From Ren Bonian, the Ren Family had reached its third generation with Ren Minghang and his elder brother. Before Ren Bonian, the Ren surname wasn't part of any distinguished lineage, and the only well-known thing associated with the Ren name was a character from a popular martial arts novelist from the last century, Ren Woxing.
The personalities of the Ren Family members were quite similar to that martial arts character. After retiring from the military, Ren Bonian now just spends his time feeding fish and playing chess in the nursing home, appearing imposing but in reality quite genial.
Mr. Ren was originally a university lecturer, but when he was thirty, he met his later partner, Mrs. Ren, a miss from a political family. Their student-teacher romance faced unanimous condemnation from both the university and the educational circle, and in a fit of anger, he too abandoned teaching for politics. Thus, Mr. Ren still carries a strong scholarly air.
