Norway-China (10 days) - Japan - China (1 night) - Norway

Hi,
I am traveling from Norway to China for a 10 days stay, for which I will be getting an invitation from a Chinese person with whom I will be staying. Then I am going to Japan for 10 days.
On my home flight from Japan I go through China and will need to sleep one night at Qingdao airport hotel before my flight from Qingdao --> Beijing --> Europe, and I am not applicable for transit exemption.

I want to apply for a two entries tourist visa L because its simpler and cheaper than L + G.

However, I am worried that the Chinese application center will be confused by the fact that my invitation for china is only for my first stay.
Is this a legitimate concern or am I overthinking things?