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

Chapter 378 Mutual Suspicion
Professor Zhang nodded: "Yu Dawei is the car mechanic I hired. After you left, those loan sharks took advantage of the fact that no one was around in the suburbs and dismantled Carter's excavator."

“Dawei’s sister, the girl in the red dress, has a brain tumor and just had surgery. It just so happens that Dawei works in repair back in our hometown, so I let them stay at our house for a while and help us fix the three broken construction vehicles.”

“If we sell it, your mother and I will still have some savings, and we can pay off about 70-80% of your remaining debts.”

After understanding the situation of Yu Dawei and his group, Zhang Huaijin's expression became complicated and hesitant: "Dad, didn't that Yu Dawei say anything else when he was fixing the car?"

“I told you, the parts for Carter are all in pretty good condition.” Professor Zhang said, raising his chin slightly. “I’m the one who made this possible. If I hadn’t covered the parts with a plastic sheet, those exposed parts would have been unusable long ago.”

Zhang Huaijin sat in his chair and secretly pursed his lips.

If he didn't know about the old man's habit, would he have had someone tear Carter to shreds?
But that guy named Yu Dawei, being from the countryside, his skills seem pretty average.

I really don't know if he can assemble the car for me! If he doesn't do it right, he'll be heartbroken! It's his precious little car!

He's planning to make a comeback with his "precious treasure," and as for the old man's suggestion to "sell it to plug the hole," we'll talk about that later.

Are you afraid of being bitten by lice if you have a lot of them?
Meanwhile, Yu Dawei had almost finished tidying up, so he took his apprentice and two younger sisters to the main room to pay a visit to Professor Zhang's family.
He was also carrying some gifts, which he had bought at the shopping mall in the afternoon; they were mostly pastries and gift boxes.

I'm new here and don't know how many days I'll be staying, so it's always good to be polite.

Professor Zhang's wife, Wu Fengying, was busy cooking in the kitchen when she saw Yu Dawei bring the children into the main house. She quickly handed over her work to her two daughters-in-law.

She hurriedly returned to the main hall of the house. After all, she was the matriarch of the family, and the person who came to pay her a visit must have come to see her. It would be too unreasonable to refuse to see her.

Then she saw Yu Dawei carrying large and small bags of gifts, and her words naturally carried a hint of elder's reproach, after all, Dawei not only helped her husband repair his car, but was also a fellow villager.

Wangkui County and Qing County are adjacent to each other, and it's not just that they are adjacent; the intermarriage rate between the two counties is also extremely high.

She had several childhood friends who later married and moved to Qingxian County.

During a casual chat, when I heard that Yu Dawei's family lived in Luhe Town, I immediately thought of several distant relatives in Luhe Town.

One of them was her maternal cousin, surnamed Yang, who lived relatively close to her in Luhe Town.

From what I remember, his family raised sheep, but he was stingy, and her family rarely interacted with this cousin.

Wu Fengying has the straightforward nature of a Northeastern woman; she says whatever comes to mind. Plus, she's a teacher, so she speaks clearly and slowly. Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Yu Dawei thought of a certain old man named Yang.

When it came to appearances, Wu Fengying slapped her thighs lightly. "That's right, it's that old man Yang! Turns out he's the neighbor of Yu Dawei's repair shop. What a coincidence!"

The more they talked, the closer Wu Fengying felt to these children, as if they were her own family members visiting her home.

Professor Zhang couldn't help but interrupt Wu Fengying's attempt to continue the conversation: "Are you going to cook or not? If you keep talking, we'll all be starving tonight."

Professor Zhang knew his eldest and second daughters-in-law's cooking skills all too well. One of them was from a large family and had never cooked before, but she had eaten all kinds of food and had a very discerning palate.

Although the family were ordinary working-class families, they only had one daughter, who was spoiled from a young age. Her two older brothers were also very obedient to their little sister.

It would be no exaggeration to say that they never lift a finger.

You mean these two pampered "ancestors" who never lift a finger are cooking for everyone? Then everyone's fate in the latter half of the night is left to destiny.

"Alright, alright, Dawei, Feng'er, you two chat first, I'll go to the kitchen to cook." Wu Fengying glanced at Dawei and the others, then got up to leave.

"Auntie, let Er Yan and I go help you." Da Feng got up, pulled Er Yan along, and followed behind Wu Fengying. "More people means more hands, and cooking will be faster."

"No, child, you just had surgery and you can't get it wet." Wu Fengying turned around and refused.

"It's okay, I've recovered very well now. If you don't believe me, ask my brother." Da Feng turned to look at Yu Dawei.

