Shen Jiayin clearly didn't recognize this person; she had never spoken to him or met him before. Since he wasn't an acquaintance, Shen Jiayin had every right to completely refuse to respond, even to spare her voice.
The driver noticed she wasn't saying anything and assumed she was shy, and asked Yao: "Which city are you from? Your accent sounds a bit like Beijing dialect, are you from Beijing?"
Yao replied indifferently: "Please drive properly, comrade."
Such an air of authority. Instead of being angered by Yao's critical remark, the driver seemed to become even more excited, as if he had just received a boost. Within half a day, the whole small county would likely be buzzing with the news that a stuttering girl from a certain village had landed a wealthy man.
