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

Chapter 639 Going to the Kindergarten to Find My Wife
“That is a problem. Although I have access to parts distribution channels for several brands, it is still quite difficult to fully open up the market. In addition, I haven’t focused my main efforts here. Boss Liang is the one who takes the lead in many things.” Yu Dawei left the rest of his sentence unfinished.

Mr. Liang's enthusiasm for accessories has waned. He's now taking a "learning from the best" approach, aiming to establish a wholesale business in Yiwu.

I guess once he's finished developing the markets in Guangxi and Guangdong and has the capital, he'll start working in that direction.

"What has Boss Liang been busy with lately? I haven't seen him in a long time."

"He's going to the south to promote Daohuaxiang brand rice. This is a rice product that Duan Dahai is distributing. I'll bring you and your sister-in-law a bag to try later."

“If that’s the case, you’ll have to pay more attention to the parts industry. Otherwise, if someone else completely eats up the market in Heilongjiang Province, it will be very difficult for us local small business owners.” Zhang Baiwan looked at Yu Dawei with a worried expression.

"Okay, I'll think about this when I get back and see how we can stabilize the parts market in Heilongjiang Province first." Yu Dawei glanced at Brother Zhang, feeling quite helpless.

In fact, long before dealing with the major distributors in the oil city, Yu Dawei had talked to Brother Zhang, wanting him to take over the positions of those major distributors and expand his parts store.

But despite his name, Zhang the Millionaire, it seems that his ambitions don't lie in making money. He sees things very clearly: the bigger the operation, the less control one has over the business.

As for how much money he has, he just feels that enough is enough.

Yu Dawei felt helpless about someone who no longer had much ambition or desire.

In the end, this was the only option for now. But unexpectedly, during this brief opening, external distributors began to infiltrate Heilongjiang Province and cause all sorts of trouble.

Judging from Zhang Ge's expression, Yu Dawei guessed that this distributor was probably suppressing prices while supplying goods, then frantically promoting newcomers and squeezing out veterans, eventually completely controlling the market, and then slowly raising prices later.

Although this tactic is common, businessmen, seeking profit and avoiding harm, will certainly agree to it.

Seeing that it had been a while, Yu Dawei said goodbye to Brother Zhang and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he stood at the door for a moment, then pulled his hand back from pushing the door open and looked at Brother Zhang: "Brother Zhang, how about we take care of your parts refurbishment work?"

"You guys?" Zhang Baiwan was taken aback at first, then smiled wryly, "My little business doesn't need your big factory's help with repairs. Besides, cost is a problem, and I can't let you suffer losses, can I?"

He knew that the repair costs of large factories were relatively higher than those of small shops. This was mainly because large repair shops provided better service and guaranteed quality, and these two factors alone would prevent their prices from dropping. Of course, the main reason was that large factories also had higher operating costs.

"I'm not talking about Fanfan Repair Shop, I'm talking about my Dawei Repair Shop," Yu Dawei explained. "Take the engine and transmission that need repair to the Wetland Bridge, and I'll have Monkey do the repairs for you."

"Firstly, the repair shop doesn't have much work, so the repair prices aren't too high. Plus, if we sign a long-term cooperation agreement, the price can be even cheaper. Secondly, our repair skills are relatively stable, so we don't have any issues with things breaking down within a month."

Yu Dawei wanted to help Brother Zhang, but it couldn't really be called helping.

Because in his past life, he was the one who repaired engines for Brother Zhang. It was because Brother Zhang gave him this job that his eldest son was able to afford to study in the city and support his newborn son.

Furthermore, the current situation in the auto parts market is very complex. If we continue to maintain the old business of selling auto parts, our market competitiveness will be even smaller.

After Dawei returned, he began installing CCTV surveillance. While Monkey was helping him, he also explained the Zhang Baiwan incident at the auto parts market in the development zone to him.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be heading home from the oil city early tomorrow morning. He will still leave the collaboration with Brother Zhang to Monkey, since Monkey is currently in charge of Dawei Repair Shop.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring systems are quite different from network monitoring systems, and they are also more expensive. Fortunately, Dawei had installed such systems for others before.

