Wen Xinya formally walked into the banquet hall. She was as elegant as a jade tree, quietly blooming with her own beauty, tender and innocent with jade purity. The hall illuminated by the crystal chandeliers had a magnificent atmosphere, but it could not take away her calm and dazzling demeanor.
This was her first time appearing at a party in her circle. Everyone looked at Wen Xinya with surprise and were extremely curious about the eldest daughter of the Wen family.
When she first returned to the Wen family, rumors spread in the circle that she was vulgar, arrogant, and a stupid fool. Later, her scandal was all over the place. She defended her reputation with tough means, received a large sum of compensation, and made a big splash in the circle. Everyone's impression of her stayed on what she said to the reporters: "I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will pay them back a hundredfold!"
Such arrogant and domineering words, coupled with the momentum of her recent victory, no one dared to challenge her!
And what Mr. Wen said to the media also had the vague purpose of building momentum for her, which also made everyone pay close attention to her introduction party.
This eldest lady of the Wen family is not simple!
This is the unanimous understanding of her in the circle.
Wen Xinya didn't care at all about the curious looks around her. She asked the waiter for a glass of wine, and then saw Han Mofeng and Ling Qingxuan walking towards her together.
"I thought you would come with Xu Er." Han Mofeng had just arrived and saw Wen Xinya alone, so he knew that Xu Er had not arrived yet. After all, it was Xinya's first time to participate in an event in the circle, and it would be better to have someone familiar accompany her in such occasions.
"I also made an appointment with Xu Er before, but Xu Er said he had something to do and would be late, so I came here alone first." Wen Xinya vaguely knew that Xu Chenyu was still brooding over the previous scandal, so he avoided getting too close to her in such a public place.
Ling Qingxuan casually took the empty glass of wine from her hand, put it on the waiter's tray, and replaced it with a new glass for her: "Don't worry about him, he is always the last to arrive at every banquet."
Wen Xinya took it. The wine was sweet and slightly fragrant. It tasted very smooth. She thought it was good. "Before, Xu Er said he was going to the military camp. Did you know about this?"
Han Mofeng was shocked: "Why haven't I heard him mention this before?"
Ling Qingxuan was also shocked: "How is this possible? Before, Mr. Xu said he wanted to send him to the military camp, but he refused to do so. How come he suddenly decided to go to the military camp?"
"You should find a time to talk to him. I'm afraid he is just acting on a whim. The military camp is not a place you can just go to casually. If you haven't made up your mind, it's better not to go." Wen Xinya thought they all knew it, so she mentioned it casually. She didn't expect that he even kept it a secret from Han Mofeng.
Han Mofeng nodded and looked at Wen Xinya with a complicated look. He and Xu Chenyu grew up together. Since the scandal, Xu Chenyu has become depressed. Now he heard that he was going to the military camp. He vaguely understood that all this was related to Wen Xinya.
Ling Qingxuan didn't think too much about it: "It's a good thing for Xu Er to go to the military camp. He is not a child anymore, how can he live a life of luxury like he did before? I was always worried that he would continue to live like this."
Han Mofeng's thoughts were naturally the same as Ling Qingxuan's. He looked at Wen Xinya and said, "You don't have to worry. I know Xu Er's personality best. Once he makes a decision, he won't give up easily. Gu Junlin always said with a smile that Xu Er is the most stubborn person among us."
Wen Xinya nodded.
Ling Qingxuan said: "Come on, I'll take you to meet some friends in the circle."
This was Wen Xinya’s first time attending an event in the circle, and she didn’t know many people, so she planned to introduce them to her.
Wen Xinya was very grateful: "Thank you!"
Han Mofeng and Ling Qingxuan accompanied Wen Xinya as she wandered between banquets, introducing some people to her from time to time and telling her about their family backgrounds.
Wen Xinya has officially become a familiar face in the circle.
"That's Xiao Chengyu, the eldest son of the Xiao family. He is the heir of the Xiao family. The Xiao family, like the Wen family, is one of the top families in the business world. There is a saying about the four major families circulating in the capital." Han Mofeng gestured to Wen Xinya to look at the place not far from the banquet.
Wen Xinya looked up and saw Xiao Chengyu, the eldest son of the Xiao family. She was actually not unfamiliar with Xiao Chengyu. Although she had never interacted with him in her previous life, because of that man, she knew something about Xiao Chengyu.
Wen Xinya thought of the Xiao family's property seizure incident a few years later in her previous life. The Xiao family eventually fell into the hands of an illegitimate child. In the end, Xiao Chengyu had a car accident and became a vegetable.
"Among the four major families, besides the Wen family and the Xiao family, which two are there?" Wen Xinya was a little curious. In fact, she had already vaguely guessed the remaining two.
"The Gu family and the Jiang family." Ling Qingxuan replied.
It was true. The old man of the Ling family retired from politics in recent years, and the focus of the family's development shifted to the film and television entertainment industry. However, strictly speaking, the Ling family is still an old political family in Beijing.
"Among the four major families, where does the Wen family rank?" Wen Xinya asked.
Han Mofeng said, "Ranked third! The Gu family is the most powerful. Not only does it have a thousand connections with the National Security Bureau, it is also very popular in both the black and white worlds. It mainly operates hotels, resorts, and leisure and entertainment. Jiuchongtian is the Gu family's industry, but the Gu family has made considerable progress in real estate in recent years. The Xiao family mainly operates electronic technology and home appliances, almost monopolizing three-quarters of the domestic market. Xiao's home appliances also make many businesses retreat abroad. They also dabble in real estate. I don't need to say much about the Wen family. They mainly operate luxury goods, while the Jiang family mainly operates food and daily necessities."
Wen Xinya nodded. In 2004, a foreign-funded enterprise coveted the domestic home appliance market and launched a vicious takeover of the domestic home appliance industry, which shocked the whole world. The Xiao Group joined forces with several domestic home appliance companies to resist the vicious takeover by foreign capital.
This battle lasted for three years and paid a heavy price. After constant clashes in technology, strength and distribution strategies, China's home appliances have now almost become the best in the world. Foreign companies shy away as soon as they see our home appliances.
This also laid a solid foundation for the Xiao family. The Xiao family's behavior of not fearing power and resisting foreign companies was also supported by the general public. The Xiao family almost seized three-quarters of the domestic home appliance market with its domineering status. With technology, strength, and popularity, it is understandable that the Xiao family became the second of the four major families.
Ling Qingxuan said: "But the Wen family used to rank second among the four major families. Since your grandfather retired and your father became the president of the group, he has not made any major achievements and has retreated to third place."
Wen Xinya naturally knew that Wen Haowen was arbitrary, self-willed, ambitious but incompetent, and that the Wen family would not have any good future under his leadership.