How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 252

The B is yours, the money is mine. What’s wrong with a ride-hailing driver having some money?

Chapter 252: You Act Like Big Shots, I’ll Make My Money

Zhang Letian puffed out his chest and said with great confidence, “What are you talking about? I already said it’s my treat, how can I let others pay? Besides, the food is already made, we can’t just throw it away, right? If Young Master Ning really wants to show off, then I’ll leave the evening to you. Everyone, don’t leave tonight; let Young Master Ning arrange everything for everyone.”

Ning Shaolong thought for a moment and figured he could show off even better with evening plans than at lunch.

“Alright! Let’s just grab a few bites for lunch. Leave the evening to me; no one is allowed to leave. I must make everyone feel at home. Come on, let’s eat; there’s a fundraising event in the afternoon,” Ning Shaolong said.

Zhang Letian mentally pictured ten thousand alpacas stampeding through his mind. *He* arranged the meal, but this jerk was acting like he was the host.

Ning Shaolong didn’t give Zhang Letian any face and just sat in his seat.

Zhang Letian was immediately furious and said, “Young Master Ning, this is my seat, can’t you understand?”

Ning Shaolong: “There are fewer people at that table; go sit there.”

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun exchanged a glance, and then both stood up to leave.

Ning Shaolong quickly said, “Hey, beauty, beauty, you don’t have to leave; *they* can leave. You can sit at this table.”

As expected, this jerk had been showing off all this time, but he still had designs on the beautiful Cheng Junjun.

Cheng Junjun ignored him and went to the table with fewer people, along with Yang Chen and Little Ruixin.

“Hey, watches, watches, you didn’t take your watches,” Ning Shaolong reminded them.

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “No need, we have our own.”

The three of them came to the table with fewer people and sat down. At this time, Yang Chen realized that the dishes on this table were different from the dishes on the previous one.

There were even dishes like hot and sour shredded potatoes, which are usually found at roadside stalls.

It seemed that Zhang Letian wanted both fame and to save money.

Ning Shaolong muttered in a low voice, “What an uninteresting person; why do you have to squeeze at this table?”

Zhang Letian: “I organized the meal; I can sit at whichever table I want. It’s not up to others to point fingers.”

Ning Shaolong: “You’re so smug just because your family runs a small supermarket. If you could turn it into a national chain, you’d probably take off.”

Zhang Letian: “Your family gave the successor position to your younger brother instead of you; aren’t you ashamed of being so useless?”

This was Ning Shaolong’s sore spot, and he couldn’t stand others mentioning it.

“Can’t you just eat your food and shut up? If it weren’t for the fact that everyone is here for the orphanage today, I would have killed you!” Ning Shaolong threatened.

Zhang Letian: “If today were in Jinling [a major city in China], I might be afraid of you. This is Sucheng [another city in China], my base camp; why would I be afraid of you? Damn it! Eat your food honestly, or get out! Don’t be ungrateful!”

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, the people at the same table quickly persuaded them to calm down.

Today, everyone was there to raise money for the orphanage, and like-minded people didn’t need to argue over trivial matters.

The two of them then quieted down.

However, they both felt that the other party had forced Cheng Junjun, the great beauty, away, and they both resented each other in their hearts.

The table was full of food, and everyone started eating.

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun were both germaphobes and didn’t want to share a meal with strangers.

Therefore, they first put some dishes into their own bowls and plates. They would only eat this much today and wouldn’t touch the remaining dishes.

Of course, the others didn’t give them a chance to touch the dishes again, and the food on the table was gone in less than ten minutes.

Cheng Junjun asked, “Little Ruixin, are you full?”

Zhang Ruixin shook her head and said, “No! I still feel a little hungry. Maybe I haven’t been eating well recently, so I can eat a lot today.”

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun both laughed.

Cheng Junjun: “Then what do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you.”

At this time, Zhang Letian quickly ran over, pulled up a chair, and sat down, asking, “Little girl, you’re not full? What else do you want to eat? I’ll order it for you.”

Zhang Ruixin said innocently, “I don’t want to eat your food. You harassed Sister Junjun. I hate you. Sister Junjun is Brother Chen’s. I won’t allow anyone to harass her. Hmph!”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Zhang Letian looked embarrassed.

The more Yang Chen looked at this girl, the more he liked her.

