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

Chapter 381 Yu Dawei's Repair Techniques

After bringing Er Yan back in the afternoon, I found that the girl had gone into the west wing and hadn't come out since.

Zhang Huaijin guessed that Er Yan must have been scolded by her older sister, but in his opinion, at most she would only be given a few words of reprimand and wouldn't really do anything to her younger sister.

However, when his parents came home that evening and they had dinner together, he noticed that Er Yan's mood was a bit off.

Although Zhang Huaijin's personality wasn't great, he was at least loyal. He guessed that when his elder brother Yu returned, he would definitely give Er Yan a good scolding again.

After thinking it over, he used the pretext of asking about food to voluntarily come over and shield Er Yan from the disaster.
After all, she was his future sister-in-law, and she had helped him; how could he possibly ignore her?

"We've already eaten, so you didn't need to bother Auntie." Yu Dawei smiled, and seeing that Zhang Huaijin didn't seem to be leaving, he asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Huaijin paused for a moment, glanced at Er Yan, and then sighed and said, "Brother Yu, I'm really sorry. I spent the whole day playing with your sister. You must have heard that there might be some misunderstanding between Yu Feng and me. But don't worry, I promise I won't bother you in the coming days. Just settle in."

Actually, when he got to the door, he overheard something about leaving to rent a place to live.

That won't do. If she leaves, where will he find Da Feng?

Yu Dawei stared at Zhang Huaijin and frowned slightly, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He hadn't expected that this kid would actually take the initiative to help Er Yan take the blame; he did have a bit of loyalty, I suppose.

"I'm planning to test drive it tomorrow, it's that Caterpillar 350, do you want to come?" Yu Dawei asked.

"So soon?! Of course I'll go." Zhang Huaijin readily agreed, then seemed to remember something, "The car doesn't have any gas yet, right? I'll tell my dad later and fill it up tomorrow."

"Okay, but the boom, forearm, and driver's cab aren't installed yet. I reckon it'll take all morning if things go smoothly," Yu Dawei explained.

"That's perfect. I'll buy the oil tomorrow, and we can test drive it this afternoon. Do you need a crane? I can contact them directly tomorrow." Zhang Huaijin glanced at Yu Dawei, feeling that Er Yan should be safe tonight. "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

“Okay.” Yu Dawei stood up, saw Zhang Huaijin to the door, and then closed the door.

"Dafeng, what do you think?" Yu Dawei turned around and looked at the other person's face, seeking their opinion.

"Then let's stay a few more days and see." Yu Feng sighed. She didn't have a persecution complex, but deep down she still didn't think Zhang Huaijin would be so honest.

The next morning, Yu Dawei got up before dawn as usual to brush his teeth and wash his face, as did A Gui, who was beside him.

Although Agui is still young, he has suffered a lot, so getting up early is really nothing for him.

On the contrary, Yu Dawei needed a little time to adjust his numbed eyes before he could get out of bed.

This doesn't mean he's lazy or likes to sleep in; Yu Dawei has never been criticized for getting up early.

In his previous life, when the family of four lived in the oil city, Yu Dawei would get up around six o'clock every day to take care of the repair shop. If he had to go out to repair cars, he would get up even earlier.

This is one of Yu Dawei's few strengths.

The two got dressed, opened the gate to the courtyard, got into the SUV, and prepared to drive away to the old courtyard in the suburbs.

"Master, aren't we going to wait for that person anymore?" Ah Gui asked, tilting his head in the back row.

"I'm not waiting any longer, I doubt they'll get up." Yu Dawei started the SUV, glanced back at the yard, and shook his head helplessly.

In some ways, Zhang Huaijin is even inferior to himself. Yu Dawei could tell at a glance that Zhang Huaijin had been raised too well by Professor Zhang and Aunt Wu, unlike a country boy who could endure hardship.

"Wait!" Just as Yu Dawei stepped on the gas and was about to drive through the alley, a man waved and shouted loudly from the gate of Professor Zhang's house behind the car.

Yu Dawei glanced in the rearview mirror and slowly brought the car to a stop.

"Master, he's here." A-Gui turned around, knelt on the back seat, and put his hands on the back of the seat. He looked through the rear window and saw Zhang Huaijin running hurriedly toward the car.

"How inconsiderate! I told you I'd come with you today, but you two really don't care about me at all!" Zhang Huaijin quickly ran to the passenger side, opened the door, and plopped down in the passenger seat.

After running a few steps, I was panting heavily, and there were already some fine beads of sweat on my forehead.

"Who knows if you can get up? If you can't get up and we're still waiting for you, then we don't need to do this job today." Yu Dawei has been repairing cars all his life, so he knows all too well the relationship between car repair and God.

Larger factories are different; they not only have shelter from the wind and rain, but also bright lights.

It doesn't matter whether he repairs cars during the day or at night. Yu Dawei has relied on the weather for his entire career as a car repairman. Rain, heat, and cold all affect his repair efficiency.

