How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 337

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Fake Socialite Meets Fake Socialite

Yang Chen and the others continued to stroll around, browsing through the entire SKP [a high-end shopping mall in China].

Finally, they arrived at LV [Louis Vuitton] to pick up their items.

However, at this moment, two long queues had already formed outside the LV entrance, waiting to enter the store.

Zheng Wei sighed, “Oh… there are so many rich people in the capital. Even buying LV requires waiting in such long lines.”

阮莞 Ruan Wan said with a smile, “Of course. This is the capital, after all. If there weren’t many rich people, how could they support housing prices of 100,000 per square meter?”

Zheng Wei: “But doesn’t the news say that hundreds of millions of people have a monthly income of less than a thousand?”

Wang Yuwei: “That’s not contradictory. Those people don’t live in the capital.”

Zheng Wei: “That seems to make sense. So, what do we do now? With so many people, how long will we have to wait in line?”

Wang Yuwei confidently took out a VIP card and said, “I’m a VIP customer here. I don’t need to wait in line. Wait here, I’ll call the salesperson and have her bring us in.”

Zheng Wei said with envy, “Wow, can you do that? It’s so good to be rich.”

Wang Yuwei: “This is nothing. When you live this kind of life in the future, you’ll know there are even more benefits.”

Zheng Wei’s psychological defenses were completely shattered. She wanted to join Wang Yuwei’s socialite group.

Soon, the call connected.

Wang Yuwei said smugly, “Hey, Xiao Wang, I’m at the store entrance now. Come out and bring me in.”

Xiao Wang: “Sister Wang, I can’t! Today, everyone in line is a VIP customer. Everyone has to wait in line. I can’t bring you in. I’m still busy with customers here. I’ll talk to you later. Please wait for a while.”

It was incredibly awkward. All the people in line were VIP customers, and no one could have priority over anyone else.

Hanging up the phone, Wang Yuwei muttered, “Today is really strange. All these people in line are VIPs. The salesperson can’t bring me in. I have to wait in line here.”

Yang Chen had been shopping all day and didn’t want to wait here.

“Call the salesperson and tell her to inform the store manager that Yang Chen is outside and wants to see him immediately!” Yang Chen said.

Li Yunxi and the others all looked over, and the VIP customers waiting in line also looked over.

“Bro, you’re not going to say that your second cousin’s influence works at LV too, right?” Li Yunxi asked quietly.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Of course. My second cousin is invincible here. If anyone doesn’t listen, they can forget about their car being safe.”

Wang Yuwei: “Really? Are you sure it’ll work?”

Yang Chen: “It’ll definitely work. Make the call. I’m tired from shopping all day, and it’s almost six o’clock. Let’s hurry up and eat, then go back to the hotel to rest. I don’t want to wait in line here for hours.”

Wang Yuwei was skeptical and called the salesperson again.

Salesperson: “Sister Wang, I really can’t bring you in. I’m not lying to you. Everyone outside in line is a VIP customer. I can’t give you special treatment.”

Wang Yuwei: “No, I have a friend here named Yang Chen. He said to tell your store manager that he’s outside waiting for him.”

Salesperson: “Yang Chen? Are you kidding me?”

Wang Yuwei: “Of course not.”

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“Wait a moment, I’ll go tell the store manager right away.”

Hanging up the phone, Wang Yuwei frowned, wondering if Yang Chen’s second cousin was really that powerful.

The VIP customers in line next to them laughed.

A plump, wealthy woman asked, “Handsome, what’s your status? Can you make Manager Zhang come out to greet you?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “My cousin’s third sister-in-law’s second aunt’s nephew’s second cousin is a security guard here.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

“That’s a distant relationship!”

“It’s hard for you to find such a distant relationship. But are you misunderstanding the security guard profession? Do you think being a security guard at SKP makes you superior?”

“Haha… Even if he’s a security guard at SKP, he’s still a security guard!”

“Haha…”

…

Yang Chen had seen this kind of mindless mockery many times and didn’t even flinch.

“Don’t underestimate my second cousin’s security guard position. The store manager will come out to greet me later,” Yang Chen said calmly.

Those VIP customers were either rich people or fake socialites and definitely wouldn’t believe Yang Chen’s words.

“Handsome, don’t joke around. If your second cousin, a security guard, can order the LV store manager around, what’s the point of our VIP cards?”

“That’s right! You’ve probably been fooled by your second cousin, thinking SKP’s security guards are powerful.”

“If the store manager pays attention to you, I won’t come here again.”

