Also referred to as Lai, she is sixty-six years old and one of the oldest women in the courtyard. She is described as petty, greedy, and always bossing people around using her seniority. She disapproves of Li Shuping causing a scene at the wedding and tries to give her unsolicited advice, but Li Shuping ignores her. She is the person Li Shuping dislikes the most.