In fact, although Gu Xiuniang was top-grade, she truly gave her all for Feng Yanting.
In the original script, after Feng Zhongliang had ransomed Mrs. Zhang and the others, he was left with little Silver Coin, just like now.
Gu Xiuniang both personally initiated Feng Yanting's education and earned money with her embroidery.
However, she never let Yanting know about the difficulty of the family's circumstances or her own hardships. She feared the child would be distracted and unable to study properly.
She still maintained the facade that the Feng Family was affluent, and that her earning money to support the household (especially to take care of Mrs. Zhang and the others) was not laborious.
Yanting's quality of life had not declined, and he had never witnessed his own mother's toil, so he had grown accustomed to everything.
However, during his studies, a child will inevitably experience aversion and weariness.
