Also known as Liao Four-Eyes, an educated youth from Haicheng who has been in the countryside since 1966 (seven years). His father works at a radio factory. He gave up his chance to inherit the job so his sister wouldn't have to go to the countryside. He suffers from poor eyesight, making him an object of bullying, and has become withdrawn and insecure. He was formerly a key member of his school's literature club. His parents work at the same factory as He Liansheng.
