Anna awoke, she heard the sound of footsteps, and when she opened her eyes, she saw those blue eyes, like the sky she had just gazed at.

"There's something I forgot to tell you."

"What?" Karenin frowned slightly in bewilderment. And his wife just smiled, gently took his hand and said, "I am your wife, your family, and a long time ago, your friend." ”

"You ......"

"Alexey, now, do you feel happy?"

Karenin seldom heard such inquiries from his wife, who was not a sensitive and amorous person, who he had thought to be naturally more delicate in her feelings than he was, but who in any case was always wiser and more rational than the wives of most of her colleagues.

No matter what happened to Anna in junior high school, Karenin would always be honest with her.

"Yes."

"That's fine." Anna said with a smile, looking very satisfied.

"What about Seryosha?"

"He's outside."

"Let him in, now I have to look at you two to feel happy."

Karenin called Seryosha over, and the little boy came with round blue eyes, a little worried and a little confused.

"Come here, Seryosha, and stand with your father, come closer."

Although he did not understand the current meaning, Seryosha did as Anna said.

Anna turned her head to look at the father and son, and smiled, this is a secret that only she knows, whether it is a dream or a reality, it is her own happiness.

"It's like, Alexey, I see you as a child in Seryosha."

"Are you dreaming? Anna. Karenin asked, and he helped Anna up, put a pillow on the back of her waist, and Seryosha poured a glass of water.

Anna took a sip of water and said, "I don't know, if it was a dream, it was a very good dream." ”

"What did you dream about? Mom. Seryosha was a little curious.

"Not now."

"When is that?"

"Maybe thirty years from now."

"That's too long, and thirty years later I'll be as old as my father." Seryosha smacked his tongue, and he began to imagine himself thirty years later, taller and stronger than his father, he would be a great colonel, in uniform, very imposing.

Anna crossed Seryosha, who was falling into a delusion, and looked at Karenin.

"You should change your coat." Anna said.

Karenin took off his coat, there was still a trace of moisture on it, and the rain had not stopped, he should have rushed over directly, ignoring himself.

Anna overlapped the child with Karenin, as if she had seen a boy about Seryosha's age a long time ago. From children to teenagers to young adults.

She'd never seen any of that, but it didn't matter, they had a future.

A few days later, the last spring race in Petersburg began.

For ordinary people, this is just another upper-class leisure, but for some, it's different.

Count Volynsky hadn't seen Anna for a long time, and he still longed for this woman. Petesy told him to give up Anna, but what could he give up if he didn't get it?

After Karenin returned from abroad, he had met each other twice, both in the crowd, but that did not prevent him from finding fault with the person, from his appearance, his age, to the glance or the false smile.

Volynsky waved his whip in the air, and then went to the stable to see his horse, where he fed the handsome boy a candy of pine nuts, touched his neck affectionately, and complimented him after the horse snorted.

"You're going to win this game with me, right?" Volynsky asked at the horse, and then he wondered in his heart, as if he had been irrigated with pride, and he was convinced that if he won the race, Anna would look at him differently.

After all, for a man to conquer a woman, he always has to hunt a wolf to see.

No one knew about the plans of Count Volynsky, Karenin, Anna was suggesting to the other side.

"It's a good opportunity to raise salaries and build schools."

"Where did you know that?" Karenin raised his eyes and asked, now that there were only two of them in the room, he was not as cautious as he had been at the beginning, after all, his wife always caused him some surprises.

"I know more than you do when I drink tea with those ladies." Anna said with a smile.

"Crowd gambling is not commendable." Karenin said.

"You know how." Anna said, then asked, "Would you mind taking a break from your official duties and having a cup of tea with us?" ”

"Once by chance is doable." Karenin stopped what he was doing, and Anna took him by the arm and went to the living room, where Seryosha was just in recess and seemed to have a stomach full of words to say to them.

"She doesn't look like she's grown up." Seryosha touched Anna's belly, a little worried, "Isn't it full?" ”

"It's not been three months yet, she's building up strength, and she'll get bigger after a while." Anna said that in order to fulfill Seryosha's wishes, they now all assume that the child will be a girl.

