How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 251

The Arrogant Are Many, One After Another—What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Chapter 251: The Arrogant Are Many, One After Another

Just as Yang Chen was stuck in traffic, Vice Chairman Ji Kun had already arrived at the orphanage to conduct an inspection.

Ji Kun meticulously followed the foundation’s procedures and standards for a thorough assessment, and then prepared an inspection report for Yang Chen to review.

He would provide rational suggestions on whether to donate and how much to donate, with the final decision resting with Yang Chen.

An hour later, Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun arrived at the orphanage.

However, due to the large number of people from various social circles attending the fundraising event, they couldn’t get close at all.

Reluctantly, they found a parking space in a nearby shopping mall and bought a large amount of supplies for the children, including stationery, toys, clothes, and snacks.

Because they bought so much, the mall provided a special car to transport them and the goods to the orphanage.

Arriving at the orphanage, they found the yard already filled with donations from people from all walks of life.

“Here come more people donating things. Sigh…”

“What they really need is funds to rebuild the orphanage. What’s the use of buying these non-essential items?”

“They’re just joining in for show, so they can tell people they donated to the orphanage.”

“Sigh… in the end, we still have to rely on us entrepreneurs to donate money. The things donated by these common people are useless.”

“Who says otherwise? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Besides, helping these poor children is also a meritorious deed. We must be more active.”

…

Sigh…

Arrogance is everywhere.

Others would leave the name of the donor or organization when donating items, but Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun declined to leave their names.

They were sincerely there to help the children, not to show off.

The orphanage had arranged interactive activities to allow all the attendees to interact with the children.

The hope was that the children could touch the hearts of some attendees, perhaps leading to adoption. At the very least, it would let these people feel that their donations were meaningful.

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun found Zhang Ruixin.

She was currently being engaged in conversation by a couple.

However, she looked very unhappy, likely still grieving her grandfather’s death.

Seeing Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun approach, Zhang Ruixin’s eyes immediately lit up, and a smile appeared on her face.

The couple turned to look at Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun, then greeted them.

It turned out they were inquiring about Zhang Ruixin to see if they could adopt her.

However, Zhang Ruixin had just lost her grandfather and definitely wouldn’t want to leave with strangers.

Therefore, she was in low spirits.

The couple left, disappointed.

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun took out the gifts they had specially prepared for Zhang Ruixin and gave them to her.

After all, she was still a child. Seeing the cute doll, she immediately accepted it happily.

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun were both unmarried, so they certainly couldn’t adopt her. They could only hope that a good family would adopt her.

Of course, if she really didn’t want to be adopted, she could stay in the orphanage until she grew up.

The orphanage would bear the cost of her education and upbringing. This was one of the reasons why the orphanage sought fundraising, as it was very expensive to raise so many children.

Even if they couldn’t give the children a perfect childhood like a normal family,

At that moment, Vice Chairman Ji Kun called Yang Chen.

Yang Chen quickly walked out of the orphanage and found a quiet place to answer the phone.

Ji Kun: “Mr. Yang, we just checked the orphanage’s accounts and found some discrepancies. For example, the income is 10 million, and the total expenses add up to a maximum of 5 million, yet they still managed to balance the books. I suspect they’re involved in money laundering. We should avoid getting involved with this kind of orphanage.”

Yang Chen: “Is that so? Are you sure you didn’t misread it? If the accounts were made public, do you think they could be convicted?”

Ji Kun: “The account books they showed us have definitely been tampered with. We can see the problem from an accounting perspective and using normal logic. People who don’t understand accounting principles might not see the problem. Legally, it appears fine. From a normal logical point of view… let me give you an example. They even listed dozens of LV [Louis Vuitton] bags in the items they bought for the children. I asked why they bought LV bags for these children, and they explained that exposing the children to different brands of bags would help them view luxury goods more scientifically and inclusively, and cultivate their correct life values. Do you think that’s nonsense? Then I said I wanted to see those LV bags, and they actually said that they were buried when the house collapsed and then cleaned up. Mr. Yang, it’s not that I’m being petty, nor am I thinking the worst of people. I even suspect that the collapse of the house may have been man-made, the purpose of which was to cover up some discrepancies in the accounts. This kind of method is too common. Some organizations will have accidents as long as the accounts have huge deficits, such as a fire, being robbed, etc., and then the accounts will be balanced. Do you understand what I mean?”

