The dinner party ended at a little past nine in the evening. This level of dinner party wasn't about a few people going out to drink, the more the later the better; everyone had their limits and exercised restraint.
After seeing off the guests together with Xu Hongxing, of course, referring to those most influential guests, the less significant ones didn't have the privilege of being sent off by Xu Hongxing personally.
When most people had left, Xu Hongxing finally said, "Today marks the first step in your entry into the upper echelons of Sunan. In the future, if you need to use these people, try to make the most of them. Don't worry about owing favors—between people, it's the presence of such connections that draw relationships closer. Besides, as you use them, they too will use you. This is a society of mutual use. These people are all shrewder than the next, and while dealing with them, you can learn a few things. But be wary not to be used without even realizing it!"
