Chapter 2518: Dead or Alive

Shou’er suddenly faced another media uproar like the one after the last electric shock accident.

The informant is reportedly a child.

This incident, from the beginning, goes like this.

As Student Wei said, Xiao Yu’s family got into an argument at the pediatric orthopedics department, which included Xiao Yu’s parents, grandparents, and maternal grandparents.

If you listen closely, you’ll find that the ones insisting on donating their daughter’s organs are Xiao Yu’s mom and dad, while the four grandparents are against it.

Because of this, Xiao Yu’s maternal grandmother rolled up her sleeves, ready to have a fight with her own daughter.

"Xiao Yu was raised by me, your dad, and your in-laws. She has no relationship with you or your husband. When have you and your husband ever taken care of the child? Not even for a few days. So, we have the final say on this matter about Xiao Yu, not you."

This is how it is in dual-income families in the country. Young people have no time to care for their kids because of work and leave them with the elderly. The bond between some grandparents and the child can be even closer than with the biological parents, which is known as intergenerational affection.

"It’s not that we didn’t want to care for the child, Mom. You know how my husband and I work. We really don’t have the time." Xiao Yu’s mom said, aggrieved, "But you can’t say that we have no feelings for our child. We are her biological parents, how could we not have feelings?"

"What feelings do you have? If you had any feelings, you wouldn’t say this. Do you know how people outside talk about us? They say our family is selling the child!" Xiao Yu’s maternal grandmother said, angry at her daughter and son-in-law’s suggestion. It can be imagined that the old folks think the people outside are right.

"Mom, how can you suspect that my husband and I would sell our child? Organ donation is not selling."

"That’s right, Mom." Xiao Yu’s father stepped forward to explain with his wife to the four grandparents, "Once the organs are donated, we won’t receive a single penny. Just like blood donation, there’s no money involved."

"Don’t mention blood donation. Can this be the same as blood donation? Do you know what it means to take away her organs? It means Xiao Yu is dead!" The mention of the child’s death is something the four grandparents present clearly can’t accept, and tears fell from both Xiao Yu’s maternal and paternal grandmothers.

Xiao Yu’s mom’s eyes were also red. In fact, on the first day she heard the doctor’s diagnosis, she almost fainted on the spot.

The issue must be faced, even if it’s hard to accept. The child is, indeed, gone.

What can a mother do for her child now that she’s gone?

A mother wishes for her child to somehow continue living. She and her husband are highly educated, having read many books, and have studied abroad, possibly understanding more than the elders. Overseas, organ donation is already quite common, unlike domestically, where for many, especially the older generation, it feels like an unacceptable thing.

Donating the child’s organs is like leaving a part of the child in the world, to continue living. How can this be a bad thing?

"You say Xiao Yu is dead? Which eye of yours saw her dead? When I went in to see her, her heartbeat was thumping. The heart is beating, the person is alive."

"Mom. It’s—it’s her brain. Xiao Yu’s brain was smashed to bits, she can’t survive—"

"You’re talking nonsense."

"It’s true. As soon as the machines are taken away, her heart won’t beat anymore."

"I get what you mean. You and your husband think the machines are too expensive for treating the child, right? We’ll pay for the child’s treatment, you don’t have to."