A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 308 Is it meaningful to do this?

"Why is Xiaohui back?"

"I'm fine."

"Look at me, I'm perfectly fine."

When Chen Hui arrived at West China Hospital, it was already 5 p.m. Li Tianhua was sitting on a chair in the hospital waiting for the test results. His aunt, Fan Rong, was sitting next to him, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

Qingrui and Qingshan were not there, so obviously the two little ones were unaware of this matter.

Upon seeing Chen Hui, Li Tianhua said somewhat reproachfully, "Go do your work; what you're doing is much more important than what I'm doing!"

The recent achievements in controlled nuclear fusion have already spread throughout the entire planet, and he was of course aware of them. He was genuinely proud of Chen Hui, and seeing that little guy achieve what he has today filled him with indescribable joy.

Naturally, he didn't want to delay Chen Hui from doing important things because of himself.

"I've finished everything, there's nothing left for me to do now."

Chen Hui explained with a smile that he was quite happy to see that his uncle was in good spirits.

"That's still better than wasting time here with me."

Li Tianhua shook his head repeatedly, "Don't worry, I've weathered so many storms, this little illness is nothing, you can go back now."

Chen Hui shook his head. He could listen to his uncle on other matters, but not on this one. "On the way back, Old Qian called me and asked me to take my uncle to Beijing for a check-up and treatment. We'll go back and pack up later, and then head over tomorrow."

"Go to the capital."

Li Tianhua frowned.

"If we go to the capital, we won't be able to hide it from Rui Rui and Qing Shan."

No one can resist the temptation to live a few more years, and Li Tianhua was no exception. Now that he was finally living a good life, he naturally didn't want to die.

But if this would cause the two little ones to worry, he would have to think it over carefully.

"Don't worry, just tell them that your job as a lab administrator requires you to go to Beijing for training for a period of time. I will contact Principal Zhao and the others."

Chen Hui had already prepared his explanation.

He shared the same thought as his uncle: at least for the time being, they shouldn't tell the two little ones the news, as they were too young to handle such a significant event properly.

Of course, if things become irreversible in the end, we should tell the two little ones, so that their uncle can stay with them for a while longer.

However, Chen Hui believes that day will not come!
“My aunt will stay in Chengdu. We won’t be in Beijing for too long. After the treatment plan is finalized, the subsequent treatment will still be carried out at West China Hospital.”

Chen Hui had already arranged everything on his way back.

"it is good."

In the end, Li Tianhua nodded in agreement.

"But let me make this clear: if the treatment is not effective in the end and it is too painful, please don't force yourself. I don't want to be lying in a hospital bed with tubes all over my body; that would be no different from being dead."

Chen Hui nodded.

But he remained steadfast in his belief: "That day will not come!"

……

"Jinwu-1 was successfully built in Chengdu and was ignited yesterday."

According to relevant sources, Jinwu-1 is now operating stably, connected to the generator set, and integrated into the power grid.

"Jinwu-1 is bigger and more powerful than Pangu, with a power generation capacity of up to 3000 MW. I believe it can irrigate the entire Chengdu Plain, just like the Dujiangyan Irrigation System more than 2,000 years ago!"

In a VIP ward of the Beijing Military Region Hospital, a television news report is being broadcast.

Li Tianhua lay on the zero-gravity hospital bed. In just over a month, he had gained weight and his complexion was rosy; he didn't look sick at all.

Chen Hui was studying at the desk next to him. Not only did Li Tianhua gain weight, but Chen Hui, who took care of Li Tianhua, also gained weight. His face even became much rounder, and he was almost unrecognizable from his former self.

Although he still maintains a high intensity of study every day, he only needs to memorize more, and the mental exertion is much less than before. In order to ensure his uncle's health, they eat very well, so it is inevitable that he will gain weight.

"Chengdu will never have to experience power outages due to high temperatures again."

Li Tianhua remarked with emotion.

In recent years, due to the continuous high temperatures in Chengdu during the summer, the power supply was insufficient, and students and migrant workers were forced to work from home for a week, which is known as the high-temperature holiday.

Chen Hui smiled wryly. He had also experienced such a moment. He remembered that his classmates were all smiles at the time, but they probably wouldn't thank him for no longer having to take a high-temperature break.

