This family banquet could not be described as thoroughly joyous, but at least it passed in relative peace.
However, "peace" might not be quite the right word. After Baili Hengyuan agreed to the marriage, though the three Baili brothers had nothing more to say, they still found Zhong Mingxin quite disagreeable. They kept toasting him insistently, the kind he could not refuse.
Faced with his three formidable brothers-in-law, Zhong Mingxin naturally didn't dare to decline and could only continue with a forced smile. As for the toasts, he accepted each one without objection and before long, he became quite drunk.
Baili Hengyuan didn't intercede, but he observed the scene with detached indifference, clearly supportive of his sons' behavior.