…

Yang Chen: “Don’t do that! If you don’t come to spend money, won’t LV earn less?”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed again.

At this moment, store manager Zhang Huanhuan ran out in a panic.

Everyone stared at her, not believing she would really come out to bring Yang Chen in.

Zhang Huanhuan recognized Yang Chen at a glance and quickly stepped forward to bow, saying, “Mr. Yang, you…”

Yang Chen quickly interrupted, “Alright, don’t say anything. I’m just here to have some fun. Help her get her things. I’m a little tired and want to go eat and go back to the hotel to sleep. It looks like business is good. You’re doing a great job.”

Zhang Huanhuan was overjoyed and nodded, replying, “Okay, okay. Miss Wang, please come with me.”

Everyone was shocked. Yang Chen’s second cousin, the security guard, really had so much power. The LV store manager was so humble in front of him!

The VIPs waiting in line were unhappy.

“Manager Zhang, what does this mean?”

“Are our VIP cards fake? We all have to wait in line. Why can she cut in line?”

“Does LV discriminate against customers?”

…

Zhang Huanhuan ignored them and took Wang Yuwei into the store to get her things.

The VIPs in line all looked at Yang Chen, not expecting their VIP cards to be less effective than a security guard.

Soon, Wang Yuwei came out with her LV bags.

Yang Chen quickly turned around and left.

Li Yunxi chased after him, smiling and asking, “Bro, how is your second cousin so powerful? Even the LV store manager has to give him face. Is the power that great being a security guard here?”

Yang Chen: “Of course! Isn’t your neighborhood property management more powerful than the owners?”

Li Yunxi’s eyes lit up, saying, “Hmm…

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Now that you mention it, I understand. Our neighborhood security guards are awesome. They treat us owners like grandsons, yelling and scolding whenever they want. I get it, I get it…”

Wang Yuwei and the others finally believed that Yang Chen’s second cousin, the security captain, had a lot of power.

The group arrived at the supermarket storage area downstairs.

As Yang Chen was retrieving his items, the supermarket manager arrived.

The manager bowed and said with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Yang. I’m Wang Qing, the supermarket department manager. Since you are an award-winning customer of our supermarket, we are providing special door-to-door delivery service. Please give us your items and an address, and our professional delivery staff will deliver them to your door.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Please deliver the items to Room 2001, Atlantis Hotel.”

Wang Qing: “Okay. What time should we deliver them?”

Yang Chen: “After ten o’clock tonight. I’m going to dinner later and might be out late.”

Wang Qing: “Alright! Mr. Yang, please go enjoy your meal. I will arrange for someone to deliver them to your hotel room.”

Yang Chen nodded and left with Li Yunxi and the others.

Wang Yuwei felt very complicated and quickly stepped forward to ask, “You’re staying in Room 2001 of the Atlantis Hotel? That’s the presidential suite. At the current rate, it costs hundreds of thousands a night. How do you have so much money?”

Yang Chen: “My second cousin booked it for me. He said a friend works there and didn’t charge much.”

Wang Yuwei: “Wow, what kind of god is your second cousin? How can he find connections everywhere?”

Yang Chen smiled without saying a word.

The group arrived at the parking lot and got into the car to leave.

At this time, there was still a long queue outside.

Li Yunxi: “Luckily, we have your second cousin, or we might still be waiting in line here.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… My second cousin is still pretty awesome, right? Don’t underestimate security guards. They have a lot of power. Ladies, what do you say? Want to have dinner together?”

Wang Yuwei: “I’ve already booked a table at Tang Court [a high-end restaurant]. Let’s go there now.”

Yang Chen: “Okay!”

Soon, they arrived at Tang Court.

Wang Yuwei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was finally her time to show off again.

At this moment, Wang Yuwei’s boyfriend, Li Gaole, and Ruan Wan’s boyfriend, Gao Xiang, were already waiting at the entrance.

These two guys didn’t dare to go to SKP, but they were very eager to eat at Tang Court.

Wang Yuwei: “Are you done with work?”

Li Gaole: “Yeah. I have something to tell you. I went back to the company just now and heard from the secretary that our SKP Group has been acquired. Guess what the acquirer’s name is?”

After speaking, he looked at Yang Chen.

Wang Yuwei: “What’s the name?”

Yang Chen: “Since you’re looking at me like that, I guess it should be Yang Chen.”

Li Gaole: “Haha… Bro, you have a good eye! The person who acquired our SKP Group is indeed named Yang Chen. I was shocked when I heard it. But the secretary said that Yang Chen is a major shareholder of Longlian Supermarket Group. This time, he acquired the 60% stake from his partners to gain absolute control of SKP personally. It’s a pity that they have the same name, but one is a major shareholder of Longlian Supermarket Group, and the other is a ride-hailing driver.”

