Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints

Chapter 493 - 223: The Clash of Two Major Capital Camps

Secretary Xiao Li stammered, unable to speak, but his eyes glanced towards Liang Tao not far away.

Liang Aihua saw Liang Tao and quickly walked over to ask, "Xiaotao, what are you doing? Why is your secretary working as a waiter here?"

The diners all realized that the waiter named Jingjing was actually the secretary of the chairman of He Li Lao Group.

So, these two were really acting!

"Oh man, they’re just too idle, huh? A chairman bringing his secretary to act a play for us?"

"Sounds nice, calling it a secret visit to observe customer feedback, but in reality, they’re playing dumb to bully his old friend!"

"Wow! How can someone be so passionate about this nonsense? How silly can one be to do such things!"

"As the chairman of He Li Lao, he meets an old friend who has always been ahead of him since childhood. Lacking an excuse to make things difficult for the friend, he deliberately staged this play — first, to show he’s more impressive than a rideshare driver, second, to have a justified excuse to embarrass the old friend and avenge past grievances. Tsk tsk tsk... there’s a reason people become business tycoons, it’s truly an interesting play!"

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Seeing his little trick exposed, Liang Tao’s face was filled with embarrassment.

At this moment, Yang Chen smiled and said to Liang Aihua and Zhang Hui Li, "Uncle Liang, Aunt Zhang, do you remember me? I’m Yang Chen!"

Liang Aihua and Zhang Hui Li looked closely, oh my, it really is Yang Chen.

Liang Aihua: "Oh dear, it’s Chenzi. Wow, it’s been ten years, hasn’t it? We haven’t seen you since you went to high school."

Zhang Hui Li: "This child has grown up, still as likable as ever."

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "It’s been exactly ten years. Uncle, Aunt, how’s your health?"

Liang Aihua: "Haha... good, good. Now we can take care of ourselves, quite free actually."

Zhang Hui Li: "What a coincidence, didn’t expect we’d run into you like this. We’re here for hot pot, you finished eating?"

Yang Chen: "Right! Just finished. Are you still living there? I’ll visit when I’m free."

Liang Aihua: "Heh heh... yes, your Aunt Zhang and I still live in the old house. Xiaotao now lives in Tangchen Yipin."

Liang Tao said angrily, "Anyone who didn’t know would think he’s your son. I’m doing so well now, and he’s just a rideshare driver. You used to compare me to him every day, now you see how wrong you were?"

Rideshare driver?

Liang Aihua and Zhang Hui Li were indeed shocked because, based on past circumstances, Yang Chen should have developed better than Liang Tao, how did he become a rideshare driver?

Then they thought it made sense; losing his parents, Yang Chen lost the opportunities to showcase his talents, becoming an ordinary person is understandable.

The bigger the city, the fiercer the competition, and the more important the initial resources.

For an ordinary person, a single house could become a burden, how could they talk about careers?

Liang Aihua: "Xiaotao, how could you talk like that? Chenzi, don’t take it to heart."

Yang Chen shook his head with a smile.

Liang Tao: "So, do you still think I’m inferior to him? Do you still want me to learn from him? Fine, I’ll quit the company now, give up being a chairman, and become a rideshare driver, so I can learn from your ideal role model."

Liang Aihua: "You fool! We wanted you to learn from Chenzi because he was more outstanding than you in many aspects. What’s wrong with learning from someone excellent? Do you want to give up and let yourself go?"

Liang Tao: "What about now? I’m the chairman of He Li Lao Group, and he’s a rideshare driver. Who’s better? Tell me! I just want your acknowledgment. I want to hear you admit you were wrong back then, for comparing me to him, because I’m destined to be better."

Everyone finally understood; it was the conflict caused by "other people’s children."

No doubt, the parents weren’t wrong; who wouldn’t want their child to learn from excellent ones?

Liang Tao certainly wasn’t wrong either, being constantly compared to others would surely harm one’s psyche. It’s normal for him to want to prove he’s better than "other people’s child."

And the rideshare driver wasn’t wrong either; as a child, he was indeed excellent, deserving praise, and not being exceptional now isn’t what anyone would wish.

So, who is wrong?

At this moment, Jin Ming’s phone rang, it was Huang Xiaomin calling.

Jin Ming frowned, quickly handed the phone to Yang Chen, saying, "Mr. Yang, there’s an urgent company matter that needs your personal decision."

Yang Chen took the call, "Hello."

Huang Xiaomin: "Mr. Yang, Chairman Chen just called me. He’s very satisfied with our operations and wants to allocate another 3 billion to us. With such a large fund, if we only invest in stocks, it’s hard to ensure an annual return rate of over 50%. So, my suggestion is to decline, or let him gradually allocate funds to us, not all at once. What do you think?"

Yang Chen: "Even 3 billion isn’t a lot, accept it all! There are so many stock markets worldwide, distribute a little to each, it’s not much actually. We’ll open overseas accounts, and we can earn foreigners’ money just as well!"

Huang Xiaomin: "Got it! By the way, how are your talks with He Li Lao? How much are you investing, and how many shares can you get?"