“Mr. Doyle didn't do anything wrong." Luca knew Luke was joking. Her lips curled up into a smile.
She liked relaxed and happy conversations like this.
"I don't need anyone as long as you're here," said Luke. Luca was more important than anyone else.
Luca's face reddened. She could sense the hidden meaning in Luke's words. Then, she touched her face. She could
feel her face burning. She turned to look at the streets, and only then did she realize they had passed by an
ancestral hall.
"Mr. Crawford, isn't that the ancestral hall?" Luca asked. She glanced at the navigation to make sure that the
ancestral hall she saw was their destination.
"Yes. I'm looking for the parking lot," replied Luke.
The main road outside the ancestral hall was a two-way street. They could not park their car here, and there were
no parking lots in the ancestral hall either.
There happened to be a parking lot a couple of hundred feet away. Luke parked the car there. After he got out of
the car, he opened his car trunk and took his tools out.
Luke brought many tools, and Luca helped him to pick up one of the measuring tools.
"Let me carry it." Luke was unwilling to tire Luca out even though she used to do such things back then.
"I'm your assistant today. Let me carry it. Besides, it's not heavy at all," replied Luca. She was not a weak person
back then, and neither was she now.
She could do what a man could do, and she did not need any help.
Luke picked up the rest of the tools, and the two of them slowly walked in the direction of the ancestral hall.
It was late. Some villagers who stayed nearby had already come out. They gave Luke and Luca peculiar looks when
they saw them.
Luke and Luca ignored the way they looked at them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThey came to the ancestral hall. The chief of the village was waiting for them as they had informed him in advance.
The village chief saw them carrying so many things. He quickly asked the young people beside him to help carry the
things for Luke and Luca.
He came forward, looked at Luke with a smile on his face, and said, "You must be Luke. Old Master Crawford has
already informed me. Thank you for agreeing to design the reconstruction of the ancestral hall for us."
“It's Crawfords’ ancestral hall. It’s my job," Luke’s voice was cold, but he did not give the village chief an attitude.
After all, the old master offered to take the job. As Old Master Crawford's grandson, he had to complete the job on
his behalf.
"I’m glad you agreed to help. At least we can save some budget for the design fees. Thank you, Luke." The village
chief deliberately said so to make sure that it was free of charge.
"No problem." Luke put down the toolbox and looked around the ancestral hall that was in front of him.
"By the way, this is Brian, and he’s Austin. They’re the students who are studying architecture in our village. I knew
you’d be coming to measure the area today, so they came to learn from you and help you out," the village chief
introduced the two young men who stood beside him.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford," Brian was a little too excited. He was a second-year university student and he
knew who Luke was.
His professors called Luke a genius architect. However, this genius had to run a multinational corporation. That was
why he did not have many architectural works in this industry.
However, every work he designed was a masterpiece.
"Nice to meet you," Luke replied in a cold voice. He looked at his surroundings. The ancestral hall was in ruins. If it
was left here like that, it might end up collapsing.
It was dangerous. That was why the village chief wanted to reconstruct it.
What the village chief said proved that Luke was right about it.
"The construction of the ancestral hall is unsafe. Many people would come here to show their respects to their
ancestors during the festive seasons. If the building collapses, it might cause deadly accidents. If we don't
reconstruct it, the fire department will close the building. I was left with no choice. That's why I thought of asking
you to come over and redesign the building. I'd like the ancestral hall to have features of X City with some
characteristics of the Crawford family. I wonder if Old Master Crawford mentioned it to you before?"
"Yes, he did," replied Luke. The village chief had told the old master what he wanted.
He wanted the ancestral hall to become a building like the Crawford Ancestral Home, an iconic building in X City.
That way, the ancestral hall could be open to the public as a tourist attraction and it would be able to generate
some income for the village.
"I’m glad he told you," said the village chief with a smile on his face. Old Master Crawford had already told Luke. At
least he did not have to repeat himself.
Luke said, "I’m going to start measuring now."
"Okay. I’ll leave you to it," said the village chief. He did not know anything about architecture, so he sent two
students who were studying architecture to help him out.
Austin sized Luke up for a moment. He was a first-year university student. He agreed to help when the village chief
asked him to.
After all, he wanted to gain more experience so that his resume would look better in the future.
However, the man in front of him...
Austin looked at Luke’s handsome face. This man looked classy, and he showed elegance in his gestures. Was he
truly an architect?
Austin pulled Brian aside when he saw Luke putting the box on the floor and taking the tools out.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Brian, let's go. I don't think we're going to learn anything from this man," said Austin.
Brian looked at him in surprise and asked, “Don't you know who he is?” "The village chief introduced him just now.
He's some owner of a corporation. Isn't it ridiculous for an owner of a corporation to do architectural designing?”
Austin mocked. He wanted to learn something, but what could he learn from this wealthy man?
Was he going to learn how to spend money extravagantly and mess around with women?
He even brought a beautiful woman with him... Was he thinking of having a companion when he was lonely?
Brian explained to Austin after he heard how dismissive he sounded, "It's T Corporation. Your lecturer will tell you
who he is when you proceed to your second year."
"Nah.."
"Stop doing that. Just leave if you don't want to do this. Explain it to the village chief yourself. Listen, the famous
ancestral home in our village was designed by Mr. Crawford. He's the main designer. That building won a few
international awards. You probably know about that. It was his and his team's efforts. Besides, it's not like the owner
of an architectural design company wouldn't know anything about architecture. He's been busy running his
company. That's why he doesn't have many architectural works. But a lack of architectural work doesn't mean he's
not capable of doing it. A capable architect doesn't need to need so much architectural work to prove himself," said
Brian.
This was what Brian's lecturer told him. After all, architecture was the art of designing buildings. It was the quality
that mattered in art.
Austin immediately took his phone out to search online when he heard Brian say that.
Luca, who was helping Luke to arrange his tools, could vaguely hear their discussion. She could not help but feel
amused.
Luke's good-looking face was indeed deceiving.
Those who did not know him would only see him as a useless rich heir.
However, no matter whether it was in terms of architectural design or running the company, Luke was the best at
it.