Xia Ruoruo's mother who refused to let her daughter go to school so she could continue helping gather supplies. She had a difficult labor giving birth to Xia Ruoruo which damaged her body and made her unable to get pregnant again. She never liked her daughter very much but was not stupid enough to abuse her own child since Xia Ruoruo was probably the only child she would have. She made empty promises to her daughter about sending her to school when conditions improved.