Chapter 1508 - 1482: So the Clown Was Me After All
Zhou Susu’s issue had been resolved, so he could focus on delivering food again.
Just as another order came in, Ye Chen immediately accepted it.
He glanced at the order and saw it was for milk tea, so he went to the milk tea shop to pick it up.
He had nothing else to do, so he just waited there.
After a while, another man came, also delivering food, but he was older than Ye Chen.
The man only glanced at Ye Chen, then took his order and left.
When the man returned, he saw Ye Chen still standing there.
Clearly, the milk tea Ye Chen was waiting for wasn’t ready yet.
"Bro, waiting like this is just a waste of time. You might as well deliver a few more orders while you wait for the tea." The man kindly advised.
"No need, I’m fine waiting here. There’s a place to sit; it’s quite comfortable." Ye Chen waved his hand, replying.
The man shook his head, expressing his helplessness towards Ye Chen.
Anyway, he also needed to wait a few more minutes. Since he saw him, he thought he should give some advice.
All his colleagues called him "Big Brother Helpful" because he was such a helpful person.
"Bro, you’re younger than me, so as an elder brother, I must say a few words. Isn’t delivering food just about making money? It’s hard work, but this is the job. Don’t you agree?"
"That’s right, but I don’t find it hard at all," Ye Chen retorted.
The man saw Ye Chen’s relaxed demeanor and couldn’t help but advise him kindly.
"Bro, I can see you’re pretty relaxed, unlike me who’s busy like a spinning top every day. Isn’t work about making money? At this pace, how much can you earn in a month?"
"It’s alright," Ye Chen didn’t specify how much he actually earned.
"Take me, for instance, I can make ten or twenty thousand a month, which I think is quite a lot."
The man thought Ye Chen might feel a bit embarrassed by this, so he quickly added, "Actually, it’s no big deal. When I first started, I didn’t know how to manage my time and routes well, but slowly, I got the hang of it."
Ye Chen was thinking about how slow this milk tea was being made. Initially, he thought he’d take the time to rest here while waiting for the tea.
But unexpectedly, he ran into such a chatty big brother.
Which reminded Ye Chen of the constantly mumbling Monk Tang from Journey to the West.
This big brother in front of him was even more nagging than Monk Tang.
"Oh, thank you, I understand," Ye Chen nodded, clearly a bit impatient.
"Bro, it’s not that I’m lecturing you. You’re young and haven’t settled down, so you can still think ’if one person is full, the whole family isn’t hungry.’ But if a person has no dreams, then what’s the difference from being a salted fish? Don’t you think so?" The man once again earnestly said.
When the big brother in front of him mentioned dreams, it piqued Ye Chen’s curiosity. He wanted to hear what grand dreams this big brother had to share.
"You’re right. So, what’s your dream?" Ye Chen asked.
"Actually, I already have a place to live. The house is a bit small, but it’s enough for a family of three. My dream isn’t the house or car, it’s just to buy a watch." The man’s eyes lit up as he mentioned this.
Ye Chen could tell that the man was really fond of it.
For a man making that kind of money monthly, buying a regular brand watch would be a piece of cake.
But it seemed like this big brother wanted to buy a watch that wasn’t an ordinary brand.
"What brand of watch do you want to buy?" Ye Chen asked again.
The man looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Patek Philippe."
This brand is one only the wealthy can usually afford, but this big brother had such a vanity; he wanted to earn it through his hard work.
Once he had one, he definitely wanted to show it off to his colleagues and satisfy himself a bit.
"Oh, are you talking about this brand?" Ye Chen said calmly, shaking his wrist to show his watch to the man.
The man’s eyes nearly popped out when he saw it.
He realized that the watch on Ye Chen’s wrist was a limited edition.
The man had been acting like a senior in front of Ye Chen, but after seeing Ye Chen’s watch, he fell silent.
He hadn’t expected this young delivery guy to be so wealthy.
The man was thinking of a watch in the tens of thousands.
The watch on Ye Chen’s wrist was something he couldn’t afford, even if he worked his whole life.
At this moment, the man’s gaze at Ye Chen was no longer one of derision, but of shock.
He had just lectured him about how one is like a salted fish without dreams.
With Ye Chen’s wealth, dreams seemed unnecessary. Everything Ye Chen wanted could be fulfilled by the looks of it.
The man wanted to say something more to Ye Chen.
At this point, the milk tea Ye Chen was waiting for was finally ready.
"Thank you for telling me so much, big brother. I’ll make sure to work hard," Ye Chen said as he walked past with the milk tea.
If he hadn’t seen the watch on Ye Chen’s wrist, the man would still feel quite proud of helping a young person.
But now, listening to this sentence felt like an ironic jab.
The man only had one thought in his mind, "Turns out the clown was me."
In truth, Ye Chen hadn’t meant to put the man down.
It was just that the topic of watches came up, so he let the man see his limited edition watch.
After that, the man said nothing more, only stared at Ye Chen in awe.
If Ye Chen had known this would stop the man from babbling, he would have shown him his watch much earlier.
Ye Chen hummed a little tune as he left.
Watching Ye Chen’s retreating figure, the man stood there in a daze.
It wasn’t until the server called out to him that he snapped back to reality.
The man even began to question his life, working so hard yet not earning even a fraction of what Ye Chen had.
So young, living a life the man didn’t even dare to dream of.
Before meeting Ye Chen, the man had taken pride in the amount he earned, but Ye Chen shattered that pride entirely.
Thinking no matter how hard he worked, he’d never catch up with Ye Chen left the man a bit gloomy.
But he knew one thing clearly: if he didn’t work hard, he wouldn’t even be able to buy that watch worth tens of thousands.
"Oh well, let’s just keep working hard," the man said to himself, carrying the bag of milk tea.
To think, both of them are delivery guys, yet the difference was so vast.
Though Ye Chen didn’t say much today, he taught this man a lesson.
From then on, the man never dared to take a lecturing tone with young delivery guys.
After all, there’s always someone better, and the person you meet might just be someone you can’t possibly compare to. Never underestimate anyone.