The Good Earth

A gambler at the beginning of the book, he later turns out to have criminal connections. He could also be described as the nastiest character of the story whom seems to live his life by blackmailing people. .
             The Uncle's Wife.
             She is a fat, self-indulgent woman who takes full advantage of her husband's hold over Wang Lung. This woman demands delicacies of food and drink, and does no work in the household. She does however prove useful to Wang in arranging the purchase of Lotus Flower.
             The Uncle's Son.
             Wang considers him a negative influence on his own sons, and he tries hard to distance him from them. Like his parents, he is a bane to Wang's household. He brings the eldest son to a whorehouse; he covets Lotus and the servants; he brings his army troop to stay in Wang's courts. Wang is not able to addict him to opium, unlike his parents, but he is freed of the annoyance when the boy decides to seek adventures in the army and leaves voluntarily. Wang is glad that the boy's offspring is female, so that he no longer has claims to the Wang family.
             Wang Lung's Eldest Son.
             He is tall, big-boned, and attractive. Though he is educated, he is fearful that people should view him as only a country boy, and so he attempts to appear as noble as possible by spending and marrying well. He and Wang have a large argument when Wang suspects that the son and Lotus have had relations. His punishment is being sent to the south, until he is sent for. When he returns, he marries an upper-class maid from the town, to the pleasure of O-lan. The birth of his children please Wang very much, even though he has plans to sell the land, much to Wang's horror.
             Wang Lung's Second Son.
             Unlike his older brother, he is short and slight. He is given charge of the family's expenses, after he has proven his trustworthiness as a grain dealer's apprentice. His family rivals with his older brother's, causing their father great unrest. He has chosen a village maid who is hardy and knows how to run a household, almost opposite to the description of his brother's wife.