Seryosha nodded, then carefully removed his hand, as if he was afraid that he would touch the baby in Anna's belly.

"I can't wait to prepare a gift for her."

"Aunt Tao Li, will she like what they sent? Aunt and uncle, they seemed to think she would be a boy. Seryosha was a little confused, many of the toys were for boys, so that most people seemed to expect him to have a brother instead of a sister.

"I think she'll like it."

"Well, if she doesn't like it, I'll give her a better one. Then I can pretend I'm only three years old, and sometimes I can play with them. Seryosha seemed to have found a solution, and in order not to waste their hearts, he would take a moment to make himself smaller and play with the toys, if his sister didn't like them.

"You'll be a good brother, Seryosha." Anna said, Seryosha smiled shyly, and the dimples were deep.

The weather was starting to heat up on the day of the race, and Anna sat with Petsy and Legia.

The two men belonged to different circles, but both wanted to sit with Anna.

Anna knew that it wasn't because of how sought-after she was, in fact, in this circle, the status of noblewomen was often brought about by the status of their husbands.

Karenin's opponent is no longer in good shape, and it is said that it is a water conservancy project, which has been reported anonymously and has done very badly.

The person who can't bring benefits to those characters can't continue to gain a foothold, and he doesn't have enough ability to do so.

All of this is just around this time, just in time for the transition from spring to summer.

Politics has always been like this, and it is possible to bring down a person quietly and quietly.

"Anna, who do you think will win?" Petersey asked, her good-looking eyes looking at Anna with an unpredictable look.

"I don't know." Anna said.

"I think Count Volynsky will win, look at the way he first came on!" Li Jiya said excitedly that she likes this kind of activity and loves these men from the bottom of her heart.

"Do you think so too? Anna. Petersey asked with a smile as he turned on his fan.

"Whoever it is, it's our pride, isn't it?" Anna replied with a smile.

"I think Count Volynsky will win, after all, he has made up his mind." Petersey said.

Legia laughed: "You say as if Count Volynsky has already held the championship in the palm of his hand!" ”

"Almost, he's fighting for his life!"

"Who is he for?" Li Jiya asked lightly.

Petesy stopped talking, but glanced at Anna with a vague look at the end of his eyes, and Legia noticed, and just as he was about to speak, a childish voice sounded.

"Mom, Dad said you need more cherries."

Seryosha endured it for a long time and finally couldn't help but interject, although he didn't understand very well, but he also faintly realized that these ladies seemed to be ignoring two things, the first thing was that his mother already had his father, and the second thing was that his mother had another child and was about to have a second child. These people are trying to destroy a happy family.

"Father said you need to drink some more water."

"My father also said that if you are not feeling well, find someone to call him."

"Father finally said that no matter what happens while he is away, I have to be there for you to protect you."

Seryosha finished the four "Father Talks" slowly, then looked at Ligia and Petersy, and showed a shy smile: "Father cares about my mother very much, and so do I." ”

Petersy's face was a little impressive, and Legia focused on Seryosha and sighed at his intelligence, but Anna was smiling and pinching the back of the child's hand with her fingers.

While waiting for Pedesy and Ligia's attention to be elsewhere, Anna asked Seryosha in a low voice, "Are you lying?" ”

Seryosha blushed a little and admitted: "Yes, it's not good, I have to apologize." ”

"I'm not your father, and I won't blame you."

"But it's really bad to lie." Seryosha said seriously, with a solemn look like Karenin.

"Okay."

"But," the boy laughed again, a little shyly, "I know that's what my father is saying. ”

"How do you know?"

"Because Father loves you, and so do I, Mom, and the baby." Seryosha giggled.

"When you grow up a little more, you will definitely deceive a lot of little girls." Anna said with a smile, and Seryosha scratched her cheeks embarrassedly, and then looked at Anna with those big eyes and repeated.

"But it's true."

"Our family is very happy, I am an older brother now, and I have to protect this family for my sister or younger brother."

Anna kissed Seryosha on the cheek, and then said: "You will never need to worry about this problem. 166 Reading Network