Wang Ma is the kind elderly housekeeper of the Liang family, who has worked there for twenty years. She raised Liang Liang since his mother left, becoming a mother figure. She pleads with Liang Liang not to leave, gives him her life savings of 3,000 yuan, and is the only person Liang Liang trusts emotionally. He calls her his real mother and promises to care for her in old age.