Eldest son of Zhong Minfen and brother of Shi Huaiming. He is married to Chen Qingmei and is the father of Shi Danling and Shi Xingguo. He treats Zhenzhen kindly and worries that she will regret not remarrying in the future. He supports his mother's plan to find a matchmaker for Zhenzhen, believing she should not have to live as a widow forever.
