Chapter 129 128. A glimmer of hope

Liu Zhiyuan borrowed another donkey cart from the production brigade. Everyone in the team knew about his family's situation, so they happily gave him the donkey cart.

We rode a donkey cart all the way to the county hospital and found Du's father and mother. They were all sitting in the hospital corridor, looking listless, and it seemed that they did not sleep well last night.

"Dad, Mom, and Grandpa, how are they doing?" Du Chuan asked.

Father Du shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. He has been sent to the intensive care unit since he was brought here. I asked the doctor, but he just said to observe him first."

"You guys go find a hotel to rest first. You can't keep holding on like this." Du Chuan said.

Mother Du shook her head and said, "Let your father go and have a rest. I'll stay here."

Du Chuan knew what his mother was thinking. In fact, his mother had always felt guilty towards her parents. Over the years, she had not been able to fulfill her filial duties because she married and moved to Beijing.

Also, because the family situation was not good before and we could only make ends meet, we rarely helped my mother's family.

Now that grandpa is like this, mom naturally wants to stay by his side and show more filial piety.

In this situation, Du Chuan didn't know how to persuade him and could only look at his father.

Father Du said, "I'll stay here too. It's okay. Just take a short rest. There's no need to go through so much trouble."

Just then, a doctor came over and asked, "Are you Liu Quanshun's family members?"

Before Du Chuan could react, his mother hurried over and asked, "We are, doctor, what is my father's condition now?"

Grandma and the others also came over and looked at the doctor eagerly.

The doctor said, "The situation is not very good, so I will talk to you."

"The old man's physical functions are declining now. He was overworked in the past. This time it can be said that he was ill due to overwork. He came a little late, so it is very difficult to treat him."

"And even if it is cured, it is very likely that you will not be able to do heavy work in the future."

The doctor explained the situation and then focused on the medical expenses.

Finally, he added, "This is because Doctor Zhao from the provincial capital came here in the past two days. Otherwise, we would not have any good solution for this situation."

Du Chuan understood it very well. What the doctor meant was that treatment would cost a lot of money and might not necessarily cure the disease completely.

In fact, this is also the normal situation in hospitals today. Not to mention now, even in the future, for such situations, doctors can only fulfill their obligation to inform.

Because he also noticed that this family was from the countryside. The doctor had encountered this situation countless times, and the result was always the same.

That is to take the person home directly, which is not only the choice of relatives, but also the choice of the patient himself.

It is too common for a family to be dragged down by a patient.

Du's mother also understood what this meant and subconsciously looked at her son.

Du Chuan understood what his mother meant and said directly: "We will treat you. No matter how much it costs, as long as there is a glimmer of hope."

Du Chuan didn't expect that his grandfather still had a glimmer of hope. He originally asked his uncle and others to send his grandfather to the hospital, just hoping that the old man would pass away peacefully and suffer less.

But now it seems that the situation is not so serious that there is no chance at all.

Of course, if he hadn't been there, the result would have been the same, after all, the doctor had already explained the situation completely.

The doctor was about to say that he would go and process the discharge procedures, but he didn't expect to hear these words. He looked at Du Chuan, who was young and didn't look like a country boy, so his words were somewhat credible.

However, the doctor mainly looked at the other people, because he knew that this young man, under normal circumstances, could not make the decision.

"No need for treatment, let's go home." Grandma said with red eyes.

My uncle and the others remained silent.

Mother Du said quickly: "Mom, big brother, second brother, I still have some money in my hand."

"No need. This is your grandpa's fate. There's no need to waste money," said grandma.

Du Chuan sighed and pulled Liu Zhiyuan aside. He knew that it was not easy for him to get involved in such matters.

Although Liu Zhiyuan is also a junior, he is the eldest grandson of the Liu family and is already married with children. He still has a say in these matters.

"Brother, I won't say much else. As for grandpa, no matter how much money he needs, our family will pay for it. I don't have any other intentions. I just want to show my filial piety." Du Chuan said.

He knew that if he watched his mother helplessly watch his grandfather give up treatment this time, she might feel upset.

But we can't make things difficult for my uncle and his family because of this matter, otherwise my grandfather might not thank them and even blame them in the future.

This kind of thing may seem unreasonable, but this is actually the situation. Especially in this day and age, many things cannot be achieved just by having money.

Although Du Chuan didn't particularly understand many of the situations, he understood these.

The reason why he pulled Liu Zhiyuan over to talk was mainly because he and Liu Zhiyuan were of the same generation, and there were some things he could not say, like those he had just said, that he could not say to his uncles, otherwise it would embarrass them and slap them in the face, and the final result might not be good.

But there will be no problem if you talk to Liu Zhiyuan.

Hearing this, Liu Zhiyuan said hesitantly: "This... this costs too much, you..."

Du Chuan said: "Brother, you really don't have to worry about the money. Here are about 9,000 yuan. You keep it first. If it's not enough, I'll go get more."

As he spoke, Du Chuan handed the bag he had been carrying to Liu Zhiyuan.

He brought about 10,000 yuan this time. Excluding what he spent this morning and the 300 yuan he gave to his father yesterday, he still had more than 9,000 yuan.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the small bag in Du Chuan's hand with some surprise, but he did not take it. He just said, "Okay, I'll go talk to him."

As he spoke, Liu Zhiyuan walked over there and said, "Dad, Second Uncle, Grandma, since the doctor said it can be cured, let's do it."

When Liu Zhiyuan spoke, the meaning changed. As the eldest grandson of the Liu family, he still had some say in such matters.

In addition, when he speaks, neither the eldest uncle nor the second uncle will look embarrassed.

Then Liu Zhiyuan expressed his opinions, anyway, it was about treatment.

As for the money, although it was not mentioned, everyone knew that it must have been given by Du Chuan.

In the end, Liu Zhiyuan persuaded them to accept treatment, regardless of the outcome.

As for Du Chuan, he took Liu Zhiyuan to pay the bill as soon as possible.

When Du Chuan came back, he saw his grandmother holding his mother's hand and crying. It was obvious that she was unwilling to make the previous decision, but some concepts were already deeply rooted in people's minds, and she only made the decision based on these "knowledge" and "experience".

(End of this chapter)

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