Natasha is worried about the fact that Andrei did not come visit her for three weeks. She talks about her concern to her mother who tries to reassure her. On the other side, Andrei tells his father about the marriage and Andrei's father asks him at least to go abroad for a year and then after he could marry her. Afterwards, Andrei visits Natasha to tell her that he had to go for the next year which disappointed Natasha, but she promises to wait for him. For now, no one would know about their engagement. After 6 months that Andrei is gone, Natalya explains to her son (Nikolai) that they have…