Chapter 108 - 106: Doing Things by the Rules

Liu Xueman and Zhao Wenbo were silent, but both were skeptical of Yang Chen’s words in their hearts.How could someone who can afford a Bugatti Veyron drive for a ride-hailing service?

Zhao Wenbo chuckled and asked, "Brother, you’re so wealthy now, why are you driving for a ride-hailing service?"

"Just lack ambition, I enjoy this kind of free, unrestrained lifestyle." Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Good grief, someone with no ambition can still afford a car worth tens of millions.

If he had some ambition, wouldn’t he be buying a plane?

Liu Xueman immediately asked, "Can I see your Bugatti Veyron? Honestly, I’ve never seen such an expensive car in my life. I’m Xueqing’s boyfriend, and Xueqing and I grew up together. Can you fulfill this wish for me?"

"How about another day? It’s too late today, my home is too far from here." Yang Chen replied.

Liu Xueman smirked and said, "Then it’s settled, before we leave Hai City, you must show me that car worth tens of millions."

Yang Chen nodded and said, "No problem."

Liu Xueqing looked at Yang Chen, thinking secretly, "What’s this guy’s story? With so much money, why is he driving for a ride-hailing service?"

Soon, they arrived at the Peninsula Hotel.

Because Liu Xueman was carrying luggage, they needed to first check in, and then come down for dinner after dropping their luggage off.

Yang Chen sat in the waiting area, looking for an opportunity to leave.

Sending them here already showed great respect to Liu Xueqing.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the front desk.

Yang Chen turned to look and saw Liu Xueman arguing with the front desk cashier.

Liu Xueman: "We booked on Mi Tuan, why aren’t you giving us a room?"

Front Desk Clerk: "Miss, I’ve already explained to you, on weekends and holidays, you need to book two hours in advance. This is clearly stated on the booking instructions page. You came without a reservation, and now we don’t have a room for you."

Liu Xueman: "I’m not booking for the first time; I’ve never encountered a situation where I need to call ahead a reservation."

Front Desk Clerk: "On regular days, you can indeed get a room without reservations. But on weekends and holidays, it’s not guaranteed. If you don’t call ahead to book, we won’t reserve a room for you on purpose."

Liu Xueman: "This is your responsibility, it has nothing to do with us."

Front Desk Clerk: "I’m sorry, ma’am, but we clearly stated this on the Mi Tuan booking instructions page. You didn’t follow the rules, so the responsibility isn’t on us."

At this time, the customer service manager arrived.

After understanding the situation, she patiently explained the situation to Liu Xueman.

But Liu Xueman had probably gotten used to being unruly after being with Zhao Wenbo and completely ignored the explanation.

The manager could only offer her two solutions.

First, downgrade the room, and the price difference would be refunded.

Second, upgrade the room, but they would need to cover the price difference.

Both solutions were very reasonable since the responsibility wasn’t on the hotel.

But Liu Xueman didn’t want to pay more, nor did she want to downgrade the room, implying she wanted the hotel to upgrade the suite standard without requiring her to pay more.

Of course, the hotel manager wouldn’t agree to this. Letting her stay in a 998 room when she paid for a 788 room? That’s impossible.

Yang Chen couldn’t bear to watch anymore, so he stood up and walked over.

The manager saw Yang Chen approaching and quickly came forward to greet him with a bow.

"Good evening, Mr. Yang. How come you are here?" the hostess manager said.

"I brought them here to stay at the hotel. I understand they didn’t follow the rules and book in advance, and now there’s no 788 room available for them, is that right?" Yang Chen asked.

The manager nodded and said, "That’s right! Are they friends of Mr. Yang?"

"Sort of," Yang Chen replied.

The manager quickly said, "Then I’ll immediately upgrade them to the 998 room for free. Come on, upgrade them quickly..."

Yang Chen immediately shouted, "Hold on!"

Everyone looked at him.

The manager quickly asked, "Mr. Yang, how would you like to handle this?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Our Peninsula Hotel is a listed brand. If we don’t follow the rules at all, how can we continue operating? If other customers book a 788 room and demand to stay in a 998 room, can we still do business?"

The manager was a bit confused and asked, "So what do you mean, Mr. Yang?"

"The responsibility isn’t on us, so there’s no need to compromise! Our Peninsula Hotel is not lacking in customers, one more doesn’t matter, one less doesn’t matter. We’ll follow the rules as they are!" Yang Chen replied.

The manager was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood and immediately said, "Got it!"

She turned to Liu Xueman and said, "I’m sorry, ladies, the responsibility isn’t on our hotel, and we don’t need to compromise. If you really can’t accept my solution, you can apply for a refund now."

Liu Xueman quickly asked, "Yang Chen, what do you mean? You’re not going to help us?"

"Nothing much, just business as usual! Xueqing, I’m leaving now, you take care of them." Yang Chen smiled at Liu Xueqing and then turned around to leave.

Liu Xueqing wanted to chase after him, but since Liu Xueman was still there, she had to stop.

