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

Chapter 398 Another stranger knocks on the door?

Yu Dawei also gained a completely new understanding of Zhao Yi.

Yu Dawei opened the door, went into the barbershop, turned on the light, took a shower in the bathroom, then locked the door from the inside, lay comfortably on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

For the next two or three days, Yu Dawei spent his time repairing vehicles, working between two points. In addition to installing the engine into the Daewoo excavator, he also checked the main pump, distributor, starter, and other parts.

The starter motor of the Daewoo excavator is located next to the engine, which is also the part of the Daewoo excavator most prone to failure. Yu Dawei checked it twice before installation and took another look after installation.

There was nothing he could do; in his past life, he had repaired many Daewoo excavators, and the starters would inexplicably break down. Even after replacing them with original factory parts, they would still be the same after a short period of use.

The hydraulic pumps from Daewoo also had frequent problems; he had to repair them so many times he couldn't count them on two hands.

"Dawei, can we start it now?" Claw stood next to the tracks, looking up at Yu Dawei who was squatting on top of the vehicle.

He was quite excited at that moment; he could finally drive again.

"Wait a minute, I'm tightening the collar screws! Hand me the screwdriver." Yu Dawei turned around and glanced at the paws.

He hadn't expected that this kid was the regular driver of this excavator. He hadn't understood why the claws were always circling around him before; it turned out that he hadn't had any work lately.

"Here." Claw pulled a screwdriver with a wooden handle from the pile of tools next to him and threw it towards Yu Dawei.

Yu Dawei quickly grabbed one end of the screwdriver, then turned around and began to tighten the collar screws that secured the exhaust pipe. If this thing wasn't secured, it would easily fall off later when the exhaust pipe was being used.

"Dawei, when can we test drive it?" Claw asked anxiously from below.

"What's the rush? I'll be right there! First, help me tidy up the oil drums and tools around here." Yu Dawei shouted as he worked, as he hated it when people kept nagging him while he was tightening screws.

Claw opened his mouth, thinking that this kid's temper had grown in just two days, but then he thought that the other man was a repairman. If he couldn't fix it, then he was nothing. If he really had that skill, and he offended this "living father", he probably wouldn't be able to ask him for help in the future.

"Go find a few people to help move the oil drums and tidy up the tools." Claw was too lazy to do it himself, so he simply handed these tasks over to the underlings who were watching the commotion.

Now that it's lunchtime, everyone usually takes a break here, but today is an exception; they've all flocked here.

Some people were waiting to see Yu Dawei make a fool of himself, after all, some of his fellow Northeasterners had predicted that even if this kid was fast at repairs, he was only a novice and it was uncertain whether he could actually fix it.

Others have invested money to buy this Daewoo excavator. Whether the other party can repair it or whether the machine can start at noon today determines whether the machine can make money starting today.

"Alright." Yu Dawei jumped from the car onto the toolbox footrest, then jumped back down to the ground. "We can start the car now."

As Yu Dawei spoke, he took a bunch of keys tied with a red string from his pocket and handed them to Claw, who was walking over beside him.

“Okay!” Claw didn’t say much, reached out and took the key, opened the driver’s side door, and stepped inside.

"Keep your distance, everyone, don't get caught in the blast!" Yu Dawei shouted to the fellow Northeasterners around him. This lump of iron was extremely dangerous, and the group had almost surrounded the excavator.

"Dawei, are you afraid that if this car isn't fixed properly, it'll ruin our lives?" The tall, thin man who often drank with Yu Dawei joked with him, intending to give him a way out so that if the car wasn't fixed well, everyone would get too agitated and things wouldn't get out of hand.

"How could that be, Brother Biao? As long as Brother Claw's driving skills are fine, then I'll definitely be able to fix this car without any problems." Yu Dawei smiled at the other party, he understood what Brother Biao meant.

Brother Biao is one of the few people from Northeast China who stands by Yu Dawei's side. This is partly because his hometown is Yingchun Town in Qing County, making him a true fellow townsman of Yu Dawei.

Secondly, Brother Biao is a thoughtful person. He never invests his own money with others, and he doesn't get a share of the profits from the Daewoo excavator. So he wasn't particularly excited or angry about whether or not the Daewoo excavator could be repaired.

"Put-put-put..." As the claw turned the key, the engine began to roar inside the excavator, like a sleeping heart starting to beat again.

Those around who hadn't listened to Yu Dawei earlier began to unconsciously back away.

If this huge thing were to raise its upper and lower arms and swing it, whoever it hit would be hospitalized. If it were to spin faster, it might even be able to eat at a banquet.

After seeing that everyone had moved away from the vehicle, Claw began to shake the control lever, rotating, moving forward, and digging, trying to get the excavator working.

"Brother, you've got some skills. You fixed this car pretty cleanly and neatly. I heard from those two mechanics that it would take at least four or five days to fix the engine." Brother Biao stood to the side, subconsciously rubbing the stubble on his chin.

