How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 568

Yang Chen drove to the designated pick-up location and collected his passengers.

The passengers were a mother and son, and it quickly became apparent from their conversation that they were on their way to a blind date.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but glance back at them, idly wondering if Xue Yinong’s blind date might turn out to be him.

Mother: “Don’t be nervous, just talk to her like you would anyone else.”

Son: “But I can’t help but feel nervous. If this blind date goes south too, I might as well become a monk!”

Mother: “Spit! Don’t talk such nonsense! It’s those girls who are blind if they can’t see what a catch you are. It’s not your fault. This girl is in her thirties, she has no right to be picky, so just chat with her normally.”

Son: “Okay.”

Listening to their exchange, Yang Chen could easily see why this guy had been striking out on so many blind dates.

After a moment, the mother turned to Yang Chen and asked, “Driver, do you have a girlfriend?”

Yang Chen nodded. “Yes, I do.”

Female passenger: “See, son? Even a ride-hailing driver has a girlfriend. What are you so afraid of? You need to be more confident. Confident men are attractive, understand?”

Male passenger: “Understood.”

Yang Chen couldn’t resist retorting, “Auntie, are you chaperoning your son’s blind date?”

Female passenger: “Of course! I have to keep an eye on things. If I don’t like her, I definitely won’t approve. My son is too honest; if I don’t watch out, what if she tries to take advantage of him?”

*This* had to be what women meant when they talked about a ‘mama’s boy.’

The most off-putting thing for girls these days was a mama’s boy, so it was no wonder he was having such a hard time on blind dates.

Yang Chen: “Auntie, with all due respect, his success rate would probably be higher if you didn’t interfere. He’s the one who has to spend his life with her, not you. It doesn’t matter if *you* like her, as long as *they* like each other. These days, young people are pretty independent, and girls especially tend to bristle at their mother-in-laws. If you interfere, they definitely won’t want to date your son.”

Female passenger: “Oh, don’t talk nonsense. I raised my son, so of course I have the right to advise him. According to you, getting married means forgetting your mother? Is your girlfriend some kind of factory worker? I bet you couldn’t find a girl with good prospects.”

Yang Chen: “I have many girlfriends, from all walks of life. If I like them, I just bring them home, and we sort things out later. After that, they naturally listen to me.”

The male passenger’s eyes widened, and he looked at Yang Chen as if he were a shining sun.

Female passenger: “Oh, stop talking nonsense and corrupting my son! If you just bring someone home, won’t they sue you for kidnapping?”

Yang Chen: “Girls like decisive men. Your constant interference only makes your son seem timid and weak, like a mama’s boy. The thing girls hate most is a mama’s boy, which is the root cause of his repeated failures.”

Female passenger: “Oh, why is this driver so fond of talking nonsense? Son, don’t listen to him. Of course, Mom has to keep an eye on things for you, to prevent you from being taken advantage of.”

The male passenger was silent for a few seconds, then said timidly, “Mom, I think he has a point. People do say you interfere too much, and if I marry her, she’ll definitely argue with you every day.”

The female passenger instantly broke down.

“Oh heavens, why am I so unlucky? I worked so hard to raise my son, and now he thinks I’m just a burden…”

Yang Chen shook his head, speechless. Forget girls, even Yang Chen, a man, wouldn’t want to get involved with this kind of family, not even a little bit.

The male passenger was frightened by his mother’s outburst and hurriedly apologized repeatedly.

Hearing her son’s apology, the female passenger stopped crying, wiping her tears with a smug look, as if she had won a victory.

To be honest, her desire to control was excessive, almost perverse, as if having her son firmly in her grasp gave her a sense of superiority.

The female passenger glared at Yang Chen’s profile and said, “Driver, you’re so good at bragging. When we get to Starbucks, pick out a pretty girl and carry her away for us to see. If you really dare to do that, I’ll admire you. If you don’t, you’ll have to apologize to me and my son later.”

Yang Chen: “Auntie, you’ll have to watch carefully then. I’ll definitely pick the prettiest one and carry her away. Finding a girlfriend is originally a very simple thing; why do you make it seem harder than climbing Mount Everest?”

