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

Chapter 48 Taking over Huang Man and repairing the Volvo excavator
"Hey, wait a minute, pour him a glass of water before he leaves." Huang Fengcang pointed at Yu Dawei while holding a pen in his hand.

"Okay." Bai Zhongsheng turned around, poured a glass of water from the water dispenser, handed it to Yu Dawei, and then left.

In the office, Huang Fengcang looked at the pen and documents he had put down and said, "Sit down. I didn't call you here for anything else, it's still about Manzi."

Yu Dawei sat quietly opposite Huang Fengcang, waiting for him to continue.

“Huang Man’s mother has already agreed. My aunt is also a doting mother, and she asked a lot of questions about the safety of operating an excavator. I had to persuade her a lot before she finally agreed.” Huang Fengcang picked up the white porcelain cup next to him and blew on the tea leaves. “Dawei, this time I’m really entrusting my cousin to you. I won’t worry about the rest.”

Yu Dawei held the water glass in both hands, and for a moment he actually heard the meaning of entrusting his son to someone else.

"Don't worry, boss. When we get back, I'll hand Manzi over to my brother. My brother is a professionally trained operator, a real expert at operating excavators. He'll definitely be able to train Manzi." Yu Dawei took a sip of water and expressed his confidence to the boss.

“I’ve already spoken to my aunt beforehand. For the first two years he’s with you, you don’t need to pay him a salary. Just treat him like an apprentice. To be honest, my aunt’s family is quite well-off.” Huang Fengcang then picked up the red phone, dialed the number, and said, “Go and call Huang Man to my office.”

“He can learn first. Once he’s skilled enough, I’ll pay him the market rate.” Yu Dawei chuckled. Who wouldn’t like free labor? It would be perfect if he could fill in for Axe when he got back.

“Alright, you decide.” Huang Fengcang sighed. “My aunt wants Manzi to learn a skill, not to earn money to support the family, but mainly because she’s afraid that if she were to leave one day, the child wouldn’t have a skill to rely on. He’s not very bright, and he could lose all the money he has. So having a skill is the best thing.”

Yu Dawei suddenly understood. He could roughly guess that Huang Man's mother was probably not young either, and it was very likely that she had a child late in life, or that she had some kind of illness.

However, these things have little to do with Yu Dawei; teaching Huang Man how to operate an excavator is the most urgent task at present.

On the one hand, it's a way to give an explanation to the leaders and Manzi's mother; on the other hand, it's a way to quickly train an excavator operator, which will be of great help to my future.

"Oh, right, there's something else." Huang Fengcang gave Yu Dawei a strange smile.

"Please speak, sir." Yu Dawei held the water glass with both hands, looking somewhat nervous. Old Huang, sitting in the boss's chair, exuded a strong sense of pressure.

He finally understood why others could become leaders.

Huang Fengcang took a thin document out of the drawer and handed it to Yu Dawei: "Take a look, can you repair an imported Volvo excavator?"

Yu Dawei took the documents and immediately saw a photo of an old-fashioned excavator with a black boom, a yellow body, and a particularly eye-catching orange warning strip at the bottom.

In the photo, the excavator's tracks on both sides are rusted, and the entire machine's boom and arms are dangling on the ground, as if it is paralyzed. There are also exposed black hydraulic hoses in the photo, two or three of which are cracked.

"This is an Ackerman 11? Tsk tsk, it's in pretty bad shape, practically paralyzed." Yu Dawei smiled, feeling that the vehicle must have been out of production for a long time, otherwise the tracks wouldn't have so much rust.

Ackermann is also a sub-brand of Volvo. The main reason is that Volvo's product line is relatively limited, while Ackermann has always been committed to the research and development of heavy-duty excavators. It was acquired by Volvo in recent years.

This Ackerman 11 must weigh at least 18 tons, a true behemoth, with a bucket capacity estimated to be 1 or 1.5 cubic meters. Seeing the other party's relaxed expression, Huang Fengcang's eyes lit up: "This truck belongs to our branch. We know the engine is broken, but no one dares to repair it, afraid that it won't be able to be put back together after being disassembled. If you can do it, you can come and fix it."

“Repairing it is no problem…” Yu Dawei looked at the documents with a troubled expression.

"Don't worry, kid, you'll get your share of the benefits once it's fixed," Huang Fengcang said with a mysterious smile. "And if you can fix it, there's another great thing waiting for you."

Huang Fengcang's smile suddenly vanished, and he looked at him with a serious expression: "But I have to remind you, there's a technician from headquarters repairing another Volvo at the equipment site. Be careful."

Yu Dawei nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, big boss, I definitely won't let you down."

"Hmph, that's more like it." Huang Fengcang took back the documents and wrote down the address and some necessary contact information on the white paper on the back with a pen. "Don't worry about the highway in Luhe Town. Even if the car breaks down during this time, I won't let Xiao Chang kick you out. You can stay here and fix the car in peace for the next few days."

"By the way, how long do you think it will take to repair this car? It can't take too long." Huang Fengcang looked up again.

“Well, we have all the parts. If it's just the engine that needs repairing, it can be done in five days. But for that excavator we just saw, I took a look and the oil pipe needs to be replaced too. If the travel motor is broken, we'll probably have to redo it.” Yu Dawei stroked his chin. “In the worst-case scenario, it will probably take about two weeks, or about a week if things go smoothly.”

Now that Northeast China has officially entered summer, Yu Dawei no longer has to start a fire every day to heat up his car before he can repair it, unlike in winter when he had to deal with cement bit by bit.

The reason why my old Hitachi took so long to repair was largely due to dealing with the cement. Plus, it was winter, with temperatures dropping to minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. To be honest, even a plastic shed couldn't keep out the cold.

"Good! The sooner the better." Huang Fengcang nodded in satisfaction; he had confidence in Dawei's skills.

"Knock knock knock." At this moment, Huang Man also arrived.

Huang Fengcang gave Huang Man a brief explanation and solemnly instructed him to treat Yu Dawei like an older brother, telling him to follow orders from the east and not to go west!
Huang Man obeys Huang Fengcang's every word without question; he has always been like this since he was a child.

And so, today, he gained another older brother in his life. He called out "Brother Dawei" with a sincere smile on his face.

Yu Dawei smiled, explaining that he had things to do there and couldn't take Huang Man back with him.

He could only tell Huang Man what kind of vehicle to take and how to get to Luhe Town, and he also wrote down the contact information of the passenger transport hub on a piece of paper.

Throughout the process, Huang Fengcang kept his head down, looking at the report, and did not offer to find someone to take Huang Man to Luhe Town.

In the end, he simply accompanied Yu Dawei and saw Huang Man to the gate.

The rest of the journey was left for Huang Man to walk on his own.

(End of this chapter)