How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 637

The New Reward: Tianyang Technology Company—What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

It was Yang Chen’s first time visiting the Cao family, and he felt it wouldn’t be right to arrive empty-handed. He wanted to bring a gift as a token of appreciation. However, he wasn’t sure who all was in the Cao family or what kind of gift would be appropriate.

Realizing he was almost at the Cao residence, Yang Chen had no choice but to rummage through his car to see if he could find something suitable.

That’s when he discovered a few gold bars in the glove compartment, which he had forgotten were there. He pulled out two of them to use as a gift.

Two 50-gram gold bars were worth a considerable amount, around forty to fifty thousand yuan [approximately $5,500 to $7,000 USD] at the current recycling price.

Yang Chen stepped on the gas and arrived at Park Hyatt Mansion. He gave the guard his name, and the guard immediately granted him access because Cao Ruoxue had already informed them to expect him.

Yang Chen arrived at Cao Ruoxue’s door, and Cao Ruoxue, who had been eagerly waiting, quickly greeted him.

“Mr. Yang, you’re here! Thank you so much for coming,” Cao Ruoxue said with a smile, quickly opening the car door to invite Yang Chen out.

Yang Chen took the two gold bars with him and handed them to Cao Ruoxue with a smile.

“I was in a rush and didn’t have time to prepare a gift in advance. I felt bad coming empty-handed for my first visit, so this is the only presentable thing I have in my car. Please accept it.”

Cao Ruoxue quickly responded, “No, no! It’s already a great honor for you to come to our house for dinner. How can we accept such a valuable gift? Grandpa, Dad, Mom, come out quickly, Mr. Yang is here.”

Cao Wangnian, Cao Aimin, and Ning Caifeng promptly came out to greet Yang Chen.

Cao Aimin: “Mr. Yang, hello, hello.”

Cao Wangnian: “Mr. Yang, welcome. Your presence is a great honor for our humble home.”

Ning Caifeng: “Mr. Yang, hello. Please come in.”

Yang Chen stepped forward to shake hands and greet Professor Cao and Cao Aimin, saying, “I hope Professor Cao, Mr. Cao, and Madam don’t find my visit too disruptive.”

Cao Wangnian: “No, no, not at all. We’d welcome you every day if you’re willing.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Thank you for your kind invitation, Professor Cao. Let’s go in.”

Cao Wangnian and Cao Aimin walked ahead with Yang Chen on either side.

Cao Ruoxue and her mother walked behind. She took out the gold bars and whispered, “Mom, Mr. Yang said he didn’t have time to prepare a gift and gave me two gold bars.”

Ning Caifeng: “You silly girl, Mr. Yang coming to our house for dinner is already a wonderful gift. How could you accept such a valuable present from him?”

Cao Ruoxue: “I tried to give it back, but he wouldn’t take it. Here, you return it to him later.”

Ning Caifeng: “Someone like him probably doesn’t like the back-and-forth like ordinary people. If we insist on returning it, it might make him feel awkward and uncomfortable. Just keep it. I’ll talk to your dad about it later, and we’ll have him give Mr. Yang a painting or something in return.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Okay, that works. My mom is so smart.”

Ning Caifeng: “You need to be smarter too. Someone like him definitely likes girls with sharp minds.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Here we go again. Stop dreaming, will you? Does he lack female attention? He could have his pick of women every day and still not run out in a lifetime.”

Ning Caifeng: “We’re not necessarily trying to get you to be his girlfriend. Being a regular friend is fine too. At least you can learn from him how to do business and invest, and broaden your horizons. Why is your perspective so narrow, only thinking about romantic relationships?”

Cao Ruoxue looked embarrassed and quickly tugged on her mother’s sleeve to hide her face.

Yang Chen followed the Cao family father and son into the living room and sat down. Servants quickly brewed tea and brought it over.

Cao Aimin: “Mr. Yang, please have some tea.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you.”

Cao Wangnian: “Thank you, Mr. Yang, for helping our family solve such a significant problem and for allowing me to participate in such a meaningful research project. Once our project succeeds, it will not only address the challenges in barren and underdeveloped areas like Xinjiang Province but also showcase the leading-edge technology of our Dragon Country [China].”

