Boya Xuan's flower cake is exquisite and unique, and has been unanimously praised by everyone. Wen Xinya naturally wants to taste it as it is Boya Xuan's specialty dessert after all.
The action of eating snacks was very natural and inconspicuous, but it attracted the extremely subtle gazes of Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin, which Wen Xinya did not notice at all.
Lin Yingxin picked up the teacup and took the opportunity to drink tea to hide her secret concern for Wen Xinya. The teacup slightly blocked her face, allowing people to see clearly her emotions at the moment. It was just the corner of her eyes that was sharp and piercing, slightly upturned, with a hint of success. One could almost imagine the smile on her face at the moment.
Compared to Lin Yingxin's concealment, Xia Ruya was much more open and aboveboard. She just glanced at Wen Xinya casually, then looked away, picked up the flower cake in front of her, and ate it elegantly and reservedly. All her emotions were hidden in her wet and cold eyes. Her drooping eyelids completely blocked everyone's probing gazes.
Compared to Lin Yingxin's implicit directness, she is better at controlling her emotions, and is also better at hiding and disguising herself.
The taste of Boyaxuan's flower cake is indeed very unique. When paired with specially brewed tea, it seems to elevate the flavor to a higher level, giving people a feeling of savoring the taste.
After eating the cakes and drinking the tea, Xia Ruya raised her lips and nodded, saying, "The cakes are fragrant, smooth and melt-in-the-mouth. The tea is fragrant, fresh and refreshing. The flower cakes in Boyaxuan are indeed worthy of their reputation."
Isn't Wen Xinya very good at showing off? She dressed well and stole the limelight. She was also praised by the owner of Boya Pavilion and got the first seat because of Mr. Mo's status.
But, so what
Soon, all this hype will vanish into thin air.
Xia Ruya is good at manipulating people's hearts, but in her hands, Jiang Ruoyin, Jiang Yuqian and Xia Ruxue have completely lost their value and have become abandoned pawns. If she wants to deal with Wen Xinya, she needs to make new plans.
Yan Menglu was one of her targets, but this woman was very self-righteous and not easy to deal with, which made her a little distressed, so she shifted her main target to the woman Ji Lin Yingxin.
Although Lin Yingxin is smart and is not manipulated by others, this woman is ambitious and greedy. She happens to be the easiest candidate to control, and what she is best at is calculating people's hearts.
Lin Yingxin said cautiously: "Your suggestion is very good, but it is not foolproof. I heard that Wen Xinya is a scheming woman with great means. She is not easy to deal with. I want to step on her to get to the top, but I am afraid it will not be easy for her to do so!"
The family had already fallen, so Lin Yingxin resolutely went north. Relying on the Ye family, Lin Yingxin soon saw the tip of the iceberg of the top aristocratic families in the capital and was dazzled by the prosperity, wealth and power of the capital. The Qianjin Banquet gave her an opportunity, inflated her ambition, and made her completely determined to climb up by any means necessary.
She has been doing very well over the years, but if she wants to go further, it is almost impossible for her, an orphan girl going north, without the support of her family.
At this time, Xia Ruya came to her and provided her with a shortcut, which made her very excited.
However, she had been in the capital for many years, and although she had never come into contact with Wen Xinya, she knew that Wen Xinya was not so easy to get along with. She still had hesitations and doubts in her heart about offending Wen Xinya.
Xia Ruya naturally knew that Lin Yingxin was not a foolish person to have climbed to her current position. "Senior Lin's hesitation is only because you don't have enough chips for cooperation. Don't rush to refuse. Get to know my plan well, and you may be more interested."
Dealing with ambitious and greedy people like Lin Yingxin has always been her forte. She can even control Ning Shuqian and manipulate her at will, let alone a mere Lin Yingxin.
Lin Yingxin hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Since Miss Xia is so sincere, why not just listen? I want to see if the bargaining chips Miss Xia is talking about are worth my cooperation with you."
Although Lin Yingxin is eager for quick success and has greedy ambitions, she is not stupid. Everyone in Beijing knows about the grudge between Xia Ruya and Wen Xinya. She is afraid that Xia Ruya will use her and cheat her. She has been busy behind Xia Ruya, but in the end she will not get any benefits. After all, cooperation is about mutual benefit.
Lin Yingxin's agreement was within her expectations. If she was not sure, she would not have approached Lin Yingxin: "At the Qianjin Banquet, Wen Xinya, as Mr. Mo's granddaughter, will definitely attract a lot of attention. There will definitely be a lot of people looking for her to compete with. As long as Wen Xinya wins the championship and is named a talented woman, you can then propose to compete with Wen Xinya as the champion of the previous Qianjin Banquet."
Xia Ruya paused and looked at Lin Yingxin meaningfully. She didn't miss Lin Yingxin's flashing eyes before continuing, "If you win Wen Xinya, even if she wins the championship, she will still be suppressed by you. No matter how glorious she is, she will be taken away by you. The so-called reputation of a talented woman is just your reputation. Wen Xinya worked hard, but in the end, she made wedding clothes for you."
Lin Ying's heart was burning with excitement. If she could win the championship at the Qianjin Banquet, her fame would surely spread. However, she had not been blinded by her burning ambition and had not completely lost her mind. There was still a trace of clarity in her mind.
She suppressed her excitement and passion, and asked in a trembling voice, "Miss Xia, your plan is very good, but I have a few questions to ask you."
Xia Ruya nodded: "Excuse me!"
She came to see Lin Yingxin well prepared, so she had thought of every aspect and was naturally not afraid of Lin Yingxin's questions.
After a short period of excitement, Lin Yingxin's inner heat gradually cooled down. She asked calmly, "How can you guarantee that Wen Xinya will win the first prize at the Thousand Gold Banquet? As far as I know, Wen Xinya has only been back to the Wen family for more than three years. If we really talk about it, Wen Xinya has only learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting for more than three years. In three years, even if she is naturally intelligent and has a teacher like Mr. Mo, how can she be confident that she can win over those young ladies who have been nurtured and studied since childhood at the Thousand Gold Banquet?"
She knew better than anyone how difficult it was to learn the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her talent was already excellent in the eyes of everyone in the Lin family. Even so, she still did not have the confidence that she could defeat everyone at the Thousand Gold Banquet and become the champion. She was able to win the championship at the Thousand Gold Banquet just by taking advantage of the situation.
What is Wen Xinya? Can she be better than her? In Lin Yingxin's opinion, this is just a fantasy, so Xia Ruya's condition does not hold true.