Damn, I didn’t expect to uncover a major problem while trying to make a donation.

Yang Chen: “A-Kun, you guys come out first. I’ll give you Qiu Yuhong’s phone number. You call him and tell him to investigate the truth.”

Ji Kun: “Qiu Yuhong? Is that Qiu Yuhong, the chairman of Aegis Security Group?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, it’s him. I am the controlling shareholder of Aegis. I will send him a message later. You can call him directly, and he will know what to do.”

Ji Kun was shocked. He didn’t realize that the chairman was also the controlling shareholder of the famous Aegis Security Group.

Ji Kun: “Okay, okay. You send it over, and I will contact Chairman Qiu when I go out.”

Yang Chen: “Um. I’m also at the orphanage. If you see me later, pretend you don’t know me and don’t talk to me.”

Ji Kun: “Okay.”

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen sent a message to Qiu Yuhong.

“A person named Ji Kun will contact you later and tell you something. Listen carefully, and then use all the power of the Aegis Security Group’s intelligence department to find out the truth for me. I need the results before 3 pm.”

Then, Yang Chen sent Qiu Yuhong’s phone number to Ji Kun.

After that, Qiu Yuhong replied with a message.

“Understood!”

Now is the era of network big data, and it is actually very simple to check some people’s interactions.

The key is whether you investigate thoroughly and whether you are willing to investigate.

The simplest and most direct way is for hackers to directly invade the target’s computer, mobile phone, etc., and get the chat records of everyone in their contact list, and everything will be clear.

As a top domestic and world-renowned security group, the intelligence department of Aegis Security Group is not inferior to a national-level intelligence center, and may even be more powerful.

Because as a private intelligence department, it can take any form to obtain the desired information, without any restrictions. Even if it’s illegal, the operating space is much larger, and there are more methods.

In short, if the matter is handed over to Aegis Security Group for investigation, the truth will definitely be found out.

Yang Chen returned to the orphanage and saw a man talking to Cheng Junjun.

Yang Chen walked over, and Cheng Junjun quickly got up and took his arm, saying to the man, “I told you I have a boyfriend, do you believe it now?”

The man smiled and wanted to shake hands with Yang Chen, but Yang Chen didn’t respond. He came to harass Cheng Junjun, why would he shake hands with him?

The man awkwardly retracted his hand and said, “Brother, don’t be angry, I didn’t know you were her boyfriend. What’s your name, brother? My name is Zhang Letian.”

Yang Chen: “Yang Chen.”

Zhang Letian: “Brother, what do you do? You can actually have such a beautiful girlfriend, it’s really enviable.”

Yang Chen: “I work as a ride-hailing driver.”

Zhang Letian was overjoyed. He was just a ride-hailing driver. Wouldn’t it be easy to steal his girlfriend?

“My family runs a chain supermarket, Lotte Mart, have you heard of it? There are 20 stores in the entire Su province, and it’s not a problem to earn 300 million yuan a year,” Zhang Letian boasted.

If Yang Chen didn’t own Longlian Supermarket and know the net profit margin of supermarkets, he might have been fooled by him.

Yang Chen: “Hehe… then your family is very successful.”

Zhang Letian: “It’s okay. My dad is about to retire, and after I take over as chairman, I will start to expand nationwide and strive to go public as soon as possible. Brother, how much can you earn a month driving a ride-hailing car?”

Yang Chen: “I’m relatively lazy now, and I have other things to do, so I don’t drive much. About 5,000 yuan a month.”

