Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God-Chapter 981 - 980

"Mr. Lin, I'm very sorry. I just stepped away for a moment, and I didn't expect this to happen," Secretary Chen apologized.

The mayor was worried that someone inconsiderate might offend Lin Fan, so he specifically asked him to wait at the door to welcome Lin Fan. Unfortunately, he stepped away for a moment, and there was still an unpleasant incident. If this caused Lin Fan's dissatisfaction, or even made him give up on building a factory in Hang City, he would not be able to escape responsibility.

Lin Fan chuckled and said, "It's nothing, just a small matter."

Secretary Chen said, "This is not a small matter. Rest assured, Mr. Lin, I will handle this impartially. Director Bao, let me ask you, what exactly happened just now, and why did you speak disrespectfully to Mr. Lin?"

This Director Bao, unbelievably, had actually been harsh and threatened to call the security guard to kick Lin Fan out!

Secretary Chen really wished he could have Director Bao kicked out.

Director Bao's face turned white, and he quickly said, "It was my fault. I was in a bad mood due to some personal issues and lashed out at Little Li, even almost getting physical. I failed to control my emotions. Mr. Lin kindly reminded me, but I didn't come to my senses and even spoke disrespectfully to Mr. Lin. I sincerely apologize to Mr. Lin here and now. Mr. Lin, I'm sorry."

Director Bao nodded and bent over, completely different from his previous aggressive demeanor.

He had no choice but to do so. Earlier, not knowing Lin Fan's identity, he assumed Lin Fan was just an insignificant nobody whom he could freely bully.

Now that he found out Lin Fan was a guest invited by the mayor, if he caused any disruption in the mayor's business talks with Lin Fan today, he couldn't bear the consequences. Just thinking about it made his face turn white.

Lin Fan said, "So, Director Bao was in a bad mood. I just thought that the way Director Bao treated his subordinates seemed a bit disrespectful, so I kindly offered some advice. However, it seemed that Director Bao didn't quite agree with the suggestion."

Cold sweat dripped down Director Bao's back, and he quickly said, "No, no such thing. I fully agree with Mr. Lin's suggestion and have deeply recognized my mistake. I will certainly correct myself in the future!"

Who would have thought that Ma Xiaoli, a mere office clerk, actually had an old classmate like Lin Fan? He was used to bossing Ma Xiaoli around and never expected to hit a brick wall.

Lin Fan silently sneered in his heart. Director Bao was indeed a snob, recognizing his mistake not because he truly understood it, but just pressured by the situation. At this point, if Lin Fan said that dung was fragrant, Director Bao would agree with him.

Lin Fan was sure that if Secretary Chen had not shown up by now, Director Bao would have already called the security guard to kick him out.

How could someone like this be expected to serve the people?

"Director Bao, there's no need for you to apologize to me. It doesn't matter whether you apologize to me or not, but I think Director Bao should apologize to Little Li because your actions just now hurt Little Li." Lin Fan smiled.

Under normal circumstances, Director Bao wouldn't even look at a lowly office clerk like Ma Xiaoli, but now his attitude changed incredibly fast.

"Little Li, I'm sorry, I was wrong earlier. That data was indeed given to you by me. It was not your fault, it was mine. I sincerely apologize to you and hope for your forgiveness." Director Bao bowed and apologized to Ma Xiaoli.

Ma Xiaoli was a bit embarrassed, instinctively saying, "It's, it's okay."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Since Director Bao has apologized, let's move past this issue. I still need to meet the mayor and cannot afford to delay. Xiaoli, I'll treat you to a meal some other day."

Ma Xiaoli instinctively nodded. She obviously hadn't recovered from the shock. Lin Fan's identity still made her feel like she was in a dream. Did this really happen? Is Lin Fan the richest man in Yun City?

But Lin Fan's seemingly polite remark about treating Ma Xiaoli to a meal some other day sounded to Director Bao like it implied something more.

"Mr. Lin, the mayor has finished his call. Upon hearing that Mr. Lin is here, the mayor was very excited and asked me to take Mr. Lin upstairs immediately. This way, please," Secretary Chen smiled.

Seeing Lin Fan no longer fussing with Director Bao, Secretary Chen also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Fan nodded and followed Secretary Chen upstairs.

"Xiaoli, I was actually just joking with you earlier. I wouldn't have hit you. I'm not that kind of person, so I hope you won't take it to heart."

After Lin Fan left, Director Bao smilingly said to Ma Xiaoli.

Ma Xiaoli: "..."

She didn't know what to say for a moment. Director Bao was indeed a bit too much. How should she put it, there's a term called 'arrogant before and humble after,' and because of Lin Fan, Director Bao's attitude made a 180-degree turn. Even a fool could see that it was Lin Fan who scared Director Bao.

Then Director Bao said, "Xiaoli, it's not that I'm saying this, but Mr. Lin is your old classmate. How come you never mentioned such a big deal? He's the richest man in Yun City! What's even more impressive is that he owns the Extraordinary Chip Company. The mayor cares so much, which shows the company has great potential."

If he had known about Ma Xiaoli's connection to Lin Fan, would he have dared to mess with this great aunt? No, he wouldn't dare to touch or scold her. He would treat Ma Xiaoli like a queen, carefully ensuring he didn't upset her.

Ma Xiaoli said, "I didn't know he was the richest man in Yun City. I just found out about it."

Director Bao exclaimed, "Oh, I see, but it doesn't matter. You guys are old classmates, and that relationship is truly enviable."

Ma Xiaoli: "Oh."

Ma Xiaoli admitted that being old classmates with the richest man in Yun City had its perks, at least scaring Director Bao. He wouldn't dare to bully her anymore. In this regard, she benefited from Lin Fan.

Director Bao said, "Xiaoli, Mr. Lin just invited you to a meal. It seems you have a deep friendship as classmates."

Ma Xiaoli said, "If Director Bao has something to say, feel free to say it directly."

Director Bao said, "Okay, I hope you can put in a good word for me with Mr. Lin. Offending him today puts me on edge."

"Oh." Ma Xiaoli responded, "If Director Bao doesn't have any other instructions, I'll go back to work."

Director Bao said, "What work? Xiaoli, you've been busy for quite some time. Go have lunch quickly. I'll organize the documents myself."

Without waiting for her response, Director Bao took the file folder from Ma Xiaoli's hands.

Now Ma Xiaoli was treated like a treasure in his department. How could he dare assign work to her? Pleasing Ma Xiaoli was like pleasing Lin Fan.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaoli couldn't help but sigh. Being old classmates with the richest man in Yun City indeed came with many advantages. Lin Fan was truly amazing.

Even though she didn't know how Lin Fan achieved it, the undeniable fact was that Lin Fan's current status was extremely impressive!

At this moment, in the mayor's office.

Under Secretary Chen's guidance, Lin Fan arrived at the mayor's office and finally met the mayor of Hang City.

"Mr. Lin, you've finally graced us with your presence. Welcome!" The mayor enthusiastically came up, extending his hand to Lin Fan.