Sergei walked alone around the village, and he no longer knew the village as he had been when he was a child, after all, he had not returned for decades, and the village had changed a little. As a child, he lived in the village with his parents, but when he grew up a little more, he moved away. Presumably, there are no one who knows him in this village. Time has passed, but I didn't expect that after a few decades, he would return to the original point. All the glory and wealth have become a thing of the past. He didn't know what the future would hold, and he was still a little scared in his heart. When people are old, they are easy to be afraid of the east and the west. Besides, he still has Yao Jingjing by his side, he is no longer a young man in the prime of life, can he still protect Jingjing in this village? At the thought of this, Sergei sighed a little weakly.

On the other side, Ivan and Yao Jingjing cleaned the house, and they worked for about three hours until the sun set, and finally cleaned the house, and Yao Jingjing washed the sheets, quilt covers, pillow towels, etc. Both were exhausted.

At this moment, Yao Jingjing was drying sheets in the yard, and Ivan came over with an envelope.

"Madam, you take this."

"What is this?" Yao Jingjing took the envelope and opened it to see that there was a wad of rubles inside.

Yao Jingjing was stunned, and hurriedly returned the envelope to Ivan, saying, "I can't ask for this, you can take it yourself." ”

"No, no, madam, you can take it, there is not much money here, only 50,000 rubles, it is the severance pay given to us by the boss a few days ago, I don't want this."

"Since it is Sergei who gave you severance pay, I can't ask for this money anymore, you also need money, you can take it quickly."

"No, madam, you and your boss are now more short of money than I am, and when you first arrived in this place, you have to buy a lot of things, such as some daily necessities, and you have to buy some livestock, and seeds, etc. This money is my heart, so you can take it. ”

Ivan was right, they did need money, but if they accepted it, they didn't think it was appropriate.

"But, but if I accept the money and Sergei finds out, he will be angry."

"Just don't let the boss know."

Yao Jingjing hesitated for a moment, and didn't want to refute Ivan's kindness, so she put the envelope in her pocket.

"Ivan, thank you."

"Madam, don't be so polite to me."

"Don't call me Madame, I'm not a Madame now. Just call me Yao Jingjing. ”

"Well, that's fine. Yao Jingjing, actually, I have to thank you. ”

"Thank me for what?"

"I didn't expect you to accompany your boss back here."

Yao Jingjing understood what Ivan meant, and she smiled bitterly: "Do you think I will leave Sergei behind and go back to China?" ”

Ivan smiled sheepishly.

"Actually, Sergey was thinking about me like that at the beginning, and I refused."

"Aren't you afraid? As far as I know, you have not lived in the countryside. ”

"Say not to be afraid, that's fake, I'm afraid, but I don't want to leave Sergey, alas, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge! There's nothing to be afraid of. ”

"So I said thank you, thank you for being with the boss. Originally, I was worried about my boss, how he would live when he came here alone, and there was no one around him to take care of him, and he was getting older. But now it's okay, with you with him, I can also put my mind at ease. ”

"Ivan, although you are Sergei's assistant, I didn't expect your feelings to be so deep!"

Ivan nodded with a smile and said, "In my heart, the boss is like a father. ”

"Ivan, what are your plans for the future?"

"I'm going back to Moscow and looking for a job, after all, I've been working as an assistant to my boss for almost a decade, and this resume should help me find a job quickly."

"That's fine."

"I'll come and see you and the boss when I'm free."

Yao Jingjing smiled and nodded.