The brokerage manager was pot-bellied.

He bared his teeth and started cursing Bai Xiaobao.

His two front teeth were even made of gold.

As for his claim that the business was ruined because there were no carriages to ride in, that was all fabricated.

He simply didn't want to keep this brat around.

I've been here for over half a month and haven't closed a single deal. I've even wasted the brokerage's tea and carriage. Beating me up and throwing me out would be the least I can do.

After pleading for a long time, the fat shopkeeper still wouldn't budge, and in the end, the brokerage's thugs beat up Bai Xiaobao and drove him away.

Bai Xiaobao already had old wounds on his face, and now he has new ones. He looks disheveled and pitiful. His clothes, which were just mended yesterday, are now torn. His mother had sewn them stitch by stitch. Bai Xiaobao burst into tears.

A true man never sheds tears unless he is heartbroken to the extreme.

Bai Xiaobao sat silently by the river for a long time.

The sun was rising higher and higher.

He rallied his spirits and stood up.

Because he had been sitting for too long, his legs were numb, and Bai Xiaobao walked with a limp.

He arrived at Yan's Pastry Shop, where Jin Yu and Yan Xia were helping out in front of the shop.

Business was good today.

The shops were almost all full.

"White-toothed Man, you're here. Hmm? What's the injury on your face?"

Upon seeing Bai Xiaobao, Jin immediately went to greet him.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Young Master Jinyu, I've been dismissed from the brokerage firm and can no longer take you to see the land. You'll have to go to another brokerage firm, or find another broker in our firm. I'll take my leave now..."

Bai Xiaobao paused, lowered his head, looking embarrassed, and refused to answer Jin Yu's question. After apologizing, he ran away.

He didn't even turn his head.

"What's wrong?"

Yan Xia packed a bag of peach shortbread, handed it to the guest, and then walked up to Jin Yu.

But then the young man said a few words and ran away with his head down.

That's really strange.

He had injuries on his face, and his clothes were tattered.

"Sister Xia, that's the man with the white teeth. I don't know who beat him up. He said he was fired from the brokerage firm and can't take us to see the land anymore."

"Oh, really? Could it be because we stood him up yesterday, causing him to be blamed by the brokerage manager...?"

Yan Xia originally wanted Jin Yu to go to the brokerage and explain to the manager to see if the young man could go back to work. After all, they were the ones who stood him up. The young man's clothes were patched, and he looked quite thin. Plus, if Jin Yu brought him back yesterday, his family was probably in dire straits. Yan Xia felt she would feel very guilty if he lost his job because of them.

Before she could finish speaking, a warm voice came from the doorway, interrupting her.

"Manager Yan, it's good that you're in the shop. Would it be convenient for us to chat for a bit?"

It turned out to be Kong Yaren, and there was a carriage behind him.

It was the same car I rode in yesterday.

However, the coachman had changed.

"Okay, Jinyu, let's go together."

Since she wanted to train Jin Yu to be her assistant, Yan Xia naturally had to bring him along every time she needed to do something.

The way Kong Yaren looked at Jin Yu with such interest made him slightly lift his eyelids.

After getting into the carriage, we arrived at the brokerage firm in just a few minutes.

Yan Xia knew this place very well, and without Kong Ya's guidance, she walked to the backyard on her own.

There was a person waiting there, sitting in a chair drinking tea.

His hair was a mix of black and white.

His beard was very long, thicker than the hair of a modern programmer.

He has a kind face, a round nose, and his eyes crinkle when he smiles.

He looks like Maitreya Buddha.

"Master Bai, this is Manager Yan. Manager Yan, this is Master Bai. The land you inspected yesterday belongs to him."

Kong Yaren followed Yan Xia in.

After the two met, he introduced them to each other.

"So you're Manager Yan? I'm so sorry, my servant was so rude to you. I've already disciplined him. Yesterday's incident was truly a misunderstanding. Please don't be angry. I've come to apologize to you personally. Do you have some free time today? How about we have a simple meal together? We can invite Kong Yaren along, and we can discuss that land matter. What do you say?"

It turned out that the kind old man in front of them was none other than Master Bai.

Seeing his sincere attitude, and that he still used a respectful title for her despite his advanced age.

Yan Xia's anger dissipated immediately.

After all, she had her eye on that piece of land. Acting impulsively was not a good idea. If she couldn't buy suitable land, the rice seeds would be wasted once she planted them. Coupled with the white-toothed man who had just been fired, it seemed as if even God was guiding her.

Tell her that the land is rightfully hers.

"Well, it's still early before noon, so let's skip lunch and go to my shop for some pastries and drinks instead. It's conveniently located nearby."

"good--"

Judging from Yan Xia's tone, Master Bai knew that the matter was over.

After responding, he stroked his beard and chuckled twice.

The deep, resonant voice greatly eased Kong Yaren's tension.

The group boarded the carriage again and returned to Yan Xia's shop.

There were no seats available on the second floor of the pastry shop.

However, the restaurant being closed makes it a good place to discuss business.

The restaurant was guarded by servants every day. Yan Xia knocked on the door, and soon the door opened from the inside.

He whispered a few instructions to Jin Yu.

Yan Xia then led Kong Yaren and Master Bai to the private room on the second floor.

Jin Yu returned to the pastry shop, took a pot of milk tea and four teacups and placed them on a wooden tray. He also put a plate of peach shortbread, a plate of flower cakes and a plate of cookies on the tray.

Three kinds of snacks and a pot of milk tea.

This is already the most expensive set meal in the pastry shop.

He intended to carry it over himself, but then he suddenly remembered something.

When he was young, his father once told him that if he wanted to achieve great things, he must not be a weak person. Otherwise, before anything is even discussed, he would be considered inferior, and no matter how noble his status was, others would not take him seriously.

Xia Jie was grooming him to be her right-hand man; his reputation was Xia Jie's reputation.

If you personally served the pastries and tea to Master Bai.

What's the difference between him and the waiter?

If he has to do things alone in the future, who will give him face?

We must never lower our stance.

Jin Yu immediately handed the tray in his hand to Qian Er, instructing Qian Er to carry the tray and go with him to the restaurant.

"Mr. Bai, please. These are the best pastries sold at our Yan's Pastry Shop: flower cakes, peach crisps, biscuits, and milk tea."

Qian Er stood at the door of the private room with a tray in his hand, and placed the pastries and teapot on the table one by one.

I will introduce it from the side.

After he finished, he put his hands behind his back and waved.

Upon seeing his gesture, Qian Er immediately took the tray and quietly left.

"Haha, no need for your introduction, I've eaten them all."

"Really? It seems my shop's pastries are quite famous."

Yan Xia picked up the conversation and gave Jin Yu a look.

He gestured for him to sit down quickly.

"That's right. All my wives and concubines, including my children and grandchildren, love to eat. Let me think, the one who often comes to your shop to buy pastries should be my Dongzi. Do you remember him? He has a big black mole on the corner of his mouth! He is in charge of purchasing food for my household."