Cheng Junjun lowered her head shyly, glanced at Yang Chen, and then said to Zhang Ruixin, “Sister and brother are just ordinary friends. Sister isn’t brother’s *yet*.”

Zhang Ruixin said naively, “Anyway, it’s only a matter of time. I only recognize you and brother. Let’s go; I don’t want to eat anymore.”

After speaking, the little girl wanted to pull Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun away.

Zhang Letian was really happy; so they weren’t in a relationship.

Then there was nothing to worry about; he could just pursue her openly.

Zhang Letian quickly said, “Miss Cheng, why don’t you let the little girl eat her fill here before leaving?”

Ning Shaolong next to him also quickly said, “I don’t think everyone is full. How about this: I won’t wait until tonight; I’ll serve everyone lobster and abalone now. There’s a fundraising event to attend in the afternoon; how can everyone have the strength to do charity if they don’t eat and drink enough? Manager, manager, come here!”

Soon, the waiter called the manager, Zhang Lekang, over.

Zhang Lekang: “Sir, what can I do for you?”

Ning Shaolong: “Order lobster, abalone, king crab, etc., for me now; just order whatever you think is good.”

Zhang Lekang: “Then can you give me a rough estimate of the spending range?”

Ning Shaolong: “No limit! As long as everyone is satisfied, I’ll pay for everything.”

Zhang Lekang nodded and said, “Okay, I understand; I’ll be right there.”

Ning Shaolong: “It’s right to choose good dishes. I’m not like some people who are stingy, clearly want a good reputation but don’t want to spend money, even want better dishes for their own table, and can’t bear to look at the dishes on other tables. No wonder they don’t want to eat at other tables.”

Zhang Letian’s face turned red with shame; he really messed this up.

Of course, he could afford to treat everyone with lobster and the like.

The problem was that he didn’t want to spend money, but he *did* want to promote the reputation of Lotte Supermarket.

Ning Shaolong was different; he was really willing to spend money. Yang Chen wondered if he was here with a mission and also wanted to advertise for the Ning family.

Zhang Letian certainly couldn’t let others think that he wanted to be famous but didn’t want to spend money, so he countered, “Brother, I told you to order whatever you think is good; what are you ordering? Can’t you save money for me just because we are brothers?”

Zhang Lekang understands Zhang Letian’s character, but he doesn’t dare to save money for him. He has to ask Yang Chen for instructions.

At this time, Yang Chen came over and said to Zhang Lekang, “Order whatever is the most expensive. Don’t worry about the money. If he dares to say anything, just tell him that I said so.”

Zhang Lekang nodded and asked tentatively, “You are Mr. Yang Chen? Are you… are you the major shareholder, Mr. Yang?”

Yang Chen: “Yes. You can ask Li Kang [CEO of South Beauty] for a photo to verify. I don’t want to be in the limelight; don’t reveal my identity.”

After speaking, Yang Chen turned and left.

Zhang Lekang quickly contacted Li Kang, asked for Yang Chen’s photo, and immediately matched it.

Zhang Lekang was so excited that he ran to the back kitchen and shouted, “Stop making the dishes that were ordered just now that cost less than 1,000 yuan per serving, and make all the expensive ones. Australian lobster, king crab, black truffle, caviar, bring them all up!”

Ning Shaolong returned to his seat angrily, glaring at Yang Chen furiously.

Cheng Junjun asked in a low voice, “Did you bully him? Look how angry he is.”

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “I didn’t bully him; I just told the truth.”

Soon, the waiter served the dishes.

“Wow, the quality of this table of dishes is too high.”

“Is this Australian lobster? Doesn’t it weigh seven or eight pounds?”

“Is this king crab? It must weigh about ten pounds.”

“This is black truffle; I’ve had it once before. I personally think the taste is average, but the price is really expensive.”

“Young Master Ning, you’ve spent a lot of money.”

“Young Master Ning is generous!”

“Thank you, Young Master Ning!”

…

Ning Shaolong was stunned, looking at this large table of dishes. This table must cost hundreds of thousands because just two bottles of Romanée-Conti [an extremely expensive wine] cost more than 200,000.

Zhang Lekang said with a smile, “Young Master Ning, are you satisfied with this standard?”

