Ivan manages to sneak away without being noticed by Nina. He decides to give her some space and focus on his own tasks for now. As time passes, he wonders if she has finished cleaning or is still occupied with something else in the house.

Hearing Ivan approach, Nina turns around, expecting him to thank her for cleaning or perhaps ask about his work. Instead, he offers her a reward and asks what she desires. This takes her by surprise, as she wasn't expecting such a generous gesture from someone who seemed so preoccupied with their own affairs earlier.

"Well, Ivan," Nina says, blushing slightly, "I appreciate your kind offer. But I must admit that my main motivation for helping you was just to make things easier for both of us.