How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 588

The Police Misunderstand Yang Chen Buying Too Much Gold – What’s Wrong with a Didi Driver Having Some Money?

Yang Chen and Wang Jiayi left the store under the gossiping gazes of the staff.

Wang Jiayi hooked her arm around Yang Chen’s, saying, “I won’t drive. I’ll ride in your car.”

Yang Chen: “How about you drive your car? Your classmates might look down on you if they see me driving a Didi [ride-hailing service].”

Wang Jiayi: “Impossible. She’s my college roommate. I don’t remember her being a snob. My Z4 is a bit small. Let’s take your SUV. We can take them with us this afternoon so they don’t have to take a taxi.”

Yang Chen nodded. He’d drive his JAC [Chinese automobile manufacturer] car.

Soon, Yang Chen arrived at the Marriott Hotel with Wang Jiayi.

A girl with sharp, upturned eye makeup stood at the hotel entrance, with a black man beside her.

Wang Jiayi leaned forward, staring at the girl for a few seconds, seemingly unsure.

She took out her phone and made a call. Soon, the sharp-eyed girl’s phone rang, and she took it out to answer.

“It really is her! What happened to her makeup?” Wang Jiayi muttered to herself, quickly hanging up and getting out of the car.

“Wang Li! Haha… Long time no see!” Wang Jiayi shouted.

The sharp-eyed girl put away her phone and opened her arms to greet her.

Not that Yang Chen was discriminating, but he really didn’t want Wang Jiayi to hug Wang Li.

If it were up to Yang Chen, he definitely wouldn’t get out of the car to say hello.

However, to avoid embarrassing Wang Jiayi, he got out of the car and greeted Wang Li.

Wang Jiayi: “Wang Li, let me introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Yang Chen. Honey, this is my college roommate, Wang Li. We graduated from the School of Urban Management together. She went abroad, and I came to Hai City to work. It’s been 10 years since we last saw each other.”

Yang Chen: “Hello, Miss Wang.”

Wang Li: “Jiayi, your boyfriend is very handsome. Let me introduce my boyfriend, David Mills. He’s a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs, a famous Wall Street investment bank.”

Goldman Sachs?

Yang Chen now had a strange alertness to Wall Street investment banks. Could David Mills be in Dragon Country [China] for a mission?

Yang Chen quickly stepped forward to block Wang Jiayi, as he saw Mills trying to hug her.

Yang Chen: “Come on, Mr. Mills, let’s have a hug. You foreigners seem to like greeting each other like this.”

David Mills laughed and hugged Yang Chen, saying, “Mr. Yang, hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Yang Chen: “Well, I’m also very happy to meet you. Does Mr. Mills have a brother in Dragon Country?”

David Mills: “Yes! How do you know?”

Yang Chen: “Because I think you look like a black friend I met at the Peninsula Hotel. Maybe I haven’t seen enough foreigners, so you all look the same at first glance.”

David Mills: “Haha… My brother is indeed in Hai City. He’s idle all day in the country. Lily suggested he come to Dragon Country to be a foreign teacher at a university. He’s now a foreign teacher at the School of Economics and Trade, watching foreign movies with students and learning a few English phrases. The job is easy, and he gets 20,000 yuan [approximately $2,800 USD] a month. He can live very well in Dragon Country, at least better than being idle on the streets at home.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I see. Let’s go eat.”

Yang Chen walked in front, with Wang Jiayi and the other two following behind.

When Wang Li saw the word “Didi” sprayed on Yang Chen’s car, she immediately showed a look of disgust.

“Jiayi, is your boyfriend a Didi driver?” Wang Li asked.

Wang Jiayi: “Not really. He drives Didi in his spare time to pass the time. Actually, he has another job.”

Wang Li nodded with a disdainful smile and turned to David Mills, saying in English, “Honey, just bear with his Didi for a while.”

David Mills shrugged, saying, “Okay.”

Wang Jiayi opened the back door and invited Wang Li and David Mills into the car.

After they got in, Wang Jiayi closed the door and got into the passenger seat.

As an old classmate, Wang Jiayi was very dutiful.

“Wang Li, what do you want to eat?” Wang Jiayi asked.

Wang Li spoke to David Mills in English again. After they discussed it, Wang Li asked, “Jiayi, we often go to Michelin three-star restaurants in the US. Are there any Michelin three-star restaurants here?”

