Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 706 - 707: Warm Man

Chapter 706: Chapter 707: Warm Man

Song Xiaodong was very clear that the Sun family could spit up so much and still wanted to cooperate with him, which was entirely because of Song Xiaodong’s performance last time.

The Su Family already had a powerhouse like Su Zhentian, and now with Song Xiaodong, that meant two super powerful figures. Solely in terms of combat power, the Sun family had already fallen behind.

Although it was a time of peace where everything emphasized the rule of law, the combat power was still an extremely important metric amongst the large families’ struggles. On this point, the Su Family had suddenly become very strong.

Normally, given Song Xiaodong’s young age, his network and societal influence definitely couldn’t compare to the Old Master of the Su Family, which would make the Su Family weaker in other areas.

But Sun Changtian dared not think that way. Zheng Zhijun’s visit last time had already indicated that Song Xiaodong had support from higher-ups; he wasn’t some random upstart.

Even though the Sun family was strong, they didn’t dare arm wrestle the authorities. Song Xiaodong had the implied role of a spokesperson from above, which completely compensated for Song Xiaodong’s lack of social influence. In the long run, even, Song Xiaodong would become even stronger in this aspect.

Unless the Sun family took advantage of Song Xiaodong’s momentary instability to confront the Su Family head-on, there was a chance of victory. But such a victory would be a Pyrrhic one for the Sun family. It was uncertain whether they could truly defeat the Su Family, and it was even more likely that they would make things easier for other families.

Therefore, Sun Changtian quickly made a decision, which was to cooperate with the Su Family. Even if the conflict with Song Xiaodong couldn’t be resolved immediately, as long as their cooperation lasted and the mutual interests increased, how could Song Xiaodong turn against them?

Sun Changtian was an old fox and was adept at calculating. In this regard, Song Xiaodong was obviously no match for Sun Changtian.

After straightening out the Su Family’s financial situation, Song Xiaodong immediately made a decision: to allocate twenty million each month for dividends according to the shares.

This way, almost every family would receive more than two million.

For the Su Family people, this was undoubtedly a cardiotonic. Previously, each family’s monthly allowance was about one hundred thousand, which was quite a lot for an average person, but for members of a large family, that was hardly enough. Any purchase required an application to the family, which was quite troublesome and might even provoke scolding from the old master.

Now with the allocation, they controlled much more money. With their shares not diminishing, how could anyone be unhappy, especially the youths who indulged in luxury goods? They were delighted, now able to buy whatever they wanted without the nervousness of applying as they did before.

All the moves Song Xiaodong made since taking charge of the Su Family seemed very beneficial to the Su Family, bringing them advantages.

This also made the Su Family gradually support Song Xiaodong and eased the pressure on him considerably.

After a few busy days, Song Xiaodong decided to take Miao Xuanxuan and a few others out for a stroll that evening. Although the Su Family residence was grand, it was too secluded. People like Miao Xuanxuan and Xiao Yingying, who enjoyed fun and noise, inevitably felt a bit suffocated.

Song Xiaodong did not bring the Family Guards. With his abilities, he didn’t need to take those people with him, and besides, it would be inconvenient. The five of them wandering around was much more relaxed and pleasant.

Having strolled through a mall for a bit, the group arrived at a nearby snack street. The dining at the Su Family was sumptuous, but after having too much of the good stuff, coming here for some snacks was a nice change.

Miao Xuanxuan checked her phone and said, "There’s a noodle shop with unique characteristics here in Minghe City, the most famous snack place. Let’s go eat there."

Everyone quickly agreed and then followed the navigation directions to find the noodle shop soon after.

The noodle shop’s storefront didn’t look very big, but it was quite crowded, with every outdoor table taken and some people still lining up, waiting for their turn to eat.

Song Xiaodong said, "With so many people, let’s just forget it."

Xiao Yingying quickly grabbed Song Xiaodong’s arm and said, "The more people there are eating, the better the taste must be, right? Since we’re just out for a stroll today, let’s wait for a bit."

Miao Xuanxuan and the others also nodded in agreement. Song Xiaodong naturally wanted to keep them happy, so he readily agreed.

A guy waiting with four beautiful women naturally attracted the attention of most people around, but Song Xiaodong and his group didn’t mind. After about twenty minutes, they finally got a table.

They ordered a specialty dish from the menu, and soon the table was filled with food. The group immediately began to taste everything.

"Not bad at all, this beef flavor is good. Brother Dongzi, try this," Miao Xuanxuan said after tasting it and promptly offered a mouthful to Song Xiaodong with her chopsticks.

Song Xiaodong took a bite and said, "It really is good."

The people at the surrounding tables were eyeing Song Xiaodong and his group, guessing which of the four beauties was Song Xiaodong’s girlfriend. Seeing Miao Xuanxuan feed him like that, they immediately assumed she was his girlfriend—why else would she feed him like that unless they were a couple?

Xiao Yingying also picked up some food with her chopsticks and offered it to him, saying, "Brother Dongzi, try this tomato-flavored one."

Song Xiaodong smiled and opened his mouth to eat it.

The faces of the people around them darkened instantly. Another beauty feeding him, one on each side, could it be that both women were this man’s lovers?

Seeing Miao Xuanxuan and Xiao Yingying both feed him, and having grown more familiar with everyone over the past few days, Lin Su’er became less shy and also offered a bite to Song Xiaodong.

With three girls feeding one guy, the bystanders’ gazes instinctively turned towards Shui Qingyue, speculating whether this fourth beauty would also join in feeding him.

Shui Qingyue herself was struggling inside. Since the other three had fed him, not doing the same would make her stand out awkwardly, but the act of feeding someone felt like something she couldn’t bring herself to do, given her conservative nature. After all, she had been betrothed to Liu Minghui for quite a while without engaging in any intimate gestures with him.

While she was in this dilemma, Song Xiaodong had already proactively taken some food with his chopsticks from the bowl in front of her and tasted it, saying, "Qingyue, this seafood flavor is also not bad."

Shui Qingyue’s embarrassment dissipated at once. She proactively took some food from Song Xiaodong’s bowl and said, "Yours is pretty good too."

Inside, she felt a faint sense of warmth from being cared for. Song Xiaodong was clearly considering her feelings by subtly relieving her embarrassment. He really was a considerate and caring man, and most importantly, given Song Xiaodong’s current success, one could only guess how many beauties would want to get close to him. That he could act this way was all the rarer and more precious.

While they were enjoying their meal, two people walked in. Upon seeing them, the first expression on their faces was pleasure, which then shifted to a sinister look.