Your creature level has increased from 37% to 38% (level 3).

A barrage of comments flashed before my eyes.

In the past month or so, his proficiency in biology has improved rapidly, but he still has some headaches about biology.

He could easily understand high-dimensional manifolds, but he was almost driven crazy by the trivial terms in the central dogma of DNA->RNA->protein, such as transcription, translation, ribosomes, and tRNA.

In his view, these things completely lacked logic and had no mathematical beauty whatsoever.

He attempted to draw a perfect feedback loop diagram for the tricarboxylic acid cycle and to establish a partial differential equation model for cell signaling pathways. His notes looked like gibberish, full of integral symbols and matrices, trying to force biology into a mathematical framework.

But he failed; even though he had solved several Millennium Problems, he was defeated by this one.

"Hey, you're in good shape."

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a white coat walked into the ward. Seeing Li Tianhua's rosy complexion, he was also in a good mood. He was an expert in lung cancer and Li Tianhua's current attending physician.

There is no way to cure cancer in its late stages. The patient's mindset is the key factor that determines the treatment effect and how long the patient can live.

When Li Tianhua was diagnosed with lung cancer, it was already in its late stage, and the cancer cells had metastasized, making a complete cure almost impossible. However, according to the treatment plan they devised, Li Tianhua could live for at least another five to ten years.

"Haha, Dr. Hao, you're here so early today?"

"I've been eating and sleeping well lately, but I haven't been exercising much. I feel like my limbs are about to atrophy."

Li Tianhua greeted the doctor familiarly.

Hao Jie looked at Li Tianhua's various indicators and nodded in satisfaction. "Next, you can go back to Chengdu for treatment. As long as you have regular check-ups, we can analyze the data remotely."

After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Hui beside him and caught sight of the large book on Chen Hui's desk. "Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry?" "Is Professor Chen preparing to conquer cancer?"

he said with a smile.

Of course he knew Chen Hui. With the progress of the Golden Crow Project, Chen Hui had made a great splash in China. Now, there was no one in China who didn't know Chen Hui.

Moreover, they knew that Li Tianhua was able to stay here because of Chen Hui.

"Well, I want to try it."

Hao Jie nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He knew that Chen Hui had the ability to create miracles in mathematics and had solved countless mathematical problems that no one before him had been able to solve, but he did not believe that Chen Hui could solve this medical problem.

Although medicine and mathematics are related, they are still very different.

After looking at the dense mathematical formulas in Chen Hui's notebook, he shook his head even more. "Biology evolved, it wasn't designed. It's imperfect, it's... redundant, it's chaotic, because it has to survive."

Based on her professional background, Hao Jie subconsciously said to Chen Hui, "If you really want to study it, I suggest you don't try to conquer it with mathematics, but try to... understand its logic with mathematics."

These words were like a wake-up call. Chen Hui stopped trying to build a model immediately and instead began to absorb the facts like crazy. He started to study biochemistry and other cancer-related knowledge like a sponge, absorbing any potentially useful information.

Hao Jie probably never imagined that his casual remark would bring about such a huge change to the world.

With the treatment plan for Uncle Li Tianhua finalized, Chen Hui and the others left the VIP ward and returned to Chengdu the next day.

"Xiaohui, I know you're worried about me, but nobody knows how much longer I can hold on. You can't stay with me forever. You have your own things to do. Go, go do what you want to do."

The day after returning to Chengdu, Li Tianhua said this to Chen Hui.

He had originally planned to continue working at Rongcheng No. 2 Middle School, but due to the obstruction of Chen Hui and Fan Rong, Li Tianhua could only stay at home to recuperate.

"Okay, Uncle, please contact me immediately if you have any questions."

Chen Hui nodded. Now that his uncle's treatment plan has been finalized, according to the attending physician Hao Jie, he can last at least 5 to 10 years. He believes that this time will be enough for him to solve this problem.

Furthermore, his uncle Li Tianhua is currently in good health and does not need his constant presence. He needs to devote himself fully to his research. Although he is confident, he is never arrogant. This problem has stumped the world's top researchers. He is certain that he can solve it, but to solve it as soon as possible, he must devote all his energy.