Wang Jiayi: “Yes! Tang Court. Tang Court is a Michelin three-star restaurant. Honey, let’s go to Tang Court.”

Yang Chen nodded and immediately set off for Tang Court.

Along the way, Wang Jiayi chatted with Wang Li about many past events.

But as they chatted, the content became strange.

Wang Li: “I told you back then that we wouldn’t be able to find good jobs after graduating from a third-rate college. Hai City, a big city like this, has no shortage of talents from prestigious schools. You can only be a waitress here. You just wouldn’t believe it. Do you believe it now? It would have been great if you had gone abroad with me. Even if you couldn’t find a high-end job, you could find a foreign boyfriend or husband. Then you could get a green card and immigrate to the US. Life would be good in the US. All kinds of social security benefits are sound, so you don’t have to worry about life. And if you have a foreign husband, you can be superior when you return to China. David also said that his brother, Mason, is a bum in his country, but he can be a university professor when he comes to Dragon Country. Not only is the salary good, but girls also take the initiative to pursue him. If you could also find a foreign husband, your relatives and friends would definitely envy you, and your family would also benefit.”

Huh?

What kind of thinking is this?

Is this the legendary glory of finding a foreigner?

Tsk tsk tsk…

But it’s not surprising that she has this kind of thinking. Her makeup, with those upturned eyes to please foreigners, shows that she’s not a good person.

Wang Jiayi: “I’m doing pretty well now. I can earn hundreds of thousands a year, which is enough to ensure I live well in Hai City. My boyfriend is the best man in the world. No one can compare to him.”

Wang Li sat up straight instantly, saying, “Are you kidding me? How can selling clothes make so much money? If it could make so much money, who would go to college? Everyone would sell clothes.”

Yang Chen: “I’m the store manager. I get a commission on the store’s turnover, plus holiday bonuses and year-end bonuses. It’s easy to earn 500,000 to 600,000 a year.”

Wang Li became even more uneasy. David Mills’ annual salary as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was only over 80,000 US dollars. After deducting taxes and insurance, he only got about 50,000 US dollars. Even if converted into Dragon Country currency at the exchange rate, it would only be about 300,000 a year, which was half of what Wang Jiayi earned as a waitress.

How could this be?

Wang Li had worked hard abroad for ten years without making a name for herself. In the end, she barely survived in the US with a black boyfriend in his forties. As a result, Wang Jiayi was doing better than her selling clothes in China. Didn’t that mean her choice to go abroad back then was wrong?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Why should a waitress earn such a high salary?

If a waitress can earn so much, what’s the point of those graduates from prestigious schools working hard?

Even becoming an analyst at Goldman Sachs only brings in so much income. Why should a waitress earn more than an analyst at Goldman Sachs?

After “understanding” this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Wang Li’s mouth.

“We’re roommates, old classmates, good sisters. You don’t have to scare me like that. No matter what you do, it will never affect our relationship. I won’t look down on you just because you’re a waitress,” Wang Li said with a smile.

Wang Jiayi smiled awkwardly, saying, “I… I don’t know what to say.”

Yang Chen looked at Wang Jiayi and smiled, thinking, “See, I told you to drive the BMW to avoid being looked down upon. From the moment you leave the school gate, pure friendship is gone. In the future, it’s all about who’s doing better and whose family is happier. As a social person, if he still thinks that the relationship between old classmates is as pure as it was on campus, then it means he’s not mature enough.”

Wang Li chatted with David Mills in the back row.

Wang Jiayi’s English wasn’t good enough to understand what they were saying.

However, Yang Chen could understand.

“Hey, they’re saying you’re showing off,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Wang Jiayi turned her head to look at Wang Li with an embarrassed expression. Wang Li also looked at Wang Jiayi with an equally embarrassed expression.

Wang Li thought that Wang Jiayi couldn’t pass the CET-6 [Chinese English Test, level 6] when she was in school, and her English level must be even worse after being a waitress for so long. She definitely couldn’t understand her and David Mills’ conversation.

As for Yang Chen?

If he could understand foreigners chatting, would he still need to be a Didi driver?

But she didn’t expect Yang Chen to be able to understand their conversation, which was embarrassing.

