Everything she had done today left almost no impact on the Zhang family. However, she did that with clear intention.
She lived under the same roof with Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing for many years. She knew them very well.
Zhang Xiaohui grew up in hardship. Her parents brainwashed her with the mindset that she must show filial obedience to her family and support her brothers. Her parents valued males in the family so her function in the family was just to help her brothers.
She had to support her elder brother.
Zhang Xiaohui was a self-conflicted person. On one side, she wanted herself and her daughter to live a good life and on the other side, she believed that she must support her family at all costs.
As a daughter of the family, it was difficult for her family to raise her. Thus, she must help her brothers.
It was normal for her to live a hard life as long as her brothers had better lives.
Gu Ruoqing liked to compare with others.