Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

Zhao Wenjing got out of the car first, while Zhao Wenhao parked the car.

At this time, Gu Qiang remembered the previous topic.

He wanted to ask clearly, but Zhao Wenhao had already asked him to help carry things.

"Wenjing, why did you buy such good cigarettes and alcohol? It's really unnecessary!"

Looking at the gift Zhao Wenjing brought down, Gu Qiang felt a little embarrassed.

"It's my first time visiting, and I don't know what your parents like, so I just bought some random things." Zhao Wenjing smiled and handed over some of the things.

"Let's go, our house is on the third floor." Gu Qiang called and led the siblings upstairs.

"Qiangzi, this is your girlfriend, she's so pretty!"

"Aunt Yan, this is my girlfriend Zhao Wenjing, and that's my younger brother Zhao Wenhao. They're coming over to visit! Hehe..."

"Qiangzi is so lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend. Your parents must be so happy. I'll come visit you later!"

"Aunt Yan, why don't you come over to our house for dinner tonight..."

As soon as he reached the first floor, Gu Qiang met his neighbor.

Afterwards, I went up to the second floor, where there were two more people waiting.

Obviously, everyone had received the news and knew that Gu Qiang's girlfriend was coming today, so they waited here and there specifically to see what was going on.

This community was originally the staff community of the city tractor factory, and for Gu Qiang, everyone here was an acquaintance.

By the time I finished introducing these neighbors, ten minutes had passed.

Finally, the three of them arrived at the third floor.

At this time, the door was open, and a girl about eighteen or nineteen years old was looking over here curiously.

When he saw Gu Qiang coming upstairs, he quickly retracted his head and shouted towards the house: "Mom and Dad, my brother and sister-in-law are here!"

Hearing the girl's cry, Zhao Wenjing felt a little embarrassed and shrank behind Gu Qiang.

"That's my sister Gu Wei. She just graduated and is preparing to find a job. My brother Gu Tong is still in high school and didn't come back today." Gu Qiang introduced.

In fact, Zhao Wenjing knew all of this. Gu Qiang said this more to introduce the family situation to Zhao Wenhao.

What Gu Qiang didn't know was that Zhao Wenhao had already thoroughly investigated their family's basic circumstances. For example, Gu Qiang's father, Gu Weigang, was the office director at the Municipal Tractor Factory, and his mother, Huang Min, was an accountant at the Municipal Battery Factory.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhao just nodded and didn't say much.

"Dad, Mom, we're back!" Gu Qiang walked into the house and shouted loudly inside.

A middle-aged man in his fifties, quite dignified, walked out with Gu Wei. He smiled only when he saw Zhao Wenjing. "You must be Wenjing, right? Come in."

"Hello, uncle!" Zhao Wenjing walked over and greeted him shyly.

And Zhao Wenhao naturally followed behind.

"Dad, this is Wenjing's younger brother Wenhao." Gu Qiang quickly helped introduce him.

Gu Weigang took the initiative to extend his right hand and shook it, "Wenhao, no need to be polite, just treat it like your own home."

"Uncle Gu, I'm sorry to bother you today." Zhao Wenhao greeted politely.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked out of the room. Gu Qiang quickly walked over and pulled the woman, "Wenjing, Wenhao, this is my mother."

"Hello, Auntie!" The two of them greeted in unison.

Huang Min was very serious. She looked at Zhao Wenjing and forced a smile. "Please come in and sit down."

"What do you mean? Not welcome? Or is Huang Min not very satisfied with my sister?"

Zhao Wenhao frowned, feeling unhappy, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Gu Qiang's sister had just shouted at the door, saying that Zhao Wenjing had arrived. Then, Gu Weigang came out to greet her.

But Huang Min arrived late only after everyone had introduced themselves to each other.

This is not the way to treat guests.

Not only that, Huang Min's expression when she just came out also clearly showed that she did not show much welcome to Zhao Wenjing's visit.

Even if he managed to force a smile, it was probably just perfunctory.

"Come in and sit down!" Gu Qiang probably sensed Huang Min's attitude and quickly tried to smooth things over. "Dad, Mom, this is a gift Wen Jing bought for you. I told her not to be so polite, but she insisted on buying these nice things. There's really nothing I can do."

After saying that, Gu Qiang moved the cigarettes, alcohol, a set of clothes, and other fruits, nutritional supplements, etc. into the living room.

"Kid, just come, why spend so much money!"

When Gu Weigang saw the cigarettes and alcohol, his heart skipped a beat and he laughed heartily at the same time.

Maotai liquor and Zhonghua cigarettes, this level, even their factory director wouldn't dare say that they often receive such treatment. He didn't do it for any other reason, but because it was the girl's first visit, and bringing such an expensive gift showed that he was quite serious.

Huang Min on the other side finally smiled, not as forced as before.

Everyone sat down, Gu Qiang quickly smoked cigarettes, and asked his sister Gu Wei to cut the fruit.

"Wenjing, I heard from Qiangzi that you sell clothes in the Temple Street Clothing Market?" Huang Min asked first.

Zhao Wenjing nodded and replied softly, "The clothing store belongs to my brother. I'm currently helping out there with my brother's girlfriend."

"It's not mine. My sister is in charge right now. I can't control that."

In order to help Zhao Wenjing increase his bargaining chips, Zhao Wenhao quickly followed up with an explanation.

"Oh, is that so?" Huang Min turned to glance at Gu Qiang, then asked, "Is the clothing business profitable now? Have you ever thought about finding a job in a state-owned enterprise? After all, that would provide security for the future!"

Zhao Wenjing was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Zhao Wenhao finally understood why Huang Min was somewhat unhappy at first. It was obvious that she disliked the fact that Zhao Wenjing was a self-employed person.

Huang Min's family all work in state-owned enterprises, and they are guaranteed a stable income regardless of drought or flood.

Moreover, in the early 90s, most of the older generation still had some prejudice against self-employed people. Huang Min was probably one of them.

"Mom, it's too early to talk about this now." Gu Qiang quickly stepped forward to interrupt, "Besides, Wenjing earns much more than us in a month, and she has a lot of free time. I think this is great."

"What do you know? Self-employed people seem to be doing well now. But how do you know if there will be any policy changes? Besides, business is unpredictable, with both good and bad times. Unlike state-owned enterprises, which guarantee a stable income regardless of drought or flood, at least there is a guarantee."

Huang Min was obviously a little dissatisfied with Gu Qiang's interruption.

"Mom, what era is this? If you have nothing to do, go out and take a look. The streets are full of self-employed people. Many of them are living well, and many of them are even better off than us. You can't look at it with old eyes."

Gu Qiang still insisted on his own opinion. No matter what, he definitely couldn't let Zhao Wenjing suffer any injustice on her first visit. Therefore, he would rather focus Huang Min's firepower on himself.

Zhao Wenhao saw all of this.

No matter what Gu Qiang's parents think, at least Zhao Wenhao is more accepting of Gu Qiang as a person.