How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 569

The Poor Guy Drives a BMW X7? What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

“Brother Chen, do you have friends in Jinling City [present-day Nanjing]?” Yan Ruyu asked.

Yang Chen: “Yeah! After we get there, you do your thing, and I’ll do mine. After you’re settled, I’ll pick you up. If my friend asks me to stay for a couple of days, you’ll have to go back on your own.”

Yan Ruyu: “Ah? That’s not good. We came together. Is it really okay for you to let me go back by myself?”

Yang Chen: “Then just hang out for a few more days, and I’ll take you back with me when I leave.”

Yan Ruyu: “Okay, okay.”

More than three hours later, Yang Chen took Yan Ruyu to the Confucius Temple area [a popular tourist and commercial district in Nanjing].

The two of them parted ways there. Yan Ruyu went to meet up with her classmates, and Yang Chen wandered around by himself, planning to call Ning Shaoqing later to hang out.

Just as he was walking around, the manager of Yang Chen’s residential complex, Longteng Jiayuan, called.

Manager: “Hello, Mr. Yang, sorry to bother you. I have a bit of a problem here that requires your personal attention.”

Yang Chen: “What is it? Tell me.”

Manager: “The Third Construction Bureau rented 10 houses here for their employees. They moved out half a year ago, and the rent hasn’t been paid yet. I’ve made dozens of calls and even went to see them in person more than ten times. They either pass the buck or say they don’t have money. Anyway, they just won’t pay. They even said that you’re so rich, you don’t care about such a small amount of rent, and they’ll definitely pay when they have the money, so don’t keep urging them. After all, they are from the Third Construction Bureau, so I don’t dare to be too harsh. But it’s the end of the year, and we have to prepare the accounts for your review. It’s quite difficult if this money can’t be recovered. So, I hope you can personally talk to them.”

Yang Chen: “Damn! Someone dares to owe me money and not pay? How much is it?”

Manager: “A total of 400,000 [yuan, approximately $56,000 USD].”

Yang Chen: “They said I’m rich and don’t care about such a small amount of money. Did they really say that?”

Manager: “Yes! I wouldn’t dare to lie to you, Mr. Yang. They really said that.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, I got it. I’ll take care of it; don’t worry about it.”

Manager: “Okay. Should I send you the WeChat ID of their chairman, Chen Kangping?”

Yang Chen: “Sure, send it over.”

Hanging up the phone, the manager quickly sent over the WeChat ID of Chen Kangping, the chairman of the Third Construction Bureau.

Yang Chen clicked to add him as a friend and waited for the other party to accept.

Not far ahead, a young man in his thirties was enthusiastically showing off his new car to a girl.

Man: “This car isn’t really that expensive, just a little over a million [yuan].”

Girl: “Brother Long, you’re so amazing. You can buy a BMW X7 at such a young age.”

Man: “This is nothing. I originally wanted to buy a Panamera, but I thought it was too small and not suitable for taking you on trips. So I switched to the X7, which has more space, so sleeping in it is no problem.”

The girl gently tapped him a couple of times with a shy look on her face and said, “You’re so annoying. Who wants to sleep in the car with you?”

Oh my god, the man felt a surge of excitement and almost couldn’t contain himself.

Man: “I’m just giving an example. Cars are like clothes and shoes; you can’t buy mass-produced goods, or it would be embarrassing to see the same model everywhere on the street. So when my friend suggested I buy an X5, I directly refused. X5s are everywhere; there’s no prestige at all.

The Poor Guy Drives a BMW X7? What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?”

Girl: “Brother Long, you’re so right. Can you take me to the suburbs to hang out?”

Man: “Sure, let’s go, get in the car.”

At this moment, Yang Chen passed by.

Seeing a brand new X7 parked on the side of the road, he quickly took out his phone to take pictures.

The man immediately said with a pretentious look, “Hey, do you need to take pictures of the interior? If you only take pictures of the exterior, people won’t believe this car is yours. You have to take pictures of the interior, preferably sitting in the driver’s seat, so people will believe the car is yours.”

The girl covered her mouth and smiled, and said, “Brother Long, you’re so naughty; I like it so much.”

Yang Chen thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense, so he said with a smile, “Then can you let me take pictures of the interior? It would be best if I could sit in the driver’s seat and take a picture. Please.”

The man said with a smug look, “Okay, I’m in a good mood today; go ahead and take pictures.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you.”