Female passenger: “Keep bragging. I’ll see if you dare to carry someone away later. Son, don’t be corrupted by him. We must never do such a thing. It doesn’t matter if the blind date is unsuccessful; we can’t get arrested by the police as hooligans.”

Male passenger: “Oh, I understand.”

After a while, they arrived at Yida Plaza Starbucks.

Yang Chen parked the car, and the three of them walked into Starbucks together.

Female passenger: “Come on, pick one. Whichever one you think is pretty, carry her away and show us.”

Yang Chen looked around but didn’t see Xue Yinong.

Could it be that she had already finished and left?

Female passenger: “Son, do you see? He’s just bragging; don’t be corrupted by him. Driver, apologize to us; we have to hurry up and go on the blind date. Son, do you see her?”

The male passenger nodded and pointed to a seat by the window, saying, “She’s over there.”

Just then, Yang Chen saw Xue Yinong coming out of the restroom.

Yang Chen immediately walked over.

Xue Yinong stopped abruptly, her heart rate suddenly accelerating.

“You came…”

Before Xue Yinong could finish her sentence, Yang Chen directly picked her up, turned around, and left.

The mother and son were instantly stunned.

“Mom, he really dared to pick up a pretty girl and leave,” the male passenger said with admiration.

The female passenger was silent, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

The man who was on the blind date with Xue Yinong became anxious and hurriedly stood up and shouted, “What are you doing? Are you being a hooligan in broad daylight?”

Yang Chen: “Brother, I’ve taken a fancy to this girl; find another one.”

Blind date man: “Are you kidding me? You can just snatch her if you like her?”

Yang Chen: “Beauty, are you willing to be snatched away by me?”

Xue Yinong had never been so shy in her life, burying her face in the back of Yang Chen’s neck, and said, “Yes, I am.”

Yang Chen: “Brother, you hear that? The girl is willing.”

Blind date man: “Miss Xue, don’t be angry. I was a bit out of line just now; I apologize to you. Actually, it doesn’t matter if you’re older; I can accept it.”

Xue Yinong: “Too late. Handsome, take me away.”

Yang Chen nodded, carried Xue Yinong, and left.

The entire coffee shop was stunned.

“Wow, can you be so arrogant just because you’re handsome? He just carried away someone else’s blind date?”

“That guy was being so picky about her age! Seriously, this girl is beautiful and has such a great aura. What does it matter if she’s older? Plenty of men would line up for her!”

“This guy is a real role model for us; he’s so bold. These days, women are so empowered; carrying her away like that could ruin his reputation.”

…

Yang Chen carried Xue Yinong past the mother and son and said, “Brother, you don’t have to learn from me and carry someone away directly, but you have to believe what I said. Confident and bold men are liked by girls. Mama’s boys will never be liked, and even if they get lucky and find one, it’s destined to end in a breakup. Be bold, and take charge of your own affairs. We’re going to a hotel; I wish you success on your blind date.”

After saying that, Yang Chen carried Xue Yinong out.

Hearing the word “hotel”, Xue Yinong was so embarrassed that she symbolically punched Yang Chen’s back twice, then tightly hugged Yang Chen’s neck and took the opportunity to kiss him.

Finally, her wish had come true.

The female passenger said softly, unconvinced, “He’s being a hooligan himself and wants to corrupt others; he’s really bad to the core. Son, don’t learn from him, okay? Did you hear me? Son?”

The female passenger quickly looked back and saw that her son was long gone.

Looking ahead, she saw her son actually carrying his blind date partner.

“Ah! What are you doing? What are you doing? Help! Help!” the girl screamed hysterically, her voice cracking.

The old mother was frightened and quickly rushed up and shouted, “Son, put her down, put her down quickly! I told you not to learn from him; why did you have to learn from him? Girl, I’m sorry; my son was corrupted by that driver just now. Don’t blame him. He’s here to go on a blind date with you; let’s sit down and have a good chat.”

