After a pause, Guagua continued:
[Zhao Nianjun was equally doted on, but she had none of a pampered young lady's spoiled arrogance. She was exceptionally intelligent.
Zhao Nianjun had witnessed the hardships and struggles women faced in this world.
Especially after marriage, whether a woman lived well depended entirely on her husband's favor.
Zhao Nianjun had seen far too many unfortunate women. Whenever she thought of being confined to the rear courtyard herself someday, she could not accept it.
So, no matter what Zhao Nianjun did, she strove to do it best. She wanted to carve out a different life for herself.]
In the video, Zhao Nianjun's close friend Zeng Yun had a father who had married her mother for the sake of his business. He had no affection for his wife, and that dislike extended to their daughter, Zeng Yun.
His concubine bullied and humiliated Zeng Yun's mother without restraint. In the end, Zeng Mother took her own life, leaving Zeng Yun alone. With no one left to protect her, she suffered every kind of hardship.
Zhao Nianjun had seen more than one pair of women like Zeng Mother and Zeng Yun.
Zhao Nianjun's parents loved each other deeply. There were no concubines in their household, nor any children born of concubines. Their household was very harmonious.
Yet even so, there were still restless maids who tried to climb into her father's bed. He threw them out of his room and ordered the steward to sell them off immediately.
Zhao Nianjun truly did not understand. Why couldn't women support themselves? Why did they have to depend on men?
It was not that every man under heaven was heartless, but men whose affections shifted at the sight of someone new were hardly rare.
Zhao Nianjun refused to gamble her entire