How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 125

“Madam, you have the right to give any rating you want. Please get out of the car now; I want to go home for dinner,” Yang Chen said firmly.

The female passenger’s goal was to get a free ride for the last 3 kilometers, not necessarily to leave a bad review.

So, she said, “Driver, don’t be so stubborn. Be a little flexible, and you’ll gain more in the future. What’s wrong with you taking a small loss? The old folks say that taking a loss is a blessing, haven’t you heard that?”

“I don’t mind taking a loss voluntarily, but I won’t stand for others trying to force me to take one. Let’s not waste time here. If you don’t go home to cook, your child will be hungry,” Yang Chen replied.

The female passenger gritted her teeth in anger and said, “Add money! Add money! Add money! I’ll give you more money! Five yuan [approximately $0.70 USD], is that okay?”

Looking at her ferocious expression, anyone would think Yang Chen was extorting her.

It was her responsibility to pay the fare, so making a fuss like this was pointless, especially since Yang Chen didn’t want to take a detour to drop her off.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “It’s already like this; I can’t take you anymore. Please call another car.”

The female passenger got angry and said, “If you put it that way, I’m really going to give you a bad review. I rarely give bad reviews, but you’re so inconsiderate; it’s infuriating, you know?”

Of course, she used to threaten drivers with bad reviews to make them compromise. She certainly wouldn’t give a bad review if her scheme succeeded.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “As long as you get out of the car quickly, you can give whatever rating you want. Okay?”

“Hey! You’re the first driver I’ve met who’s so stubborn! The drivers before either obediently took me to the North Gate, or I’d give them two extra yuan [approximately $0.30 USD], and they’d still take me to the North Gate. You’re more impressive than them. Fine, you wait and see if I dare to give you a bad review!” The female passenger said angrily, then opened the door and got out of the car in a huff.

See, Yang Chen guessed that this woman often did this, and he didn’t wrong her at all.

Yang Chen started the car and continued driving towards home.

Soon, the bad review came.

“I’m a long-time user of the Beep Beep platform, and my previous ride experiences have been very pleasant. But this time, I’m very dissatisfied. I just had something come up and needed to go a few hundred meters further, and I asked him to take me along the way, but he refused, openly and secretly asking me to add money. I think a few hundred meters is enough for an extra 5 yuan, but he thought it was too little and wanted more, then forced me to get out of the car. I hope the Beep Beep platform can give me a satisfactory answer; otherwise, I won’t use it anymore.”

The more outrageous the reason for the bad review, the easier it would be for Yang Chen to appeal.

At this moment, the system issued a reminder.

“Congratulations, Master, for receiving a bad review. The system rewards the Master with 100% equity in the Seaside Tourism Resort Management Company. The equity transfer document will be delivered to the Master’s home tomorrow morning via SF Express [a Chinese delivery company]. Please pay attention to receiving it.”

A resort company?

It would be nice to take the employees to the resort for team building during the break to strengthen their relationships.

Yang Chen happily returned home.

Yu Shishi quickly brought the prepared meal to the table.

After dinner, Yu Shishi cleaned up the kitchen and reported today’s work to Yang Chen.

Star Chen Cultural Development Co., Ltd. has been registered and is waiting for approval.

Yu Shishi also visited Li Qinqin in the hospital on behalf of Yang Chen.

According to the doctor, Li Qinqin needs to stay in bed for a few more days before being discharged.

After being discharged, she shouldn’t be too tired and should continue to rest in bed for about a month.

Yu Shishi also went to the Louis Wis Dragon Country office and told Wang Xiumin, the president of the Dragon Country region, to hold Li Changhong’s company and the female anchor who provoked the opposition between men and women legally responsible.

Yang Chen’s 50,000 yuan a month [approximately $7,000 USD] is indeed worth it. Yu Shishi keeps the house tidy, prepares meals, and takes care of errands for him.

If Yang Chen had to do all the trivial things himself, it would be quite troublesome.

At the very least, he would have to make a trip to the Administration for Industry and Commerce, which would take half a day, and then another trip to the Louis Wis Dragon Country office and the hospital, which would take a whole day.

Not only would it waste time, but it would also be very tiring.

Yang Chen praised, “Well done. You are free to do whatever you want now. But if you go out, be careful.”

