He felt that everyone was family, and there was no reason why his parents and younger siblings should eat poorly while others had good food.
The original owner was infuriated by her husband and son's actions and, with a hardened heart, packed her things and returned home.
This time, to outsiders, the original owner's behavior seemed incredibly mercenary.
Indeed, the Shang Family was known for valuing profit, proving that this daughter-in-law was no good.
Seeing her own husband fail the examinations, she abandoned her children as well.
The original owner's children could not understand their mother's actions and wished they were rid of this power-hungry mother who people talked about.
Thus, the original owner divorced her husband and did not ask for her dowry, leaving it all to her children.
Though they were unwilling to go with her, the original owner could not truly abandon them.