Succulent Files: The Story of Me and My Succulents (Part 1)

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Thanks to the author [Lingyun] for theoriginal submissionsharing

Submission date: 2018-03-08

Edited and compiled by: Encyclopedia Jun

Location: Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

My first submission was accepted, I'm so happy. Today I'll keep at it. My motto is: Grow succulents well, strive for the headlines!

Today, follow me and learn the stories of my many darling treasures and sweethearts!

NO:1, my favorite ~ Red Crane ~ Purple Cloud Fairy.

Gorgeously beautiful, peerlessly elegant! The rankings of the succulents I present from now on are in no particular order; Purple Cloud Fairy is forever NO:1 in my heart!

Red Crane was one of the first succulents I got in November 2016. Just because I took one extra glance at her among the crowd of succulents, I could never forget her face again.

A year and a half since I got her, I've witnessed her transform from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. This photo of Red Crane is frozen in my mind; every time I think of her, this image appears.

A winsome smile, beautiful eyes, heart fluttering! She occupies the tip of my heart in the bearing of a fairy. I always stare at her foolishly, my heart full of tenderness, loving her, respecting her.

Because I love her, and also because this is my only pot and quite precious, I'm always extra careful with her. Sometimes I laugh at myself, having reversed the roles, when I'm the one who's really the master!

Even though she isn't in a bun shape, I love her no matter how I look at her! I feel no praise is too much for her!

NO:2 Pansy ~ The feeling of first love

Pansy, it's the feeling of first love, fresh, pure, beautiful! It's a beautiful dream, a beautiful poem!

I have zero resistance to succulents in the yellow-green-pink color range; I feel it's the sentiment of lush grass, falling petals, and a first encounter!

Li Xiaoran in "Beautiful Life", I think she's just like a pansy, beautiful and refined.

I don't like heavy makeup, I prefer a light touch!

Because I liked it, I bought another double-headed one, and only after it arrived did I find it was really super super small. Thinking about when it would grow into an old stem made me a bit anxious and a bit discouraged.

One, two, three, four.

Heard of it, never seen it, twenty-five thousand li.

Some talk, none do, how would you know it's not easy.

Head down, walking forward, searching for myself.

Walking over here, walking over there, no base area.

Can growing succulents be harder than the Long March? I borrow this song to encourage myself, keep going!

NO3: Three-headed Osmanthus Sweetheart ~ Xue Baochai

Osmanthus Sweetheart originally grows on cool high-mountain cliffs. She looks pink and sweet; I don't know if it's because she ate the Cold Fragrance Pill, but being covered in a white layer of powder always makes people feel a distance, bringing a sense of aloofness. This is exactly Baoyu's feeling: facing in vain the glistening snow of the lofty scholar in the mountains, when facing Xue Baochai. So, she is none other than Sister Bao!

Only I can never forget the lonely forest fairy beyond the world. I still haven't found a succulent to represent Sister Lin! (The succulents I can show off are only these, no way to hold a mass audition!)

Even though she's a cold beauty, last year I still went crazy for her. I bought one, too beautiful to get enough of! Bought another, still love her, what to do? Then bought a third, and only then did I settle down. ( ﹡?o?﹡ )

NO4: Classical beauty ~ Snow White Queen.

Snow White Queen has the image of an ancient court lady that I very much like. She has a light and elegant temperament, a soft and graceful figure, plump and round, elegant and dignified, skin like congealed cream. I think she absolutely has a perfect oval face. (′`??)

Sister Lin is also a classical beauty, except Sister Lin is not this kind of plump beauty. To find a Sister Lin who would make the tyrant Xue go weak at the knees at one glance is truly a hard problem! Tell me, which flower can stand shoulder to shoulder with Sister Lin? Such things come by chance, not by seeking!

This is how it looked when I first got it

I've always liked Lin Fengmian's paintings; the woman in this painting has a subtle resemblance to the Snow White Queen.

NO5: Snow Claw, in the bloom of youth, plump and beautiful without being gaudy.

