Ning You's father, an engineer and leader at the lighting factory who earns seventy to eighty yuan a month. He prides himself on being an intellectual and values his reputation highly. He married Wen Ya (Ning You's biological mother) who died young, and later married He Meili as his second wife. He is described as having mistreated both his first wife and his daughter Ning You. When confronted with Ning You's public performance, he was forced to publicly agree to pay her and provide ration tickets. His poor handling of family matters and public outburst cost him a promotion opportunity, as the old factory director noted he was too muddled in personal matters and lacked good character.
