Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

Time goes back to a day ago, when Zhao Wenhao was still immersed in his own world, grieving alone.

On the street of Hengtang Town, Zhao Aiguo was sitting on the curb with a cigarette in his mouth, chatting with several porters.

"Boss Zhao, your son is such a big boss, how could he still have the heart to let you work outside? If it were me, I would definitely do nothing and just enjoy my life at home."

"You guys don't understand, right? Staying at home every day is so boring. I'm bored to death. So, I got a driver's license and do some work when I have nothing to do. Not for the money, but for the comfort."

"Have you ever been to the provincial capital? I heard it's full of tall buildings, and the streets are full of pretty girls wearing very little!"

"What's so good about it? It's just so-so after seeing so much. My son even asked me to be the vice president of the company. Why should I suffer that?"

……

Just as Zhao Aiguo was leisurely smoking and chatting, two well-dressed men came from not far away.

They came to Zhao Aiguo and asked, "Master, are we going to the county?"

Zhao Aiguo glanced at the two men and replied casually, "Two people, ten yuan."

In fact, he didn't really want to take this job. After all, he had just been praised and was still immersed in joy.

So he just quoted a random price, hoping to get rid of the two men.

After hearing Zhao Aiguo's offer, one of the men widened his eyes, stared at Zhao Aiguo, and asked angrily: "Ten dollars? Aren't you robbing me?"

However, Zhao Aiguo was not moved by the other party's questioning.

He continued smoking as if nothing had happened, then curled his lips and squinted his eyes and said, "It's up to you to sit down or not. If you don't want to sit down, forget it. I still want to rest for a while!"

At this time, another man in a white shirt quickly grabbed his companion and persuaded him, "Forget it, four dollars is four dollars. We are short of time now, so let's get going quickly."

As he said this, he quickly took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Aiguo without hesitation.

Several porters sitting nearby looked at Zhao Aiguo with envy. It only took an hour to get him to the county town for one trip, and he earned ten yuan.

Zhao Aiguo looked at the envious eyes of the people with a proud look on his face.

He brushed the dirt off his butt and said hello to the porters: "Brothers, I'm going to go first. We'll continue our conversation when I come back later."

After saying that, he opened the door of the cab and sat in.

"Where are you two going in the county?" Zhao Aiguo turned around and asked.

The man in the white shirt smiled politely and said, "Master, please take us to the Weiting Hotel on Zhongshan Road."

"Hey, that hotel is the only three-star hotel in our county. You two are doing well!" Zhao Aiguo started the van and the car slowly drove forward.

The two of them smiled perfunctorily and ignored Zhao Aiguo.

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Zhao Aiguo stopped talking and just drove on his own.

"Have you hidden your things?"

"Don't worry, there will be no problem. It's a rare opportunity to receive such a good thing this time. It's estimated to be worth at least two hundred thousand."

"Shh..., keep your voice down."

"It's okay. How can a driver like him understand the value of glass jadeite?"

"Go to the county and trade it quickly, so as to avoid any more trouble later."

……

The two of them were whispering in the back seat, and seemed to be afraid that Zhao Aiguo would hear them, so they deliberately spoke in a low voice.

Little did they know that Zhao Aiguo had good hearing and heard almost every word of their conversation.

"Hehehe..." Zhao Aiguo couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Master, what are you laughing at?" The man in the white shirt quickly put away the small bag in his hand and asked Zhao Aiguo.

Zhao Aiguo shook his head in disdain: "Nothing, I didn't hear anything."

"You must have heard it. Did you hear us discussing the jadeite?" The other man in the black T-shirt couldn't help but speak louder.

"You guys are still ignorant." Zhao Aiguo pretended to be a teacher. "I heard you discussing jadeite, but there's no such thing as jadeite worth 20 yuan. There's an antique market in our county, and I often go there."

"This is a glass jade bracelet, without any impurities, the highest quality, so it's definitely worth 20. If we can find a good buyer, there's a good chance someone will buy it even for 50."

The man in the black T-shirt was very dissatisfied.

Zhao Aiguo still shook his head, he still didn't believe it.

The man in black was anxious. He took out a bracelet from his bag and waved it in front of Zhao Aiguo: "Look carefully, is it glass jadeite?"

"What are you doing? Put it away quickly. He doesn't understand, why are you arguing with him?" The man in the white shirt quickly winked and held down his companion's hand.

"I just don't believe it. Why don't you go to the antique market and ask the experts there to appraise it for you? Don't make any mistakes, or you'll lose a lot of money."

Zhao Aiguo was driving, so he just took a quick glance. Therefore, he naturally didn't believe it.

"Let's go. Aren't you familiar with the antique market? Drive us there and we'll find someone to authenticate it." The man in black seemed to have a bad temper and suddenly became angry.

Zhao Aiguo was also happy to go for a look and agreed immediately.

So the three of them drove directly to the Antique Street.

It's called an antique street, but it's actually just a lane about 200 meters long, with only five or six small shops and dozens of people setting up stalls there.

Zhao Aiguo has been hanging around here for many years, so he is certainly familiar with this place.

Twenty minutes later, the three of them parked the car outside the alley and walked there.

"Shopkeeper Mao, I brought two friends with me. They said they have something good. Do you want to help take a look?"

Zhao Aiguo took the two to one of the antique shops.

"Boss Zhao, what a rare visitor! It's been a while since I've seen you sitting here! Come quickly! A friend just gave me some premium Longjing tea."

Shopkeeper Mao received Zhao Aiguo very politely.

There was no way around it, Zhao Aiguo loved to brag wherever he went, especially about his son Zhao Wenhao.

Therefore, Manager Mao naturally knew that Zhao Aiguo was the father of a big entrepreneur in the city, and he was naturally very polite to him.

Zhao Wenhao was very grateful for Manager Mao's courtesy.

He didn't care whether the tea was good or not, since he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad. The key point was that he had to save face.

"Shopkeeper Mao, we're all acquaintances, so there's no need for formalities. These two people said they have a glass jade bracelet. Could you help me identify it?"

Zhao Aiguo stepped aside and two men came forward.

The man in black took out a bracelet wrapped in a towel from his bag, put it on the counter, and looked at Zhao Aiguo arrogantly.

Shopkeeper Mao walked forward and picked up the bracelet.

After looking at it for a while, he took out a magnifying glass from the side of the counter and looked at it carefully.

"Tsk tsk tsk...it's really a good thing, no doubt about it, a glass jade bracelet, genuine and worth the price." Shopkeeper Mao praised it with a shake of his head, then politely asked the two, "Are you planning to sell it? I'm willing to buy it back for 5 yuan."