Also called Old Master Dou. Head of the Dou family, a wealthy merchant dynasty. Dotes on his second grandson Dou Yu. Wants to elevate the Dou family from merchant status to nobility. Intended to pass the position of family head to Dou Yu but wanted him to enter officialdom instead. After Dou Shuo's death, felt guilt and favored the eldest branch. Handed the silk trade to the eldest branch and the tea trade to the fourth branch. Seriously ill and probably won't live to see Dou Yu succeed.
