He Yunzhao's uncle, head of a poorer branch of the He family living in the back alley. His father was Old Master He's paternal cousin. He came to borrow money because his son, the Yuncheng Vice Prefect, gained the favor of the Provincial Administration Commissioner who wants a marriage alliance. He was thoroughly outmatched by He Yunzhao's shrewdness and left empty-handed, later taking out his frustration on his wife and daughter.
