How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 279

The Young Man Shouldn’t Be Afraid; We Are Good People. What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

Chapter 279: The Young Man Shouldn’t Be Afraid; We Are Good People

After getting in the car, Yang Chen took off his Meituan [a Chinese e-commerce platform for food delivery] uniform. He just wanted to experience the feeling. His main focus was still on driving for the ride-hailing app, after all, only negative reviews from ride-hailing passengers could earn him rewards.

After dropping off five passengers, Yang Chen was on his way back to the city when he saw a woman placing a baby in her arms on the side of the road as he passed the cross-river bridge.

The baby probably wasn’t even a month old, looking like a big kitten.

Yang Chen instinctively felt that something was wrong and quickly stopped the car.

Sure enough, the woman looked at the baby on the ground, waved goodbye with tears in her eyes, and turned to rush towards the bridge railing.

Yang Chen quickly opened the door and rushed over, grabbing the woman’s left foot as he dove.

At this moment, the woman’s entire body was already suspended outside the bridge.

Passing cars quickly stopped, and people inside also ran over to help pull the woman back.

The woman sat on the ground and wailed, and the baby seemed to understand that its mother was crying, and followed suit.

Yang Chen quickly went to pick up the baby and handed it to the woman, saying, “Look, you two are connected at heart. As soon as you cry, he cries too. What’s making you so upset that you’d do this? The baby isn’t even a month old yet.”

The woman pressed her forehead against the baby’s forehead and cried.

After a while, the woman’s emotions calmed down a bit, and she told her story.

In short, she had argued with her mother-in-law during her postpartum confinement, and then her husband took his mother’s side and hit her. In a fit of anger, she took the baby and left.

Originally, she thought that since she was still in confinement and the baby wasn’t even a month old, her husband or mother-in-law would definitely come after her. Even if they didn’t try to persuade her to come back, they would at least take the baby back, and she would go back with them.

But she never expected that she waited downstairs for more than an hour and no one came out to look for them. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more she couldn’t see a way out, so she wanted to go back to her parents’ home.

Along the way, she thought a lot, and the more she thought about it, the more meaningless it seemed, so she wanted to die.

Originally, she wanted to take the baby with her, but she couldn’t bear to let him leave this world with her so soon.

Someone next to her asked what the conflict was between her and her mother-in-law that could be so serious.

The woman explained that there wasn’t any major conflict. It’s just that her mother-in-law always used her mouth to suck on the nipple to test the temperature when making milk for the baby. Newborn babies have weak immune systems, and adults have a lot of bacteria in their mouths, which is not good for the baby. She had told her mother-in-law several times.

But her mother-in-law was also stubborn. The more she said not to test the temperature with her mouth, the more her mother-in-law insisted on doing it, even saying that a little dirt won’t hurt, and even without her, the baby wouldn’t starve.

A woman in postpartum confinement couldn’t stand such provocation, so she argued with her mother-in-law.

As a result, her husband felt that his mother had come all the way from the countryside to take care of her during her confinement and to take care of the baby, and she was not grateful, so he hit her.

If what this woman said was true, then her husband was really not a good person and didn’t deserve to have a child.

The elderly may have some unhygienic habits because they don’t understand, but as a young person, her husband couldn’t possibly not understand these things. He could have taken responsibility for making the milk, but instead, he not only did nothing but also took his mother’s side and hit his wife who was in postpartum confinement. It was really too awful.

Several women nearby advised the woman who wanted to die to think it over and just get a divorce.

At this time of divorce, she would definitely get custody of the child, and she would also receive more financial support.

Even if she had to work in a factory, she could still comfortably raise her child. Why suffer in that kind of family?

Yang Chen quickly advised, “I think you should go back to your parents’ home for a few days and think carefully about whether your marriage is worth continuing. Where is your parents’ home? I’ll take you back.”

The woman picked up the baby, nodded to Yang Chen, and said, “Thank you. My mother’s home is in Jing’an Garden.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Let’s go, get in the car!”