Mills said in broken Dragon Country language, “Miss Wang, I am an analyst at Goldman Sachs. I know a lot about the income of all walks of life in Dragon Country. As far as I know, the income of waiters in Dragon Country is not very high. In backward cities, a monthly income of 5,000 yuan is already the ceiling level, and those who can earn more than 10,000 are definitely the elite among the elite. Even in places like Hai City, the average income of LV [Louis Vuitton] salespersons is only about 8,000 yuan. So, how do you manage to earn 600,000 a year? I think people should be honest, especially when treating friends, they must be sincere. Lily, I think your friend is very insincere.”

Wang Li: “David, don’t be so serious. Jiayi, I’m sorry. Foreigners are just more straightforward and don’t understand our Dragon Country people’s euphemisms. Don’t take it to heart. In any case, we’re old classmates and slept in the same dormitory for four years. I definitely won’t dislike you. Still, that sentence, as long as you nod, I will definitely find a way to take you out.”

The excitement on Wang Li’s face couldn’t be hidden, yet she still said such hypocritical words.

Is she still pretending?

Yang Chen couldn’t help but smile and ask, “Then what does Miss Wang do in the US?”

Wang Li: “I do some purchasing agent work. With David around, I don’t need to earn too much money.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so you don’t have a proper, stable job?”

Wang Li: “…”

Purchasing agents are not as good as opening an online store. This thing is not much different from micro-businesses.

Yang Chen continued to ask, “Then how much does Mr. Mills earn a year?”

David Mills: “70,000 US dollars.”

Yang Chen preemptively said, “An annual income of 70,000 US dollars is only the salary of a junior analyst at Goldman Sachs, not a senior analyst. After deducting taxes and insurance, the actual amount is about 50,000 US dollars. This income is not high in New York, and life is not rich. You don’t have a house, do you?”

Wang Li: “Many people in the US rent houses. Women there don’t particularly require buying a house to get married. As long as two people love each other, they can get married even if they rent a house.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so you need a house, a car, and a bride price to get married in China, but you become reasonable and don’t need them when you go out? Jiayi already has her own house. Women still need to be independent to get more love and respect from men. Jiayi, do you agree?”

Wang Jiayi smiled and nodded, saying, “Yes. However, maybe foreign women really don’t care about these things.”

Yang Chen: “Mr. Mills is over 40 years old. If he were in Dragon Country, he would probably be eliminated after 35 if he could only be a junior analyst. Because there are a lot of people in their twenties who can work overtime and desperately, and their level is also that of a junior analyst, and the treatment they ask for is also the lowest level. The boss will definitely choose young people in their twenties, and will not want an old man who is only a junior analyst at 35. It’s like you’re looking for a boyfriend, a 35-year-old mediocre man, a 25-year-old mediocre man, you will definitely choose the 25-year-old one. Fortunately, Mr. Mills is in the US. If he came to Dragon Country, he would have been fired. You can ask how cruel our Dragon Country’s 35-year-old crisis is. As far as I know, companies like Xingchen Investment offer an annual salary of 300,000 to junior analysts and 500,000 to senior analysts. Five insurances and one housing fund [mandatory benefits in China], performance awards, year-end bonuses, etc., can basically catch up with one year’s salary. If you can both analyze and trade, then there is no limit to the income. It is not uncommon to earn millions a year if you trade well. The US is still more relaxed. Although the income is less, the competition is also less. At least there is no 35-year-old crisis.”

Wang Li looked embarrassed and didn’t say anything for a while.

David Mills was, after all, a foreigner. Although he could speak Dragon Country language, Yang Chen said such a long paragraph at once, and he couldn’t understand what it meant for a while.

Wang Jiayi patted Yang Chen, saying, “Oh, what are you doing? They finally came back. Don’t be so serious. Xiaoli, I’m sorry. He just has a bad temper, otherwise he wouldn’t have been reduced to driving a Didi. He was too stubborn and couldn’t stand the bullying of his superiors and bosses, so he resigned and opened a Didi. You foreigners are more cheerful and tolerant. Please be more tolerant of him.”

Using magic to defeat magic is always the best choice.

Wang Li smiled awkwardly, then looked out the window angrily.

Huh?

That’s not right!

Even if Xingchen Investment pays high salaries, and David Mills’ ability and salary are relatively low, that has nothing to do with Yang Chen, a Didi driver, right?

Why is he, a Didi driver, acting so arrogant?

Wang Li: “Even if what you said is right, that has nothing to do with you.”

Yang Chen: “I just want to tell you that the level of salary is related to personal ability, and is not completely determined by the type of work. I also want to tell you that China is not worse than foreign countries now, and Dragon Country men are more responsible than foreign men.”

