How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 37

Shock After Shock: What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Opening two bottles of red wine wasn’t a big deal, but damn, did it have to be Romanée-Conti?

Romanée-Conti varies in quality, and its price reflects that.

The less expensive bottles cost tens of thousands, while the more prestigious ones can reach auction prices, going for over a million per bottle.

Yang Chen wasn’t about to be played, so he quickly said, “Damn, Tao, you’re incredible, treating everyone to wine that costs over a million a bottle? If you’re opening wine that expensive, there’s no way a lowly ride-hailing driver like me can keep up. We’re classmates, you can’t embarrass me like this!”

Wu Tao hurriedly tried to explain that he hadn’t ordered the wine, but the others didn’t give him a chance to speak.

“Tao, I didn’t realize you were so loaded!”

“What are you talking about? Tao has always been our big brother since school. He often treated us to good food.”

“Exactly, only wine worth over a million is worthy of Tao.”

…

Xia Yu Rou quickly asked, “Yang Chen, are you sure? Does this wine really cost over a million a bottle?”

Yang Chen explained, “What was the name of that movie Stephen Chow made? Oh, right, ‘The Mermaid.’ After Liu Xuan spent 30 billion to buy Qingluo Bay, he treated Fourth Master, Ruolan, and Boss Zheng to this wine. Didn’t Fourth Master say it was over a million a bottle? Tao, respect!” [Stephen Chow is a famous Hong Kong actor and director.]

Wu Tao tried to interject, but Wang Lixin suddenly said with a smile, “Tao, you’re amazing. Thank you for the red wine.”

Wu Tao swallowed the words he was about to say.

If he admitted he hadn’t ordered the wine, the atmosphere would be ruined, and Wang Lixin wouldn’t look at him with such admiration.

At that moment, the waiter said, “Actually, these two bottles aren’t as expensive as in the movie, only 128,000 each.”

Wu Tao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was good that it was only 128,000 per bottle.

Huh?

That’s not right!

If it’s 128,000 per bottle, then two bottles would be 256,000?

Unless he sold a kidney, he couldn’t afford that much money.

No, no, he couldn’t keep up this charade; his finances simply wouldn’t allow it.

“Miss, we didn’t order this wine! Why did you bring it to us?” Wu Tao asked.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

So, all the praise earlier was for nothing?

“Ah? Tao, you didn’t order it?”

“I thought you had struck it rich and were going to treat us to such expensive wine.”

“Who ordered it then? Yang Chen, did you order it? They brought the wine as soon as you arrived.”

…

Everyone looked at Yang Chen, as if that was the only possibility.

The waiter quickly replied, “No, no, Ms. Wang Lixin ordered it.”

Wang Lixin was immediately shocked and quickly stood up to deny it, “No, I didn’t!”

The waiter explained, “Your boyfriend ordered it on your behalf.”

Everyone suddenly understood that Zhang Jiankun, that jerk, was deliberately causing trouble.

Wang Lixin quickly said, “I just broke up with him! I won’t acknowledge what he ordered!”

The waiter replied, “That’s a private matter between you and him, we’re not aware of it. You and he booked this room together, and you also decided on the dishes. Now you’re saying you broke up with him and don’t want to acknowledge it; that’s not appropriate.”

Wang Lixin was about to cry and quickly said, “But it really has nothing to do with me. I’m going to find him!”

After speaking, Wang Lixin went directly to the next room, kicked open the door, and shouted, “Zhang Jiankun, what do you mean by this? Why are you sticking us with the bill for such expensive wine?”

Zhang Jiankun chuckled and said, “I was afraid you wouldn’t have a good time, so I added some wine for you. What’s wrong? A bunch of poor people, can’t afford it?”

Everyone gathered at the doorway of the next room.

Seeing Zhang Jiankun eating with so many people, everyone was dumbfounded.

Yang Chen immediately understood what was happening, and a hint of coldness couldn’t help but appear in his eyes.

“Wang Lixin, this gathering was originally a trap set up by you and your boyfriend, wasn’t it!” Yang Chen questioned in a somber tone.

