Nuannuan's father, once a famous handsome young man in Beijing. He is described as stingy - the family had about 10,000 yuan but he only gave Nuannuan 300 yuan. He had an affair while Nuannuan's mother was seriously ill and married Zhu Qingyuan within two months of her death. He values his son Xiang Yuan more but still feels guilt about leaving Nuannuan behind. He is from a wealthy capitalist family that was among the top ten wealthiest in Beijing before donating their assets.
