Tan Deming glanced at the math competition book. "You like this one? I'll go ask around later and see if his family has any more books like it."
Tan You replied, "Okay, Grandpa. Please help me look. I think it's pretty interesting."
When it came to finding things, Tan You was no match for Tan Deming. His social network was truly vast; he knew practically everyone for miles around.
This was thanks to Tan Deming's profession. In the countryside, funerals required banquets, and that was precisely his line of work. From the initial mourning rites to the cremation and burial, and even the subsequent rituals on the seventh and forty-ninth days, Tan Deming handled everything in perfect order.
As a result, when Tan You was a child, she often tagged along with him, eating at all sorts of households. His connections were built up slowly over several decades.