The woman got into Yang Chen’s car with the baby.

Yang Chen took them to Jing’an Garden.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

Woman: “Thank you. How much do I owe you? I’ll transfer it to you.”

Yang Chen: “No need, just hold the baby tight and be careful while walking.”

Woman: “Thank you. I thought about it just now, and I was really too impulsive. This isn’t a life-or-death situation, and I don’t need to die. Anyway, thank you, and I wish you peace and safety for the rest of your life.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you. I also wish you a smooth resolution to your family conflicts and that your child grows up healthy.”

The woman got out of the car with the baby and bowed to Yang Chen in front of the car.

Yang Chen smiled and waved at her, watching her walk into the residential area.

At this moment, the system issued a reminder.

“The system has detected that the host has completed a special delivery. The current special mission progress is 7/10. Victory is in sight, please keep up the good work.”

Oh, not bad, good deeds are rewarded, and this counts as a special mission.

Yang Chen felt happy and quickly found a place to eat.

After dinner, Yang Chen logged into his Meituan rider account.

Wow, the platform system immediately pushed ten orders for him to choose from.

Yang Chen looked at the notes for each order.

“Please bring me a bottle of Red Bull and a pack of Zhonghua [a popular brand of cigarettes in China] cigarettes. Don’t accept the order if you don’t bring them, or I’ll give you a bad review.”

“Tsk…” Yang Chen said disdainfully, and then rejected the order.

“Please, delivery guy, bring me a pack of sanitary napkins. I’m having a heavy flow and can’t move right now. Thank you.”

“How unlucky!” Yang Chen said, and also rejected it.

“I want a lot, a lot of chili peppers. Have the delivery guy pack me a portion of chili peppers. Otherwise, I’ll give both the merchant and the delivery guy a bad review!”

“Damn it! You’re so used to it! Anyone who doesn’t know would think you’re spending gold!” Yang Chen said disdainfully, and also rejected it.

After this round of screening, only one order for milk tea was normal. The other party only wrote “room temperature” in the notes.

Now Yang Chen knew how difficult the food delivery industry was. There were really a lot of weird customers.

They spent a few dollars on delivery fees and couldn’t wait to use the delivery guy like an ox. They really treated themselves like masters.

Yang Chen accepted the milk tea order, quickly put on his Meituan uniform, went to the milk tea shop to pick up the milk tea, and delivered it to the customer according to the address.

At this time, in a unit in Binjiang Garden.

Yan Shuyi, a graduate of ancient Chinese language and literature who was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination at home, was confronting her parents.

Yan Shuyi: “I can’t go on a blind date. Just give up on that idea.”

Father Yan Tong: “Going on a blind date won’t affect your postgraduate entrance examination. Besides, the other party is a Harvard graduate, works on Wall Street, and has also obtained a US green card. If you marry him, you can immigrate to the US in the future. Isn’t that good?”

Mother Wang Fang: “This is the son of the vice-dean of our school. I finally got you such a promising match. Don’t miss the opportunity. You’ll regret it when you grow up.”

Yan Shuyi: “Oh, what will I regret! Don’t worry, I will never regret it! I have no regrets in this life entering China, and I will still be born in China in the next life. I am born a Chinese, and I will die a Chinese ghost. What is it to immigrate and be a traitor? I, Yan Shuyi, can’t do such a thing that betrays my ancestors!”

Yan Tong stepped forward and gently kicked her, saying, “Don’t give me that nonsense! Just go meet him, otherwise, it will be difficult for your mother to see their vice-dean at work.”

Yan Shuyi pouted and replied, “Anyway, I’m not going. I want to take the postgraduate entrance examination. I want to stay in China and serve the country. Banana people [a derogatory term for people of Chinese descent who prioritize Western culture], stay away!”

Just as her parents were about to speak, Yan Shuyi’s phone rang.

“Wow, my savior is here!” Yan Shuyi thought to herself.

She quickly answered the phone and said, “Hello, is my delivery here?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I’m at the entrance of your residential area. The security guard won’t let me in. Please come out and pick it up.”

