The village secretary and Xue Miaoyun's uncle/grandpa figure. He watched over Xue Miaoyun's father Xue Jianguo grow up. He was initially sympathetic to the orphaned Xue Miaoyun but felt it was not his place to interfere in family affairs. He presided over the engagement dissolution, finding Xue Miaoyun's eloquence surprising compared to her usual quiet and taciturn nature. He expressed disapproval of the Song family's behavior.