The girl was furious and said, “What’s there to chat about! If he’s handsome, he can just carry someone away, but he’s so ugly; how dare he learn from him!”

“Haha…”

The customers in the coffee shop burst into laughter.

“This guy is really brave; he’s putting what he learned into practice right away!”

“Doesn’t he know that the same behavior is called romance when a handsome guy does it, but sexual harassment when an ugly guy does it?”

“It’s too ridiculous; he doesn’t even look at himself. How dare he learn from him!”

…

The male passenger was dumbfounded and said, “That brother said that girls like bold and confident men, so I learned from him and carried you away. Don’t you like bold and confident men?”

The girl replied very honestly, “He’s so handsome, of course girls like him to be bold and confident. But you look like this; why are you being bold and confident? That’s called being romantic; this is called sexual harassment! Understand? If it weren’t for Auntie Li introducing us, I would have called the police to arrest you!”

After saying that, the girl left with her bag.

The female passenger immediately chased after her and asked, “We haven’t even started the blind date yet; are you leaving now?”

The girl replied angrily, “What blind date? It’s over!”

The male passenger said to his mother with a sad face, “Mom, I failed again.”

The female passenger hugged her son with a distressed look and said, “Oh, it’s okay, it’s okay. She ended it without even getting to know you; she’s blind. It’s not your fault. Auntie Li is unreliable; she introduced you to a superficial person who only looks at appearances and can’t see inner qualities and family conditions. Besides, she’s already in her thirties; why is she looking down on you, a young man in his twenties? We should be the ones looking down on her; she doesn’t deserve to look down on us.”

The people in the coffee shop smiled awkwardly and then whispered to each other.

“Wow, a real-life mama’s boy.”

“Oh my god, no wonder that handsome guy reminded him to be bold and confident; he saw that he was a mama’s boy.”

“He’s ugly, not smart, too dull, and a mama’s boy; he’s got all the debuffs stacked up. How is he supposed to find a girlfriend?”

…

Although everyone deliberately lowered their voices, the male passenger still heard them.

“Mom, I want to give that driver a bad review; I have to give him a bad review, otherwise I can’t vent the fire in my heart,” the male passenger said with a grievance.

The old mother nodded and said, “Okay, okay, don’t be angry, be good; I’ll give him a bad review right away.”

On the other side, Yang Chen carried Xue Yinong into the car.

Xue Yinong kept reminding herself to be calm and reserved, but she still couldn’t control her excitement.

“Sorry, I was a bit impulsive just now,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Xue Yinong: “So, what am I now?”

Yang Chen: “If you don’t mind, be my girlfriend.”

Xue Yinong stared at Yang Chen, her face initially with a smile, but her expression visibly turned sad, and after a few seconds, tears streamed down her face. Then, she got up, hugged Yang Chen, and started kissing him.

At this moment, the mother and son happened to walk over.

The male passenger pointed angrily at the car and said, “Mom, look, they’re really kissing! Why can he win over girls so easily, but I can’t?”

The old mother, who was editing the bad review, quickly looked up and was also shocked by the scene in the car.

*Were* girls nowadays too frivolous, or did being handsome really have such a big advantage?

A ride-hailing driver could so easily win over such a beautiful girl, while their family’s conditions were so good, but their son was repeatedly defeated, which was too demoralizing.

“Bad review! I have to give him a bad review!” the old mother said angrily.

In the car, Yang Chen was engrossed in responding to Xue Yinong’s passionate affection when the system suddenly issued a reminder.

“Congratulations to the host for receiving a bad review; the system rewards the host with [Starlink Technology], effective immediately.”

Instantly, many letters, numbers, graphics, etc., appeared in Yang Chen’s mind, including satellite images, coordinate axis images, and so on.

After a while, everything returned to normal.

This was the technology he had been waiting for. The Dragon Country’s Starlink [a proposed satellite internet constellation] could be set up, and the third-layer control system for the rain-inducing bombs could be added.

Moreover, once Dragon Country successfully established Starlink, the Dragon Country people could enjoy free internet and phone services.

Money no longer held any attraction for Yang Chen. What he wanted to do now was to change the world.

