How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 76

She Must Think I’m a Simp—Am I Not Allowed to Have Money as a Ride-Hailing Driver?

Li Xiaofei scrolled through Xun Wukong’s Moments [a feature on WeChat similar to Facebook’s newsfeed] for a while and concluded that this girl was definitely a scheming green tea b*tch [a derogatory term for a woman who appears innocent but is manipulative].

Yang Chen was amused and asked, “You can tell she’s a green tea b*tch just from her selfies? What’s the scientific basis for that?”

“Look at her selfies; she always highlights some famous brand bags, checks in at popular spots, and the captions have an innocent vibe. Bro, trust me, she’s definitely a scheming green tea b*tch. If I’m wrong, I’ll be a dog,” Li Xiaofei said confidently.

Chen Yuyan, in the kitchen, couldn’t stand it anymore, so she came out with a spatula and pointed at Li Xiaofei, saying, “Li Xiaofei, if you want to die, just say it. I can do it myself.”

“I’ve only been home for a few days, and you’re already so annoyed with me. Bro, I’ll go to Haicheng with you later; I don’t want to stay home. And I’ve made up my mind; I’m going to apply to the University of Finance and Economics that you went to. Xiaoyan, you’ll regret what you’ve done today! I’m leaving and not coming back; you better not come looking for me!” Li Xiaofei retorted.

“Oh, you really want to go to heaven! Is that how you call your aunt? You wait; I’ll finish cooking first, and then I’ll deal with you! You can’t escape this time, I’m telling you in advance,” Chen Yuyan said angrily, hurrying back to cooking.

Li Xiaofei’s father died early, and the mother and daughter have depended on each other for the past ten years.

Usually, when Li Xiaofei lives at school, Chen Yuyan misses her terribly.

But once it’s vacation time, Li Xiaofei can’t stay home for more than a few days before the mother and daughter start fighting.

Chen Yuyan finds fault with her daughter no matter what, always feeling that she has many shortcomings, like loving to sleep in, not making the bed, not washing clothes, and so on.

It hasn’t been long since the college entrance examination, and the mother and daughter have already argued eight times a day.

This may be a common problem for many parents. When their children live at school, they miss them terribly, wishing they could sneak into the school in the middle of the night to see them studying.

Once the children come home for vacation, it takes at most a week before they argue eight times a day.

Li Xiaofei quickly grabbed Yang Chen’s hand and begged, “Brother Chen, please talk to my mom later and take me to Haicheng to hang out.”

“Wait until you’ve filled out your college application. If I take you now, you’ll have to run back and forth in a few days when the school needs you to fill out the application, and your classmates have farewell parties,” Yang Chen said.

Li Xiaofei pouted and nodded, then turned the topic back to Xun Wukong.

But as soon as she opened her mouth, Chen Yuyan shouted from the kitchen, “Li Xiaofei, shut your mouth! You haven’t even met her; why are you saying bad things about her? Chen, don’t listen to her nonsense; make sure you ask that girl out for dinner tonight. Did you hear me? If you don’t ask her out, your aunt will be angry. If your aunt doesn’t arrange things for you, who else will worry about you!”

Yang Chen has no uncles or aunts, only his aunt and cousin.

His aunt is indeed thinking of him.

Yang Chen quickly replied, “Okay! I’ll definitely ask her out for dinner tonight. But you said she’s a streamer [live video broadcaster], will I be able to ask her out?”

Chen Yuyan quickly replied, “Don’t worry, I’ve already talked to her mother. As long as you ask her, she’ll definitely come.”

Before Yang Chen could reply, Li Xiaofei quickly took his phone and said with a smile, “Bro, I’ll help you ask her out. I’m a girl; I know how to ask girls out.”

Chen Yuyan quickly reminded, “Li Xiaofei, if you mess things up, I’ll smash your head with a spatula and see if it’s full of manure.”

“I know! You’re cooking; can you not say such disgusting things? How can people eat later?” Li Xiaofei retorted.

Then, Li Xiaofei quickly started chatting with Xun Wukong.

But after Xun Wukong introduced herself as Sun Xiaoxun, she stopped talking.

