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

Chapter 610 Chen Haifeng and Yu Dawei meet again
It is available in 2.5L and 4.0L displacements.

The 213 on Lao Ji's side is a 4.0-liter diesel engine. In addition, as the other party said, Sun Shunli and Fu Zi had a good relationship with the project department when they went to the construction site, so getting a little diesel wouldn't be a big deal.

The daily fuel consumption of the construction machinery on site is astronomical; a tank of gasoline is just a drop in the ocean for these project managers.

However, Yao Jinfu hesitated, saying, "Brother, we don't have any transportation problems, so don't waste your money."

“Yes, brother-in-law, there are motorcycles for short distances and buses for long distances,” Sun Shunli added.

"Alright, listen to me." Yu Dawei turned back to the two men and explained, "Right now we're shuttling between Sui City and Youcheng, but what about the future?"

"There are two projects in Qiqihar next year, what are you two going to do?" Yu Dawei looked away. "We need a means of transportation that can travel long distances. As for that motorcycle, we can sell it if it doesn't work out. If you can avoid riding a motorcycle, then don't ride it. It's very dangerous to ride that thing in winter."

Yu Dawei still remembers that once, his second son was riding a motorcycle in the dead of winter when he crashed into the car in front of him and almost killed himself.

"Old Ji, let's keep that 213 and have it properly refurbished. We'll add a few more headlights on the roof as you suggested, install a deck under the chassis, and replace the shock absorbers and brake pads with imported ones."

"Alright! Don't worry, boss, I guarantee I'll get this car sorted out before the end of the month!"

After the two finished talking, Yu Dawei explained some things to Sun Shunli and Yao Jinfu, mainly the arrangements for the vehicles they were maintaining.

Currently, there are more than a dozen engineering vehicles. Some are working on projects of the Eighth Bureau, and some are doing odd jobs in the surrounding areas. Later, Yu Dawei will form an engineering vehicle fleet and cooperate with his second uncle.

At that time, Axe and Sun Shunli will focus on acquiring used construction vehicles, repairing and refurbishing them, both to expand their fleet and to resell them.

The repair and purchase cost of a medium-sized second- or third-hand excavator is between 180,000 and 200,000 yuan, and a profit of at least 40% to 50% can be made after repair.

Meanwhile, the Eighth Bureau is currently frantically selling off its engineering equipment, including transport vehicles, excavators, bulldozers, and road rollers. Yu Dawei can take this opportunity to accelerate the acquisition process.

While ensuring a steady stream of production and guaranteed profits for my second uncle's side, we continuously acquired vehicles from the Eighth Bureau, eventually forming a large-scale secondary cooperation beyond maintenance and repair.

According to Lao Chang, in the past few years, selling equipment occasionally was just a small-scale operation. In the next few years, the Eighth Bureau will expand to the northwest, and it will have to continuously accumulate funds, so equipment will be sold off in a frenzy.

Yu Dawei went to the south at the end of the year, hoping to use Huang Man's wedding as an opportunity to verify with the higher-ups that if the Eighth Bureau really was going to sell off a large amount of equipment in the future, he would have to quickly consolidate his engineering equipment into smaller units and then focus all his efforts on acquiring the Eighth Bureau's equipment.

The cooperation agreement that Yu Dawei has obtained with the Eighth Bureau is for the maintenance and repair of all engineering equipment in Heilongjiang Province, and now each province has a partner for equipment maintenance.

According to the original plan, another round of elimination should have been held along the north-south dividing line, but the top leader misjudged the speed of market development. Plans can't keep up with changes, and his ideas will change to some extent.

"Brother, I think there's someone I know near the gas station." Yao Jinfu's sudden remark disrupted Yu Dawei's train of thought.

Yu Dawei followed the axe's gaze toward the gas station and indeed saw a familiar figure wearing a black down jacket.

"Park the car next to the gas station, I'll go down and take a look." After Yao Jinfu stopped the car, Yu Dawei got out of the passenger seat and headed straight for the figure in black in the distance.

"Old Chen?" Yu Dawei strode over, a smile playing on his lips. It really was him. He hadn't expected to run into him here today.

"The boss of the rescue?" Chen Haifeng had his back to Yu Dawei. When he heard the familiar voice, he turned around and saw that it was the person in the photo. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He came here today thinking he wouldn't see Yu Dawei. According to the information, Yu Dawei's work is mainly based in his hometown, and he only comes to the oil city occasionally.

