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

Chapter 34 Before Construction Begins
"Leaders are usually quite perceptive. If we keep exchanging pleasantries, they might start to misunderstand us." Hou Wanqiang took a drag of his cigarette. "Since it's just about helping out, leaving a good impression is enough. Someone who drags their feet is definitely not someone who can get things done."

Yu Dawei felt a sense of admiration. No wonder his second uncle was able to build such a large group in the oil city; his brains were truly impressive.

Even though he had been given a second chance at life, he was still not as shrewd as the other person. Although he had always been a tech expert in his previous life and disdained social niceties, when it came down to it, there was a difference in their abilities, and he couldn't deny that.

After delivering the garbage to Yu Dawei at the recycling station, Hou Wanqiang left alone.

Before leaving, he reminded everyone to hurry up and give the old excavator a new color and to do a thorough inspection so that it wouldn't break down while it was working.

Yu Dawei never expected that the future powerful leader would now talk to him like a mother hen.

After seeing off his second uncle, Yu Dawei continued to work overtime. Before the Lunar New Year, whenever he had free time, Yu Dawei would help Duan Dahai. Now that the Lunar New Year is over, whenever Duan Dahai has free time, he helps Yu Dawei with chores, and Yu Dawei doesn't even have to cook.

This significantly accelerated the progress.

Until April 1st in the Gregorian calendar.

Yu Dawei successfully secured the excavator rental contract for Section 9. The official start date for construction is April 15th, and the excavator must be in place three days in advance.

By now, the snow has disappeared from the Northeast. The melting snow has become the first rain of spring, silently seeping into the ground and nourishing the tender green grass that is sprouting.

Of course, observant people can still spot the signs of melting snow, since your shoes will be covered in mud wherever you go.

Before signing the contract, Yu Dawei opened a bank account. The settlement method for this excavator was monthly, which meant that starting in May, Yu Dawei would receive 15,000 yuan in his bank account every month, which would turn his life around!
Of course, this is all on the premise that this old Hitachi machine doesn't break down. If it does, it will delay you for a day, which means a loss of 500 yuan.

Therefore, the excavator operator becomes very important.

The excavator operator, the one hired by the former owner Wang Shuo, was someone who had a falling out with the excavator. In a fit of pique, the operator drove the excavator straight into the cement.

Excavator owners rarely accompany their workers to the construction site on weekdays; most of the time, it's the drivers who operate the excavators. So, if the relationship between the owner and the driver is not good, it can really affect work efficiency.

Yu Dawei plans to go to Xinglongtun in the next couple of days to look for Yao Jinfu.

But before that, he had to go home. Since March after the Lunar New Year, he had been going home much more frequently.

After all, my eldest son is about to be born, so it would be a lie to say I'm not excited.

In my past life, my eldest son incurred a huge debt because of me when he got married and bought a house. Not only did I not help him, but I was also constantly calling my eldest son to collect the debt.

Both father and son are busy paying off their respective debts. One is in Hohhot and the other is in Yancheng. The two are more than 1500 kilometers apart and can't see each other even once a year.

The sensible eldest son always felt very guilty when he called, but he himself was the one who should feel the most guilty. From birth to adulthood, his mother had taken care of him all by herself. During winter and summer vacations, she had to go out with him to repair cars and work as an apprentice.

He had a girlfriend, but broke up with her after his company went bankrupt. He has had a huge impact on his eldest son's life trajectory.

Now that he has a second chance, he wants to watch over his eldest son closely, accompany him as he grows up, and provide him with a strong support system when he is most helpless.

Besides that, I also need to talk to my father about the land when I go back this time. After the family division, the village allocated 18 mu of land to my family, including the eldest son's share. As for the youngest son, he can forget about getting any.

By the time the youngest son was born, the land was no longer available, meaning that no matter how many children were born in the countryside, there was no land. Now, the surrounding area is barren wasteland and dried-up ponds. If you want to farm, you can cultivate any piece of land you like, but you need the village committee's approval.

Yu Dawei wants to let his father farm the land this year, and he will naturally help out, since the land of his father's family is next to his own. They can farm together, and when the harvest comes, they can divide the land according to the total yield, with each family sharing the land.

Moreover, he doesn't rely on this for a living anymore. It's mainly to cover his tracks. He plans to keep the car maintenance a secret, and it's always better to keep a low profile.

After the job was finished, Yu Dawei roughly calculated that buying a brand new Volvo excavator might be a bit difficult, but buying a Komatsu shouldn't be a problem.

However, we'll see when the time comes. Maybe we can find a high-quality used excavator at a great price. After all, I have the skills, and a used one is always the best deal.

"Brother Duan, I'm going home for a bit!" Yu Dawei packed his things and waved to Duan Dahai in the yard.

"Go ahead, let me know when the baby is born."

"no problem!"

Yu Dawei took one last look at his Hitachi UH03, his first excavator in his life.

The three windows of the cab have all been installed, the primer on the body has been changed to yellow, and the gaskets on both sides of the bucket were the last to be replaced.

The plastic canopy above was removed as early as the beginning of March. The weather is gradually warming up, and the car is almost repaired, so it's time to practice driving.

These days, Yu Dawei drives his car every day to test drive it in the open space of the rental market. Despite being an old car that's several decades old, its performance is still excellent.

Then I helped Brother Duan sort the garbage using the excavator's bucket. And I must say, the efficiency was much faster after using the excavator.

In the end, Duan Dahai even had the idea of ​​buying a used excavator. At the same time, he regretted that if he had known that excavators could help sort garbage, he would have just bought this old Hitachi excavator in the first place.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that I didn't have the ability to do that. Even if I got it back, I didn't know if I could fix it.

Despite living together for so long and helping each other out quite a bit, Duan Dahai still knew nothing about excavator repair.

He couldn't even operate it, so he could only stand below with envy, watching Yu Dawei operate the excavator with ease, silently wondering if he should let his own son learn how to operate an excavator.

He seems...quite handsome.

Not only is he handsome, but he can also make money and has a technical skill. The more Duan Dahai thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

I've made up my mind that when I go home again, I'll have a good talk with my youngest son and try to persuade him.

Even if he can't reason with them, he figured if he took them to the excavator rental market, they would agree.

After all, what boy wouldn't want to drive an excavator!

(End of this chapter)