Bai Jingtang held up the newly acquired land deed and said, "Business requires quick, accurate, and ruthless action. Otherwise, the things you like will be snatched away by others."
It was easy for him to say and do. Lin Su looked at him carefully putting the deed away and felt that he had underestimated him.
Although the little guy has a fair and tender face and is an excellent opera singer, he is the young master of the Bai family after all. He is able to manage the Bai family's shop at such a young age. How can he be a child who needs to be protected and greeted everywhere?
After finishing all this, Bai Jingjian went to his own shop, pawnshop, and money house, where he could check the accounts clearly.
After finishing these things, he went to Mr. Bai to report today's situation. When he returned to his room, he sat at the table and began to doze off.
"Tired?" Lin Su asked.
"Hmm..." Bai Jinglang rubbed his forehead and responded softly.
"If you're tired, go to bed early." Lin Su said.
"Master, the bath water is ready. Shall we bring it over now?" asked the maid who came over from outside.
"Okay." Bai Jinglang responded.
A servant came in with a wooden bucket and hot water. The sound of water was heard. The maid tested the water temperature with her hand. Several servants had already left. The maid put down the ladle with which she scooped water, took a deep breath, and came over. Looking at Bai Jingyan leaning against the table with his eyes closed, she swallowed and reached out to unbutton his clothes. "Master, the water is ready. Taoxing, please help you take a bath."
Her hand touched Bai Jingtang's collar button. Bai Jingtang, who was a little sleepy, opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Let me help you take a bath." Tao Xing looked at her wrist and said, "I see you're a little sleepy. You usually take a bath by yourself, but you're tired today. It's better to let us help you occasionally so that you don't fall asleep in the bath."
"No, get out." Bai Jingtang's eyes turned cold as he shook off her hand and said, "Don't act on your own next time."
"Master..." Tao Xing bit her lip and stood opposite him and said, "I can add some water for you."
She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she looked very pretty. Even though her coat had two patches on it, she looked much more beautiful than girls who were very tanned.
Before getting married, the young masters of wealthy families would inevitably have two maids as concubines, just to keep them away from others and to avoid being laughed at on their wedding night because they would know nothing.
This is the current trend. Even Mr. Bai has several concubines besides Mrs. Bai. However, concubines are usually not seen in public, and those without children have no status. But in this chaotic world, being able to eat and dress warmly is a blessing. Therefore, from time to time, there will be rumors outside that a maid climbs into bed and becomes a concubine, or that the wife is jealous and drives out the maid who climbs into bed.
On the contrary, there are very few people like Bai Jingtang who have no one around them.
Lin Su sat aside, watching the somewhat angry young man without saying a word. Bai Jingtang's eyes were cold: "I told you to get out. If you insist on not leaving, then I will have you kicked out tomorrow."
"Master, Master, please don't do that. I'll go out right now. Don't chase me away." Tao Xing knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him, her expression full of panic.
Although the job at the Bai family wasn't particularly lucrative, the place was peaceful and the young masters who served were good-natured. If they were really driven out and replaced by someone more powerful from another family, even if they were beaten to death by the master, they would only have to pay two silver dollars in compensation.
"Go out. I won't bother with you about what happened today. There won't be a next time." Bai Jinglang said.
"Yes, thank you, young master." Tao Xing stood up and went out sobbing.
Bai Jingtang regained some of his composure after being disturbed. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."
If servants are not properly disciplined, it is seen by outsiders as the master's responsibility.
"Why not? I think she is not too bad looking." Lin Su said.
"Being a concubine is not a good thing at all. Do you have several other concubines at home?" Bai Jinglang asked.
"No, I'm not interested in women." Lin Su said.
Not being fond of women and not being close to women are two different things. Bai Jingyan's eyes widened when he heard this: "You don't like women?"
"Well, is it strange?" Lin Su asked.
"Why did you say that? Aren't you afraid..." Bai Jinglang paused for a moment and said, "Well, others can't hear what you say. Do you say the same thing to other gods?"
"No, I haven't found my sweetheart yet, so I won't make this known to everyone." Lin Su looked at his surprised expression and said, "You won't hate me for this, will you?"
"Of course not." Bai Jinglang knew that if someone said that he liked the same sex, it would inevitably lead to criticism, but he didn't think there was anything strange about it. It was just like when he was good at playing the female role in opera. Others might gossip about it, but he really liked it.
As for women, his mother had tried to find maids to serve him since he was a child, and had also thought about marrying two concubines first, but he was really afraid of women, and felt full of resistance when they approached him.
"Since you don't have anyone you like, how do you know for sure that you like men?" Bai Jingtang asked curiously, but after asking, he said awkwardly, "If you don't want to tell me, just pretend I didn't ask."
Lin Su found his confused look quite funny. He could easily judge things like sexual orientation. He didn't like women but was interested in men. If he couldn't be sure of his sexual orientation, he would be really stupid.
But this era wasn't as open as the future, and of course there weren't many movies for people to watch. Lin Su laughed and said, "You've never had a wet dream in your life?"
Bai Jinglang's face flushed. He never expected him to speak so bluntly.
"Really?" Lin Su looked at his flushed cheeks and smiled, "It seems that I am pregnant."
"Yes, we have done it, but how can we be sure of it?" Bai Jinglang asked.
"Can't tell whether the person in the dream is a man or a woman?" Lin Su asked.
"We'll talk about this later." Bai Jingtang stood up and said, "I'm going to take a shower before the water gets cold."
His steps had a sense of fleeing in panic. Lin Su laughed twice more when he saw him. The low laughter came through the screen, making Bai Jingjian's hands tremble as he unbuttoned his clothes.
This person is really... How could he be so shameless and mean-spirited.
Lin Su listened to the sound of water splashing behind the screen. Unable to help but feel bored, he looked around the room. When he saw the opera script on the corner of the table, he pulled it over and took a look: "Jing Yan, let me see your script."
"Okay." Bai Jinglang couldn't help but stop stirring the water when he heard his voice, and there was a bit of confusion on his face when he looked at the screen.
He didn't think anything of it at first, but when this man said that he liked men, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over. It wasn't discrimination, but he felt a little anxious somewhere in his heart. He didn't know why he was anxious, but he just felt like he couldn't calm down.
wrong……
"How do you know my name?" Bai Jinglang asked outside while lying beside the barrel.
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