Meilian Feng

Where she was born is now known as the Xi'an district in the city of Mudanjiang in the province of Heilongjiang in northern China. Born in the year of the sheep, Lian was the sixth child, the fourth daughter. She would later forget her father's name, as he died when she was young, and her mother remarried a slightly younger food shop owner.

Customers would remember her as a girl with the sweet pretty face and soft eyes and hair. The one who rarely spoke, and when she did, it was in a soft, quiet manner. If she had a fault, it was that she was too easily pushed to the back, much too passive and eager to accept what little she received.

She met Corbin at the age of 19, and they wed 6 months later. She later bore a healthy baby girl and named her after the place she had spent most of her life, Xian.