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The staff of The Metropolis Residences’ emergency office all pitched in. After two to three solid hours of work, they finally moved all the supplies from the back hill into the community’s underground garage.
After hearing Manager Grant’s story, everyone was shocked by the origin of these supplies.
But after the shock wore off, they all accepted the fact that the supplies had suddenly appeared.
Ever since the cataclysm, the public’s tolerance for strange events had been steadily increasing. After all, if something as bizarre as a cataclysm could happen, nothing else was really that surprising.
Regardless, the arrival of these supplies was a delightful surprise, and everyone was overjoyed.
Someone asked, "How are we going to distribute these supplies? Are we dividing them per person?"
Manager Grant thought for a moment before replying, "The potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins—we’ll weigh all of them and divide them equally by weight among every household!"
Then, Manager Grant looked at the pile of coal and said thoughtfully, "As for the coal... we won’t distribute that for now. If the city’s heating still isn’t on in a few days, our community will use this coal to provide our own!"
The Metropolis Residences was a newly built complex. In addition to municipal heating, it had its own heating system that consumed two to five tons of coal per day, enough to heat the entire community.
They didn’t have any coal before, so they could only rely on the city’s heating. Now, with this new supply, the community could start deploying its own heating plan!
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The staff at The Metropolis Residences’ emergency office were incredibly efficient. That very same day, they divided the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins into numerous small portions based on headcount, packed them into boxes to create "mystery boxes," and distributed them evenly to every household in the community.
Receiving such an unexpected bonus, the residents were both surprised and delighted, and they all flocked to the group chat to share their excitement:
"Lawson (12-1803): My wife’s got the magic touch! She got two huge, golden pumpkins. They’re so big, tender, and sweet! It’s not just my imagination; I’ve never had pumpkin this delicious in my entire life!"
"Lawson (12-1803): What about you guys? What did you all get?"
"Lowell On Deadline (4-1009): @Lawson (12-1803) I’m so jealous. I didn’t get any pumpkins, just potatoes!"
"Lawson (12-1803): @Lowell On Deadline (4-1009) Potatoes are great too! Just cut them up and cook them with rice. Once they’re cooked, mash them up, sprinkle some salt on top, and you can eat them just like that."
"Kiki, Mom of Two (3-1007): It’s like Christmas came early! I have the best luck! My box had sweet potatoes and pumpkins, which is perfect for making my babies something delicious! They haven’t eaten anything like this in so long!"
"A Happy Family (6-2102): My box had sweet potatoes! I ate one raw right away—it was so crisp and sweet, absolutely delicious! Most importantly, it was free! I guess good things really do fall from the sky!"
"Ocean (5-601): @A Happy Family (6-2102) What do you mean, ’fall from the sky’? Aren’t these supplies from the government? If so, then they were bought with our taxpayer money."
"Lawson (12-1803): @Ocean (5-601) No, read the notice from management carefully. The mystery boxes were an anonymous donation."

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