How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 200

The Opportunity to Sing “Blue and White Porcelain” with Jay Chou—What’s Wrong with a Little Money for a Ride-Hailing Driver Like Me?

Before this, Song Siming had repeatedly invited Xia Xia to eat at Tang Court, but she had refused every time. But now, she was actively inviting a ride-hailing driver to eat at Tang Court.

In comparison, Song Siming became angrier the more he thought about it. He was actually being outdone by a ride-hailing driver.

Depressed, Song Siming went to Tang Court and finally found Yang Chen and Xia Xia after searching around. Xia Xia was telling Yang Chen about the difficulties her team faced, hoping that he could be lenient and rent a piano room for their team to use.

The opportunity for this art performance was very important to the people in their team, as it was directly related to their future prospects.

The school could only select one team to send to the TV station to perform. As far as she knew, there were 20 teams preparing intensively. If they didn’t train, they would be eliminated during the school’s selection competition.

As the captain, Xia Xia didn’t want to disappoint her teammates, and she didn’t want to see them fail because of a lack of training and rehearsal.

Just as she was talking, Song Siming approached.

“Xia Xia, what are you doing? I’ve invited you to Tang Court for dinner many times, but you’ve always refused. Now, you’re actually inviting a ride-hailing driver to come over for dinner. Are you trying to humiliate me?” Song Siming said angrily.

The surrounding diners all looked over, as if a good show was about to begin. Xia Xia responded, “Song Siming, how many times have I told you? I’m not considering personal matters right now. You don’t need to waste your time on me. Why can’t you understand?” Song Siming retorted, “Then why did you invite him to dinner? You won’t consider personal matters with me, but you’ll consider them with him? In your eyes, am I not even as good as a garbage ride-hailing driver?”

What’s wrong with ride-hailing drivers?

They work honestly, don’t steal or rob, and don’t even have the chance to drive illegally. Why call ride-hailing drivers garbage?

Xia Xia said, “I don’t want to talk to you! Don’t disturb our meal, go away! Otherwise, I’ll call…”

Yang Chen immediately interrupted, “Since he’s your friend, let’s eat together. Bro, you have good taste. Miss Xia Xia is beautiful and has an extraordinary temperament. She is indeed a good pursuit target. Don’t misunderstand, I’m just here to freeload a meal and broaden my horizons.”

Song Siming’s eyes lit up. This ride-hailing driver was very sensible.

Originally, Song Siming wanted to teach Yang Chen a lesson, but seeing that Yang Chen was so sensible, he instantly felt relieved.

Song Siming said happily, “Bro, you’re good with words. My name is Song Siming, what’s yours?”

Yang Chen replied, “I’m Yang Chen.”

Song Siming continued, “Okay. I’ll pay for this meal today. Order whatever you want. It’s your first time here, so I’ll let you broaden your horizons.”

Yang Chen responded, “Haha… Then I’ll thank you in advance, Young Master Song. I’m going to the restroom; you guys chat first.” Yang Chen deliberately winked at Song Siming while speaking.

Song Siming smiled with satisfaction, thinking, “This kid is very sensible! He even knows to create alone time for me and Xia Xia. That’s right, a ride-hailing driver shouldn’t have unrealistic ideas.” After saying this to himself, Yang Chen got up and walked away.

But he wasn’t going to the restroom; he was going to find Tan Hongkai, the manager of Tang Court. After Yang Chen left, Song Siming immediately asked, “Xia Xia, what exactly is wrong with me? Why are you so cold to me? He’s just a ride-hailing driver, but you’re willing to invite him to Tang Court for dinner. Do you know how much this hurts my heart?”

Xia Xia replied, “Song Siming, I warn you not to talk nonsense. I really have no interest in you, and I have no intention of considering personal relationships right now. My ideal is to become a pianist, and I won’t consider relationships until I achieve this goal. Do you understand?”