Yang Chen: “That’s right, same name, different fate.”

Ruan Wan’s rich second

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generation boyfriend, Gao Xiang, said, “Alright, some things can’t be envied. Let’s go in and eat.”

A group of people walked into Tang Court.

When they arrived, the table was already full of dishes, and some even showed signs of being touched.

It was obvious that these were dishes ordered by a group buy. The previous fake socialites had already taken photos and videos and left, now leaving it to Wang Yuwei, the group leader.

Yang Chen didn’t want to show off in front of these small characters, but who could eat leftovers in this cold weather?

Besides, these fake socialites were messing around outside every day. Who knew if they had any infectious diseases?

It would be tragic if he got infected.

Yang Chen asked the waiter to bring a new chair. He didn’t want to sit on the chairs that the fake socialites had sat on, in case he caught any gynecological or infectious diseases.

But Wang Yuwei and her group seemed to cherish these things very much, their eyes shining as they took out their phones to take pictures.

Yang Chen deliberately complained, “This Tang Court isn’t that great. They serve the dishes before the guests arrive. How can we eat them when they’re cold?”

Wang Yuwei: “Who told you to drive so slowly? I told them to serve the dishes as soon as I left SKP. I thought you could drive here quickly.”

Alright, she could even shift the blame onto Yang Chen. She was really good at making things up.

Yang Chen: “But these cabbages and green vegetables are too vegetarian, and the portions are too small. It’s impossible to eat.”

Li Gaole: “Bro, you should be happy that we invited you to such a high-end restaurant. Why are you being so picky? For Yuwei’s sake, I’ll add a few more dishes. Waiter, come here.”

Ruan Wan looked at her boyfriend, as if saying, “Wang Yuwei’s boyfriend has already shown off. Shouldn’t you show off too?”

Gao Xiang understood and said, “Then I’ll add a few dishes too.”

Wang Yuwei and Ruan Wan smiled happily.

The waiter came over, and Li Gaole and Gao Xiang started ordering.

These two guys only picked potatoes and bean sprouts.

They didn’t even look at abalone, lobster, steak, or foie gras.

The waiter checked the dishes and left.

Yang Chen didn’t smoke or drink often, but he loved to eat.

He could compromise on other things, but he couldn’t compromise on three meals a day. He had to eat well.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you. I’m just being direct. You can get these things at any roadside stall, and I don’t even eat them. You come to Tang Court and don’t order anything good, only these things. Aren’t you stupid? A plate of shredded potatoes costs ten yuan outside, but it costs two hundred here. What’s the point of ordering these dishes? Just to brag to others that you’ve eaten at Tang Court?” Yang Chen said bluntly.

Yang Chen’s words stunned Wang Yuwei and her group.

Li Yunxi quickly said with a smile, “I’m sorry, Achen is just being direct. He probably just doesn’t like to eat these things.”

Wang Yuwei snorted and said, “This is the first time I’ve seen a guest being so picky when someone else is treating. Since you’re so tough, why don’t you treat everyone to a big meal?”

Yang Chen looked at Li Yunxi beside him, her cheeks flushed, her eyes filled with nervousness and unease.

Seeing her

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looking so pitiful, Yang Chen decided to help her all the way.

“What’s the big deal? It’s just a meal. Why are you being so stingy?” Yang Chen replied, then waved to signal the waiter to come over.

The waiter quickly came over and asked, “Sir, do you need anything?”

Yang Chen: “Tell the kitchen to cancel all the dishes they ordered. I’ll reorder. Bring a king crab, two Australian lobsters over four pounds each, a serving of French foie gras and steak for each person, and a serving of caviar for each person. Add some other dishes that you think are good, but don’t give me anything random. Make sure the portions are enough for all of us to eat.”

Everyone was shocked by Yang Chen’s extravagant ordering.

Bro, you’re not just ordering food, you’re burning money.

The waiter quickly checked the dishes with Yang Chen and then asked, “Sir, are you sure you want to order a few more signature dishes?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! Bring ten. There are so many of us. We definitely need to eat our fill.”

The waiter knew that this table was booked by fake socialites. She was worried that Yang Chen wouldn’t be able to pay for the dishes, so she reminded him tactfully, “Sir, this is a three-Michelin-star restaurant. The dishes are quite expensive. Are you sure you want to order so much?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I’m sure. Go ahead, hurry up. I’m hungry. Tell the kitchen to prioritize our dishes. Also, have someone come and clear away these leftovers. It’s too damaging to Tang Court’s image. If others find out, they’ll think Tang Court provides leftovers to its customers.”

