"Your grandfather and I were childhood friends whose families were close friends with each other. Everyone thought us to be a couple and assumed that we would eventually get married. However, because he ended up falling for your granny, I became an abandoned and disgraced woman in the eyes of others!" Being the sole daughter and heir of her family, the elder Mrs. Mu grew up to be a very competitive person with high self-esteem.
The indignation over having her crush falling for a woman who was not her match in all aspects got her hating her love rival's guts.
Being a shrewd woman, however, she silently endured through it, went on to be friends with her crush, and maintained a good relationship between both families. She later got her only son to marry their sole daughter, rob them of their assets, and destroy the lifetime happiness of their precious daughter.
Even so, it did not appease her. She wanted the woman to lead an even more miserable life.