Song Siming persisted, “It doesn’t matter; you don’t have to consider relationships, and you can temporarily not accept my love for you. But at least you should be my ordinary friend, right? You’re willing to be friends with a ride-hailing driver, why can’t you be friends with me?”

… After a while, Yang Chen returned.

At the same time, the waiter came.

“The three of you, would you like to order now?” the waiter asked. It was five o’clock, almost time for dinner.

Song Siming quickly said, “Order. Xia Xia, Yang Chen, what do you want to eat? Order whatever you want; it’s my treat today. Don’t save me money, or I’ll get angry.” How pretentious!

At this moment, Tan Hongkai arrived. Tan Hongkai said very politely, “Young Master Song, you’re here. I’m Tan Hongkai, the manager of Tang Court. It’s an honor for you and your friends to dine at our Tang Court.”

Song Siming was dumbfounded. He thought to himself that he didn’t know Tan Hongkai.

Then he thought that Tan Hongkai might have seen him on some occasion, but he just didn’t know Tan Hongkai personally.

“Looks like I’m quite famous,” Song Siming thought to himself. Yang Chen chimed in from the side, “Young Master Song has a wide network of contacts; even the manager of Tang Court knows you.”

Song Siming straightened his back and asked with a smile, “Haha… Not bad. Manager Tan, how are you? What good suggestions do you have?”

Tan Hongkai said, “This is your girlfriend, right? Bringing your girlfriend to dinner, you definitely have to eat well, can’t be stingy. Since we’re here, we definitely have to have a generous meal. What do you think?”

Xia Xia quickly said, “I’m not his girlfriend; don’t talk nonsense.”

Song Siming was happy; he loved hearing this.

“Manager Tan is right. Then introduce us to some delicious and not stingy dishes,” Song Siming said happily.

Tan Hongkai said, “Okay, then I’ll suggest some dishes that suit Young Master Song’s status; you can consider whether you want them. Okay?”

Song Siming nodded and said, “Okay! Tell me!”

Tan Hongkai began, “Let’s have a French foie gras, imported from France, 1280 yuan [approximately $180 USD] per serving.”

Song Siming responded, “Imported from France, only 1280 yuan per serving? That’s too cheap. We’ll take it!”

Tan Hongkai continued, “Let’s have another Italian black truffle, 10,000 yuan [approximately $1400 USD] per pound, divided into three servings. What do you think?”

Song Siming said, “Haha… Okay! Italian imported black truffle, 10,000 yuan a pound; I think it’s very reasonable. I’m telling you, black truffle has very high nutritional value; I eat it often.”

Yang Chen chimed in, “Wow, 10,000 yuan a pound? That’s too expensive. A ride-hailing driver like me wouldn’t even dare to imagine it.”

Song Siming boasted, “Haha… I’ll let you broaden your horizons today.”

Tan Hongkai then suggested, “Let’s have another sturgeon caviar, 50,000 yuan [approximately $7000 USD] a can, 500 grams [approximately 1.1 pounds] a can; the three of you can share it.”

Yang Chen exclaimed, “No!

No! This is too expensive; let’s change to a cheaper dish. Miss Xia Xia, what do you think?”

Before Xia Xia could speak, Song Siming immediately said, “What’s expensive? Sturgeon caviar is expensive in the first place; this price is already very cheap. Xia Xia, let’s have one.”

Xia Xia protested, “I really don’t want you to treat!”

Song Siming insisted, “Why are you being so polite with me? Manager Tan, we’ll take it!”

… With the cooperation of Tan Hongkai and Yang Chen, Song Siming unknowingly ordered dishes worth up to 650,000 yuan [approximately $91,000 USD].

Western food is more particular, with one serving per person. Each dish didn’t sound very expensive and was within Song Siming’s acceptable range.

But as long as Song Siming said he wanted it, it also meant that he had to pay three times the price. Individually not expensive, but the total price was expensive.