If he could be the first to provide free internet and phone services to the Dragon Country people, it would definitely be another monumental achievement that would go down in history.

Yang Chen glanced at the mother and son next to him who were watching him and Xue Yinong kissing and quickly patted Xue Yinong.

Xue Yinong saw the mother and son looking over and shyly covered her face with her bag.

“Oh my, why are they so rude? How can they stare at people like that?” Xue Yinong complained.

Yang Chen stuck his head out and said loudly, “Auntie, did you give me a bad review?”

Auntie: “Nonsense, of course I’m giving you a bad review! Who told you to corrupt my son!”

Yang Chen: “Look, haven’t you seen it? I succeeded. If your son can’t succeed, he has to look for problems within himself; he can’t push the responsibility onto me. Brother, I’ve already set a good example for you; you have to think about it yourself.”

After saying that, Yang Chen fastened his seat belt and drove away.

Xue Yinong: “Were you teasing them?”

Yang Chen: “That auntie has too much control; she even has to personally interfere with her son’s blind date. I feel sorry for her son; I hope he can wake up soon. Where do you want to go?”

Xue Yinong: “Let’s go to Jinjiang Development; I have to go over and keep an eye on the bidding to prevent any problems.”

Yang Chen nodded and took Xue Yinong to the Jinjiang Development Group headquarters.

Yang Chen wouldn’t personally interfere with the specific affairs of Jinjiang Development Group. He dropped off Xue Yinong, went to the restroom, and prepared to leave.

“Oh! Yang Chen, why are you here?”

Yang Chen looked up and saw Yan Wenxiong’s family walking over.

Yan Ruyu hopped over and said, “Are you here to drop off a passenger?”

Yang Chen: “Ah, yes, I just dropped off a passenger and came in to use the restroom. Uncle, Auntie, hello. What are you doing here as a family?”

Chen Huiling: “Jinjiang Development is holding a bidding event, and we’re here to bid.”

Yang Chen: “Oh. Then you go ahead; I wish you success in your bidding.”

“Dad, Mom, I’m not going with you,” Yan Ruyu said, then pulled Yang Chen and said, “I have something to tell you; let’s go outside and talk.”

Chen Huiling: “Then be careful; come home early tonight.”

Yan Ruyu: “Got it.”

The two walked out of the building, and Zhang Chao and Liu Qing’s families came face to face.

It was clear that they all valued this bidding event very much, and all three families were led by their chairmen to participate in the bidding.

Their thoughts were the same: as long as they could successfully bid and become a partner of Jinjiang Development Group, they could use the relationship with Jinjiang Development Group to get to know Yang Chen.

Starry Sky Corporation’s boss Yang Chen is so awesome; as long as they can get a relationship with him, there will be more opportunities to make money in the future.

Zhang Chao: “Brother, what do you mean by this? Didn’t you take my money and promise not to associate with Xiaoyu? Are you going back on your word?”

Yang Chen: “I dropped off a passenger and happened to run into them. I promised not to actively look for her, but I can’t help it if we happen to meet.”

Zhang Chao: “Then can’t you avoid her?”

Yan Ruyu: “Zhang Chao, what’s your relationship with me? Why do you have the right to ask who I associate with? You gave him a 100,000 yuan bill yesterday, and I already returned a 100,000 yuan check to you last night. What he does is not under your control.”

Yang Chen: “Ah? Why did you give him a check? Are you burning money?”

Yan Ruyu: “Yes, I’m just burning money. I returned the money to him, so you don’t have to keep your word. Uncle Zhang, I’ve told you many times, please control Zhang Chao; I don’t like him. Please ask him not to pester me anymore, okay?”

Zhang Chao’s parents looked embarrassed.

Zhang Chao’s father, Zhang Qing, said with a stern face, “You little brat, aren’t you ashamed enough? She’s already come to lecture me.”

Zhang Chao looked unconvinced and didn’t say anything.

Liu Qing liked Zhang Chao and quickly came to his rescue.

“Xiaoyu, aren’t you going to watch the excitement at the venue?” Liu Qing asked with a smile.

