My own sister, who is two years younger, had been my best friend in early childhood, so Emma and I wanted our children to be born as close together as possible.
She is sixteen years my senior and, at the time, the chief engineer of a manufacturer of TV set in Beijing, and she took good care of me whenever I visited.
See the little purple boxes?its for marriage candy from my friends, she put honey candy in it on her wedding party and dispatched them to all guests, they are very beautiful, isnt it?