CHAPTER 323: CHAPTER 323 I ALMOST BOUGHT THIS MALL AND RAISED YOUR RENT

After sending off the confident man, Lin Fan and Ning Xiaoyue continued shopping to buy a suitcase.

It didn’t take long for them to find a specialty store selling bags and suitcases.

The clerk greeted them with a smile, but upon seeing their plain attire, her enthusiasm deflated like a balloon and her smile quickly faded.

These two look like poor people, not worth the effort. Most poor people just browse and don’t buy because they can’t afford it.

Lin Fan and Ning Xiaoyue wandered around the store, and Ning Xiaoyue took a liking to a pink suitcase, which was very cute and just what she fancied.

"Do you like this one?" Lin Fan asked.

Ning Xiaoyue nodded, "I do like it, but... all the suitcases here are so expensive. Brother Lin, why don’t we look somewhere else?"

Hearing this, the clerk gave them a disdainful look. Just as she thought, these two paupers couldn’t afford it.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "It’s okay. As long as you like it, consider it my parting gift to you. I wish you success in your journey."

Ning Xiaoyue quickly replied, "No way, no way, how could I let Brother Lin spend so much?"

Lin Fan said, "I’m an investor in the company. Since you’re representing the company in a competition, it’s fitting that I equip you with some gear as encouragement. How about I buy one for the other three girls as well? Call them over."

Upon hearing this, Ning Xiaoyue reconsidered—since Lin Fan was rewarding on behalf of the company, she could accept it. Delighted, she took out her phone and called over her three sisters.

Lin Fan turned to the clerk, "Excuse me, how much is this suitcase?"

The clerk, a bit impatient, thought ’Those who can’t afford it ask so many questions, why bother!’

"Can’t you read the price tag yourself?" the clerk rolled her eyes.

Lin Fan frowned, thinking the service attitude of this clerk was really poor.

Lin Fan didn’t bother with her, glanced at the price tag. The suitcase was priced at 3999.

Lin Fan was a bit taken aback. Though it’s not much money for him, it was a bit expensive for a suitcase.

"It’s a bit pricey, is there a discount?" Lin Fan asked casually.

The clerk rolled her eyes up high, "If you can’t afford it, go somewhere else. There’s a wholesale market nearby, perfect for people like you."

Ning Xiaoyue, having just finished her call, got a little angry hearing the clerk’s words, "Even if we can’t afford it, you don’t have to have this attitude, right?"

The clerk got angry, "What attitude? A pair of deadbeat paupers like you, what kind of attitude do you deserve? Ask yourselves if you’re even worth it!"

Ning Xiaoyue was also very upset. She might be poor now, but even poor people deserve respect, not insults.

"Brother Lin, let’s not buy here, let’s go!" Ning Xiaoyue said, although she really liked the pink suitcase, with the clerk’s attitude, she’d rather not buy it anymore.

The clerk sneered, "Oh, acting like you can afford it. Not to belittle you, but you probably can’t even buy a suitcase wheel."

Lin Fan wasn’t going to bother with her, but seeing the clerk keep provoking Ning Xiaoyue, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Enough, she is right. As a clerk, you’re supposed to serve customers and be polite to every customer, not treat them based on your judgment. You’re clearly failing at your job," Lin Fan chuckled.

The clerk rolled her eyes again, sneered, "I fail? Fire me if you can. Oh, sorry, you’re not my boss, you’re just a poor nobody."

Lin Fan smiled, "Although I’m not your boss, it’s actually quite easy for me to get you fired."

The clerk sneered, "You poor bum, bragging like that. Ask yourself if you’re even worth it. Don’t say I look down on you, but if you can get me fired, I’ll roll out of here!"

Lin Fan said, "You said it. In fact, there are many ways I can get you fired. First, I could buy this store and become your boss, then naturally, you can be sacked. The second way is a bit costly; I could buy this mall and become the landlord of your boss’s boss. I think the second way is more fun. What do you think, Xiaoyue?"

Ning Xiaoyue couldn’t help but giggle. She knew Lin Fan’s true identity. He wasn’t bluffing; he indeed had the financial power to buy the entire mall without blinking.

For Lin Fan, buying a mall might just be like an ordinary person buying a head of cabbage.

The clerk had no idea and thought Lin Fan was just bluffing.

Unable to hold back, the clerk laughed while holding her stomach, "This is killing me, you poor show-off, you can’t even afford a suitcase, and you’re talking about buying the mall?"

"What’s going on here, what’s all this commotion about?"

At this moment, a woman in business attire walked in, frowned, and asked.

Seeing the woman, the clerk hurriedly approached her with a grin, "Boss lady, you’re back!"

The boss lady said, "What’s going on, Little Yu? I told you to watch the store, not to argue with people."

The clerk quickly replied, "Nothing really, just a couple who couldn’t afford anything, so I told them to browse elsewhere."

The boss lady made a sound of acknowledgment, then looked up at Lin Fan and Ning Xiaoyue.

Suddenly, the boss lady noticed Lin Fan’s face and was instantly stunned, her face changed.

"Mr. Lin?" the boss lady exclaimed.

The clerk frowned, what Mr. Lin?

But the boss lady had already approached Lin Fan and asked with a bit of reverence, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin?"

Lin Fan said, "My name is Lin Fan, do you know me, boss lady?"

The boss lady knelt down, "Oh my god, it’s really you, Mr. Lin. Having you visit my little store is truly an honor!"

The boss lady warmly shook hands with Lin Fan.

It turned out that the boss lady was an investor, and she always paid close attention to the business world. When Lin Fan became the new richest person in Yun City, she was the first to know that Lin Fan was only 21 years old and extremely handsome. The boss lady remembered Lin Fan’s face very well.

Recognizing Lin Fan at first sight, she got so excited.

The clerk was dumbfounded—why was the boss lady so respectful to a poor nobody?

Lin Fan smiled, "I’m just accompanying a friend to buy a suitcase, but the shopping experience in your store wasn’t very pleasant."

On hearing this, the boss lady hurriedly said, "I was out for a bit, and I didn’t know what happened just now."

Lin Fan briefly explained what had happened earlier.

Cold sweat broke out on the boss lady’s face, and she turned to point at the clerk, "Little Yu, how could you treat customers like this? Mr. Lin is right, you’re not a qualified clerk!"

The clerk was very aggrieved, "But they really couldn’t afford it!"

"Couldn’t afford it?" The boss lady glared at her, "Do you even know what you’re saying? I don’t think you even know who Mr. Lin is, do you?"

The clerk said, "Him? Who could he be?"

The boss lady said, "He’s the richest person in Yun City, you fool!"

The clerk was stunned, what, Yun City’s richest person, this flea market-looking guy, how is that possible?

The boss lady snorted, "With such a service attitude, you’re not fit to be a clerk. I declare, you’re fired!"

The clerk was shocked—the boss lady had actually fired her decisively!

Lin Fan smiled, "The boss lady is so decisive, luckily you intervened, or I would have had to spend money to buy this mall just to increase your rent and pressure you to fire her. You’ve saved me some money."

The boss lady broke out in a cold sweat again; holy crap, Mr. Lin was indeed ruthless, planning to use such a tactic! Damn, he’s truly a godly tycoon; this kind of strategy is beyond the reach of ordinary people, but for Lin Fan, it’s like buying a cabbage.

The clerk’s face turned pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably. At this point, she finally understood that she had really offended the richest person in Yun City, the true richest person ever!

Lin Fan looked at the clerk at this moment and said, "What did you say earlier? Now you can roll out of here."