Zhang Letian: “That’s such a small amount of money, not even enough for me to open a bottle of wine in a nightclub. You earn too little, how will you support your family in the future? You have such a beautiful girlfriend, are you willing to let her suffer with you? How about this, you come to be my driver, and I will pay you 10,000 yuan a month. How about it? This beauty can come to be my secretary, also 10,000 yuan a month. The two of you together will earn 20,000 yuan a month, and you will soon be able to buy a house, a car, and get married. Not bad, right?”

Yang Chen: “Hehe… thank you, we are fine now and don’t need to change jobs. If you have nothing to do, go and get busy, don’t disturb us from chatting with little Ruixin.”

Zhang Letian smiled awkwardly and walked away reluctantly.

The more he looked at Cheng Junjun, the more he felt she was beautiful, and he couldn’t help but want to get her.

Normal men have impulses when they see beautiful women, but most people are ordinary, have no way to get them, and dare not have extravagant thoughts.

But for rich people, it’s different. They will really try to get them.

Zhang Letian was very unconvinced. He offered them both 10,000 yuan a month, but he still couldn’t impress them. This shouldn’t be the case.

The average salary of local people in Sucheng is only more than 5,000 yuan, and a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan is considered outstanding. How could he not impress them?

Seeing that it was almost half past eleven, Dean Chen Funian came out and said loudly: “Thank you all kind people for actively participating in today’s fundraising event. I am very ashamed. As you can see, our hospital is now in ruins. Our hospital’s operating funds have been used to treat the children’s injuries and illnesses, and now we don’t even have the money to invite you to dinner.”

At this time, Zhang Letian, who liked to show off, immediately said loudly: “That’s simple. Isn’t there a Qiaojiangnan Restaurant [a well-known Chinese restaurant chain] on the next street? The manager of their store is a friend of mine, and there will definitely be discounts for eating. How about this, I will take care of today’s lunch, which is my first donation to the orphanage. Dean Chen, what do you think?”

Chen Funian immediately said excitedly: “Yes, yes. Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang, I’ll leave everything to you.”

“Wow, who is this person? So generous!”

“He is the young master of Lotte Mart. Not only is he rich, but he is also very nice.”

“Wow, he is handsome and rich.”

…

Hearing the people next to him praise him, Zhang Letian was immediately happy and wanted to take off.

He came today with a mission to make Lotte Mart famous.

After all, Lotte Mart is rooted in Sucheng, and it is better to consolidate the foundation of the base camp before expanding outwards.

It’s not a big deal for so many people to eat a meal costing 100,000 or 80,000 yuan, but it can let all the guests know Lotte Mart today, which is really cost-effective.

If he directly donates 100,000 yuan, people don’t even know who he is or what his background is, which is too much of a loss.

Of the people who came to the scene today, except for Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun who were sincerely doing charity, everyone else had various purposes.

Either, they want to adopt a child.

Or, they want to gain a good reputation.

Zhang Letian said loudly with a proud face: “Please follow me, everyone, we will go to Qiaojiangnan Restaurant for dinner now.”

The guests thanked Zhang Letian one after another, because they were eating his food.

Zhang Letian walked up to Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun and said with a smile: “Brother, you drive your ride-hailing car and take a few guests over there. Some people didn’t drive, and it’s a bit far to walk there. This lady, take little girl in my Maserati President [a luxury car]. Little girl must have never experienced such a car, beauty, take her to experience it.”

Damn, this guy’s intention is too obvious.

Cheng Junjun replied angrily: “Why don’t you just take the guests who didn’t drive? Why bother? Little Ruixin, let’s take Brother Chen’s car. Okay?”

Zhang Ruixin nodded and said, “Okay! I like to ride in Brother Chen’s car, and I also like to be with Sister Jun.”

Afterwards, Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun walked out with Zhang Ruixin on their left and right sides, and the three of them looked like a family.

Zhang Letian looked embarrassed and wondered why those girls he invited to get in the car were so eager, but why was this Sister Jun unwilling?

Could it be because her boyfriend is by her side and she is embarrassed?

Yes!

It must be so!

He will try again when she is alone, and she will definitely agree.

Soon, all the guests arrived at Qiaojiangnan.

