Lin Dayou's elder brother, son of Lin Hu and Lin Shi. He has been pampered and indulged by their parents since childhood due to parental favoritism. His daughter Lin Luodan stole Lin Luoxi's engagement to Scholar Wang with the parents' blessing. During the physical confrontation with Lin Dayou, he maliciously hugged his brother to prevent him from dodging the stool thrown by their father Lin Hu. He is described as confident from years of indulgence and no match for his hardworking brother in a fight.