Wang Li: “Hehe… Jiayi earns so much money every year. Don’t you think you are not worthy of her as just a Didi driver?”

Wang Jiayi: “Lili, don’t say that. Yang Chen and I have a very good relationship. Let’s not talk about these things. We’re almost there. Think about what to eat later.”

Wang Jiayi looked at Yang Chen apologetically. If she had known that Wang Li would become like this, she shouldn’t have let him come to waste time.

Soon, they arrived at Tang Court.

Wang Jiayi took Wang Li and David Mills in first to reserve a private room. Yang Chen had to drive to the parking lot to find a parking space.

Yang Chen parked the car and walked into Tang Court.

Waiter: “Hello, Mr. Yang. Long time no see.”

Yang Chen: “Hello. Is Manager Tan here?”

Waiter: “Yes, he is. Do you want me to call him for you?”

Yang Chen: “No, you’re busy. I’ll go myself.”

Waiter: “Okay. Please, Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen came to the manager’s office. Tan Hongkai was checking the accounts.

“Oh, Mr. Yang, you’re back! Long time no see. Please sit down, please sit down,” Tan Hongkai said excitedly, quickly getting up and pulling Yang Chen to sit down.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “I just listen to your nonsense. It hasn’t been that long!”

Manager Tan: “A day apart is like three autumns [a Chinese idiom expressing how long even a short separation can feel]. Mr. Yang, you can say how many days it has been since we last met, and how many three autumns have passed.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I brought friends here. They went into private room 302. You arrange a table of dishes, not too good, but not too bad either, just decent. Then, focus on the tastes of the Americans, and also take care of my tastes.”

Manager Tan: “Okay! Do you need to open wine?”

Yang Chen: “Bring two bottles, and see what they want. I’m driving, so I won’t drink.”

Manager Tan: “Okay.”

Yang Chen: “Go arrange it, I’m going to the private room.”

Tan Hongkai: “Okay.”

Yang Chen got up and went to private room 302.

Wang Jiayi quickly stood up and invited him to sit next to her, saying, “Have you ordered food yet?”

Yang Chen: “Yes. I asked Manager Tan to arrange it.”

Wang Li: “Jiayi’s boyfriend, can we order some dishes?”

Yang Chen: “No. I’ve already ordered a full table of dishes, and they’ve already started making them. If you order more, you won’t be able to finish it. There’s no need to waste food. Tonight, if you want to eat something, you can order it tonight.”

Obviously, Wang Li didn’t expect Yang Chen to refuse so directly.

Holding the menu in her hand, she was stunned awkwardly.

Having experienced so many people and things, how could Yang Chen not understand what Wang Li wanted to do?

If this guy wasn’t trying to take the opportunity to order some expensive dishes, Yang Chen would put his head here.

Although Yang Chen doesn’t interfere with his girlfriend’s social life, these kinds of people probably won’t have too much contact with Wang Jiayi in the future, so why spend money on them?

Wang Jiayi still couldn’t save face, after all, they were roommates for four years.

She said with a smile, “Lili, what do you want to eat?”

Wang Li: “Every time I go to a restaurant, I have to eat king crab, foie gras [fattened duck or goose liver], black truffles, and caviar. I don’t know if your boyfriend has ordered these. If he has, then there’s no need to add them. And we also want to drink Romanée-Conti [a very expensive Burgundy wine]. You know, you have to drink red wine when you eat Western food. It’s standard. David, what do you want to eat?”

David Mills: “I’m fine with anything. Just bring two bottles of Romanée-Conti.”

See, I knew she was this kind of person.

Damn, with an income of 50,000 US dollars a year, in New York City, you eat these things every time?

You’re eating in your dreams!

Wang Jiayi was a little embarrassed. Two bottles of Romanée-Conti would cost more than 200,000 yuan [approximately $28,000 USD], and other caviar, black truffles, etc., even if it was just the amount for Wang Li and David, would cost tens of thousands more.

This meal would cost more than 300,000 yuan, which is a bit too much.

Yang Chen wouldn’t indulge them, saying, “How thick-skinned are you two? With an income of 50,000 US dollars a year, you’ll eat it all in one meal. Are you relying on photosynthesis to replenish energy for the rest of the time? Jiayi respects your four years of friendship and brought you to Tang Court to eat. But you don’t seem to respect your friendship and are treating her like a sucker. Who lets friends treat them to a meal and has the nerve to make them spend half a year’s income on one meal? If I let you treat, would you be willing?”