Me: Little Snow, your complexion is always so good, your plump and lustrous look is truly lovely! May I ask if you have a secret recipe?

Snow: Master, little Snow can have such looks and enjoy the quiet of the years because you shelter us from wind and rain and carry the weight forward!

Me: Who taught you to be so understanding?

Snow: I see master's hardships in my eyes every day, and I hate that I can't share some of them for master. How would that need anyone to teach me?

You're not Snow Claw, you're Snow Angel!

Me: I hereby promote Consort Snow to Consort Xue!

NO6: Peach Egg ~ Sister Bu Hui

Soft, cute, pink and round, she instantly struck my middle-aged girly heart! Bought in March 2017 not long after I fell into the hobby, she was the most expensive one I'd bought, yet I've never once regretted it. This little darling, I'm afraid of breaking her when holding her in my hand, afraid of melting her when holding her in my mouth. I want to never let go of her, yet I'm afraid of accidentally rubbing off her powder. The so-called liking is indulgence, love is restraint, that's exactly how it is!

I still can't grow kidney-shaped eggs, so with a petty, sour-grapes little mindset I provocatively say: apart from showing off the grower's skill, what aesthetic appeal is there in the kidney egg's face full of bulging flesh? Huh~~?

Somehow, when I see a kidney egg grown fat sideways, I think of a plastic surgery face with too much hyaluronic acid, and I even match it up with Tony Leung's sausage lips in "The Eagle Shooting Heroes"! One word: swollen! Oh my god, an eyesore!

Peach Egg, just being pink and round is good, whatever you do don't ruin her beauty! Of course, this is just a personal opinion.

Hey, hey oh, everyone, just let me amuse myself for a while, go easy on me, who poured boiling water on me? ~~

Isn't there a saying: I don't agree with your opinion, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!

NO7: Virgo

I've always been looking for faults in her with a picky eye, because I'm a Scorpio!

Speaking of which, why on earth would I look for faults in her? This comes from my repressed childhood! Because my sister is a Virgo! Yes, that person everyone finds annoying, the obsessive-compulsive Virgo! And I, a Scorpio, have been suppressed by her since childhood! What kind of complex is this, that at my current advanced age I can still get worked up over a succulent called Virgo! 23333, the dark Scorpio personality is evident from this!

Kill one man every ten paces, travel a thousand li without leaving a trace. When the deed is done, brush off my clothes and go, hiding my merit and fame. I think this "Ode to the Knight-Errant" is talking about Scorpio!

I've gone off topic л??a?a?a (?????)?, off topic it is, but I still have to finish: pain that can be spoken is not real pain. I've long since let go of my childhood suppressed by my Virgo sister! When watching "Reply 1988", Deoksun's sister is just like my sister, excellent in character and learning and annoyingly pretty! Haha, actually my sister wasn't that much of a tyrant; she only had to lightly say to me, the tag-along who didn't bring her any glory: I won't play with you anymore, and I'd instantly panic!

At this point, what should ring in my ears is Da Zhangwei's carefree: Five words drift from the horizon, none of it's a big deal! If it is a big deal, it only bothers you for a while, and in a while it's fine!

This is the feel, absolutely awesome!

I quite like this photo, the color, the form, the light and shadow.

Come, take a quick look at Virgo!

Look at your temper, turning hostile at the drop of a hat, what's the big deal, is it worth turning your face yellow with anger? I know you're not happy about living indoors for over four months, but this isn't something that can be solved by being anxious. It still snows in Shenyang in March, can you go outside? We have to hold out until April before we can go out!

You little thing, I'm really exhausted dealing with you all day, giving me attitude at every turn! ￣ ￣)σ

NO8: Debbie

Born in humble surroundings, her parents, who weren't highly educated, placed high hopes on her, hoping she'd rise above her station. They racked their brains but couldn't come up with a cultured name, so later they spent 50 yuan to ask old Wang next door's naming studio to come up with this fancy name.

