The wise and far-sighted grandmother of Tong Yuqian and Tong Yuyao. She was a talented lady from a prominent official family who married into the Guo family. When her husband favored concubines over her, she used her family influence to divorce him and took half his assets plus her dowry. She skillfully managed the family through turbulent years of revolution, warlords, and shifting governments, aligning with the revolutionary side. She donated most of her wealth to the army during the war against Japan and pushed her son toward learning traditional Chinese medicine rather than business, believing skills endure while wealth vanishes.
