Return to the City: The Strongest King

Song Xiaodong was about to send Lu Yaobing back to school again.

"Master, you don't need to see me off, I'll go back by myself. It's already late, who knows what time it'll be if you take me back. Your madams will get mad again!" Lu Yaobing said.

Secretary Niu thought for a moment, then said to Song Xiaodong, "This is easy. I'll have someone send Miss Lu back to school."

"No need, Secretary Niu." Lu Yaobing said politely to Secretary Niu.

"Alright, don't be so polite! It's not safe to go back alone at night."

So Secretary Niu had someone send Lu Yaobing back to school, while Song Xiaodong drove and struggled over whether to go to Qiao Yutong's place or just go straight home.

After all, Song Xiaodong hadn't gone home for dinner for several nights, and his wives were full of resentment.

But Qiao Yutong's medicine had to be changed every day.

Song Xiaodong hesitated for a moment, then still decided to go look for Qiao Yutong.

Just as he turned the car around, his phone rang. It was Xiao Yingying calling.

"Brother Xiaodong, are you coming home for dinner today?" Xiao Yingying asked softly.

"I still have to go change Director Qiao's dressing."

"Oh..." There was a hint of disappointment in Xiao Yingying's tone.

"What's wrong?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"It's nothing, really, it's just that there isn't a single man at the table. The atmosphere at dinner these past few days has been so depressing..." Xiao Yingying said.

"Oh..."

"Alright!" Song Xiaodong suddenly made up his mind.

"I'll go home for dinner right now!"

"Really? Then you're not going to change Director Qiao's dressing?" Xiao Yingying asked.

"I'll go after I finish eating!"

"Oh..."

"Awesome! Xiaodong's coming home for dinner!" Xiao Yingying put down the phone and shouted to the women in the room.

Song Xiaodong heard it loud and clear over the phone.

"Wait for me at home!"

"Mm!"

"Drive carefully!"

"Got it."

Song Xiaodong turned the car around again and headed straight home, texting Qiao Yutong on the way:

"The wives are mad. I'm going home to eat first. I'll come change your dressing after dinner."

Qiao Yutong called him.

"Hello? Director Qiao, could you wait a bit today? My wives are making me come home for dinner. I'll go change your dressing after I've eaten, a bit later!" Song Xiaodong said.

"I haven't eaten either." Qiao Yutong said.

"Then… Director Qiao, do you want to come to my house for dinner?" Song Xiaodong put on a show of fake politeness to Qiao Yutong.

"Sure!" Director Qiao agreed for real.

"Director Qiao, my wives are already mad at me. If you come to my house right now, doesn't that look a bit like you're coming over to provoke them?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"I… I'm just going there for a meal, provoke, seriously, you make it sound so serious."

"Director Qiao, I'd be happy to have you come freeload a meal, but I have to get approval from my wives." Song Xiaodong said.

"You really are a henpecked husband. You even have to ask your wife's permission to treat someone to a meal!" Qiao Yutong said angrily.

"It's not that I'm scared of my wife, it's respect, it's respect." Song Xiaodong said, his face flushing red.

Cheerful air filled both the inside and outside of the car.

"How about this, Director Qiao, you wait a bit first. I'll go test the waters with my wives. If their mood is stable I'll come pick you up, and if the opposition is running too high, I'll sneak some food over to you after I eat, okay?" Song Xiaodong said.

"I don't want to eat your leftovers!"

Song Xiaodong hung up and called the gentlest of his wives, Lin Su'er.

"Brother Xiaodong, when are you coming back?" Lin Su'er asked.

"I'm on my way."

"Oh, then why are you calling me?" Lin Su'er asked.

"I want to bring Director Qiao home for dinner." Song Xiaodong said.

"Really? But didn't you already eat at Secretary Niu's place?" Lin Su'er's pitch shot up three notes.

"Keep your voice down! I'm not used to the food at Secretary Niu's, I barely ate. I'm hungry again now. Let me ask you, how's everyone's mood at home? Especially certain people who are jealous and have a bad temper—how are their emotions?" Song Xiaodong asked.

"Hehehehe." Lin Su'er couldn't help laughing.

"Qingqing and Xuanxuan are playing games, they look happy. Sister Xianling is watching some video, she's been laughing all evening." Lin Su'er said.

"Good, then I'll bring Director Qiao home for dinner. You go tell them."

"Mm… Brother Xiaodong, looks like things really are moving along between you and Director Qiao!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Director Qiao is just injured and not very mobile, she's coming to our place to freeload a meal." Song Xiaodong said.

"Got it!"

Song Xiaodong called Qiao Yutong again: "Director Qiao, get yourself ready, I'm coming to pick you up for dinner at my place."

"What, your wives agreed?" Qiao Yutong asked sourly.

"I need my wives' permission to treat Director Qiao to dinner? I can't even make a decision on something this small?" Song Xiaodong bragged to Qiao Yutong.

"Pah, pah, pah! And who was it just now that said he had to 'consult the wives'? Hmph, going to your place to freeload a meal and I still have to see how your wives feel. If in the future…" Qiao Yutong trailed off halfway through her sentence.

"Don't worry. If you move in later, I'll definitely spoil you, just spoil you, and I won't let anyone bully you!" Song Xiaodong said.

"I'm hanging up!"

After hanging up with Song Xiaodong, Lin Su'er walked into the living room and said to everyone, "Attention everyone, I'm announcing some breaking news." Lin Su'er said.

"What breaking news could you possibly have, another medical dispute?" Sun Yiyi teased Lin Su'er.

"It really is big news!"

"If it's big news, then spit it out already!" Chu Xianling said.

"Xiaodong is bringing Director Qiao home for dinner tonight!" Lin Su'er said.

"What?"

Miao Qingqing, Miao Xuanxuan, Chu Xianling, Sun Yiyi, and Xiao Yingying all stared at Lin Su'er in surprise.

Smiling, Lin Su'er said to everyone, "Don't get worked up. No wonder Brother Xiaodong called me."