Also referred to as Old Master Yan, he is the head of the Beicheng Yan family. He suffered a heart attack in the hospital hallway due to anxiety over his wife's gout medication running out. He is part of the New Culture wave and addresses women by their original surnames. He has been married for fifty years. He gave a white jade pendant and a check for ten thousand silver dollars as wedding gifts to Liu Xiyin and Yan Changye.
