Chapter 77

When enough rain falls, the early summer has passed quietly. Summer heat is evaporating moisture in the air.

Only Anna and Mr. Gorman were in the small shop.

Things were a little different today when Anna came in from the outside and found that Mr. Gorman was not in her usual seat. Some of his excessively pale fingers were not marked with powder, but a little bit of paint.

"Mind if I look at it?" Anna asked.

The man raised his eyes and looked at her, and said faintly, "I remember that I told you that there was no teaching today."

"There is no more irresponsible teacher like you." Anna laughs and doesn't mind the indifference.

She approached each other with her skirt and her eyes fell on the drawing board.

On the heavy paint, the beautiful woman is sleeping quietly. The old man is frowning and staring at each other. The voice of spring is coming out of the window. A touch of tender yellow winter jasmine is blooming quietly.

The girl's reassuring smile contrasts with the man's tangled eyebrows, and the darkness in the room contrasts with the brightness outside the window, which makes people wonder about their relationship.

"Father and daughter?" Anna asked.

"No The dark haired man denied, and his thin lips gently spat out an answer: "death."

Anna was stunned.

Mr. Gorman looked at the petals in front of him. Brown paint was applied to the man's tangled hair. Then he looked up at Anna and said with a smile, "you can't believe it?"

"A little bit of faith." Anna said that although she was smiling gently, her heart was a little melancholy to understand.

Mr. Gorman's movement stopped for a moment. There was a trace of confusion in his green eyes, which seemed to be hesitating whether to change a painting or not, but soon became calm and clear again. The corners of his mouth relaxed and decided to continue painting, but this time, the man's movements became more gentle.

Two weeks later, the talented tailor in Petersburg left.

Anna saw someone off at the ferry.

Mr. prokhov raised his muscular arm. He was now quite like a sailor. His face was very clean, not quite the same as the crew whistling, but his eyes, like them, always had a sea look.

"You will come back, won't you?" Anna asked, pressing her right hand on her hat.

Mr. prokhov laughed, looking bright and harmless.

"Yes, I'm not sure when," he said after a pause, "but I'll call on you and your husband if I have a chance."

Finally, the big man waved, the mast swayed in the sea breeze, and Anna raised her hand to see her off.

A strong wind blew, the lavender ribbon loosened, the hat fluttered with the wind arc, Anna's voice dissipated in the wind, and then hook the corners of her lips, showing a smile.

Because of the light, the woman's eyes can only slightly narrow. Although she knew who the man was, Anna wanted to see the other person clearly.

In the hot summer sunshine, the figure of a man is pulled long and thin, but never thin.

The light colored suit on him is like the taste of this summer. In the sweaty colleagues, also let people more original taste out of this only belong to the summer feeling.

"What a coincidence." After Karenin came up to him and carefully put on her hat, Anna said.

"I told you that at least I could come by this time." Karenin said that it seemed that she couldn't understand Anna's meaning, but his soft eyes made Anna understand that he knew everything.

Anna took each other's arm, she tilted her head, and the sun no longer shone directly on her white cheek. Although the light always wanted to steal over, the husband was always tall enough. That slightly side turn of the body, finally, even the scorching sun has some helplessness, can only reluctantly in the man's cheek next to slap to vent anger.

She laughed and said briskly, "Alexey, from a decent point of view, should you find me another shopkeeper?"

"I thought you wanted to solve these things yourself."

"No, no, I want to relax for a while." Anna said she looked at her husband and didn't mind that at all. After all, all he did was try to keep her safe. In Petersburg, fame is more important to women than anything else. The definition of fame is often determined by your husband's reputation and your own excellence.

It's contradictory. Like a girl's family, if there are too many suitors, it will always damage her reputation. If the women in this circle have such an affair, it is a symbol of your charm.

Anna always thought that in this era, as a woman, she had been labeled as an accessory before she became a monk. When a rich woman pretended to marry another man of the same family, she would become the accessory of this man. Because of this inequality, she wanted to make the marriage more equal.She made a not very clever attempt, but did not encounter too many difficulties, and then she understood. It has nothing to do with her. The reason why she didn't feel any news of wind and rain was that there was a person who resisted for her.

He is always a good man. His identity determines that he needs to be careful not to let his colleagues or political opponents seize any control. Anna should have understood these things best, but she ignored them.

So now, she decided to give her trust without reservation.

"I believe you can do well, Alexis. If you are not my husband and I happen to meet you, I will always ask you to help me She chuckled. "And fortunately, you are my husband, and I saved a huge salary."

"God always favors me, doesn't he?"

Karenin looked at his wife for a moment and then said, "Anna, don't forget one thing."

"What?" Anna raised her head happily.

"Your husband is an official in Petersburg, and, to be honest, he is in a high position and has a lot of power in his hands. Generally speaking, the person who makes a request in front of me always has to pay an expensive fee. Sometimes money is something else

Anna looked at Karenin's serious manner.

She almost wanted to cover her purse subconsciously, but thought of something that made her feel confident.

Facing the calm blue eyes, Anna thought and looked around. Finally, she decided to get close to each other. She blushed and whispered, "I'm all yours. What else do you want?"

"Well, that's what you don't want. It's not that I don't give it." She grunted.

Half ring, when she raised her head, she found that the man in front of her had a suspicious blush.

Karenin raised his hand against his lip and coughed gently. Then he thought about it, approached his wife and said, "actually, I didn't mean that before."

After that, he released his left hand on Anna's shoulder and looked at the sea for a moment. Then he looked back at his wife again.

Sure enough, the other side's face was flushed and annoyed.

