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

Chapter 406 Holding onto Yu Dawei and refusing to let go

"Hmm." Yu Daren nodded to Xiao Liu, then looked at Yu Dawei, "Are you here to stay?"

"No." Yu Dawei shook his head, then explained that Erdan was going to hold a wedding ceremony.

When Yu Daren learned that Jiang Erdan was also from Heshan Village, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "I really didn't know that there was a fellow villager from the same village in Futian. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Jiang Shang was also surprised. He didn't know when Yujiatun had such a capable person who opened such a large hotel in such a chaotic place as Shenzhen.

"Okay, Xiao Liu, just take them through the main gate. The person holding the wedding is a friend of mine, so just say hello to him." Yu Daren felt that it was too much of a small matter to trouble his fellow villager.

Besides, they've taken a liking to this place and are bringing him money; you can't expect other outsiders to use the back door on the second floor.

"Then thank you, Mr. Yu." Jiang Shang smiled at the other party, glancing at Yu Dawei out of the corner of his eye, feeling a bit grateful. He hadn't expected to gain anything from bringing this kid over.

"Don't be so polite with me, we're from the same hometown. Let's have a drink and chat sometime." After saying that, Yu Daren turned to look at Yu Dawei, "Um, do you still want to go check out the wedding venue?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei raised an eyebrow: "I'm in a dilemma, it depends on Brother Erdan."

“The two of us are enough.” Su Xiaoxiao interjected first, then gently pushed Yu Dawei to the other side, “Go play with your older brother.”

Yu Daren smiled at Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Shang: "We just happened to run into him, and we have something to ask him."

"It's alright, you guys go ahead with your work." Jiang Shang glanced at Yu Dawei. "We'll be leaving in a bit."

"Don't worry, I'll take him back when I'm done." Yu Daren put his arm around Yu Dawei's shoulder, and then watched as Xiao Liu led Jiang Shang and Su Xiaoxiao into the elevator. "Strange, I feel like I've seen that girl who just went into the elevator somewhere before."

"It's normal to have met the heiress of the Jierun Group," Yu Dawei said casually.

"Wow! Is our village full of hidden talents? This young man surnamed Jiang is actually the son-in-law of CEO Su from Jierun? I'll have to invite him for drinks more often from now on." Yu Daren clicked his tongue in amazement. It's true that the older you get, the more bizarre and wonderful things you see.

Yu Dawei wanted to explain, but then thought better of it. After all, judging from the future trajectory, it wouldn't be a bad thing for his elder brother and Erdan to get to know each other sooner.

"By the way, since you're here, could you help me see what aspects of this hotel need improvement?" Yu Daren led Yu Dawei to the lobby and pointed to the left, "I'm planning to redo the entire breakfast area on the first floor."

"Then we can set up a few more private rooms. If people don't want to eat out for lunch or dinner, they can eat at the hotel, or even have it delivered directly to their rooms. What do you think, Dawei?"

“That’s good, but I suggest that it would be better to have breakfast on the second floor.” Yu Dawei rubbed his chin as he expressed his opinion.

"Second floor? Why?" Yu Daren turned his head, looking puzzled.

Yu Dawei was momentarily speechless, finding it difficult to answer. He couldn't very well say that several of the high-end hotels he had stayed in back then were designed in this way.

"I understand!" Yu Daren suddenly slammed his fist together with a "smack," as if he had been enlightened. "The second floor is great! First of all, most people have to pass through the second floor. The first floor is mainly for reception. If people find that there are hardly any people in the restaurant, it will definitely affect the customer experience!"

"If the floors are too high, customers below will have to run up, which is very troublesome. The second floor solves both the reception problem and the actual dining problem!"

Yu Dawei stood to the side, completely bewildered. Was it really that good? But after listening to his older brother's analysis, it seemed to make some sense.

"Come on, let's go to the second floor. I'll show you the second floor of the hotel, and we brothers can figure out how to modify it." Yu Daren's business acumen was unleashed, and without saying another word, he dragged Yu Dawei upstairs.

The elevator felt too crowded, so we turned around and took Yu Dawei directly to the fire escape.

Then Yu Daren began to describe the original decoration details of the second floor to every corner, and finally he explained his ideas for designing the restaurant to Yu Dawei in detail.

Unfortunately, Yu Dawei was completely clueless about hotel decoration and management. Much of what he did was a result cobbled together by this guy using the few bits of knowledge he had to save face.

In the end, Yu Dawei leaned against the side, bored, listening to his older brother excitedly envisioning the future renovation plans for the hotel.

The two of them spent half a day studying it, and it wasn't until they were almost at the restaurant that Yu Daren came back to his senses from that adrenaline-pumping excitement.

