There's a saying that goes, "It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings." Everyone has feelings of jealousy and resentment, especially those in high positions who are used to being superior. Once someone tramples on them, their resentment is even more intense.

It's one thing if the person stepping on him is actually stronger than him, but if it's someone who's just using his position to bully him, it will only make people resent him even more.

Such a person, once he retaliates, is not someone an ordinary person can withstand. Lin Fan clearly understood some of the key points, so he did not do anything to Hu Guanghua but maintained basic politeness and gave him enough dignity.

To prevent Hu Guanghua from secretly sabotaging us later.

"Manager Hu, I won't let you suffer a loss. You've given me such a prime location, so I can pay a little more rent."

Lin Fan saw that Hu Guanghua had also shown his sincerity.

Hu Guanghua glanced at Miss Zhu, who was standing silently to the side. Not daring to respond, she quickly waved her hand and said, "And young man, there's no need to pay more for the rent. Just pay the amount due!"

"Originally, the rent for my shop would be 50,000 yuan a year if I rented it to someone else. If you want to rent it to me, I'll give you a discount of 10,000 yuan, which is 40,000 yuan as a way of making friends with you. What do you think?"

Not only did Hu Guanghua not ask Lin Fan for more money, but he also gave Lin Fan less money. These people were just going along with Miss Zhu's wishes.

Hearing this, Miss Zhu's expression finally softened.

She looked up at Hu Guanghua and said, "That's more like it."

"Alright, Manager Hu, I see your sincerity. Let's forget about what just happened and continue our business discussion."

"Yes, yes, Miss Zhu, you are very kind. I will never speak carelessly again."

We had a brief chat and that was it. Now I'll move on to the specific details of renting the shop.

To prevent any unforeseen complications, the two signed a contract on the spot, and Lin Fan readily slapped the 40,000 yuan rent payment onto the table.

Looking at the 40,000 yuan in front of him and the signed contract, Hu Guanghua's face twitched, and his heart was bleeding.

This is no longer a simple matter of ten thousand yuan. If it weren't for his carelessness today, which offended Miss Zhu, and if Miss Zhu had taken the initiative to ask him to rent out the shop, it would have been equivalent to Miss Zhu voluntarily owing him a favor.

But now, just because she made a few sarcastic remarks to this young man, the situation has completely reversed.

It was clearly someone else who asked me to do something, but I ended up having to apologize instead. It's like I lost everything, a complete disaster.

After signing the contract, Lin Fan and Miss Zhu both had satisfied smiles on their faces. Things had gone very smoothly today. It seemed that even God was on their side, giving them this opportunity.

"Alright, Manager Hu, we've become friends through this misunderstanding. I hope you'll take good care of me while I run my shop under your management."

Lin Fan put away the contract, looked at Hu Guanghua with a smile, and extended a hand to shake his.

Hu Guanghua sighed inwardly, but his smile remained bright.

"Mr. Lin, there's no need to be so polite. From now on, we're practically family. If you encounter any problems at our Henglong Plaza that you can't solve, just let me know, and I'll definitely help if I can!"

"Okay, Manager Hu, we'll be going now. See you next time."

After seeing Lin Fan and Miss Zhu off, Hu Guanghua thought about it carefully. Although he had suffered a great loss this time, it didn't seem like a bad thing to be able to make friends with Lin Fan.

After all, Lin Fan was someone who could get Miss Zhu to come. Although we don't know who Lin Fan came from, his close relationship with Miss Zhu clearly meant he was no ordinary person.

I'll use this connection in the future; it might come in handy someday. It's just a shop, after all. There are so many shops in Hang Lung Plaza, one more won't make a difference. Consider it a favor.

With this thought in mind, Hu Guanghua felt much better and less troubled. He continued to sit in his seat, humming a tune and reading a magazine.

……

Upon arriving outside Hang Lung Plaza, Lin Fan looked at the contract in his hand and bowed sincerely to Ms. Zhu.

"Sister Zhu, thank you so much. You've been a huge help to me this time. Without you, I definitely wouldn't have been able to take over this shop."

What just happened has proven that Lin Fan's words were not an exaggeration at all. If it weren't for someone of Miss Zhu's stature helping Lin Fan, Manager Hu would probably have had a hard time securing the shop in Henglong Plaza, let alone such a prime location.

"Oh, Xiaolin, why are you being so polite with me?"

“You come to bring me clothes every month without fail, and I really like all your clothes. Helping you with this little thing is nothing.”

Miss Zhu smiled slightly at Lin Fan and then said, "Alright, now that you've secured the shop, go back and prepare well. Don't waste this great opportunity."

"You and my older brother are still waiting for me at home, so I'll be leaving now."

"Okay, take care, Sister Zhu!"

Lin Fan and Lin Zhi stood at the entrance of Henglong Plaza, watching Miss Zhu leave before slowly departing themselves.

On the way back, Lin Zhi asked Lin Fan, "Xiao Fan, who was that Miss Zhu just now?"

Lin Zhi had been hanging out with Lin Fan for quite some time. He knew Huba and others, but he had no effect on this Miss Zhu. It seemed like he had never seen her around Lin Fan.

Lin Fan gave a brief introduction to Miss Zhu's background, which startled Lin Zhi.

"What? That young lady was actually our county magistrate's daughter?"

Lin Fan smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. So, my connections are bigger than you think. After all, when we were in the fur business, we dealt with these wealthy and powerful women."

"And as long as you get to know someone well, and as long as you're a decent person and generous, giving them clothes or something similar, the friendship will naturally develop over time."

Lin Zhi nodded in realization, then looked at Lin Fan with a strange expression and said, "I felt a little bad before because you gave away so many clothes for nothing, but now it seems that Second Brother was too short-sighted."

"These clothes were well worth the money. Being able to build a relationship with such an important person, that little bit of money is really nothing."

Lin Zhi once again lamented the gap between himself and Lin Fan. His third brother was indeed very clever. He only realized that the money he had spent was not wasted after witnessing Miss Zhu's prestige firsthand. He would never have thought of this before witnessing it with his own eyes.

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