Yang Chen quickly got into the car and took a few pictures of the interior.

The girl whispered, “He’s quite handsome, but why is he so embarrassing? Taking pictures of other people’s cars and pretending they’re his own to deceive girls. I hate this kind of man the most. If you’re poor, you’re poor; why do you have to pretend?”

The man chuckled and said, “It’s normal; after all, he can’t afford such a car in his life. If he doesn’t take pictures and pretend, how would girls be willing to pay attention to him? This kind of person doesn’t plan to be with girls for a long time; it’s purely for hooking up. As long as the goal is achieved, it doesn’t matter even if the true face is exposed, just continue to deceive the next target.”

Girl: “You’re the best, Brother Long; you never lie to me.”

The man’s heart melted again, and he couldn’t wait to take the girl out.

Yang Chen opened the door and got out of the car, pressing the voice message button, and said, “Chairman Chen, I’m telling you, your company has to give me the rent you owe me quickly. I’m so poor now that I can only drive a BMW X7. You still say I’m rich and don’t care about this 400,000 rent? All the tenants in my neighborhood pay their rent on time. Your Third Construction Bureau is a central enterprise; you can’t even have the credibility of ordinary people, right? Transfer it to me quickly; I just bought an X7 and now I don’t even have money for gas.”

The man and the girl were stunned, as if they had overheard a big secret.

Yang Chen released his hand and sent the voice message.

Yang Chen: “Thank you, brother. The Third Construction Bureau rented 10 of my houses for a year, and they didn’t give me the 400,000 rent, saying I was rich and didn’t care about it. Damn, no matter how rich I am, they still have to pay me the rent they owe me. You guys agree, right?”

The man nodded awkwardly and said, “Yes… yes…”

Yang Chen: “You can’t let others owe you money these days; it’s really hard to get it back. Look, I even have to borrow your car to take pictures to deceive them, and I’m not even sure if I can get it back.”

The man nodded with an awkward smile.

At this moment, Chen Kangping replied to the message.

“Oh, Mr. Yang, don’t tease me. No matter how poor you are, you can’t be driving a BMW X7! It would be embarrassing to your status to even let your nanny drive this kind of car. Since Mr. Yang has personally spoken, we must pay this rent as soon as possible. I’ll call the finance department right away and ask them to prioritize paying Mr. Yang’s 400,000 rent. Just say the word, Mr. Yang, and I’ll definitely give you face. Where did you find a BMW X7 to pretend to be poor? It must have been hard for you.”

The man’s mentality completely collapsed. He had saved money and taken out a loan to buy an X7, but it wasn’t even worthy of being a nanny car. He suddenly felt that the X7 was no longer appealing.

Yang Chen walked while chatting with Chen Kangping via voice message.

The girl gently detached herself from the man’s arms and said, “Brother Long, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do today; I have to go take care of it quickly. When I have time, let’s go for a drive in the suburbs together, okay?”

Man: “Then I’ll take you to take care of your business. Where do you need to go?”

Girl: “No need. I can just take a taxi there myself. Bye-bye.”

After speaking, the girl immediately quickened her pace and ran away.

She had wanted to offer herself just now, but now she changed her face and ran away.

Girls change their minds so quickly.

“Damn! A broken car that’s embarrassing to even be a nanny car, and you still have the nerve to drive it out to ask me out. If you’re not ashamed, I’m ashamed. If my girlfriends find out that I slept with you because of a car that even nannies don’t ride in, I’ll never be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life,” the girl thought to herself.

The man looked at the X7 in front of him, which still had the red ribbons untied, and the more he looked at it, the more ugly and cheap it looked.

Sigh…

Yang Chen accidentally became a villain, instantly making the imported X7 that someone spent more than a million to buy unappealing.

The weather was a bit cold, so Yang Chen found a coffee shop to go in and have a cup of coffee to warm up.

Yang Chen found a seat by the glass wall, and while drinking coffee, he chatted with Chen Kangping.

Yang Chen: I’m serious; I want to build roads and tunnels in Sanhui County, Guizhou Province. Your Third Construction Bureau should give me a more favorable quote. I’ve already contacted Tie Jian [China Railway Construction Corporation], Jiao Jian [China Communications Construction Company], and several private companies, and they are conducting on-site surveys to give me the final quote. If your Third Construction Bureau wants to do it, the competition is still quite fierce. Under the premise of ensuring quality, the more favorable the price, the higher the probability of being selected.

