The father of Xie Yuanzhou, a man who prides himself on having studied a little. He is obsessed with his eldest son Xie Yuanbo's scholarly career and willing to sacrifice anything, including his daughters, for it. He sells Xiaozhu to Steward Zhao for thirty taels and tries to take Qiao Wantang's betrothal money to fund Yuanbo's grand wedding. He is strict and unyielding, ignoring his wife's objections.
