feel the crisis and work even harder. Otherwise, if Sun Shunli learns it one day and he doesn't perform well, he might be laid off."

"Furthermore, Sun Shunli definitely won't learn anything from Xiao Tang. After all, he's just a recent graduate, how much knowledge can he possibly have? He definitely won't be able to learn anything in a short time, so we'll have a reason... hehe."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei frowned even more deeply, and finally gave Lao Ji a somewhat disdainful look: "Let's talk properly, don't chuckle like that, it makes us sound like villains."

“It’s not that we’re not giving him a chance. Let him learn from Tang Chenwu. If he learns the basic operation within three months, he can stay. If he doesn’t learn, I’ll pay him three months’ salary as a normal road roller operator.” Yu Dawei made the decision calmly and rationally.

"As expected of the boss, so kind and righteous!" The sycophant gave a thumbs up and offered his flattery at the opportune moment.

“Old Ji, tone it down. You always give me the illusion that I’m the big villain.” Yu Dawei looked up at the road roller that had driven not far away. “Go and stop it. I’ll go to the gate and tear down the notice myself.”

"Okay!" Old Ji replied and strode towards the road roller.

After stopping the road roller, Yu Dawei briefly explained the work and salary situation to Tang Chenwu.

The pay is 1,500 a month, with a year-end bonus. As for rest and holidays, bosses who regularly maintain vehicles rarely grant leave, because construction sites can't work on rainy days, which is practically a holiday for them.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei learned more about the other person's family situation: his parents had five children, four older sisters and him.

All four older sisters are now married, and the youngest, the fourth sister, married into a village in another county last year.

After Yu Dawei had a general understanding of the situation, he took the initiative to tell the other party about the fact that the other party had an apprentice.

“That’s him.” Yu Dawei led Tang Chenwu into the small house. “From now on, you’ll take care of him. When you have free time, teach him how to operate the road roller.”

Tang Chenwu, following behind Yu Dawei, still hadn't realized that he, a student who had only recently graduated, was already mentoring apprentices as soon as he entered the factory.
Doesn't that mean that in the future, there will be people to serve tea and water and do whatever they want for you?
However, the other person looks much older than me; I feel like they're about the same age as Boss Yu.

"Brother-in-law." Sun Shunli saw Yu Dawei and his men enter the house and hurriedly sat up from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Upon hearing the words "brother-in-law," all of Tang Chenwu's previous thoughts vanished instantly.

“This is Tang Chenwu, the road roller operator we invited. From now on, you will learn how to operate the road roller from him.” Yu Dawei turned his head and glanced at Tang Chenwu. “Go and call Captain Ji over.”

"Okay." Tang Chenwu put down his suitcase and quickly walked out of the house.

After seeing the other party leave, Yu Dawei turned his attention back to Sun Shunli: "Brother, since you're working for me, there are some rules I need to make clear to you."

"You say."

“I don’t keep idle people here, you’re actually an exception. So I’m only giving you three months to learn how to operate a road roller from Xiao Tang. If you learn it in three months, you’ll be a full-time employee here. If you don’t learn it, then I’m sorry.” Yu Dawei didn’t play any tricks behind the scenes, because he was the owner of Fanfan Repair Shop and could tell him the rules he had set directly.

There's an ironclad rule in the factory that no one is idle. Even their own eldest apprentice can repair cars, let alone this twenty-something-year-old Sun Shunli.

Since he chose to work at Fanfan Repair Shop, he must accept the corresponding rules.

In fact, Yu Dawei had already made concessions and helped the other party a little. There are countless ways to get rid of someone, and perhaps he thought of his wife who usually treated him gently, so he did not show any hostility and treated Sun Shunli gently.

“Fine! If I don’t understand it in three months, then I’m just not capable enough and I have no face to stay here.” Sun Shunli’s voice was resolute, as if he had made some kind of important decision.

"Okay." Yu Dawei patted Sun Shunli on the shoulder and smiled. "Study hard and work hard."

I thought I could scare this guy into backing down, but I didn't expect him to be so determined.

"Pack your things and come with me in a bit." As soon as Yu Dawei finished speaking, Tang Chenwu led Lao Ji into the small house.

"Boss, you wanted to see me?" Old Ji asked.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, this yard has been taken over by me. In a few days, I'll find someone to start construction on the repair shop and dormitories." Yu Dawei rubbed his forehead with a headache. "The repair equipment from the equipment factory hasn't been brought back yet. Please keep an eye on these things for me."

"I know, I know. I'll have someone bring the repair tools back in the next few days. Put the ones that can be stored outside outside first, and the ones that can't be stored outside will be moved to the small warehouse in the northwest." Old Ji knew that Yu Dawei might be leaving the factory in the next few days, so he made a serious promise. "I will also take good care of building the repair shop and the dormitory, and make sure that all the brothers who are working are well taken care of."

"Alright. Then I'll take them to the scrap metal transfer station first." Yu Dawei was about to leave with the two of them when he remembered something and turned back to Lao Ji, instructing him, "Be careful with the money in the factory; it's not easy for anyone to earn money."

"Don't worry, boss." Old Ji nodded and smiled in agreement.

Previously, when Yu Dawei, Yao Jinfu, and Lao Ji were all at the factory, each of them had a key to manage the money. Now that Yu Dawei and Yao Jinfu are leaving, the task of managing the money has to be handed over to Lao Ji.

As the old saying goes, "If you employ someone, don't doubt them; if you doubt someone, don't employ them." Even if Lao Ji really makes a mistake, his father is absolutely trustworthy.

Besides, just based on the fact that the other party insisted on writing down the "Brigade Leader's Maintenance Manual" every day without complaint, I believe that the other party is really working hard to make the factory better.

His "Captain's Repair Manual" has recently come in handy. When Taozi and his friends encounter problems with car repair, they can always find the answers by looking at similar car models.

The car models, including Xiali, old Jiefang, Mitsubishi vans, and Volkswagen, all have detailed repair records and replacement parts records.

Yu Dawei plans to enter the information age later and compile Lao Ji's "Brigade Leader's Maintenance Manual" into a document to see if he can publish it as a book or something, which might earn him some extra money.

He'd always heard about "making money by selling books" in his past life, so it wouldn't hurt for him to give it a try if given the chance.

Perhaps my own wife could help polish it up.

(End of this chapter)