Female antagonist. The matriarch of the Pan family who exploited Song Nanting for four and a half years under the pretense of a arranged marriage. She forced Song Nanting to hand over all her wages, lived her in poor conditions, and deceived her with sweet words. She secretly received monthly payments of 15 yuan from her son Pan Shifeng, plus a 600 yuan lump sum as coffin money. She also extracted compensation after Pan Shifeng's father died. When confronted by Song Nanting, she reluctantly pays the demanded 1,520 yuan (later rounded to 1,500 plus 20 yuan). She is described as infamous for being unreasonable. She fears Song Nanting will expose Pan Shifeng to his workplace in the capital, which would ruin her son's official career and their daughter-in-law prospects.