*Satisfied, too satisfied.*

Ning Shaolong cursed in his heart, “Are you stupid? Can’t you understand good words from bad words? I told you to order whatever you want for *others* to hear, not to *really* order whatever you want, not *really* no limit! Damn it! This is several million; it hurts me too.”

This was not Zhang Lekang’s idea; it was Yang Chen who told him to do it.

Ning Shaolong stepped on Zhang Letian to show off and even threatened Yang Chen, so he had to pay the price.

Even though he felt very uncomfortable, he couldn’t go back on his words in public.

Ning Shaolong said with a smile, “It looks pretty good, but I don’t know how it tastes. Let’s eat first; if it doesn’t satisfy us, I will definitely make trouble for you.”

Zhang Lekang: “Haha… Don’t worry; our South Beauty chefs are definitely up to standard. Everyone, try it quickly.”

Ning Shaolong: “Haha… Okay, everyone, let’s start eating.”

Anyway, someone was paying, and everyone was happy to eat as much as they wanted.

Watching everyone scrambling to eat king crab and caviar, Ning Shaolong’s heart was bleeding.

Zhang Letian was extremely happy and quickly poured wine himself.

In just one round, he poured out all two bottles of Romanée-Conti, and he deliberately left out Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun.

Then he said, “Oh, there’s no more wine; Miss Cheng hasn’t been poured yet.”

Cheng Junjun quickly said, “No need, I don’t drink.”

Zhang Letian: “Young Master Ning is treating us; of course, everyone gets a share. There’s no reason to deliberately leave out Miss Cheng. Young Master Ning, what do you say?”

Ning Shaolong laughed and said, “Yes, yes, yes, Manager Zhang, go get another bottle. Anyone can be left out, but Miss Cheng can’t be left out.”

Zhang Lekang quickly asked someone to send another bottle of Romanée-Conti.

Ning Shaolong cursed in his heart again, “Damn Zhang Letian, why are you pouring wine like this? Half a glass for each person; how many bottles will so many people have to drink? Just a little bit is enough; damn it, you’re deliberately trying to harm me!”

The two of them were trying to trick each other, and Yang Chen was reaping the benefits, so he was happy to watch them trick each other.

Zhang Letian said to the guests at the other tables, “Young Master Ning said that there is enough wine and food. If other tables run out of wine, just say so. Young Master Ning represents the Ning family from Jinling, and he will definitely satisfy everyone. Everyone, eat and drink well, donate more in the afternoon, and remember the kindness of the Ning family and Young Master Ning.”

“Thank you, Young Master Ning!”

“Young Master Ning is mighty; I love you!”

“Young Master Ning is awesome!”

…

Listening to everyone’s flattery, Ning Shaolong felt very comfortable and replied with a smile, “Before I came, my dad told me that as long as it helps the orphanage, it doesn’t matter how much money is spent. A few dishes and a few bottles of wine are nothing to me.”

But he only said so much and didn’t dare to continue; he didn’t dare to say let everyone eat and drink as much as they want.

He didn’t dare to say it, but someone dared to say it.

Zhang Letian: “Haha… Thank you, Young Master Ning, for your generosity. What do you want to eat and drink? Hurry up and order.”

The guests at the other tables quickly started ordering dishes and wine.

“Another serving of this king crab.”

“Open another bottle of Romanée-Conti.”

“I want to eat this black truffle and caviar.”

…

Ning Shaolong’s heart was broken, and he thought to himself, “Damn it, don’t order anymore; that’s enough. Do you really think I’m a fool?”

At this time, Zhang Letian came to him and whispered in his ear, “Don’t you like to show off? I’ll let you show off enough today. You still have a chance to stop them, but the price is that you and the Ning family will lose all face. You can’t afford to treat guests, but you talk big, causing others to pay out of their own pockets. You and the Ning family should stop showing your faces in the future. Hehe…”

Ning Shaolong gritted his teeth and turned his head to say, “Damn it, do you think I’m you? Is the Ning family your small supermarket? We don’t care about a few million. Small families are narrow-minded; that’s what people say about people like you.”

Zhang Letian nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll see how long you can keep showing off.”

There were more than 50 people in the audience. After this round of ordering, the total bill was 3.65 million. Zhang Letian’s treat cost 220,000, and the remaining 3.32 million was all paid by Ning Shaolong.

Ning Shaolong was dumbfounded when he saw the bill. *Damn it, how could it cost so much money?*

He quickly called his assistant to check the bill and finally confirmed that there was no problem.

