Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 172 Returning to Fengtian
In early December, after a year's absence, Yan Hui once again set foot on the soil of Fengtian. The next batch of goods would arrive in Jianye in a week, and he planned to stay in Fengtian for three or four days before returning home.

To be honest, Yan Hui didn't want to come. It wasn't that he was afraid of Xiao Bao, but he was worried about causing trouble for his fourth uncle, which would be unnecessary. However, Fengtian was indeed the benchmark for timber processing in the entire Northeast, and Tiexi was a nationally renowned heavy industrial base, so he had to come anyway.

When Yan Hui chatted with General Manager Zheng before, they talked about the European production areas of red pine and the processing model in Germany. He knew that those were the most advanced, but they were too high-end and too expensive for Yan Hui. Fengtian was the most suitable place.

He had called his fourth uncle and two brothers in advance. When he arrived at Fengtian Railway Station at noon, his phone suddenly rang. It was his fourth uncle's number. He lent his phone to Brother Shan and asked Brother Shan to pick up Yan Hui.

Yan Hui was surprised that his fourth uncle would send someone to pick him up. When he got off the train, he immediately saw Brother Shan's signature bald head.

"Brother Shan! I can just take a taxi, it's too much trouble for you to come and pick me up." Yan Hui politely handed over the gift.

"Before, you didn't have a phone, so nobody knew where you were. Now that you have a phone, it's so convenient!" Brother Shan took the things and looked Yan Hui up and down. "You've really changed a lot in the year we've been apart!"

“It’s probably been too long,” Yan Hui said as he got into the car with Brother Shan. “Brother Shan, the main reason I came here this time is to contact my friend Lao Song. I need to visit a few processing plants, and I didn’t want to trouble you and my uncle. By the way, how’s Xiao Bao doing lately? Is he still hanging around the market?”

"No trouble at all! Your uncle's been really busy lately, but you said these are all minor matters! Xiao Bao? He's stopped causing trouble after you left. Everyone knows about what happened at the train station. How can you make money if everyone knows? That kid's got a screw loose; he'll never be able to do business like you guys!" Brother Shan said with a laugh as he drove. "By the way, cars are cheaper now. Are you buying one? My friend has a car that's pretty cheap."

“Even if it’s cheaper, it’ll be a struggle for me to buy it,” Yan Hui shook his head. He couldn’t possibly come up with over 100,000 yuan to buy a car right now.

"It's only a matter of time! If you're buying a car in Fengtian or Changchun, remember to call me! We don't trust anyone else!" Brother Shan already knows a lot about cars, and now he occasionally helps make connections.

After hearing Yan Hui's story, Brother Shan also became a little enlightened.

Brokerage has always been one of the most profitable businesses, and it could be said that almost all merchants are involved in brokerage.

Buying goods and then reselling them is the traditional business model; selling directly without buying goods, connecting buyers and sellers, is a common intermediary model. For example, the common WeChat sellers are all intermediaries.

"Brother Shan is selling cars now? That's reliable! You should follow my uncle around and ask him to introduce you to customers. For example, if he introduces a customer, you can give him 1000 yuan." Yan Hui suggested.

Shan Ge's biggest problem is his social circle. People around him might be able to afford a motorcycle, but buying a car is out of the question. Even someone as wealthy as Yan Hui finds it difficult to buy a car, let alone others.

“Your uncle is a big boss. 1000 yuan? He probably wouldn’t even look at it.” Brother Shan thought Yan Hui’s words were unreliable.

“Then you’re wrong. My uncle is a businessman,” Yan Hui said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll talk to him about it later." Brother Shan nodded somewhat uncertainly.

When Yan Hui came over this time, even Yan Hui himself felt that he had changed.

A year ago, he looked at Brother Shan like an elder, but today he sees him as a friend.

On the way back, Yan Hui briefly talked about his situation, and then he was picked up and taken to a restaurant.

Less than half an hour later, Uncle Si's family arrived, chatted with Yan Hui, and had a meal.

The last time Yan Hui saw his fourth uncle was when he returned home for the Chinese New Year. At that time, he was still confused, which was completely different from his current calm and confidence. As soon as his fourth uncle saw Yan Hui, he knew that Yan Hui's business had indeed been successful.

Even his fourth aunt was much more polite to Yan Hui. After a simple lunch, his fourth uncle, who was busy in the afternoon, arranged for Shan Ge to take Yan Hui to the hotel, but Yan Hui declined. His relationship with his fourth uncle wasn't particularly good, so he wanted to avoid troubling him if possible.

After they parted ways, Yan Hui called Lao Song's family and met Lao Song and Lao Wu half an hour later.

Leaving aside the pleasantries, Lao Song first told Yan Hui about the aftermath of Xiao Bao's incident.

Brother Shan's explanation was too simplistic. After all, with Yan Hui gone, Xiao Bao had no reason to target Yan Zhihang, and naturally disappeared from Brother Shan's sight.

However, Xiao Bao continued to cause trouble, and even issued a "kill order" at the train station, stating that he would fight Yan Hui one-on-one to the death.

In all these years, Xiao Bao has never suffered such a loss. He is a "big brother" who is twenty-six or twenty-seven years old and has been in the underworld for many years. He couldn't even beat a minor in a fight!

The most crucial point is that he was detained, but Yan Hui got away scot-free, which is infuriating!

"How can you say nothing happened? Didn't Xiao Bao mention that I gave him 300 yuan for medical expenses?" After listening to what Lao Song said, Yan Hui realized that a link was missing in the transmission of this story.

"Huh? You even paid for his medical expenses?" Old Song really didn't know about this.

“Yes, I gave it to him. The police mediated, and I saw that Xiao Bao was injured. I only had 300 yuan on me at the time, so I gave it all to him. As for me? I wasn't injured, so I don't need medical expenses,” Yan Hui explained.

"Hahaha, and medical expenses too! 300! Hahaha, just wait, I'll definitely spread this around!" Old Song laughed heartily.

"If this gets around again, he'll have to issue another kill order." Old Wu found it amusing.

Xiao Bao is still running a cart-pulling business at the timber market, somewhat similar to Brother Lü at the Jianye market. He completely ruined the profitable route that Yan Hui had developed.

Take Brother Lü as an example. When Yan Hui first arrived at Jianye, it was impossible for him to offend Brother Lü, but now it's the other way around.

Therefore, Yan Hui's attitude towards Xiao Bao has long since changed; he now only finds him amusing.

"So, is your main purpose in coming here this time to visit the processing plant?" Old Song asked.

"Yes, mainly processing plants. Although I worked at my uncle's processing plant, the equipment there was too basic," Yan Hui explained.

“Okay, I’ve contacted two places for you.” Old Song nodded. “One of them is the one your friend took us to last time. It’s the one with the surname Ma.”

Old Song's family is involved in the secondary processing of wood panels, so they know a lot about these things.

"Ma Junliang?" Yan Hui asked.

“Yes, that’s right. He took us to visit a large machine tool factory last time, and I got the manager’s contact number. My family bought equipment there this year. So if I take you there, you’ll definitely see everything,” Old Song explained.

(End of this chapter)