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

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The next day, Yu Dawei drove away from Laotun. He planned to spend three or four days dealing with things at home before setting off, so that he would have no worries about the future.

The first step is to check the accounts of Fanfan Repair Shop and its current business situation.

Yu Dawei first held a short meeting with Lao Ji to get a general understanding of the current maintenance situation of the factory.

Overall, it is operating smoothly. More than two vehicles undergo major repairs every day. Construction machinery, loaders, excavators, and road rollers can be guaranteed to be one every two days. The rest are minor repairs such as tire inflation, oil changes, and other minor maintenance.

Following Yu Dawei's advice, Lao Ji did not give up on the agricultural machinery side. He continued to repair four-wheeled vehicles. The repair costs were not as high as for cars and construction machinery, but the volume was large. After all, the town was surrounded by villages, and there were many four-wheeled vehicles for sale in the town, including many used ones.

Lao Ji also had the idea of ​​refurbishing and selling the four-wheeled vehicle, but Yu Dawei rejected it.

"For now, we still need to focus on construction machinery and automobiles, and we can handle agricultural machinery as a secondary business." Yu Dawei sat cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), flipping through the account sheets.

According to Yu Dawei's prediction, high-horsepower agricultural machinery was still very rare in the 1990s, but it began to spread in rural areas at the beginning of the 21st century. With the improvement of productivity, the demand for high-horsepower machinery will increase in both the south and the north.

By then, it won't be too late for Fanfan Repair Shop to shift its focus to agricultural machinery.

"How's the equipment maintenance going at the Eighth Bureau lately?" Yu Dawei asked without looking up, pressing the calculator with his right hand according to the daily transaction records.

"All nine pieces of engineering equipment from the Eighth Bureau have undergone a round of maintenance, and three of them have already been repaired. We spent about two thousand yuan on spare parts and such. The other equipment is in good condition overall, and there are no major problems at the moment." Old Ji held a ballpoint pen in his right hand and wrote and drew on a blank grid notebook. "However, there is an old Jiefang tanker truck. Taozi took a look at it last time and said that the engine was not behaving properly and it might need a major overhaul."

"Hmm." Yu Dawei stopped what he was doing, glanced at Lao Ji, and said, "Fix it if it needs fixing. Before you leave, I'll keep an eye out for some cash for you. If you encounter any emergencies, you can handle it as you see fit."

"Row."

Yu Dawei looked down and continued to check the income and expenditure accounts. Now, Fanfan Repair Shop's total income has reached more than 930 daily turnovers, which is slightly more than before. The amount from wilderness rescue is less, but it can still bring in more than 200 per day on average.

Fanfan Repair Shop has reached this number of customers, and has new construction machinery being repaired almost every day. It must be because it has made a name for itself and attracted construction vehicles from the surrounding towns.

In the short term, it's a good thing, but in the long term, once the construction machinery in the surrounding towns has been absorbed, the assets may have reached their limit.

However, Yu Dawei was in no hurry. He would take it slow. With his experience from his previous life, he had plenty of ways to increase the profits of Fanfan Repair Shop when it came to machinery.

Let's get the Fanfa repair shop to its so-called limit first.

"By the way, boss, the factory is almost finished. It should be ready for use in about a week." As he spoke, Lao Ji took out another design drawing from the cabinet on the floor and spread it on the kang table.

This drawing is about A3 size. It was designed by the construction team based on the sketch given by Yu Dawei before construction began.

"Besides the repair room and equipment room, since we have enough materials, Manager Qi came over to help you make another separate room, which will be about 60 or 70 square meters. You can decide where it will be placed and what you will put in it." Old Ji sat back down on the kang.

"Let me see." Yu Dawei lowered his head and pondered over the blueprint for a moment, then pointed and said, "Here, next to the repair shop, you can ask Lao Qi to help you get a glass window and door, and then we'll put a sign on it and create a special parts area."

“There are too few people right now, so you will be in charge of the daily parts dispatching work. When there are more people later, I will find someone else to take charge.” Yu Dawei raised his head and pursed his lips. “If the profits are good later, it is not impossible to extend the parts line.”

"But it's not necessary right now. Its procurement costs are too high, and it requires a lot of capital tied up. For us car repairmen, it's really not worth it. We should focus on a light asset model."

"Understood." Old Ji nodded seriously. He admired Yu Dawei immensely. Not only was his thinking clear, but he could always create words that were easy for people to understand.

Light assets, look at them, no wonder they're educated.

Yu Dawei then spent the morning reviewing the accounts with Lao Ji and explained some of the more detailed maintenance tasks they usually handle.

Because Lao Ji is rather rough around the edges, and it's not easy to expect a grown man to be meticulous, Yu Dawei had to keep reminding him before leaving.

