At this moment, Yang Chen’s phone rang, it was the owner of the food delivery he was supposed to deliver to.
Yang Chen answered the call and said, "Hello, your delivery is here, please pick it up. The security guard won’t let me in, so I can’t deliver it upstairs."
Customer: "No way, the elevator is under maintenance, I’m on the 8th floor, I don’t want to come down. Figure out a way to deliver it to me, or I’ll return it and give a bad review. I ordered noodles, and if you take too long, they’ll get mushy and won’t taste good; I definitely won’t eat noodles like that."
Damn, are there really this many weirdos ordering delivery?
Seems like they’re even more peculiar than those odd ride-share drivers, and I’ve encountered two of them in a row.
Yang Chen: "Miss, the security guard won’t let me in, how am I supposed to deliver it? Even if I’m willing to climb up 8 floors, without entry permission, I’m stuck."
Customer: "That’s not my concern, if you don’t deliver it within five minutes, I’ll return it and give you a bad review, figure it out yourself."
With that, the female customer hung up the phone.
Damn, Yang Chen’s fiery temper can’t put up with this kind of nonsense.
The delivery guy next to him said helplessly, "Bro, is it your first day delivering?"
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Is your work environment that harsh as a delivery guy?"
Delivery guy: "Sigh... don’t even mention it, it’s a regular occurrence, there are even weirder cases. Damn, yesterday someone even asked me to carry five bags of cement to the sixth floor of a staircase building, or else they’d give me a bad review."
Initially, Yang Chen thought the peculiar ride-share experiences he’d encountered were bizarre enough, but the oddities in the delivery industry surpassed them.
Yang Chen said to the security grandpa, "Sir, we’re all just trying to make a living, there’s no need to be like this. Let us in, otherwise we’ll get complaints and fined, it’s tough for everyone, let’s be a bit more understanding."
The security grandpa laughed heartily, saying, "That’s impossible. These are the rules set by the boss, unless you can buy this whole building, then you can set your own rules. And let me tell you, there’s an elevator reserved for the building’s leadership, but unfortunately, you’re not eligible to use it. Haha..."
Seeing his mocking expression made Yang Chen, who was already simmering with anger, even more furious.
Yang Chen initially wanted to help the other delivery guy with the order, to avoid him getting complaints and being docked pay.
Now he couldn’t even get in the door, it was truly infuriating.
The guy beside him had no choice but to continue negotiating with the security grandpa.
But no matter how nicely he spoke, the security guard just laughed and refused.
At this moment, a notification came from the system.
"The system has detected the master receiving a bad review for performing a special task, now rewarding the master with Qianjiang No.1 Mansion, please proceed to the management office to claim the contract and ownership certificate."
This reward came at the right time.
It seemed that everything was calculated by the system, otherwise there wouldn’t have been a sudden contract and ownership certificate ready; it must have been a pre-arranged reward, just waiting for Yang Chen to reach this point to trigger it.
At this time, a few more delivery guys arrived.
Some from Mi Tuan, some from Eleba.
Sure enough, they were all facing the same issues as Yang Chen.
And once their customers realized that they couldn’t receive their deliveries immediately, they all requested returns and gave them bad reviews.
"Damn it, the customer returned the order and gave me a bad review!"
"Damn it, a whole day wasted!"
"Damn! I’m not delivering here anymore, can’t handle it!"
...
The security grandpa seemed even more delighted as if seeing these guys’ frustrated faces gave him immense satisfaction.
As the saying goes, those who oppress the lower-tier people the most often come from the same class, like ex-slaves becoming harsh masters to other slaves.
Yang Chen shouted loudly, "Brothers, hold up, I’m going to buy this building right now. I’ll make sure they remove all your bad reviews, and if anyone doesn’t, I’ll increase the rent at their company, make their bosses deal with them!"
With that, Yang Chen walked toward the management office.
The delivery guys were stunned, no way, which rich kid is out here experiencing life?
He’s actually going to buy this building?
Is this for real?
"Damn, is this for real? He’s going to buy this building? Did I hear it right?"
"How is that possible! If he could buy this building, would he still need to deliver food?"
"Bro, does he look like a delivery person to you? Decked in designer brands, wearing a Patek Philippe watch, he’s clearly here for the experience."
"Damn, did we really encounter a big shot?"
...
As the delivery guys were discussing, Yang Chen walked over with Manager Wang Le from the management office, along with a few staff members.
Seeing Wang Le, the security grandpa quickly got up from his rocking chair to open the door.
"Manager Wang, have you eaten?" the security grandpa asked very humbly.
Wang Le responded sternly, "Whether I’ve eaten isn’t your concern anymore, you can pack up and leave now."
The security grandpa immediately looked distressed and asked, "Manager Wang, I didn’t do anything wrong, why are you firing me?"
Wang Le: "This is the order from the new owner of the building. This is Mr. Chen, the new owner of No. 1 Mansion. Mr. Yang is very dissatisfied with your attitude toward the delivery guys and requires you to leave. Pack up to get your salary and leave, don’t force me to use force."
Security grandpa: "Huh? You... you really bought this building?"
Yang Chen ignored him, turning to the already shocked delivery guys and said, "Guys, put all the deliveries down, let the management staff contact the customers to come down and line up to get their meals, and delete the bad reviews you’ve received."