The second master of the Xie family, brother of Xie Boyu. He is described as lazy and arrogant, always stirring up trouble in the household. He sarcastically accuses Xie Xuchuan of squandering a thousand taels of silver on his Huizhou trip. He is also accused by Hua Nanzhi of embezzling a cartload of Cloud Brocade during his first business trip and spending over half a year in pleasure quarters afterward. He gets into arguments with his sister-in-law Hua Nanzhi.