Yu Shishi smiled and replied, “I’m not going out. It’s so hot outside. It’s more comfortable to take a shower and stay inside with the air conditioning. I’ll go back to my room then. Call me if you need anything.”

Yang Chen nodded and watched Yu Shishi go upstairs.

It’s 7:30 PM now, and he definitely won’t be able to sleep.

Yang Chen was wondering if he should go out and drive for a few more hours when his high school buddy, Wang Jun, called.

“Hey, Chenzi, I’m getting married on Sunday; remember to come,” Wang Jun said happily.

Yang Chen was stunned. Was he too out of touch, or was he just not keeping up with the pace of people these days?

“Bro, didn’t you just break up last week? How are you getting married this Sunday? Playing trendy, going for a flash marriage?” Yang Chen joked.

Wang Jun laughed and said, “No, it’s still Xiaojing. She’s pregnant with my child. We went to the hospital for a DNA test and confirmed that the child in her belly is mine. It’s already been two months.”

“Damn! Really? Two months pregnant, and you guys were drinking like that last week?” Yang Chen asked in confusion.

Wang Jun sighed and said, “She’s always been so careless and thought it was just an irregular period. She didn’t think about pregnancy. A few days ago, Li Ming took her for a checkup. If she was fine, he was going to marry her, and then they found out she was pregnant. Li Ming wanted her to abort the child, but she refused and resolutely returned to my side.”

“Damn! What a soap opera,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Wang Jun laughed and said, “It’s a bit of a soap opera, but she came back with the child, so I can’t be irresponsible. For the sake of the little one, I decided to marry her immediately. Because it’s too rushed, I didn’t invite many people. We just reunited a few days ago, and I thought I had to invite you to share the joy.”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Good brother. Where on Sunday?”

“Sunday, Golden Sea Resort, where I work,” Wang Jun replied.

“Okay! I’ll be there on time. If you need any help, call me anytime,” Yang Chen replied.

“Got it! I have to notify others; I’ll hang up first. See you on Sunday,” Wang Jun replied happily.

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen shook his head with emotion, feeling that he really couldn’t keep up with the pace of people’s lives these days.

But thinking about it carefully, for ordinary people, it’s good enough if the child is theirs.

Nowadays, news often exposes that children are not the husband’s, and there are even cases of three children with three fathers, and children raised for sixteen years not being the husband’s. All kinds of things that destroy one’s values.

Wang Jun can be sure that the child is his, which is better than some people in this bottomless era.

It was still early, and Yang Chen didn’t want to lie in bed and waste time watching Douyin [a Chinese video-sharing social networking service, known internationally as TikTok]. Besides, the car needed gas, so he went out to work again.

Around eleven o’clock, Yang Chen, who had already completed 6 orders, thought it was getting late and wanted to go home.

At this moment, an order came from the nearby community.

“Damn, this platform is really a dog. It always dispatches orders to me seamlessly. Do you even know if I want to continue running?” Yang Chen sighed helplessly.

Yang Chen wanted to reject the order when a couple rushed out holding a child.

The man shouted, “Is there a driver accepting orders?”

The woman replied, “No! What should we do?”

Could it be that the order dispatched by the system was theirs?

They looked very anxious, so something must have happened to the child.

Yang Chen quickly accepted the order, and the woman immediately shouted, “A driver has accepted the order!”

That’s right; it was them.

Yang Chen quickly opened the car door and shouted, “Are you the passenger for 5438?”

The woman quickly replied, “Yes, yes, yes! It’s me! It’s me! Driver, my son has a high fever; please take us to the hospital. Thank you, thank you.”

“Get in quickly!” Yang Chen replied.

The couple put the child in the car, and Yang Chen immediately started the car and rushed to the hospital.

The woman said anxiously, “Driver, please hurry; my son’s fever has reached 40 degrees Celsius [104 degrees Fahrenheit]; I’m afraid he’s in danger.”

A fever of 40 degrees is indeed scary, and it can easily damage the brain if it lasts too long.

Yang Chen immediately replied, “Then hold on tight; I’m going to drive faster!”

With the 【Magical Old Driver】 skill, there was no need to worry about Yang Chen’s driving skills.

However, the yellow light was flashing ahead, and once it turned red, they would have to wait 60 seconds.

Waiting that long would be annoying at any time, let alone at this moment.

Yang Chen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and stepped on the gas pedal.