After placing the CCTV cameras on a separate table in the office, we started trying to turn them on. As Brother Zhang had said, all four cameras were infrared cameras, which could provide a clear view even at night.

Yu Dawei waited until evening to observe again, and the results were very good. The camera at the location of one of the oil tanks could not only clearly see the scenery near the oil storage area, but also see the road and the corner of the oil slag on the opposite side further away.

"Boss! It's those guys! Those bastards, they're here again!" Monkey's face turned extremely ugly when he saw three figures coming from the gas station across the street.

A few days ago, these people came over to him with an empty oil can and said they wanted to fill up their tank. They filled up with ten yuan's worth of gas and then left.

The main selling point was "just kidding," which infuriated the monkey, but it didn't dare to lash out since the boss hadn't returned.

This time, seeing that the three of them came with a bunch of empty buckets again, I guess they're here to play a trick on them again.

"Alright, fine-tune the camera position again, I'll go take a look." Yu Dawei said, turning around and walking out of the office.

The three men were walking toward the New Century Gas Station when they discovered that they were being greeted by a tall, burly man, which made them feel a little guilty.

"Could that person be the owner of the New Century Gas Station?" someone asked in a low voice.

"It should be right. This guy isn't wearing a uniform, and he's dressed very cleanly, so he must be the boss." The young man at the front remained calm. "Don't panic, we're just here to buy oil. Let's see what he can do to us."

“That’s right, we didn’t steal or rob anything, what are we afraid of!” The young man next to him stared at the other man with a fierce look in his eyes. “If you two weren’t so afraid of this and that, we would have succeeded long ago.”

Shh, we're almost there, keep your voice down.

The three men approached Yu Dawei unhurriedly. The man in the lead handed Yu Dawei a plastic bag and said, "Add some gas and take it with you."

"Okay, diesel or gasoline?" Yu Dawei accepted the handkerchief handed to him with a natural expression.

"Gasoline! Why would anyone put diesel in? It won't even start a fire," one person said indignantly.

"Who knows what you guys are up to? Maybe they were sent by the gas station across the street to cause trouble." Yu Dawei spoke casually, but he had been secretly observing the three men's reactions.

As expected, Yu Dawei was not disappointed. When he said those words, the expressions of the three people next to him clearly changed.

The man standing closest to Yu Dawei even reached out to push him away, but before his hand could touch him, Yu Dawei grabbed his wrist with his large hand. "Why are you so agitated? I have surveillance cameras here. If you don't want to cause trouble, you'd better behave yourself." Yu Dawei pinched the man's arm like he was lifting a chick, shoved him to the ground, and then threw the small bag containing some gasoline at him. "I'm warning you, don't wander around my area again. If I catch you again, you can go talk to Uncle Hat."

After Yu Dawei finished speaking, he turned around and went to the repair shop without waiting for the three people's reactions.

The three young men had never seen such a reckless person before. They were initially taken aback, but quickly recovered and helped their companion up. Before leaving, they glanced around and, sure enough, spotted two or three security cameras.

The thought that they had only just come out and that they would have to face those burly men if they went back in made them lose their temper.

"That Zhang guy is a real scoundrel. He knew the people at this gas station were trouble, yet he still sent us to cause trouble! Ugh!" one person said.

"Let's go, let's go settle accounts with that guy surnamed Zhang! If he doesn't give us an explanation, we'll expose his deeds! Then we'll see how that gas station owner deals with him!"

"Yes, expose him! I don't think that guy is a good person, and he seems to have already guessed that it was Zhang who instigated it."

The three people had never actually left Yu Dawei's sight. He had done it on purpose, partly to verify his suspicions and partly to scare the three little ones.

The three of them looked like they had just come of age, with no social experience or knowledge, yet they acted like big shots in society. Their parents were probably the kind of people who couldn't control their children, otherwise they wouldn't let them cause trouble so recklessly.

However, after this warning, Yu Dawei guessed that these people would behave themselves.

He started packing his things back in the warehouse living area, as he would be staying there for the night. His eldest son was resting in his room, exhausted from the journey back.

In addition, his great-grandparents were in the back seat, so it wasn't convenient for them to lie down. They must have been exhausted by the time they got back to the city.