Wang Li: “But we eat these things when we go to Michelin three-star restaurants!”

Yang Chen: “Is that so? Which restaurant do you go to? What do you eat? I’ll make a call and ask.”

Wang Li thought that Yang Chen was just a Didi driver, how could he contact Michelin three-star restaurants in the US?

She just said it casually, and he couldn’t verify it.

Wang Li: “We just eat what I said. We are members there. It can only be said that poverty limits your imagination. What seems unrealistic luxury to you is normal, ordinary life for us.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, I’ll ask their chef.”

Wang Li: “How will you ask?”

Yang Chen: “I left the chef’s phone number when I went to the US to play before.”

Of course, Yang Chen didn’t know any chefs, but he could find out from the Michelin president.

Yang Chen, who controls 67% of the shares of the Michelin Group, can’t get the phone number of a three-star restaurant chef?

Yang Chen sent a message to the Michelin president, asking him to contact Chef Thomas Keller first.

After they contacted each other, Yang Chen called Thomas Keller.

Yang Chen pressed the speakerphone, saying, “Mr. Keller, hello.”

Thomas Keller: “Mr. Yang, hello. I am honored to be able to talk to you. I am so happy. What can I do for you?”

Yang Chen: “It’s like this, I want to ask, how much does it cost to eat a meal in your restaurant, order two bottles of Romanée-Conti, a regular one, and have two servings of foie gras, caviar, black truffles, king crab, etc.?”

Thomas Keller: “If the ingredients are of average quality, it would be about $8,000 to $10,000. If they are high-quality ingredients, such as black truffles from Italy or 60-year-old sturgeon caviar from Russia, it would be closer to $30,000. If the Romanée-Conti is a good vintage, it would be even higher.”

Wang Li and David Mills looked embarrassed. Even by the lowest standard, at $8,000 per meal, David Mills’ annual income would only cover six meals. And they supposedly go there often?

Yang Chen: “Can you check your restaurant’s membership system for a customer named David Mills or Li Wang?”

Thomas Keller: “Of course. Please wait a moment, Mr. Yang, I’ll check right away.”

Wang Li and David Mills were both surprised. Why could Yang Chen so easily order the head chef around?

Soon, Thomas Keller said, “Mr. Yang, I had someone check the membership system, and there are no members named David Mills or Li Wang.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I guess I ran into a couple of liars. Thank you, Mr. Keller. I wish you success in your business.”

Thomas Keller: “Okay. Mr. Yang, if you ever come to the US, please visit me. I will definitely treat you well.”

Yang Chen: “I don’t think I’ll be able to go in this lifetime. Haha… Goodbye, I’ll let you get back to work.”

Yang Chen isn’t safe to go to the US or any country that is friendly with the US right now.

But he doesn’t want to go anyway. No country can compare to Dragon Country [China].

Wang Li and David Mills looked embarrassed. They had been completely exposed.

Wang Li tried to save face, saying, “Oh, I forgot, my membership expired. I forgot to renew it. That’s why they couldn’t find me in the system.”

Yang Chen didn’t want to waste time arguing with her, so he said with a smile, “Oh, is that so? Would Mr. Mills and Miss Wang like to order more dishes?”

Wang Li: “No… no, thank you.”

David Mills: “Thank you, no need to add anything. This is enough.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, thank you for your cooperation.”

Wang Jiayi lowered her head, trying not to laugh, but under the table, her foot was teasing Yang Chen’s leg.

With people who are so thick-skinned and like to show off without having any real ability, you have to call them out on it, or they will keep pretending.

Actually, it wouldn’t matter if she was just showing off, but she had to put others down in her words, which was unbearable.

At this moment, the waiters began to serve the dishes.

Although there were no expensive ingredients like caviar, there were lobsters and crabs.

David Mills hadn’t eaten a meal like this very often, let alone Wang Li, who had traded her body for a green card.

As soon as the dishes were served, their eyes were fixed on the delicious food.

Wang Li even swallowed her saliva shamelessly.

And they have the nerve to say they often eat at Michelin three-star restaurants?

Wang Jiayi: “Come on, let’s eat. Waiter, open the wine.”

Yang Chen: “I’m driving, so I won’t drink. You three can have some. Just give me a glass of soda water. I’m not very hungry, but I’m a little thirsty.”