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s attention focused on Wang Lixin.

Upon hearing Yang Chen’s voice, Zhang Jiankun quickly ran out.

Seeing Yang Chen in the crowd, Zhang Jiankun excitedly shouted to his companions, “Guys, the person I want to teach a lesson to is here! This grandson is just a ride-hailing driver; he left me on the cross-river bridge last time. 36°C [97°F] in the middle of the day, you can imagine how miserable I was. Today, I’m counting on you guys to help me vent this anger.”

Those people inside had eaten and drank, so naturally they had to do something.

“Kun, don’t worry, we’ve got this covered.”

“We’ll wait outside later; as long as he dares to leave the restaurant, we’ll definitely teach him a lesson.”

“Haha… Right! Let’s not do it here; we don’t want to offend Li Baoqing.”

…

Zhang Jiankun nodded and said, “Okay! Then we’ll wait for him to leave the restaurant before we mess with him!”

The waiter quickly reminded, “Please, esteemed guests, remain rational and do not fight here. Also, what should we do with these two bottles of wine?”

Zhang Jiankun laughed and said, “These two bottles of wine were ordered for them; give them to them.”

Wang Lixin quickly replied, “Why should we? We didn’t order the wine; we definitely won’t acknowledge it.”

The waiter shook his head helplessly and had to take the wine back.

Xu Xiaowan angrily questioned Wang Lixin, “Wang Lixin, was this gathering really a trap set up by you and your boyfriend for Yang Chen?”

Xia Yu Rou immediately blamed her as well, “Wang Lixin, how could you do this? We’re classmates; it was already wrong of you and your boyfriend, how could you use us as tools to plot against Yang Chen? You’ve gone too far!”

Seeing that the situation was not good, the others didn’t dare to stay and eat any longer.

Everyone unanimously blamed Wang Lixin for being awful and then wanted to leave.

Wang Lixin argued, “Zhang Jiankun sent the messages using my phone; I didn’t know anything about it.”

Zhang Jiankun quickly said, “Wang Lixin, it’s not right for you to say that. If you didn’t agree, would I have been able to send such messages?”

“Zhang Jiankun, shut up! Shut up!” Wang Lixin shouted hysterically.

In this situation, Wu Tao, who had been trying to impress Wang Lixin, was too scared to speak.

He wanted to sleep with Wang Lixin, but he wasn’t stupid enough to take the blame for her.

Yang Chen saw that it was already twelve o’clock, and Xue Yinong would be here in half an hour.

Time was tight, and he couldn’t delay.

“Alright! Everyone, hurry up and go back to eating. Let’s go, let’s go,” Yang Chen said, and he himself went back to the room first.

The others were stunned by his actions.

A pack of wolves in the next room was coming for him, and he could still eat?

“Yang Chen, are you crazy? There are 11 people in the next room, and they’re all coming for you. Hurry up and leave.”

“I saw that they all have tattoos; they look like gangsters. If a fight really breaks out, we definitely can’t win; it’s useless even if we join in.”

“Yeah! Let’s go. We’ll cover you; you leave secretly first.”

…

Yang Chen said with a smile, “The dishes have already been served; let’s finish eating before we leave.”

After speaking, he really picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Everyone was even more dumbfounded by his actions.

Xu Xiaowan quickly grabbed Yang Chen’s wrist, desperately pulling him out.

“You have to leave quickly, listen to me!” Xu Xiaowan said while pulling.

Yang Chen stood up, grabbed Xu Xiaowan’s arms, and pressed her back into the chair, saying, “Just eat in peace; I know what I’m doing. Everyone, sit down and eat. Since they’re coming for me, if I leave now, they’ll still come looking for me in the future. Let’s settle it with them today. Didn’t you all want to drink red wine earlier? I’ll treat you, just for those few words you said earlier. Waiter, bring over those two bottles of wine from earlier.”

Everyone was shocked again.

Was he crazy?

Two bottles of wine cost 256,000; how long would he have to drive a ride-hailing car and how many customers would he have to take to earn that much?

