A rhythmic knock on the door sounded, and Rawls got up from the sofa. He was no longer as lazy as before. He could already tell who the visitor was from the knock on the door.
"Please come in."
Click.
After the door opened, an old man walked in. He was of medium build. His hairline was quite receding like most men in Loen, but he was neatly combed and wearing a straight black tuxedo.
He frowned slightly, his gray-blue eyes stared at Rawls, who was dressed in a dressing gown, and sighed softly: "Rolls, I have said many times, do not wear a dressing gown in the office. If there are guests coming to visit,
, seeing you dressed like this will make you think that the Adrian family lacks etiquette."
Rawls shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Meeting in dressing gown will make my guests feel that we have a close relationship, which will be more conducive to further development, won't it? Uncle Robert."
The dressing gown is an Intis-style home garment that men can wear at home or as a gesture of intimacy to receive guests at a reception or dinner.
However, as the style tends to be conservative, only a few young men wear it this way. They are tired of stiff and tight three-piece suits and choose to wear dressing gowns to meet guests at home or in the office.
This aroused the disgust of many old gentlemen of Loen, not to mention that this Edmund Robert was the etiquette teacher of Rawls and his father Mason Adrian.
Edmund Robert, fifty-nine years old, is the youngest son of a baron, so he did not inherit the title. After his father died, he did not receive much property, and his relationship with his brother who inherited the title was not good, so he had a good relationship.
Edmund, who was educated in etiquette, chose to become an etiquette teacher in order to make a living, specializing in teaching wealthy people who had just entered the upper class but lacked etiquette training.
It wasn't until he met Mason that Edmund's etiquette teaching career came to an end. Mason had been famous in Backlund for many years, but had not joined any law firm, and he also had considerable savings, so he chose to open his own law firm.
Place.
But Mason, who has always been a "one-stopper", had no idea how to open a law firm. After discussing the matter with Edmund, who was teaching Mason etiquette at the time, Edmund volunteered to help Mason open what is now Adrian Law Firm.
Office.
At the beginning of its establishment, Mason was only responsible for building the reputation of the firm, while Edmund was responsible for the daily work of the firm. The joint cooperation between the two made Adrian Law Firm a well-known law firm in Backlund.
If it weren't for the fact that Edmund believed in the Lord of Storms and Mason believed in the Goddess of Night, then with the friendship between the two families, Edmund would definitely have become the predecessor's godfather.
Although Edmund did not become the predecessor's godfather, the relationship between the two was very close, not only because the predecessor had followed Edmund to learn etiquette since he was a child, but also because the father-son relationship between the predecessor and Mason was not good, otherwise he would not have gone there.
Tingen went to school.
After Mason's death, without Edmund helping his predecessor to stabilize people's hearts, even if his predecessor became a "lawyer", it would not be so easy to take over the firm. After all, those big lawyers would not be treated badly in any firm.
In order to motivate his predecessor, Edmund began to play the role of Mason's "strict father" and always referred to Rawls as "the Adrian family", as if the Adrian family were some hereditary nobles.
Edmund closed the door, walked a few steps forward, pointed out the window and said: "You have to remember, Rawls, this is Loon, and you are a barrister, and everyone who interacts with you is Loon."
The middle and upper class, they will not think that you dress like this as a sign of intimacy with them, they will only think that you disrespect them, and the honor of the Adrian family will be tarnished."
"It is precisely because my guests all come from families with good manners and upbringing. Someone will naturally notify me before they come to visit. At that time, I will make all preparations to welcome my distinguished guests." Rawls pointed to Changsha.
There is a wooden door opposite, which is his dressing room and rest room.
"Rolls!" Edmund looked serious and paused the walnut cane in his hand. "After learning etiquette, your father will never argue in non-court areas."
Rawls took a few steps back like a reflex. Mason also had the same cane, but his predecessor's impression of it was not friendly at all.
"Sorry, Uncle Robert."
Rawls was helpless. Ever since he knew Mason's true identity, he had always suspected that Mason was learning etiquette just to better gather information, but he could not directly tell Edmund that Mason had bad intentions.
Edmund's expression relaxed slightly, he sat on the single sofa in the deputy seat, leaned his cane against the wall, and said, "Are you still going to take over those small cases?"
He has always been dissatisfied with Rawls taking over those small cases. He is not dissatisfied with the little money he can earn. Rawls is not short of money, but he thinks that these are of no use to the Adrian family. With all the time, he can still
It is better to participate in some charity activities to earn more fame.
"No, although these cases are not big, there is too little effective evidence and they are all very troublesome, so I plan to take a rest for a while." Rawls waved his hand. These cases were indeed very tiring for him, especially today.
Only together, almost overturned.
"Well, that's fine." Edmund nodded, "Because of your behavior during this period, some barristers in the firm are very dissatisfied."
Rawls frowned and asked, "Is it troublesome? Who are they?"
He really didn't think so much about it at the beginning. He only wanted to try his "lawyer" ability and didn't care at all about how much remuneration he could collect. It seemed that he disrupted the "market price" and that made the barristers in his law firm gain something.
dissatisfied.
"Huh! As long as I'm here, it's not their turn to point fingers at the firm." His voice was full of confidence. After all, he and Mason founded this firm together, and Edmund was responsible for the daily work of the firm, so it was a storm.
There are too many.
"Uncle, I have an idea. Can you take a look at it?"
Rawls walked to the desk, took out a piece of paper from his notebook, and handed it to Edmund. This was his way out. If he really didn't have the talent to be a "lawyer", he planned to "retire" and feel at ease.
Be a manager and use time to dilute the effect of the magic potion on him, as long as he doesn't lose control.
Edmund took out his hand-held single-handle glasses from his arms. The lenses were ground with crystal, the frame and the single-handle were made of silver, and the single-handle with intricate patterns was inlaid with an emerald. He was older.
His eyes were blurred, but he didn't like the framed eyes he wore all the time, which would press the bridge of his nose out.