How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 457

Yang Chen anticipated a negative review, but the BEEP system promptly notified him of a positive one.

He quickly accessed the review to read it.

“The driver is incredibly handsome, and the car is stunning. This was my most enjoyable ride-hailing experience ever. I hope I get this driver again next time. Fingers crossed!”

*Damn*, he thought, *I basically called her ugly, and she still gave me a good review?*

*Based on the typical behavior of girls these days, shouldn’t she have left a bad review and filed a complaint?*

*She might even post about it online and try to cancel the driver.*

*Oh well…*

*I don’t get it.*

Yang Chen continued accepting ride requests.

This time, it was a couple who started arguing the moment they got into the car.

Female passenger: “My best friend’s boyfriend gave her an iPhone 14 and a red envelope [a monetary gift] of 8888 yuan for Qixi Festival [Chinese Valentine’s Day], and you only gave me 520 yuan? Are you kidding me? It’s not like you’re broke. You just got a 50,000 yuan commission. How am I supposed to brag about that?”

Male passenger: “But I borrowed over 30,000 yuan from my friends and colleagues last month to pay off your credit card. I have to pay them back. Your mom wants a 500,000 yuan bride price, and I need to save for that. I can’t just throw money around like your friend’s boyfriend. Besides, I earned that 50,000 yuan commission through my own hard work. It’s not like you contributed. I gave you 520 yuan to show my feelings for Qixi Festival. What did you give me? Isn’t love supposed to be mutual? Why is it always me giving, and you just take?”

Female passenger: “Oh, so the 50,000 yuan is *yours* and has nothing to do with me? Heh… then what am I to you?”

Male passenger: “Ask yourself! How much credit card and *Huabei* [a virtual credit service in China] debt have I paid off for you in the past two years? If you didn’t owe so much, I’d have saved enough for the bride price already. Your mom wouldn’t be giving me the stink eye, would she?”

Female passenger: “How dare you talk about my mom like that! She just wants me to have a good life!”

Male passenger: “There’s nothing wrong with that, but maybe she should consider your earning potential? You make barely 5,000 yuan a month but spend at least 20,000, sometimes even more. What makes you think you deserve a better life? Is it because I’m always cleaning up your messes?”

Female passenger: “You’re a man! If you don’t support me, why would I be with you? Get your head on straight. Any girl with a pulse can find a man these days. I’m young and beautiful. I could have any guy I want! You should be grateful I’m dating you. You should be spending more money to keep me around, not giving me a measly 520 yuan after making 50,000, got it? Fine, we’ve been together for two years. You might not care about our relationship, but I do. I’ll give you one more chance. Transfer 45,000 yuan to me, leaving you with 5,000 to survive on until next month. This is your last chance, don’t blow it.”

Yang Chen couldn’t help but glance at the girl in the rearview mirror. *She’s not even that attractive. Where does she get the confidence to say these things?*

The male passenger said coldly, “No, I’m not transferring that much. I need to pay off your credit card and *Huabei* first.”

Female passenger: “You don’t need to pay it off. Just give me the money, and I’ll take care of it.”

Male passenger: “No! You’ve said that at least ten times. Every time, you just spend the money and don’t pay it back. Then I have to borrow money to bail you out. I don’t believe you anymore.”

“Then let’s break up!” the female passenger said angrily. “I’m done with this nonsense!”

Male passenger: “Fine! Let’s break up. Then I won’t have to pay off your credit card and *Huabei*.”

Female passenger: “What? You still have to help me pay those debts before we break up. They were incurred while we were together.”

Male passenger: “I’m not dealing with you.”

The female passenger flew into a rage and started hitting the male passenger with her purse.

The male passenger seemed to have reached his limit. He didn’t hold back and pushed her, causing her to hit the car door.

“You dare hit me! You really don’t love me anymore. No wonder you won’t spend money on me. You’re just looking for an excuse to break up, aren’t you?” the female passenger said, starting to cry.

Male passenger: “You’re insane.”

The female passenger wouldn’t let it go and hit him with her purse again.

Yang Chen quickly pulled over and said, “You two need to take this outside. I’m just trying to make a living here. Don’t damage my car.”

The two immediately quieted down. They couldn’t afford to pay for any damage.

