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

Chapter 405 Return to the world
Shenzhen First People's Hospital.

Jiang Shang sat on a wooden stool on the edge of the hospital bed, next to a bedside table with a red thermos flask. There was only one hospital bed, and on it was Zhao Yi, who was covered in tubes.

Occasionally, various sounds of footsteps and carts could be heard outside the door, along with conversations and occasional cries.

"Don't worry, your sister-in-law and child have been safely taken away. I sold your house and used the money to hire a caregiver for you, and also paid for your medical expenses. Everything was done as you said before." Jiang Shang looked at his brother, who was still in a coma, his heart filled with a variety of complex emotions.

He hired the caregiver; after all, he's in this state now, and he can't do without one.

"I plan to give Dawei his commission in the next day or two, and find him a separate place to avoid him getting involved unintentionally. If the car breaks down later, I don't plan to ask Dawei to fix it. We grew up in the same village, so I hope you can understand." Jiang Shang pursed his lips, clasped his hands together, wanting to say something more, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Do I feel guilty? Maybe, but he had advised me before that we can't live a life of fighting and killing forever.

"Squeak." The door opened, and a claw, its face etched with worry, stepped in from outside.

When he saw Jiang Shang there, he wasn't surprised at all, but his eyes were filled with more complicated emotions.

"Second Brother, those guys from Yantian have started to team up with the managers of Fukang Building to divide the spoils." Claw didn't sit down, but stood at the foot of Brother Yizi's bed.

However, Jiang Shang did not respond after hearing this. He looked at Zhao Yi for a while, then got up and prepared to leave.

"Second Brother!" Claw stared at Jiang Shang's departing figure, his fists clenched like a deflated balloon. "I can't fight them at all. If this continues, the brothers who once followed you will suffer terribly. Please come back from the mountains!"

“I once swore that I would return to the village cleanly and do business cleanly.” Jiang Shang turned his head and stared coldly at Claws. “I also warned you, but did any of you listen? You still choose to go down that old path, and you’re going further and further down it.”

Jiang Shang's gaze was fixed on the claw, making the other party feel somewhat embarrassed and unsure of where to look.

"Let's wait a little longer." Jiang Shang stared at the ashamed face of the claw, then looked at Zhao Yi lying on the bed, his life hanging in the balance, and finally softened. "Let's talk about it after I finish the wedding."

"Okay, Second Brother." Upon hearing this, Claw's eyes lit up, and the burden in his heart immediately lightened.

Watching Jiang Shang's departing figure, he finally felt a pang of regret.

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When Jiang Shang returned to the barbershop, he saw Yu Dawei leaning over the hood of a red MINI by the door, muttering something.

"No way, didn't you say you were really good at fixing cars? How come you can't even fix a windshield wiper?" A girl in a blue dress stood next to her, hands on her hips, looking at her with suspicion.

“Oh dear, I usually repair complex machinery, like cylinder liners, pistons, starters, steering pumps, and stuff like that. Your windshield wipers are really not technically challenging; they're just hard to remove.” Yu Dawei was lying on the hood of the car, tearing at the rubber strips on the windshield wipers with both hands. “Also, I never said I was a great car mechanic. I just said I'm okay at repairing cars; I can handle any kind of car.”

"Look up, look up? Doesn't that mean really good? Am I misunderstanding?" The girl tilted her head, about to continue mocking Yu Dawei, when she caught sight of Jiang Shang rushing back from the right. "Brother-in-law, your brother is too stupid. You're faster at changing the rubber strip for me."

"Brother Erdan?! The rubber strips you replaced for her before!" Yu Dawei looked up, finally finding the person in charge. He pointed at the windshield wipers with a shocked expression, "Did you put 101 on these rubber strips?! Why are they so hard to remove? The windshield wipers on this car are the hardest I've ever removed."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shang's expression turned awkward: "This girl kept pestering me to change the tape for her. I've never changed it before. Seeing the tape being pulled out and put back in just felt too simple. I was afraid the tape would come loose, so I just applied a couple of dots of tape on both sides."

Yu Dawei's face darkened. Goodness, that's the truth.

"I need to find a utility knife." Yu Dawei remembered seeing a razor at the barbershop; he could use that if he didn't have a utility knife.

"There are many kinds of wipers, including frameless wipers, framed wipers, and three-stage wipers. Of course, wipers can also be further subdivided, such as rain-sensing wipers, speed-sensing wipers, etc..." Yu Dawei explained the basics of wipers to the two people next to him while changing the wipers. "Different wipers have different ways of replacing the rubber strips. Some have thin steel strips, and some have thick steel strips."

"But generally speaking, as long as you remember one thing—reassemble it exactly the same way you disassembled it—you absolutely won't make a mistake." Yu Dawei removed the old tape and quickly shoved the new tape in. "Next time you change the tape, just do it this way. Got it?"