He wanted to study cancer, but he couldn't just keep talking about it on paper; he had to put it into practice eventually. Rongcheng University's medical school was indeed quite good, but it was still lacking in cancer research, and Chen Hui didn't like their teaching style and atmosphere.

These days I'm in Beijing accompanying my uncle for treatment. He has already made contact with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, which is the top institution in China for cancer research. It ranks among the top in China in terms of standardized comprehensive treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, and other multidisciplinary diseases, and some of its treatments have reached the international advanced level.

Next, he will go there for further studies.

Chen Hui did not go to Beijing immediately, but stayed in Chengdu to accompany his uncle and aunt for more than a month. He planned to buy his uncle a car.

Qingfeng Times City is only a dozen kilometers away from West China Hospital, a twenty-minute drive, but it would take an hour by public transportation. This way, my uncle can drive himself to West China Hospital for treatment.

Although he is now diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer, his physical condition is still good and his mental state is also quite good.

At first, Li Jianhua was naturally strongly opposed, but when Chen Hui parked the car in the parking lot, his uncle accepted the result and happily drove Chen Hui to the hospital the next day.

Although his current physical condition is not bad, he still needs to undergo the necessary treatments. According to the doctor's treatment plan, the main treatment is to kill cancer cells through chemotherapy, prevent the growth and spread of cancer cells, and control the disease.

"Hello, are you here for chemotherapy too?"

While I was waiting on the sofa in the hospital lobby, a young and beautiful woman next to me suddenly greeted me.

At this time, Li Tianhua was undergoing his second round of chemotherapy. There were no obvious changes in his body; he had no hair loss and no rashes on his skin. However, this young lady recognized him at a glance.

"Ah."

Chen Hui nodded slightly. He also saw the tubes inserted into the girl's body, clearly indicating that she was also a cancer patient.

But he's not an E person and doesn't really like chatting with strangers.

Li Tianhua was not either; he simply nodded kindly to the little girl.

The little girl clearly understood what the two meant and didn't say anything more.

Judging from Li Tianhua's condition and Chen Hui's companionship, she knew that Li Tianhua was probably still in the early stages of treatment. Back then, she had her parents with her, but later, in order to treat his illness, her parents had to take on more work and had less and less time to accompany her.

Because of his illness, he could only do odd jobs, and he gradually lost contact with his old friends. As the treatment progressed, he felt like he was living alone on a deserted island, surrounded by people coming and going, yet so far away from her.

She wasn't a social butterfly before, but if it weren't for the encouragement from other patients, she might not have made it this far. When these cancer patients see each other, it's like seeing family. That's why she took the initiative to talk to Li Tianhua.

Just then, a distraught young girl walked out of the examination room. She stood in the hall with a blank stare and a hunched back, as if all her energy had been drained away, leaving only a decaying and weak walking corpse.

Behind the girl were her equally distraught parents. The mother's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying, while the father pursed his lips, his face full of sorrow.

The two men just looked at the girl, wanting to go forward and comfort her, but they didn't know what to say.

The girl who had just greeted Li Tianhua suddenly stepped forward, took the girl's arm, and asked with concern, "Little sister, what's wrong?"

The girl glanced at the girl, seemingly not intending to speak, but suddenly, she noticed the tube that the girl had deliberately exposed.

What illness does my sister have?

The girl suddenly asked.

"Stomach cancer, late stage."

The girl spoke with a smile, as if she had just caught a cold and was completely at ease, her smile as bright as sunshine.

The girl's gaze suddenly became much closer to the girl, as if she had been infected by the girl's vibrant life force, and her eyes gained a new radiance.

"Sister, why do so many people still spend a lot of money on treatment for late-stage cancer, even though it's clearly incurable?"

The girl asked again, "In the end, besides losing everything and suffering endless pain, is it worth it?"

"Jiaqi, don't talk nonsense, you're only 17 years old!"

The girl's mother, her eyes brimming with tears, interrupted, "Don't worry, your father and I still have some savings. We will definitely get you cured!"

That being said, everyone knew that it was already late-stage cancer and there was no way to cure it.

So the girl's gaze remained fixed on the other girl, perhaps driven by a survival instinct, as she searched for an answer.

The girl also sensed the sacred significance of this answer. She pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time before speaking again.

(End of this chapter)