The manager, Zhang Lekang, was overjoyed to see so many guests arriving.

“Good brother, thank you for your support,” Zhang Lekang said with a smile.

Zhang Letian: “Who told us to be brothers? Our names are like real brothers. If I don’t take care of you, who will I take care of? You can arrange it, don’t be too shabby, and don’t be too extravagant. After all, I don’t have much friendship with them. But this table of mine should be a little better. Understand?”

Zhang Lekang: “Haha… don’t worry, brother, I know what to do, I will definitely make you look good and won’t spend too much.”

After the two discussed, Zhang Letian quickly went to meet the guests.

This jerk deliberately chose to sit at the table with Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun. There was no space at first, but he pulled a chair and squeezed in. After all, he was the one treating, and the others could only squeeze to make room for him.

“I’m treating everyone to lunch today. After everyone is full, I hope everyone can actively participate in the afternoon’s fundraising event. It doesn’t matter how much, but we must contribute a bit of love to these children. The manager of Qiaojiangnan is my good brother, and I get a discount when I eat here. Everyone, eat as much as you want, don’t save me money. The boss of Qiaojiangnan is also a good friend of mine, but he is in Haicheng and can’t come out to say hello to everyone. If there is a chance to go to Haicheng with everyone, I will definitely ask the boss of Qiaojiangnan to chat with everyone,” Zhang Letian continued to boast.

Yang Chen turned to look at him. Damn, if you want to brag, just brag, don’t bring me in. You call him a friend? Who the hell are you?

Forget it, after all, it’s not cheap to feed dozens of people today. Seeing that Zhang Letian is contributing to Qiaojiangnan’s revenue, let him pretend. Yang Chen didn’t expose him.

With dozens of customers coming at once, the kitchen was very busy. All the pots were moving, and all the dishes had to be served within half an hour.

After all, this is also an opportunity for Qiaojiangnan to show its strength.

The reputation of any brand must be accumulated slowly. Fast serving, good taste, and attentive service are the three elements of a restaurant’s reputation.

For Zhang Letian, the half hour before the dishes were served became his personal show time.

“Our Lotte Mart is recently preparing to expand outwards. The first stop is Modu [another name for Shanghai] Haicheng. As long as we can gain a foothold in Haicheng, other cities will no longer be a problem. Store expansion also means that more suppliers are needed. Therefore, if you have any sources of goods that can enter the supermarket, you can introduce them to me, and we can all cooperate to make money,” Zhang Letian talked eloquently.

It has to be said that the other guests really bought into this and tried to please him.

“Young Master Zhang looks like someone who does great things. His investments and words and deeds all reveal his generosity. It’s a pity that I don’t have any sources of goods, otherwise I would definitely cooperate with Young Master Zhang.”

“My hometown grows corn. Can it enter Lotte Mart when it is harvested? We can process it into vacuum-packed products, specially for supermarkets.”

“We grow rice on a large scale there. When it is harvested in the fall, can it be processed into rice and enter Lotte Mart?”

Zhang Letian said with a proud smile: “Yes, yes, your sources of goods from the original place are the best. We can put our Lotte Mart label on it, and the original place supplies the goods, which are of good quality and affordable. We will definitely be able to cooperate and win-win.”

At this time, some people began to actively request to add friends on WeChat [a popular Chinese messaging app].

Some gold-digging women even flattered Zhang Letian in a coquettish voice.

While Zhang Letian was happily adding friends with everyone, he was still secretly looking at Cheng Junjun. He thought to himself: “I am so popular and my pretense is so successful, I don’t believe you are not tempted. Come on, give me a chance to chat with you alone, I am confident that I can win you over.”

Cheng Junjun was very annoyed that Zhang Letian kept peeking at her, and she was also a little anxious to use the restroom, so she got up and went to the bathroom.

Zhang Letian’s eyes lit up immediately, the opportunity has come.

“Everyone, I’m sorry, I have to go out to make a phone call. I’ll come back and add friends with everyone later,” Zhang Letian said with a smile, and then quickly got up and ran out.