Yan Shuyi: “Okay, I’ll be right down!”

Hanging up the phone, Yan Shuyi quickly ran behind the door to change her shoes.

“I’m going downstairs to get my delivery!” Yan Shuyi said and quickly opened the door and ran out.

Yan Shuyi quickly ran to the entrance of the residential area and came to Yang Chen’s side.

“Is this Yan Shuyi’s milk tea?” Yan Shuyi asked.

Yang Chen quickly turned around, looked at the order, and said, “It’s Ms. Yan’s milk tea.”

Yan Shuyi was immediately fascinated by the handsome face in front of her, as if it were carved by a master sculptor.

How could there be such a perfect face in the world? Even plastic surgery couldn’t make it so perfect.

Yan Shuyi grabbed Yang Chen’s hand, and Yang Chen quickly said, “Miss Yan, you’ve grabbed the wrong one.”

Yan Shuyi smiled and said, “I didn’t grab the wrong one!”

Yang Chen: “Your milk tea is here.”

Yan Shuyi: “I’ll give it to you to drink, but you have to help me with a favor. Come on, come home with me.”

Yang Chen: “Ah? Ms. Yan, please control yourself. I’m just a part-time delivery guy and don’t provide other services.”

The girl was quite pretty, but a little improper.

Yan Shuyi: “Oh, don’t think too much. I just want you to pretend to be my boyfriend and persuade my parents not to let me go on a blind date with a banana person.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, that’s the matter! But that’s not okay either. I don’t even know you. Why should I help you? Who knows what you really want to do? What if it’s a pyramid scheme and I get controlled after going home with you? Or what if you drug me and harvest my kidneys?”

Yan Shuyi: “Brother, you’re thinking too much. You’re so handsome. Even if I had bad intentions, I would definitely keep you for myself. How could I possibly hurt your kidneys? I really just need you to deal with my parents. My name is Yan Shuyi. I’m a graduate of the ancient Chinese language and literature program at Haicheng University. I’m currently preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination at home. My parents arranged for me to meet some Harvard graduate who also got a US green card.”

At this moment, Yang Chen saw Yan Shuyi, who had a look of crying and laughing, sitting upright with a pout, and a boy of about ten years old was dancing for her.

Yang Chen suddenly remembered the boy who could dance that Yan Shuyi mentioned on the car, whom her best friend had introduced, and couldn’t help but laugh.

Yan Shuyi turned her head to look at Yang Chen and immediately bared her teeth and walked over angrily.

“What are you laughing at? I asked you to help, but you didn’t, and you still dare to laugh!” Yan Shuyi said, waving her arms.

Yang Chen: “Sorry, we’ve received strict training and won’t easily make fun of customers, unless… we can’t help it! Haha…”

Yan Shuyi bared her teeth angrily and gently punched Yang Chen’s shoulder a few times, saying, “I warn you to be polite to me. I haven’t given you a review yet. If you make me angry, I’ll give you two bad reviews.”

Yang Chen: “It doesn’t matter. It’s your right to give any review, and I have no right to interfere. But laughing or not is my right, and you have no right to interfere either.”

Yan Shuyi: “Oh, you’re the first food delivery guy and ride-hailing driver I’ve ever met who’s so arrogant. Are you playing hard to get, pretending to be calm? I’m really going to give you a bad review.”

Saying that, Yan Shuyi took out her phone.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Whatever. I don’t care.”

Yan Shuyi: “Oh, you’re pretty tough!”

After saying that, she really gave Yang Chen a bad review.

Yang Chen received reminders from Meituan and Didi [another ride-hailing app] that the customer had given him a bad review.

Yan Shuyi: “Are you scared yet? If you agree to pretend to be my boyfriend now, I’ll change it to a good review. You only have one chance, don’t miss it.”

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, “I said, I don’t care what kind of review you give.”

At this moment, the system issued a reminder.