Li Xiaofei sent a long string of messages, but she only replied with perfunctory words like “Oh” and “Hehe”.

Yang Chen laughed beside her and said, “Didn’t you say you understand girls very well? She’s just treating you like a simp [someone who does a lot for someone they like, but their feelings aren’t reciprocated].”

Li Xiaofei suddenly smiled slyly and said, “But… Brother, this seems to be your WeChat account. Hehe…”

The smile on Yang Chen’s face immediately froze. Damn, wouldn’t Sun Xiaoxun think of him as a simp?

Seeing the change in Yang Chen’s expression, Li Xiaofei embarrassedly returned the phone to him, then puffed out her chest and said confidently, “You can tell from the chat history that she’s definitely a scheming green tea b*tch. Because normally, if both parents have agreed to a blind date, she would either disagree or seriously get to know each other properly. Right? But look at her attitude of not being proactive or rejecting; what else could she be but a scheming green tea b*tch? Bro, you have to be careful when you have dinner with her tonight. Got it?”

At this moment, Chen Yuyan came out with the dishes, her eyes fixed on Li Xiaofei.

Li Xiaofei snorted arrogantly and turned her head away.

Soon, Aunt made a table full of dishes, and the sweet and sour pork ribs and braised meatballs that Yang Chen specifically asked for were in two large bowls.

Aunt said to eat one bowl first, and take the remaining bowl with him when Yang Chen goes back later, and store it in the refrigerator so it can still be eaten tomorrow.

The taste may not be as good as it is now, but it shouldn’t be too bad.

Since losing his parents, Yang Chen has been particularly concerned about his relationship with his aunt and cousin.

As of now, they are his last relatives in this world.

So, seeing how good his aunt is to him, Yang Chen couldn’t help but be touched, and tears kept welling up in his eyes.

He could have controlled his emotions, but his aunt suddenly mentioned his mother, and he couldn’t control his emotions anymore, covering his eyes and crying.

When Yang Chen cried, Chen Yuyan also cried, and then Li Xiaofei cried too.

Li Xiaofei also lost her father when she was a teenager, not long after Yang Chen’s parents passed away. Her father, Li Chenghe, drowned after falling into the water while drunk.

Li Chenghe was the purchasing department manager of Yang Chen’s company at the time.

After Yang Chen’s parents died, Li Chenghe was supposed to temporarily manage the company for Yang Chen.

Unfortunately, less than a month later, Li Chenghe drowned after falling into the water while drunk.

After Li Chenghe died, a bunch of creditors came to collect debts, and Yang Chen’s company was liquidated.

It was supposed to be a joyful reunion, but now they were all crying.

The Chen Yuyan mother and daughter depend on each other, and there is no man in the family.

Even things like unclogging the drainpipes, they can’t handle.

So, every time Yang Chen comes over, he always helps them solve some problems.

Yang Chen spent more than ten minutes fixing the clogged drainpipe in the kitchen.

Yang Chen spent another half an hour fixing the clogged toilet.

By the time he finished cleaning up, it was already past three o’clock.

Because he had to ask Sun Xiaoxun out for dinner in the evening, Yang Chen quickly drove back to Haicheng.

By the time he returned to Haicheng, it was almost six o’clock.

It would be too much trouble to go home and come out again at this time.

So he called Sun Xiaoxun and asked her to meet him now.

Yang Chen has no interest in Sun Xiaoxun, and judging from Sun Xiaoxun’s replies, she has no interest in Yang Chen either.

They are both just dealing with their elders, perfunctorily going through the motions, and neither of them needs to feel embarrassed.

Sun Xiaoxun agreed to meet, but she chose the Bulgari Hotel as the location.

To be honest, going to such a high-end place for the first meeting is a bit much.

If an ordinary person went on a blind date with her, she would spend tens of thousands of yuan on a meal, which would be very painful.

Yang Chen mainly wanted to give his aunt an explanation, so Bulgari it is.

The two agreed to meet at the Bulgari Hotel at 7 o’clock.

Yang Chen went directly to the Bulgari Hotel, ordered a table, and waited for Sun Xiaoxun to arrive.