He originally intended to take a look around the area, fill up his tank, and check if there were any problems with the gas station. In fact, he was overthinking it. This time, he found that Yu Dawei's gas station had no problems in terms of crude oil management or business practices.

Even inside the service area, we saw the business license and various qualifications displayed behind the counter. The fact that these documents were posted on the wall demonstrates Yu Dawei's confidence in every aspect of the gas station.

He really has no faults whatsoever.

However, his trip wasn't in vain; he came up with a brand new plan. Just as he was about to drive away, Yu Dawei called him back.

The two faced each other. Yu Dawei looked at him with a smile, so Chen Haifeng didn't need to keep a cold face. He took the initiative to extend his hand and shake hands with the other man's large hands.

"I was in a bit of a rush last time and forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Yu." Yu Dawei released his hand and gestured for him to come in. "Since you're here, why don't you come to my office for a while if you have time?"

"Well... okay, I don't have anything else to do anyway." Chen Haifeng wanted to refuse. He didn't dislike Dawei, but the fact that Dawei owned a gas station made Chen Haifeng's mood instantly sour.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei spoke a few words to the two men, including Fu Zi, and then took Chen Haifeng to his office.

The office separated from the service area is not large, only about 20 or 30 square meters. It has a simple desk and chair, as well as a second-hand solid wood coffee table and a few low stools.

The coffee table was covered with secondhand tea sets that Yu Dawei had found at the flea market. He didn't use them on weekdays, instead using his own thermos to brew tea.

I figured this tea set wouldn't be very useful anyway, so I didn't waste the money to buy a new one.

Unexpectedly, not long after the business opened, it actually came in handy.

"Please sit down, I'll go get some water." Yu Dawei picked up the secondhand kettle and went out. When he came back, he put the kettle on the induction cooker on the tea table. "This thing isn't used often, it's all covered in dust."

"Speaking of which, we're quite destined to meet again, only a day apart." Yu Dawei placed several white porcelain teacups into the vessel, waiting for the water in the kettle to boil so he could scald them.

"Can I smoke?" After Chen Haifeng came in, he looked around the clean and tidy office and became more and more upset. All of this should have been his. He couldn't help but take out a cigarette from his pocket.

"Go ahead and smoke, don't be shy here." Yu Dawei chuckled. "Is your company around here?"

"No, I just happened to be out of gas and came here to fill up. I didn't expect this to be your gas station." Chen Haifeng looked directly at Yu Dawei. "Business is good here, isn't it?"

“No, there aren’t many cars on this road now. They’re mostly buses going from the city to the towns and villages. These are the only buses that can pay us.” Yu Dawei picked up some hot water to rinse the tea set, and then took out a bag of Jin Jun Mei tea from under the coffee table. “Gas stations have managed to hold on for the next few years. Maybe things will get better in a few years.”

"Opening a gas station isn't easy. Not only do you need to have legal and compliant permits, but the key is that the fuel must be safe. Otherwise, if an accident happens, you'll go bankrupt." Chen Haifeng said with great emotion, taking a drag of his cigarette.

He didn't want to delve deeper into the topic, so he asked instead, "What happened to the family that had the car accident? Did the old lady survive?" "No, the old lady passed away this morning. Before she left, she made clear arrangements for her granddaughter's affairs. She was a very capable old woman." Yu Dawei genuinely admired the old lady with half-white hair.

Afterwards, Yu Dawei briefly recounted his experience of going to the old lady's place to retrieve his car, including some other trivial matters, which he treated as topics of conversation over tea.

Chen Haifeng felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this. The family had gone out happily, but who could have predicted that something like this would happen?

What Chen Haifeng found unbelievable was that he and Yu Dawei should have been enemies, yet they were able to chat calmly and talk about other people's affairs.

It's really strange.

"You've acquired thirty acres of land here. What are your plans for the future?" Not long after, Chen Haifeng brought up the topic of the land near National Highway 301 again.

"A plan?" Yu Dawei was taken aback by the question. He thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, there's no plan at the moment. At most, we'll just wait and see when a real estate developer takes a fancy to this place and buys it. Actually, that's the most conservative approach."

“Actually, choosing this location and waiting for it to appreciate in value is a very wise decision.” Chen Haifeng nodded in strong agreement.

Despite being competitors, he strongly agreed with Yu Dawei's views, even feeling a sense of shared vision.

"Tell me more details?" Yu Dawei raised an eyebrow.

"Do you have a pen and paper?"

"Wait."

Yu Dawei got up, took out two sheets of white paper and a carbon pen from the drawer, handed them over, then sat down and poured the other person a cup of tea.

