There was only one health clinic in the village.
There was only one professional doctor at the clinic: Doctor Zhang.
There were also two nurses.
One was Doctor Zhang's assistant.
The other worked at the front desk.
Doctor Zhang was very busy.
While they were talking, someone else came in.
After all, this was only a small village with a few thousand households.
Having a health clinic at all was already a good thing.
Doctor Zhang and the nurses couldn't stay by the child's side at all times.
But it would be best if someone could keep a constant watch over the child.
"Okay."
Xiao Xiao nodded without hesitation.
The old man paused, slightly taken aback.
Then his expression relaxed.
"Thank you, young man."
The little girl really was a lucky child.
Although she'd had an accident, she'd also met someone kind.
"This old man will be right back."
"I'll have to trouble you to look after her in the meantime."
The old man left soon after.
This time, Xiao Xiao didn't need to remind him. He remembered to take his umbrella on his own.
Xiao Xiao stood beside the child's hospital bed.
The tiny child was almost lost beneath the quilt.
Her pale face looked even more drained and frail in the colorless hospital room.
A thin layer of moisture still clung to the child's hair.
Her soft bangs rested against her forehead.
Little White Fox buried its face in its paws.
It didn't like the smell of disinfectant and medicine in the hospital room.
Xiao Xiao stroked Little White Fox's head.
Then he quietly sat down beside the child's bed.
The child's mom came back soon.
From the way she was gasping for breath, it was clear she'd run