Yao Qing's biological father, a gambler. He is tall and thin with a face longer than a donkey's and blackened like a well-used pot. He frequently beat his five children with the soles of his shoes. He kicked the door open, tried to strike Yao Qingqing, and was pinned by her when he attacked a third time. He slapped his wife and wanted to force Yao Qingqing out.