Actually, Yang Chen just didn’t want to be around Wang Li and David Mills. Sitting at the same table with their smell was already Yang Chen’s limit. It was absolutely impossible to eat with them; at most he would eat some dishes that wouldn’t be contaminated by their saliva.

David Mills and Wang Li obviously didn’t give Yang Chen a chance to eat, and they immediately started gobbling up the food.

Wang Jiayi looked at Yang Chen with an embarrassed smile, feeling very ashamed.

Thinking about it, it’s understandable. How could you live well in a city like New York with an annual income of $50,000?

Wang Li, holding a crab leg, said, “Hey, why aren’t you two eating? Eat quickly, we’re going shopping later. If you don’t eat enough, where will you get the energy to shop?”

Wang Jiayi: “We’re eating. You guys eat, don’t worry about us.”

Not to mention Yang Chen, Wang Jiayi was tired of eating these things.

Looking at the way Wang Li and David Mills were eating, it was estimated that they hadn’t eaten a decent meal in their lives.

I have to say, these two were really able to eat. They devoured a whole table of dishes.

Wang Jiayi: “Are you full? If you’re not full, we can order a few more dishes.”

Wang Li glanced at Yang Chen and said, “We’re full. Let’s go, let’s go shopping.”

Wang Jiayi: “Okay! Where do you want to go shopping?”

David Mills: “We want to go to a gold shop. Take us to wherever there is a gold shop.”

Wang Jiayi: “A gold shop?”

Wang Li: “Yes! That’s what he said, a gold shop.”

Wang Jiayi: “Oh, okay, let’s go.”

Wang Li and Mills went to the restroom, and Yang Chen and Wang Jiayi went out first.

“Honey, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked you to come,” Wang Jiayi said apologetically.

Yang Chen: “It’s okay, I’m used to it. But I already reminded you, you must not be shabby when meeting with classmates; you should be as presentable as possible, otherwise they will definitely look down on you.”

Wang Jiayi: “Alas… I thought we were roommates for four years; she wouldn’t be as boring as the others.”

Yang Chen: “However, I shouldn’t have come for nothing this time. David Mills specifically asked to go to a gold shop. I suspect Goldman Sachs has some ideas about gold. The price of gold has fallen from $1,950 per ounce to the current $1,780 per ounce. Could it be that they are secretly shorting gold [betting on the price of gold to decrease]?”

Wang Jiayi: “The price of gold seems to be 450 yuan [approximately $62 USD] per gram now.”

The Dragon Country [Chinese] government has transported a total of 2,600 tons of gold back from abroad from 2020 to now. If the price of gold plummets, the Dragon Country [Chinese] government will suffer a huge loss on paper.

According to the current price of gold, one ton of gold is worth 450 million yuan [approximately $62 million USD], and 2,600 tons of gold is worth more than one trillion yuan [approximately $138 billion USD]. If it falls by 20%, this batch of gold transported back from abroad alone will cause the Dragon Country [Chinese] government to lose more than 200 billion yuan [approximately $27.6 billion USD].

Damn it, these Wall Street guys really can’t be honest for a moment.

After a while, Wang Li and David Mills came out.

“Jiayi, we’re ready, let’s go,” Wang Li said with a smile.

Wang Jiayi: “Okay. Let’s go.”

Yang Chen took them to the nearest Dragon Country Gold [Chinese Gold] shop.

As soon as they arrived at the door, David Mills took out his mobile phone and took a few photos.

He also took out a small notebook and wrote something, and then entered the store.

From his series of actions, it can be seen that he really came with a mission, most likely to investigate the sales of Dragon Country Gold [Chinese Gold].

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “Does Mr. Mills need to take pictures when buying gold?”

David Mills: “Haha… When you travel, you must take more photos.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, that makes sense. Today’s gold price is 450 yuan [approximately $62 USD] per gram, so cheap. I remember it rose to more than 500 yuan [approximately $69 USD] per gram before. Mr. Mills, why don’t you buy some and wait for it to appreciate?”

David Mills: “Let’s take a look first.”

Wang Jiayi and Wang Li were very interested, trying on gold bracelets and gold necklaces.

Yang Chen was not interested in those processed gold products. If he wanted to buy, he would buy gold bars and gold bricks.

Wang Li: “Honey, this necklace is only $8,000, so cheap. Can you buy me one?”

David Mills’ expression was a little stiff, but he still nodded and said, “It’s really cheap. If you like it, we’ll buy it.”