“It won’t take that long.” Yu Dawei smiled slightly. “Those two mechanics must want more money, that’s why they’re dawdling here. Usually, when repairing cars at a construction site like this, the slower the repair is, the more anxious the boss gets. When the boss gets anxious, he’ll question the repairmen.”

"No, it should be questioning. If a repairman is questioned, he'll probably have to raise his price on the spot."

Biaozi looked puzzled: "If you ask, you should be more sincere, right?" "It will also increase a bit, after all, if you want to rush the work, you have to get up early and work late, it's so tiring." Yu Dawei emphasized the word "tiring".

Actually, he did the same thing in his past life. Repairing cars on construction sites was a race against time, and the car owners could only watch helplessly as their cars sat there every day. So, in the end, they would beg the mechanics to hurry up and be faster.

Of course, Yu Dawei still has a conscience. However, if he encounters someone who is particularly stingy, only feeding him boxed lunches and not letting him stay in hotels, then when he will fix it depends on his mood.

Biaozi, standing to the side, suddenly realized that this was the first time he had heard about the inside story of the repair circle. Then, without them noticing, people started to gather around them.

The next moment, someone was the first to put aside their pride and try to befriend Yu Dawei: "Master Yu, you're a great car mechanic. Are you planning to open a repair shop in Shenzhen someday?"

“I told you Master Yu’s skills are amazing, but you didn’t believe me.”

Of course, while some people are flattering him, others are disapproving and are contradicting him: "What's so great about it? This is just the first test drive. We'll know if the car is fixed or not after a couple of days of work."

Yu Dawei nodded in agreement. Repairing a car is like performing surgery on a person; there always needs to be a recovery period. In the field of car repair, this is called the break-in period.

If problems arise during the break-in period, it is very likely that the repairman's work was not done properly.

Yu Dawei didn't say anything until the test drive of the claw was over. When someone came over to chat with him, he replied with a smile. He also calmly dealt with those who criticized him.

Northeasterners are inherently impatient and have difficulty controlling their emotions. Yu Dawei is using this method to indirectly train himself.

His second uncle once told him while they were drinking, "How well you can control your emotions determines how far you can go in the future."

Yu Dawei naturally hopes to live a more fulfilling life and then go further in his career.

So he's willing to try and change himself; it's not difficult, he'll get used to it.

Before Yu Dawei returned home that evening, he specifically instructed Claw not to turn the throttle too high when driving, but to let the excavator break in slowly for a day or two, so that the excavator would move more smoothly when working later.

After giving his instructions, Yu Dawei returned to the barbershop.

Erdan was busy with something again. When Yu Dawei turned on the light, all he saw was stubble of hair all over the floor.

I did the same three things as before: tidy up the house, take a shower, and lie in bed to prepare for sleep.

He's been so busy repairing cars these past few days that he hasn't heard a thing about the distribution channels. He plans to call Zhao Yi tomorrow and ask him to inquire with his friends in Shenzhen.

If Yu Dawei was hesitant to bother Zhao Yi before because he didn't know how well the car could be repaired, from today onwards, Zhao Yi can be treated like a younger brother, and the other party will definitely understand the implications of this relationship.

"Knock knock knock!" Just as Yu Dawei was half asleep, there was another knock on the door!

Yu Dawei suddenly opened his eyes, stuck his head out of the curtain, frowned, and shouted, "Who is it! A hairdresser comes to get a haircut tomorrow."

"Thump thump thump!!!" The sound was even louder than before.

Just as Yu Dawei was about to lie down, he instantly sensed something was wrong and casually pulled a black crowbar from under the bed.

The crowbar was made from steel bars that I picked up from the construction site on the first day of repairing the car. It was thicker than my thumb but less than a meter long, so it was perfectly adequate for self-defense.

It might be a little too light for David.

"Who is it? Speak up!" Yu Dawei didn't turn on the light, but slowly felt his way to the door, his right hand tightly gripping the crowbar.

"Your name is Yu Dawei, right? You're a good car mechanic, you've got some skills." A hoarse voice came from outside the door. "Tell Lao Jiang tomorrow that I gave Zhao Yi a chance, but he was useless."

Yu Dawei stood blankly at the door, listening to the footsteps of several people outside gradually fade away, followed by the sound of car doors opening and closing, and the sound of a car starting and driving away.

"Squeak." Unable to contain his curiosity, Yu Dawei opened the door and glanced at the dark road, but unfortunately, he could only see the tail of the car.

Judging from the outline, it should be a brand new black Mercedes-Benz. The dim yellow lights shining on the car body can reflect dappled light spots.

"Something bad is going to happen!" Yu Dawei frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

He quickly turned around and went back into the house to make a phone call to Brother Erdan.

(End of this chapter)