I was an alchemist in those years

Yue Leiting has changed several sets of clothes since he got up in the morning, and kept taking pictures in front of the mirror back and forth, with a very anxious expression on his face, as if he was facing an enemy.

When I came out of the room, I happened to see Yue Qianling helping Yue Leiting tidy up. It is rare for Yue Leiting to pay attention to the wearer's grooming. Even his hair, which is always combed casually, is not in a mess today.

"You and Lian Shan put on these two sets of clothes." Yue Qianling said without looking back.

I just saw two sets of brand new clothes on the sofa.

"Brother Ting, what are you doing here, dressed so grandly." I asked blankly while holding the clothes.

"Today I'll take you to meet a big shot." Yue Lei Ting finished speaking absent-mindedly and left in a hurry.

After I changed my clothes and came out, the size was just right, Yue Qianling nodded in satisfaction on the sofa, and came over to help me straighten my collar.

"Today is my mother's birthday, so you should be more energetic then."

"Your mother?! You still have a mother?" I realized it was ridiculous after I finished saying this.

"I didn't jump out of a rock, of course I have a mother!" Yue Qianling said angrily.

I've never heard Yue Qianling mention anything about her mother, so I never thought about why Yue Leiting didn't have a wife. Now that such a person suddenly appeared, I didn't realize it for a long time.

"Qian Ling, why doesn't your mother live with you and Brother Ting?" Xiao Lianshan came down from the stairs just in time to hear what she said.

"Hehe, my dad is afraid of my mom, and my mom can't get used to my dad. The two of them quarreled as soon as they met, and my mom moved out in a fit of anger." Yue Qianling said it very easily, as if she wasn't entangled at all.

I was a little shocked by the fact that Yue Lei Ting actually had people who were afraid, but when I saw Yue Lei Ting hesitatingly knocking on the door, I began to believe Yue Qian Ling's words, and I, who was always resolute and decisive, faced the people in front of me. The door knocker was so small that sweat was dripping from his forehead.

The house is very chic and antique, with a Jiangnan charm. There are two beautiful characters on the sign in front of the door.

"Yiyuan."

The person who opened the door was a beautiful woman, with a feeling of softness and grace, graceful and poetic. At a glance, you can see the typical Jiangnan woman, with low eyebrows, Qingdai, graceful and graceful, and there is a kind of calmness in her gestures and gestures. .

"Mom, I wish you a happy birthday." Yue Qianling hugged the woman and acted coquettishly.

"You've become a grown-up girl, and you're still not upright, so you're not afraid that others will laugh at you." The woman patted Yue Qianling's hand and said with a kind smile.

"This is my mother, Lan Qing, you call her Aunt Lan." Yue Qianling pointed at Xiao Lianshan and me again. "Mom, they are my friends. I brought them here for your birthday."

"Hi Aunt Lan, I didn't know it was your birthday this year. Qianling only told us this morning, and I didn't have time to prepare a gift for you." I said with an apologetic smile.

"Why spend so much money, I don't remember any birthdays. It's because this girl is still thinking about it. If you can come, you have intentions. Come in and sit."

Walking into the yard, the layout of Yiyuan is dense and natural. Its characteristics are mainly water, the water surface is vast, the scenery is plain, naive, sparse and natural, with the pool water as the center, and the pavilions and pavilions are built around the pool, with leaky windows and corridors in between. The mountains, rocks, ancient trees, green bamboos, and flowers in the garden constitute a remote and peaceful picture, representing the garden architectural style of the Ming Dynasty.

"My mother is from Suzhou and likes quietness, so my father bought this land for her and built it for her according to the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River." Yue Qianling whispered in my ear.

When I mentioned Yue Leiting, I turned around and realized that since Lan Qing opened the door to now, Yue Leiting has been like a child who has done something wrong, bowing his head silently, looking stiff and at a loss.

"Why does Brother Ting seem to be afraid of Aunt Lan?" Xiao Lianshan also noticed and asked Yue Qianling in a low voice.

"It's not that you and my dad don't know what he does. My mother said that whenever he stops, she will move back. My dad disagrees, so my mother made an agreement with him that every year she celebrates her birthday. My father came to compare the size of the dice with her, and if he wins my mother, he will go back with him."

"Throw the dice to compare the size?!" Xiao Lianshan almost didn't laugh, it's hard to imagine that a person like Xiang Yuelei Ting, who is so powerful outside, would do such a funny thing. "How long has Aunt Lan lived here?"

"My mother lived here when I was three years old."

"Ah, you are three years old?!" I looked at Yue Leiting in surprise. "Brother Ting, you don't know. It's been more than [-] years. Even if you gamble every year, you won't never win, right?"

