Tan Desheng himself was actually quite capable. He enlisted in the army during a recruitment drive back in the day and later became a police officer in Z Province. He worked his way up to a department-level official before retiring, so his monthly pension was quite substantial.
With such a capable relative, Tan Lin naturally wanted to use him to improve his own family's life. But no matter how he tried to curry favor, Tan Desheng simply preferred Tan Deji's family and was very cold toward Tan Lin and his wife, Cheng Wenhui.
For example, before Tan You was born, Tan Lin and Cheng Wenhui also went to Z Province to find work. Tan Desheng paid them no mind, but he took great care of Tan Deji's son, Tan Shanyun, and his wife, Cao Xiaojing, who had gone there around the same time.