Female passenger: “Handsome, you be the judge. He got a 50,000 yuan commission and only gave me 520 yuan for Qixi Festival. Isn’t that outrageous?”

Yang Chen: “I heard everything you said earlier. He still has to pay off over 30,000 yuan in credit card and *Huabei* debt for you, and he’s saving for a bride price. I think it’s generous of him to give you 520 yuan. Frankly, even that 520 yuan is a waste.”

Female passenger: “Are you serious? I’m his girlfriend! He made 50,000 yuan. He should give me at least 40,000, right? What is 520 yuan? Is that for beggars?”

Yang Chen: “You’re not even as good as a beggar. Beggars earn their own living. They don’t spend more than they make and actually save money. You earn 5,000 yuan and spend 20,000. Your boyfriend has to pay off your credit card and *Huabei* debt. What’s the difference between you and a parasite? What makes you think you’re better than a beggar? What does his commission have to do with you? If you want 50,000 yuan, earn it yourself.”

The female passenger was speechless, or rather, she didn’t dare to speak.

She was willing to argue with her boyfriend and even hit him, but she wouldn’t dare talk back to a Rolls-Royce owner.

Yang Chen: “Are you still fighting? If you want to fight, get out of the car. If not, let’s keep going.”

Male passenger: “Big brother, I’m sorry. Please continue driving.”

Yang Chen continued driving and took them to their destination.

They quickly got out of the car. After Yang Chen drove off into the night, the female passenger finally spoke.

“You men are all the same. You just want to take advantage of women!” she said thoughtlessly.

The male passenger sneered and said, “We’re officially broken up now. I won’t be taking advantage of you anymore. Consider the money I paid off for you as payment for the past two years. From now on, we’re going our separate ways.”

He turned and left.

Female passenger: “If you want to break up, you have to help me pay off my credit card and *Huabei* first!”

Male passenger: “Keep dreaming. Go ask your dad to pay it off!”

The female passenger stomped her feet in anger, snorted, and walked into the residential area.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Suddenly, she had an idea for revenge.

She took out her phone and left Yang Chen a bad review.

Since the BEEP account was registered with her ex-boyfriend’s information, a harsh enough review would definitely cause the Rolls-Royce driver to confront him. She’d be using someone else to do her dirty work.

“Garbage driver, how dare you scold my girlfriend! Do you think you’re hot stuff just because you drive a Rolls-Royce? You’re still just a driver!”

She immediately clicked “send.”

The page flickered, and the review disappeared.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

She clicked on the review again, but the system told her she had already reviewed and couldn’t review again.

She scrolled through dozens of reviews but couldn’t find the one she just posted.

Suddenly, her account went offline.

When she logged in again, she found that her account had been permanently banned.

“What’s going on? Why was my account banned?” she wondered aloud.

She called customer service and explained her situation.

Customer service: “After our investigation, we’ve determined that you engaged in malicious bad reviews. According to platform rules, your account has been banned. If you wish to continue using our platform, you must re-register with a new ID. Goodbye!”

The customer service representative hung up, leaving the female passenger standing at the gate, bewildered.

On the other side, Yang Chen was happily listening to the system report.

“Congratulations, Master, for receiving a bad review. The system rewards Master with 20% equity of the Michelin Group.”

“The system detected that Master received a complaint, triggering a critical reward. The system rewards Master with 67% equity of the Michelin Group. Equity acquisition agreements and other documents will be delivered to Master as soon as possible.”

*Damn!*

The world’s second-largest tire manufacturer, and the controlling stake belongs to Yang Chen?

Yang Chen quickly searched online for Michelin’s current market value: 30.156 billion US dollars.

To acquire 67% of the equity, he would have to offer a very high price to entice shareholders to sell. It might cost more than the group’s market value.

However, the system would handle everything. Yang Chen didn’t need to worry or spend a penny. He just had to wait for the system to take care of it.

Tonight’s harvest was incredible. He received such a huge reward.

Satisfied, Yang Chen bought two servings of garlic and spicy crayfish to take home.

Yu Shishi had been busy all night, showering, shaving, applying lotion, and changing into suggestive clothes, waiting for Yang Chen’s return.

Hearing a car outside, she happily put on her pajamas and went downstairs to greet him.

“Sir, you’re back,” she said, leaning against the door in an S-curve.

