After understanding the precautions for setting up a stall, Tang Li took Tang Guo and left.
Before leaving, she returned to the car, replicated a pack of cigarettes from her space, wrapped it up, and handed it to the boss.
However, as the car just started, Tang Li heard Tang Guo ask:
"Li Li, where did that cigarette come from? I don't remember having cigarettes in your luggage."
"Do you have some kind of space, like in those apocalyptic novels?"
Tang Li's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, almost causing her to swerve the car.
Seeing this, Tang Guo quickly soothed her, "Alright, alright, I was just guessing. You drive carefully."
However, her guess became even more certain in her heart.
Tang Li knew that if she made up an excuse now, saying she bought the cigarettes on the way and kept them in the car, or that she didn't have a space, Tang Guo would definitely believe her.
After all, she trusted her so much.
But it was precisely because of this that Tang Li didn't want to lie to her.
How many broken trusts started with deception.
Tang Li could keep secrets from Tang Guo, but she couldn't and wouldn't lie to her about something like this.
Tang Li remained silent, and an awkward silence fell in the car.
After a while, Tang Guo continued, "Li Li, if you don't say it, I won't ask."
"But I know you took out those cigarettes to find me work, to let me earn points. I understand that in my heart."
"The apocalypse is still long. No matter how many cigarettes you have, they will eventually run out."
"From now on, you need to be more resourceful with these things. Don't take them out for me anymore..."
Hearing Tang Guo's words, Tang Li felt very touched.
Before the apocalypse, Tang Guo was a sensible, considerate, and measured person. Even after the apocalypse, she had maintained her true self.
Although her own help meant she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, her ability to remain clear-headed and uphold her principles was truly remarkable.
Most importantly, she was also considerate of Tang Li, and seeing her troubled, she stopped questioning, yet couldn't help but indirectly remind her...
Seeing her like this, Tang Li knew her reaction had confirmed Tang Guo's suspicion about her having a space.
However, Tang Guo didn't know that her space could infinitely replicate items; she still thought it was just a simple storage space, as described in pre-apocalypse novels.
Speaking of which, she should thank those pre-apocalypse novels for allowing Tang Guo to guess she had a space so quickly, without making her suspect that the space could replicate supplies.
Knowing this, Tang Li breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't deny it, nor did she explicitly state she had a space, but vaguely replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
It was a good thing that Tang Guo knew about her space.
In the future, when Tang Li wanted to replicate items from her space at home, she wouldn't have to find excuses or make up reasons.
Tang Li also believed that Tang Guo would keep her secret.
On one hand, their relationship was good, and Tang Guo wouldn't betray her.
On the other hand, Tang Li also believed Tang Guo was a smart person who knew that the fewer people knew such a secret, the better.
Soon, the two drove to the villa.
The doors and windows of the rooms were well-sealed, but they didn't have carbon heaters installed.
Fortunately, Jiangcheng still had electricity, so they could use electric oil-filled radiators to get by for the night, and install carbon heaters the next day.
Although the extreme cold period would end in another 20 days, the electricity would be cut off in 4 days.
After the power outage, there would still be some time left in the extreme cold period, and they would have to rely on carbon heaters for warmth, so the carbon heaters still needed to be installed.
Because the rooms were of different sizes, Tang Li couldn't wrap the entire room with quilts and electric blankets like she did in City A, so she would have to endure living in sub-zero indoor temperatures for a while.
Inside the rooms, the furniture was already arranged, but daily necessities were still missing.
Originally, Tang Li had planned to take Tang Guo to the exchange to redeem them with points.
However, since Tang Guo already knew about the space, there was no need to spend points at the exchange to buy these things.
Tang Li directly replicated necessities such as towels, toothpaste, and toothbrushes from her space.
Dinner was also replicated directly from her space, the pre-packaged delicacies from before the apocalypse.
After dinner, Tang Guo washed the dishes and then started packing her luggage, cleaning the room, and making the beds.
Tang Li knew she wanted to do more to compensate her, so she let her be busy.
She herself left the house and drove to the nearby Jiangcheng No. 3 Exchange.