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

Chapter 61 The Captain's Late-Night Visit
That night, Yu Dawei continued to freeload tea in Xiaobai's office. He figured that once the car issue was resolved, he wouldn't have many more chances to see Xiaobai.

When you're getting tea, don't be too quick and efficient.

Especially the 20-year-old white tea that was just sent from my hometown, it smells so good!

"Didn't I give you a tea cake? Can't you just go back inside and drink it yourself?" Xiaobai was speechless.

“What are you saying? I may have good tea, but I don’t have your tea-brewing skills.” Yu Dawei suddenly thought of something. “How about this, when my eldest son grows up a bit, I’ll have him become your apprentice and learn how to brew tea properly.”

"Once he learns it, I can have him make tea for me anytime, wouldn't that be great?" Yu Dawei's eyes lit up as he looked at Xiaobai expectantly.

“Your eldest son is really pitiful, but it’s not impossible. How old is he? He can come and stay with me for a couple of days during his summer or winter vacations.” Bai Zhongsheng picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"He was born not long ago."

"Pfft!" Little White stared at him in astonishment.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't say I wanted to become your apprentice now, or that I'd wait a few years." Yu Dawei picked up his white porcelain cup, pretending not to see it.

"Knock knock knock." Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Yu Dawei and Xiaobai exchanged a glance, then Yu Dawei got up and opened the door: "Oh? What brings the captain here? Come in and have some tea."

Yu Dawei ushered the captain inside and then sat down in his original seat.

"Have you heard about the tea I sent from my hometown? Have a seat." Xiao Bai smiled speechlessly, took a clean white porcelain cup from the tea mug, and placed it on the tea table. "Considering your many years of hard work and merits as the brigade leader, today I'll let you drink to your heart's content, just like Yu Dawei."

"Okay." The team leader nodded and silently sat down on the stool next to Yu Dawei. "Factory manager, my dad plans to go back to his hometown and quit tomorrow."

"Hmm? Why did he leave all of a sudden? The old man's cooking was delicious." Xiaobai said with some regret, "If he thinks the salary is too low, I'll help him apply for it later."

"No, he's just that stubborn. Once he decides to leave, no one can stop him." The captain lowered his gaze, his eyes filled with struggle and hesitation.

"Well, alright. Then I'll transfer a chef from the branch canteen tomorrow to fill in." Bai Zhongsheng glanced at the captain, wanting to say something but ultimately held back, not speaking up, and simply poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.

Yu Dawei felt that the captain was acting strangely today. He was not fawning over Bai Zhongsheng as usual, and he was much quieter.

Sensing that the other person had something to say to Xiaobai, he immediately said, "You two talk, it's getting late, it's past ten o'clock, I'm going to sleep."

“Master Yu, you don’t need to leave. There’s nothing to hide from you about this.” The captain stood up, closed the door to the inner tea room, and then took out a torn receipt from his pocket.

“This is…” A hint of surprise flashed in Xiaobai’s eyes.

“Director Bai, I’m here to confess my guilt. Master Lü arrived not long ago, and then quickly applied for parts for the Ackerman 11. This is the parts application form.” The captain stared at the form he had pieced together on the inspection table. “He gave me a kickback, saying that there are risks in repairing imported cars, and that the parts might not work even after installation, so some spare parts are needed.”

“When I saw that you had signed it, and considering that Master Lü was personally brought over by Manager Wu, I didn’t want to offend him, so I simply turned a blind eye, accepted the bribe, and then tore up the application form in front of him.”

The captain lowered his head and sighed deeply, then took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and placed it on the table.

In fact, according to his original idea, he should keep this matter a secret as long as possible. Even if others found out, Director Bai had signed off on it, so he would at most be held jointly liable.

Besides, earning those five hundred dollars is easy; all you have to do is pretend to be blind and not see it.

He didn't know how his father found out about this, but he had suspected his father knew something for the past few days. Until today, when the garbage can was thrown at him, he finally understood that his father knew everything.

I've been hesitating these past few days about whether or not to explain this matter to Director Bai.

The main reason was that he also figured something out: that Master Lü was one of Manager Wu's men, while Yu Dawei and Factory Director Bai were in cahoots.

If he had remained neutral, that would have been fine, but the problem was that he had previously protected Master Lü.

If these two join forces to deal with Master Lü and succeed, their own fate will be extremely tragic.

It's not just a matter of losing a job; there might also be investigations into any related responsibilities between him and Mr. Lü.

Actually, his father was wrong. It wasn't that he didn't want to protect this small plot of land; rather, it was that he desperately wanted to protect it.

Therefore, he usually doesn't want to join any faction, and he's even less willing to offend anyone.

The less you try to offend anyone, the more likely you are to end up offending everyone, contrary to your wishes.

He could only do what he thought was right.

Xiao Bai and Yu Dawei exchanged a glance.

Yu Dawei looked at the application form that was being pasted up piece by piece and said, "There's something I don't understand. Why did you tear up the application form?"

"The list is an important basis for our accounting. Master Lü said that as long as I tear up the list, the blame will fall on me. He won't admit it, I won't admit it... In the end, the only one who will take the blame will be me." The team leader found it hard to say.

In an instant, Yu Da understood everything, and he looked at Xiao Bai with a pitiful expression.

Look at this, this is the person who keeps trying to please you every day, but do you ever know what they're really thinking?

This is what my father always said: "It's easy to draw a person's skin, but difficult to draw their bones."

Xiao Bai didn't say anything, but picked up the teacup and, imitating Yu Dawei's usual manner, drank the full cup of tea in one gulp.

He suddenly felt a bit bored. That's why he doesn't like places with people, because where there are people, there is conflict, there is the world of martial arts.

Bai Zhongsheng has always longed for a pure life, one where he doesn't need to think too much, where his thoughts are pure, his life is pure, and he himself is pure.

Actually, there was another reason, which the captain didn't say, but all three people present understood.

Nobody wants a leader to suddenly appear in their territory. Even if the leader doesn't know anything and is willing to delegate authority to subordinates, no one wants to be suppressed like this.

It's like walking with a steel helmet on your head; even if it's very light, it still has some weight to it.

Who wouldn't want to take off their helmet, let the breeze ruffle their hair, and enjoy a rare moment of freedom?

"Dawei, what do you think about this?" Xiaobai didn't want to think about it anymore; he was exhausted.

"If you ask me, how about this..." Yu Dawei's eyes lit up, and he leaned close to the two of them, whispering his plan.

(End of this chapter)