Female Novel
Chapter 2413
After a while, Mr. Griffin brought the brewed tea over and said, “Old Master Crawford, the tea is ready.""Okay." Old Master Crawford took a sip of the tea. He could not help but exclaim, "The tea smellsgood." "I should've brought some tea leaves to Luke's place." Then, he took another sip of tea.
"Grandpa, why are you craving for tea? Didn't you have any tea yesterday?" Louis asked with curiosityand poured a cup for himself too.
"Luke doesn't like drinking tea. How could I expect him to have good tea leaves there?" said OldMaster Crawford. After all, Luke did not entertain guests there, so he would not have prepared tealeaves.
Some tea leaves were meant to be gifts for the guests. Old Master Crawford knew about that, so thatwas why he did not say that he wanted to have some tea.
"You always drink a pot of tea in the morning. Won't you get upset if there's no tea?" Louis knew the oldmaster's habits well. Old Master Crawford loved drinking tea.
"It's still fine. The vegetable juice Luca made for me was good. It's good to have something else toreplace tea every once in a while. But I've thought about it. Drinking tea helps to lift my mood." OldMaster Crawford toyed with the vintage cup. The vintage cup and saucer were given by Luke.
As the old master loved drinking tea, there were many vintage tea sets in the house. However, hisfavorite was the one he was holding now.
"Grandpa, the more you talk about it, the more I wanted to try Dr. Craw's homemade food," said Louisas he refilled the old master's cup.
Susan was on pins and needles while she listened to their conversation. She could not help but feeldepressed.
It seemed like Louis was trying to please Old Master Crawford, but they kept talking about Luke andLuca.
There was no way Louis had no idea that the two of them were his biggest enemies in taking over thefamily business!
Her eyes slightly darkened, but she dared not to cause trouble.
Mr. Griffin walked toward them, smiled, and said, "Old Master Crawford, the Wright family has come tovisit."
"The Wright family? Which one?" Old Master Crawford was confused. He knew many people who hadthe same family name, so which Wright family was outside the door?
Susan answered, "They're my relatives."
“Your relatives..." Old Master Crawford nodded. Although they were Susan's relatives, they did not stayin A City.
Besides, they were her distant relatives.
However, they had been bringing gifts to them every year since they started their business. This hadgone on for over a decade.
They could not be considered the Crawford family's friends. They claimed to be related to the Crawfordfamily, but they were only their distant relatives. However, Old Master Crawford did not feel weird asthey had been doing this for the past 10 years.
After all, no friendship could last forever in the business world. There were only benefits and interests.
The reason they did this was that they wanted to tell others that they were related to the Crawfordfamily. It would bring advantages for them when they cooperated with others in the business world.novelbin
"Yes, Old Master Crawford. They come every year," said Susan. Her relatives on her mother's sidewould always bring some people to visit them during New Year as she was one of the Crawford familymembers.
More and more people started claiming to be her relatives when T Corporation grew bigger over thepast 20 years.
Susan was glad that they came. It made her look good, after all.
"Ask them to come in. Prepare some refreshments for them," Old Master Crawford said to Mr. Griffin.He did not expect Susan's distant relatives to come so early. After all, it was only the second day of theNew Year. Most of the relatives who were closer to them would pay a visit first. However, distantrelatives like them were already showing up on the second day. Were they in such a hurry?
Susan did not notice Old Master Crawford's dissatisfaction and immediately said, "I've gotteneverything prepared. The maid will serve them. Mr. Griffin, please bring them in."
"Yes, Madam Crawford." Mr. Griffin nodded and walked out to bring the guests in.
Old Master Crawford looked at Louis and asked, "Where's Yuri and Thea?"
"Grandpa, Yuri should be putting on her makeup now. Thea refused to sleep last night, so I'm lettingher sleep for a while more," answered Louis.
"Parents are children's role models. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You stayed up all night,huh?" Old Master Crawford was attentive and observative.
Although Louis had freshened himself, the old master could still see that he had not gotten enoughrest.
"Grandpa, it's the New Year." Louis scratched his head embarrassingly.
"You'll be going to Thea's maternal grandfather's house in the afternoon, right?" Old Master Crawfordasked. Based on the traditional customs, Louis would take Yuri back to her home on the second day ofthe New Year.
"Yes." Louis nodded and looked at Susan. "But I'm going to my maternal grandfather's home first. I'llvisit Thea's maternal grandfather after that. Then, we might be having dinner at the Dunn family'shouse."
"Okay. The schedule is well-arranged. If it's too late for you to come home after dinner, you can spendthe night there. I heard the weather forecast broadcasted that there'll be heavy snow tonight. It'sdangerous to drive in heavy snow at night," said Old Master Crawford as he was worried about theirsafety.
“Okay, Grandpa. Don't worry. I'll know what to do," replied Louis. His schedule would be slightly packedtoday as he had to visit his maternal grandfather.
Susan initially thought of saying that they could visit the Armstrong family first and come back to havedinner with the old master.
However, she dispelled the thought of it when she remembered that Old Master Crawford wasconcerned about these etiquettes. They had to return to their maternal family's home on the secondday of the New Year.
However, how many guests would they miss out on if they were not here for the rest of the day?
Guests would come to visit the Crawford family to show respect to Old Master Crawford. This did notjust include the Wright family. Judging from past years, some families who owned businesses wouldpay a visit on the second day of the New Year to show their respect to the Crawford family too.
Susan was a little anxious. If they were not here in the afternoon and nighttime, Louis would miss outon many opportunities.
The maid served the refreshments on the table for the guests, while Mr. Griffin brought the Wrightfamily in.
After some pleasantries, a few of them sat down. The Wright family was constantly looking for topics ofconversation to butter up Old Master Crawford.
Susan sat beside them. She was not in the mood to talk to the others.
After all, the Wright family's business had nothing much to do with the Crawford family and Louis. Thatwas why she could not be bothered to talk to them.
Furthermore, they were merely distant relatives. They had never paid a visit before their family startedtheir business back then.
In the end, they came to visit just for the sake of their interests. Susan was not planning to talk to them.After all, there was nothing she could gain from them.
On the other hand.
Luke walked into the storage room after Old Master Crawford left.
Luca knew he was going to visit the Norman and Rayne families.
It did not matter if it was the Norman family or the Rayne family, Luke treated them fairly. He would staythere for a meal and keep her family company.
Luca walked into the storage room too.
"Mr. Crawford, are you looking for the gifts?" Luca asked.
"Yes. Please help me look for them. You were the one who put them here, so you know where they are.
The gifts are for the Norman family and Rayne family." Luke left the task to her.
Luca walked toward the storage rack and found the gifts for both families. She had carefully selectedthe gifts for them and ensured they were suitable for them.
"These are for the Norman family, and these are for the Rayne family," Luca said to Luke.
Luke raised his brows and replied, "You don't have to say all this. You're coming along with us."