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

Chapter 635 Yu Dawei's Plans and Schemes

But how could the car be repaired so quickly?

The most unbelievable of the two was Comrade Xiao Liang; even his worldview, built up over several years of repair work, was shattered.

First, he repaired it too quickly. Even for a large pump and a distributor in a mining facility, which would take four people two days to repair, the other party finished disassembling and reassembling it in less than a day, before the sun had even set.

He even suspected that Master Yu's burly body might contain some kind of superhuman strength machine that could make him move so fast.

Secondly, he really fixed the 350. Judging from the way the other party operated the bucket and the hydraulic boom when shoveling snow, it was definitely not a machine with a problem.

"Amazing!" Xiao Liang swallowed hard in the snow, dumbfounded. There really are hidden masters among ordinary people.

They struggle with repairing a 350 loader, but this guy drives it around like a toy.

Damn it, he even drove the loader around in circles right in front of them!
It was intentional, he definitely did it on purpose!
"You're here. There's nothing wrong with the truck. Let's get a driver to come and test drive it." Yu Dawei had been startled when he saw two people standing next to the loader.

He originally wanted to go further away, but when he saw the two people, Yu Dawei decisively gave up the idea, afraid that he might accidentally bump into them.

This is the foreman of the maintenance team and the mine manager. With this level of safety awareness, if someone got this close during a test run at his repair shop, he would have already lost his temper.

"You... fixed it?" Zhao Jianguo looked at Yu Dawei as he got off the 350 loader, his expression still showing a hint of disbelief.

He hadn't seen such a skilled repairman in many years.

Actually, China does have skilled repairmen, especially in the 1970s when the country needed various mechanical talents. The country invested a lot of effort in training these talents and produced many skilled mechanical repairmen.

These top-notch repair technicians eventually became key personnel in the national machinery industry, and some even became leading figures in mechanical design.

In today's profit-driven and restless world, it's rare to see such a skilled repairman, let alone one who is self-taught.

This also refreshed Zhao Jianguo's understanding of today's independent mechanical repairmen. He couldn't believe that individual repairmen's repair skills had reached this level.

"Almost there. The fault in the hydraulic system has been found. The hydraulic distributor is fine, but we found something when we disassembled the hydraulic pump." Yu Dawei pointed to the vehicle body. "There were four O-rings inside the large pump that I felt were not right. So I borrowed a few O-rings from other mechanics and replaced them. Sure enough, the sealing was much better than before, and the foaming problem was also solved."

“O-rings?! How is that possible?!” Xiao Liang’s head, covered in a cotton hat, was full of question marks. “The O-rings in the pump are all imported from Volvo, and they are a complete set for the pump. How come only four of them are faulty?”

It wasn't that Xiao Liang didn't believe Yu Dawei was lying, but the fact that Yu Dawei pointed out and corrected the problem so easily made their repair team seem like a bunch of useless clowns.

To be honest, it's like seeing a top student solving a trigonometric function in front of you. The whole class struggles to solve it, but the top student just draws a couple of lines and it's done. It's so disheartening!

The key point is that Master Yu looks to be only around thirty years old, but his skills are almost on par with those of old masters who are seventy or eighty years old and have not yet been buried in the earth.

“You have to believe one thing: everything produced has a yield rate.” Yu Dawei shrugged. “To put it bluntly, you’re probably just really unlucky. You’ve encountered a problem with four of the four O-rings in a set.”

In fact, Yu Dawei saw signs of previous tampering with several O-rings during disassembly, as well as other sealing rings. It was just a pity that these people casually removed a few and put them back on.

Yu Dawei noticed this from the traces on the sealant.

"This..." Xiao Liang was speechless. Eyesight is actually part of repair skills. The fact that they hadn't found the problem meant there was a gap in their skills.

"Mine Manager Zhao, I'll be going now since there's nothing else here. I have some things to take care of at home." Yu Dawei received another call from Ai Yongqiang and Meng Kai while he was repairing his car.

The two spent the whole morning figuring out an overseas development plan and wanted Yu Dawei to come and take a look.

Meng Kai and Ai Yongqiang were like this when they were in school. They were very disciplined and always planned before taking any action. They would also try their best to anticipate any crises or problems that might arise at any step, so as to avoid their plans being cut short halfway through.

Discussing plans was one of the things these two loved to do most during their high school years.

Although Yu Dawei didn't like it, he would listen to anything that was related to his own ideas and offer some alternative suggestions.

