Female antagonist, the mother-in-law of Xia Wan and mother of Lu Hongmei. She is described as a shrew with a fiery temper and poor reputation among neighbors. Yang Shufen favors Su Lijuan, the childhood crush of her deceased son Lu Jingxing, and pressures Xia Wan to give up the factory office job she earned to Su Lijuan. When refused, she and her daughter beat Xia Wan to death in the original novel. In this timeline, she attempts to continue her abuse but is thwarted by Xia Wan's transmigration. She is greedy, manipulative, and tries to seize the compensation money meant for Xia Wan as a martyr's spouse. Despite her viciousness, she is portrayed as a poor widow who lost her husband and son young, yet she uses this to garner sympathy while acting deceitfully.
