Hou has five children altogether. Hou Yaozhong, the eldest son, and Hou Yaoru, the eldest daughter, did not take crosstalk as their profession. Hou Zhen, the eldest son of Mr. Hou Yaozhong, is now a comedian of Deyun Society. The second son, Mr. Hou Yaohua, has been engaged in film and television performances and TV hosting for many years. He seldom talks about cross talk, but only makes occasional guest appearances. His son, who studied under Mr. Shi, a crosstalk performer, is active in TV program hosting. The third son, Mr. Hou, performed cross talk and died; My youngest daughter, Ms. zhēn, is responsible for sorting out the living materials and writing books.