Chen Kangping: “Why does Mr. Yang suddenly want to build roads in Sanhui County?”

Yang Chen: “Didn’t Longguo Longye [likely referring to a specific company or individual] give the mineral resources there to my holding company? As an exchange condition, I promised the Sanhui County government to build roads for them, dig through several mountains, and liberate those villages surrounded by mountains, so that they can have convenient contact with the outside world.”

Chen Kangping: “Oh, so that’s how it is. Okay, I’ll arrange for someone to go there for an on-site survey immediately and give Mr. Yang a quote as soon as possible. It seems that my 400,000 rent is worth it, and I may earn it back a hundred or a thousand times over. Haha…”

Yang Chen: “Then it depends on whether you can compete with other companies. Okay, I won’t chat with you anymore; I have to drink coffee and enjoy my good time.”

Chen Kangping: “Haha… Mr. Yang’s life is really enviable. Okay, then I won’t bother Mr. Yang; you enjoy it. I’ll call the finance department right away to transfer the rent. I’m sorry for the delay, Mr. Yang; don’t take it to heart.”

You son of a bitch, if Yang Chen hadn’t personally looked for him, he wouldn’t have planned to give the money.

How could such a big company not have money?

They are just used to delaying, and the longer they delay, the more interest their money can earn.

Other private companies, contractors, etc., can’t beat the Third Construction Bureau. When they encounter this kind of delay in payment, they can only beg their grandfathers and grandmothers, and whether they give it or not depends on their mood.

They are used to doing this, and they even used this trick on Yang Chen.

Anyway, Yang Chen will make the final decision on which company or companies will undertake the construction, and the Third Bureau’s quote must be much lower than the other companies’ quotes; otherwise, they will definitely not be selected.

At nine o’clock in the evening, Yang Chen was lying in his hotel room playing with his phone.

Yan Ruyu called him.

“Hello, Brother Chen, come pick me up. I’m at Space [likely a nightclub name], and I’ve had a bit too much to drink.”

Yang Chen: “Where are you staying tonight?”

Yan Ruyu: “Of course, I’m staying wherever you’re staying. I suddenly regret coming to Jinling to find them. I feel like they’re not the same as when we were in school. Brother Chen, please, come pick me up.”

Yang Chen: “Sigh… okay. If you’ve had too much to drink, don’t go to places with few people; be careful. I’m going over now.”

Yan Ruyu: “Okay. I’m in the bathroom. I’ll stay here for a while and come out when you arrive.”

She ran all the way here to see her classmates, and now she regrets it; she really is something.

Yang Chen followed the navigation and found Space.

This should be one of the best nightclubs in Jinling City.

Yang Chen doesn’t often come to this kind of place and is completely unaccustomed to the environment here.

The lights inside are dazzling, and the noise is so loud that his eardrums are trembling.

Yang Chen called Yan Ruyu and found her at the entrance of the bathroom.

Yan Ruyu’s cheeks were flushed, and it looked like she had drunk a lot.

“Are we leaving now?” Yang Chen asked.

Yan Ruyu: “Do you want to hang out for a while?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, I’m not interested.”

Yan Ruyu: “Okay, then I’ll say goodbye and leave.”

Yang Chen nodded and followed Yan Ruyu behind her.

“Xiaoyu, why did you take so long in the bathroom? Constipated!”

“Haha…”

“Come on, drink more; drink more water, and you won’t be constipated.”

…

Yan Ruyu: “I’m not drinking anymore; my friend is here to pick me up; I have to go. I’m very happy that I can still have fun with everyone a year after graduation; you guys continue; I’ll go first.”

Yan Ruyu’s college roommate Kang Min said with a gossipy look, “Friend? The friend who’s picking you up so late should be your boyfriend, right? Hurry up, call him over and let us see.”

Roommate Li Jing: “Yes, yes, we all brought our partners to show you, and you don’t introduce your partner to us when he comes; that’s too much. Are we still roommates?”

Yan Ruyu quickly explained, “Oh, no. He’s just an ordinary friend, not my boyfriend.”

Li Jing: “We have to check him out, hurry up, hurry up, where is he?”

Yan Ruyu turned to look at Yang Chen not far away.

Li Jing didn’t say a word and immediately ran over and asked, “Handsome guy, are you Xiaoyu’s friend?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Li Jing pulled Yang Chen over, saying, “Since you’re here, you have to introduce yourself to us. Everyone, look, Xiaoyu’s friend is a handsome guy.”

