That night, Xia Xiao didn't sleep well, in fact, she barely slept at all. She kept moistening Gao Jiaxing's lips with spring water. It wasn't just Gao Jiaxing and He Xuebing in the ward, and since beds were in short supply, there were many injured people with their family members taking care of them by their sides. Those without family were looked after by the medical staff.
He Xuebing was also taken care of by the medical staff, and Xia Xiao tended only to Gao Jiaxing, though she did add some spring water to the water jug so that everyone in the ward could have a sip.
Early the next day, Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong came over, leaving the children with Xiao Mei and Weilin.
As soon as they saw Gao Jiaxing's condition, Gao Guoqiang's eyes reddened while Zheng Xianghong began sobbing behind her hand.
"Camp Commander Xu has passed."
"Old Xu, how could you leave us widows and orphans behind?"
