For most people around the world, inviting someone to their home is a way to express their friendliness and trust. The reason Mr. Valma would invite Leonard Ethan at this time is naturally to show his friendliness towards Leonard.
On the one hand, this is because Leonard is a renowned scholar and is seen as a so-called higher-class person in the eyes of the class-conscious Indian people. On the other hand, his jewelry design level is crucial for the new industry, making him worth the effort to win over.
What struck Mr. Valma most was that the jewelry Leonard had designed previously incorporated local Indian flavors and culture, something most non-Indian jewelry designers could not achieve.
After all, those grand masters each had their own ideas and were certainly not short on money. So even with Mr. Valma's wealth, he couldn't find a grand master who was the right fit for him.
