Although she wouldn't wait for the government to assign her a job or seek one herself, she was determined to excel in her graduation project as a culmination of her years of study. She refused to compromise. Despite having settled for less her entire previous life and lived in frustration, she would never do so in this lifetime.
If it meant compromising, she would rather abandon it altogether.
Just like the Qin Family, just like Qin Guohua, and just like that so-called father.