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Originally Posted by lio45
Nah, as llamaorama said, the best hypothesis for the wealth is inheriting the fully-paid-off-a-long-time-ago inner Paris real estate where that bakery has operated for generations.
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What if the baker was simply a hard-working entrepreneur? I believe that's what they are.
They have a little number of employees in the bakery I'm talking about and I suspect they have several shops in town yet.
They also specialize in various pastry, not just bakery. Their business is clean and fresh quality. That's probably how they make money. Customers like their thing.
I know what heirs look like and how they act in this town. They don't get up at 4 in the morning to make bread. So that's not really the type or style of the baker. To me, he more seems like the growing working-class type and just a hard worker doing a good job in his trade.
He might also be good at convincing banks that his business is reliable, so he can get loans from them rather comfortably.
To the effect that fast social mobility is still something possible, even here in Paris.