Tang Li knew that Tang Guo had been working at the supermarket since she was eighteen, treating it as her own home.
That was why in her previous life, she had risked danger to rescue supplies from the supermarket, and why she was now contributing to it without expecting anything in return.
However, Tang Li didn't say much, only stating, "Sister Guo Guo, I know you're doing this for the supermarket."
"I won't stop you from helping me clean the supermarket. But since you're giving up the opportunity to earn points from the official channels to help me clean, I can't let you work for me for free."
"As long as you help me clean the supermarket for one day, I will give you 5 material allocation coupons daily, equivalent to the official rate for clearing ordinary areas of mud and debris."
Tang Guo was taken aback and quickly refused, "I'm not here to clean the supermarket for a reward."
"Li Li, your material allocation coupons are limited. If you give them to me, I might as well go earn coupons from the official channels!"
Tang Li shrugged and said, "Then you go ahead."
Tang Guo: "(⊙﹏⊙)"
Immediately after, Tang Guo looked at Tang Li with surprise and asked, "Li Li, you... you've come out of it?"
Tang Guo's question was abrupt, but Tang Li knew what she meant.
She nodded and said, "Yes, after the natural disaster began, I thought a lot."
"You were right. The deceased are gone, and the living should live well, living for them as well!"
Since her parents passed away, Tang Li had been immersed in grief and hadn't moved on.
Seeing that Tang Li had finally figured things out and regained her lively and spirited nature, Tang Guo was very pleased.
At this moment, Tang Guo also understood some things and said to Tang Li with a smile:
"Li Li, material allocation coupons can only be issued by the official channels and can only be used to exchange for supplies from them. They cannot be traded privately. Even if you wanted to give me material allocation coupons, you couldn't!"
Tang Li was stunned.
She almost forgot that the official channels had not yet opened private trading for material allocation coupons. She indeed couldn't give Tang Guo material allocation coupons at this moment.
Helplessly, Tang Li could only let Tang Guo clean the supermarket.
Looking at Tang Guo enthusiastically cleaning the supermarket, then at the messy supermarket, and then at the residential building connected to this supermarket, as well as the underground garage...
Tang Li had an idea.
However, as this idea was not yet confirmed as feasible, Tang Li did not tell Tang Guo for now.
After saying goodbye to Tang Guo, Tang Li left the supermarket.
She had to go to the official material exchange to redeem some items with her material allocation coupons.
Tang Li knew the location of the material exchange from her previous life.
She just didn't know if the material exchange was open at this time.
The Oriental Grand Hotel was a five-star hotel in A City before the apocalypse.
Currently, it had been requisitioned by the official channels as the location for their material exchange.
When Tang Li arrived, many people were cleaning mud and debris from the lobby, loading them onto trolleys and transporting them out continuously.
"It seems it hasn't opened yet."
Tang Li was a little disappointed.
Just as she was about to leave and go a bit further to redeem what she needed from the material supply department, she heard a car horn behind her.
Tang Li turned her head and saw Zhao Xiaoqing!
"Miss Tang, why are you here?" Zhao Xiaoqing asked.
"The floodwaters have receded, I'm just out for a walk."
Tang Li gave a casual explanation and then pretended to be curious, asking, "Director Zhao, why are you here?"
Zhao Xiaoqing pointed to the Oriental Grand Hotel and explained to Tang Li, "This will be the material exchange run by the official channels."
"As I don't have much material to requisition, during the recent meeting, everyone assigned me the task of setting up the material exchange."
"As soon as the meeting ended, I came over to take a look."
Zhao Xiaoqing made it sound simple, but Tang Li didn't believe it was that straightforward.
Tang Li knew how important the material exchange would be in the coming period.
It could be said that all overt material transactions in A City for the next period would have to be completed within the material exchange.
Zhao Xiaoqing's ability to enter the material supply department and become a deputy director already indicated that she was not simple.
Now, being responsible for such an important material exchange showed her deep background.
Tang Li understood, but her expression remained unchanged.
Feigning ignorance, she asked, "Material exchange? What is it?"