Cao Aimin: “Mr. Yang is doing things that are meaningful to the country and the people, which is truly admirable.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I’m just doing it to pass the time.”

Soon, all the dishes were on the table, and Cao Aimin invited Yang Chen to sit down and start eating.

Cao Wangnian even brought out his treasured 1980 Moutai [a highly prized Chinese liquor]. He had originally planned to bring out these two bottles of wine for his 70th birthday, but now he brought them out to properly entertain Yang Chen.

Yang Chen didn’t particularly enjoy drinking, and he had to drive later, so he declined Cao Wangnian’s offer to open the wine. He used plain water instead of wine to express his gratitude.

Cao Ruoxue took the upcoming performance very seriously and went to put on makeup after only a few bites.

The Cao family also knew what the highlight of the evening was, so they didn’t say much during the meal, constantly encouraging Yang Chen to eat more.

After Yang Chen finished eating, Ning Caifeng took him to Cao Ruoxue’s practice room.

“Mr. Yang, please take a look around. Xiaoxue [Cao Ruoxue’s nickname] should be preparing her outfit and will be ready soon,” Ning Caifeng said with a smile.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Thank you, Madam Cao.”

Ning Caifeng: “Haha… You’re welcome. Then I won’t disturb you.”

Yang Chen nodded and walked into the practice room to look around.

Cao Ruoxue’s practice room was quite large, estimated to be about 80 square meters [approximately 860 square feet]. The usable area of an average family’s home probably wasn’t even that big.

There were many musical instruments inside, not only traditional instruments but also Western instruments such as pianos. The walls were covered with Cao Ruoxue’s certificates from childhood to adulthood, some of which were from national competitions.

Yang Chen didn’t know how to play other instruments, but as a piano master, he could play the piano with ease.

Yang Chen sat down to find his feeling and rhythm, and then played a piece of “The Crave.”

Cao Ruoxue, who was putting on makeup, immediately stopped what she was doing when she heard the music. As a piano enthusiast, she instantly recognized that this was the piece played during the duel in “The Legend of 1900,” which could not be completed by one person alone. Who was playing it?

Cao Ruoxue quickly ran to the door of the practice room and carefully peeked inside. Seeing Yang Chen’s hands flying quickly over the keys, she was immediately shocked, and her eyes widened.

“How did he do that? This piece requires two pianists and post-production effects to complete when filming the movie. He can actually play it alone. Not only can he make money, but he also has such high artistic talent. He’s really too outstanding,” Cao Ruoxue thought to herself.

Cao Ruoxue carefully walked in and quietly admired his wonderful performance not far behind Yang Chen.

When Yang Chen struck the last piano key, got up, clapped his hands, and turned around to ask, “How was it? Did I play well?”

Cao Ruoxue: “Ah? You found me!”

Yang Chen: “My hearing is very sensitive. I heard you when you were in the hallway.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Mr. Yang, I didn’t expect your piano skills to be so high. If I’m not mistaken, you were playing ‘The Crave’ from ‘The Legend of 1900,’ which cannot be completed by an individual. It requires multiple people working together and special effects to complete. No one has ever been able to play it alone. How did you do it?”

Yang Chen: “What did you think? My thirty years of single hand speed aren’t just for show.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Haha… Mr. Yang, you’re so humorous. Mr. Yang is great at doing business, and I didn’t expect you to have such talent in the arts. I can’t help but admire you. I hope to have the opportunity to learn and communicate with you.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, maybe another time. Come on, I want to enjoy your performance.”

Cao Ruoxue nodded and said, “I’m a little nervous now. I feel like I’m showing off my limited skills before an expert.”

Yang Chen: “I only know how to play the piano; I don’t know any other instruments. There’s no showing off here.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Oh, okay, I’ll start now.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, pulled a chair, sat by the window, and waited for Cao Ruoxue to begin her performance.

Cao Ruoxue’s current outfit was modeled after Alyssa Chia’s version of Zhao Min [a character from the wuxia novel “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber”], and she was playing the theme song of the 1994 version of “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber,” “Swords Like Dreams.”

If you just listened to the song, you might not feel anything, but paired with the carefully dressed Cao Ruoxue, it seemed extraordinary.