Before the cars on both sides could drive over, Yang Chen’s car sped through the middle.

The drivers on both sides couldn’t help but complain.

“Damn! Is that broken Volkswagen so arrogant? Running a red light so crazily!”

“Damn! Is his wife rushing to give birth to a son? Just barging through like that!”

“Does he think he can be so arrogant because there are no traffic police at night? There are cameras, you know!”

…

Alas…

Who doesn’t know that running a red light is wrong, dangerous, and results in points being deducted?

But what could he do?

Waiting those 60 seconds, the child’s brain might be damaged.

Yang Chen had just seen that the child’s face was turning purplish-red, which meant that not even a second could be wasted.

At the next traffic light, Yang Chen ran through the red light without hesitation.

He almost hit an electric scooter that was rushing through the green light.

The electric scooter driver turned his head and cursed, “Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated!”

Yang Chen’s speed was too fast, so he didn’t hear what he said.

After running the third red light, Yang Chen successfully took them to the hospital entrance.

The child’s parents thanked him and quickly took the child out of the car and rushed into the hospital.

“Phew…” Yang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had done a great deed today and was in a particularly good mood.

He hoped the child would be safe and wished their family peace.

The next day, Yang Chen went to the traffic police brigade early in the morning with the in-car video to deal with the three red light violations from last night.

After watching the video provided by Yang Chen, the traffic police said that they could eliminate the three violations, but the passenger had to provide proof.

Either the passenger had to come in person to explain the situation, and after signing, the three violations could be eliminated.

Or the passenger could provide a written statement, attach proof of identity, and sign it, which could also eliminate the three violations.

These were the rules and had to be met.

Yang Chen felt that the other party’s child was still recovering, so it would not be appropriate for them to come over.

So, he wrote a statement at the traffic police brigade and went to the hospital to get the child’s parents to sign it.

Yang Chen arrived at the hospital and asked at the information desk, “Nurse, I…”

The nurse immediately asked, “Are you the brave Beep Beep driver?”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, “I guess so. I did help the police catch an escaped criminal a few days ago.”

The nurse said excitedly, “I knew you looked familiar. Hehe… Can we take a picture together?”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, taking a picture with the nurse.

Then the nurse asked, “Handsome, what illness do you want to see?”

“I’m not here to see a doctor. It’s like this, last night I sent a child with a high fever here, and I ran three red lights along the way. I went to the traffic police brigade today to deal with it, and they said that the passenger needs to give me a written statement, and then they can cancel all three violations. So, can you help me find out which ward the child with the high fever who was sent here last night is in?” Yang Chen said truthfully.

The nurse quickly nodded and called to ask.

She then learned that the child’s fever had subsided after treatment, and the family had just gone home.

However, the nurse asked for the family’s contact number and gave it to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen thanked her and quickly called.

Soon, the phone was connected, and the child’s father answered.

Yang Chen quickly stated his identity and purpose.

The child’s father immediately said, “I’m busy now, at work. My wife has to take care of the child, so she doesn’t have time to go over either. Think of a solution yourself. Okay?”

Yang Chen quickly said, “Brother, the traffic police brigade told me that either you come over in person to explain the situation, or I take a written statement over for you to sign, and I need to attach your identity certificate for them to verify later. I ran three red lights, which is 18 points deducted and a 600 yuan fine [approximately $85 USD]. The fine is a small matter, but the key is that I’m a ride-hailing driver, and if I get 18 points deducted, I’m done for.”

Before Yang Chen could finish speaking, the other party hung up the phone.

When he called again, the other party didn’t answer.

Damn, what was that about?

He ran three red lights to save his child, and he was even scolded. Now that he needed their help to make a statement, he was acting like this!

Yang Chen quickly sent a message, explaining the situation with reason and emotion, hoping he could help.

But the other party didn’t answer the phone or reply to the message.

If these 18 points weren’t dealt with, Yang Chen would lose not only the ability to drive but also many rewards that the system might give him later.

Yang Chen quickly went to the nearby milk tea shop to buy two cups of milk tea and came to the information desk again.

“Ladies, can I offer you a cup of milk tea?” Yang Chen said with a smile.

The two nurses happily got up and took the milk tea. They even felt that love was coming, but they didn’t know which of them it belonged to. After all, Yang Chen would definitely not give them milk tea for no reason, so he must have intentions towards them.

