Also referred to as Father Lin and Old Lin, he is the father of Lin Xiaodou and Lin Dawei. He orchestrated the plan to kidnap his own daughter Lin Xiaodou and sell her to Widow Liu's fool son for a bride price of 300 yuan. He disguised himself when hiring the thugs. He was convicted of trafficking women and sentenced to one year of reform through labor at a suburban pig farm. He took all the blame to protect his wife. He uses a wheelchair.
