Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 235 What is your name?
"Fifth brother, to be honest, I feel our relationship is still deeper now that you're like this. But if you become a big boss in the future, I feel like we'll drift apart again. Do you remember that year when I said I wanted to go home, but I didn't? Actually, I could have gone back, but... I was on the phone with third brother, and he told me how well you're doing now. After hearing that, I didn't go back." Fourth brother finally told Yan Hui about this.

"What are you thinking? With our relationship, you're worried that I'll forget about you as a brother once I'm rich? You're such a pity! If I had known these things would happen, I would have bought you a car if you had come back back then!" Yan Hui always felt that he had really lost out by not spending all the money he had earned back then.

"That's a different matter. Even if you gave it to me, I wouldn't accept it." The fourth brother shook his head.

"Here's what I'll do: when I have a hundred million in the future, I'll give you a Mercedes!" Yan Hui patted his chest confidently.

"One hundred million? Okay, I'll take whatever you buy me!" the fourth brother laughed, clearly thinking it was a joke.

One hundred million is an astronomical figure; how could one person possibly earn that much?
"Alright, it's settled then," Yan Hui laughed.

When we became sworn brothers, the five of us went to the temple to formally pay our respects and offered incense.

The eldest son was the best student, the richest in his family, and had the most female admirers, so he became the eldest. In reality, the second son was slightly older than the eldest, but he couldn't compete with him for the title of "eldest."

Yan Hui remembers it clearly; it was the Dragon Boat Festival in 1993, the second day of the Lunar New Year was about to end, and that day happened to be his eldest son's birthday.

Back then, it was common in the countryside to host a party for birthdays. The eldest son was rich, so he took the initiative to organize this dinner and invited everyone to come. Because many people liked the eldest son, many girls from the first year of junior high school came to attend, and Yan Hui and others naturally came as well, each writing a greeting card.

At the time, the story of the Seven Heroes and Five Gallants was very popular. When everyone got excited about the conversation, a girl suggested, "Since you're so close, why don't you become sworn brothers?"
The eldest brother thought it made sense, so he called everyone together and they went to the temple. In front of many classmates, the five of them knelt down in front of the temple and swore brotherhood.

The fourth brother's visit allowed Yan Hui to rekindle the brotherhood between them.

Yan Hui has no biological brothers, but he has always regarded Lao Si as his own brother. After Lao San betrayed him, Yan Hui once doubted the whole world, but when he thought of Lao Si, he was still willing to believe.

"By the way, the eldest brother talked to me during the Chinese New Year, saying that if you want to import timber from Brazil in the future, he can help you. He hoped you could cheer up. I guess you didn't listen at the time," the fourth brother added.

“I heard that. I’ve even looked into it recently. The timber from Brazil is so-so. Right now, the biggest importers are still Russia and New Zealand. There’s no rush. I haven’t figured it out back home yet.” Yan Hui shook his head.

"Well, anyway, keep an eye on things with the boss." The fourth brother didn't understand much, he just said a few words casually.

In fact, Yan Hui had indeed researched this matter and investigated a lot of data. my country imported 482 million cubic meters of logs in 1998, and this figure reached 1014 million cubic meters in 1999, representing a period of rapid growth. Importing timber is a bright future for Yan Hui.
I can't step onto it.

Let's figure out the local construction sites first.

That evening, Lao Si wanted to have a drink with Yan Hui, but Yan Hui said he could only have soft drinks, so Lao Si had no choice but to give up.

“I’m not in a rush to work these days, so you can stay in Jinan for a few days. You can stay in my room. I’m free except for going out once every morning.” Yan Hui decided to postpone everything else.

"Are you going to clean the house this morning?" The fourth brother had also heard about this.

"Yes, this is very important. I promised them." Yan Hui nodded. "You don't need to worry about me, just go to sleep. I'll be back when you wake up."

"Fine, I won't interfere in your affairs." The fourth brother found everything novel and interesting.

The fourth brother also loved reading. At nine o'clock in the evening, Yan Hui went to bed early, and the fourth brother read a novel by himself until midnight. When he got up the next morning, Yan Hui had already finished his work and returned, and even brought him breakfast.

"Seeing how hard you're working, I feel a little embarrassed. Hmm, these steamed buns from Quancheng are pretty good!" The fourth brother said while eating, picking up the book he hadn't finished reading last night and continuing. "I'll take you to see Baotu Spring later." Yan Hui said, a little apprehensive, as Quancheng was indeed very hot.

"Okay, when are you leaving?"

"It's 9 o'clock now, hurry up, it's not so hot yet."

Yan Hui spent the whole day playing with Lao Si. The weather was hot, and both of them were a little exhausted. But the two brothers hadn't seen each other for so long, and they had a lot of fun doing whatever they did together, so the heat didn't bother them.

The fourth brother originally planned to stay in Jinan for five days, but seeing that Yan Hui was too busy, he left a letter on the morning of the third day and took the train directly away.

When Yan Hui returned from cleaning at General Han's place, he saw the letter left by Lao Si, read it carefully several times, and then put it away.

His ideas were completely different from those of the fourth brother.

The fourth brother felt that Yan Hui was doing too well, so he was embarrassed to come and freeload off her. The fourth brother felt that everyone's feelings were very pure.

Yan Hui felt that the better he did, the more he wanted his brothers to come, because he could easily entertain them.

Pity.
The departure of the fourth brother did not have a significant impact on Yan Hui, and he immediately began working.

The biggest problem when going out to discuss business is still the inability to establish trust.

His image, demeanor, and professionalism are fine, but his attire and status are indeed too ordinary.

A dilapidated motorcycle nearing the end of its life, ordinary clothes, an out-of-towner, and nobody recognizing him—with all these factors combined, managing to get a few fares occasionally is already quite an achievement.

In business, establishing basic trust is extremely important.

If only I could get in touch with President Han.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Hui has been cleaning at President Han's place for a week.

He comes over at six o'clock every morning without fail and cleans the house spotlessly.

It started raining in Jinan that afternoon and didn't stop until the next morning.

Yan Hui's motorcycle was unusable, but he still went out at around 5 a.m.

He made a raincoat out of a woven bag, walked for more than an hour, and arrived at Mr. Han's place. He then followed the security guard into the building.

His clothes were already soaked, so Yan Hui quickly cleaned himself up and then started cleaning up Han's area.

Yesterday afternoon was a bit muddy, and the floor inside the room was covered in dirt. The cleaning staff hadn't had time to clean it up yet, so Yan Hui used a towel to wipe all the dirt off the meeting room bit by bit. He worked for more than an hour, and he was almost completely dry by then.

When General Manager Jiang drove over in the morning, he saw Yan Hui as he entered the building, opened the office door for Yan Hui, and greeted him for the first time: "What's your name?"

(End of this chapter)