The context of the following conversation is Sasha had chickens as pets. She ate eggs every single day.:
Sasha says There are a lot of eggs.
The friend responds Yeah there most definitely are.
Sasha responds These eggs are so good.
The friend responds And I have to say, it is probably because of you are taking such good care of the chickens.
Sasha responds I did, it has been really hard work.
The friend responds  And this hard work has definetly paid off.