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

Chapter 468 Task Assignment
Later, Yu Dawei explained some details of the plan to Duan Dahai and the others, and asked them to help fill in any gaps.

Before leaving, Yu Dawei had a private chat with Duan Dahai, mainly reiterating the safety issues at the flour mill.

The only thing Yu Dawei could do to help Brother Duan was to make him prioritize safety in the flour mill and make it ingrained in his mind.

"Brother Duan, according to the plan, I might be away for a while." Yu Dawei pursed his lips and pondered for a moment. "Based on my guess, if the other party gets an opportunity, they might continue to cause trouble. I'm a little worried about letting Taozi manage the repair shop alone later on, since you can keep an eye on Fanfan's repair shop for me occasionally."

“No problem, leave things here to me. As for you, your plan is good but a bit risky. You should go back and think about it again.” Duan Dahai said, then put his hands on his thighs and sighed, “It’s really too difficult to get the factory running smoothly. Who knows what kind of monsters we’ll encounter along the way.”

When Yu Dawei saw Brother Duan's expression, he knew that Brother Duan was thinking about the current state of the flour mill again. He couldn't help but reach out and pat him on the shoulder: "I've already talked about the management stuff. Just make the changes according to what I said. The general direction is good, and you'll definitely have unexpected gains."

"As for Director Yu of the grain depot, don't worry. I'll probably be back by the end of the year, and then I'll help you resolve Old Man Yu's matter."

"You have a solution?" Duan Dahai's eyes lit up.

Yu Dawei met the other person's gaze but smiled and shook his head: "I'm not sure, I can only give it a try."

"Good! That's much better. I really had no way to deal with that old man." Duan Dahai sighed.

"But there are prerequisites to bringing them back to the flour mill. You must manage your subordinates well. After all, a large portion of these people are Director Yu's old subordinates. If they start obeying orders but not orders, it will be too late," Yu Dawei kindly reminded him.

"Understood." Duan Dahai nodded. "There's one more thing. The flour mill's profits have been getting better and better lately, and the volume is also increasing. In terms of transportation, you might need to get two more trucks."

"Two units? Sure, by the end of the year, I'll get them ready for you. Is that enough time?" Yu Dawei raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with surprise and shock.

He didn't know how Brother Duan had managed to turn the flour mill around and make a profit in the past six months.

Yu Dawei subconsciously recalled the image of the flour mill owner from the village, the future big boss of Luhe Town, Boss Duan.

Many people admired the other party's business acumen, but also regretted that the other party "left the show midway".

“There’s still time. For now, two old Jiefang trucks are definitely enough. But at the rate of increase every month, it will definitely be too late to supply them in two or three months.” Duan Dahai turned around, picked up the table he had drawn up, and conducted a reasonable analysis.

“Okay, finding a car isn’t difficult. I’ll arrange everything when I get back.” Yu Dawei couldn’t help but reiterate, “But you need to be careful about fire prevention at the flour mill.”

"Many young people in the village like to smoke a cigarette to relieve their boredom. Let them go out for a smoke whenever they want, and come back when they're done."

Hearing Yu Dawei's old refrain again, Duan Dahai couldn't help but smile wryly: "Don't worry, brother. I've already thought it through. In a while, I'll set up a separate room for them next to the toilet, specifically for smoking. Anyone who wants to smoke can either go outside the main gate or go to the designated smoking area."

"Mmm." Yu Dawei nodded. "And when the workers are operating the machines in the control room..."

"Understood, understood. Make sure they are extremely careful. Aren't you going back to prepare? Those two must be getting impatient waiting outside. You should go now." Duan Dahai quickly got up and pushed Yu Dawei out.

This young man, ever since he opened his flour mill, almost every time he comes to my place, he reminds me to be careful with fire. I've heard it so many times that my ears are practically calloused.

"Alright, don't take it lightly. There's a whole bunch of people out there going to the market and setting up stalls."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be careful."

"Uh-huh."

Hearing Duan Dahai's usual promise, Yu Dawei didn't say anything more and drove his little red car with Sun Shunli and Yao Jinfu towards the repair shop.

"By the way, Axe, you didn't give all the money to your old man when you went home this time, did you?" Yu Dawei thought of Teacher Yao on the way.

Teacher Yao Shanpao was also a big spender, and when he had money, he liked to play cards and mahjong. Back when he was still in junior high school, with his mother, Axe, around, the other side would quiet down for a while.

Now, people just want to spend any money they have in their pockets.

"I didn't give them everything, just some pocket money." Yao Jinfu, in the passenger seat, held the back of his head with both hands and leaned back in his seat.

“That’s right. You’re not getting any younger, you need to save up some money for your wedding dowry and such.” Yu Dawei glanced at Axe again, “How’s your relationship with Mi Yao lately?”