Kang Min: “Xiaoyu, you’re going too far; you don’t introduce him to us; are you afraid we’ll steal him from you?”

Yang Chen: “Everyone, don’t misunderstand; Miss Yan and I are not particularly close friends; we’re not even friends, we’re just acquaintances we’ve met a few times.”

Kang Min’s boyfriend Zhao Lei said with a smile, “Brother, don’t hide it. It’s so late; you came to pick her up, which is enough to show that your relationship is unusual.”

Yang Chen: “It’s like this, I’m a ride-hailing driver; I brought her to Jinling, so I naturally have to ensure her safety to a certain extent.”

Zhao Lei: “Miss Yan, are you embarrassed to introduce him to us because he’s a ride-hailing driver? Actually, you don’t have to think that way; we won’t discriminate against him because he’s a ride-hailing driver.”

Yan Ruyu: “Oh, it’s really not what you think. Forget it, I’m too lazy to explain it to you. We’re leaving first; you guys have fun.”

After speaking, Yan Ruyu grabbed Yang Chen and turned to leave.

Just then, a beam of light focused on Yang Chen and Yan Ruyu, and then the picture of the two of them appeared on the big screen.

The DJ shouted loudly, “Wow, the lucky ones for tonight’s segment have appeared. All the friends in the audience, let’s welcome them with the greatest enthusiasm to kiss! Come on, everyone in the audience, let’s be uniform, kiss one, kiss one, kiss one…”

“Kiss one! Kiss one! Kiss one…”

The whole audience was shouting, and the noise was so loud that Yang Chen’s eardrums were trembling.

People who often watch NBA games know that there is a segment during NBA game timeouts where a selected man and woman have to kiss.

What’s the point of partying in a nightclub?

It’s all about excitement!

Therefore, this nightclub borrowed the NBA segment, and every hour they would do it once. The selected man and woman, regardless of whether they are in a relationship or not, must kiss at this time.

Many people come to this nightclub for this segment, wanting that unexpected thrill.

Kang Min ran up and said, “Congratulations, you have been selected as the lucky ones for this time period. According to the rules, regardless of whether you are in a relationship or not, you must kiss at this time. Have you seen NBA games? It’s the same as their timeout and intermission kiss segment. It’s all about having fun and excitement; you must not drop the ball. Kiss one, kiss one, kiss one…”

Yan Ruyu was not only blushing but also feeling hot all over.

“Brother Chen, what should I do? Should we kiss?” Yan Ruyu asked.

Yang Chen: “If you want to kiss, kiss in the hotel room; why kiss here? Let’s go.”

After speaking, Yang Chen grabbed Yan Ruyu and left.

Everyone saw that they were so uncooperative and booed.

“Tch…”

The DJ shouted loudly, “Handsome guy, beauty, don’t be so disappointing! It’s your good luck that you were selected; others want to be selected but don’t have the chance. So many people are waiting for you; don’t waste everyone’s time. Kiss quickly; don’t break our Space’s rules. If you’re so uncooperative, we’ll blacklist you, and you won’t be able to come to Space to party in the future.”

Yang Chen ignored the DJ and left with Yan Ruyu.

DJ: “So boring; I chose two idiots. Everyone, don’t worry; we’ll choose again. Get ready, lights start…”

Before the DJ could finish speaking, a bottle flew towards him.

Fortunately, he dodged in time; otherwise, this bottle would have hit him on the head.

The music on the scene stopped immediately, and the lights turned on.

The DJ shouted angrily, “Who threw the bottle?”

“I threw it!” Yang Chen replied loudly.

DJ: “Brother, are you here to cause trouble?”

Yang Chen: “Who gave you the guts to scold people?”

DJ: “Did I scold people? I’m just telling the truth. If you come to party, you have to be able to handle it; why are you pretending to be pure? You ruined the atmosphere here, and you don’t allow me to say a few words to you? It’s polite to call you idiots; you ruined the atmosphere; it’s your fault if I scold you a few more harsh words.”

Yang Chen: “Come down; come say it in front of me.”

At this time, the bouncers at the nightclub came.

The leader was a guy with bleached hair, and judging from his appearance, he had taken too many drugs.

“Brother, don’t cause trouble here; otherwise, you’ll regret it,” the bleached hair guy threatened.

Yang Chen: “You let that DJ come down and apologize to me, and I won’t make things difficult for you.”