Cheng Junjun came back after relieving herself and happened to meet Zhang Letian, who had been waiting for a long time.

“Beauty, what a coincidence. Let’s add a friend, and you’ll get half price on everything you buy at Lotte Mart in the future. How about it?” Zhang Letian said.

Cheng Junjun: “I only go to Longlian Supermarket to buy things. I’ve never even heard of Lotte Mart in Haicheng.”

After saying that, Cheng Junjun walked away with disdain.

Zhang Letian looked distressed. Damn, he failed again.

“So she’s from Haicheng! No wonder she’s so arrogant. But it doesn’t matter, even the most arrogant people will lie down obediently in front of money!” Zhang Letian muttered in a low voice.

Zhang Letian went to the bathroom to relieve himself and returned to the hall.

At this time, a group of people were giving gifts to the guests.

A Longines [a Swiss watch brand] watch for each person.

Zhang Letian was a little confused. Could it be that Zhang Lekang arranged it?

At this time, a man in leather clothes and leather pants stood up and said loudly: “Thank you all kind people for actively participating in our Funian Orphanage’s fundraising event. As a thank you, these watches are for everyone. The dean can’t come to entertain everyone because he has to entertain some charitable organizations. As a child who walked out of Funian Orphanage, I naturally have to take on the responsibility of entertaining all the distinguished guests. Let me introduce myself, my name is Ning Shaolong. I lived in Funian Orphanage for three years, and then my biological father found me back. I am now the second young master of the Ning family in Jinling [Nanjing]. Learning that the orphanage where I used to live has encountered difficulties, I specially rushed over from Jinling. These watches are for everyone. In addition to thanking everyone for coming to participate in the fundraising event, I also hope that everyone can actively and generously donate in the afternoon’s fundraising event to help these younger brothers and sisters who need help. I will use tea instead of wine here to give everyone a toast. Thank you everyone!”

After saying that, Ning Shaolong picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

A smile appeared on the corner of Yang Chen’s mouth. From Yang Chen’s perspective of reading countless people, this Ning Shaolong is another arrogant person.

Zhang Letian was immediately angry. What does this mean? He organized the event, and you came to show off?

The limelight has been stolen by you. Is there any point in me treating everyone to dinner?

“This brother, this is my seat, please change your seat,” Zhang Letian said with a smile.

Ning Shaolong turned around and looked at Zhang Letian and said with a smile: “Brother, what’s your name?”

Zhang Letian: “Zhang Letian, the vice president of Lotte Mart, my dad is the chairman.”

Ning Shaolong: “Oh, so you are the young master of Lotte Mart Group. Hello, my name is Ning Shaolong, and I am the second young master of the Ning family in Jinling. I am usually low-key and don’t show up much. Most of the time, my dad Ning Wuque and my brother Ning Shaoqing come forward to handle family affairs. I am happy to be a free and unfettered prince, and I can do whatever I want.”

Ning Shaoqing?

Is that Ning Shaoqing from Jinling who I met in Mingcui Square before?

It should be him. There is only one relatively famous Ning family in Jinling.

Ning Shaoqing said it was the Ning family in Jinling at the time, so it must be the same Ning family that Ning Shaolong is talking about.

This is strange. The Ning family focuses on cultivating the younger brother Ning Shaoqing, and lets the older brother Ning Shaolong be a carefree prince, which is not the same as the traditional way of passing on to the eldest son.

Looking at Ning Shaolong, he doesn’t look like he is lacking in brains. At least he doesn’t look any worse than Ning Shaoqing. Why did Ning Wuque choose his younger brother instead of his older brother?

Obviously, Zhang Letian also noticed this problem and asked with a smile: “People usually cultivate their older brother to be the successor. Why is your family cultivating your younger brother? Is it because you are too incompetent, or are you not biological?”

Ning Shaolong’s face suddenly changed. Obviously, Zhang Letian said what was in his heart. Either he is too incompetent, or he is not biological. The latter possibility is higher.