This includes aspects such as maintenance and safety, the location and price of daily necessities, how to properly store the money earned in the factory, and the detailed control of the daily management system for workers, etc.

There are actually many more, but Yu Dawei can't say too much, otherwise Lao Ji will just let it go in one ear and out the other.

Finally, around noon, Yu Dawei held a meeting with his brothers while eating. Compared to the more serious meeting with Lao Ji, the meeting with the other brothers was more relaxed.

Yu Dawei tried to be thorough in his instructions, giving a few words to everyone, including the new apprentices.

These apprentices were all quite honest; some were easy to talk to, while others were very quiet. Yu Dawei remembered and observed each of them.

After offering a few words of encouragement, he drove his SUV away from Fanfan's repair shop in the afternoon.

First, they went to Manzi's place and happened to run into Qi Dadu, the supervisor. The two chatted for a few minutes, mainly asking him to take good care of Huang Man and thanking him for building the factory.

He then reiterated some maintenance work for the rotary excavator to Huang Man, but didn't mention He Huihui again. Now, He Huihui no longer frequently follows Huang Man; instead, she helps her wife teach, seemingly having found something to do in her life.

That's good.

As for how things will develop between these two people, Yu Dawei feels that whatever happens, it doesn't matter, and he shouldn't always interfere in their lives.

Finally, around 3 p.m., Yu Dawei drove to the town's No. 9 construction site, brought two packs of cigarettes for the supervisor, chatted briefly, and then found Yao Jinfu.

It seems like he's taken the axe back these past few days, and he's back to being tall and thin, like a long piece of cured meat.

Yu Dawei was the one who trusted Fu Zi the most. He only inquired about Fu Zi's life and knew that Mi Yao had not yet given her consent. Yu Dawei wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know how.

You really can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep.

He just likes her, what can you do?
At this moment, Yu Dawei was already somewhat regretful for introducing Mi Yao to Fu Zi.

In short, after offering a few words of encouragement, I left.

According to the supervisor in charge of this section, the project in section nine can be completed until around October, or possibly the end of the year if things go slowly.

The other two sections are now completed, and section nine is the last remaining section.

Yu Dawei actually felt okay. Even if he finished the work here, there was still plenty of work to do around here.

He remembered that there was a highway under construction in Yingchun Town next door, and it seemed to have just started. He could ask someone to take a look when he got back.

After finishing his business in the town, Yu Dawei went to the oil city the next day.

Before leaving, I took the oven for roasting a whole lamb with me, along with another lamb.

The sheep came from Old Man Yang. It seems that Yu Dawei handled the extortion case relatively leniently last time, so Old Man Yang treated Yu Dawei very warmly, and the sheep was sold to Yu Dawei at half price.

However, Yu Dawei didn't intend to take advantage of him. He wanted to be a good neighbor and not cause any resentment, especially since the other party was someone who liked to extort money.

Yu Dawei then gave the other party the normal market price. When he went to get the sheep this time, he also saw his eldest son, who was wearing black-rimmed glasses and a blue coat. He was quiet and didn't talk much.

The two exchanged a brief greeting, and then Yu Dawei set off directly for the oil city.

Ever since his phone could make calls, Yu Dawei started bothering Xiaobai all the time. Xiaobai's old, useless phone, which she had bought a long time ago, now seemed to have become somewhat useful.

It became a tool for someone to inquire about Luo Changqing's recent situation.

Luo Changqing has finished dealing with most of the matters in Northeast China in the past two days, and will leave the oil city either today or tomorrow.

Yu Dawei quickly got a sheep; he hadn't forgotten about the dinner invitation.

Before leaving, he had even found a place: a farmhouse in an urban village, which was also the home of a local employee of Fanfan's repair shop.

Get a whole roasted lamb, a whole Northeastern stew, and a few farm-style dishes, and this meal will definitely be both unique and delicious.

Xiao Bai told Luo Changqing about Yu Dawei's invitation to dinner, and since the other party had already agreed, he naturally wouldn't go back on his word.

So, Luo Changqing, his assistant Cao Yan, Lao Chang, Xu Huang, and Xiao Bai drove three cars together to the farmhouse that Yu Dawei had mentioned.

Xu Huang made a special trip back to the construction site midway through the project and brought out Sun Shunli, who had been working quietly away.

There was nothing he could do; he didn't want to bring it, but that damned bastard kept harassing him by calling his cell phone several times.

After the other party got a cell phone, Xu Huang was even worse off than Xiao Bai in the first few days.

It seems that the bastard is trying to get revenge on him by calling him in the morning to say good morning, at noon to say good afternoon, and at night to say good night.

They call "Good Morning" around 4 AM, "Good Afternoon" just before I go to sleep, and "Good Night" around 11 PM.

So annoying!
(End of this chapter)