Aunt—a retired gynecologist, in her seventies
Tadpole—playwright, aunt's nephew, in his fifties
Little Lion——was aunt's assistant, tadpole's wife, over 50 years old
Chen Mei—a surrogate, in her twenties.Fire survived, badly disfigured
Chen Bi——Chen Mei's father, a classmate of Tadpole Elementary School.street homeless man in his fifties
Yuan Ji, a classmate of Tadpole Elementary School and the owner of Bullfrog Company, secretly runs a "surrogacy company".fifty years old
Younger cousin—named Jinxiu, Tadpole's cousin, Yuan Ji's subordinate, over forty years old
Li Shou - Tadpole Elementary School classmate, restaurant owner.fifty years old
The director of the police station—a police officer, in his forties
Xiao Wei—a female police officer, a student who just graduated from the police academy, in her twenties
Hao Dashou - Master of Folk Clay Sculpture.aunt husband
Qin He—Master of Folk Clay Sculpture, Follower of Aunt
Liu Guifang - classmate of Tadpole Primary School, director of the county government guest house
Gao Mengjiu - Gaomi County Magistrate during the Republic of China.
There are several yamen servants.
Two hospital security guards.
Two masked men in black.
Several people including TV station photographers and female reporters.