Female, wife of Shen Jianmin and mother of Shen Jintao and Shen Jidong. She is from the Xu family. She is described as honest and open-minded. She scolds her daughter Shen Jintao softly when Jintao speaks rudely to the old lady, concerned about gossip regarding filial piety. She would rather play the villain herself than let her daughter be gossiped about.