Male, the male lead of the novel, a village loafer and petty thief notorious for being idle, lazy, and constantly scheming. He is destined to become the richest man in Huaguo but only achieves this through exploiting the original Song Yao. He is engaged to Song Yao in the original story but desires Song Lin instead. He covets the jade pendant Song Yao inherited from her mother, believing it will change his life.