Soon, the dishes were served. Yang Chen deliberately said, “Such expensive dishes; I feel like one bite is enough for me to work for several months. This isn’t eating; it’s clearly eating money.”

Song Siming replied, “Haha… It’s rare to have such an opportunity, so enjoy it.”

Yang Chen nodded and started eating.

Soon, the three of them finished their meal. Xia Xia called the waiter over, then took out her card to pay.

Song Siming quickly said, “Wait! What are you doing? We agreed that I would treat; why are you paying? If others find out that I, Song Siming, am going out to dinner with a girl and having her pay, will I ever be able to go out again?”

Xia Xia retorted, “This meal is for Brother Yang; it has nothing to do with you!”

Song Siming quickly took Xia Xia’s card and placed it in front of her, then handed his card to the waiter and said, “How much? Swipe the card!”

Waiter: “Hello, the total is 650,000 yuan.”

The smile on Song Siming’s face instantly froze, and he asked, “How much?”

The waiter handed the bill to Song Siming to look at and said, “You can check it. The total is 650,000 yuan.”

Song Siming quickly checked the bill, and the total price was indeed that much.

Originally, he thought that 200,000 yuan [approximately $28,000 USD] would be enough. As long as he could show off in front of Xia Xia, the money would be worth it.

After all, if he could win Xia Xia over, he could get more benefits from his father-in-law’s family in the future. But he didn’t expect that the total consumption needed to be multiplied by 3, which really hurt.

“Let me do it,” Xia Xia offered.

Yang Chen quickly said, “Young Master Song, hurry up and pay the bill. If you let Miss Xia Xia pay the bill, you’ll lose all your points!”

Song Siming immediately woke up, then laughed and said, “I thought it would be very expensive, but I didn’t expect it to be only this much money. Come, swipe the card!”

Xia Xia insisted, “Really no need! Swipe mine!”

Song Siming quickly stuffed his card to the waiter, then went with her to pay the bill.

Although it hurt, he still had to endure it. Just as Yang Chen said, if he really let Xia Xia pay the bill this time, he could be sure that he had no chance.

“Haha… I had a great meal today. Spending so little money and being able to eat so happily; I think it’s very worthwhile,” Song Siming pretended.

Yang Chen responded, “As long as Young Master Song is satisfied.” At this time, Tan Hongkai came over and said, “Mr. Yang, since you’re here, I’ll show you today’s revenue statement. So far, today’s total revenue is 650,000 yuan. Usually, a day is about this amount, mainly because Young Master Song supported us today. There are still more than 4 hours before closing, and the total revenue has already reached the usual level.”

Yang Chen nodded, took the revenue statement and looked at it, then praised, “Manager Tan is doing a good job.” The people next to him were all dumbfounded; why was the plot a bit incomprehensible?

Song Siming quickly asked, “What do you mean? Manager Tan, why are you showing him the revenue statement?”

Tan Hongkai revealed, “Oh, Young Master Song doesn’t know yet. Our Tang Court has changed owners, and the new owner is Mr. Yang.”

Song Siming was shocked; his eyes widened like copper bells.

Xia Xia was also shocked, her small mouth slightly open, looking very cute. Song Siming asked, “You are the new owner of Tang Court?”

Yang Chen confirmed, “Ah, yes, just acquired it. Today is my second time here. Originally, I didn’t want to accept Miss Xia Xia’s invitation, but I wanted to come over and see the restaurant’s operation, so I accepted Miss Xia Xia’s invitation. Just now, Young Master Song said he was very satisfied with the meal, and I was very happy to hear that. Making all customers satisfied is our Tang Court’s motto.” The diners next to him all laughed.

“Damn, a ride-hailing driver acquired Tang Court?”

“Haha… I’m dying of laughter; that guy actually treated the owner of Tang Court to dinner, and specially picked expensive things to order.”

“This plot is so saucy; in order to show off in front of a girl, he spent 650,000 yuan to treat the owner of Tang Court to dinner at Tang Court.”