Yang Chen: “Yeah, smells good. What did you use?”

Yu Shishi: “My new body lotion. Like it? What did you buy?”

Yang Chen: “Crayfish.”

Yu Shishi: “Really! I’ve been craving crayfish for days, but I haven’t had a chance to get any.”

Yang Chen: “Sit down and eat with me.”

Yu Shishi: “I won’t eat the spicy ones. I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle things later.”

Yang Chen: “Huh?”

Then he understood.

“Haha… you’re right. You better not eat the spicy ones, or I won’t be able to handle it,” he said with a smile.

Yu Shishi had been preparing all night, and tonight was destined to be sleepless.

Despite the late night, Yang Chen still had to get up early to go to the experimental base.

Huang Guangxiu was leading the team in writing the paper. Some key experimental steps could only be explained clearly by Yang Chen, so he needed to supervise the writing process.

Around noon, Yang Chen called Lin Yiren.

Lin Yiren was holding a meeting for the flight attendants at China Eastern Airlines. When she received Yang Chen’s call, she quickly stepped out to answer.

“Hello, you! Where are you?” she asked excitedly.

Yang Chen: “I’m at the Star Technology Experimental Base. What are you doing? Let’s have lunch together.”

Lin Yiren: “I’m in a meeting. Where should we eat? Should I pick you up, or meet you there?”

Yang Chen: “Your choice.”

Lin Yiren: “I heard Xin Rong Ji has a new chef. Want to try it?”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Let’s meet at the entrance.”

Lin Yiren: “Okay, see you soon!”

Hanging up, she rushed back into the meeting room and announced, “That’s all for today. Meeting adjourned!”

“Chief purser, what’s the excitement? Is your boyfriend coming to see you?”

“Judging by her expression, Mr. Yang must be back.”

“Chief purser, take it easy tonight. Too much is bad for your health.”

“Haha…”

Lin Yiren blushed and feigned seriousness, saying, “You’re all too chatty. Tomorrow, everyone submit a suggestion for improving service. Anyone who doesn’t will be grounded.”

“Ah? Chief purser, I was wrong!”

“Me too! Don’t make us write those. It’s always the same old stuff. It’s boring.”

“We wish the chief purser and Mr. Yang a happy and fulfilling life. Please don’t make us write it.”

…

Lin Yiren smiled and ran off.

An hour later, Yang Chen and Lin Yiren met at the entrance of Xin Rong Ji.

After being apart for so long, they had missed each other dearly.

Lin Yiren excitedly threw herself into Yang Chen’s arms and leaned in for a kiss.

Yang Chen kissed her and said, “You’ve become even more beautiful.”

Lin Yiren: “Really? I feel like my hormones are out of whack. How could I be more beautiful?”

Yang Chen: “Haha… are they really?”

Lin Yiren: “Yes. Some people neglect their cars. They never get them serviced. How can they not get dusty and rusty?”

*Damn, what suggestive language!*

Yang Chen whispered in her ear, “Let’s eat first, then we’ll talk about servicing the car.”

Lin Yiren chuckled and wrapped her arms around Yang Chen’s waist as they entered Xin Rong Ji.

There are only two Michelin three-star restaurants in mainland China: Tang Court and Xin Rong Ji.

Xin Rong Ji is essentially Tang Court’s rival.

The two restaurants are similarly positioned and share a large portion of their customer base.

If Lin Yiren hadn’t wanted to try the new chef’s cooking, Yang Chen probably wouldn’t have come here.

The waiter led them to a window seat and handed them the menu.

Waiter: “What would you like to order? Everything is on the menu.”

Lin Yiren: “I heard you have a new chef. Can we request him to cook for us?”

Waiter: “I’m not sure. I’ll have to check.”

Lin Yiren: “Okay, go ask.”

The waiter nodded and went to find the chef.

After a moment, he returned and said, “Sorry for the wait. I’ve confirmed with Chef Marshall that he can cook for you, but there will be a longer wait. Also, as he is a Michelin three-star chef, the dishes he prepares will be slightly more expensive. I need to inform you of that in advance.”

Lin Yiren: “That’s understandable, as long as the price isn’t too outrageous. How long will we have to wait? If possible, we’re willing to pay extra for Chef Marshall to prioritize our order.”