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

Chapter 431 My Second Uncle's Recent Situation

The next morning, Yu Dawei drove his little red car, with Claw and Biaozi by his side, to take Jiang Shang to the Youcheng train station.

Yu Dawei originally planned to deliver it by himself, but seeing that Claw and Biaozi were reluctant to part with their "second brother", he decided to take them with him.

The flour mill hasn't officially started operations yet these past few days, and there aren't many jobs available for trucks.

Mr. Liang's own goods in Sui City are currently sold in very small quantities. He mainly sells high-end accessories as a side business, and his own pickup truck can handle the transportation of these goods.

The group escorted Erdan to the platform and watched him board the train before preparing to go back.

However, since Yu Dawei had come to the oil city, he planned to first check on how his second uncle was doing. He had come to the oil city a few days ago, but because he had many things to deal with, he hadn't had time to visit him.

Yu Dawei first arranged for Claw and Biaozi to go to the clothing wholesale market, gave them some money, and told them to buy some daily necessities.

He drove straight to the Xueyuan New District project site. Because of his cell phone, he had made prior arrangements. When Yu Dawei arrived, his second uncle was smoking a cigarette and muttering to himself while staring at the engineering plan.

After not seeing him for a while, Yu Dawei noticed that his second uncle's fashion sense had changed a lot. He was wearing brighter colors than before, and was wearing a light pink T-shirt on his upper body.

When he saw Yu Dawei arrive, he waved and they briefly exchanged information about each other's recent situations.

Yu Dawei told his second uncle all the details about his trip to Shenzhen to get his car repaired, including finding his second uncle.

My second uncle listened with great interest while smoking, and even sighed a bit at the end. From what the other person said, it seemed that he really wanted to go to the south to realize his ambitions.

However, when my second uncle talked about his situation, his expression became noticeably more complicated. He sighed deeply and flicked his cigarette ash into the ashtray with his right hand. "There have been two accidents in the Xueyuan New District next door."

“Once, a large number of workers suffered from food poisoning during lunch, and several had to be sent to the hospital.” My second uncle clicked his tongue and shook his head. “After that, I fired the cook I hired.”

"Cooking food in a large pot can cause food poisoning?!" Yu Dawei sat on a cool bench next to him. There were two melons in the fruit plate on the coffee table. He picked one up, broke it open, and took a bite. "Isn't this a bit too outrageous, Uncle?"

Not just anyone can cook communal meals here. Those who can actually claim to have cooked communal meals are at least skilled in the art. Whether the food is delicious or not is another matter, but the food is definitely healthy. Otherwise, no one would have a cook when they organize a banquet.

The same applies to the cooks hired on construction sites. They're not just given the job because you can cook. They all have to have experience cooking large batches of food before. Otherwise, their dishes will be either too salty or too bland, and if someone gets sick from eating them, how will they be able to work?

Yu Dawei learned about this cooking from his third uncle when he went to Qiqihar to fix his uncle's car last time.

To put it bluntly, cooking is a serious job, just like repairing cars; it's not something the average person can do.

"Oh dear, who can I blame? It all comes down to me." My second uncle, who had just stubbed out his cigarette, lit another one without thinking, a true heavy smoker.

It was only during a later conversation that Yu Dawei learned that his second uncle had almost been discovered by his first wife, his second aunt, when he returned home some time ago.

Perhaps out of guilt or something, the first wife's second aunt mentioned that there was a relative in the village next to their hometown who could cook. The relative had returned from Harbin but had no work, so she came to their house, hoping they could help her find a job.

As for what happened next, Yu Dawei could guess what was going on without his second uncle saying much.

Yu Dawei had experienced nepotism before, so he knew the problems all too well.

Even setting aside his friends, his sister-in-law and brother-in-law were the ones who caused a lot of trouble at his company back then.

Once you have the ability, many people will subconsciously gravitate towards you, and Yu Dawei understands this all too well.

But you must be discerning about who is behind what and what their motives are; these are lessons learned through blood and tears.

Yu Dawei spent a long time advising his second uncle before the second uncle finally brought up the second incident.

Even more serious than the first one, someone was caught in the mixer and killed while working. This was the first time my second uncle had ever encountered something like this.

The reason is also related to the current team leader of the construction site. As for that team leader, he is the one that Four Baldy mentioned before, who was also introduced by the original wife's second aunt.

In an instant, Yu Dawei understood the subtle change in his second uncle's expression when he talked about these two things.

It seems he has made up his mind.

"Well, did your aunt help with the rest of the things?" The "aunt" Yu Dawei was referring to was naturally the one who would eventually end up with his second uncle.