“Haha…” Xia Xia was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed. Her laughter made Song Siming’s mentality collapse.

“You guys teamed up to play me, right? That’s too much!” Song Siming said angrily.

Xia Xia retorted, “Don’t talk nonsense! I didn’t ask you to treat; you insisted on treating. I wanted to pay myself, but you wouldn’t let me, and insisted on rushing to pay. Why are you saying that we teamed up to play you now?”

Song Siming looked at Yang Chen and Tan Hongkai and said angrily, “Then you two teamed up to play me! I’m going to sue you!”

Tan Hongkai defended, “Young Master Song, that’s not right. You asked me to introduce some delicious and not stingy dishes, and I said I would introduce them to you, but you would decide whether you wanted them or not. That’s what I said, right? I introduced each dish, and the price was very clear. You kept saying cheap, cheap, cheap. So why are you saying that I set you up now? Did I not clearly mark the price, or did I force you, or did I hide any consumption? None of that, right? You voluntarily ordered the dishes; don’t be a sore loser!”

Song Siming clenched his fists in anger.

Xia Xia quickly took out her card and said, “Manager Tan, refund the money he paid to him, and I’ll pay myself!”

Tan Hongkai nodded and took Xia Xia’s card.

Song Siming quickly said, “Xia Xia, it’s not that I can’t afford it; I just feel that…”

Xia Xia quickly interrupted, “Okay! Don’t say anything else; don’t harass me again in the future, or I’ll call the police!”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Young Master Song, I tried my best to let you show off in front of Miss Xia Xia. You’ve already paid the money; why did you have to make it like this, ruining everything? Sigh… I don’t understand your thinking.” After speaking, Yang Chen got up and left.

Tan Hongkai called out, “Mr. Yang, take care.” Xia Xia quickly went to pay the bill, then chased after Yang Chen. Song Siming stood there, feeling more and more annoyed.

Yang Chen was right; such a good opportunity to show off, how did he mess it up? Xia Xia caught up with Yang Chen and asked with a smile, “I can’t tell; you’re a hidden rich man.”

Yang Chen replied, “What hidden rich man am I! It’s just a Tang Court; it’s not worth much money. Okay, don’t follow me anymore. I’m full, and I have to take care of business. I’ll call Huang Tianba later; you can go to him to rent it.”

Xia Xia said, “Okay! Thank you, Brother Yang.” Yang Chen waved his hand with a smile and got into the car to leave.

Xia Xia quickly said, “Brother Yang, can you take me back to school? I’ll transfer the money to you.”

Yang Chen nodded.

“Thank you, Brother Yang,” Xia Xia said happily and quickly got into the passenger seat.

“Let’s formally get to know each other. My name is Tang Xia; it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Xia Xia said.

Yang Chen replied, “I’m Yang Chen. Fasten your seat belt.”

Tang Xia nodded and quickly fastened her seat belt.

Yang Chen started the car and drove to the Conservatory of Music. Tang Xia asked, “Brother Yang, you can buy Tang Court; why do you still drive a ride-hailing car?”

Yang Chen answered, “Experiencing life.”

Tang Xia exclaimed, “Ah… I understand. Brother Yang’s life is really enviable.”

Yang Chen smiled and didn’t speak.

Soon, they arrived at the Conservatory of Music. Tang Xia added Yang Chen as a friend and transferred 50 yuan [approximately $7 USD] for the fare.

“Brother Yang, I’ll go back first. Drive slowly on the road. And I’m counting on you for the piano room. I’ll go to Manager Huang tomorrow morning. Okay?” Tang Xia said.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay. No problem.”

Tang Xia unfastened her seat belt, opened the car door, and said, “Then I’ll go first. Don’t forget the concert tomorrow night at seven o’clock. If it’s convenient, come pick me up around five o’clock. I can’t drive; otherwise, I’d have to take a taxi myself.”

