Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 705 - 706

Chapter 705: 706

In the afternoon, the Sun family suddenly called and said that the Patriarch of the Sun Family wanted to visit Song Xiaodong. Song Xiaodong did not refuse and directly agreed.

"The Sun family still has the nerve to come!" Su Yuya couldn’t help frowning. She still harbored some resentment towards the Sun family. Their betrayal during the alliance had filled her with disdain for their actions.

Song Xiaodong, leaning back in his chair, said, "In Minghe City, the Sun family and the Su Family are the top two great families. He surely wants to see my thoughts now. I think they still want to ask for cooperation with us."

Su Yuya said angrily, "Humph, what is there to cooperate with him? Such a fickle and petty man, there are no benefits to collaborating with them."

Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "Auntie, it’s rare to see you so emotional."

Su Yuya paused, then gently shook her head and said, "My father’s matter also involves the Sun family."

Song Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you say that, then I’m also involved."

Su Yuya shook her head again and said, "You’re different from them. At that time, you were enemies with the Su Family, so anything you did was normal. But they were our allies, our partners. They stabbed us in the back at that time. When my dad died, the Sun family was the first to strike at the Su Family’s industries. How can I not hate them for that?"

"I am well aware that the Sun family is no good, and they’re unscrupulous in dealing with me. If not for them, my sister would not keep refusing to come back." Song Xiaodong’s face showed a sinister expression, then he slowly said, "If I weren’t the Patriarch of the Su Family, now when he wants to meet me, he wouldn’t even have the chance. I wouldn’t settle things peacefully with the Sun family. But now that I am the Patriarch of the Su Family, I have to consider everything for the Su Family. If they come to us smiling, I cannot just rebuff them yet."

The conflict between Song Xiaodong and the Sun family was definitely mightier than that with the Su Family. His conflict with the Su Family was mainly about bringing Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan back, but with the Sun family, it had already escalated to a life-threatening rivalry.

However, given Song Xiaodong’s personal ability, uprooting the Sun family was certainly going to be difficult. Yet now with the support of the Su Family, if the right opportunity came, it seemed quite feasible.

Su Yuya shook her head vigorously and said, "You’re right, we can’t afford to openly break with them now, especially now that they’ve stopped attacking the Su Family’s industries. That way, other families won’t dare to mess around anymore, and at least we can stabilize the situation for our Su Family."

Song Xiaodong nodded. Su Yuya was a clever woman who could indeed discern the weight of matters very clearly.

Half an hour later, Song Xiaodong personally went to the main gate to welcome the Patriarch of the Sun Family into their home, both behaving very politely. It was completely unrecognizable from a few days ago when they were each trying to destroy the other.

Patriarch Sun, Sun Changtian, laughed heartily and said, "Patriarch Song, you are truly young and talented. At such a young age, you already manage such a large family as the Su Family."

"Patriarch Sun is too flattering. I’m young and inexperienced. I will still need your guidance in the future."

"I’m old now, not as energetic as you young people. The future is yours."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Sun Changtian said, "Patriarch Song, I know there have been some conflicts between our Sun family and you in the past. But times have changed now, you are now the head of a family, and those things are not worth mentioning. I wonder what your thoughts are, Patriarch Song?"

Song Xiaodong tapped his fingers lightly on the couch and said, "Patriarch Sun, public is public, and private is private. I’m a man who clearly distinguishes between public and private roles. The matter between the Su Family and the Sun family is between two families, but personal issues are not so easily dismissed."

Sun Changtian nodded and said, "How clear-cut between public and private, Patriarch Song really is someone capable of handling great affairs. Well, let’s put personal matters aside for now, and just start with official business."

Song Xiaodong said faintly, "I wonder what advice you have, Patriarch Sun?"

"I dare not advise, but our Sun family and your Su Family have always been the two largest families in Minghe City. Unity benefits both, division hurts both, so we still hope to continue cooperating with the Su Family."

Song Xiaodong directly said, "Cooperation is of course good, but the method of cooperation the Sun family has adopted these days is something I cannot agree with."

"Haha... as they say, survival of the fittest. When the old master of the Su Family fell, the Su Family was defenseless, and his sons were incompetent. Even if our Sun family did not compete, others would rush to take a few bites."

"That’s true, but just standing there while others take a few bites doesn’t seem right either."

"Of course, so to show the sincerity of our Sun family, these past few days what we’ve gained, we will spit all back out to you, to the Su Family."

Song Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and said, "This sincerity is indeed very substantial."

"Haha..." Sun Changtian smiled slightly and said, "Those small benefits are not what our Sun family values. What’s most important is the greater profits we can earn from long-term cooperation."

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Since that’s the case, I am also willing to represent the Su Family in pursuing long-term cooperation with the Sun family."

"Good! A pleasant cooperation!" Sun Changtian stood up and extended his hand to Song Xiaodong.

"A pleasant cooperation!" Song Xiaodong also extended his hand and shook hands with Sun Changtian.

The two men laughed together, looking like two old friends who had collaborated for many years. However, both knew well that there were irreconcilable conflicts between them. If opportunity arose, each would still want to doom the other. This was not just personal vendetta, but also competition between families.

Song Xiaodong then warmly saw Sun Changtian out of the Su Family home, then shook his head repeatedly to himself. As a family head, many things could no longer be handled impulsively, always needing to wear a hypocritical mask, which he found quite displeasing.

This conversation did not produce a specific cooperation plan, but the key was the attitude of both families.

In the following days, the Sun family did indeed spit out the recent gains from the Su Family, and when other smaller families saw that the Sun family had coughed up, they also dared not keep their gains and followed suit.

The people of the Su Family had been holding back their anger these days, but since the negotiation between Song Xiaodong and Sun Changtian, they had directly reclaimed their lost possessions, which was enough to maintain their status as a top great family in Minghe City. This greatly boosted the confidence of the Su Family people in Song Xiaodong, and his approval as the family head increased substantially.