My Younger Sister （2）

In China many people of my age don't do not have siblings owing to the one child policy. I had no sibling until my sister came to the world in 2001. She is only 10 years old, 15 years younger than me. Yes, I am a her big brother.

She was born on August, during my summer vacation before I entered high school. I had to help to baby sit with babysitting her when my mother was busy with something else. It's It was hard to figuring out what she wanted.   as All she did was able to do was crying. She was not a quiet baby and cried all the timea lot. She was so  Such high maintenance! Looking after her kept me from watching TV, reading books and or hanging out with friends. Though my precious vacation was ruined as a result of the this little angle's coming, I was very happy and excited.  , as for This is the first time in my life that I was not the only child in my family. I was not alone anymore.

The strong resemblance and significant age gap between us often made confuse people confused about our relationship especially when she was four or five years old. One afternoon I went to a clothes clothing shop with her. One shop assistant came over and talked to chatted with her, when as she was waiting for me outside the fitting room.

"You look so cute. How old are you?"

"Five years old."

"Why doesn’t isn't your mummy with you. Mum come with you together?"

"Mummy is busy at home"
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When I got out of the fitting room to check out the merchandise, the shop assistant stared at my face with wide-open eyes as if identifying a work piece of art.

"Sir, you look so young!!"

We had have  enjoy a good relationship with each other even though I returned home only once a month from the downtown high school which is situated in downtown area. Each visit, I would bring some candy and toys as gifts for her. Now working and living in Beijing, far away from my Sichuan hometown, I have had returned only twice since I graduated. Yes, I need to bribe the greedy angel to prevent her from forgetting her big brother. I bought her ten fairy tale books when I returned home in February of this year. Last week I asked her what she wanted on the phone, as I would would be go back coming home for the during the coming Spring Festival next month. Her reply was beyond my expectation. What she wanted this time? It was the "Dream of the Red Chamber" (红楼梦)!!!

Note: Dream of the Red Chamber is of the four classics in Chinese literature; and the other three are being "The Journey to the West" (西游记), "The Water Margin" (水浒传) and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (三国演义).

BTW, I wrote an very short entry about my sister two weeks ago. I rewrote it this time by adding more details.

Much better and smoother version this time around.  However, you forget that NO abbreviations in a formal essay as in dialogues and quoted speech.