In a moment of difficulty.
"Little Ying? Is it really you!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the side, and Lin Fan appeared.
The waitress was taken aback and then said happily, "Brother Fan, itâs you. What are you doing here?"
Lin Fan replied, "I was just planning to come here for a meal. What a coincidence."
Lin Fan recognized this waitress; it turned out to be Huang Xiaoying from his neighboring village. They had attended elementary school together. Although they didnât keep in touch regularly, they gathered with other childhood classmates during festivals.
Huang Xiaoying said, "Brother Fan, Iâm so happy to see you. You go in and sit for a while. I have something to handle here, Iâll come find you in a bit."
Lin Fan asked, "Need any help?"
Huang Xiaoying sighed, "Iâm afraid even you canât help this time."
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Whatâs the name of this company?"
Huang Xiaoying replied, "Itâs called Linglong Fitness Center. I worked there before, but was later fired. I went to ask for compensation, and they gave me these coins."
Lin Fan nodded, took out his phone, and searched for Linglong Fitness. He wanted to see the companyâs connection network and check if there was a way to deal with them.
As a result of his search, Lin Fan laughed.
"This Linglong Fitness is in Chunxi Old District, right?" Lin Fan asked.
Huang Xiaoying responded, "Yes, thatâs the one."
Chunxi Old District was precisely the street where Lin Fan and Su Jinjin had dinner the night before. That district had already been rewarded to Lin Fan.
The entire district belonged to Lin Fan, which meant Lin Fan was the landlord of Linglong Fitness!
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Little Ying, it seems thereâs no better way. You should just accept these coins."
Huang Xiaoying felt a chill and couldnât help but sweat a bit, thinking Lin Fan might have a way to help her, but instead asked her to accept the coins?
"But they are insulting me too much. I canât accept their disgusting behavior!" Huang Xiaoying said indignantly.
Lin Fan comforted her, "Donât worry, let me handle it."
Lin Fan looked at the woman with a surly face and said, "Youâre the finance officer at Linglong Fitness, right? Are you sure you want to use these coins for compensation, no other method?"
The surly-faced woman replied, "Thatâs right, we only have this! Handsome guy, I see youâre sensible; donât waste time and advise her to accept it."
Lin Fan nodded and said, "Understood. I represent her in agreeing to your payment method, and we can accept these coins. But first, make sure these coins are counted accurately."
The surly-faced woman laughed, "Smart guy, unlike some people. Now that youâve agreed, itâs easy. Here are 50,000 coins, exactly 5,000 yuan. If youâre afraid itâs not enough, feel free to count."
Huang Xiaoying exclaimed, "What kind of joke is this, 50 thousand coins? How do you expect us to count them, isnât this a deliberate hassle!"
Lin Fan smiled, "Counting 50 thousand coins sure takes time, do you have the time?"
The surly-faced woman chuckled, "Our boss told me that today I only have this task, plenty of time to play with you, take your time counting, Iâm waiting."
Huang Xiaoying was furious; this wicked woman was shameless, she wanted to strangle her but couldnât resort to violence and was left with anger.
Lin Fan wasnât angry at all; he glanced at the iron bucket and said, "I roughly checked, and based on my judgment, itâs not worth 5,000 yuan, so we canât accept it. You need to prove to us these coins indeed amount to 5,000 yuan before we accept them."
The surly-faced woman was taken aback, "How do I prove it?"
Lin Fan said, "You can count them in front of us, as long as there are 50,000, weâll accept it."
The surly-faced woman laughed in anger, "Damn... I asked you to count, and now youâre asking me to count instead?"
The people around couldnât help but laugh at the witty move.
Huang Xiaoying understood and couldnât help but laugh, "Brother Fan, youâre really something. Thatâs right, these coins donât add up, I canât sign for them!"
The surly-faced womanâs face twitched, "Weâve already counted the money, not a penny more, not a penny less, exactly 5,000 yuan. If you donât believe it, count it yourself!"
Huang Xiaoying: "..."
Lin Fan said, "I just counted, and itâs not enough. You said you counted earlier, but weâve not seen it; who knows if youâre lying. You need to show us the proof, so you need to count it in front of us now."
The crowd burst into laughter.
"The young man is right; the responsibility to prove is on them. They need to provide reliable proof!"
"The young manâs counterattack was brilliant!"
"Awesome!"
"Respect to the young man."
The surly-faced woman was a bit confused; damn, can you play it like this!
Now, evidently, she was in the wrong; they said it wasnât enough, so naturally, they couldnât sign for it. This reason was indisputable, so she needed to provide proof.
She didnât want to suffer such a loss, so she quickly took out her phone and called her boss for advice.
The boss of Linglong Fitness picked up the phone.
Upon hearing financeâs narrative, the boss furrowed his brows, snorted coldly, and said, "Prove what? Just tell them itâs sufficient, if they donât believe it, either they count themselves or consider it as forfeiting!"
Following instructions, the surly-faced woman said, "My boss says itâs exactly 5,000 yuan; believe it or not, if you believe it, take it; if not, forget it, weâll consider youâve voluntarily given up the compensation and take these coins back."
The other party resorted to being unreasonable.
It seemed that Lin Fanâs approach couldnât deal with them either.
Huang Xiaoying was a bit anxious; she really wanted to rush over and beat them a bit. Now, thereâs truly no way to vent other than beating them.
But then Lin Fan picked up his phone and dialed a number.
At Chunxi Old District, in the Linglong Fitness Center office, the boss of Linglong Fitness had just finished a call with finance.
He was a bald middle-aged man, his face stern, and sneered, "Little wench daring to ask me for compensation, see how I wonât make life hard for you this time!"
He was quite pleased with himself, feeling exceptionally clever in his actions to disgust Huang Xiaoying using coins.
He wasnât unable to pay the 5,000 yuan; he was simply annoyed by Huang Xiaoyingâs complaint. A little wench not willing to accept his oppression and exploitation dared to file a complaint against him; he was out for revenge!
Ring... ring...
Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.
The boss looked at it and his expression changed, seeing the caller ID: Mr. Lin!
The people in this district knew it belonged to Lin Fan; Mr. Lin was their landlord, and the boss of Linglong Fitness had, through connections, obtained Lin Fanâs phone number and saved it.
Now Lin Fan was actually calling him, he almost thought he was mistaken, but indeed it was Lin Fan calling him!
Not knowing what it was about, the boss wiped the sweat off his brow and answered the call, "Mr. Lin, are you Mr. Lin Fan?"
Lin Fan made a sound of acknowledgment, somewhat surprised, "Iâm Lin Fan, you have my phone?"
The boss chuckled awkwardly, "I got it through a friendâs connection. Mr. Lin, why are you calling me?"
Lin Fan said, "Iâm right by Huang Xiaoying, sheâs my old acquaintance."
The boss was shocked, his face changed. What? Huang Xiaoying is Lin Fanâs old acquaintance?