Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 55 A True Man Should Be Like This

Boss Bian, who was trying to persuade Li Wei to stay in Changqian, immediately darkened his face upon seeing the two men. He pointed at them, trembling with anger, and sternly berated them:

"You two heartless bastards! I gave you two training, bought you cars, and called you in to do any good jobs. And now that something's really going on, you two are trying to play tricks on me? Tell me yourselves, is this something a human being would do?"

The two car owners exchanged a glance, then shook their heads, their faces full of sincere apology: "Brother, you're saying we were being cunning? No! You've wronged me."

"That's right, brother, how could we possibly play tricks on you? The phone really is broken. You see, we're more wronged than Dou E."

Li Wei watched curiously as the two took out their phones and fiddled with them for a long time. Sure enough, the screens didn't respond, and both phones were wet, still dripping wet after being taken out.

These two are really something else; to distance themselves from the situation, they actually soaked their phones in water.

Boss Bian was clearly furious, gritting his teeth and growling, "Fine, I guess I know you two now."

Li Wei took a few steps back. He decided to ask for his wages later. If he asked now, Boss Bian would definitely refuse, and if he took his anger out on him, they would start a fight. The police would come and deal with him. He wasn't the same person he was yesterday, and he didn't want to fight.

It has to be said that these two bosses are quite thick-skinned. They kept bowing and scraping to Boss Bian, while Boss Bian remained silent for a long time with a cold face.

As a glimmer of light appeared in the sky, illuminating the billowing black smoke above the steel mill, nearby street vendors pushed their carts around, hawking breakfast. Although it was just food like steamed buns, eggs, and milk that you could grab and go, their shouts were unusually loud, and for a moment, the whole street was filled with the vibrant atmosphere of life.

The two bosses called their driver over and patted their chests, saying that whatever Boss Bian wanted to eat this morning, they would take care of it all.

He hadn't slept all night, filled with fear, and rice, a food that keeps you full no matter how much you eat, had left Li Wei feeling bloated. When he heard someone was treating him, he rushed over and shamelessly went to the vendor's stall with the two drivers to freeload a meal.

The two drivers weren't surprised at all. They smiled and greeted Li Wei, told the vendor to settle the bill later, and then picked up the buns and started eating.

Li Wei didn't stand on ceremony. The rule on the bus was that meals were paid for by the bus before wages were settled, but after wages were settled, everything was no longer the bus's responsibility. Besides, Boss Bian had been so uncooperative when he asked for his wages earlier.

The three workers were eating heartily, while the three car owners continued arguing their point of view, and more and more people gradually gathered around them.

Seeing them pick up milk to drink, Li Wei followed suit. Seeing them eat eggs, he quickly put two in a plastic bag and stuffed them into his pocket, while he kept stuffing steamed buns into his mouth.

Lately, I've been feeling constantly hungry, probably due to staying up late. Yes, it's definitely not because I'm trying to gain weight.

Li Wei was lost in thought, eating while observing his surroundings. He was worried that the three bosses would fight, and he was also afraid that a group of people would suddenly appear and arrest Boss Bian, leaving him without pay.

But nothing is absolute. For some reason, the three bosses didn't fight after Li Wei and the other two finished eating. Instead, they walked over and chatted and laughed as they ate breakfast.

Li Wei drove his car, getting out of the car and hiding in the side of each parking space, but even when he drove all the way to the gate under the blazing sun, he didn't see any police officers come.

At the gate, Boss Bian sat in the driver's seat, his face full of displeasure as he paid Li Wei's wages. He said disdainfully, "With your guts, you'll never amount to anything. You'll always be a nobody. Don't you know who in the world dares to cause trouble in front of Boss Wang's gate?"

No wonder! So this is Boss Wang's property. Why didn't you say so sooner? If I had known, I wouldn't have had to run around like this. Of course, Li Wei didn't dare to say anything more, and took the meager two hundred-odd yuan to leave.

