The third son of the Qin family and the scorekeeper of the production brigade. He is ambitious and looks down on local village girls, considering them uncouth. He is infatuated with Zhou Manman, a city sent-down youth, and hopes to use his position as scorekeeper as leverage to win her affection. He is about to enter a textile factory and become a city dweller. His mother warned him that Zhou Manman would never look down on a country bumpkin like him.
