After saying goodbye to the old man, Yao Jingjing took the bus home, and when she had dinner, Yao's father and Yao's mother saw that their daughter was worried, so they asked about the situation, but Yao Jingjing did not tell the truth.

At night, Yao Jingjing lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, her mind was full of the words that the old man had said in the afternoon, these words kept flashing in her mind like a magic spell, lingering. All along, she knew that her family conditions were not very good, and her family had no savings, but she never thought about it deeply, and maybe she wanted to escape from reality deep down, so she tried not to think about those bad things. But now she doesn't want to, because this is a real situation, and she has to deal with it, and in fact she can't handle it. As the old man said, what if one day my mother falls ill? Does she have the money to heal? The answer is no, obviously. My parents have no pension insurance and no medical insurance, can she afford to support them in their old age? Just rely on her salary of 2500 a month? It's a fantasy. Or find a rich man to marry? It's even less realistic. Which rich man would want her? She has no looks, no figure, no good work, and no good family background, how can rich people take a fancy to her? I thought it was an idol drama!

The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, her situation was so bad, Yao Jingjing suddenly felt like a catastrophe was coming, but she was powerless to return to the sky. What to do? Although she didn't want to admit it, deep down she already felt that the old man's proposal was indeed a solution.

That afternoon, Sergei stayed in the hotel's presidential suite, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and sipping coffee while gazing out at the view.

Assistant Ivan came over at the right time and reported: "Boss, Miss Yao went to the Bank of China this morning to inquire about the check. ”

Sergei hooked the corners of his lips, he had long expected that Yao Jingjing would go to the bank, after all, 5 million is a lot of money for an ordinary family, who wouldn't be impressed! Besides, the Yao family is very short of money, and with this 5 million, it can solve most of the problems, no matter who it changes, it will be accepted.

"Boss, what's next? Need me to contact Ms. Yao? ”

"No, wait, wait a few more days, don't rush." Sergey took a sip of his coffee from his cup, a smile in the corner of his eye, he knew that it would soon be time to close the net, and that his goal was about to be achieved.

It has been a week since the last time I talked to the old man, and in this week, the old man has not appeared again, but Yao Jingjing is nervous, she is looking forward to seeing the old man again. Yes, she already had a decision in her heart, a decision that she was forced to make, a decision that seemed to her to be the right one, and she could only do that. Now she just had to wait for the old man to come to her again.

At noon that day, Yao Jingjing was dining in the company's restaurant, and at this moment, the mobile phone rang, and the caller ID was an unfamiliar number. Yao Jingjing pressed the answer button.

"Hey."

"Miss Yao, it's me, Sergey." There was slightly familiar English on the other end of the line.

Yao Jingjing was stunned, her nervous heart rose again, and she quickly replied in English: "Hello, Mr. Sergei." ”

"It's been a week since we last met, and I think you should think about it too. So, let's wait until you get off work and let's meet at the coffee shop last time, okay? ”

"Okay."

"Okay, then I won't disturb your work, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Hanging up the phone, Yao Jingjing exhaled secretly, her heart fluttering and beating. How could you be so nervous, as if you were going to the execution ground?

For a whole afternoon, Yao Jingjing was in a state of despair, and when she called to invite customers, she often said the wrong thing, which made the customers very unhappy. finally got through to work, but Yao Jingjing hesitated again.

Standing at the door of the café, Yao Jingjing nervously held her shoulder bag and hesitated. Once she walked in, she sold herself for a good price. But if she didn't go in, the family's plight made her unable to bear it. After hesitating, Yao Jingjing still walked into the café with slightly heavy steps.

Sergei Sakalov has been sitting in the café for a while, still sitting at the same table last time, and today Sergey is wearing a navy blue suit and a purple polka dot tie, and the whole person looks full of energy, not at all like a 65-year-old person. Seeing Yao Jingjing coming, Sergei stood up politely and waved at Yao Jingjing.

"How long have you been waiting?" When she got closer, Yao Jingjing took the lead in asking.

"It didn't take long, sit down, by the way, you ordered a latte last time, and I ordered a latte for you just now."

"Thank you."

At this time, the waiter came over at the right time and put the latte that had been prepared long ago on the table.

When the waiter walked away, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward, Yao Jingjing took a sip of coffee from her cup, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

"Miss Yao, it's been a week, you should think about it carefully, right?"

Yao Jingjing sighed secretly: "Yes, I, I have thought clearly." ”

For Sergei, he had long expected how Yao Jingjing would choose, and everything was under his control.

"Mr. Sergey, are you really planning to marry me?"

"Really, I swear."

"The 5 million you gave me last time is considered a bride price?"

"Yes, you and your parents can do whatever you want with the 5 million, and this money will belong to you from now on."

After receiving an affirmative reply, Yao Jingjing nodded and said with a slight heaviness: "Okay, I, I am willing to marry you." ”

Sergei didn't have much surprise, he knew that he would get such an answer, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Miss Yao, you made the right decision. ”

"I haven't mentioned it to my parents, though. It will take some time for my parents to convince them. ”

"It doesn't matter. If I need to come to visit, I will cooperate. ”

"Also, I don't know what procedures need to be handled for a transnational marriage like ours."

"Don't worry about this, I will ask my assistant to prepare the relevant formalities and documents, and everything will be arranged by me at that time."

Yao Jingjing nodded and lowered her eyes, at this moment, she knew that she had really sold herself.

"Miss Yao, since we're going to get married soon, I'll call you Jingjing from now on, okay?"

"Well, okay, what do I call you?"

"You just call me Sergey, don't call me sir anymore."

"Okay." Yao Jingjing felt embarrassed, she was so numb with an old man, how awkward it sounded.