Yang Chen replied, “Okay. I’ll see how it goes tomorrow afternoon. Whether I come to pick you up or not, I’ll call you in advance.”

Tang Xia nodded happily and quickly got out of the car and left.

Watching Yang Chen’s car drive away, Tang Xia walked into the school gate.

“This guy is really interesting—so rich, but content with driving a ride-hailing car. Hehe… What an interesting person. Other people with money can’t wait to have luxury cars, beautiful women, famous watches, yachts, and roam around happily. He has money, but he can still be so low-key and drive a ride-hailing car so steadily; he’s really different. Mainly, he’s too handsome, making people want to get close to him involuntarily. Hehe…” Tang Xia said to herself.

Soon, Tang Xia returned to the dormitory.

“Sisters, the piano room problem is solved. We’ll go to Yihai Apartment to rent a piano room tomorrow morning!” Tang Xia said happily.

The roommates immediately cheered and jumped around, hugging Tang Xia and spinning around. At this time, Zhang Qin came.

“Xia Xia, you’re back,” Zhang Qin said with a smile. The smile on Tang Xia’s face immediately disappeared, and she said, “He doesn’t like you; let’s break off contact.” The smile on Zhang Qin’s face immediately disappeared.

… Early in the morning, Yang Chen went out to work. After picking up passengers during the morning rush hour, Yang Chen quickly went to buy Jay Chou’s posters.

In the afternoon, Yang Chen dropped off a passenger going to Yihai Apartment. At this time, Tang Xia was practicing the piano here, so Yang Chen went to find her.

Yang Chen listened outside the piano room for a while, his brows almost furrowed together. Now that Yang Chen has the [Piano Master] skill, listening to Tang Xia and her friends play the piano is a torture.

“What is this? It’s not tight at all; there’s no feeling of being coherent and natural,” Yang Chen couldn’t help but complain.

It was getting late, so Yang Chen quickly sent a message to Tang Xia. Tang Xia ran out with her phone and said with a smile, “Brother Yang, you’re here. Wait for me; I’ll pack up and leave.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Tang Xia asked the piano teacher Sun Zeping for leave, and Sun Zeping immediately became unhappy. However, he didn’t say anything to Tang Xia but came out to find Yang Chen.

Sun Zeping looked Yang Chen up and down and said with a smile, “Young man, do you love Tang Xia?”

Yang Chen was shocked and quickly replied, “No.” Isn’t this a crazy question?

I’m a ride-hailing driver picking her up to go to a concert; what does that have to do with love? Sun Zeping chuckled and said, “I can tell you don’t love her. She’s preparing for a very important competition now. If she can successfully break through from the school, her piano path will be smoother in the future. But at such a critical moment when she’s practicing the piano and preparing for the competition, you still want to disturb her and take her out to play. You don’t love her at all; you’re just greedy for her body. Am I right?”

Damn, how can this person talk so much nonsense!

Just as Yang Chen was about to explain, Tang Xia came out with her bag.

“Huh? Why are you two chatting?” Tang Xia asked with a smile. Sun Zeping chuckled and said, “I’m chatting with him about piano matters. Young man, your understanding of the piano is very good. Do you want to stay and study together?”

Yang Chen was helpless; he shouldn’t have become a piano teacher; he should have gone into pyramid schemes; he’s too good at talking nonsense.

Tang Xia exclaimed, “Wow, brother, you can play the piano too? I can’t tell; you’re really versatile. Teacher Sun, we’ll go first. You continue practicing with the others.” Sun Zeping wanted to stop them, but Tang Xia had already grabbed Yang Chen’s arm and ran.

“Let’s go! Everyone is practicing the piano, and I feel bad for sneaking away alone,” Tang Xia said with a smile.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Your teacher misunderstood that we’re dating and blamed me for not loving you, only being greedy for your body, and still taking you out to play at such a critical moment.”

