How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 83

The Golden League Reward: What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Yang Chen still felt this was too absurd. How could someone get lost in their own neighborhood?

So, he said, “Miss, if you’re not ready yet, I can wait another five minutes. You don’t have to make up excuses. It’s okay. I’m in a good mood today and can wait a little longer.”

Upon hearing this, the passenger started crying even more intensely.

“Waaah… I… I really am lost… Waaah… I’ve been walking around and around, and all the buildings look the same, the landscaping trees are the same, everything is the same! Waaah…”

Crying like that, it definitely couldn’t be fake.

Yang Chen quickly said, “Miss, don’t cry right now. Tell me which building you’re near.”

Passenger: “I… I’m near Building 30, with Building 30 on my right. I live in Building 19, but I don’t know how I ended up so far away.”

Yang Chen: “I just found out this community has 56 buildings. It’s indeed a bit big and easy to get lost in. How about this, I’ll guide you based on the navigation, and you walk according to what I say. Okay?”

Passenger: “Okay, okay, tell me.”

Yang Chen: “Face south, and walk straight south along the path in front of you.”

Passenger: “Wait, which way is south?”

Yang Chen: “…”

Oh, crap, she’s making it impossible to continue this conversation.

Yang Chen looked up, but unfortunately, there was no sun today, so he couldn’t use the sun for navigation.

“Waaah… Mister, what do I do now? I’m in a hurry to attend a symposium. Waaah…” the passenger said, crying.

Yang Chen was also helpless and quickly said, “How about this, you stand still, and I’ll ask the security guard if they’ll let me in. I’ll come in and pick you up.”

Passenger: “Okay, okay, that’s great, thank you, mister. You’re such a good person; good people will always be safe.”

*Oh*, if only every passenger was this good at talking, the world would be a better place.

People should know how to be grateful. If someone does something they shouldn’t have to do, you should express your gratitude to them.

But many people think it’s their right to receive such help, and they take it for granted. They might even find fault with what the other person does.

Yang Chen drove to the security booth, handed a pack of *Huazi* cigarettes [a popular, mid-range brand in China] to the security guard, and said, “Uncle, a passenger can’t find her way out. I need to go in and pick her up. I’ll be in and out in five minutes at most. Is that okay?”

The security guard smiled and nodded, saying, “Okay! Just come out as quickly as possible.”

“Alright, I guarantee I’ll be out in five minutes at most,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

The security guard opened the electric gate, and Yang Chen drove in, found Building 30, and saw a pretty young woman squatting by the roadside, wiping her tears.

She didn’t seem very tall, about 5’4″ (163cm), and looked very cute, like a child who hadn’t grown up yet, but her large breasts were too eye-catching, a veritable youthful appearance with mature assets.

Yang Chen parked the car in front of her and honked the horn twice, asking, “Are you the passenger with the last four digits of 4038?”

The female passenger burst into tears of joy.

“Waaaaah…”

Looking at her crying with her face to the sky, Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

*It turns out that when girls are cute, they are really funny*, he thought.

The female passenger got into the back seat crying, and Yang Chen took the tissue from the dashboard and handed it to her.

“Thank you… Waaah…” the female passenger said, taking it while crying.

Yang Chen drove away slowly, circled around, and exited the gate.

At this time, the female passenger’s emotions had stabilized a bit.

“Hello, please fasten your seat belt. We are now heading to Minghai Hotel,” Yang Chen said.

The female passenger quickly fastened her seat belt and said, “Thank you, driver. You’re a good person. Can we add each other as friends? I’ll contact you directly if I need anything in the future. You’re the first person who patiently waited for me for more than ten minutes and was willing to pick me up. The drivers I’ve met before all canceled the order after waiting for only five minutes.”

Yang Chen chuckled and said, “I don’t blame them. Who would have thought you could get lost in your own neighborhood?”

Female passenger: “I’ve always been directionally challenged. I grew up in a small town, and this is my first time living in the city. I originally wanted to rent an apartment, but my dad insisted on buying a new house. Buying is fine, but he had to buy such a big community. Every building in the community looks the same, the roads are the same, the landscaping trees are the same; I can’t tell them apart at all. I usually don’t go out, and I always get lost when I do. If I wasn’t going to attend a symposium today, I wouldn’t have gone out at all.”

The ride was quite long, so the two of them chatted.

Through the conversation, Yang Chen learned that her name was Yuan Xiaozhao, and she was currently a writer on the Qidian [a popular Chinese web novel platform] female-oriented platform.

She was going to attend a writer exchange conference organized by the website.

Being invited to participate in the author exchange meeting shows that she is doing well on the website.

Yang Chen asked, “What’s your pen name? I’ll subscribe and support you on Qidian when I have time.”

Yuan Xiaozhao replied a little shyly, “I’m just a struggling writer; don’t look down on me. My pen name is Zao Lianle. I write domineering CEO novels for women; a boy like you definitely wouldn’t like to read them.”

Yang Chen chuckled and replied, “That’s not necessarily true. When I was younger, I also liked to watch idol dramas. I’ll check out your work later. If it’s well-written, I’ll give you a reward.”

He still had over 80 million virtual coins that he hadn’t withdrawn yet, so finding a reason to give gifts and withdraw the money was the main thing.

More than twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Minghai Hotel.

Yuan Xiaozhao said very happily, “Brother Yang, thank you. If I need anything, I’ll contact you in advance. If it’s convenient for you, be sure to pick me up.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! Don’t forget your things, goodbye.”

Yuan Xiaozhao nodded and quickly got out of the car and ran off.

Yang Chen found a place with shade to park, opened the Qidian APP, and found the writer Zao Lianle.

Zao Lianle has a total of three works. The first two completed works have only 500,000 words each, and the results are very dismal.

The work being updated is called ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passing By,’ and it has 50,000 fans, so it looks like it’s doing well.

Anyway, he was idle, so he decided to see how she wrote.

Currently, this work only has 400,000 words. According to reader feedback in the comments section, it is well-written.

Yang Chen read 100,000 words in one go before stopping, feeling that it was very well-written.

Afterward, Yang Chen gave her a Golden League reward [a very expensive virtual gift on the Qidian platform].

According to Qidian’s rules, the Golden League reward will be broadcast across the entire platform.

For authors, this is a very good way to attract traffic.

However, a Golden League Master costs 100,000 yuan [approximately $14,000 USD], so ordinary people don’t dare to use this method to get traffic.

Even some platinum-level authors don’t receive many Golden League rewards.

Therefore, a mere LV2 author suddenly receiving a Golden League Master quickly attracted the attention of authors and readers.

The comments section of ‘You and the Spring Breeze Are Both Passing By’ instantly became lively.

“Are authors so bold these days? They dare to spend money on this kind of result?”

“Is this another rich person playing around? This Golden League reward is truly eye-opening.”

“Damn! An LV2 author with a monthly income of a few thousand yuan dares to spend 100,000 yuan. Rich second generation, just be a rich second generation; why are you competing with us struggling writers?”

“Damn, this ID is also called Immortal Starry Sky; could it be the Immortal Starry Sky who made a splash on Douyu [a popular Chinese live streaming platform]? Is this a rich guy who’s tired of female anchors and wants to play with female authors?”