Social connections and schmoozing, although he didn't like this kind of thing, he had no choice. After all, in this society, unless you live reclusively in the mountains or are a complete homebody, interacting with people is inevitable, only a matter of degree.
As long as it wasn't too uncomfortable for him, he could actually tolerate the rest. After all, networking, though invisible and intangible in daily life, proved to be very useful at critical times.
Sometimes it worked even better than money, like the problem recently with Zhang Chao's family. If it weren't for him asking Wen Jingqi to intervene, even with money, it wouldn't have been that easy to solve.
Now, it's the same situation with Tang Nan. Their world doesn't consist of just a few friends, and there are times when it's hard to refuse those you're close to.
Tang Nan herself knew why her friends wanted her to connect them with Su Qing; it was nothing more than for their own ambitions.
