Chapter 54: Simons Pia

Hearing the sudden shouting from the doorway, not only Luo Yan, but everyone else turned their heads to look. They saw a thin young man striding inside. He was dressed simply, but his expression showed a sense of determination and experience. More notably, streaks of silver hair were mixed throughout his black hair, giving him an air of world-weariness as well as a strange charm.

Seeing this man enter, the others had no time to react, but Young Master Raffy, who had been acting arrogant just a moment ago, was the first to respond. He immediately said in a panic, “Bi… Big Brother, why… why do you have time to come to the backyard!”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood the identity of this young man with “prematurely gray hair”—Simons Pia, the eldest son of the Pia Chamber of Commerce, Raffy’s big brother, and the current head of the Pia Chamber of Commerce.

As the man who had personally grown a tiny chamber of commerce of only thirty to fifty people into a business tycoon that was considered a giant even within the entire Lons Pompey City, Simons Pia was seen as a young talent and a genius in the eyes of the people, much like Annia and Ray Allen, though in a different way.

In fact, when Luo Yan first heard about this man’s achievements, he felt a bit strange. Why had he never heard news of such a powerful figure “later” on?

To be able to turn a third-rate small chamber of commerce into a top-tier giant in just fifteen years definitely made him a business genius. Normally, he should have achieved significant success in the future. However, no matter how much Luo Yan thought about it, he could not remember any business or political tycoon named Simons Pia in his previous life before his rebirth. He felt he had never even heard the name Pia Chamber of Commerce, which made Luo Yan feel vaguely strange.

But after seeing Simons Pia in person, Luo Yan finally understood a little. He saw that the man already looked old before his time. He just didn’t know if this gray hair was hereditary or caused by overworking. If it was the latter, perhaps he had died young in his previous life, which was why he failed to achieve his ambitions and leave behind his own legend.

Seeing his older brother enter, Young Master Raffy, who had just felt his pride was hurt, immediately lost his voice. The person he feared most was undoubtedly his brother. However, Simons Pia had no intention of letting him off. He walked straight up to him and shouted angrily, “You idiot, how are you speaking? Hurry up and apologize to them!!”

To be honest, at this moment, Simons Pia did not actually know what was going on. He had been handling official business in the study when a servant suddenly came in and said that Annia and Ray Allen had entered the backyard, and the second young master, Raffy, was also there. He immediately realized that his younger brother might have caused trouble or was about to cause trouble, so he hurried over. As a result, before even entering the yard, he heard Raffy talking nonsense. He was instantly furious, his face turning pale with rage. He entered the door and, regardless of the actual situation, scolded his younger brother first.

Being scolded by his older brother, Young Master Raffy’s face turned pale. He shrank his head and said weakly, “Um… Big Brother… I, I really didn’t do it on purpose…” As he spoke, Raffy looked at Luo Yan pitifully, without any of his previous arrogance.

Hearing Raffy’s words and glancing at the people present, Simons already had a general idea of the situation. He shouted angrily, “You idiot, you still dare to argue? Get out of my way!!”

Saying this, Simons turned around and strode toward Luo Pei and the others. He said very sincerely, “Sir, my younger brother is young and ignorant. If he has offended you, please forgive him. I apologize to you on his behalf!” As he spoke, Simons bowed deeply. The sincerity in his words felt genuine and not fake at all.

Since things had reached this point, Luo Pei naturally could not let Luo Yan face the pressure alone while he, as the father, just sat by and watched. Hearing this, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, “Forget it, it’s nothing. Just a few small words. We were originally planning to sell a batch of animal hides to your chamber of commerce, but your brother seems to have doubts about the quality of our goods, haha… Just as it happens, another friend introduced us to a different chamber of commerce, so let’s just end this matter here. Fortunately, we haven’t signed a contract agreement yet, otherwise, there would be more procedures.”

Hearing this, Simons’ expression became slightly unpleasant. He immediately said, “It was all my brother’s fault just now, please do not be angry, sir. As for your goods, how about the Pia Chamber of Commerce buys them at the previously agreed price plus an additional ten percent?”

The original price plus ten percent? Wouldn’t that mean an extra dozen or so Silver Krongs for every animal hide? Hearing this, Snow and the others were all moved, and a longing light shone in their eyes. They knew that back in Wooden Bucket Town, the purchase price for each hide was only a few Silver Krongs. Now that Simons had offered such a large increase, how could they not be tempted?

But to everyone’s surprise, Luo Pei only shook his head and smiled, “President Simons, I appreciate your kindness, and we accept your apology, but this is unnecessary. Because a friend specifically introduced us to the other side, so…”

Before Luo Pei could finish, Jenny also nodded and said to Simons with some annoyance, “Alright, Great President, your family is so wealthy and powerful, how could you care about this small amount of money? I plan to introduce Mr. Luo and the others to Sister Lin. Do you think the price she offers will be lower than that of the Pia Chamber of Commerce?”

“Lin Leather Shop?” Simons was stunned for a moment. He opened his mouth to say something more, but at that moment, another young genius of the Mages Guild, Ray Allen, who had been standing quietly to the side without speaking, suddenly spoke up.

Without even glancing at Simons, as if completely ignoring his existence, Ray Allen looked down and said very naturally to Luo Yan, “Luo Yan, let’s go. Let’s hurry up and settle your father’s business. A lot of time has been wasted today. I think Teacher Wes Anseld will be very happy to have dinner with you and your father.”

Luo Yan was slightly stunned. This was not only because of Ray Allen’s familiar tone, but also because of the indifferent and ignoring attitude Ray Allen showed toward Simons. For the first time, he felt that Ray Allen, who looked as gentle as jade, also had a tough side.

It was just like jade; it looked smooth and round to the eye, but only when touched could one feel the hardness and coldness belonging to the stone…