Xia Yu Rou quickly stepped forward to persuade him, “Yang Chen, can we not show off? How long would you have to work to earn such expensive wine?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “I earn a few hundred yuan a day; 256,000 would probably take… I can’t calculate it, but it would definitely take many days.”

Xu Xiaowan blamed him, “Then why are you still treating us to such expensive wine! Waiter, we don’t want it! Please let them know not to bring it.”

At this moment, the restaurant manager, Xu Chao, arrived.

Behind him were two waiters, each holding a bottle of Romanée-Conti.

Everyone thought it was over; those two bottles of wine were coming again.

Xu Xiaowan quickly stood up and said, “Mr. Manager, I’m sorry, we don’t want it. Please take it away.”

Xu Chao ignored her, walked directly to Yang Chen, and bowed respectfully, saying, “Mr. Yang, are you satisfied with our chef’s skills?”

Everyone was shocked once again!

What was going on?

Why was the restaurant manager so polite to Yang Chen!

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “It’s alright, but this fried chicken fillet is a bit cold; the taste isn’t very good.”

Xu Chao quickly said to the waiter, “Go and inform the kitchen, immediately fry a new batch of chicken fillets, and make it quick!”

The waiter was also dumbfounded; why was the usually domineering and strong manager so polite to such a young man?

Could it be because he was handsome?

The waiter ran to tell the kitchen to make new fried chicken fillets with doubts.

Yang Chen took two bites and felt a little choked; Xu Chao quickly opened the Romanée-Conti himself and poured it for Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, have a sip of wine to smooth it down,” Xu Chao said very respectfully.

Everyone was shocked yet again!

Using wine worth tens of thousands to smooth it down?

Xu Xiaowan and Xia Yu Rou next to him had already turned into statues.

Yang Chen took a small sip; he still had to drive later, so he couldn’t really drink.

“Wine worth tens of thousands is different; it tastes much better than the red wine you can get at the supermarket for an extra 1 yuan [~US$0.15] with a shopping receipt,” Yang Chen joked.

Xu Chao laughed and said, “As long as Mr. Yang is satisfied.”

Then he turned to the waiter next to him and said, “Hey, you, bring two more bottles over; make sure Mr. Yang has a good time.”

The people next to him were shocked again!

What was going on?

Xu Xiaowan quickly whispered, “Mr. Manager, if you open so much wine, we might not be able to afford the bill.”

Xu Chao immediately laughed and said, “Beauty, you must be joking. When Mr. Yang comes to eat, how can we ask for money? His coming to eat is the greatest affirmation for us; we’re happy enough, why would we charge money?”

Everyone was shocked “again and again”!

Did Yang Chen drive a ride-hailing car and gain social status?

He didn’t even have to pay to eat at Baoqing Restaurant?

Was he that arrogant?

Yang Chen quickly said, “We can’t say that; Wu Tao said he was going to treat us earlier; he still has to pay for the food; let’s forget about the wine; I’ll treat everyone to that.”

Xu Chao quickly nodded and said, “Okay, okay, whatever Mr. Yang says. We’ll give you a discount later?”

Wu Tao was about to thank him when Yang Chen immediately said, “No need! Our Tao isn’t short of that little bit of money; charge whatever it is; what do you mean by giving us a discount? Are you humiliating our Tao?”

Xu Chao immediately smiled apologetically and replied, “Oh, my mistake, my mistake, I don’t know how to talk, Mr. Yang, don’t be angry.”

Yang Chen wiped his mouth and said, “If you want me not to be angry, that’s fine; those people in room 307 next door want to hit me; I don’t want to do it myself; you help me deal with them. Oh, right, there’s someone named Zhang Jiankun; give him special attention.”

Xu Chao immediately put on a stern face and said, “Damn it, they dare to touch Mr. Yang in our Baoqing Restaurant? They’re tired of living! You wait, I’ll call someone to teach them how to behave right now!”

After speaking, Xu Chao quickly went out to call people.

The classmates were “shocked again and again”!

Was driving a ride-hailing car that awesome?

His social connections were so strong that he could actually use the manager of Baoqing Restaurant as a lackey?