"It's very evil. It's a little bigger than me every time. I brought the dice, and a few of them were lead-filled dice. Thinking about it, I always win." Yue Lei Ting shook his head helplessly, feeling unwilling explain. "Damn it, it's annoying to say it. I can't beat her by cheating."

When I walked to the door, I saw a small artificial pond next to the road I had to pass. There was a rockery in it. There were a few stone boats floating in the water. On the right were three willow trees, planted two in front and one behind. Qingshi, an earthen bridge across the water, divides the meandering water into two halves, and there are four magpies on each side of the bridge.

I frowned, smiled meaningfully, and looked at the layout of the yard again.

When everyone had passed the wooden bridge, I grabbed Yue Leiting and suddenly asked with a smile.

"Brother Ting, I know you smoke, light me four."

Yue Leiting knew that I did not smoke, so he took out the cigarette case and lit four cigarettes. I put the lighted cigarettes into the mouths of the four magpies at the front and back of the bridge respectively, and then asked Yue Leiting to take off his shoes. If you walk over, your feet will get wet.

Lan Qing saw all the things I taught Yue Lei Ting to do in the back, looked up at me again, and smiled faintly.

Yue Leiting walked to the door and asked with a blank face.

"What are you doing so much?"

"Hehe, if you don't do these things, you will never try to beat Aunt Lan." I said with a smile.

Jiangsu people like to drink green tea. I could smell the faint tea fragrance as soon as I walked in. Lanqing's tea art is as delicate and euphemistic as hers.

Yue Lei Ting sat down beside me, and there was a dice cup on the table in front of him.

"Will you come first or should I come first?" Lan Qing said calmly while holding a teacup.

"Last year I was the one who came first, this year you came first." Yue Lei Ting said without much confidence.

Lan Qing picked up the three dice in the dice cup and lightly tossed them on the table. Yue Lei Ting concentrated on watching the rolling dice with an extremely nervous expression.

Three points!

The three dice that landed on the table turned out to be one point, Yue Lei jumped up like a child in ecstasy.

"Three o'clock! Hahaha, I finally opened my eyes. You have beaten me for more than 20 years, and it's finally time for me to stand up."

Lan Qing threw the smallest number of the three dice, even if Yue Lei Ting rolled it casually with his eyes closed, it was bigger than her.

Lan Qing suddenly lowered her head and saw two willow leaves on each of Yue Leiting's bare feet, then raised her head to look at me.

"I can't see that you are also a master at such a young age."

"Aunt Lan is a senior. How dare I call him a master. I just promised to help Brother Ting for three years. Since Brother Ting has lost for more than [-] years, it's time for him to win once." I said politely.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Yue Qianling actually hoped that Yue Lei Ting would win, at least Lan Qing could go home with her, after all, she hadn't experienced the days of family reunion and sharing since she was three years old.

"Hehe, don't think that you are the only one who can do these evil ways. My brother is no worse than you. I brought him here just to win you." Yue Leiting said triumphantly.

Lan Qing stroked the hair in front of her forehead to her ears. She has a very beautiful oval face, with the typical beauty of Jiangnan women. She must have been a magnificent beauty when she was young. You will know this when you look at Qian Ling, but Lan Qing Like the lingering beauty of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, Yue Qianling unexpectedly didn't learn a little bit, and Yue Leiting and Yue Leiting were carelessly carved out of the same mold.

The beauty mole on Lan Qing's mouth made her look even more charming, but when I saw the mole, I immediately stood aside, speechless for a while.

Yue Lei Ting picked up the dice cup, shook it triumphantly, put it on the table, and said with a smile.

"I don't think so. Anyway, they are older than you, so go back with me."

I hurriedly said to Yue Leiting: "Brother Ting, what's the rush for such a great event, let's smoke a cigarette first."

"Why do you keep asking me to smoke today?" Yue Lei Ting looked bewildered, but he obeyed me, fearing that there would be another change, he took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.

I casually pointed the lighter at the rockery outside the door, everything was seen by Lan Qing, and she smiled in surprise.

Yue Leiting saw me nodding to him, and proudly opened the dice cup.

"what?!"

There are only two dice in the dice cup!

One of them overlaps the other.

Yue Leiting was in a mess for a while, and agreed with Lan Qing to compare the size, open a cup to count the points, and there are actually two overlapping.

"This... how about this?"

"What can I do! I'm at three o'clock, you are at two o'clock, what do you say!" Lan Qing said calmly.

Yue Leiting looked up at me and said in a panic.

"How...how could this be? Didn't you say that you would definitely win her?"

"Senior Lan is superior, I'm willing to bow down, Brother Ting, you just accept your fate, I can't help you." I said with a smile.