The heroes of the martial arts world aren't stupid; they know who they can mess with and who they can't. Fighting on his turf is like an old man eating poison; he's tired of living!

After receiving his salary, Li Wei planned to go home and sleep. The projects he worked on last night were so exciting that he couldn't sleep all night.

Just as Li Wei was about to get off the bus with his bag on his back, Boss Bian's phone rang. Li Wei paused in his hand as he opened the car door, and curiously turned around to listen.

When the call connected, Boss Bian asked why he was calling at this time. Li Wei clearly heard that it was a woman on the other end of the line, asking Boss Bian what he had done and why the police had come to his house so early in the morning.

Boss Bian's face turned pale instantly, and his hand holding the phone trembled for a moment.

Li Wei didn't want to listen anymore. He quietly opened the door and got out of the car. He stood there for a long time, sighed, and walked towards the intersection with his head down.

The police know where Boss Bian lives, and it's only a matter of time before they find him. They also likely know he unloads goods here, but they might be reluctant to arrest him because of Boss Wang's influence. However, he will ultimately not escape the punishment of the law.

If you don't have their skills, but try to be arrogant like them, for an ordinary person like you, that's just courting death.

What does it mean to command respect without anger? That's what it means to strike fear into the hearts of countless martial arts heroes. Just look at the security guards at their gate; they can beat up whoever they want.

You see, even Boss Bian, who was defiant in the face of that situation last night, knew things were going badly after receiving the phone call. Yet, when he got out of the car and faced an ordinary security guard, he immediately became a pushover, offering cigarettes and smiling obsequiously. He'd probably be more than willing to pick up a bar of soap.

A true man should act in this way to make his life worthwhile.

Li Wei returned home listlessly, washed up, and went straight to sleep.

When Li Wei woke up, it was already afternoon. He was a little confused. His wife hadn't come home to cook lunch.

He quickly made a phone call, only to be scolded by Lu Lili: "You didn't even tell me you were home. How was I supposed to know you were back? What would I be doing at home by myself? Just grab something to eat at work. Eat or don't eat if you want, I'm not your maid."

I can't keep this wife anymore. I need to make money, lots and lots of money, and then I'll hire a nanny. I won't need you anymore.

Li Wei ran to the kitchen, found a bag of pickled vegetables, took out a pancake, peeled a scallion, and pulled out two eggs he had brought back from the breakfast stall from his pocket—it was very economical.

After eating, not wanting to sit idly for the whole afternoon, several days passed. I asked Gao Youcai how things were going, and he paid me my wages without me having to work.

When Li Wei called Gao Youcai, Gao complained incessantly, and Li Wei learned that Zhu Changfei was in a lot of trouble.

It turns out that Hu Lijing was pregnant, but Zhu Changfei didn't dare to divorce her and still wanted the child.

Hu Lijing made a big scene to force Zhu Changfei to make a decision, believing that with her looks, Zhu Changfei would choose her no matter what.

But after Zhang Shang'e found out about it, Zhu Changfei, that scumbag, abandoned Hu Lijing and ran away. Now Zhang Shang'e is searching the world for her husband.

Hu Lijing was found by Zhang Shang'e, who beat her so badly that she lost her child. The house that Zhu Changfei bought for her was also sued, with the claim that it was marital property and that she was no longer allowed to live there.

Because of this trivial matter, no one cares about unloading the goods anymore.

Poor Wang Fuyou was detained for two days, then released to go home to rest and recover from his injuries. He also sought compensation from Zhu Changfei. The simple-minded Xiong Lengdan who assaulted him had a certificate of intellectual disability and got away with it without any consequences.

Zhu Changfei ran away and couldn't be found. Gao Youcai didn't know anything else, he just complained that his car was being held there and he couldn't make money, which was a huge loss for him.

After hanging up the phone, Li Wei took a deep breath and called Chen Guojun to ask if there were any ways to make big money for him. Brother Wei didn't want to live like this anymore.