Yes. Her family has been the guardian of a few Liyue secrets for generations, as per our contract. She inherited her position as the family head due to unfortunate circumstances.

[ Since the Hu family already have a contract with Rex Lapis, it thus fell to him to step in as her guardian once her last living relative passed away. It was unfortunate that Hu Tao's parents died before her grandparents, but such is fate.

A fate that could have been avoided, if only predestination did not exist. ]