Of course, besides Meng Kai and Ai Yongqiang, he also received calls from Chen Qing and Qi Daduzi. It seemed that the acquisition plan was not going smoothly. They didn't say the specifics, but they wanted to meet with him to discuss it.

He originally thought he wouldn't be able to find the loader today, but God was on his side. As soon as he disassembled the large pump in the afternoon, he found that several O-rings were not in good condition.

He solved the problem smoothly.

"Xiao Yu, don't go yet. We haven't settled your payment yet, and we should thank you properly." Mine Manager Zhao changed his dismissive attitude and took the initiative to shake hands with Yu Dawei, not even caring about the dirty gloves Yu Dawei was wearing.

“Manager Zhao, forget about the money. I was just asked by my uncle to help, and I really have other things to do.” Yu Dawei took out a piece of paper from his pocket with his phone number written on it. “I’ll leave you my number. Call me anytime if there are any problems with the car.”

“No way! You’ve solved a major problem for our mine. I’ll discuss the money with Xiao Wang, and I definitely won’t let you suffer any losses.” Zhao Jianguo insisted. “Even if something comes up, you have to eat before you leave, otherwise I’ll have no face to face Xiao Wang in the future.”

When his uncle was mentioned, Yu Dawei hesitated for a moment, but eventually agreed.

"Liang, hurry up and go to the cafeteria. Tell the chefs to cook some good dishes quickly, and also take out the wine from my cabinet." Zhao Jianguo saw that Yu Dawei had agreed, and quickly turned to Liang to give the instructions.

"Manager Zhao, I won't drink. It's just that the snow has been so heavy lately, it's not safe to drive back." Yu Dawei gave a wry smile.

“Okay! I’ll listen to you. And don’t call me Mine Manager Zhao, call me Uncle Zhao!” Zhao Jianguo’s eyes were full of admiration for Yu Dawei. “To be honest, I’m really getting old and my eyes are failing. I didn’t realize that your skills, Xiao Yu, have reached the level of a master in China.”

"No way! What master? I'm just a lousy car mechanic, how could I be a master?"

"Hehe, why not a master? I've only ever seen your skills on some real mechanical experts."

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived outside the cafeteria. Just then, someone suddenly called out Yu Dawei's name.

"Dawei?!" The voice came from behind.

When Yu Dawei turned around, he found it was Zhang Zhidong, and with him was Guo Qiang, his second sister's husband. "Dongzi, how come you're hanging out with my brother-in-law?" Yu Dawei then looked at Guo Qiang. "I went to your mine's maintenance team to look for you, but you weren't there."

Zhang Zhidong and Guo Qiang were also very surprised. They originally thought that Yu Dawei might have been called over by a supervisor to discuss some project, but when they looked, good heavens, the person next to Yu Dawei was actually their mine manager, Director Zhao.

After seeing Mine Manager Zhao, Guo Qiang nodded to him before speaking to his older brother: "I was on duty today and went to the mine to monitor the equipment. I just got back."

"You know each other?" Mine Manager Zhao's eyes also showed a hint of surprise. He didn't expect that Zhang Zhidong and Deputy Squad Leader Guo Qiang both knew Yu Dawei.

Doesn't this create a bridge to bring people closer?

Without saying a word, Mine Manager Zhao immediately took Zhang Zhidong and Guo Qiang to a small private room in the canteen. With these two friends that Yu Dawei knew there, the atmosphere of the meal would be better, and it would also be more convenient for him to bring up the matter.

At the dinner table, Mine Manager Zhao first exchanged a few pleasantries with Yu Dawei, mostly praising and flattering him.

Zhang Zhidong and Guo Qiang, who were standing nearby, also understood the gist of it: Yu Dawei (Big Brother) had fixed the loader that no one in their mine could handle!

Judging from the situation, it was actually repaired by one person alone; otherwise, Director Zhao wouldn't have had to express his apologies so subtly at the dinner table.

"Xiao Yu, have you ever thought about developing your career here?" After learning about the other party's basic situation, Mine Manager Zhao was still unwilling to give up on the idea of ​​missing out on such a talented person.

However, Yu Dawei's answer made his eyes light up, but then he gave a wry smile.

"Yes, but not now. There are still many things to take care of back home, and I need to go back to deal with them." Yu Dawei toasted with Mine Manager Zhao, quite embarrassed, while drinking tea instead of wine. "However, Uncle Zhao, if you encounter any mechanical problems, you can contact me anytime. No matter how far away you are, if you need me to repair it, I will do my best."

"Haha! I'm relieved to hear that!"