Ning Shaolong snorted coldly, raised his proud head, looked down at Zhang Letian, and said: “You are not biological. My personality is more casual, I love freedom, and I can’t stand the constraints of family rules, so I gave it to my brother. How is living not a lifetime? Why should I work so hard? With my brother working and earning money for me to spend as I please, I just need to live happily every day. Isn’t that comfortable? You people just can’t figure it out. Why be a carefree prince when you can be an emperor who has to worry about everything? Believe it or not, the life enjoyed by a carefree prince is better than the life enjoyed by an emperor. The emperor has to get up at four in the morning to prepare for the early court, and he has to read books, write, and review memorials. He is as tired as a dog all day long. My carefree prince is so comfortable, I don’t have to do anything, I just need to enjoy life.”

Others nodded in agreement, feeling that what Ning Shaolong said made sense.

But Yang Chen smiled. In this world, freedom cannot be fought for, and no one truly wants it.

Ning Shaolong said so much just to cover up the fact that he is not qualified to inherit the Ning family’s assets.

Let them fight, as long as they spend more money in Qiaojiangnan.

If they dare to provoke Yang Chen, Yang Chen will deal with them.

Zhang Letian was very melancholy at this time. Neither of them is afraid of the other. How can he suppress Ning Shaolong?

At this time, the manager Zhang Lekang came.

Zhang Letian had a flash of inspiration. Isn’t the opportunity to suppress Ning Shaolong here?

“Brother, are the dishes ready? I brought so many guests today, you have to treat me well,” Zhang Letian said with a smile.

Zhang Lekang: “It’s ready! We’re starting to serve the dishes. I came over to say hello to you.”

Zhang Letian put his arm around Zhang Lekang and said loudly: “Let me introduce to you, this is the manager of Qiaojiangnan, my good brother Zhang Lekang. I just said that my brother is here, and he will give me a discount. Don’t save me money, just eat as much as you want.”

Zhang Lekang: “Haha… yes, Letian is my good brother. I have already told them to treat everyone well. Feel free to ask if you have any requests, and we will do our best to satisfy them.”

The guests just smiled and didn’t make any requests.

Only one person spoke, and that was Ning Shaolong, who was determined to steal the limelight from Zhang Letian.

Ning Shaolong: “I looked at the dishes that were ordered, and they are too shabby. Who are you looking down on? The people who came today are all distinguished guests of the orphanage. How can we give them these things to eat? Manager, change the dishes and serve lobster, abalone, king crab, steak, etc. It’s as if we can’t afford it. If this brother can’t afford it, I’ll pay the bill. Our Ning family is not short of money. This time I came back, I want to repay the orphanage for saving my life and raising me. I am willing to spend as much money as it takes.”

Zhang Letian was dumbfounded. It’s okay to spend 100,000 or 80,000 to make Lotte Mart famous, but if he spends too much, it won’t be cost-effective.

At this time, Yang Chen said with a smile: “Can you two young masters hurry up? It’s already past twelve o’clock, and everyone is hungry. If it really doesn’t work, everyone can eat something themselves. By the time you two have argued out the result, it will be time for dinner.”

The other guests also expressed the same sentiment. Everyone is just here to have a meal, why does it seem like they are competing?

Ning Shaolong: “Listen to me, just serve what I said, and I will pay the bill. Anyway, our Ning family is not short of money.”

Everyone looked at Zhang Letian. The dishes he ordered were indeed a bit shabby, and everyone still wanted to eat lobster and abalone.

Zhang Letian was sweating on his back, feeling as uncomfortable as being roasted on a fire.

The problem is that if he quits and doesn’t treat everyone now, then his and Lotte Mart’s reputation will be ruined.

“Damn it, Ning Shaolong, you’re ruining my good deeds,” Zhang Letian thought to himself.

Now he can’t lose face, and Lotte Mart’s reputation can’t be negatively affected. What if everyone talks about Lotte Mart in the future and says that the young master can’t afford to pay the bill?

Fight!

He must fight Ning Shaolong to the end!