"Oh dear, haha, I just couldn't stop myself. Come on, I'll take you to eat, and I'll introduce you to a friend." Yu Daren had already heard his little brother's stomach rumbling, but he almost didn't finish his sentence, so he dragged it out for a while. "Big brother, it's not going to be some hotel business again, is it? I really only know how to fix cars!" Yu Dawei followed behind Yu Daren, his face full of bitterness, as if he had been suffering from a monk chanting mantras all morning.

"No, no, this person works in distribution channels. Aren't you looking for distributors of auto parts? Perfect! This person might know some people." Yu Daren naturally wouldn't bring Yu Dawei along for nothing.

The other party was a big boss who was in the grain and oil business, whom I found myself. Since I was going to open a restaurant to serve breakfast, I naturally had to be in charge of the grain and oil.

Last night, he was so excited by what Yu Dawei had said that he couldn't sleep all night. The first thing he did when he woke up this morning was to meet with a few bosses.

Yu Daren is a natural-born action-taker, and influenced by his father, he is both interested in and passionate about opening a hotel.

"Okay then, let's make this clear first, I'm only responsible for eating."

“No problem. This guy is a friend I’ve known for over ten years. He was one of the first people to come to Shenzhen to make a living. There’s no need to be too reserved when we meet.”

The two then drove straight to the place they had booked.

To Yu's great surprise, his older brother had booked a Japanese restaurant, which was said to be the first Japanese restaurant in Shenzhen.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man, similar to the older brother, but dressed very casually in a loose plaid shirt, light blue shorts, and a pair of elegant yet simple flip-flops.

Most importantly, he had a pair of Tyrannosaurus Rex sunglasses on his shiny head. When he took off the glasses, there were two patches on his head that were noticeably whiter than the rest of his head.

"Hey! What brings you here? Aren't you busy with opening a new store lately?" The man clipped his glasses to the left pocket of his shirt. "And this young man is..."

“Yu Dawei, my cousin. He didn’t eat lunch and came over for a free meal.” Yu Daren first poured him a cup of barley tea. “Dawei, this is the friend I was talking about, Yang Tianzheng, a well-known grain and oil tycoon in Shenzhen.”

"Come on, don't flatter me like that." Yang Tianzheng smiled faintly at Yu Dawei, then pointed at Yu Daren and said, "Your older brother is the real money god of Shenzhen. In just five years, he has turned a small inn into such a big hotel. No ordinary person has that ability."

"What do you do, young man?" Yang Tianzheng asked again.

“My brother runs a repair shop back in our hometown. You always brag about knowing all the big shots in Shenzhen, so come on over.” Yu Daren gestured for him to come over. “Make some arrangements for my brother. He urgently needs a distributor who can supply auto parts and construction machinery parts.”

Yang Tianzheng glanced at Yu Daren and sensed that the guy's tone was joking, but it didn't seem like a joke at all.

"The channels for machinery... let me think." Yang Tianzheng scratched his shiny head. "I actually know two people. Not only do I know them, but Lao Yu, you know them too."

Yu Daren was surprised: "Me? I don't seem to have any impression of the bosses in this field."

"Zhang Dongliang, the one who speaks with a slight lisp, we saw him at our old friends' gathering about two months ago, didn't we?" Yang Tianzheng began to remind the other person.

Yu Daren put down the teapot, a look of realization dawning on his face: "It's him! This person... hehe."

The reason he didn't think of this Mr. Zhang was because he subconsciously felt that he couldn't get along with such a person, so he didn't pursue a deeper relationship with him.

"Do you know anyone else? Is the auto parts industry so easy to get into now? Anyone can climb up there." Deep down, Yu Daren was still very proud. Anyone who could stay in his circle, no matter how powerful or rich they were, had to have decent character and ability.

But that Mr. Zhang seems to be a bit too unconventional in his approach to things.

"You can't say that. He has a godmother backing him up, which is also a manifestation of his strength." Yang Tianzheng saw Yu Dawei sitting silently to the side, so he deliberately brought him up to chat. "Dawei, you may not know, but Boss Zhang's godmother is quite remarkable. She has countless godsons under her command and takes one with her wherever she goes."

Yu Dawei felt a chill run down his spine and quickly drank a cup of barley tea to calm his nerves. What kind of shockingly absurd story was this?

"The food is here, let's eat and chat." Yu Daren used serving chopsticks to put a piece of fish roe sushi on Yang Tianzheng's plate, and another piece on Yu Dawei's plate. "Try it, it's a well-established restaurant in Shenzhen, the taste is pretty good."

Then Yu Daren picked up another piece for himself. While tasting the sushi, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark to Yang Tianzheng: "You, who have been in the grain and oil business for so many years, still haven't been able to take over this store. It's too embarrassing."

"My small business can't compare to theirs. I heard their rice is air-freighted from overseas, but I don't believe it." Yang Tianzheng put the sushi into his mouth without even tasting it, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

(End of this chapter)