Nothing to do today, listening to music in a brothel [a playful reference to a life of leisure and enjoyment].

After Yang Chen retired, he would definitely live this kind of life every day.

After playing a song, Cao Ruoxue nervously asked, “Mr. Yang, how was it? Did I play well?”

Yang Chen: “The song is good, the person is beautiful, everything is good!”

Cao Ruoxue was immediately overjoyed and said, “Hehe… Thank you for your praise, Mr. Yang. Please wait a moment, I’ll go change my clothes and be right back.”

Yang Chen: “No need to bother, just play the next song in this outfit.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Don’t do that, I’ve already prepared everything, please just watch.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Okay, okay! Then go change your clothes. Be careful, don’t slip.”

Cao Ruoxue smiled and nodded, quickly lifted her skirt and ran to change her clothes.

At this time, Ning Caifeng was discussing with her father-in-law and husband how to reciprocate Yang Chen’s gift.

Ning Caifeng: “We must accept these gold bars; we can’t refuse him. Our return gift must be more valuable than these two gold bars. I think you two should take out a painting or something to give him in return. What do you think?”

Cao Wangnian: “That’s not the issue; the key is whether he likes it or not. We should seize this opportunity and give him a gift that he likes. Aimin will be the chairman of his newly formed company in the future, so we must cater to his preferences.”

Cao Aimin: “The problem is we don’t know what he likes. If we knew what he liked, I would buy it at a high price and give it to him as a return gift.”

Ning Caifeng: “I think a painting is fine. He may not like it, but he definitely won’t hate it, and that’s enough.”

Cao Wangnian and Cao Aimin thought about it and felt that what Ning Caifeng said made sense. They couldn’t give Yang Chen his favorite thing, but giving him something he didn’t hate was also acceptable.

The two quickly went to the collection room to choose a painting.

Upstairs, Cao Ruoxue continued to change outfits and play songs for Yang Chen, and after working for more than an hour, she finally finished playing the eight songs they had agreed upon.

Cao Ruoxue was covered in sweat and asked with a smile, “Mr. Yang, I’ve finished playing eight songs, please give me some feedback.”

Yang Chen gave a thumbs up and praised, “Very good! It seems that all these certificates on your wall were earned with real skills, not consolation prizes.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Haha… Of course, I’ve always won awards based on my strength. If it were really a consolation prize, I wouldn’t want it at all, and it wouldn’t deserve to be on my wall of honor.”

Yang Chen: “Really? Then tell me about these certificates, trophies, and awards. Tell me about the ones you think are important.”

Cao Ruoxue: “This is the first prize I just won in the national competition last year, which is the highest award I’ve received so far…”

Downstairs.

Cao Aimin whispered, “Xiaoning [Ning Caifeng’s nickname], why don’t you go up and take a look? It’s been more than half an hour, why is there no sound at all?”

Ning Caifeng: “Is it appropriate for me to go up? What if I see something I shouldn’t see?”

Cao Aimin: “Then you need to go up and take a look even more! Go! Go!”

Ning Caifeng nodded and quickly took a plate of fruit upstairs.

She came to the door of the practice room and listened carefully. After confirming that the two were discussing awards, she felt relieved and knocked on the door.

“Mr. Yang, Xiaoxue, have some fruit,” Ning Caifeng said with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Thank you, Madam Cao, I’m about to leave, I won’t eat any. Miss Cao, thank you for your performance, I enjoyed listening tonight.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Are you leaving so soon? It’s not even ten o’clock, stay and play a little longer.”

Yang Chen: “No, I have to go to that City Park tomorrow, so I need to sleep early and get up early, so I can get in before it gets too crowded.”

Cao Ruoxue: “Okay then. I’m going tomorrow too, can I go with you?”

Yang Chen: “Sure. See you at the park entrance tomorrow.”

The mother and daughter sent Yang Chen downstairs.

Ning Caifeng quickly said, “Aimin, Mr. Yang is leaving, tell your dad.”

Cao Aimin: “Ah, is Mr. Yang leaving so soon? It’s still early, stay and play a little longer.”

Yang Chen: “No, thank you for the Cao family’s hospitality, I had a very pleasant evening.”

