How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 147

147. I Wish You a Quick Marriage and Lots of Kids. Am I Not Allowed to Have Some Money as a Ride-Hailing Driver?

“Apologize to my boss right now, no matter what it takes, you must get his forgiveness. Otherwise, my job is at risk, and our family restaurant will go out of business. I’m coming over right now!” Chen Zhichao roared.

Chen Zhiyue, looking dejected, approached Yang Chen and quickly bowed in apology.

“Mr. Yang, it’s all my fault. Please be generous and don’t hold it against me. My brother, Chen Zhichao, works for you. Do you know him?”

“Him? Is he here?” Yang Chen asked.

“He’s coming, he’s coming, he’ll be here soon. Our place isn’t far from here! Can you please consider my brother’s sake and not hold it against me?” Chen Zhiyue said humbly.

You usually hear of employees trying to please the boss, not the other way around.

*Isn’t Chen Zhiyue just daydreaming?*

Just in time, Yang Chen’s asset management company has been successfully registered. It’s time to replace all the heads of his industries with his own people.

“We’re about to eat, don’t disturb us,” Yang Chen said calmly.

Chen Zhiyue nodded, saying, “Understood! Understood! Someone, please escort those customers with strong odors out. Don’t you people have any public decency? Using such cheap perfume mixed with your sweat, don’t you know how strong the smell is? You’re disturbing other people’s meals!”

The plump woman who had been the most vocal earlier looked furious, feeling that the boss’s words were directed at her.

The waiters immediately stepped forward to escort the group out.

“What do you mean? We’re paying, why are you kicking us out?”

“We paid, you have to provide service!”

“You’re forcibly driving away customers; we can complain about you!”

…

*Listen to them, they understand reason now.*

Then why did they make things difficult for an old man who wanted to celebrate his granddaughter’s tenth birthday?

When things happen to them, they want to talk about reason.

When reason was spoken to them earlier, they acted like hooligans.

In short, they bully the weak and fear the strong.

Chen Zhiyue said angrily, “Then why did you make things difficult for this old man earlier? If you hadn’t been causing trouble, would things have escalated to this point? I offended someone I couldn’t afford to offend to protect you, and now I don’t know what to do. Complain if you want, but don’t bother me here, get out now!”

Offending a few ordinary customers, even being complained about to consumer associations, is a small matter for Chen Zhiyue.

But offending Yang Chen is different. Chen Baoqiang alone could shut down the restaurant, not to mention his master, Zhang Xiang, hasn’t even made a move yet.

These people probably realize they are ordinary, and they don’t dare to argue with Chen Zhiyue, so they packed up their things and left, grumbling.

If they had any confidence, they wouldn’t have left so easily.

It proves the old saying that the most ruthless oppressors of ordinary people are often ordinary people themselves.

They themselves are very ordinary, yet they want to show off by making things difficult for someone even more ordinary than them.

Other diners in the restaurant didn’t want to cause trouble, so they quickly finished their meals and left.

Before long, only Yang Chen and his group were left dining in the restaurant.

Cheng Junjun smiled and asked the little girl, “How is it, good?”

The little girl nodded happily, saying, “Yes, it’s delicious. I’ve never had such delicious steak before.”

“Haha… If you like it, we’ll go somewhere else later, and I’ll treat you to as much as you want,” Cheng Junjun said.

The little girl shook her head contentedly, saying, “No need, I just wanted to know what it tastes like. My classmates always talk about steak in front of me, but I’ve never had it, so I can’t join their conversations. Now I know what steak tastes like, and I can talk to them about it in the future.”

*Wow, these words really tug at the heartstrings.*

The old man said with a smile, “It’s because Grandpa is useless; you have to suffer with me. Grandpa only hopes to live a few more years. I have to raise you to adulthood before I go; otherwise, I’d be too worried to leave you alone in this world.”

Little girl: “Grandpa, you will live to be a hundred years old. I will definitely get into a good university, find a good job, and earn money to support you.”

“Haha…” The old man laughed very happily.

Cheng Junjun is very envious of the relationship between this grandfather and granddaughter; it’s something she will never have in her life.

“How about this, I’ll cover your school expenses from now on. Study hard and be sure to get into a good university,” Cheng Junjun said with a smile.

The little girl looked at her grandfather with a naive expression.

The old man immediately wanted to kneel down to thank Cheng Junjun.