Karenin gave a gentle smile and then held back.

"Well," said Anna, looking up, suppressing her blush, and with a deliberate seriousness, "what do you want?"

She saw Karenin looking at her, raised her hand again, brushed a strand of hair from her cheek to her ear, and then said, "Anna, I need a decent dress for the party in a month's time."

Anna was a little surprised at this, and then she laughed, "it's not something to take from me."

"I must say one more thing about it. I thought you didn't care."

"Alexis, you don't like change. You like rigor and order. You don't like my tricks much, do you? "

"Anna, I like them." Karenin said, "it's just that maybe it doesn't have to be used on me."

"So it's for me again, isn't it?"

"That party is very important. I know you are already preparing." Anna bit her lower lip. "I don't think it's a very good idea, maybe it's still"

"Anna." Karenin gently interrupted his wife. "I think it's a proper arrangement."

"I believe you don't like them as much as you think."

He approached his wife and whispered in her ear, "I am your husband. Since you choose to trust me, you must trust my judgment. Whatever it is, Anna. "

He left with a kiss on his wife's lips.

Anna held her breath as Karenin kisses her, until Karenin takes a step back, and that doesn't come back. She looked at each other, a little muddled, but not long after, there was a look of pride in her eyes. It's as reliable and powerful as her husband is her greatest protector.

"I believe you, Alexis. I trust you more than I believe in myself She said cheerfully, her eyes sincere, so that the senior official in Petersburg showed a soft smile.

Things can never be impatient. Although the banquet is very important, whether a month is long or short, Anna still has one thing to do, which is to visit Alexei in the military academy.

She hasn't seen the child for nearly two months.

In this well-known military academy, the first rule is to temporarily isolate students from their parents. Until those charming bags see the name of the school.

Anna finally met Alexei after a variety of complicated procedures.

The boy's hair was cut short, like a burr, completely exposed his face. Originally some pale skin color, now and the surrounding people are still a few chroma, but has been closer to a healthy white.Alexei's mouth was skinned in several places, but his whole spirit looked good. Wearing the uniform of the school, in the summer, it is also stuffed in the shoes of the high Gang army. There is a kind of toughness that does not belong to young people.

But when he spoke, Anna knew that he was still the thin looking child.

"How are you?" The young man asked, his pale eyes were filled with joy.

"I should have asked you that, dear Alexei." Anna said with a smile. She gave each other a short hug. She paid attention to her surroundings so as not to be seen by the people coming and going. After all, boys of this age are always shy and shy.

It's not hard for Alexei to guess Anna's thoughts from her eyes and movements. He wanted to say that he didn't mind, but he opened his mouth and finally didn't say anything. He just kept looking at the people in front of him with a smile.

"I'm all right, Aunt Anna."

"So are we." Anna patted the boy on the shoulder and pinched it. "I think you're standing high?"

"Yes, half an inch."

"That's not a point." Anna said in a deliberate awe, "maybe you'll be taller than Alexis."

"I hope so." Alexei said softly.

"I want to write to you and uncle Karenin, but we are not allowed to do so."

Anna said with a smile, "I know. I was a little worried, and then Alexis told me She then approached the other side and said, as if in a whisper, "it's kind of inhumane, but I can't complain in front of him."

"Your uncle doesn't think there's anything wrong with this kind of over cold education. It's not very good."

"This is a military academy, which is different from other academies. The requirements are naturally stricter."

"I understand." Anna laughed. "I know I shouldn't be worried, but Alexei, seeing that you really can adapt to it, I can really feel at ease."

"If you're here, I'm sure you won't complain." Alexei gave a positive smile.

Anna blinked. She felt flattered, but, well, she felt happy.

"Would you like to see it?" Inquired the young man.

Anna nodded and saw Alexei reach out to him, soft but powerful. She laughed and took the child's arm gently.

The school is located in the suburbs, which is not as prosperous as downtown Petersburg. After the initial exclamation, the uniformity of the military academy will soon become boring and boring. For this reason, Anna needs to make sure that Alexei really adapts well.

When they came to the training ground, they were seen by the man who was playing the ball and called Alexei.

Anna followed the reputation and saw a teenager in uniform and sweat on his forehead.

Legs long and powerful, eyelids are also very deep, dark blue eyes like glass balls, crisp raw, born with a certain bright light.

It's Wollensky that I haven't seen for a while.

She knew that Wollensky had also gone to the Academy, as petsey had mentioned, but she did not expect to meet each other so coincidentally here. Moreover, from the intimate words between vorensky and Alexey, Anna caught a fact that the two were on good terms.

Good day, Mrs. Karenin Although vorensky's movements on the court were still a little vulgar, when facing a lady, he naturally regained a touch of elegance. Sweat ran through the corners of his eyes, but he held back and didn't wipe it with his sleeve. After all, it's not a party. There are always handkerchiefs in your pocket.

"Good day." Anna nodded in response, then looked at Alexei, her eyes moving between the two of them, and finally with a smile, "when are you so familiar?"

"Alexis is my roommate." Alexei said.

When Alexei's name was said from others, especially when it was someone else, not her husband Karenin, Anna always felt a little strange.

She shook her head in her heart and said a few words to Alexei. Then someone in uniform reminded her that she had to leave.

"I have to go. I'll see you next time, Alexei." Anna said, before leaving, she adjusted the collar of the boy's uniform.

What she didn't know was that after she left, the boy with dark blue eyes looked at her back a little more, but at last he just shook his head and patted Alexei's arm, amid the cheers of the boy. Let the latter join the previous movement.

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