The father, nearly forty years old, a tall and solidly built but slightly stooped honest and hardworking farmer. He is a widower whose first wife died over a year before he married Yan Fengru. He has two older children from his first marriage, Gu Qingshan and Gu Caihe. He tends to be partial toward his older children out of pity for their lost mother, but loves all his children. He is described as a simple, honest man who avoids quarreling with his wife. He works hard and has some savings.
