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

Chapter 449 The Joy of Car Ownership: My First Experience!

The second uncle gritted his teeth, looked at the two of them, and poked his chest hard: "To be honest, I used to indulge her in everything, buying her gold and silver without fail. She even used imported cosmetics. But she's just getting more and more petty..."

"They always thought I was keeping several women on the side. Now it's true, I've come clean. Whatever, I can't go on like this anymore."

"I told you before, don't listen to your sister-in-law in everything, or you'll spoil her. She's getting more and more difficult now, and I think you're largely to blame." The third uncle gave the second brother a mocking sneer.

He had reminded his second brother when they were making money a few years ago, but the brother wouldn't listen. He said that his wife had suffered with him all the way, and now that they had money, they should treat her well.

How are you now? You can't handle it yourself anymore.

Yu Dawei also sighed. The way two people get along is very important. If they can't find a balance, their life will definitely be a mess.

Over time, it's not just about arguing; they even end up living a life that's all show and no substance.

The three of them chatted and ate, talking about either projects or family matters.

Compared to Dawei's family, his second and third uncles were more concerned about what was happening at Dawei's uncle's side of the family.

When asked about the old man's only son, Yu Dawei could only vaguely say that the son was living a good life in Hohhot.

But whether it was good or not, he wasn't quite sure. Anyway, according to his memories from his previous life, he should have returned in a few years, after which the other party went to work for his second uncle's Wanqiang Group.

At 10:33 p.m., there was hardly anyone outside. After the three of them finished a case of beer, the second and third uncles drank two bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor) before asking Yu Dawei to deliver it to the only hotel in Sui City.

The next day, everyone parted ways in Sui City. Second and third uncles were going to the oil city to renovate the project in the Xueyuan New District. Qi Daduzi and Si Tuzi were to be in charge of the village road project.

After seeing the two off, Yu Dawei drove back to Fanfan's repair shop.

As soon as I got back, I contacted Mr. Ye Qian in Shenzhen and wired him 70,000 yuan for the parts. With last month's revenue, I now have more than 250,000 yuan left.

Anyway, he was very happy to sell the Case excavator for this price! He was even excited. With 250,000, it would be much easier for him to buy more vehicles.

Moreover, there's no need to cut costs; he can handle even branded excavators like Caterpillar.

Only now has Yu Dawei truly experienced the joy of car ownership!
There are generally two paths to car ownership: one is to refurbish and sell the car, and the other is to maintain and service it.

Because if you're doing car maintenance work, as long as the driver and the car don't have any major problems, car maintenance bosses are actually quite idle on weekdays.

Therefore, buying and selling refurbished cars has become the main business of car maintenance business owners.

Yu Dawei has been doing this for so long, and now he can finally be considered a true car owner.

In addition, now is a good time to maintain a car, both in terms of timing and market conditions. The next ten years or so can be considered the golden age for him to maintain his car.

After settling the outstanding payment for spare parts, Yu Dawei went to the flour mill again. Since it wasn't far away, he figured he could visit Brother Duan when he had some free time and also share some fire safety knowledge.

When he arrived, Duan Dahai was operating a noodle machine with the workers in the second workshop. When he saw Yu Dawei arrive, he hurriedly put down his work and stepped out.

"How come you have time to come over? How's my little beast doing?" Duan Dahai first led Yu Dawei outside the gate before taking out a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.

Yu Dawei had originally intended to come over and remind him about fire prevention, but seeing how well Brother Duan was behaving, he nodded to himself.

"He's fine. This kid isn't as bad as you say." Yu Dawei stood under the shade of a tree by the door, hands on his hips, watching the crowds coming and going at the market.

Today was market day in town, and he could smell the aroma of fried chicken cutlets from afar, along with the rubber smell of clothes and shoes.

"He can actually work?" Duan Dahai asked, a cigarette between his fingers, looking surprised. He knew his son all too well; he was a tough nut to crack.

He never does any housework at home, so I never expected that this child would be so obedient under Yu Dawei's supervision.

"You can work? You're doing quite well. A few days ago you were helping me and Agui by handing us wrenches, and you should be doing that now too. But your mental state is much better. Last time when you came back from Qiqihar, a car dealer even gave you a Tibetan Mastiff puppy." Yu Dawei gave a brief account of what had happened to Duan Xiaowu recently.

After hearing this, Duan Dahai felt a mix of emotions. He felt that this child was only a bully at home, but he was very capable when facing him. However, after following Yu Dawei, he seemed to be unusually obedient.

"Why don't you just take him on as an apprentice and teach him how to fix cars?" he said, his voice tinged with a hint of bitterness.