"My fault, my fault!" Zhang Huaijin didn't argue, after all, he really liked to sleep in. "Let's go. I already told my dad yesterday that he gave me the money for the oil. Can you take me to the auto parts market and buy the oil first?" Yu Dawei thought about it. To be honest, he didn't really trust this kid to buy the oil himself. In the end, he agreed to Zhang Huaijin's suggestion.

The three of them headed to the auto parts market, with Zhang Huaijin directing Yu Dawei on the way.

There's an auto parts market in the western suburbs of Kyoto, not too far from where you can get your car repaired. It's not very big right now, but it's enough to buy things like engine oil and hydraulic fluid.

In addition, we need to buy a large plastic bucket to fill with diesel fuel at the gas station.

The three arrived at the auto parts market and bought everything they needed. They had quite a lot of stuff, and the owner of the oil shop who sold it to them offered to have one of his employees deliver the oil in a pickup truck.

The three then went to a gas station, filled up a large container of diesel, and then hurried back to the old repair shop.

On his way back to the old courtyard, Zhang Huaijin was still a little uneasy and nervous. He really didn't know how skilled Yu Dawei was, or whether he could repair his excavator.

However, he had already made up his mind that even if Yu Dawei really broke his excavator, he could just find someone else to fix it, since he was planning to make him his brother-in-law in the future.

If she offends her brother-in-law, and Da Feng goes back to her parents' home in a huff, no one will help her persuade her to come back. Of course, the possibility of this is very small, but she still has to curry favor with her brother-in-law, just in case Yu Dawei helps her get married at the last minute.

"Do you have any old clothes? I can help a little," Zhang Huaijin said, glancing at the two people changing into their work clothes.

Yu Dawei glanced at Zhang Huaijin and took out two more pieces of old clothing from the trunk: "These are old clothes that your dad doesn't use anymore. Do you see any that you can wear?"

"That's great! Most of the old clothes my dad gave you are mine." Zhang Huaijin took the clothes with both hands, his expression freezing for a moment. Half of the clothes in the trunk were his own.

Some of them had already been torn into strips by Yu Dawei and used as rags, while others were still left aside.

"Sigh, I'm really fed up with him. No wonder I couldn't find any clothes to wear when I got home." Zhang Huaijin rubbed his forehead. No wonder he's his own father; he took things without even telling him.

"When will the crane arrive?" Yu Dawei asked after changing into his work clothes.

"It should be soon. When I called him at the auto parts market, he said he was on his way," Zhang Huaijin replied while changing his clothes.

The crane operator knew Zhang Huaijin; he used to be Zhang's go-to crane operator. He was quite surprised to hear that Zhang was calling him, thinking that Zhang had been harassed to death by debt collectors.

However, Zhang Huaijin never owed the other party a single penny when they cooperated, and when he learned that a crane was needed, he came over without hesitation.

"Beep beep!" Just then, a loudspeaker sounded outside the village.

The three looked up and saw that the crane was driving in their direction.

"A-Gui, go and take down the barrier at the main gate and secure the two gates on both sides." Yu Dawei instructed, as the distance between the gates in the courtyard was too narrow, and they might easily get caught.

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, A-Gui ran back to the main gate, removed the barrier, and secured the two wooden doors.

The passageway at the entrance is very narrow; the crane operator simply cannot pass through if he turns directly.

Fortunately, the other driver was also a skilled driver. Knowing that he couldn't turn in, he drove past the gate and slowly reversed in, adjusting the angle little by little, until he finally made it in.

Yu Dawei withdrew his gaze. Just by looking at how the other person was driving, he knew that he wasn't a novice, so he felt at ease and started installing the upper arm, forearm, and so on.

Actually, when repairing cars, it's not just crane operators who are afraid of incompetent mechanics; the reverse is also true.

If two strangers don't have the necessary skills, an accident could easily happen if they try to coordinate their actions.

After the crane operator came in, he started offering cigarettes to everyone. Although he knew Zhang Huaijin was alright, he couldn't help but offer a few words of concern, mentioning that someone was inquiring about him.

Zhang Huaijin is completely indifferent to this; he doesn't care what anyone thinks. His main concern is simply that he's broke.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhang Huaijin and Yu Dawei, the crane operator began to officially cooperate with Yu Dawei in the crane operation.

First, there's the cab. This is relatively easy to lift. It has special fixing rings for lifting things, and the wire rope can be directly secured with the shackles.

The difficulty lies in getting the cab onto the excavator frame after it's hoisted up, because there are shock-absorbing piles at one corner of the cab. If it's not properly secured, the cab will easily shake during operation.

In addition, the seats and hydraulic pipe connections for the control levers inside the cab have not yet been secured. It all depends on whether the driver can sit comfortably in the back of the cab and whether there are any excess hydraulic pipes or anything like that.

After the crane operator lifted the cab, he began to observe Yu Dawei's hand gestures. He noticed that Yu Dawei's gestures didn't seem to be from the local area, but he could still understand what Yu Dawei meant.

(End of this chapter)