"Brother-in-law, have you learned it?" When Su Xiaoxiao saw Yu Dawei looking in their direction, she also turned her head and looked at Jiang Shang.

Jiang Shang rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to them, and walked straight into the barbershop.

"Hey, I haven't eaten yet. Let's grab a bite together before you go," Su Xiaoxiao said with a grin, looking into the hair salon.

"I have no appetite, you guys go eat." Jiang Shang sat wearily in the first row of barber chairs.

“I’ve already eaten,” Yu Dawei explained, turning his head away. “No way! You helped me get the windshield wipers sorted out, so it’s only fair that I treat you to dinner, brother-in-law! You come too, I don’t want to go out alone with this big bear.”

Yu Dawei stood to the side with a black line on his face. He glanced at the "little potato" next to him and thought that he might as well skip this meal!
As a result, the two grown men were eventually forced into the car by a young girl from the south, left the barbershop, and went to a relatively upscale seafood restaurant for a seafood feast.

After dinner, Yu Dawei was taken back to the barbershop, and the three of them agreed to go to the wedding venue together the next day.

Yu Dawei was thinking that he should at least give a red envelope to Erdan for his wedding. As for how much to give, he didn't have a definite answer yet. He fell asleep in bed while thinking about it.

The next day, since it was Sunday and they were off work, Su Xiaoxiao drove Yu Dawei and Jiang Shang to a well-known hotel in the city.

The hotel has a very imposing name: Hanhai (瀚海).

Outside the hotel entrance stand two very imposing stone lions, each stepping on an exquisitely carved embroidered ball.

Further inside is a magnificent golden foyer, with the hotel's circular logo engraved on the tall lintel, flanked by two rows of bronze fountains.

Near the entrance, hotel staff members, dressed in matching blue uniforms, were there to greet guests warmly and busily.

Yu Dawei looked up and saw a tall crystal chandelier in the center of the lobby, surrounded by various decorations, making the entire lobby look very luxurious, giving him the feeling that he couldn't afford to live there at all.

"This hotel must be expensive, right?" Yu Dawei was surprised that a hotel in Shenzhen from the 1990s could have such a high standard; it was truly an eye-opener.

"It's alright. The main thing is that the hall here is spacious enough. If we're going to have a Western-style wedding, the stage needs to be grand, right?" Su Xiaoxiao said, wrapping her arms around Jiang Shang's arm. "Besides, didn't my brother-in-law say that he wants a grand wedding, the kind where cost isn't a concern? He wants something luxurious and romantic!"

At this moment, Yu Dawei was impressed by Erdan's spirit and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

With such wedding arrangements, it's no wonder that the father-in-law later took Erdan to play again; after all, his daughter finally had the proper pomp and circumstance.

"Hello, are you here to check in, or..." A lobby manager in a black suit walked over from a distance, giving the three of them a friendly smile.

"I'm the one who said I wanted to see our wedding venue," Su Xiaoxiao quickly explained her identity.

"Oh, Miss Su?" The young man turned around and glanced behind him, then replied somewhat apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I thought you would come on Sunday afternoon. There are people rehearsing right now, and according to the hotel's rules, customer privacy cannot be accessed."

"This..." Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused. She remembered that the other party had said something like that they would come in the afternoon, but she hadn't paid much attention to it.

"Can't you be a little more flexible? We can just take a quick look from the door. You don't want to lose a customer because of this, do you?" Su Xiaoxiao softened her tone and explained the pros and cons.

“Miss Su, this puts me in a very difficult position.” The young man’s expression was complicated. He glanced around and, seemingly not sensing any threat, whispered to the three people opposite him, “There’s a small door on the second floor. Go through it and you’ll find a corridor that leads to the first-floor meeting room setup. May I show you around from a distance?”

"That's great! Thank you!" Su Xiaoxiao smiled happily.

"Then come with me." The young man was also somewhat helpless. He didn't like customers who disrupted his routine, but as a service worker, he didn't have the right to be picky. He could only hope that these three people would leave quickly after they finished looking around and not be discovered by the manager.

Otherwise, you might get fined for breaking the rules.

"Dawei?" Just as the three were about to take the elevator to the second floor, a middle-aged man stepped out of the elevator on the other side.

The man looked at Yu Dawei's imposing back with some surprise; he was all too familiar with that back.

He had dinner with this person yesterday, and what a coincidence, they ran into each other again.

"Uh...Big Brother?" Yu Dawei heard someone call him and subconsciously turned around. He saw his older brother, Yu Daren, wearing a crisp white shirt and trousers, about to go out.

"Boss..." The young lobby manager was completely stunned!

What's going on?! Did the boss deliberately send someone to spy on them?! They've just walked right into the line of fire!

(End of this chapter)