“Congratulations to the host for receiving a bad review. The system rewards the host with the ownership of Qingpu Joy City. All property certificates, sales contracts, and other documents will be delivered to the host’s home before 10:00 AM tomorrow. Please pay attention to check them.”

Qingpu Joy City (JOYCITY) was grandly opened at the end of 2007. It is an “international youth city” carefully built by Longliang Group. This only shopping mall in the West Qingpu business district has quickly become the first choice for fashionistas, trendsetters, and trendy new nobles to shop and relax.

Joy City integrates shopping centers, hotel serviced apartments, and Grade A office buildings into one.

It has more than 40 unique brands in Haicheng, a super-wide sky plaza with a cross-connected corridor, and a large open central stage, creating a fashionable shared space. It is the largest fashion commercial complex in the Qingpu business district that cannot be replicated.

Since its opening 15 years ago, Joy City has been the most dazzling star in Haicheng’s local commercial real estate.

The system is making Yang Chen wider and wider on the road to becoming a landlord.

Haishang Financial Building, Qianjiang No. 1 Building, and now Qingpu Joy City. When he gets old and can’t work anymore, Yang Chen can rank among the top ten on the rich list just by relying on the rent, property fees, and management fees from these three places.

Seeing that Yang Chen was impervious to water and salt, Yan Shuyi had to give up her idea.

She deleted the bad review she had just given and changed it to a good review.

“Forget it, it looks like you really don’t want to help me. I won’t force you,” Yan Shuyi said disappointedly.

Then she went back to the table next to her, and then angrily took out ten yuan and handed it to her best friend’s younger brother, saying, “You danced very well, take it and buy a lollipop.”

The little kid was extremely happy and took the money, saying, “Thank you, Sister Shuyi.”

After saying that, he ran to buy a lollipop.

Yan Shuyi angrily cursed, “Zhang Yingying, damn you, I’m so anxious, but you’re actually playing with me.”

Zhang Yingying: “Haha… I didn’t lie to you, did I? Don’t you think my brother is handsome? Wasn’t the dance he danced just now good? He can be satisfied with just a lollipop, right? I didn’t lie to you!”

Yan Shuyi rolled her eyes at Zhang Yingying, picked up a grilled chicken wing, and started eating.

Seeing that Yang Chen was quite handsome, Zhang Yingying whispered, “Who is that handsome guy?”

Yan Shuyi: “A delivery guy, also drives for ride-hailing apps, very diligent. It’s a pity that he’s too rigid. I asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, but he refused. Sigh… it’s driving me crazy.”

Zhang Yingying: “He’s really handsome. I want to break up with Zhang Le. I want to chase this handsome brother.”

Yan Shuyi: “Can you put away your nymphomaniac look? Don’t embarrass me.”

Zhang Yingying hooked her finger, motioning Yan Shuyi to come closer, and then whispered, “If he’s not willing, won’t you use the trick of cooking raw rice into cooked rice [a Chinese idiom referring to forcing a relationship]?”

Yan Shuyi: “Are you crazy? I don’t even know what kind of person he is, and you want me to cook rice with him?”

Zhang Yingying: “Uh, no, I didn’t express myself correctly. What I mean is that he’s a ride-hailing driver, right? Wait a while, you can take his car back, but tell your uncle and aunt to wait for you at the entrance. When you arrive, you can directly hold his arm and tell your uncle and aunt that he’s your boyfriend. He’s relatively ordinary because of his job and is very shy, so he doesn’t have the courage to go public. You’re desperate now and must make your relationship public. This way, even if he denies it, your uncle and aunt will still believe that you two are dating. Do you think what I said makes sense?”

Yan Shuyi immediately showed a happy smile. This trick of cooking raw rice into cooked rice is wonderful. Even if he wants to deny it, he can’t.

“But, do you think he’ll be angry? I’m a little embarrassed to anger people for no reason,” Yan Shuyi said.

Zhang Yingying: “You’re silly. Won’t you try to cultivate your relationship with him along the way? When you arrive, say sorry first, and then hold his arm and act according to the plan. Even if he’s angry, he knows your difficulties, and you’ve expressed enough apology, how can he get angry?”

