Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 406 - 407: So It Was Him

Chapter 406: Chapter 407: So It Was Him

Cheng Xiaoyue’s arrival instantly ignited the atmosphere here; to these rural residents, she was akin to a major celebrity. Imagine, a celebrity coming here to film a documentary about a child’s full-moon celebration—it was thrilling just to think about it! Imagine how proud the child would be when he grew up and watched this film.

Soon after, two opera troupes arrived and set up on either side of Second Uncle’s front gate. All the actors were performing with gusto, thoroughly entertaining the onlookers.

"It must be Dongzi’s doing—get him back here," Third Aunt, who had always been opportunistic and looked down on Xiaodong, now confidently believed that Xiaodong was behind this.

As Xiaodong and his group just entered the courtyard, Third Aunt immediately rushed up and asked, "Xiaoru, Xiaodong, was this your doing?"

Song Xiaoru laughed and said, "This must be something Xiaodong’s girlfriend wanted to spice up, probably bringing some people together."

"Xiaodong’s girlfriend?" Third Aunt and the others immediately looked toward Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan, obviously unsure which one was Xiaodong’s girlfriend.

Miao Qingqing stepped forward and politely said, "Hello, uncles and aunties, I am Miao Qingqing, Xiaodong’s girlfriend."

Xiao Yingying followed suit, mimicking Miao Qingqing and said, "Hello, uncles and aunties, I am Xiao Yingying, Dongzi’s little lover."

"Ah!" Everyone was stunned for a moment, quite taken aback.

Xiao Yingying giggled and said, "Just kidding, I am Dongzi’s good friend, and he is my lifesaver."

The crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Having a girlfriend was fine, but a lover popping up alongside the girlfriend was more than they could handle.

"Qingqing, did you organize this?" Third Aunt, quick with words, immediately asked.

Miao Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "Yingying and I did some of it, and some others were done by different people."

"Others?" Third Aunt asked, puzzled.

"Yes, my family owns Qingyuan Group, and Yingying’s father is the chairman of the Xiao Corporation. Those were our contributions," Miao Qingqing subtly revealed her identity, but she emphasized Yingying’s status a bit more.

"Ah? That’s... That’s impressive?" Daughters of billionaires, surely enough to awe the locals here.

At that moment, Ding Yuelin’s face darkened, and Song Yu immediately whispered, "What’s wrong?"

Ding Yuelin’s mouth twitched again as he said, "The current chairman of Qingyuan Group is Miao Qingqing."

Song Yu exclaimed in disbelief, "What? You’re saying Xiaodong’s girlfriend is the chairman of Qingyuan Group?"

Everyone heard that statement, and immediately all eyes were back on Miao Qingqing. Xiao Yingying was just the daughter of a wealthy family, but Miao Qingqing truly possessed assets worth billions — it was simply unbelievable.

At that moment, Third Aunt said with great pride, "I told you it was all Dongzi’s doing. Otherwise, how could he afford to buy Xiaoru a Ferrari worth millions?"

Now, Ding Yuelin and Song Yu understood why Song Xiaodong was so influential. Song Deqing, however, spoke with some concern, "Yuelin, you just offended that young man. Could this cause any trouble for you?"

Ding Yuelin lifted his chin and said, "There’s nothing remarkable about it. There are many wealthy people nowadays. Although those two corporate groups might look impressive to outsiders, in the eyes of our Ding family, they’re not a big deal. If they dare to mess with me, the Ding family can destroy them in minutes. So there’s nothing to worry about, just ignore them."

Song Deqing breathed a sigh of relief, but the local leaders who had come with Ding Yuelin were internally fretting. Luckily, they hadn’t said too much earlier, or they would have offended Song Xiaodong too. Unlike Ding Yuelin, they didn’t have the same confidence. After all, a big corporate chairwoman like Miao Qingqing was someone who spoke directly with city leaders. If she were to confront them, it would indeed be very troublesome for them.

Just then, a few people walked in. The local leaders were startled and quickly walked up to greet them, saying, "Vice District Chief Ding, what brings you here?"

The Vice District Chief Ding nodded, then his gaze swept across the room and landed on Song Xiaodong. He hurried over and said, "Mr. Song, hello."

Mr. Song... This was already a respectful address, but adding ’hello’ made it even more significant, especially as Vice District Chief Ding greeted Song Xiaodong with a very humble tone, almost like a junior greeting an elder, which confounded the local leaders.

Song Xiaodong smiled faintly, shook his hand, and said, "I just wanted you to arrange a little excitement, why did you come yourself?"

The Vice District Chief Ding quickly responded, "It’s necessary, necessary. This village falls under our district, and since Mr. Song has spoken, I of course had to come."

Now, it was Ding Yuelin who was most shocked; his face had an indescribably ugly expression. Song Yu quietly asked, "What’s wrong?"

"This... this is my Uncle Ding Shanping," Ding Yuelin’s voice was dry. After saying this, he couldn’t help but swallow nervously several times.

Song Yu excitedly said, "Your uncle? He’s from the Ding family too, that’s excellent. That guy was just showing off earlier; it was so infuriating to watch. Tell your uncle about it, let him take care of that brat and knock him down a peg."

Ding Yuelin’s face darkened immediately. Although he was very arrogant and proud, he was not foolish. The tone Ding Shanping used when speaking to Song Xiaodong clearly indicated that his relationship with Song Xiaodong was not shallow. Given his position in the Ding family, it was obviously impossible to influence Ding Shanping’s actions.

"Shut up, are you crazy? With my uncle treating him with such respect, if I confront him now, wouldn’t that be seeking death? What’s wrong with your brain?"

Song Yu, yelled at by Ding Yuelin, felt somewhat wronged, pouted, and said, "Didn’t you say that your Ding family is the most powerful in Tiannan City? That nobody can mess with you?"

"I’m also a bit confused about what this young man’s background really is," Ding Yuelin frowned. Just then, his phone rang—it was Director Li from the personnel department of City First Hospital, and he quickly answered it.

"That Song Xiaodong you mentioned, I remember now. Although he’s not from our hospital, he is indeed an extremely influential doctor, practically a Divine Doctor. Even the director of our hospital is very polite to him."

"Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!" Ding Yuelin couldn’t help but curse. Hearing what Director Li said, he now knew who Song Xiaodong was—the Divine Doctor who had saved the old master. Given how grateful the Ding family was to him, no wonder he was so influential. And he had just horribly offended Song Xiaodong; now he was definitely in trouble.