How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 16

16. Driving the Car Upstairs – What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

No one knew that Zhang Jiankun was using Wang Lixin’s QQ account to send messages, and even fewer suspected that this class reunion was a Hongmen Banquet [a banquet set up as a trap] for Yang Chen.

Seeing Wang Lixin offer to treat everyone, the classmates responded enthusiastically.

Chen Yuwan: “Wang Lixin, that’s the spirit! We’re classmates; there’s no need to act like enemies.”

Wu Tao: “If the class beauty is treating, we definitely have to go.”

Xia Yurou: “It’s been over a year since we graduated; we really should get together.”

…

When they first entered high school, junior high reunions were frequently held, and everyone actively participated.

Later, in college, they lost contact with their junior high classmates, and high school reunions became the focus.

By the time they were juniors in college, even high school reunions dwindled.

So, Yang Chen understood what class reunions were all about: purely a waste of time.

It’s just that now, having just graduated, everyone still entertained the idea of getting together.

After a little longer, everyone would have their own families and definitely wouldn’t keep in touch.

Therefore, Yang Chen had no intention of participating, especially since this gathering was organized by Wang Lixin and that dog of a man; he wanted to avoid it even more.

Yang Chen turned off his phone screen, took a sip of his energy drink, and prepared to work.

At this moment, his phone notified him that Xu Xiaowan had sent a QQ private message.

Yang Chen opened it to take a look.

“Yang Chen, are you going to the Sunday gathering?”

Just as Yang Chen was about to reply, Wang Lixin @mentioned him in the group.

Yang Chen opened the group to take a look.

Wang Lixin: “@YangChen, you must come. There are only two purposes for this gathering. First, to let everyone get together. Second, I want to express my apology to you in person. If you don’t come, this gathering will lose half its meaning.”

Other classmates, for the sake of a free meal and to see the people they wanted to see, all encouraged Yang Chen to agree.

Chen Yuwan: “@YangChen, you must come. The girl has already taken the initiative to apologize to you; you can’t keep up your guard.”

Wu Tao: “Yes, yes, everyone should get together; don’t be a spoilsport.”

Xia Yurou: “@YangChen, you must come. If I don’t see you at the gathering, I’ll come pick you up; I’ll tie you up and drag you there.”

…

Xu Xiaowan looked at Xia Yurou’s message and suddenly felt a pang of jealousy.

As a college roommate, Xu Xiaowan knew that Xia Yurou also liked Yang Chen back then.

Now that everyone knows Yang Chen is single, it’s clear from Xia Yurou’s words that she’s about to launch a love offensive towards Yang Chen.

Many people pursued Xu Xiaowan back then, but she always said that she already had someone in her heart, but she wouldn’t say who it was.

In fact, the person in her heart was Yang Chen.

However, Xu Xiaowan was reserved and embarrassed to express her love.

Moreover, she felt that it was too degrading for a girl to actively pursue a boy, and since Yang Chen had a girlfriend at the time, she didn’t dare to say who the person in her heart was.

But now that Xia Yurou was clearly about to launch an offensive towards Yang Chen, Xu Xiaowan felt that if she hesitated any longer, she might never have a chance.

She couldn’t possibly wait another five years, hoping for him to break up again, right?

Yang Chen couldn’t guess that this was a trap either.

So, he replied to the message.

“We’ll see. If I don’t have too much work that day, I’ll go. I have to work now; you guys chat.”

Yang Chen opened Xu Xiaowan’s message box, out of courtesy,

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he considered replying to her.

“We’ll see.”

Soon, Xu Xiaowan replied.

“Oh.”

Yang Chen thought Xu Xiaowan was just asking casually, so he didn’t reply to her again.

Xu Xiaowan looked at Yang Chen’s QQ avatar, lost in thought for a moment.

She was wondering if she should take the initiative and make a move.

Yang Chen kept driving until 5 PM, picking up 10 passengers, all of whom gave him five-star reviews.

After all, normal passengers are the majority, and oddball customers are always the minority.

Yang Chen wasn’t willing to deliberately cause trouble to get bad reviews, so he didn’t get any extra income that afternoon.

After driving all day, Yang Chen felt too tired, so he finished work and went home.

After eating dinner and taking a shower, Yang Chen went to bed and fell asleep.

Around 10 PM, Yang Chen woke up.

Waking up at this time, he definitely wouldn’t be able to fall asleep until 3 or 4 AM.

Instead of lying in bed wasting time on Douyin [TikTok’s Chinese version], he might as well get up and drive; maybe he’d get a bad review and take off [become popular].

Yang Chen changed his clothes and went to work.

At this time, it began to drizzle.

Yang Chen muttered to himself happily, “The heavens are helping me. I won’t have to worry about orders in this weather.”

It was raining outside, and 10 PM was the time when people who went out to play at night were heading home, so there were indeed many orders.

The platform pushed several orders, and Yang Chen prioritized the order closest to him.

Summer rain comes very quickly; it was just a drizzle a moment ago, but now it had turned into a torrential downpour.