Yan Shuyi smiled and nodded, thinking that what Zhang Yingying said made a lot of sense.

“Let’s do it! I’m treating tonight. Hehe…” Yan Shuyi whispered.

Zhang Yingying: “Wait a while, you can pay for his share too, and say that you were very sorry for giving him a bad review just now, and treat it as compensation for him. Wouldn’t your relationship be further improved? Then he’ll be too embarrassed to be angry with you, right?”

Yan Shuyi: “That makes sense. You really have a lot of dirty ideas. Hehe…”

Soon, Yang Chen was almost finished eating, with only one oyster left.

Yan Shuyi seized the opportunity, got up, and went to pay the bill.

After Yan Shuyi paid, Yang Chen also finished eating and came over to pay the bill.

The boss said with a smile, “This beautiful woman paid for you.”

Yang Chen: “I brought money, I don’t need you to pay.”

Yan Shuyi: “I’m very sorry for giving you a bad review just now. Let’s just say this is my compensation for you. Are you leaving now? I want to go home, can I book your car?”

Yang Chen wasn’t one to take advantage of others, saying, “Then I’ll take you back. Let’s just say it’s my way of thanking you for paying for me.”

Yan Shuyi nodded and said, “Okay then! I’ll tell my best friend, wait for me.”

Yang Chen nodded and got in the car to wait.

Yan Shuyi happily ran to Zhang Yingying and said, “This guy is so simple, I’ve got him in my grasp. I’m leaving first, you and your brother be careful on your way back.”

Zhang Yingying: “Got it, don’t worry about us, be careful on your side, don’t get caught.”

Yan Shuyi made an “OK” gesture and quickly ran to get into Yang Chen’s car.

Back and forth, the two became much more familiar, chatting a lot along the way.

According to the plan, Yan Shuyi sent a text message to her parents, falsely claiming that she was bringing her boyfriend back and asking them to wait at the entrance of the residential area, showing a little more importance.

Yan Tong and Wang Fang hurried down, jogging all the way to the entrance of the residential area.

Yan Tong: “No wonder this dead girl was unwilling to go on a blind date, so she has a boyfriend.”

Wang Fang: “The girl is 23 years old and has reached the age to fall in love. If this young man is not bad, we’ll let them date. Our family isn’t short of money, and we don’t have to climb up to a good family. As long as the young man is honest, we won’t ask for too much. Do you hear me?”

Yan Tong: “Got it. Damn it, the cabbage I raised for 23 years has been taken by a pig, I feel very bad.”

Wang Fang rolled her eyes at him and said, “You men are so strange. If it’s your son who has a girlfriend, you’ll be happy to fly. If it’s your daughter who has a boyfriend, it’s as uncomfortable as if your father died.”

Yan Tong: “Nonsense! Of course, the father is happy when the pig he raised goes to take someone else’s cabbage. Of course, the father is uncomfortable when the cabbage he raised is taken by someone else’s pig.”

Wang Fang: “Shuyi said that the young man is shy and a little inferior, so be nice and don’t scare him.”

Yan Tong: “I know. I’m also a man and can understand his thoughts and feelings at this age.”

The couple ran and argued, and soon arrived at the entrance of the residential area.

Two minutes later, Yang Chen’s car stopped nearby.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “We’re here, go up by yourself. If you don’t like it, just say it clearly, there’s no need to feel embarrassed. Good luck!”

Yan Shuyi pursed her lips and bowed to Yang Chen, saying, “I’m sorry, excuse me!”

After saying that, she hugged Yang Chen’s arm with both hands.

Yang Chen looked surprised and hadn’t understood what was going on when Yan Shuyi’s parents ran over.

“Shuyi, why don’t you come down? Young man, get out of the car, come on, don’t be shy,” Wang Fang asked with a smile.

Yan Tong: “Hehe… young man, don’t be nervous, we’re not bad people. Hey, no, we’re good people, don’t be afraid.”

Good people?

Does your family look like good people?