Female supporting character, Sheng's mother's cousin and nemesis. Both cousins had fallen for Sheng Liangyuan, but Ren Cuiping won him. Unwilling to admit defeat, Ren Xiaofang married Sheng Liangyuan's superior in a fit of anger. Her husband was twenty-one years older than Sheng Liangyuan and had been widowed for many years with no intention of remarrying. Had a scuffle with Sheng's mother that led to Sheng's mother falling into the pond.