"Hehe, I think it's fine, but he can forget about continuing to repair cars with me." Yu Dawei reached out and patted Duan Dahai on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I guarantee that this kid can go back to school normally when the semester starts. As for what he wants to do after graduation, we'll talk about that later. But I think this apprentice is pretty good, I'm definitely taking him on."

"That's enough," Duan Dahai said with a smile.

"How's the flour mill doing lately? Is the dried noodles ready?" Yu Dawei asked again. "Sigh, not so good." Duan Dahai subconsciously took a puff of his cigarette. "The outer packaging is fine, and the costs are settled, but distribution isn't going well. We don't have that much capital for distribution."

"After much thought, the only option is to first reach out to some individual investors and get some of our local shops to stock up and sell. We expect to know how the market will react around next week."

Yu Dawei nodded and offered a few words of comfort: "Don't worry, everything is difficult at the beginning. Are there any problems with transportation lately?"

These two, Claw and Biaozi, are rarely seen during the day. I only see them coming back together at night when I'm sleeping at the repair shop.

"It's good. Although the noodles didn't go very well, the flour we sold before sold well. I never expected that our Luhe Flour Mill's flour would have such a wide coverage in Sui City."

"The two neighboring county-level cities also have wholesale markets, so breaking even shouldn't be a problem for now."

Duan Dahai perked up when this was mentioned. Due to the rising price of flour raw materials, many of the grain and oil stores that had previously cooperated with the flour mill were no longer willing to purchase from them.

However, this time Duan Dahai adopted a low-profit, high-volume strategy. Moreover, since he now owns the flour mill, he is more flexible in terms of pricing. If one wholesaler thinks the flour is too expensive, he will give them a slight discount. If another wholesaler thinks it is suitable, he will give them a small gift or something.

In short, he has managed to win back all of the flour mill's old customers from the past few years.

These past few days, he has occasionally delivered goods with Claw and Biaozi, and also took the opportunity to build relationships with customers. With the addition of small gifts, the response has been quite good so far.

After hearing Duan Dahai's detailed account of the flour sales, Yu Dawei finally felt relieved, and his gaze towards Brother Duan changed.

People often say that gold shines wherever it is, and there seems to be some truth to that.

Whether it's collecting garbage or running a flour mill, Brother Duan is truly a master at handling relationships with clients.

Before leaving, Yu Dawei patiently reminded them again about fire safety and suggested that they go to the grain depot to ask Director Yu for permission to return, as the situation at the flour mill would definitely be better if he agreed to come back.

Duan Dahai listened to the suggestions very seriously and agreed. He also kept looking for opportunities to invite Director Yu to leave the company, but so far the director has no intention of leaving.

However, his relationship with Director Yu is now quite good, and through establishing a relationship with the grain depot, the grain depot offers him some preferential terms regarding grain.

The premise is that the amount of grain brought in from the grain depot cannot be too small.

Previously, the flour mill and the grain depot were two separate entities under one owner. Now, however, the situation is different, and people are naturally somewhat wary of Duan Dahai's flour mill.

Fortunately, all the problems were resolved quite well thanks to Duan Dahai's persistent pleading.

Finally, Duan Dahai took out a cardboard box of flour from the warehouse. The flour inside was in small packages weighing 2.5 jin (1.25 kg), which was a free gift he had produced recently.

Yu Dawei didn't stand on ceremony with Brother Duan. He reached out and took the flour box, then turned around and placed it on the back seat of the little red car.

He then drove off in a dashing manner.

Overall, it's definitely a good thing that the flour mill can win right from the start. After all, having one thing to guarantee profits means that no matter how much Brother Duan tries to sabotage things, he can still make it work.

Even if you cooperate with the other party in transportation, you won't necessarily not get paid.

Besides collecting his vehicles, Yu Dawei is currently most concerned about his newly built house.

With nothing else to do, he drove straight to the old village. When he passed by the house of old man Yu Chen at the west end of the village, he made sure to share some of the flour he had brought back with the old man and woman before going to the front yard.

The construction is currently progressing well; the main structure of the house is almost complete, and the warehouse and other structures are just missing the roof beams. Overall, the progress is relatively fast.

Yu Dawei plans to get two color TVs from the city after finishing the house this year, one in the front yard and one in the back yard.

I vaguely remember that around this time in my past life, my grandfather gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to buy a black and white TV just before the New Year.

This time it's not necessary. After all, his eldest son has a large and successful family now, why would he need money for a TV?
However, buying such a large-screen TV still stung a little for Yu Dawei, since a 21-inch TV used to cost around 2,000 yuan in the mall last time.

Buying two 21-inch TVs is already a luxury for David. Perhaps he could buy one first, since the family situation is no longer as dire as it was in his previous life.

There's no rush, we'll talk about it later.

Right now, we need to see if we have enough money to build a house.

(End of this chapter)