The waiter nodded and said, “Okay, okay! I’ll take care of it right away!”

Li Yunxi and the others were dumbfounded. They had never been so extravagant before. Today was an eye-opener.

Zheng Wei: “Yunxi’s boyfriend, you’re too extravagant! Do you know how much your order will cost?”

Yang Chen: “I don’t know. It’s just a meal. How much can it cost?”

Li Yunxi quickly checked her phone to see how much money was left in her bank account.

Based on Yang Chen’s order, it would probably cost tens of thousands.

Yang Chen, a ride-hailing driver, definitely didn’t have that much money, so she would have to pay.

“I have 63,000 left. That should be enough for this meal,” Li Yunxi thought to herself. Then, she took out her bank card from her bag, pretended to be affectionate with Yang Chen, and slipped the card into his pocket, deliberately scratching it a few times to remind Yang Chen that there was something in his pocket.

Yang Chen touched it and felt a card.

Li Yunxi sent a message to Yang Chen.

“Use my card to pay later. The password is 970510.”

This girl was pretty generous.

Yang Chen smiled at Li Yunxi and said, “I want to kiss you. Can I?”

Li Yunxi’s heart beat faster, and her face turned red.

Ruan Wan: “Yo, what’s that supposed to mean? We have boyfriends too. Are you trying to show off?”

Zheng Wei: “Thanks, I feel offended.”

Li Yunxi replied shyly, “Don’t be silly. There are too many people…”

At this moment, manager Wang En’hui arrived.

She had heard that the new guests at the fake socialites’ table had ordered a lot of expensive dishes. She was worried that they wouldn’t be able to pay when it was time to settle the bill, which would be embarrassing.

So, she quickly came over to check the situation.

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As soon as she got close, she recognized Yang Chen.

“Oh, Mr. Yang, it’s you! Why didn’t you tell us you were coming?” Wang En’hui said politely.

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “I just happened to be here for a meeting and brought my friends to have a meal. Go ahead and do your work. You don’t need to worry about us.”

Wang En’hui: “Okay, okay. Mr. Yang, if you need anything, just ask the waiter.”

Yang Chen nodded, and Wang En’hui excitedly went to the kitchen to urge them to prepare the dishes.

Li Yunxi and the others were once again shocked and dumbfounded.

Li Gaole: “Bro, you’re awesome! Even the manager of Tang Court is so polite to you. Who are you?”

Yang Chen: “I’m the owner of Tang Court.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Damn it, they didn’t believe him again!

Damn it!

Wang Yuwei: “Stop joking! You’re the owner of Tang Court, and you still drive a ride-hailing car? I don’t believe your nonsense about experiencing life and killing time. Someone at this level would never be a ride-hailing driver, even to kill time.”

Yang Chen: “Well, if you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do.”

At this moment, Gao Xiang’s phone rang.

He was talking about buying a house, but he was 200,000 short of being able to pay in full.

He was negotiating with the seller to see if they could lower the price by 200,000 so he could pay in full immediately.

But after some back-and-forth, it seemed like they couldn’t reach an agreement.

Gao Xiang sighed and put down his phone helplessly.

Ruan Wan quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Gao Xiang shook his head without saying anything.

Ruan Wan: “Oh, tell me. We all heard you. Why are you shaking your head?”

Gao Xiang sighed and said, “I just thought we’ve known each other for a long time, and it’s time to live together and try marriage. I live with my parents in a villa, which isn’t convenient for you to come over. The other houses in my family are either rented out or have been empty for a long time. I want to buy a new house that belongs to us. The total price is 9 million. I have over 5 million, and I’ve borrowed some money from friends. Now I have a total of 8.8 million, which is 200,000 short. I don’t want my parents to know before I’m sure we can get married, so I didn’t ask them for money. Now I’m stuck because of this 200,000.”

As soon as he said this, not only Ruan Wan but also Wang Yuwei was moved.

Wang Yuwei quickly nudged Ruan Wan and said, “Oh, that’s easy! It’s your new house, so you two should pay for it and put both your names on it. Having a house as a bond will prevent you from breaking up easily over small conflicts in the future. That’s great.”

Ruan Wan thought it made sense and said, “I have 200,000 here. If you trust me, you can use it.”

Gao Xiang: “That’s not a good idea.”

Ruan Wan: “Are you afraid of putting my name on it?”

