Since she had said so, what else could Staff Officer Du say? He could only say, "Okay, I'll eat with Chenglan first. If your talk ends earlier, you can join us for a meal." Then, he said to Commander Xia, "Old Xia, you two have a good chat. What's the big deal, anyway? Since Little Xia is here, the three of you can sit down and talk. There's nothing you can't solve.
"We have to be good at our jobs, but we can't do this to our own family. We have to make concessions and can't manage our families like a dictator." After saying so much, the main point was still the last sentence, 'We can't manage our families like a dictator.'
Xia Jinyuan was neither humble nor overbearing. He smiled elegantly and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Staff Officer Du. Actually, no matter whether it's at home or outside, we can't adopt a dictatorship approach."
Staff Officer Du smiled and left with his wife.