Obviously, Tang Xiaoquan is not a Bodhisattva, nor does he have a Bodhisattva's heart. The only reason he agreed to the man's request without objection was because the steering wheel was in the man's hands.
This is a very pragmatic issue; whoever controls the steering wheel basically controls the lives of everyone in the car.
Sure, we can use our advantage in numbers to convince the other party, but who can guarantee that he won't bear a grudge?
And if at this critical moment the man does something extreme because of a grudge, wouldn't it be us who get implicated?
So...whether the man wants to visit some distant aunt, right now Tang Xiaoquan feels that as long as it doesn't involve life-threatening matters, whatever he says goes. We should completely follow his intentions, at least until we gain control over the use of the car.
The car drove steadily, the street scenery on both sides moving backward like streams of light.