He hadn't expected Yu Dawei to be so understanding! Overjoyed, he really wanted to have a few drinks with the kid, but unfortunately it was freezing outside and driving back wasn't very safe, so he gave up the idea.

"If you have the chance, please teach Qiangzi and Xiao Liang your maintenance skills. They are the backbone of our maintenance team." Mine Manager Zhao also asked Yu Dawei to give some guidance to the people in their mine.

“Okay, no problem at all.” Yu Dawei agreed readily, as if he could grant any request.

Little did they know that this would also fulfill Yu Dawei's wishes. In the years that followed, major mines merged one after another, and Xigou Open-pit Mine, due to its large size, complete industrial equipment, and the discovery of rare minerals, emerged as a dark horse and became a large mine in Mulunhe Town and even Hohhot.

Even the company's headquarters have been set up here. In the future, this place will be filled with equipment, and all the equipment from various small and medium-sized mines will be transferred here.

That was also a huge opportunity for me. It would have been difficult to seize this opportunity by relying solely on my uncle's connections, since my uncle had already retired and the only person I could talk to was Zhang Zhidong.

But Zhang Zhidong is a person who is good at casual acquaintances, but getting to know him deeply would be exhausting. It would be difficult for Yu Dawei to rely on him to gain a foothold at the Xigou open-pit mine.

Zhao Jianguo is different. Even if he retires in the future, the person who succeeds him is very likely to be one of his trusted people.

With the support they had shown each other, it would be entirely feasible for Yu Dawei to take on the maintenance of the entire mine's equipment and the subsequent recycling of scrapped equipment.

Once he does these two things well, his reputation in Hohhot will be established, and things will be easier afterward.

After finishing dinner, Yu Dawei said goodbye to Mine Manager Zhao, Xiao Liang, and Zhang Zhidong, and then drove away.

When she left, she even took her brother-in-law with her.

Logically, Guo Qiang should have gone home by 6 PM, but his boss called him back, and there was nothing he could do about it.

However, this was also the first time he had been in close proximity to Director Zhao, and even the first time they had eaten together. It would be a lie to say he wasn't excited.

So on the way back, Guo Qiang's gaze toward his older brother changed again. They were both car repairmen, but he left early and returned late, often working overtime. Yet, his older brother was now able to sit on equal footing with Mine Manager Zhao.

So jealous.

"Brother, when are you going to come here to develop your career? Maybe I should just follow you around," Guo Qiang said, turning his head and smiling, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Follow me?" Yu Dawei was somewhat surprised, after all, Guo Qiang had worked in the open-pit mine until retirement in his previous life.

However, upon further reflection on the couple's recent home-buying experience, Guo Qiang guessed that they also had a strong desire to make money.

He knew very well that Xiao Guo was a henpecked husband, and he was incredibly devoted to his second sister. Now, the couple, along with his mother-in-law and father-in-law, were all crammed into a rented room. It was impossible for him, as the husband, not to feel bad.

Having figured this out, Yu Dawei looked at Guo Qiang with understanding in his eyes: "Brother-in-law, what I said at the dinner table about coming here to develop my career is actually a long-term plan, and whether I will actually come or not is still unknown."

“But no matter what, I actually hope you will continue to stick to this stable job.” Yu Dawei glanced at Guo Qiang, who looked somewhat disappointed, and said with a smile, “You have to understand one thing: a person’s life can never be smooth sailing, nor can it be unlucky all the time.”

“Look at me now, I can chat and laugh with your mine manager. Who knows what will happen if my repair shop goes bankrupt in the future? My employees will be the first to suffer.”

“But you are different. The Xigou open-pit mine is one of the largest in Mulunhe, and it is backed by a large company in Hohhot, and even managed by the government. There is a very small chance of it collapsing. Working here gives my sister and your baby a real guarantee.”

"Don't worry about your off-plan property, I'll help you with that."

"Huh? Big brother, you, you knew all along?" Guo Qiang blushed. His wife had always said she would keep this a secret from his brother, but it seemed like he already knew. Whose secrecy was the problem?

"Hehe, there are no secrets here at Mulun River that your older brother wants to know." Yu Dawei wasn't exaggerating; with his aunt's connections and social circle, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find out anything.

Although my aunt hasn't worked in recent years, she has maintained some of her old relationships, from government officials to miners.

In addition, she would also help her uncle maintain relationships with his colleagues and family. She would handle things that her husband couldn't do himself. This has always been the case, a true example of a wife who follows her husband's lead.

(End of this chapter)