Liu Ruyan's previous life was marked by poverty and the successive loss of her loved ones: her grandmother died of illness, and her younger brother was sold or died young in an accident. She was left to wander from place to place and eventually died in hardship. She is reborn ten years earlier, just as her family is going through its most difficult time.
Lin An, nicknamed An'an, is about five or six years old. Sweet and adorable, and so sensible it breaks your heart, he was Lin Yue's greatest regret and obsession in her previous life. Now, hunger and cold have left his little face sallow and his body weak.
Grandmother: Lin Wangshi. Old and frail, she is bedridden with a lingering illness, possibly severe chills, pulmonary tuberculosis, or organ failure caused by long-term malnutrition. The family cannot afford treatment, and she is on the verge of death.