Wang Li immediately ran over and hugged David Mills and kissed him. Kissing was fine, but she even stuck out her tongue, which was disgusting.

Doing this kind of thing in public is not acceptable, even for foreigners.

After Wang Li kissed David Mills, she asked the waiter to put it on for her, and the necklace was bought.

Then, Wang Li said to Yang Chen, “Jiayi’s boyfriend, the New Year is coming soon, aren’t you going to buy Jiayi a necklace?”

Wang Jiayi: “I don’t want it, a big gold chain is not suitable for me.”

Yang Chen: “That’s right! It’s not suitable for her.”

Wang Li said with a look of contempt, “Giving your girlfriend a gift depends on your own heart, not on whether your girlfriend wants it or not. If you ask if she wants it, girls are shy and will definitely say no.”

Yang Chen: “But a necklace is really not suitable for her, it’s too vulgar.”

Wang Li looked embarrassed and said, “What are you talking about?”

Yang Chen: “I’m telling the truth. Ask anyone, isn’t it tacky to wear a big gold chain around your neck?”

At this time, an aunt next to her was unhappy because she was wearing a big gold chain around her neck.

Auntie: “If you can’t afford it, you can’t afford it, why say so much nonsense? Sour grapes [pretending something is undesirable because you cannot have it], it’s really annoying.”

The waiter quickly said with a smile, “Handsome guy, you can’t say that. It’s called richness, not tacky.”

Yang Chen: “You call it richness, I call it tacky, it doesn’t affect each other. Jiayi, the New Year is coming soon, it’s really time to give you some gifts. Those gold bars and gold bricks, you can take whatever you want, however much you can take, I’ll give you that much.”

Everyone in the audience looked at Yang Chen, all with shocked expressions.

Wang Jiayi: “No need, I’m not interested in gold.”

Wang Li: “Yang Chen, why are you pretending so much? Can a taxi driver afford a gold brick with all his assets? Waiter, how much is a gold brick?”

Waiter: “The biggest one? That’s our new Year of the Dragon limited edition, weighing 10 kilograms [approximately 22 pounds], priced at 4.5 million yuan [approximately $620,000 USD].”

Gold chain aunt: “Oh my god, that’s too expensive. Young man, aren’t you pretending? Buy it. It doesn’t matter, you can buy it if you drive a taxi for the rest of your life without eating or drinking.”

Yang Chen: “Such a big one is only 4.5 million yuan [approximately $620,000 USD], it’s really cheap. Jiayi, go get it, however much you can hold, I’ll buy you that much. Listen to me, go.”

Wang Jiayi nodded and said, “Okay then.”

Wang Jiayi walked over, and the waiter immediately reminded her, “Sir, this gold brick is 4.5 million yuan [approximately $620,000 USD]. Are you sure you want to buy it?”

Yang Chen: “Buy it! Why would I say so much nonsense if I wasn’t going to buy it? Give my girlfriend the gloves and let her take it herself, so she can experience the feeling of gold freedom.”

Wang Jiayi was immediately excited and quickly put on her gloves and hugged the gold with both hands.

10 kilograms [approximately 22 pounds] is not heavy, but it was difficult for her to hold it.

“Oh, my god, why is 10 kilograms [approximately 22 pounds] so heavy!” Wang Jiayi said excitedly.

Yang Chen: “High density, small volume, feels heavy. If it were ten kilograms [approximately 22 pounds] of cotton, you wouldn’t feel so heavy when you pick it up. Keep taking it, I’ll buy you however much you can hold.”

Wang Jiayi: “Okay. Hehe…”

Under everyone’s attention, Wang Jiayi moved another gold brick down and placed it on top of the first gold brick, and then took twenty small gold bars and placed them on top of the gold bricks.

“That’s about it. Let me try to hold it,” Wang Jiayi said with a smile.

“Hey!”

Wang Jiayi used all her strength, but she couldn’t lift it up.

Two gold bricks are 20 kilograms [approximately 44 pounds], and 20 small gold bars are a total of 20 kilograms [approximately 44 pounds], which is 40 kilograms [approximately 88 pounds] together. Wang Jiayi only weighs 46 kilograms [approximately 101 pounds], how could she lift it?

“Oh, my god, it’s too heavy, I underestimated the weight of these small gold bars,” Wang Jiayi said with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Haha… It’s okay. Since we took it out, we’ll take it all. Waiter, is there any stock of these small gold bars? Go get 10 more and make it an even 100 kilograms [approximately 220 pounds] for easy accounting.”