My second uncle leaned back in his chair and nodded: "If it weren't for her, some of my rivals who were eyeing me might have kicked me out of the oil city."

Yu Dawei fell silent. One was a woman who kept holding him back during his career's rise, and the other was a woman who wholeheartedly supported him during his career's rise. Any man who wasn't a fool, with ambition and aspirations, should know which to choose.

Yu Dawei then skipped over this rather awkward topic, since it was his second uncle's private matter and he shouldn't interfere.

After chatting for a while, Yu Dawei hurriedly drove away to pick up Biaozi and Zhaozi. Back at the hotel, Yu Dawei rearranged their work assignments.

When there was no transportation work, he would work with team leader Ma Tao as a maintenance apprentice, helping out and learning maintenance skills in the process.

Last time in Shenzhen, Yu Dawei bought a set of special repair tools for trucks. After the two of them learned some repair skills, they were no longer afraid of their two trucks breaking down on the road.

In the following days, everything slowly got back on track.

First, there's the part that Yu Dawei was most worried about: the price of the accessories. The sales of these accessories had always been controlled by the You Rong Accessories Store outside. However, after Yu Dawei adjusted the prices, the situation has now reversed.

But Yu Dawei was still worried that his younger sister was not experienced enough to handle that scheming woman.

After chatting with Da Feng for a while, Yu Dawei felt that she was in a good state, even more shrewd than before, and her gaze was more profound when she looked at people.

I also learned that she had visited the You Rong Accessories store several times in the past few days, and had even become familiar with the store manager.

As for her role, Da Feng simply brought up the old man's past experience repairing cars, and no one bothered to investigate the details.

In addition, when Da Feng occasionally visited, she would bring the other party some melon seeds or half a watermelon. The other party was just an employee and wasn't very wary, so she got along well with them without them even realizing it.

Recently, they even learned that Dafeng was the manager of the parts department at Fanfan's repair shop. The other party wasn't too angry; he just asked Dafeng to treat them to a meal at the restaurant next door.

Later, the other party promised that as long as the two parties could coexist peacefully within a similar range, they would notify Mr. Qin in advance if he wanted to lower the price.

Yu Dawei strongly suspected that the male store manager was a single man who desperately needed to find a partner to get married.

Is this considered a honey trap? In any case, it seems that Taifeng has handled things very well so far.

However, as her older brother, Yu Dawei still reminded Dafeng not to get herself involved. He told her that there were more than a dozen men in the factory, all of whom were tough guys.

If something happens, just shout it out.

Yu Dawei was relieved about Dafeng's situation, and then he further refined the management of Fanfan Repair Shop.

From its humble beginnings, the factory has grown to a scale with nearly twenty repairmen (including apprentices), and Yu Dawei needs to upgrade its management.

It's like walking. When you take your first step, you can use external force, or even hold onto a wall with both hands, because in the beginning you can't take a single step at all.

When it comes to the second step, we need to make some changes, such as changing from holding with both hands to holding with only one hand.

Yu Dawei's ultimate goal is to help Fanfan Repair Shop grow from a tiny child into an adult who can walk and run freely.

After his rebirth, he may not have thought about opening a repair shop; he only wanted to maintain cars. But now that he has, he has about twenty people under him who are waiting to eat and make a living, so he has to take responsibility.

There must be specific working hours. You can't just rest whenever you want, nor can you let Lao Ji decide all the working hours. That's unreasonable.

After confirming the working hours, Yu Dawei made some changes to the food allowance. Now, Fanfan Repair Shop is profitable and has a sufficient surplus.

In the 1990s, people in rural areas might not have been able to afford meat, or even eat it every few days, but Yu Dawei's repair shop could, and was able to, provide it.

So I set aside two days a week to cook a hearty meal, like braised pork. Of course, it can't be just plain braised pork; I also add some potatoes and eggs.

This is already considered a luxury for the people in the village.

But Yu Dawei felt it was worth it, since his brothers were doing physical labor and getting enough protein was very important.

Besides braised pork belly, Yu Dawei also plans to make braised pork hock once a week on weekends, and at other times he will just add some slices or strips of meat to his dishes.

Make sure you eat your fill and eat well.

Moreover, Yu Dawei felt that with more people, everyone's cooking skills varied greatly, and Lao Ji had already mentioned it several times, saying that some people simply couldn't cook.

These past few days, Da Feng has been here, and she's been helping everyone cook big meals.

Yu Dawei was still a little worried; the girl had just recovered, so he didn't want her to overwork herself.

Finally, the matter of finding a chef was put on the agenda. After discussing with Lao Ji, they finally set their sights on Lao Ji's father, Uncle Ji.

(End of this chapter)