Yu Dawei blinked, then nodded in agreement with Dafeng: "Aunt Wu, you can let these two girls come with you. They can't wash vegetables, but they can at least pick them. Dafeng is recovering well after her surgery."

"This..." In the midst of the extreme struggle, Wu Fengying didn't know what to say. She looked at her husband to see what he meant.

"Go ahead, Dafeng. Moving around a bit during this time will help with your post-operative recovery," Professor Zhang offered his perspective from a doctor's point of view.

And so, Da Feng successfully led Er Yan away from the main hall. It wasn't that she enjoyed working, but rather that she couldn't stand the way someone was looking at her. She decided that she would change her shoes and skirt tomorrow.

After all, she had been almost sexually assaulted once before, so she had some experience in how to protect herself.

Zhang Huaijin watched Yu Feng leave, inwardly pursing his lips. He seemed to sense that the beautiful girl didn't quite like him.

Hmph, just a country bumpkin, he wouldn't even look at her.

Professor Zhang then began to introduce his family members in detail.

The person who just spoke up for the third son was his eldest son, Zhang Huaimin, who now works at the First People's Hospital.

His wife was the woman with long, wavy hair whom he had just seen in the yard. She had a son, but her in-laws adored their little grandson.

The little guy is also a snob, always sticking to his maternal grandparents' house. After all, they eat and drink military-grade food and drinks, which Professor Zhang's family can't compare to.

The one who sat quietly was the second son, Zhang Huaiyi, who worked at the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and studied Traditional Chinese Medicine. His daughter-in-law was a short-haired girl with bangs, and now she taught at the same school as his wife.

As for the third son, Zhang Huaijin, Professor Zhang emphasized his words during the introduction, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with his son's past actions.

Yu Dawei felt quite sorry for the third brother, as he was very similar to his own family status back then. However, he still envied Zhang Huaijin to some extent.

Although Professor Zhang complained in various ways, anyone could see that he cared more about his youngest son. As for his eldest son, Zhang Huaimin, and second son, Zhang Huaiyi, they also intentionally or unintentionally protected their younger brother.

The family truly loves each other.

Unlike the absolute fairness in Yu Dawei's family, the two brothers clearly knew that their father cared for and loved their younger brother the most, but they showed no signs of dissatisfaction.

Judging from their conversation, the loan shark debt has been paid off by the eldest and second eldest brothers together.

This Zhang Huaijin brother is indeed living a very happy life, but whether he himself knows it or not is unclear.

“Brother Dawei, I’m a few years older than you, so I’m calling you that.” Zhang Huaimin’s phoenix eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. “I’m entrusting my brother’s construction vehicles to you. My dad doesn’t know much about machinery either. If you need any help, just let me know.”

In an instant, the eldest brother of the Zhang family demonstrated his sense of responsibility to the fullest.

"The other construction vehicles are all fine, but the water truck that had the accident is probably the most difficult to repair. It might take some effort to fix it later." Yu Dawei didn't boast as he used to, but instead told the truth.

His steady and reliable demeanor put Zhang Huaimin at ease. He was actually worried that the mechanic his father had found was just a showpiece.

After all, according to normal logic, mechanics in big cities have seen far more types of cars than those in rural towns, and their skills are generally better.

However, Yu Dawei was not the ordinary type; for him, those three cars were just a side trip.

Don't forget that in his past life, Master Yu specialized in repairing all sorts of special and difficult mechanical problems. Ordinary repair problems were like elementary school math problems to him.

"Is it that water truck that crashed and was totaled?" Zhang Huaiyi glanced over from the side. "I remember you said, Third Brother, that truck was totaled, and the mechanic said it couldn't be fixed, right?"

Sitting next to Professor Zhang, Zhang Huaijin was also slightly surprised. He looked at the strong and muscular man from Northeast China and said, "I found a mechanic before, and he told me that the front valve, bumper, and front of the cab of that water truck are all broken."

"The chassis frame is broken, and the engine and transmission may also be damaged, making it impossible to repair."

"Can you repair a water truck like this?"

Yu Dawei nodded: "It can be repaired. Actually, it's probably because the mechanic thinks it's too much trouble to repair. Finding all the parts is quite difficult. Also, although the car has been broken, it doesn't necessarily mean that the engine and transmission are damaged. We'll know once we take it apart and take a look."

"Impressive." Zhang Huaimin, the eldest brother, praised him generously, feeling that his brother's style of doing things was very reliable, which put his mind at ease.

Zhang Huaijin didn't say anything more. He was half-convinced about Dawei's car repair skills. He thought he would go and keep an eye on things when Dawei was repairing cars these days.

It wouldn't be worth it if this guy broke the excavator.

(End of this chapter)