"Boss? I saw you chased those three little rascals away?" Monkey had finished get off work, and there were no cars outside that needed urgent repairs. He and his three apprentices washed their hands, changed into clean clothes, and came over.

Yu Dawei is treating everyone to hot pot that night, including several employees from the gas station.

“A bunch of little brats. If they come again next time, just call the station and send someone to arrest them. No need to show any mercy.” Yu Dawei was actually quite surprised.

He initially thought they were a group of seasoned oil thieves, but it turned out to be just a few kids. Nevertheless, he still warned the monkey not to let his guard down.

Since the gas station's current manager, Li Liu, is a woman, Monkey needs to help her out on some things.

“I understand, I understand. That Mr. Hou also noticed these three people before. I guess he didn’t take any action because they were too young. Otherwise, these three would have been caught and given a good beating long ago,” Monkey said.

"Maybe." Yu Dawei didn't tell the truth.

He felt that his third uncle had deliberately come here to stay because of the three guys, but it was all just his guess and not something he could tell outsiders.

Time will tell.

In the evening, Yu Dawei first went to the vegetable market in Fenglong District to cut the beef and mutton into rolls, and then bought some vegetables before returning. Li Liu brought two employees from the gas station, Monkey brought three apprentices, and Yu Dawei and his eldest son ate hot pot with everyone.

The taste of beef and mutton in Hohhot, or even in Inner Mongolia as a whole, is quite different from that in other regions. Take the mutton used in hot pot, for example. At first, it has only a faint gamey smell, but after eating for a while, the smell becomes even fainter, or you can't smell it at all.

In terms of taste, after being cooked in a hot pot, the mutton becomes noticeably tender and flavorful.

Everyone except Yu Dawei and his son enjoyed the meal very much.

As for why the father and son didn't enjoy the meal too much, it was mainly because they ate beef and mutton almost every day while they were there. Even the most delicious food gets a bit too much after a while.

So the father and son mainly ate hot pot vegetables and noodles throughout the entire meal.

After finishing their meal, Yu Dawei and his eldest son started cleaning the house. The house, which had been converted from a warehouse, hadn't been lived in for a while, and there was dust on the sofa, the floor, and the bed.

The quilts in the closet also had a faint musty smell, but because the weather in the north is dry, it wasn't so obvious; instead, the smell of dust was stronger.

The father and son had a clear division of labor: Yu Dawei was responsible for making the quilt and bed, while Xiao Muyu was responsible for sweeping and mopping the floor, wiping the table, cleaning the corners, wiping the stove, washing the dishes, and so on.

Yu Dawei didn't want to pass on his lazy habits to his son, so he left all the odd jobs to him. As for himself, after making the bed, he fell into a good sleep, with occasional loud or soft snores coming from the master bedroom.

"Dad is really exhausted." Yu Muyu, who was holding a big mop, made sure to turn the doorknob and gently close the door as he passed the master bedroom before continuing his spring cleaning.

The next morning, Yu Dawei drove to buy soup dumplings and tofu pudding, famous local delicacies, for his eldest son and employees. After they had eaten, the father and son locked the two doors of the warehouse and drove straight to their hometown.

Both father and son were eager to return home on the way. Although their trip to Hohhot was not long, they still missed their wives. Their son also missed his mother and his friends in the village.

During this season, the village is covered in white snow, and the children start playing games like cat and mouse, or cops and robbers.

Last year, Yu Muyu always played the mouse, and he even got the hang of it, hiding in places where others wouldn't notice him. This year, he wants to be the cat and show off his power.

Yu Dawei drove to the only kindergarten in town, which was also the only bilingual kindergarten.

When the old woman guarding the gate realized it was the director's husband, she quickly went to the gate, unlatched it, and let the car in.

"We won't drive the car in. Just open the gate and let my son and me in." Yu Dawei knew the rules He Huihui had set here: motorcycles, four-wheeled vehicles, cars, and the like were not allowed to enter the campus.

The main purpose is to prevent accidents. Only He Huihui knows a little about this kind of thing, and the park is still implementing this system.

(End of this chapter)