"It's alright. After the holiday started, I often rode my bicycle to town to see her. We ate together a few times, and then we each went our own way." Yao Jinfu fell silent at this point, his gaze turning somewhat complicated as he looked outside.

Like a lonely man standing at a crossroads, unsure which way to go, love, life, marriage... it seems he has gone from being fearless to feeling lost again. "Don't worry, she was hurt quite deeply before and needs time to recover. If you're really in a hurry, you can find someone else." Yu Dawei was seemingly comforting him, but in reality, he was advising him.

Axe simply shook his head silently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Yu Dawei felt the topic was getting a bit heavy, so he changed the subject: "By the way, your second sister-in-law's daughter is named Yao Meiling, right? How's she doing? Mischievous?"

He still remembered that this little girl had once written a significant part of his eldest son's diary.

Was this my first crush during puberty? I was too shy to confess, and when I did, I found out they already had a boyfriend…

Haha, Yu Dawei can't help but laugh every time he thinks about this.

"You naughty boy! You never sleep at night, which makes your second sister-in-law so angry that she pinched your little bottom until it turned blue."

"Tsk tsk, no wonder she's my second sister-in-law, she's really something."

Yu Dawei made a joke, and Yao Jinfu next to him smiled as well, instantly making the atmosphere in the car much more harmonious.

“Sigh, our town is underdeveloped. We don’t even have a kindergarten. There’s only a preschool before first grade when we started elementary school.” Yu Dawei shook his head helplessly. “That preschool is a relic from when we were in school. The children start learning a step behind other places.”

"Yes, I know that. There are kindergartens in Yingchun Town next door, but we don't have any here." Yao Jinfu has relatives living in the next town, and he heard about these things from his second sister-in-law when he went home.

The other child is about the same age as my sister-in-law's eldest daughter, and is already in kindergarten. He gets perfect scores on every test, which makes my sister-in-law extremely envious.

But after thinking it over, she realized that even if there were a kindergarten, her family couldn't afford it, as she'd heard that kindergarten wasn't cheap.

“Yingchun Town has two livestock farms that contribute a lot to the town every year, so the town has money for construction. Under this virtuous cycle, the living conditions there are definitely better than here, without a doubt.” Yu Dawei clearly remembered that Yingchun Town had produced several large cattle farmers.

In addition, in recent years, the local leaders have been intentionally maintaining this situation and continuously improving the level of aquaculture development, making it arguably the best-performing town among the towns under Qingxian County.

"Brother-in-law, do you think that now that Boss Duan has expanded the flour mill, he can also contribute to the economy of our town?" Sun Shunli suddenly asked from the back seat, partly out of curiosity and partly out of a little expectation.

Sun Shunli belongs to Chu Hua, and so does Duan Dahai. In fact, he used to play with Duan Dahai's younger brother when they were young, and they had a pretty good relationship.

However, one time Duan Dahai's younger brother ignored advice and insisted on swimming in the Hetao River, where he eventually drowned.

Ever since I met Duan Dahai in town, I've occasionally noticed that when he looks at me, his mind wanders, and I guess he's thinking about his younger brother.

When he lived at the waste recycling transfer station before, the other party took good care of him. Deep down, he hoped that his fellow townsman would get better and better, and even make a great contribution to the town.

"Maybe." Yu Dawei nodded in agreement, then looked at Sun Shunli in the rearview mirror. "Recently, the flour mill and Luhe parts have become increasingly well-known. Perhaps the parts wholesale industry in our town can also become a pillar industry."

However, this was just something he said casually. Whether something can really go as expected depends on many factors.

After returning to Fanfan Repair Shop, Yu Dawei called Taozi, Lao Ji, Dafeng, and Sun Shunli and Yao Jinfu to his small room, making a total of six people.

Now most people in the factory know that at Fanfan Repair Shop, the team leader and the squad leader are both leaders in the factory. Although Yu Feng does not have a formal position, she is practically a junior leader.

In addition, people also noticed that the repairmen in the factory were half a head shorter than the drivers of the construction machinery. The reason was simple: every time they saw the drivers who maintained the vehicles, they were very close to Boss Yu.

So when some people saw Sun Shunli and Yao Jinfu following Yu Laoda and the others into the house, they felt a pang of envy for no reason.

Especially the apprentices who had just arrived, some even regretted it, thinking they should have applied to be drivers back then!
But is this really the case?

Several veteran repairmen from the oil city equipment factory knew that Boss Yu had separated the driver and maintenance into two separate systems.

Yao Jinfu must be in a management position among the drivers, probably similar to a squad leader.

As for Sun Shunli... any shrewd person could guess pretty much what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)