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

Chapter 512 Understanding Human Nature, Utilizing Human Nature: Yu Dawei's Scheme
In the afternoon, Yu Dawei took Zhang Huaijin and Yu Feng for a casual stroll around Liucheng, visiting places like the auto parts market and the machinery rental market, which could be considered a disguised market survey.

At 6 p.m., Yu Dawei received a call from Zhang Ruimin, who arranged to meet him at a restaurant near his hotel.

After arriving at the private room, Zhang Ruimin began apologizing incessantly, but Yu Dawei did not show any other emotions because of this incident and kept comforting Zhang Ruimin.

If we want to get those excavators into our hands next, this person still has great value.

When they had drunk almost all the wine, Zhang Ruimin finally expressed his dissatisfaction and resentment.

He slammed his cup on the table, his vicious expression undisguised: "President Yu, this Wu Shengtai is a scoundrel! When we submitted the application today, the factory manager and deputy factory manager both signed the contract, but this marketing manager refuses to acknowledge it!"

"You have no idea, this guy called all the colleagues in the marketing department into his office for a meeting this afternoon, and singled me out for a scathing reprimand! It's disgusting!"

Yu Dawei reached for the wine bottle and poured Zhang Ruimin a glass of wine: "Calm down, don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes."

“Since Wu Sheng is being so aggressive, we’re not going to put up with this anymore. We plan to head back tomorrow.” Yu Dawei raised his glass, his expression genuine. “Thank you for your hard work, Manager Zhang. We hope to have the opportunity to work together again.”

"Huh?" Zhang Ruimin stood there stunned, clearly not following Yu Dawei's train of thought.

Seeing Yu Dawei's serious expression, he suddenly felt uncertain and quickly grabbed Yu Dawei's hand to persuade him: "Brother! Don't give up so easily. Don't be fooled by Wu Sheng's strength. He can stop us with just one disagreement, but we are not without ways to deal with him!"

"Oh?!" Yu Dawei looked surprised, but a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

After meeting Manager Zhang yesterday, I felt that he was no ordinary person either. At least when he learned that I had acquired so many cars, he did not show any greed.

This is very contrary to human nature. In this industry, Yu Dawei was introduced by a car repair engineer, so the other party must have some knowledge of Yu Dawei's business.

Even if they didn't know anything about it, Zhang Ruimin clearly asked about Yu Dawei's business during dinner that night, so they could definitely guess what he planned to do with the excavators after purchasing them.

It's nothing more than reselling. Besides, the other party is the deputy manager of the marketing department, so how could he not know how much profit Yu Dawei could make if this model of excavator were repaired?

But the other party only said, "Zhang Gong is my best friend, and I'm determined to help you with this." However, Yu Dawei remembered that the other party had said a lot of bad things about Wu Sheng.

Even if Dawei were beaten to death, he would never believe that the other party did not intend to use him against Wu Sheng.

Right now, Yu Dawei wanted to use the dinner as an opportunity to retreat in order to see what Zhang Ruimin was really up to.

The next second, sure enough, it seemed that the other party had already thought of a way to deal with Wu Sheng.

“Brother, I heard from Engineer Zhang that you know our boss. If all else fails, just go directly to Old Zeng. Purchasing excavators is a win-win situation for us, and Old Zeng will definitely agree.” Zhang Ruimin lowered his voice, his gaze fixed on Yu Dawei’s profile, trying to discern the man’s thoughts.

“This…” Yu Dawei hesitated for a moment, then sighed. “To be honest, I met Mr. Zeng once a few years ago, but that was all. If I were to talk to him about acquiring the excavators, I personally think it’s hard to say whether I’ll even be able to meet him.” “I see…” Zhang Ruimin’s eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still managed a smile. “Brother, then this matter will be difficult to handle.”

“Wu Sheng is narrow-minded and always makes a mountain out of a molehill. If he insists on sticking to the factory rules, there’s nothing I can do to help him,” Zhang Ruimin said with a wry smile.

"Sigh, Manager Zhang, if that's really the case, we'll just have to fill up the tank and head home tomorrow." Yu Dawei sighed, picked up his wine glass, and gently clinked it against Zhang Limin's glass.

The two then poured out their grievances to each other again, and neither of them mentioned the acquisition of the excavator again.

Zhang Huaijin and Yu Feng, sitting next to each other, ate their meals in silence, occasionally helping the waiter put out some dishes.

They could tell that their elder brother and Zhang Ruimin were constantly playing dumb, especially Zhang Huaijin, who had seen this kind of thing many times before.

It's nothing more than the two people not being able to agree on their interests.

One wanted to help deal with the guy named Wu Sheng, while the other said he was powerless to help and that he didn't have any ability either.

The drinking session went on until very late, and even at the end, the two were still pouring out their grievances, talking about how Zhang Ruimin had worked his way up from the moment he joined the company, and how he had been constantly suppressed by the despicable Wu Sheng.

Yu Dawei, on the other hand, recounted his journey of repairing and maintaining cars from scratch, ending with a tearful and bitter account of how heavy the burden on his shoulders was, and how many people's livelihoods he had to support.

They're all masters of Tai Chi!
Yu Dawei's transformation from a roughneck to his current status at the dinner table in recent years is inseparable from his third uncle.

When Yu Dawei occasionally went to the oil city, he would take the initiative to ask his third uncle and second uncle to drink. His second uncle was busy from morning to night every day, so he was unlikely to see him, but he always managed to run into his third uncle.

When the two of them were drinking and chatting, they would also talk about many interpersonal and social issues that puzzled Yu Dawei.

Qi Daduzi also deserves credit for this, as for Si Tuzi who occasionally drinks with us, he's just there to drink and watch the show.

When Yu Feng returned to the hotel that evening, she did not go back to her own room, but instead went to the standard double room shared by Yu Dawei and Zhang Huaijin.

"Brother, what should we do next? Are we really leaving tomorrow?" Yu Feng was also confused about what her older brother meant tonight, so she asked him after she came back.

“Leave? Heh…” Yu Dawei picked up the bottled water on the coffee table, opened the cap, took a big gulp, and then sat weakly on the edge of the bed, looking at Yu Feng: “Are you willing to accept this?”

“Not only are you unwilling, Huaijin is definitely unwilling, and I am even more so,” Yu Dawei sighed. “We are small business owners, but we still have to put up with Wu’s attitude. Moreover, this guy is obviously targeting us on purpose.”

“The most crucial thing is, little sister, we’ve gone through all this trouble to come all this way, only to go back empty-handed. That’s not how a businessman should operate.” Yu Dawei tilted his head back, propped his hands on the bed, and closed his eyes in deep thought. “Cutting off someone’s livelihood is like killing their parents…”

(End of this chapter)