Seo Xiulan was actually one who favored sons over daughters.
In the past, she had been so harsh on Zhou Zixuan not only because she knew Zhou didn't come from her own womb, but mainly because she looked down on her for being a girl.
After He Tiantian's return, she seemed to be very loving and valued her biological daughter.
But Tiantian knew very well that Seo Xiulan just felt that they were strangers since Tiantian had just come back; they needed to be polite for now and build some maternal bonds.
Moreover, Tiantian, as a sixteen or seventeen-year-old pretty girl, had her uses, whether it be for the Zhou Family or Tiantian herself.
Seo Xiulan was delighted to play the role of a loving mother in front of Tiantian, all to gain more benefits from her in the future.
And now, with sister-in-law Ma Cuifen coming to see the commotion, not only had Tiantian not allowed Ma to succeed in her scheming, but she had also significantly boosted Seo Xiulan's reputation.