The biological mother of Ye Qingluo, a hardworking woman in her early thirties with graying hair. She feels guilty about the long-ago baby switch and is overjoyed to have her real daughter back. She explains the circumstances of that night, tries to protect Ye Qingluo from hurtful gossip, and offers the last two hundred wen of the family to her sister-in-law. She is warm and longs to make up for lost time.