Karenin looked at Anna for a moment, and then decided not to say anything more.

He lay down on the empty bed over there, Seryosha slept soundly, and after saying goodnight to each other, Karenin closed his eyes, and all three slept well that night.

The next morning, Tao Li's sister Ji Di came over.

It was a girl who was born with great dexterity, with a slender skeleton and ruddy skin that only a girl can have, and she wore an aqua blue dress, and her blonde hair was coiled up, and the only drawback was probably that her teeth were not good enough, so at this time, because she cared about this problem, she would not have such a childlike laugh.

"Anna, I haven't seen you in over a year!" After Ji Di hugged Tao Li, she said to Anna with a look of surprise.

Anna was glad the little girl hadn't given her a hug, but she still didn't like the unnecessary physical contact.

She observed the little girl named Ji Di, and then smiled, "You are a big girl, Ji Di, you were a child when I met you last year." ”

Anna's affectionate words made Ji Di's face flush, she was now between shy and lively, desperate to be complimented by others.

"She's natural, a lot of boys like her." Oberansky said with a smile.

Ji Di snorted coldly in the face of her brother-in-law, she came back from France just now, on the one hand, she couldn't stand Natalia, and on the other hand, it was because she wanted to help Tao Li.

"I forgot, it's something you're passionate about being sought after."

An embarrassed flush appeared on Obolansky's pretty face, and he stopped talking.

"It's a girl with a lot of personality." Anna thought to herself.

"What about the kids?" Ji Di asked, taking off her hat and letting the maid put it away. She naturally grew up in a honeypot, and everything was so natural.

"In class, I asked Seryosha to listen too. Otherwise, Alexei Alexandrovich would not have been able to sit still. Tao Li said.

Ji Di tidied herself up, then looked at Karenin, and said with novelty: "Don't you have to deal with official documents in Petersburg?" ”

At her age, in addition to being delicate, she always has a trace of sharpness.

This kind of sharpness is not liked by ordinary people, but Karenin admires it.

"I don't think it hurts to bring them to Moscow to deal with them."

"Sounds interesting." Ji Di nodded, in fact, she didn't find it interesting at all, but her mother and other noble ladies in the social world were always like this, so, in order to prove that she had grown up, she also learned from adults.

When Jidi and Karenin interacted, Anna glanced at Karenin.

Ji Di was not very interested in Karenin, when she was younger, she remembered that Karenin was still a very serious person, and she never took the initiative to come forward to say hello to him, but now, she thinks that she has grown up, otherwise how can she think that Karenin is not terrible at all?

Because of this, her faith was even stronger.

"Seryosha is here too? I remember the way he was still in your arms, Anna. Ji Di said with some joy.

"Yes, he's as tall as Grisha now."

"I remember him a little older than Grisha." Ji Di was a little skeptical, "Boys are like fathers, and your husband is tall, Anna." ”

"Ah, I think you'd better not say it to his face, or he'll be upset." Anna smiled, and Ji Di nodded to show that she understood, after all, she also came from that time period.

They drank tea and chatted in the living room, and when the children came out of class, Ji Di kissed them on the face one by one, and when it was Seryosha's turn, he was almost forced to accept Ji Di's kiss.

"Ah, I forgot to say, I'm your Aunt Jidi, Tao Li's sister." Ji Di introduces herself.

Seryosha glanced at his parents, and after receiving the look of approval, he laughed: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Aunt Jidi. ”

"Look at your lovely dimples." Ji Di kissed Seryosha again, she couldn't help but dislike this beautiful little boy.

"If you like it so much, Ji Di, you should pay attention to the people around you." Tao Li said meaningfully.

Ji Di's face flushed, she thought that Tao Li knew about her admiration for Vronsky, but in fact, Tao Li was referring to another person.

"I'm going to the dance party in the evening, are you going?" Ji Di changed the subject to hide her blush, she felt that her face was a little spicy, maybe because she was wearing too much.

"Of course I want to go." O'Blansky said he was always interested when it came to proms and the like.

