Ilya smiled and did not reply, but asked: "By the way, how is Sergei's situation?" ”

"He's recovering well and he's walking more steadily than before, but he's still limping and talking much faster."

"What about Ivan? You came out to set up a stall, and he took care of Sergey at home? Didn't he think to help you? In Ilya's eyes, he has already determined that Yao Jingjing and Ivan are emotionally entangled.

"Yes, he said that he wanted to accompany me out to set up a stall together, but I refused, although Sergei is recovering well, he is still inseparable from people around him, plus our family now has another person, and I need Ivan to take care of it even more."

"One more mouthful? What's going on? ”

Alas, mentioning this, Yao Jingjing couldn't help but sigh and said, "What you have seen is Ivan's girlfriend Maria, but now she is an ex-girlfriend." ”

"Didn't she go back to Moscow?" Ilya thought back for a moment, remembering the beautiful woman who had fought two men at the supermarket that day.

"Yes, I came back a few days ago, Maria broke up with Ivan and had a boyfriend, but unfortunately it was a liar and took away Maria's money, and Maria is now pregnant again, and she has nowhere to go, so she came to us."

Ilya was a little surprised, and wondered: "Didn't this Maria break up with Ivan, what did she come to Ivan for?" Looking for a reunion? ”

Maybe she meant it, but Ivan was adamant. Mary said that she really had nowhere to go, that she was an Orthodox Christian, that she could not have an abortion, that she was penniless, so she had to come to us, and Sergei and I saw that she was pitiful, and finally relented. ”

"She has come to you, and she is pregnant, so isn't your burden heavier?"

Alas, Yao Jingjing sighed helplessly: "Yes, it's a bit heavy, but my snack business is very good now, and I'm not worried." ”

"This Maria looks like she wants you to raise her child!"

Yao Jingjing nodded in agreement and said, "She is incapable of raising children alone, and I'm afraid I won't be able to give birth to children, anyway, Sergei has this idea." ”

Ilya didn't say much, she ate with her head bored, and she couldn't help but feel distressed about the Chinese woman in front of her, the financial burden of the family was all on her, and the pressure was big enough.

After Ilya finished eating, Yao Jingjing brushed the bowl again, and then took his leave, Ilya sent Yao Jingjing away, came to the balcony, looked downstairs, and caught a glimpse of Yao Jingjing's tricycle driving away, until it disappeared from sight, and then reluctantly retracted his gaze. Yao Jingjing's arrival stirred up a ripple in his heart.

Time passes, and in the blink of an eye, it is 2022, entering February, Maria is already 3 months pregnant, her belly is not yet pregnant, she stays at home all day and is idle, Ivan is very unaccustomed to it, but it is not good to blame too much, after all, people are pregnant women now, what if the accusation is heavy, causing her to have fetal gas. And Yao Jingjing still goes out early and returns late every day, goes to the town to set up a stall, and the snack business is becoming more and more prosperous. Since that time when Yao Jingjing went to visit the sick police officer Ilya with a gift, Ilya would basically come to Yao Jingjing's stall to buy pancakes and fruits at noon every day, and the two became more and more acquainted.