Old Master Wen looked at Wen Xinya and said, "I'll leave the affairs of the academy to you. If you really don't like Lan Feng, we can change to another academy. You don't have to wrong yourself!"
She handled the previous scandal very well, which gave him confidence in his granddaughter, so he promised not to interfere. However, the commotion in the academy was so big, and the child must be under a lot of criticism. Although he promised not to interfere, he actually didn't want her to continue staying in Lanfeng.
Lanfeng is good, but after this incident, can Xinya really stay in Lanfeng without any problems and complete her high school studies peacefully? He expressed doubts.
Wen Xinya faced Grandpa Wen's murderous gaze and said, "Grandpa, please believe me. I know my limits. If a few rumors can make me leave Lanfeng in disgrace, how can I move around in the circle in the future?"
Seeing the sharpness in her eyes, Mr. Wen nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! Grandpa believes in you!"
Mr. Wen found that as long as he spent more time with his granddaughter, he appreciated her more. She always had her own opinions. She was neither a follower of the crowd nor aloof and arrogant. She was neither flattering nor too high-brow. She was like a rock in the turbulent waters. No matter how strong the wind and rain were, or how fast the turbulent waters were, she had her own ideas.
Mrs. Wen was unwilling to be left out like this, and glared at Wen Xinya and said, "Old man, what do you think about what I told you before? I don't think it's a big deal, so why not help the Xia family!"
Wen Xinya's ears pricked up all of a sudden. She had vaguely guessed that Xia Ruya and Old Lady Wen had mentioned that the Xia family was going to transform into a large high-end shopping mall, and she had persuaded Old Lady Wen to plead for her in front of Grandpa with eloquent words.
Mr. Wen's face darkened. "Was it Ruya who brought this up in front of you? Xia Mingde called me before, and I clearly rejected him. Why is he so persistent?"
Old Madam Wen said quickly, "Don't wrongly accuse Ruya. She didn't say this. I heard the news by chance in the circle. I think Ruya has returned to the Xia family, and our relationship with the Xia family has become closer. It's not a big deal, and there's nothing wrong with helping her!"
She had indeed heard rumors about this before, but she had never thought of pleading for the Xia family. It was just that after meeting Ruya today, she asked how Ruya was doing in the Xia family. Ruya looked as if she was about to cry and didn't want to talk more. Thinking that Ruya was an illegitimate daughter after all, with a legitimate mother above her, an older sister and a disciple below her, she guessed that she must not be having a good life in the Xia family.
That's why I thought of this. If I help the Xia family in the name of Ruya, the Xia family will treat Ruya as a tribute. Let's see who else in the Xia family dares to bully Ruya.
Wen Xinya pretended to be curious and asked, "Grandpa, is it that the Xia family wants to transform into a high-end shopping mall and hopes that our Wen family will move into the mall to build momentum for it?"
Before, she deliberately exposed the matter in front of many people in the academy, cutting off Xia Ruya's way to plead with her grandfather. However, she did not expect that Xia Ruya would be so difficult to deal with, and would let her grandmother know and use her grandmother to plead with her grandfather.
Old Master Wen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh, you know that too?"
Having said this, he involuntarily recalled that he had overheard an old friend mention that the Xia family seemed to be opening a high-end large shopping mall, and asked him whether the brands under the Wen Group would enter the mall. At that time, he felt strange. This matter seemed to have never been made public, so why did his old friend know about it? Later, the old friend mentioned that it was the children in the family who heard the news at college, and it seemed that Xia Ruya deliberately approached Xinya for the Xia family's project.
He was very angry at that time, but didn't say much. It seemed that this matter was true.
Wen Xinya's expression faded. "Grandpa was a little unhappy one day, so I asked Mother Wang. Mother Wang said it seemed to be a call from the Xia family, which made Grandpa unhappy. Later, after entering Lanfeng College, I vaguely heard some classmates in the college mention that the Xia family bought land and wanted to transform it into a high-end shopping mall."
Mr. Wen's face darkened slightly. After hearing what Xinya said, it seemed that the rumors in the circle were not groundless: "What do you think about this matter?"
Grandpa asked this, just like a sleepy face meeting a pillow, Wen Xinya smiled and said, "Of course the Wen family cannot enter the Xia family Liansuo Supermarket."
When Mrs. Wen heard this, her face turned green. This was a slap in the face of the old man: "What do you know as a child? Don't talk nonsense in front of your grandfather."
Wen Xinya looked at Old Lady Wen with grievance and said, "Grandma, if Chanel were available at Xia's Liansuo Supermarket, would you go to Xia's Liansuo Supermarket to buy Chanel?"
Mrs. Wen's eyes suddenly widened: "Chanel is the world's most famous luxury brand. Why would it lower its own price and enter the Xia's Chain Store?"
"What if it's true?" Wen Xinya asked.
"It must be a fake, a knockoff!" Old Mrs. Wen insisted.
Old Master Wen listened with great interest. This child was indeed smart. She knew what kind of person and what method to use to communicate with her so that the other party could understand her and know what she meant.
Wen Xinya looked at Old Lady Wen and said, "It's the same principle. Although the luxury brands under our Wen Corporation are not as good as Chanel, they are also world-renowned luxury brands. If our Wen Corporation's brands enter Xia's Chain Store, wouldn't it ruin the brand's reputation for nothing?"
Although Mrs. Wen loves Xia Ruya, she has always been selfish. As long as she knows the disadvantages of Wen's entering Xia's supermarket, she will naturally give up the idea of speaking for Xia Ruya.
As expected, Mrs. Wen was speechless. Wen Wenya said it so bluntly that she would be a fool if she didn't understand. "Isn't Xia's going to transform into a high-end luxury store? At that time, it will not affect the Wen's brand."
These words were actually not convincing, even to herself, so she felt guilty and didn't dare to look up when she said them.
Wen Xinya stared at Old Lady Wen with eyes wide open: "The threshold of Xia's supermarket chain is too low. Even if a large supermarket chain is opened, it cannot change its small nature. In the eyes of outsiders, it is just a large scale. This is the difference between the nouveau riche and the aristocratic families. The word "background" is not just a casual remark."
Old Mrs. Wen was completely speechless and felt ashamed. Even a little girl who had been living away from home for fifteen years understood this truth, but she didn't understand it. She lost face in front of her and made a fool of herself in front of the old man.
Wen Xinya said softly, "It takes years of accumulation for a brand to stand out in the world. Wen's business took 15 years to produce Saint Joan, and Chanel took a century of history to secure the third place in the world's luxury brands. Our Wen's brand has been in business for too short a time, and we will fall from the altar if we are not careful. So we must cherish our feathers. If we enter the Xia's mall, it will damage the reputation of the Wen's brand and lower the standard and grade of the Wen's brand. This will have a huge impact on all the other brands of the Wen's."
Wen Xinya's words made Old Master Wen look even softer. She understood such truth at such a young age. If Wen's family was handed over to her in the future, even if she couldn't expand the territory, she would be able to maintain it. "Even an underage child knows this, but you are still ignorant. Aren't you ashamed?"
Old Mrs. Wen's face flushed.