Miao Shufang is Qin Yan's mother, a woman described as pushover and indecisive. She is deeply worried about her son's despondency after his paralysis and believes that finding him a wife who can bear a child might give him a reason to live. She offers a courtyard house as a reward to any woman who can provide Qin Yan with an heir. She owns a restaurant, which provides some financial stability. Despite her love for her son, she is easily influenced by her husband's family, particularly her mother-in-law who favors her uncle's family. She is female and represents the traditional maternal figure caught between familial pressures and her son's well-being.
