Ling Yue's father, a village official who works hard for the whole village. He has a slightly hunched back from effort and appeared exceptionally tired and worn under the afternoon sun. He was struggling with village officials to unload sacks of rice from a three-wheeled truck. His voice was hoarse as he patiently tried to soothe agitated villagers complaining about unfair rice distribution. He kept smiling apologetically and explained that the warehouse was empty, promising priority for those who received less.