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

Chapter 450 Departure: Heading to Chuncheng in the neighboring province to look at cars

The first thing Yu Dawei did when he got back was to call Han Jingfan aside and talk about the expenses of building the house.

According to Han Jingfan, the old man was the one who covered all the expenses for building the house. She was worried that the old man didn't have enough money, so she thoughtfully gave him some.

There shouldn't be any problems at the moment.

After thinking it over, Yu Dawei decided to leave another 10,000 yuan for his wife, which should be enough for all her future expenses, no matter what she did.

I have to go on a long trip in a couple of days, so it will be difficult to take care of my family.

"Dawei, there's something I need to tell you." Han Jingfan stood with the landlord, holding the child, her face showing some hesitation.

"What's up? Tell me." Yu Dawei looked at the other person with a surprised expression.

“My older sister and brother-in-law went to visit Mom a few days ago. They stopped by our house for a chat, and before they left, they secretly asked me for money.” Han Jingfan pursed her lips. She had already noticed her husband’s expression turning sour, but she still spoke up, “My older sister wants her husband to open a restaurant in town, and she’s planning to borrow 30,000 yuan…”

"No!" Yu Dawei's face was gloomy, and he glared at them coldly. "Don't say we won't lend them money now, and in the future, no matter what they need from us, we won't allow them to lend us a single penny. I said it!"

"And you too, if you're too embarrassed to ask, just say I won't lend you the money. You can use the money I give you to buy my mother-in-law good food, or even give her real money, that's fine. But as for your older brothers and sisters, I think you should just forget about it."

Seeing that Han Jingfan still wanted to try to mediate, Yu Dawei stopped her with a single look: "This matter is settled, there's no going back."

As he spoke, Yu Dawei bypassed Han Jingfan, opened the garden gate, and went into the garden to pick cucumbers.

Han Jingfan's older sister and brother-in-law are only superficially agreeable to Yu Dawei, but deep down they are really annoyed by them.

I had kindly asked my older sister to go to Hohhot to cook for him, but she turned around and betrayed me. That's one thing.

On another occasion, when she was desperately trying to raise money for her youngest son's tuition, this family refused to open the door for her, even though there were shadowy figures moving around inside.

The last time, and the one that chilled Yu Dawei the most, was when his eldest son, Yu Muyu, got married and bought a house.

In her previous life, Xiao Muyu was sent to her maternal grandparents' house when she was three years old, so Han Jingfan could have time to farm. In addition, Xiao Muyu was obedient and sensible when she was young, and the people in her hometown all liked her.

Even after he grew up, he often went back to his maternal grandparents' home to visit his maternal relatives.

However, when Yu Muyu didn't have enough money to buy a house before getting married, her eldest son tried to borrow money from all over the place to make the down payment, but he was short 20,000 yuan and just couldn't borrow it.

In the end, he had no choice but to think of his maternal relatives. But no matter it was his aunt, uncle, or maternal uncle, even though their lives had improved in the last two years and the farmers had become wealthy, they just wouldn't budge.

In the end, the 20,000 yuan was borrowed from Yu Dawei's best friend, which allowed him to pay the down payment before the deadline.

Unfortunately, the house was purchased in 2021, the year commonly known as the peak of the real estate market.

In retrospect, the fact that the child can't afford a house is primarily due to the father's incompetence, which has created a huge financial mess.

However, this also reveals what kind of people Xiao Muyu's maternal family is.

Han Jingfan stood in the landlord's shadow, holding Xiao Muyu, staring blankly as Yu Dawei walked past her, then opened the garden gate and went into the garden.

This was the first time he had gotten angry with her since she became pregnant and gave birth. Although it wasn't exactly a fit of anger, you could tell he was trying his best to suppress his temper.

Han Jingfan was at a loss for what to do, and was afraid that he would treat her badly again because of this, just like before.

Just then, Yu Dawei's laughter rang in my ears: "These cucumbers are growing so well! So fresh and juicy! Honey, do you want some? The cucumbers in Grandpa's garden look pretty good!"

"Eat!" Han Jingfan walked quickly to the garden gate and called out to Yu Dawei shyly.

Yu Dawei turned to look at his wife, and the two looked at each other, subconsciously forgetting the topic of borrowing money.

“I’m going on a trip in a few days, not too far, to Chuncheng in the next province.” Yu Dawei picked two palm-sized cucumbers from the cucumber vine. “There’s a Caterpillar excavator, and the other party offered a very low price. I plan to take Agui and Brother Duan’s child to take a look.”

After picking the cucumbers, Yu Dawei didn't rush to eat them. Instead, he went to the well, drew a bucket of well water, and vigorously washed the two bright green cucumbers in the water.

Then Yu Dawei poured a bucket of well water down the furrow in front of him, put the bucket back in, and then gave one of the washed cucumbers to his wife.

"Have you made all the arrangements?" Han Jingfan knew that Yu Dawei was going on another long trip, and instinctively wanted to say a few more words.

"It's all arranged. I contacted them a couple of days ago." Yu Dawei took his cucumber and walked to the soy sauce vat in the garden. He first lifted the tin basin covering it, and then lifted the canvas covering it.

Finally, dip one end of the cucumber in the sauce, take a bite, and the crispness and savory sauce explode in your mouth, the salty and fragrant taste sliding down your throat and into your esophagus.

