Male supporting character, also known as Uncle Qiao, the elder brother of Qiao Chengjun. He and his wife took in young Qiao Ruan after her father joined the army. Despite receiving seventy to eighty yuan monthly in allowances and bonuses from Qiao Chengjun, they neglected and mistreated Qiao Ruan, giving her only hand-me-downs from Qiao Meng. They attempted to withhold the five hundred yuan survivor compensation that rightfully belonged to Qiao Ruan. Under public pressure in Qiao Village, he reluctantly gives her the money and adds three hundred yuan of his own.
