Even though Su Xiaofu was struggling, she was still a woman devotedly in love with her son, Fan Wenxuan. Keeping Su Xiaofu around would save the cost of a bride price if her son didn't amount to much in the future. An extra daughter-in-law for free, what's not to like?
If Fan Wenxuan did indeed succeed and shined in the imperial exams, she'd casually find an excuse to send Su Xiaofu away. Like her mother and second sister just discussed, she wouldn't let Fan Wenxuan and Su Xiaofu officially marry, so she could still claim her son was single, and wealthy families wouldn't reject marrying their daughters to her son just because someone said he had a country wife. Mrs. Liang's calculations were indeed shrewd.
Su Yunjin tutted in amazement.
In this situation, Su Xiaofu was just tragic, scheming her way into the Fan family, yet constantly at risk of being kicked out. Su Yunjin silently sympathized with her.
