Gu San-shen, also known as Aunt San or Third Aunt, is a female relative or family friend. She is married to Xiao Tao, who is described as being very good to her, having bought her beautiful earrings after she mentioned seeing her sister-in-law's pair. Aunt San is proud of her husband's thoughtfulness and is also planning to build a blue brick house. She is one of the women helping with duck-related work at the old house.