Taking this opportunity, Zhang Chao’s family walked towards the building’s entrance.

Yan Ruyu: “I’m not going; I’m going to chat with Yang Chen. You guys go in, bye-bye.”

Liu Qing nodded and said, “Okay, then we’ll go in. Bye-bye.”

Yan Ruyu waved goodbye to Liu Qing and pulled Yang Chen towards the parking lot.

Yang Chen pulled his hand back and said, “Miss Yan, let’s talk here. I have to go drive soon. Hurry up and say what you want to say.”

Yan Ruyu took out a card and said, “I’ll hire you for the whole day today, okay?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No. The reason I drive for a ride-hailing service is that I like being free and not being bound by anyone. If you hire me for the whole day, I’ll feel like I’m working to complete a task, which is not the life I want. Tell me, what’s the matter?”

Yan Ruyu started crying again and said, “This is the first time in my life that I’ve met someone as ungrateful as you. If I were this nice to other people, they would be so happy. Why won’t you accept my kindness?”

Yang Chen: “But we’ve only known each other for two days; why should I accept your kindness?”

Yan Ruyu: “The short time we’ve known each other is not a problem. As long as we both want to be friends with each other, it doesn’t matter if we just met; it doesn’t affect us playing together.”

Yang Chen: “Being friends is not a problem, but being friends can’t interfere with my work and life. I really have to go drive; if you have nothing to say, go inside and find your parents.”

Yan Ruyu: “My parents are very satisfied with you and want you to be our family’s son-in-law. Are you willing to consider it?”

Yang Chen: “If I answer you now, my answer is no. But maybe one day in the future I will be willing. Do you want an answer now, or should we talk about it in the future?”

Yan Ruyu was silent for a while and said leisurely, “Then let’s talk about it in the future.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay, you go in; I have to go drive.”

After saying that, Yang Chen walked towards his car.

Yan Ruyu had a flash of inspiration and quickly opened the Bee Bee APP to place an order.

When Yang Chen started the car, Yan Ruyu immediately placed an order.

The system pushed her order to Yang Chen based on the principle of proximity.

Yang Chen saw that the pick-up point was so close and quickly accepted it.

But after accepting it, he noticed that this order was actually to Jinling City.

“Damn! Why is it to Jinling City? Forget it, I have nothing to do anyway; I’ll just take a trip,” Yang Chen said to himself.

At this time, Yan Ruyu got into the car.

Yang Chen: “I just accepted an order; I don’t have time to play with you.”

Yan Ruyu: “I know, the order to Jinling City, Miss Chen, right?”

Yang Chen: “Ah? How do you know?”

Yan Ruyu: “Hehe… I placed the order. My Bee Bee is logged into my mom’s account.”

Yang Chen: “Then get out of the car; I’m not going; I’m canceling the order.”

Yan Ruyu immediately grabbed Yang Chen’s arm, pouting with an aggrieved look and said, “Brother Chen, please, take me there. Don’t cancel the order, otherwise I won’t feel safe in someone else’s car.”

Yang Chen: “What are you going to Jinling City for?”

Yan Ruyu: “To hang out at the Confucius Temple [a popular tourist destination in Nanjing]. I went to Nanda [Nanjing University] for college, so I’m going to see some classmates. It’s definitely going to be late at night; if I don’t find a reliable driver, how dare I come back? That’s why I said I wanted to hire you for a day, but you refused me. I’m begging you, okay? Just let me hire you for a day. Please?”

Yang Chen hesitated for a while and finally nodded in agreement.

It had been a long time since he had visited the Ning family in Jinling, so he might as well go and take a look.

The jade gambling shop and Jinling Mining Group that Yang Chen invested in were both there, so he could take this opportunity to inspect them.

“Okay, I’ll take you to Jinling City and take care of some personal matters,” Yang Chen said.

Yan Ruyu: “Hehe… Thank you, Brother Chen. GO! GO! GO! Let’s go!”

Everyone, the comic is online; you can read it on Qidian [a Chinese online literature platform].