Waiter: “Yes, yes. Manager, hurry up, go get 10 more.”

The manager quickly ran to the safe in the warehouse and took out 10 more and put them on the gold bricks.

Wang Li: “You… you’re pretending a bit too much. How much does 100 kilograms [approximately 220 pounds] cost? Where do you get so much money to give people?”

Manager: “According to the real-time gold price, these gold bars require a total of 22.5 million yuan [approximately $3.1 million USD].”

Auntie: “So expensive! You can’t afford it even if you live a few more lifetimes by driving a taxi.”

Wang Li: “Have you had enough fun? Put it back when you’re done playing.”

The waiters also looked helpless and a little angry.

They also felt that Yang Chen couldn’t possibly buy these gold bars, he was just playing around.

Yang Chen: “Mr. Mills, can you analyze for me, will I lose money if I buy so much gold now?”

David Mills: “Haha… Don’t worry, the price of gold will definitely rise sharply, you can definitely make a lot of money if you buy it now.”

Yang Chen: “I also think the price of gold will rise sharply, and it’s a sure profit to buy now. Come, pay the money.”

After speaking, Yang Chen randomly drew a card.

The manager quickly brought the POS machine to swipe the card. When the machine showed that the card was swiped successfully, the manager’s eyes lit up.

“Thank you, boss, for your support of our Dragon Country Gold [Chinese Gold],” the manager said excitedly.

Everyone was shocked.

Wang Li: “Are you kidding me? He really paid?”

Manager: “Yes. The card has been swiped successfully.”

Wang Li: “You… how can you be so rich?”

Yang Chen: “Why can’t I be rich?”

Wang Li: “But you are a taxi driver!”

Yang Chen: “So what? What’s wrong with a taxi driver having some money?”

Wang Li: “Why are you, a taxi driver, so rich?”

Wang Jiayi: “Lili, didn’t I tell you, he usually drives a taxi when he has nothing to do, but he actually has other jobs. I’ll tell you in detail when I have time.”

Yang Chen personally put the gold bricks and gold bars into two bags, one for Wang Jiayi to hold, and one for himself to hold. This heavy feeling was really good.

David Mills whispered a few words to Wang Li, and Wang Li’s expression obviously froze.

Then she silently took off the gold necklace and said, “I suddenly don’t like it anymore.”

After speaking, Wang Li left.

David Mills quickly followed.

The shop assistants showed contemptuous smiles. In the end, she was the clown.

Yang Chen and Wang Jiayi hugged the gold and followed out. The manager led the shop assistants to the door and bowed to see them off.

“Lili, slow down, we can’t keep up!” Wang Jiayi shouted.

Wang Li pretended not to hear and continued to walk quickly towards Yang Chen’s car parked on the side of the road.

At this time, a police car passed by.

Because someone was crossing the road in front, the police car honked twice.

Because they were too close, Wang Jiayi was so frightened that she loosened her hand.

“Ouch!”

Yang Chen quickly helped her catch the bag, but he also dropped the bag in his hand.

“Crash…”

The two bags fell to the ground, and the gold bars rolled all over the place.

Passers-by and vehicles all stopped.

The police car also stopped, and four policemen quickly got out of the car, looking at Yang Chen and Wang Jiayi with vigilance.

Yang Chen and Wang Jiayi were stunned in place, looking at the police officers.

Unconsciously, the atmosphere became a little tense.

Wang Jiayi: “Can I pick it up now?”

Yang Chen: “Yes!”

Just as Wang Jiayi was about to squat down to pick up the gold bars, the police immediately said, “Don’t move!”

Wang Jiayi was so frightened that she immediately raised her hands.

Yang Chen was speechless and smiled and pressed Wang Jiayi’s hands down.

Yang Chen: “What are you doing? It’s like we’re thieves.”

Wang Jiayi: “He told me not to move, it scared me.”

The onlookers around were talking.

“What’s the situation? Did they steal gold and get caught by the police?”

“Steal? Maybe it was robbed. Didn’t you see that the police are very vigilant? Maybe they have weapons on them.”

“Wow, they are really ruthless, there must be hundreds of pounds!”

…

How do rumors come about?

That’s how rumors come about.

Just be a quiet melon eater [someone who observes an event without getting involved], don’t talk nonsense or spread rumors without understanding the situation.