After Debbie grew up, she indeed lived up to expectations: noble and cool in appearance, plain and generous in character, not pretentious, thrifty in running the household, with a house full of children and grandchildren, becoming the neighborhood representative of "other people's children". She also has a place on the succulent Langya List.

But in front of me, she's not so virtuous and gentle.

Debbie: Sigh, how gorgeous I was when I was young!

Me: You're just as beautiful now!

Debbie: Ever since I had the baby, I can't find my waist anymore!

Me: Each age has its own beauty. When young you're judged by looks; in a few years it's time to compete on weathering!

Debbie: Mm, got it. She was silent for a moment, then with a wicked grin said to me: My only consolation is that, compared to you, my weathering will look better!

Me: Don't overthink it, I'll watch your weathering with a smile!

9: Small and exquisite Paper Windmill

In my heart she's a true daughter of a great house. No matter when or where you see her, she has a dignified bun, proper clothing, a gentle expression, elegant manners, upright conduct, never flustered, always speaking softly, making people feel the warmth of spring breeze.

She's really small and exquisite! A perfect rosette wrapped tightly layer by layer.

The now elegant and exquisite Paper Windmill was also an inexperienced ugly duckling when it first arrived. As long as you keep cultivating yourself, time won't forget anyone.

10: My new favorite, Sempervivum: Orange Ball.

I look it over from time to time, wanting to know how it attracted me. After observation, my assessment of it is: simple and rustic, sturdy, with a serene artistic conception, and a touch of scholarly air, as if it had been placed on a desk in ancient times accompanying a gentleman's reading and absorbed it.

Red and green complement each other, it doesn't look out of place to the eye, making one feel especially tranquil.

Orange Ball in the sunlight is full of vitality

11: Beheaded Elegant Girl's Heart, hasn't grown a stem yet, looks different from the other Elegant Girl's Hearts. I think I've grown it well, jelly color, perfectly round, very pretty isn't it?

12: Echeveria chihuahuaensis

A proper beauty in the making, a jade-like appearance, gaze like clear water, a faint smile makes my heart burn!

13: Cupid, pig, your nose has two holes, the leaves are like a pig's snout. Debbie's charming pink + the shape of Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'

14: Qiuli, also an early succulent. After growing it for a long time it was always blue-green, I'd given up hope and started to disdain her. Later I saw a Qiuli with extremely beautiful coloring in a forum, and only then knew what she looks like when she's in a good state, so I began to wait patiently. A year and a half to date, the color has finally become a bit pink. Very happy!

15: Green Claw, the little claws are very charming

16: Spring Cute, a fresh and light series

It's really cute, very adorable. I'm a bit afraid of it growing up, afraid it'll grow crooked and not look good.

17: Black Mage

The dashing, handsome, tall and straight Black Mage with fascinating colors is also a variety I really like.

Back when I didn't yet know about succulents, and didn't know that summer is the dormant period for Mage, I already liked its unique charm. I asked the shop owner what it was called, and he said Black Mage, so I bought one. Mage in spring is very beautiful, but from summer to autumn, aside from dropping leaves, even after watering it stayed wilted, and when I pinched the stem it was a bit soft. I thought it was dead, and was very sad. So I beheaded it, and seeing the stem full of green, at that moment I was extremely regretful, truly hating myself for not having a bit more patience to wait.

With a kind of compensatory mindset, I bought this one again, very similar to that one from back then. This time I'll grow it well and won't make a similar mistake again.

As the saying goes, "Everyone has a love of beauty." Though a long life depends more on ability, good-looking people do indeed have more opportunities.

By the same reasoning, in my succulent story (Part 1) all those selected are high-value succulents with fair skin, good looks and fine temperament. I really like their beautiful appearance. As for my shallowness, I will correct it in my succulent story (Part 2).

The succulents in Part 2 make me, their master, feel a bit awkward in terms of looks, but extraordinary people have unusual appearances, and I still have high hopes for them! Luckily, in Part 2 I found my Sister Lin, hahaha, how comforting! The succulent story can be considered to have a perfect ending!

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