Yang Chen quickly stopped him.

“School is so expensive now, girl, if you can help solve the tuition problem, I would be very grateful. I can’t earn much money from collecting scraps; there’s class fees, excursions, and then some learning machine [educational tablet]. Sigh…” The old man said helplessly.

Before it was free, there were no various fees, and even if there were, they wouldn’t be so expensive.

Since it became free, all kinds of fees have emerged, and each one is higher than the last.

Even now, you have to buy a house to go to school; otherwise, you have to pay tens of thousands of yuan in borrowing fees.

It’s supposed to be free compulsory education, but the fees are much higher than before it was free.

The old man makes a living by collecting scraps, and now prices are very high; all the money he saves in a year has to be given to the school.

Fortunately, they haven’t gotten sick; if they get sick, they’ll probably have to resign themselves to fate.

The little girl said with a smile, “Grandpa, brother, sister, can we cut the cake now?”

Cheng Junjun said with a smile, “Of course.”

Chen Zhiyue, not far away, quickly asked someone to flip the switch and turn off the lights.

In the darkness, a palm-sized cake lit up with candles.

The little girl closed her eyes and made a sincere wish.

“I wish Grandpa a long life, I wish I can get into college, I wish brother and sister get married soon and have a lot of younger siblings.”

The old man laughed heartily, very happy.

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun were embarrassed.

*Little sister, you shouldn’t say that; there’s no sign of anything yet. It’s not appropriate to wish for a bunch of younger siblings.*

Cheng Junjun’s face flushed red, and she secretly glanced at Yang Chen in the dim candlelight.

After the little girl made her wish, she blew out the candles.

Chen Zhiyue then asked someone to turn on the lights.

“Huh? Sister, why is your face so red?” the little girl asked.

*How dare you ask?*

You’ve already asked her to have a lot of younger siblings with Yang Chen; how could she not blush?

Cheng Junjun glanced at Yang Chen again, and when she saw that Yang Chen was also looking at her, she quickly lowered her head and said to the girl with a smile, “It’s okay, maybe it was the heat from the candles.”

The little girl nodded and cut the cake into four pieces.

Cheng Junjun has lived a privileged life since she was a child, but this small cake of more than ten yuan was the most delicious cake she had ever eaten.

Maybe this cake contains the love that she will never get from a grandfather to his granddaughter.

As soon as the cake was finished, Chen Zhichao ran in.

“President Yang, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, this is my younger brother. I hope President Yang can spare him for my sake.”

Yang Chen glanced at Chen Zhichao and said, “Are you kidding me? I paid to come in for a meal, and your brother wants to kick me out, and then I give you face and don’t care? Doesn’t that mean I’m going to be bullied by you brothers today? Did I give you too good of a job, and it’s made your brain go bad?”

Chen Zhichao quickly explained, “No, no, I didn’t mean that, President Yang, don’t misunderstand.”

As he spoke, Yang Zhichao suddenly turned around and slapped his brother, scolding, “You bastard, how many times have I warned you to keep a low profile? Apologize to President Yang now!”

Chen Zhiyue covered his face and quickly apologized to Yang Chen.

“President Yang, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, please be generous and don’t hold it against me; just let me go.”

Yang Chen: “You should apologize to this old man and little sister.”

Chen Zhiyue: “Yes, yes, yes, Grandpa, little sister, it’s all my fault. I apologize to you; please help me beg President Yang for mercy. Thank you, thank you.”

Before the old man could speak, Yang Chen said to Chen Baoqiang, “Lawyer Chen, if a restaurant takes a customer’s money but refuses to provide service, can they be sued and compensated?”

Chen Baoqiang: “Of course! Not only can they be compensated, but I can also shut them down. Just one word from Mr. Yang, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

Chen Zhichao decisively said, “We’ll pay; however much the old man spent, we’ll compensate a hundred times over, as long as President Yang is happy.”

“Lawyer Chen, I’ll leave this matter to you. If this restaurant can still stay open, I’ll doubt your personal ability,” Yang Chen said.

Chen Baoqiang quickly replied, “President Yang, don’t worry; I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.”

Yang Chen nodded and left with Cheng Junjun and the others.

Chen Zhiyue asked his brother for help, and Chen Zhichao quickly chased after them to continue begging Yang Chen for mercy.