Cao Wangnian took out a painting and said with a smile, “Mr. Yang, this is your first time visiting our house, and I don’t know what you like, so I’m giving you this painting as a souvenir. I hope you don’t mind.”

Yang Chen: “Professor Cao, I can’t accept this. I came to your house for a free meal and didn’t bring any gifts, and now I’m taking a painting from you. I’m so embarrassed.”

Cao Wangnian: “Haha… Mr. Yang, don’t think like that. This is a little something I’m personally giving to Mr. Yang. Please accept it.”

Cao Aimin: “Yes, Mr. Yang, please accept it.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, took the painting, and said, “Okay, thank you, Professor Cao, I’ll accept it. Goodbye, good night.”

The Cao family sent Yang Chen to the car and waved goodbye to him.

Cao Ruoxue: “I’m going to sleep too, I’ll get up early tomorrow to go to Luogang Park.”

Ning Caifeng: “Mr. Yang is going to play tomorrow too?”

Cao Ruoxue: “Yes! We agreed to meet at the park entrance tomorrow. Grandpa, Dad, Mom, good night, going to sleep.”

The three looked at Cao Ruoxue’s cheerful back and showed gratified smiles.

They didn’t expect her to be Yang Chen’s girlfriend, as long as she could be a regular friend, the Cao family could benefit immensely.

It was indeed late, and Yang Chen sped up to return to the hotel to rest.

While passing over a bridge, a woman carrying a suitcase reached out to stop Yang Chen’s car.

Yang Chen slowed down and stopped after confirming that there were no “ambushes” around.

The woman quickly stepped forward and said, “Sir, I’m sorry, I don’t have any money on me, and my phone is dead. Can you give me a ride for a little while?”

Yang Chen certainly wouldn’t refuse to help others, but he still had to be vigilant.

“Are you here to find relatives or friends and couldn’t find them?” Yang Chen asked.

The woman shook her head and said, “I was just kicked out by my ex-husband.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Oh, then get in.”

Divorced women are so pitiful. They can’t go back to their parents’ home, and their ex-husbands won’t take them in. If they don’t have any skills or savings, they really live worse than stray dogs. At least stray dogs have kind people feeding them, but she might starve to death.

“Sir, thank you for your help. Once my phone is charged and turned on, I’ll transfer the money to you,” the woman said.

Yang Chen: “No need, it’s just a small favor. Where are you going?”

Woman: “Please help me find a KFC, McDonald’s, or other fast food restaurant nearby, one that’s open 24 hours. I’ll spend the night there and figure out a way tomorrow.”

Yang Chen turned to look at her and said, “You’re in a really tough spot. Why did you get divorced, and why did your ex-husband kick you out so late?”

Woman: “He likes to drink, and when he gets drunk, he doesn’t like the way I look. If I make any noise, he hits me. Every time I want to divorce him, he hits me. Later, I couldn’t take it anymore and threatened to jump off a building to force him to divorce me.”

Yang Chen’s CPU was starting to overheat. If that’s the case, why did she come back to find her ex-husband?

Did she feel uncomfortable if she didn’t get beaten for a day?

Yang Chen: “Oh, and then what happened?”

Woman: “After the divorce, he hit me even harder.”

Yang Chen: “What the heck? He still hit you after the divorce? Did he chase you to your parents’ home to hit you? Would your parents allow that?”

Woman: “No, he chased me to the house I rented. I don’t have any money now, so I’ve moved out of the house and want to move back in with him.”

Yang Chen: “Ah! Then… what are your thoughts?”

Woman: “I want to remarry him!”

Yang Chen: “…”

Yang Chen’s CPU was completely fried. Could a normal person really say something like that?

Yang Chen: “Sister, I’m a little confused. He hits you, you can’t stand it, you threaten to die to get a divorce, and then he chases you to your rental house to hit you, and now you want to remarry him?”

Woman: “Yes! Anyway, I’m getting beaten by him, so I might as well remarry him. At least I’ll have a home, and he can make money for me to spend.”

Yang Chen: “…”

Besides giving her a thumbs up, Yang Chen didn’t know what else to say.