Tang Xia’s face turned red, and she said, “Oh, why would he say that? Brother Yang, I’m sorry; don’t mind it; he’s just doing it for my own good; he’s too worried. I personally promised to treat you to dinner and go to Jay Chou’s concert with you; I definitely have to keep my word. Once I fulfill this promise, I can practice the piano in peace.” The two got into the car and immediately set off for the Jing’an Sports Center.

When they arrived, the ticket check-in was in progress. The two followed the seat numbers on their tickets to find their seats.

Coincidentally, Song Siming was sitting next to Yang Chen. Tang Xia exclaimed, “Song Siming, what are you doing here?”

Song Siming replied, “You know I’m a fan of Jay Chou! Isn’t it normal for me to come to his concert? What do you two mean? Are you officially dating?”

Yang Chen answered, “Just watching a concert; what dating?” Saying that, Yang Chen sat down.

Tang Xia was also helpless, so she could only sit down as well. Originally, she was in a good mood, but with Song Siming next to Yang Chen, her mood became bad again.

But Song Siming was in a good mood. From what Yang Chen said, he didn’t like Tang Xia. Song Siming felt that he still had a chance.

Wasn’t Tang Xia going to become a pianist? Tonight, he would perform well at Jay Chou’s concert and try to impress her.

Song Siming’s parents owned several cultural companies, and his company was responsible for organizing Jay Chou’s concert in Haicheng.

Therefore, Song Siming used this connection to ask Jay Chou for the opportunity to play and sing “Blue and White Porcelain” together on stage.

Jay Chou would “randomly select” Song Siming under the guise of choosing a lucky fan to perform with.

Song Siming boasted, “Xia Xia, our company is responsible for organizing this concert. I asked Jay Chou for the opportunity to play and sing ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ together on stage. You are a piano master, so you must listen carefully and then evaluate my piano skills. Okay?”

Tang Xia responded, “My level is average; I dare not evaluate you.”

Yang Chen chimed in, “Young Master Song is amazing. You can actually get the opportunity to play and sing ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ with Jay Chou; I’m really envious.”

Song Siming said, “Hehe… Not bad, mainly because my company is organizing this concert, and Jay Chou has to give me face.”

Yang Chen continued, “Young Master Song’s family is so amazing; I’m really envious. Then you perform well; I especially like this song. As long as you perform well, I’ll applaud and cheer for you.”

Song Siming nodded very satisfied, thinking, “This kid is not bad; luckily he doesn’t like Xia Xia; otherwise, I would really be a bit unable to compete with him. Later, I will show off my professional-level piano skills in front of more than 20,000 people; I don’t believe that Xia Xia, who loves the piano, won’t be moved.” Soon, the concert began.

Jay Chou appeared to the cheers of more than 20,000 fans in the audience. He sang several well-known songs in a row, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.

While Jay Chou was interacting with the fans, Yang Chen quickly ran to the toilet. When he came back, Song Siming, that grandson, was already sitting in his seat, talking to the cold Tang Xia.

Yang Chen didn’t want to ruin his good deed, so he sat in his seat. After Jay Chou chatted for a while, he said loudly: “After saying so much, I’m also tired.”. I close my eyes and shout start, and the spotlight starts to move. When I shout stop, whoever the spotlight shines on will be the lucky one tonight. Is everyone ready?”

“Ready!” The whole audience shouted. Then Jay Chou closed his eyes and shouted loudly: “Start!” The spotlight began to move quickly on the fans.

Song Siming said to Tang Xia with a confident face: “It’s just a show, it will definitely land on me in the end.”

Tang Xia chuckled and ignored him.

After more than ten seconds, Jay Chou shouted: “Stop!” The spotlight stopped immediately, and at the same time, the person locked by the spotlight appeared on the big screen behind Jay Chou.

“Wow, so handsome!” The whole audience exclaimed. Yang Chen took a closer look, damn, why does the handsome guy on the big screen look so much like him?