"Look, this is the Wetland Bridge. To the north are three reservoirs, to the west is Fenglong District, then Sa District, and to the south is Honggang. If the leaders of the oil city want economic development, they can't go towards the three reservoirs. They can only go south, or southwest, or southeast."

Based on his on-site observations, Chen Haifeng began to draw a rough map on a piece of white paper and marked the land near the wetland bridge.

“The southwest is developing slowly right now, while the economic and technological development zone is developing rapidly, which is the east side of Sa District, and further east is the Wetland Bridge area.” Chen Haifeng drew an arrow. “If we keep going east from here, we will reach Dacheng. If we want the economy to develop rapidly, this road and the land around it will definitely be the focus of development.”

"It could be two years, it could be three years, but this entire area will definitely be replaced by high-rise buildings."

When Chen Haifeng got to this point, his tone was excited and a little jealous: "Boss Yu, you're incredibly lucky. In the past two years, your area has been the cheapest near the wetland bridge because it's low-lying and people live here. The government definitely wants to get rid of this area first."

"When the land is reused in the future, you can help complete the transfer of the land. It's like you're just passing it around and making a profit for yourself."

"Tsk tsk, listening to your analysis, it seems to make some sense." Yu Dawei looked down at the sketch the other person had drawn, subconsciously rubbing his chin.

Yu Dawei, having traveled through time, naturally knew that in the future this place would indeed be as Mr. Chen had described, with various office buildings, residential areas, and green parks, etc.

However, it wasn't a matter of two or three years, but a full ten years. Ten years later, large-scale construction began here, with various infrastructure projects starting on both sides of the national highway.

Although the infrastructure construction on the other side of the wetland bridge is in full swing, and we are only about ten kilometers away from the bridge, the urban area inside the bridge is still different from the suburbs outside the bridge.

However, seeing the burning gaze Chen was giving the sketch, Yu Dawei couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chen, you don't also have designs on this land, do you?"

"There is a little bit." Chen Haifeng readily admitted, speaking in Mandarin with a Shandong accent, and looked up at Yu Dawei, saying, "Originally, your thirty acres of low-lying land was the best, not only was the price cheap, but the location was also not too close or too far, but there are a few other good plots of land here as well."

Chen Haifeng could sense that the areas far from the wetland bridge had considerable potential. With real estate developers going crazy like this, if he bought these plots of land in advance, he could definitely make a lot of money by waiting for them to appreciate in value.

Unfortunately, according to the original plan, a gas station should have been opened as soon as the land was acquired, but it seems that won't be possible now, because there are gas stations on both sides of the road.

Given the current low traffic volume, driving here would only result in losses, so there's no need to risk injuring others and hurting yourself.

Yu Dawei glanced at Boss Chen, hesitated for a moment, and then offered a word of advice: "Actually, this is the suburbs after all, so it's better to be cautious when acquiring land. What's your main job?"

"Me? I'm in the... wire mesh business." Chen Haifeng replied casually, inwardly scoffing at Dawei's advice.

After observing for so long, can't he tell the good from the bad? This person clearly doesn't want to be his neighbor.

Seeing that the conversation was cooling off, Chen Haifeng didn't linger. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he drove away.

Perhaps out of jealousy, or perhaps out of blind confidence in the wetland bridge, he had become somewhat carried away.

Considering that I don't have enough money, otherwise I would probably have acquired these plots of land nearby right now.

Yu Dawei stood in the second lane of the gas station, watching Mr. Chen drive away, and shook his head helplessly.

The other party just pointed out a few more plots of land to me, and even wanted to acquire land with me. That's utter nonsense.

Putting aside the fact that partnerships are inherently inhuman, the places he mentioned will not be sold for at least ten or twenty years.

Real estate developers aren't stupid. It's obvious where the flow of people is concentrated. How can this person be so sure that he can make money?

Furthermore, the development of Dacheng, which connects to the east, will be limited in the next twenty or thirty years, and there is no way for it to support and attract investment from the oil city.

All of this was just Mr. Chen's wishful thinking.

The man who took over his thirty acres of land back then eventually focused all his energy on opening a gas station.

"Making money by acquiring land? That's a joke." Yu Dawei shook his head and sneered.

Just as he put his hands in his pockets and was about to return to his office, he suddenly stopped in his tracks!
"Thirty mu of land?!" Yu Dawei frowned, deep in thought. "How did he know I took thirty mu of land here?!"

(End of this chapter)