Yang Chen followed the navigation and arrived at the entrance of a KTV [karaoke television].

He called the passenger through the platform and saw that a girl standing at the entrance was the passenger who placed the order.

Yang Chen: “Hello, your BEEP ride is here; please come over.”

Passenger: “It’s raining so hard; how can I get over there?”

In order to better serve the passenger, Yang Chen quickly replied: “Then you wait; I’ll come pick you up now.”

After speaking, Yang Chen hung up the phone, took an umbrella, and quickly walked over.

Yang Chen came to the customer and asked: “Hello, are you Ms. Zhang?”

The passenger nodded and said: “Oh dear, there’s so much water on the ground; I can’t walk over there. You carry me over.”

Yang Chen’s eyes widened in shock, and he quickly replied: “I’m sorry, unless you have difficulty walking, I don’t provide such services.”

The female passenger immediately stretched out her foot and said: “Look, my newly bought shoes, Hongxing [a popular Chinese brand] shoes. There’s so much water on the ground; won’t my shoes get wet if I walk over there? Aren’t you ride-hailing drivers supposed to serve customers? You’re a big man; what’s wrong with carrying me for a bit? Many people want to carry me but don’t have the chance.”

Damn, the epitome of a confident woman.

Yang Chen quickly replied: “I’m sorry, I don’t provide such services. At most, I can give you the umbrella, and you can walk over yourself.”

The female passenger rolled her eyes at Yang Chen and muttered: “What an attitude.”

Then she took the umbrella and quickly dashed to the car on her tiptoes.

Yang Chen ran over in one breath, got into the car, and opened the door.

After the passenger came in, she threw the umbrella directly onto the seat next to her.

This action infuriated Yang Chen; anyone with a brain wouldn’t do such a thing.

Yang Chen quickly picked up the umbrella, put it on the floor, and then pulled out

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some paper towels to wipe the water stains on the seat.

“Miss, you can put the umbrella on the floor; you can’t put it on the seat. It will inconvenience other passengers who get in the car later,” Yang Chen said.

The passenger immediately replied: “What do I care about other passengers? Hurry up and drive; stop nagging! You’ve already made me very dissatisfied; if you dare to make me dissatisfied again, you can wait to be complained about.”

Damn it, another weirdo.

Yang Chen fastened his seat belt and said: “Hello, please fasten your seat belt. We are now departing for Jing’an Garden.”

The female passenger was unmoved.

Yang Chen didn’t want to bother with her either and drove on his own.

More than ten minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of Jing’an Garden.

“Miss, we’ve arrived. Please take your personal belongings and welcome to ride BEEP again next time,” Yang Chen said very politely.

The passenger glanced outside and said: “No, there’s too much water on the ground. I already got my shoes dirty when I walked to the car just now; I can’t walk back myself. Drive the car upstairs for me.”

Yang Chen instantly petrified; what kind of idiot is this?

“Miss, this is a car; what kind of request is it for you to ask me to drive it upstairs?” Yang Chen asked speechlessly.

“There are puddles; it’s raining; can’t you see?” the passenger asked, being deliberately unreasonable.

Yang Chen was helpless and replied: “I’ve already driven you to the entrance of the building; you just need to walk a few steps.”

“I’m telling you to drive upstairs, driver! These shoes are newly bought Hongxing sneakers; I waited in line for four hours to buy them; will you compensate me if they get wet and dirty?” the passenger continued to be unreasonable.

“Miss, this is a car, a BEEP ride, not an elevator; how can I drive you upstairs? I’m only responsible for taking you to the location you set; I don’t provide upstairs service, okay?” Yang Chen tried his best to be patient.

“I don’t care so much; you’re in the service industry; you have to make me satisfied. I’m very dissatisfied with you right now; do you understand?” the passenger said angrily.

“No… isn’t this just being unreasonable?” Yang Chen couldn’t help but complain.

The female passenger immediately got excited, pointed at Yang Chen and said: “Who are you calling unreasonable? What’s your name? I’m going to complain about you; I’m calling to complain about you right now!”

Yang Chen also got angry; he really couldn’t stand this kind of idiot passenger, and said: “You complain! I’m going to call the police too.”

The female passenger immediately asked: “Why are you calling the police? Huh? You’re calling the police; why are you calling the police?”

Yang Chen: “Seeing that it’s raining heavily and it’s late at night, I was thinking of getting a few more rides, but all my time has been wasted by you. Just get out of the car, okay?”

Female passenger: “I won’t get out of the car! If you don’t take me upstairs, I won’t get out of the car!”

Yang Chen: “Fine! Then don’t get out of the car! Come home with me! I’m not picking up any more passengers!”

The female passenger suddenly got excited, grabbed Yang Chen’s arm and asked: “Hey! Are you being a pervert? Do you think you can be a pervert just because you’re handsome? Don’t go; I’m definitely calling the police to arrest you!”

“Oh, call! Call! Call! Whoever doesn’t call the police isn’t born of a mother and father!” Yang Chen said angrily.

Then, they both took out their phones to call the police…