Yang Chen turned his head and glared at Chen Zhichao, saying, “You’re fired; I’ll have the finance department settle your salary and compensation tomorrow. I’ve already given you one chance, and you still dare to chase after me; you’re not using your brain!”

Yang Chen led Cheng Junjun and the others out of the restaurant.

The little girl asked innocently, “Brother, what will happen to this restaurant?”

“This restaurant will be complained about for driving away customers and will be closed down,” Yang Chen replied.

The little girl nodded, saying, “That’s great; they’re too bad; they should be closed down.”

Yang Chen took out the 300,000 yuan check that Zhou Bin gave him from his pocket and handed it to the old man, saying, “Take it to the bank to cash it, and raise your granddaughter well. When she graduates from college in the future, I’ll hire her to work in my company.”

When the old man saw that the check was for 300,000 yuan, he immediately knelt down excitedly.

Because he knelt down so decisively, Yang Chen didn’t have time to stop him.

Yang Chen quickly helped him up, saying, “This money is for her education and growth expenses, not for you to squander and enjoy life. Remember that?”

The old man nodded, saying, “Understood, understood. What’s your name? Whether the girl can get into college in the future or not, I will make her repay you.”

“My name is Yang Chen. I didn’t plan to use this money anyway, so it’s better to give it to you than to let it expire. Little girl, study hard; you don’t need to thank me, but you have to be worthy of the money that Grandpa and brother donated to you. Understand?” Yang Chen said.

The little girl nodded, saying, “I understand, brother; I will remember your words for the rest of my life. My name is Zhang Xinyue, brother; please remember my name too; I will definitely repay you in the future.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, waving goodbye to the grandfather and granddaughter.

*”Big brother, thank you for your donation; I will definitely repay you in the future,” Zhang Xinyue thought to herself.*

Since he donated it, Yang Chen didn’t think about getting anything in return.

Donating is a voluntary act and doesn’t require any return.

Yang Chen disdained to use the two checks given by Li Lianxiong and Zhou Bin, so donating them was a good deed.

300,000 yuan is enough to ensure Zhang Xinyue graduates from college, but if all 800,000 yuan were given to them, they would lose the motivation to work hard. If they suddenly became rich, why would they bother working hard?

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun got into the car.

Cheng Junjun asked with a smile, “What do you do for a living? You seem very powerful.”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “I’m a Didi [Chinese ride-hailing app] ride-hailing driver.”

Cheng Junjun rolled her eyes, saying, “I’ve already told you my story; can’t you reveal some real information to me? Is there no basic trust between people?”

Yang Chen logged into his Didi account and accepted a ride-sharing order.

Cheng Junjun: “Wow, you really are a Didi driver! How can I not believe it?”

Yang Chen: “Can I lie to you? This is my job every day; there’s no need to lie to you. I accepted a ride-sharing order; it’s in the same direction as your home. See if I’m a Didi driver.”

Cheng Junjun looked puzzled, frowning; she really couldn’t figure out how a ride-hailing driver could have so much power.

“Do you have other identities?” Cheng Junjun asked.

“Yes, I have many identities; which one are you asking about?” Yang Chen replied.

“What identities do you have; tell me,” Cheng Junjun asked.

At this time, the car arrived at the passenger’s location.

A male passenger walked over, and Yang Chen called out, “Brother, sit in the front.”

Male passenger: “Can’t I sit in the back?”

Yang Chen: “There’s someone in the back.”

The male passenger looked down at the back seat and saw a beautiful woman wearing a crop top and denim shorts. His eyes lit up, saying, “Brother, I get carsick in the front; I’d rather sit in the back.”

Yang Chen: “Then I’ll let her sit in the front.”

Male passenger: “Don’t! Brother, how about this, let us both sit in the back, and I’ll send you a 100 yuan red envelope [digital money transfer, often as a gift].”

Yang Chen: “Brother, you…”

The male passenger immediately scanned the money and sat in the back seat.

Cheng Junjun knew that the ride-hailing driver’s rating was very important, and she didn’t want Yang Chen to get a bad review, so she smiled very friendly to the male passenger, hoping he would have a pleasant ride and give Yang Chen a good review later.

When the male passenger saw Cheng Junjun smiling at him, he immediately became confident.

“Beauty, can I add you on WeChat? Maybe we can hang out together in the future.”