It has to be said that freshly picked cucumbers are crisp and refreshing, even tastier than most fruits. "Take care on your journey. Do you need me to pack you some changes of clothes?" Han Jingfan asked again.

"No need, I still have enough clothes in my suitcase at the factory." Yu Dawei said while eating cucumber, glancing at Han Jingfan. "But you, I bought you several summer dresses, why haven't I seen you wear them?"

Upon hearing this, Han Jingfan blushed slightly and became a little shy: "Too, too glamorous, I'm afraid the people in the village will gossip."

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Yu Dawei rolled his eyes. “Look at the red dress I bought for Dafeng, she’s still wearing it perfectly fine.”

"By the way, lately that old woman Gao from the street across the street has been coming to our front yard and making sarcastic remarks all the time. Dad didn't tell me to tell you about it, but I think it's a family matter, so there's nothing wrong with talking about it," Han Jingfan said, taking a bite of the bright green cucumber.

"Old Gao's wife..." Yu Dawei frowned, and the cucumber in his mouth suddenly lost its flavor.

This old woman, Granny Gao, is the biological mother of one of the Gao brothers. The day the Gao brothers were caught stealing, this old woman even came to cause trouble.

It seems things haven't calmed down for long; they're itching for trouble again.

"What did the old man say?" Yu Dawei asked.

“Our dad tried to reason with them twice, but it didn’t seem to work. These past few days, he’s been going to the front yard every few days, saying that our family has become rich and that we’ve got everyone in the village under our thumb, making them work for us and stuff…” Han Jingfan’s expression also carried a hint of helplessness. This old woman used to know how to avoid him when she saw him.

But perhaps because Yu Dawei is often away from the village, he occasionally makes sarcastic remarks when he sees her holding the child.

"I understand." Yu Dawei's brows relaxed, and he smiled at Han Jingfan. "Don't worry, leave this to me. A wretched old woman like me can handle this."

“You don’t need to tell Dad. I’ll handle it my way.” Yu Dawei said, opening the gate to the garden and walking towards the little red car. “I won’t be back for dinner tonight. You guys eat first. I have something to do.”

Yu Dawei didn't tell Han Jingfan what happened after that. He just quietly gave her a few words on the kang (a heated brick bed) when he came back, saying that the matter had been resolved.

In the following days, the old woman surnamed Gao did not cause any trouble. Not only that, her daughter-in-law even took a basket of eggs to Yu Dawei's house to apologize.

Yu Dawei has already left. Neither his mother Zhang Yunqin nor Yu Laonian are unreasonable people. They guessed that their eldest son might have handled the matter, and that was fine. As for the eggs, the old couple did not accept them.

Ever since the two Gao brothers went to jail, Old Gao's wife and her daughter-in-law have had a hard time, something that Yu Laonian himself has noticed.

That's why he softened and ignored Old Gao's wife. But kindness is often taken advantage of, and some conflicts eventually grow bigger and bigger until they become irreconcilable.

Meanwhile, Yu Dawei had already taken Agui and Duan Xiaowu to Chuncheng in the neighboring province.

Spring City is the provincial capital of the neighboring province. Yu Dawei had never been there in his previous life, but he did have two friends who lived there.

A-Gui drove the whole way, while Duan Xiaowu sat in the passenger seat, rambling on and on about all sorts of nonsense. Yu Dawei just treated it like a monk chanting sutras, curled up in the back seat of the little red car and slept soundly.

In Yu Dawei's opinion, A-Gui's driving skills were no less than Boss Liang's, so Yu Dawei felt very reassured when he drove.

The only downside is that this little red Fiat is a bit cramped, not as good as my second uncle's old SUV.

When Yu Dawei drove it to Kyoto, the four of them, carrying a lot of luggage, didn't feel crowded at all.

On the way, Yu Dawei felt like he had planted a seed in his heart, and he planned to save up some more money to buy an off-road vehicle, so that he wouldn't have any problems no matter how long he drove.

Unlike the little red car, which had some repair tools on it and rattled loudly when bumping along the road, making the people in the car afraid that the little red car might break down.

"Master, we're almost in Changchun." As A-Gui was driving, his eyes happened to spot a large blue sign in the distance, which showed the next destination and the distance in kilometers.

The sign is very new, almost as new as the road itself; they both seem to be newly built, but there are very few vehicles passing by.

"Keep walking straight along this road. When you see a house, get off and ask around. There's a place called Yangpu." Yu Dawei was still curled up, but when he heard Agui talking to him, he turned over and kept his eyes closed.

“Master, it’s not right for you to just abandon us like this. You were the one who took us to look at cars, not the other way around.” Duan Xiaowu turned around and leaned on the passenger seat, looking down at the dazed Yu Dawei.

"What do you know? I'm just conserving my energy. What if the car repair shop owner I meet turns out to be some kind of formidable tigress? I need to prepare myself." Yu Dawei rolled his eyes and continued to pretend to sleep.

Duan Xiaowu: "???"

Completely unaware of what his master was saying, he looked at A-Gui beside him and said, "Senior Brother, it seems that we'll have to rely on you and me to look at the cars from now on."

"Don't flatter yourself, you're not good enough yet." Ah Gui drove expressionlessly, saying whatever came to mind.

Duan Xiaowu: "..."

Fine, fine! So you all don't take me seriously at all, huh?! I'm angry!
(End of this chapter)