Tonight, when everyone was so happy, Ye Que didn't want to spoil the mood with sadness.
So, when he was toasting with Tang Shichu, he smiled to himself, looking as if nothing was amiss.
Seeing that Ye Que had let it go, how could Tang Shichu continue to take the matter to heart!
He clinked glasses with Ye Que three times in a row.
When it was Ying Wuqiu's turn, Ye Que picked up his glass, said nothing, and clinked it with Ying Wuqiu's, both draining their glasses simultaneously.
Not speaking didn't mean there was nothing to say, it was because they both knew that some things were better left unspoken, understood silently.
If spoken out loud, others might not understand, and might even start to imagine things.
The matters between the brothers were best kept to themselves.
After everyone had been toasted, Ye Que poured a drink and personally toasted his father.
Afterward, the men started playing drinking games with renewed vigor.