Chapter 64 (1/2)
In the morning, the sunshine of the inquiry came down.
It rained all night in the middle of the night yesterday. When it was just dawning, the rain stopped.
Anna got up carefully from the quilt. She had intended to get up, but when she caught a glimpse of Karenin's sleeping face, she fell down again.
She held her breath gently, pressed her elbows on the mattress, and looked at each other for a moment with her hands on her cheeks.
She saw the morning light shining through the gauze curtain on the bridge of Karenin's nose, leaving a mottled mark. So I feel a little itchy.
”May I kiss you?” She asked in a low voice, then, making sure that the other person was asleep, she pursed her mouth, held her breath, dropped a kiss on the corner of Karenin's mouth, and then left contentedly.
Anna finished dressing, changed to a earth color skirt, wearing a pair of semi-old sheepskin shoes. As she walked out of the door, she met Alexei. The boy was holding a book about a finger thick and a roll of parchment that looked old.
”Are you going out?” Alexei asked, approaching Anna.
”Yes. And you, Alexei Anna asked curiously.
”I always wake up early.” Alexei seemed a little cramped. He would not walk out of the bedroom door even if he woke up early at home. He was used to staying in his room, but in fact, he preferred open space and reading books in the early morning when there was no one to disturb him. It's just that he knows he's not allowed. But now, he can.
”I like it here. The garden is very nice and very pleasant.” He had a slightly shy smile.
Anna smiles. ”You have a good habit. Alexei also often said that reading is a good habit, which can benefit you a lot. ”
Anna's words brightened Alexei's eyes. Obviously, being affirmed always makes people happy, and the deeper reason is that Anna knew Alexei had some respect for Karenin.
Her husband was affirmed and Anna, as a wife, was naturally very happy, so she asked, ”do you want to go with me?”
”I know there are some good things in the forest on the west side of here.” She blinked. She looked mysterious.
”Do you mean mushrooms?” Alexei said tentatively.
Anna laughed. ”I can't hide it from you, can't it?”
Alec Xie's white face showed a faint blush, but he didn't say anything, just a shy smile.
It's a good phenomenon, Anna knows. This shows that Alexei's heart has gradually opened.
”Do you want to come?” Invite her again.
”If I can.” Alexei said with a smile.
”I can't think of why to turn down a helper. I'm not asking you to play, I'm going to help me. Do you need to know about lunch? ” Anna said with a smile that she deliberately emphasized.
”I'll do it.” Alexei replied.
On the way to the forest, the blonde insisted that he come to get the basket, even if it was really weightless.
”You will be a good example. Andre and Charlie can learn a lot from you Anna praised.
Alexei shook his head gently. ”I learned a lot from them.”
Anna was happy: ”influence and learn from each other, as long as it's not bad.” She thought about it and added, ”sometimes I hope you can learn from their shortcomings and use the common people's ideas. It will make you less nervous and happier.”
”Ordinary people?” Alexei asked.
Anna sipped her hair and said with a smile, ”yes, ordinary people, the most common idea. Tell you, you are just a child, you can want to play, you can act like a coquette
”But,” Alexei hesitated, but said firmly, ”you have a different idea, don't you?”
”Well, I don't know if that's right, but since you ask, Alexei, I'm happy to tell you. Because I know you're more than just a child. Since you have an adult mind, I can't ask you to be like Andre and Charlie
Anna thought for a moment and then said, ”your soul and your mind are * *. You are far more intelligent than those two children. If I ask you to immediately deviate from your most authentic character, just to cater to us, that would be too much for you
”You have the right to be happy, and no one can deny it, dear Alexei. However, we should also face up to one point, my aunt, and cousins, that is, your father, they are likely not to give you too much help on the way after you Anna pointed out that her eyes were carefully looking at the teenager in front of her.
The latter was silent for a moment and then quietly replied, ”I understand.”
”Yes, you understand.” Anna looked at the teenager with a soft gaze and said, ”so, I can't tell you, just enjoy life carefree. If you're not such a smart kid, if your life can satisfy you now, I'll tell you you don't have to worry about anything. ””You deserve a better future, Alexei. And all this, we can't direct to you, also need you to work hard. ”
”I never...”
”I know.” Anna gently interrupts, ”I know you, not so much, but I know. I know your excellence, your modesty. What I do is not because you are my nephew, but because you are you
”Because you are not an ordinary child, I want to tell you that we can't choose which way to be born, but we can choose in the future.”
”Some people take a long, long time, some people can get there quickly.” At this point, Anna laughed. ”And I believe you are the latter, because you and my husband are so similar.”
Seeing the boy's surprise, Anna's cheeks were a little red. She pursed her hair to the back of her ear and said, ”his success is not just his name, Alexei.”