Cheng Junjun definitely didn’t want to add him on WeChat, so she smiled and pointed to her ears and mouth, then shook her head.

The male passenger said with a pity, “Ah? Deaf and mute! Brother, is she deaf and mute?”

Yang Chen: “Ah? Is she?”

Male passenger: “She can’t speak or hear. Tsk tsk tsk… What a pity. But… It doesn’t matter; she’s good-looking and has a good figure, so deaf and mute is fine. Beauty, I’m saying, add me on WeChat, WeChat, do you understand? Let’s have dinner together! Go to a bar for a drink! Drink, bar… Oh my god, this is so difficult.”

Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

Cheng Junjun had to pretend to the end, constantly pointing to her ears and mouth, shaking her head and waving her hands.

Male passenger: “I said let’s go to a bar for a drink, drink, you, understand?”

*Look how anxious this guy is, even Japanese words are coming out.*

Soon, the male passenger’s destination arrived.

He couldn’t get Cheng Junjun’s WeChat all the way, which made him very depressed.

As soon as he got out of the car, Cheng Junjun couldn’t help but collapse in laughter in the back seat.

“Haha…”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Don’t laugh; I feel like a bad review and complaint are coming soon.”

Cheng Junjun: “Ah? Impossible. He’ll give you a bad review? I’ve already tried my best to deal with him; it would be too much if he gave a bad review.”

Yang Chen: “Sigh… You don’t drive a car; you don’t know how many weirdos there are in this world. He didn’t get to add you as a friend, and he gave me 100 yuan for nothing; he will definitely give me a bad review and complaint.”

Cheng Junjun: “But he gave it voluntarily; you didn’t ask for it.”

Yang Chen: “Yes, but that doesn’t stop him from distorting the facts and giving me a bad review + complaint.”

Cheng Junjun shook her head; she didn’t think there could be such a rogue person.

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

Yang Chen smiled and handed the phone to Cheng Junjun, saying, “Look for yourself. I know without looking that he will say that I cheated him out of 100 yuan; not only will he scold me, but he will also criticize the platform.”

Cheng Junjun didn’t believe it and opened the bad review to read it carefully.

“Garbage driver, deliberately put a woman in the back to cheat me out of 100 yuan. Is the Didi platform so garbage now? Do drivers have to use honey traps to cheat money now?”

Cheng Junjun opened her mouth in surprise, unable to believe what she was seeing.

“Wow, how can he distort the facts? That’s too bad,” Cheng Junjun said angrily.

“It’s normal; that’s human nature,” Yang Chen replied.

At this time, the system issued a reminder.

“Congratulations to the host for receiving a bad review; the system rewards the host with 100 million in freely disposable funds, immediately credited to the account.”

Yang Chen smiled slightly; the system is still powerful, knowing that he is short of cash now, it directly rewards him with 100 million.

But

The next second, Yang Chen panicked; the bank SMS was coming.

“Miss Cheng, give me back the phone,” Yang Chen said quickly.

Cheng Junjun nodded, and just as she was about to return the phone to Yang Chen, a bank SMS popped up, reminding that 100 million had been transferred into Yang Chen’s account, and the balance was over 200 million.

Cheng Junjun’s eyes widened, and she slowly returned the phone.

Then, she swallowed, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Yang Chen was very annoyed; he shouldn’t have shown her the phone.

“Big brother, what do you do?” Cheng Junjun asked.

“Didn’t I just drop off a passenger? Isn’t it clear enough?” Yang Chen replied.

“But how can you be nervous about 100 million at once? The account balance is over 200 million; is this definitely money that a ride-hailing driver can earn?” Cheng Junjun asked.

“Oh, I also have shares in Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm, and the Sea Financial Building is also mine; these are all rent and dividends; they should have given it to me long ago, but they kept delaying it until now,” Yang Chen said.

At this time, the customer service called.

Customer service: “Mr. Yang, we have a situation here that needs to be verified with you. You just accepted a ride-sharing order; did you charge the passenger 100 yuan?”

Yang Chen had to explain the matter in detail to the customer service.

Customer service: “Oh, so that’s how it is. Then I’ll ask the data department for the video later; if it’s really as you said, I will determine that the complaint is not valid. But you must return the 100 yuan. Okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay, thank you.”

Customer service: “You’re welcome; this is what I should do. Mr. Yang, drive carefully and pay attention to safety. Goodbye.”

