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The wind was biting cold outside, so Yu Wenhao put on a down jacket and turned off the car's air conditioning to reduce electricity consumption. He bought this new energy vehicle relatively early because it's not subject to license plate lotteries or traffic restrictions in Hangzhou.
This car still uses PTC heating instead of the now popular heat pump heating. As soon as the air conditioning is turned on, the driving range will drop sharply.
In the morning, Yu Wenhao spends less time on the road, so he doesn't have to worry about running out of battery. However, in the evening, even though the car is parked at his workplace and fully charged, Yu Wenhao still has to drive for eight or nine hours from 6 pm to 2 or 3 am. With the air conditioning on, watching the battery range rapidly decrease, Yu Wenhao can hear his own heartbeat.
He only turns on the air conditioning when he receives an order and is on his way to the customer's location, so that the car is already warm and cozy when he arrives at the customer's place.
Yu Wenhao thought he was having bad luck today, but unexpectedly, he received a large cross-city fare as soon as he set off. The starting point was Huanglong Hotel, and the destination was Lin'an. Lin'an used to be a county under Hangzhou, but it was only recently incorporated into Hangzhou and became Lin'an District. By habit, ride-hailing drivers still regarded fare to Lin'an as cross-city fare.
After receiving the order, Yu Wenhao immediately turned on the air conditioner, drove to the intersection ahead, made a U-turn, and drove back to the Huanglong Hotel. When he arrived at the hotel entrance, he parked the car but didn't see anyone. So, Yu Wenhao picked up the phone and made a call.
The person who answered the phone was a girl, speaking softly. I greeted her and told her I was at the door. The girl immediately said:
"Oh, wait for me, wait for me, I'm in my room, I'll be right down."
Yu Wenhao cursed inwardly, "What kind of person is this? I called a car, and it's already at the door. Why aren't you coming down from the room?"
Yu Wenhao picked up his phone and opened a cheat group. This was a cheat group for a professional ride-sharing order-grabbing studio. They used data packets to capture order data from the platform and then resold it to ride-hailing drivers, taking a 10% commission in the process.
Ride-hailing drivers have a love-hate relationship with these black market operations. Because of them, large ride-sharing orders on the platform disappear in less than a second on the phone; their order-grabbing speed is reportedly 0.1 seconds. Without going through them, drivers simply can't get large ride-sharing orders from the platform, making them incredibly resentful.
But at the same time, they can't do without them. Like Yu Wenhao in his current situation, when he arrives in Lin'an and the passengers get off, he can't just drive back empty-handed. He still has to ask them to pay for his ride and get a free ride.
Yu Wenhao sent a message in the group: "I am now departing from Huanglong Hotel in Hangzhou and will arrive in Lin'an in about an hour. I need to return for business."
Next, he just waits until they grab the order and tag him. Then he pays them 10% of the service fee upfront, and they give him the passenger's contact information.
He didn't need to worry. After the service fee was paid, the passenger would cancel the order. If that happened, they would make up the difference with another order. Yu Wenhao had dealt with them more than once.
After sending the message, Yu checked that the passenger hadn't arrived yet, so he picked up the phone and called her again. As soon as the call connected, the girl on the other end said:
"Oh, oh, oh, right away, Master, I'm still in my room, I'll be down in a minute."
Yu Wenhao couldn't help but get angry. "I've already called to urge you, and you're still in the room?"
The security guard inside the gate stopped when he saw Yu Wenhao's car park at the entrance. He came out, his white-gloved hand pressing against Yu Wenhao's car window. Yu Wenhao rolled down the window, smiled apologetically, and said to him:
"Waiting for one customer, then leaving immediately."
"You've been standing here for quite a while," the security guard said.
"Yes, yes, I don't want to either," Yu Wenhao said. "I've already called twice to urge her, and the guest said she's still in the room. She's really dawdling. Could you please urge her again for me, sir?"
The security guard rolled his eyes at him, ignored him, and walked away.
Yu waited another three or four minutes, but still no customer came. He couldn't help but pick up the phone and make another call.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, I'm sorry." As soon as the call connected, besides a few more "ohs" to express her apology, the girl continued, "I'll be down right away, driver, please wait for me."
Yu Wenhao was both angry and anxious, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "Hurry up, the security guards have already come to kick me out."
"Okay, okay, Master, I'll be right down." The other person said and hung up the phone.
Yu Wenhao waited a few more minutes, but the platform's cancellation deadline had already passed. Any later, and he'd have to pay parking fees. Yu Wenhao was starting to suspect that the other person wasn't even staying at the hotel, and was just messing around out of boredom. Still reluctant to cancel such a big order, he picked up his phone and called her again.
The call connected, but all I heard was a string of "ohs." Yu asked, "Are you coming or not? If not, I'm canceling the order?"
"No, no, Master, please wait for me. I'm really, really coming down right away. Please don't cancel the order, okay?" The other person's voice trembled, sounding like they were about to cry.
Yu Wenhao's heart softened, and he said, "Okay, I'll wait for you, but you really need to hurry, or the security guards will come and kick me out again."
"Okay, okay, okay..."
Yu waited another five or six minutes, thinking desperately that he would have to pay for parking once he got out, and wondered if he should ask the other party to pay for it.
Yu Wenhao quickly realized that the other party was a procrastinator. This wasn't the first time Yu Wenhao had encountered such a passenger. The most bizarre one was when Yu Wenhao drove to the entrance of the residential area and called her. She told Yu Wenhao to wait for her to put on makeup before going out.
Seven or eight minutes later, Yu called her again, and she actually got angry at him on the phone, yelling at him for rushing her, saying that it's normal for a woman to put on makeup before going out, and that he doesn't even understand this, so is he even a man? She even threatened him that if he called again, she would complain about him.
Yu greeted the caller, hung up, decisively canceled the order, and drove away.
Compared to that oddball, at least this one had a good attitude.
At the hotel entrance, a stylishly dressed, sweet-looking girl in her early twenties finally appeared. She walked towards Yu Wenhao's car as soon as she came out. This girl seemed normal in every way and didn't seem like the type to play pranks. Just as Yu Wenhao was wondering if this was the same person he had heard from on the phone, the girl opened the passenger door and got in.
As she sat down, she let out a long sigh of relief.
"Are we going to Jincheng Town in Lin'an?" Yu Wenhao asked.
The girl nodded and smiled.
Yu Wen found it strange and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"You didn't scold me," the girl said, her voice still soft and gentle.
Yu Wenhao was taken aback and asked, "I cursed at you? You're my passenger, why would I curse at you?"
The girl lowered her head and said softly, "I get scolded all the time."
Yu Wenhao understood; this was probably not the first time she'd done this, and being scolded was normal. Yu Wenhao said, "It's okay, it was only an extra ten minutes. Let's go, alright?"
As Yu was about to shift gears and leave, the girl called out, "Master, wait!"