Yang Chen told them about the situation and then wanted to ask them to tell him the family’s address.

There would definitely be risks for the hospital to do this, but Yang Chen had no other better way, so he could only go to their door.

After listening, the two nurses felt indignant for Yang Chen. How could there be such people in the world?

He ran three red lights to save their child, and they wouldn’t even make a statement.

However, although they were angry, they still didn’t dare to tell Yang Chen the address they had left behind; otherwise, if they came to the hospital to make trouble, their jobs might be at risk.

However, they gave Yang Chen an idea, telling him to call the police and ask the police to get the address from the hospital, which would be fine.

That was also a solution, so Yang Chen called the police.

Soon, the police from the nearby duty booth came.

After understanding the situation, the police personally called the male passenger.

The male passenger didn’t dare to refuse the call from the police and agreed to go to the traffic police brigade to help Yang Chen make a statement.

But when Yang Chen contacted him again, he said he was busy and would wait until he had time.

Damn, Yang Chen couldn’t wait. His driver’s license had been deducted, so what was there to wait for?

Yang Chen clenched his fists, and the anger in his heart surged.

He would settle the score with him slowly after resolving the violation.

Helpless, Yang Chen had to call Liu Xueqing, explain the situation, and ask her to communicate with the other party through the Beep Beep platform.

A few minutes later, Liu Xueqing called Yang Chen back, saying in one sentence that the other party couldn’t be communicated with and refused to come forward to testify on the pretext of being busy.

At this moment, the platform reminded Yang Chen that he had received a bad review.

“You’re really awesome! You ran the red light yourself but want me to give false testimony to deceive the traffic police. I didn’t agree, so you called the police to harass me and had the platform’s customer service call to criticize me. I haven’t seen such an awesome driver in a long time. Passengers in the back, be careful and keep your eyes open when taking a taxi; be careful of being harassed by him by calling the police, and you have to be taught a lesson by the platform’s customer service.”

“Phew…” Yang Chen breathed a sigh of relief; the anger in his heart was almost unbearable.

At this moment, the system issued a reminder.

“Congratulations, Master, for receiving a bad review. The system rewards the Master with 30% equity in the Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm, making him the third-largest shareholder of the law firm. The equity transfer document will be delivered to your door this afternoon.”

This reward was good, and it was just what he needed. Should he try to sue this oddball passenger?

After a while, the male passenger sent another message.

“I asked the traffic police brigade, and your running the red light has no necessary connection to taking us to the hospital. Go find whoever you want; it has nothing to do with me. If you dare to harass me again, I’ll expose you. You’re really awesome, calling the police and finding customer service. So what? What can they do to me? The more you do this, the less I’ll testify. I’ll just make sure you can’t drive; can you bite me?”

This text message instantly made Yang Chen’s blood rush to his head, wishing he could go to his house right now and beat him to the ground.

When Yang Chen sent another message, he found that he had been blacklisted.

“Damn!” Yang Chen said through gritted teeth.

Nurse 1: “Handsome, what’s wrong; is he still unwilling to testify for you?”

Yang Chen shook his head.

Nurse 2: “Wow, how can there be such a person in the world! My God, it’s really refreshing my values.”

Nurse 1: “If he doesn’t testify for you, you won’t be able to clear the 18 points, so how will you drive?”

Nurse 2: “I think you have to force him to come forward now. Let me give you an idea: find a TV station to expose it. As long as your matter is spread on the Internet, it will definitely arouse heated discussions among netizens. As long as the pressure of public opinion is great enough, they will definitely take the initiative to come forward to testify for you.”

Nurse 1: “I think this method is good. The main thing is that it’s illegal for you to get the other party’s address from any channel, and if you really go to their door, you won’t be in the right. Just use this method to force them to take the initiative to come forward.”

Eh?

I have to say, this method is not bad.

This kind of unrighteous person should be subjected to cyber violence and made to remember for the rest of his life that being a person must be kind.

No sooner said than done, Yang Chen immediately contacted Liu Xueqing to explain the situation and asked her to help arrange for a TV reporter to come over.

After receiving the report, Li Changqi, CEO of the Beep Beep platform, was overjoyed.

Damn, isn’t this another good opportunity to promote the platform?

“Secretary Wang, call the TV station immediately and ask them to send someone over to do an exclusive interview with Yang Chen! Haha…”