Also known as Cheng Yuanyue or A Yuan, she is the protagonist of the story. She is engaged to Luchen after he gave a bride price of 1500 yuan. She works at a padded clothing factory as a designer. She resisted her family's plan to force her to marry an old man, and instead chose to sleep with Luchen in a cave to tie him down. She is intelligent and independent, refusing to hand her wages to her family. She has a brother named Cheng Jiafu.