At this time, the system issued another reminder.

“Congratulations to the host for being complained about, triggering a critical reward; the system rewards the host with a chance to randomly draw a lottery to determine the bonus multiplier.”

At this time, a light curtain appeared in front of Yang Chen, which only he could see, and there was a lucky turntable on the light curtain.

Yang Chen used his mind to start the turntable to start the lottery, and finally the pointer pointed to 3.

System: “Congratulations to the host for getting a three-times critical reward, which means that the host will get a 300 million critical reward, immediately credited to the account.”

The next second, the bank SMS came, reminding that 300 million had been credited, and the balance was over 500 million.

Because he was worried that Cheng Junjun would see it, Yang Chen quickly closed the phone screen.

“Wow, that person is too bad; he really gave you a bad review + complaint!” Cheng Junjun said angrily.

Yang Chen chuckled, saying, “It’s normal; I’m used to it.”

“Then why do you still drive a ride-hailing car when you’re so rich?” Cheng Junjun asked in confusion.

It’s not why he still drives a ride-hailing car when he’s so rich, but he should say that he only became so rich after driving a ride-hailing car, so why not drive it?

“Experience life. Otherwise, would I just lie down and collect rent at a young age?” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Cheng Junjun nodded, saying, “That makes sense.”

At this time, Yang Chen dropped Cheng Junjun off at the apartment building she rented.

“Thank you; I had a great time tonight. Do you want to go up for a glass of water?” Cheng Junjun asked.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Thank you. It’s getting late; I won’t bother you to rest, and I also want to go home and sleep.”

Cheng Junjun felt a little surprised; she didn’t expect Yang Chen to refuse.

But then she thought that a person with hundreds of millions of assets must not lack girls chasing him, and he must often reject bad romances, which made sense.

Cheng Junjun returned home and sent Yang Chen a message.

“Thank you; this was the most enjoyable night I’ve had. I look forward to hanging out with you next time.”

It seems that Cheng Junjun is very satisfied with Yang Chen and has already taken the initiative to issue an invitation for the next date.

Now the initiative is in Yang Chen’s hands; if he wants to be friends with Cheng Junjun, then there will be a next date; if he doesn’t want to be friends with her, then there will be no next date.

Yang Chen returned home, and just after taking a shower, his aunt called.

Aunt: “Chenzi, are you asleep?”

Yang Chen: “Not yet. Aunt, what’s the matter?”

Aunt: “Xiaofei has already received the admission notice from Haicheng University of Finance and Economics; she said she wants to go to your place to play. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, let her come.”

Aunt: “Well, okay. There’s another thing; Xiaofei’s aunt called me today and said that Xiaofei’s cousin, Zhang Hailing, will be back from the US tomorrow; the plane lands at Haicheng International Airport at eight o’clock in the evening. She has a lot of luggage, so go to the airport to pick her up tomorrow night, and take her out for a meal and chat. If you two can hit it off, I’ll be the matchmaker for you.”

Yang Chen quickly said, “Thank you, Aunt; I think I should find my own girlfriend. The last time with Sun Xiaoxun left me with a huge psychological shadow; I don’t want to go on blind dates anymore.”

Aunt: “Last time was my mistake; I didn’t expect her to be that kind of person. Oh, right, I forgot if you didn’t mention it. I heard that Sun Xiaoxun was sentenced to 12 years in the first instance and is preparing to appeal. Forget it, let’s not talk about her. I’m not asking you to go on a blind date with her; just take her out for a meal and chat. If you’re interested in her, I’ll help you talk to her. If you’re not interested, then it’s definitely over. You’re my nephew, and she’s the niece of Xiaofei’s father’s side; I definitely hope you two can get together. But this kind of thing depends on fate; if you don’t like her, then forget it.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I see. Give me her phone number, WeChat, etc., and I’ll pick her up tomorrow night.”

After a while, the aunt sent a WeChat to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen applied to add her as a friend.

“Aunt asked me to pick you up at the airport tomorrow night.”

Soon, the other party accepted the friend request and replied with a message.

“Tomorrow night at eight o’clock, Haicheng International Airport. I have a lot of luggage, don’t be late.”

*Damn, did studying abroad make her stupid? She doesn’t even say thank you; it’s as if Yang Chen should pick her up.*

What’s there to talk about with this kind of person?

*I have no interest at all.*