in 2014, a letter was published in the "shenzhen daily" written by xi yuanping, the brother of china's current paramount leader xi jinping, announcing they were married with children. in the letter xi said "lanlan is a simple and sincere woman. she not only had a successful career, but is also a competent daughter-in-law, good wife and loving mother." the couple are said to have met in 2005 and that she fell out of public view after the birth of their first child.