The old lady, Ning Shuqian and Xia Ruya were chatting in the living room.
Ning Shuqian asked with concern: "Ruya, your eighteenth birthday is coming soon. Has the Xia family said they will hold a coming-of-age ceremony for you? Do you have any other ideas in mind?"
The old lady only then thought of this, and asked with concern: "Wen Xinya's coming-of-age ceremony banquet was prepared half a month ago. If your aunt Ning hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that you and Wen Xinya have the same birthday."
Xia Ruya replied, "The Xia family agreed to hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for me. All related matters have been handed over to Tengfei Public Relations Company, and they have recently begun preparations."
The Xia family treated her cruelly and ungratefully. Although the scandal and virginity/membrane identification incident were not made public in the media, they ignored her, which showed the fact that she had been abandoned by the Xia family.
Now that she has become a member of the Zhishan Yahui, the Xia family has seen her value and has tried every means to curry favor with her, hoping to make up to her and win back her heart by holding a grand coming-of-age ceremony for her.
"That's good!" Mrs. Wen was very satisfied after hearing this. Wen Xinya's coming-of-age ceremony was also entrusted to Tengfei Public Relations Company to organize.
Ning Shuqian looked at the old lady and said, "Mom, although the Xia family agreed to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Ruya, she is the adopted daughter of the Xia family after all. Now she has moved to the Wen family to live. We can't just stand by and watch. The Xia family is just a third-rate family, but Ruya is the adopted daughter of the Wen family. If we don't handle it well, the Wen family will also lose face."
What kind of banquet can a family like the Xia family hold? When the time comes, will the guests invited to the banquet come from the Xia family or the Wen family
The Xia family can only invite some third-rate small families, which would be a disgrace to Ruya and would also be embarrassing for the Wen family.
After hearing her words, Mrs. Wen felt that what she said made sense: "You are right. It would be a good idea to let the Xia family hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Ruya in the name of the Wen family."
Xia Ruya was immediately grateful: "Grandma, thank you."
Wen Xinya started preparing for her coming-of-age ceremony banquet more than a month in advance because she was going to hold one. However, because the Xia family was only a third-rate family, her coming-of-age ceremony banquet had only reached the planning stage until now. This gap made her realize that she could no longer let the Xia family mess around with her coming-of-age ceremony banquet.
The Xia family is just a third-rate family. How can they hold a banquet? Even if she is a member of Zhishan Yahui, it cannot cover up the fact that she comes from a third-rate family.
By then, the difference between her and Wen Xinya will be like heaven and earth, with heaven and earth as the difference between them!
So she planned to let the Wen family come forward and the Xia family hold a coming-of-age ceremony banquet for her in the name of the Wen family. And with her identity as a member of the Zhishan Ya Society, she would definitely become the most dazzling pearl in the capital on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony banquet, being the focus of everyone's attention and the envy of everyone.
Even if she is the humble illegitimate daughter of the Xia family!
But she is also the noble adopted daughter of the Wen family!
Others will not despise her, they will only envy her.
Ning Shuqian asked again, "How does the Xia family plan to arrange your coming-of-age ceremony? After all, you and Wen Xinya have the same birthday. If you are not careful, you will lose face at the least, but if something goes wrong, it will be a big deal. After all, you are a member of the Zhishanhui Society, and your every move is closely watched by the media."
Wen Xinya is the eldest daughter of the Wen family and currently the heir of the Wen family. If she holds a coming-of-age ceremony banquet, she will definitely invite many prestigious people in the circle to take advantage of her status.
Although Ruya is only the illegitimate daughter of the Xia family and her status is lower than Wen Xinya, she is a member of the Zhishan Ya Society and an adopted daughter valued by the Wen family. Naturally, many prestigious people in her coming-of-age ceremony circle are willing to attend.
As a result, the two people's banquets not only overlapped in date, but also in guests. Everyone in the circle knew about the grievances between Wen Xinya and Ruya. In this way, in the eyes of outsiders, these two coming-of-age ceremony banquets were either the east wind suppressing the west wind or the west wind suppressing the east wind. Once one side was weak, it would be compared with the other and would be considered inferior, which would affect its reputation.
But from the current situation, Wen Xinya is more advantageous than Ya. After all... Wen Xinya has a grandfather who is a great scholar in the literary world. This identity is more attractive than the name of Zhishan Yahui.
Old Madam Wen also realized the seriousness of the problem: "Your Aunt Ning is right, this matter cannot be taken lightly."
Wen Xinya is a very scheming person. If they hold their coming-of-age ceremony party on the same day as her, Ruya will definitely be the one who suffers.
Xia Ruya raised her head and smiled, "Grandma, Aunt Ning, don't worry. My coming-of-age ceremony will be held three days later than Xinya's, so it won't clash with Xinya's."
Wen Xinya is not only the heir of the Wen family, but also has a grandfather who has many students all over the world. Maybe others don't know it, but she knows it very well. Wen Xinya's membership level in Zhishan Ya Club is higher than hers. She is not as good as Wen Xinya in terms of hardware and software. Holding a coming-of-age ceremony banquet on the same day as Wen Xinya, isn't it humiliating herself? At this time, it is wise to avoid the limelight.
Of course, she also thought about holding it a day earlier to take advantage of the time, but the Xia family disagreed. They didn't want to offend the Wen family and Wen Xinya because of this. Besides, she thought about it carefully... This was indeed a better idea. After all... In the circle, there is a saying of making up for birthdays, but there is no saying of celebrating birthdays in advance. Celebrating birthdays in advance is considered unlucky.
More importantly, she wanted to see what Wen Xinya's coming-of-age ceremony would look like. Only then could she think of ways to put in enough effort in arranging the ceremony to surpass Wen Xinya and make her lose face.
Ning Shuqian looked at Xia Ruya and couldn't help patting her hands to comfort her, "Good girl, I really wronged you."
Looking at Xia Ruya's snow-white face with a forced smile, Ning Shuqian felt a pang in her heart. It was just a birthday, but Ruya had to avoid Wen Xinya's edge. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of what Wen Xinya said to her that day, and she couldn't help but feel resentful in her heart. Not only Ruya, but even she had to avoid Wen Xinya's edge...
Wen Xinya has been back in the Wen family, and in just three years, she and Ruya have been forced into this situation.
Xia Ruya's face was slightly pale, but the smile on her lips was very gentle: "Aunt Ning, you can celebrate your birthday any day. I naturally won't feel wronged."
Xia Ruya's words made Old Lady Wen feel even more sympathetic towards her. Wen Ruya's coming-of-age ceremony banquet was related to the reputation of the Wen family, so she had no say in this matter. Thinking of this, she felt a sense of guilt in her heart, so she told Mother Wang to go to the room and get something.