Yang Chen: “Sister, to be honest, I really can’t understand your thinking. But, I respect your choice. So, your ex-husband doesn’t agree to remarry you, right?”

Woman: “Yes. He said he’s doing very well now, doesn’t need to spend money on me, can do whatever he wants, and enjoys the peace and quiet. If he wants to hit me, he just goes and hits me, it’s great.”

Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. Her husband knew how to live.

Yang Chen: “Are you sure you have to remarry him? You finally escaped the sea of suffering, why do you want to jump back in?”

Woman: “Didn’t I say? I get beaten by him even after the divorce, and he doesn’t give me money to spend. It’s better to remarry, even if I still get beaten, at least he gives me money to spend.”

Yang Chen: “Have you ever thought about calling the police or something?”

Woman: “Call the police? There’s no need, it’s not like we have some deep hatred. What if the police arrest him and put him in jail?”

Yang Chen: “Beautiful, sister, you’ve hit the nail on the head. Just because you’re so ‘honest,’ I have to help you. Where does your ex-husband live? I’ll take you back. At least I can charge your phone. It’s too irresponsible to kick you out like this.”

Woman: “What if he hits me again? It hurts when he hits me.”

Yang Chen: “Then call the police and let them talk to him.”

Woman: “Oh, why are you such a bad person? I told you not to call the police, it would be troublesome if the police arrested him and put him in jail. Forget it, I’m getting out, I don’t need your help. You’re not a good person either. People say it’s better to tear down ten temples than to ruin a marriage, aren’t you obviously ruining my marriage?”

Yang Chen: “…”

I’m speechless!

Sure enough, you can’t use normal logic to understand this woman’s thinking.

The woman angrily opened the door and got out of the car, dragging her suitcase and walking away quickly.

The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds [a Chinese idiom meaning there are all kinds of people in the world]. The world is big, and you can meet all kinds of people.

With her kind of thinking, she deserves to be beaten.

Yang Chen just treated it as a small interlude, laughed it off, and went back to the hotel to rest since it was getting late.

More than 40 minutes later, Yang Chen returned to the hotel.

As soon as he parked the car, the system issued a reminder.

“Detected that the host has received a complaint, the system rewards the host with 100% equity of Tianyang Technology Company. Relevant materials will be delivered to the hotel tomorrow morning, please pay attention to check.”

What the heck, I didn’t pick up any passengers today, how could I be complained about?

Could it be that weirdo from earlier who complained?

As soon as Yang Chen got out of the car, BEEP customer service called.

Customer service: “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry to bother you so late.”

Yang Chen: “It’s okay, I’m not asleep yet. What’s up?”

Customer service: “It’s like this, I received a phone complaint about you. The other party said that you deliberately destroyed her marital relationship and hopes that the platform can punish you. I’m calling you to understand the real situation because I can tell that she’s speaking with anger and prejudice, so what she’s saying is definitely not the truth.”

Yang Chen briefly told the customer service representative what had happened.

Customer service: “Pfft… I’m sorry, Mr. Yang, I’m not laughing at you, I just couldn’t help but laugh at that sister. How can there be such a person? Does she get itchy if she doesn’t get beaten for a day?”

Yang Chen: “I don’t know about that. My CPU was almost fried by her, I really can’t understand her thinking.”

Customer service: “Okay, I understand the situation. If she calls again, I know how to deal with it. Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Yang, have a good rest and wish you a happy life.”

Yang Chen: “Yeah, wish you a happy life too.”

Yang Chen put away his phone, shook his head helplessly, and smiled wryly.

Although he couldn’t understand that woman’s thought process, her complaint contributed a system reward to Yang Chen. Because of that, Yang Chen wasn’t angry at all, just a little confused.

As Yang Chen walked into the hotel, he searched online for information about Tianyang Technology.

This Tianyang Technology is in Beijing and is a technology company that researches human and animal embryo technology, plant seed genetic modification, and other fields.

It is said that this company has many achievements in the field of artificial embryos and has created a sheep through artificial embryos.

However, out of ethical and legal considerations, they humanely destroyed the sheep shortly after it was “born” because they were too afraid of causing trouble and even being punished.

Yang Chen showed a happy smile. The simulated embryo for the simulation robot has been found.