The problem was with the Romanée-Conti. A bottle costs 128,000 in Haicheng [another city in China], and it’s slightly cheaper in Sucheng, but it still costs 125,000. A total of 20 bottles were consumed, which cost 2.5 million.

The remaining king crab, caviar, etc., only added up to 800,000, which is a normal price.

Zhang Letian happily took out his card and said, “Come on, swipe the card for the 220,000 for my treat! Brother, give me a discount.”

If Zhang Lekang didn’t know Yang Chen’s identity, he would definitely give his good brother a discount.

Now that Yang Chen was sitting in the crowd, Zhang Lekang didn’t dare to make his own decision to give a discount.

The guests were talking about it.

“It’s really him.”

“Wow, this is the highest level of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger [a Chinese idiom for someone who appears weak but is actually strong]!”

“He ate the meal himself and also made the money calmly; awesome!”

“Laughing; these two calculated each other in order to show off, but they were double-killed by a big boss who pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger.”

“You act like big shots; I’ll make the money. I made several days’ worth of revenue in one day; the restaurant next door is drooling.”

“To be fair, I really envy his lifestyle. Someone makes money for him, and he drives around every day, looking at the scenery along the way, enjoying the food and scenery. When he feels like it, he can come out to do charity. The highest level of life is nothing more than this.”

…

Zhang Letian and Ning Shaolong felt that all the pleasure they had felt from showing off before was gone because they felt like they were being played as fools.

The key is that Yang Chen didn’t do anything. Now everyone is not urging them to bleed and treat them but praising Yang Chen’s way of life and doing things. They feel like they spent a lot of money to make a wedding dress for Yang Chen [another Chinese idiom for doing something for someone else’s benefit].

But Yang Chen didn’t say a word throughout the whole process and didn’t interfere with their ordering in any way. He just didn’t give them a discount. It would be unreasonable to blame him.

But Zhang Letian and Ning Shaolong both took a fancy to the beautiful Cheng Junjun, and they wanted to spend less money and gain more fame, so they naturally blamed Yang Chen, feeling that Yang Chen could have revealed his identity to avoid them spending this money in vain.

Zhang Lekang: “Brother, Young Master Ning, don’t make it difficult for a worker like me. Come on, let’s go pay the bill. I’ll give you an invoice later; you might win a prize if you scratch it.”

*Damn it, are you哄哄kids [Chinese slang for哄孩子, meaning to coax a child]!*

The guests couldn’t help laughing.

You have to pay for the meal, and you have to bear the words you said yourself. Zhang Letian and Ning Shaolong can only obediently pay the bill.

The two looked at each other, understood each other, and went to Ning Shaolong’s car together to plot.

Zhang Letian: “Damn it, isn’t he treating us like monkeys? I can’t swallow this! This is Sucheng, my base camp; how can I be calculated by him?”

Ning Shaolong: “Damn it, didn’t you deliberately trick me? Otherwise, how could I have spent so much money?”

Zhang Letian: “Haha… you were showing off in front of me too; I just wanted to retaliate against you. Forget it; let’s not talk about it; let’s just laugh it off. The key is that our colleagues were calculated by that bastard; this revenge must be avenged. To be honest, I also took a fancy to that Miss Cheng next to him, and you also took a fancy to her. Let’s not compete for the time being; the first thing is to drive that kid away. South Beauty’s base camp is in Haicheng; a strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake [a Chinese idiom for outsiders can’t beat locals]; we have to deal with him! Tell me, do you want to join forces with me?”

Ning Shaolong: “Nonsense! Of course, I want to join forces to deal with him! Damn it, I can’t swallow this. What do you say we should do?”

Zhang Letian: “There is a thank-you banquet for the orphanage tonight. After dinner, we will invite everyone to sing at Yuanshangyuan [likely a karaoke bar]. A friend of mine is in charge there, and he can let them teach that kid a lesson, or he can let them not protect that kid; it’s just a matter of my word.”

Ning Shaolong: “Okay! I’ll call someone to come over now. Ask your friend in charge to find a reason to be late on purpose and let him perform well in front of Miss Cheng tonight what it means to be embarrassed. After we have had enough fun, your friend will come over, and we will let him go.”

Zhang Letian: “Haha… It’s a deal!”