The view of fl.u.s.tered Roland Easton is the most refreshing view of him since his arrival from my point of view. I can see his guards look anxious with their master condition. Maybe this Roland guy had a habit to vent his anger to his guard, who knows? But he"s not worth to concern anymore, I already get what I want from our honored guest, nothing will change their valuation over me no matter what foul words he will throw to me.There"s a certain meaning I want to achieve from this lunch being successful. In this world, maybe people only see eating is just filling their belly until full. But for me who comes from the modern world, eating is not just mere fill your belly with food. There"s something can be gain from lunch or dinner meal, which is what known as "LOBBYING POWER".
In the modern world, behind successful negotiation or agreement, there"s successful lobbying behind it. In big corporates, they wouldn"t hesitate to entertain their important client in the negotiation at five-star restaurants or well-known restaurant. This can be used to show their financial strength or give the impression that the company had a high regard to the clients. That"s why many companies arranged an extra budget for the client "entertainment". In political fields, this can also be used to gain support or votes from the influential party. Discussion of terms and condition for cooperation can be done during lunch or dinner. Information about someone also can be obtained during eating, like his eating manner, his knowledge about the food, knowledge about the specialties in certain places, eating preferences, etc.
One other thing that can be gained through lunch or dinner party is "Value Evaluation". It"s something like when a girl asks his boyfriend to come to her home and meet her parents at dinner time. in that such occasion, the girl"s parents surely will be asking the boyfriend many things. Such as his background, his works, his salary, his future ideal, etc. and from there, the girl"s parents will see the value of this boyfriend then will decide whether he is suitable or not being their son-in-law.
By this Lobbying Power and Value Evaluation, I believe that my future father-in-law is someone with wisdom and intelligent thinking. He should aware that to prepare delicious dishes in this lunch surely need salt not is a small amount. And if he knows the value of the ingredients that were used in the lunch, he surely can see that Harvard territory has the potency to develop and grow. If he can see that, he must not hesitate to invest in our territory. And also, I want my future father-in-law not just saw me as a capable man, but as a man who he can trust his daughter to. In short, I just want to look cool in front of my future father-in-law.
That"s my goal to make this lunch successful at any cost.
Since the dishes already served, to end today"s lunch is serving the drinks and fruits for our guest. Of course, I should introduce this Chai tea for our guest too.
"Our honored guests, unfortunately, there are no more dishes to serve in this lunch. But, there"re still drinks and fruits will be served to appease the thirst and fill the belly for those who haven"t feel full yet. The drink is our proud product from Harvard castle, is some kind of tea, but not your ordinary tea. It"s called Chai tea, please enjoy our special drinks and if you desire to drink wine, we also can provide it. Just ask our maids that serving the drinks, and wine will be delivering to you"
After that, maids with push carts loaded with Chai tea and fruits entering the dining hall and start to distribute the drinks for our guests (exception for Roland Easton and his guards). For the Earl Easton"s table, it"s me that personally serving the fruits since it"s my personal carving fruits which made before lunch.
"Uncle Edward, this one is created especially just for you, Celes, and brother Anthony by my own hands. Please enjoy it"
"Oh, there"s still more surprise for us, huh? Alright, let me see what that is"
Earl Stamfort opens the lid on the plate that covers the craved fruits inside.
"Ooooh! So pretty! It"s my first time to see such beautifully carved fruits"
Celes" reaction more or less similar to my personal maids when they see this carved fruits for the first time.
"Hmm….interesting. You had hands that not only good with a sword but also with knife Henry"
Earl Stamfort "s comment sound more empathized on the technical aspect like an appraisal.
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There"s no obvious reaction from Anthony but his eyes show interest with this carved fruits.
"Thanks for the praise, Uncle Edward. If you want, I can make again for dinner later with more fruits and vegetable ingredients. But you see, I only can change the shape, not the flavor. I can"t guarantee about the flavor of these fruits, maybe some of them not fully ripe and still had some sour flavor inside. I apologize for that in advance"
"Hohoho…please do so, I don"t mind much about the flavor because I believe you already pick the best one, right?. Now I can"t wait until dinner time arrives already"
"Yes, Uncle Edward. And for dinner later, we already prepared a different menu from this lunch, Uncle Edward"
"Are they as delicious as this lunch?"
"I can guarantee for that, maybe it would even better"
"Good! Please keep me surprised with your food, Henry"
"I try my best for that, Uncle Edward. Please enjoy the fruits and tea as well"
"Yes, we will"
It goes smooth like silk. I take a glance on the Roland Easton seat only to see his dark and gloomy face. But his eyes still like want to fight with me. Although he did not make something at the end of the lunch, I should not let my guards down.