Gao Xiang: “That’s not it. It’s just… I’m a man. Buying a house should be my responsibility. I feel a little embarrassed using a woman’s money.”

Ruan Wan: “You’re being too polite with me.”

Wang Yuwei: “That’s right! You’re about to live together and try marriage. It’s not right to be so polite.”

Ruan Wan quickly took out her bank card and placed it in front of Gao Xiang, saying, “There’s about 210,000 in this card. You can use it. As long as I don’t contact my family for three days,

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my dad will take the initiative to transfer money to me.”

Wang Yuwei said in a very cooperative manner, “The life of a rich and beautiful woman is so simple and boring.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Yang Chen frowned. Was it such a coincidence?

Wang Yuwei had 210,000, and Gao Xiang was short exactly 200,000. Did it feel like a setup?

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Excuse me, everyone. I’m going to the restroom.”

Wang Yuwei was worried that he would run away after ordering so many dishes, so she kicked Li Gaole.

Li Gaole understood and quickly got up, saying, “I want to go too. Let’s go together.”

The two went to the restroom.

Yang Chen asked, “Li Gaole, are you familiar with that Gao Xiang?”

Li Gaole shook his head and said, “Not really. But he’s definitely rich. He often changes cars. I can’t even remember how many different luxury cars he has, like Panameras, Lamborghinis, and Ferraris.”

Yang Chen nodded. After leaving the restroom, he went straight to Wang En’hui.

“Huh? Where are you going? It’s this way! Are you trying to run away?” Li Gaole asked.

Yang Chen ignored him and went to the manager’s office.

Wang En’hui quickly got up and ran over, saying, “Mr. Yang, please come in.”

Yang Chen waved his hand and said, “No, thank you. I want to ask you something. Do you know the background of the man sitting across from me? Does he come here often?”

Wang En’hui: “He does come here often, and he always comes with different women. Mr. Yang, if I may be frank, those are all fake socialites. Why are you with those people? You must keep your eyes open and not be deceived by them. If you need it, I can introduce you to real heiresses, and they’re all beautiful.”

Uh…

She really knew how to consider things for the boss.

Li Gaole was stunned. Fake socialites?

Who were the fake socialites?

Ruan Wan?

Zheng Wei?

Or Wang Yuwei?

“No, manager, what do you mean by fake socialites?” Li Gaole quickly asked.

Wang En’hui: “From what I’ve observed, the girl wearing the white fur coat and the girl wearing the pink down jacket are both fake socialites. They’re just a bunch of gold diggers who pool their money to order a table of dishes at Tang Court, Bulgari [a luxury brand], and other places, then take pictures and post them on their Moments [a feature on WeChat, a popular messaging app in China, similar to a social media feed] to attract rich guys. I’ve seen the man sitting across from Mr. Yang many times. I’m sure he always comes with different women. Some are even very old, old enough to be his mother. And many times, he comes with a group of young men like him, also taking all kinds of pictures. So, I guess he’s a fake male socialite.”

This was hilarious. Ruan Wan, the fake female socialite, had hooked up with Gao Xiang, a fake male socialite. They probably both thought the other was a rich and handsome guy or a rich and beautiful woman.

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “Li Gaole, didn’t you know that Wang Yuwei is a fake socialite?”

Li Gaole: “I didn’t know! She told me that her family runs a fur business in Haining [a city in China known for its leather and fur industry] and that she didn’t want to go home to inherit the family business, so she came to the capital alone to start her own business. She’s doing some kind of purchasing agent business and earning a lot of money. I’ve seen her bank card, and there are indeed hundreds of thousands in it.”

Yang Chen: “You’re really something! You thought she was a rich and beautiful woman, so you thought you were an old cow eating young grass, right?”

Li Gaole: “Damn it! Don’t talk nonsense! We’re in love.”

Yang Chen: “Love your sister! She just sees you as the purchasing manager of SKP and thinks you’re rich, so she’s with you. And you thought she was a rich and beautiful woman with a family fortune waiting for her to inherit, so you got together with her. You think I can’t see through that?”

Li Gaole was embarrassed and speechless.

At this moment, Wang Ankang, the president of SKP Group, called Yang Chen.

Yang Chen smiled and showed Li Gaole the caller ID, saying, “Your President Wang is calling me.”

Li Gaole was shocked and asked, “Why is President Wang calling you?”

Yang Chen: “I’m Yang Chen! Didn’t you hear that Yang Chen acquired SKP’s shares?”

“What? You… you’re really that Yang Chen!” Li Gaole was shocked.

Yang Chen smiled and answered the phone…