Tao Li didn't reject the prom originally, but she hated to see Oblonsky like this, so she sank her face and didn't speak, fortunately Oblonsky was not a fool, he noticed Tao Li's appearance, so he said flatteringly: "The children are trapped in the house all winter, don't you want to go outside for a walk?" ”

In the face of men's caution, Tao Li is always ruthless, not to mention, Oblonsky mentioned the people she cares about the most, her three children.

Tao Li looked at her children, they all had eager expressions, so she once again suppressed her wishes, and instead thought about them, agreeing that she would go to the ball.

"And Anna, what about you and your husband?" Ji Di asked Anna again, "Of course you will, after all, the prom is so fun." ”

To be honest, Anna didn't like balls much, but occasions like this were obviously very suitable for making friends with some politicians, and it was also very beneficial for Karenin's affairs, so she kicked the ball to Karenin.

"What about you, Alexey?"

Karenin looked at Anna and said: "I think it is very beneficial to attend the ball, but before going to the ball, Seryosha still has to finish his homework." ”

"It's still so harsh." Ji Di said with a smile, covering her teeth.

"I don't think it's too harsh, good habits can save him time, and it will also be very helpful for his future career."

"What about you, Seryosha, do you agree with your father?" Ji Di deliberately asked Seryosha that she thought that Seryosha might be able to express his thoughts, instead of following Karenin's ideas. As a result, she didn't expect Seryosha to nod her head and agree with his father's idea.

"I think my father was right." He looked at Karenin again, and then said, "I will do it, father, I promised you." ”

Seryosha thought that as long as he had promised to do it, he had to do it, and since it was agreed with his father, then he had to do it well.

Ji Di was very surprised by Seryosha's words, her eyes widened, and it took a long time to calm down.

"I can't imagine how you made him so obedient."

"Seryosha is a good boy, Ji Di, a good boy hardly needs to be taught." Tao Li said.

Grisha stopped and said, "Mom, aren't we good boys?" ”

"Of course yes, you're a good boy when you're going to clean up your messy room on time, Grisha." Tao Li admonished her son in a gentle but stern tone, and the latter nodded, indicating that he accepted the statement, and swore in his heart that he would tidy up all the toys if he lost them.

At eleven o'clock, Flammykiel and Slyuddin both came.

When Vlamykiel appeared, Anna was a little stunned to find that Rao Shijidi had seen many beautiful men.

It's not that Ji Di is insighted, but at this time, there are some new ladies among the Russian nobles, who openly believe that the so-called marriage should not be arranged entirely by their parents, but must pursue the freedom of marriage, and among their group, except for Slyuddin's public praise of this behavior, only Ji Di is the only one.

"This Mr. Flammykiel is really pretty!" Tao Li said that because she was a married woman after all, and now she has three children, it is not too out of place to publicly praise a man's appearance.

"He is." Anna agrees with Tao Li's amazement.

In the living room, Gidi sat at Tao Li's right hand, and next to her was the Mr. Flammyquil, who looked even better up close.

Ji Di likes all good things, including people, as long as the other party is pretty, she will even be more tolerant of the former.

"There's going to be a dance party here in the evening, will you go?" Gidi asked about Flammykiel and Slyuddin. She loves the ball and the eyes are on her, so she hopes that more and more people will be in attendance.

"I'm sorry, I'll have to leave Moscow later."

As soon as Vlamykiel's words were finished, Slyuddin, who was next to him, widened his eyes.

"You're leaving? How I didn't know! ”

Vlamykiel glanced at Slyuddin and said, "I don't think I need to tell you my whereabouts, Mr. Slyuddin. ”

"But, I thought we were friends!" Slyuddin said with some hurt. It's a rare time for him to meet someone he likes, and although they aren't very welcoming, he thinks they can make great friends.

Vlamykiel saw that everyone was looking at him, so he apologized to Slyuddin for owing.

"I'm sorry, but I don't need friends." With that, he saluted the hostesses and took his leave, leaving Slyudin stunned like a puppy that had been kicked. 166 Reading Network