Liu Xueqing quickly asked, "Manager, why are you being so polite to him?"

The manager quickly replied, "You’re friends with Mr. Yang, don’t you know his identity? Mr. Yang is the second-largest shareholder in our group. You all heard it just now, Mr. Yang said it was business as usual. So, since you didn’t call in advance to make a reservation, we have the right to refuse service. Of course, you can now choose to switch to the 688 or 998 suites, and we will refund or charge based on actual consumption."

Liu Xueqing and the other three were instantly bewildered.

Yang Chen is actually the second-largest shareholder of a listed company?

Zhao Wenbo hurriedly asked, "Xueqing, what does your boyfriend do anyway? Why is he so rich, yet chooses to drive a ride-hailing service?"

I want to know why too!

Liu Xueqing replied awkwardly, "We just started dating, I don’t know much about him."

After Yang Chen showed off his "muscles," Liu Xueqing was even more determined to ingratiate herself with him.

This was exactly Yang Chen’s goal; as long as Liu Xueqing was determined to please him, she would help erase any negative reviews later.

Liu Xueman complained, "Xueqing, since your boyfriend is the hotel’s second-largest shareholder, why didn’t he help us and instead kicked us out?"

Liu Xueqing said helplessly, "You were showing off from the moment you got in the car; the fact that my boyfriend maintained his gentlemanly manners is already good, okay? There’s nothing wrong with him following the rules."

Liu Xueman was speechless.

Looks like this trip to Hai City was a waste; not only did the bragging not work, but it got backfired.

Nearby, the manager of the guest services department sized up Liu Xueqing, thinking, "Mr. Yang is young, handsome, and wealthy; why would he be interested in a girl like this? She looks so ordinary. Do rich people have such taste?"

...

Yang Chen drove back home.

After taking a shower, Xue Yinong came over with a pot of mung bean soup.

"Mr. Yang, am I bothering you? Aunt Lan made some mung bean soup, and I saved some for you. It’s hot, a little mung bean soup can help cool you down." Xue Yinong said with a smile.

"Miss Xue is too kind, please come in." Yang Chen replied with a smile.

The two of them entered the house.

Yang Chen poured a bowl of mung bean soup and drank it all, then praised, "Aunt Lan’s cooking skills are impressive. This mung bean soup tastes great."

Xue Yinong chuckled, "If Mr. Yang likes it, you can come over every day to drink."

"I’ll definitely come over when I have time." Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Xue Yinong seemed to have something to say but hesitated to speak.

Yang Chen knew what she wanted to say, so he took the initiative to say, "By the way, did Housekeeper Hong report to you about Zhang Yaowu’s matter?"

Xue Yinong nodded and said, "Yes, he did. I came here for that. I’m sorry I couldn’t help you resolve this earlier; you had to step in yourself."

"Haha... Miss Xue don’t say that. I should be apologizing for not giving you the time to sell the shares." Yang Chen said.

"Mr. Yang acts swiftly and decisively; I truly admire him. I promised to help you deal with Yao Wu Group before, but I didn’t fulfill that promise. It’s still valid though. In the future, if Mr. Yang needs anything, feel free to ask me, I promise I won’t let you down like this time." Xue Yinong said very firmly.

It was mainly because Yang Chen showed his muscles today and could command Shield Security Group, his background truly fathomless.

Therefore, Xue Yinong’s father, Xue Wanhong, wanted to forge a closer relationship with Yang Chen even more.

He even instructed his daughter to proactively offer a promise to Yang Chen, using this to strengthen their relationship with him.

Yang Chen, believing that more friends mean more paths, certainly wouldn’t reject Xue Yinong’s goodwill.

"Haha... Alright, then if I encounter any trouble in the future, I will definitely ask Miss Xue for help. And of course, if there’s anything I can do, Miss Xue can always ask me. As neighbors, we should help each other out." Yang Chen said with a smile.

Xue Yinong happily nodded with a smile, saying, "It’s settled then!"

...

After Xue Yinong left, Yang Chen lay on the bed contemplating matters.

Yang Chen’s enterprises were increasing, it would seem rather improper to completely ignore them.

However, his primary job is definitely still driving a ride-hailing service; he can’t manage the company.

So, after thinking it over, he felt he should establish a management company.

Divide employees into groups, with each group managing a company.

Yang Chen wouldn’t need to bother with company matters usually; every group leader would be responsible for reporting to Yang Chen daily the situation of their respective managed company.

But establishing such a management company certainly can’t be completed overnight; Yang Chen can’t personally handle everything.

So, currently, what he lacks most is a personal housekeeper to handle those trivial matters for him.

This housekeeper should be quite competent and also very obedient.

Apart from understanding management and financial knowledge, it would be best if they could do laundry and cooking too, so that Yang Chen doesn’t have to deal with these little things every day when he comes back.

"That’s the decision, tomorrow I’ll go to the job market and pick out an excellent personal housekeeper myself!" Yang Chen murmured softly.