Chapter 874 - 417: This Is Fatherly Love, A Foolish Son Yet Not Foolish

Chapter 874: Chapter 417: This Is Fatherly Love, A Foolish Son Yet Not Foolish

Let Li Jingsheng talk about this matter, the answer given is also relatively simple and direct.

The patient’s condition is already very severe, considered to be beyond treatment.

The family and the patient share an unbreakable bond of blood and kinship; as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they are willing to go all out for treatment, even if it means selling everything.

In the face of deep emotions, money really means nothing.

Parents sell their house without hesitation to save their sick children. Dutiful daughters or sons, to save their elderly father or mother, don’t mind bearing heavy debts.

There are also boyfriends who, for the sake of saving their girlfriends, disregard family opposition and give their all.

At this moment, Li Jingsheng fully understands the feelings of the family members.

From a rational standpoint, choosing conservative treatment is definitely the better option.

But emotions are something that cannot easily be concluded with reason.

"Dr. Li! If we go all out with the treatment, is there hope of curing my father’s illness?"

"Theoretically speaking, even the most severe terminal illness has the possibility of being cured. But in a situation like his, you might spend hundreds of thousands to gamble on less than a 1% chance; I think you might want to reconsider this.

There is a 99% chance that the money will be spent, the illness won’t be cured, and the patient will suffer greatly.

If I were to personally give a suggestion, it would be better to save the money, let your father eat and drink well, and go wherever he wants. The hospital can prescribe some pain relief medication so he won’t suffer."

Li Jingsheng advises the patient’s son.

"Let’s do as Dr. Li says, and get some medicine to take home."

The patient spoke up at this moment.

He had been listening quietly, basically understanding his own situation.

Since it cannot be cured, there is no need to further burden the family. It would be better to keep the money, so that the living don’t also have to suffer.

"Dad, you don’t need to worry about the money."

"What do you mean by not worrying? You’re not married yet, and you have been with your girlfriend for several years now, saving money just to buy a house and get married. If my illness could be cured, then go ahead and do as you please. After all, if I get better, I would work hard to earn money and help you out. Now that Dr. Li has explained it so clearly, you still want to spend a large sum of money on my treatment. Are you out of your mind?

Have the doctor prescribe some medicine for me to take home!"

The patient made a decision with a firm gaze.

He would not allow his son and wife to argue.

"Waaah..."

The patient’s wife could no longer hold back, crying sorrowfully and constantly wiping her tears.

In her heart, she obviously couldn’t bear to see her husband die.

She never expected this parting of life and death to come so suddenly. She had naively thought that her husband might be rejuvenating.

After the hospital examination, she realized it was a terrible cancer, and it was already in the late stage with little time left.

"I’m not dead yet, what’s all the crying for? If you really want to cry, wait until I’m dead, cry a few times, and let others know I didn’t mistreat you."

The patient scolded his wife angrily.

Yet, sometimes not scolding is better, as this made his wife cry even more.

"Life at home was just starting to get a little better. Our son is about to get married soon, and you, you haven’t enjoyed a single day of happiness... How am I supposed to live the days ahead all by myself!"

His wife looked at her husband with red eyes, tears blurring her vision.

"Isn’t there still our son? If this kid dares to be unfilial or dislikes you, then burn some paper for me, see if I don’t come up and beat him to death."

This uncle truly is a straightforward person.

Even though it’s a very sad thing to say, it sounds quite humorous.

Ultimately, due to the patient’s strong request, the family decided to comply and opted for conservative treatment for the patient.

This matter thus came to an end.

Little did they know, after the patient’s wife pushed the patient out, the patient’s son closed the door and looked at Li Jingsheng and Zhong Hu.

"Director Zhong, Dr. Li, no matter how much it costs, I’m willing to pay. Please save my dad."

"You still want to proceed with surgery and chemotherapy for him?"

Li Jingsheng was quite surprised.

He had thought that the patient’s son complied with the patient’s wishes.

It now seems that this young man was only outwardly compliant while his heart still yearned to save his father.

"Even if there’s only a 0.1% hope, I’m willing to go all out. My dad was very strict with me from a young age. Back then, I was young and na?ve, feeling he always wanted to control everything, which I loathed.

Later, when I was in the third year of middle school, I was caught by my dad for smoking after imitating others. In front of my classmates, he slapped me hard.

Since then, I hadn’t called him dad, and for quite some time, even regarded him as an enemy.

I hated him."

The young man spoke about the emotional journey between him and his father.

Some fathers have better parent-child interactions, treating their children gently like friends when educating them.

But more often than not, fathers are very strict; they are rough and direct in disciplining their children. If they feel the child is wrong and doesn’t listen after being told, they will hit and scold the child.

This is, in essence, a deep fatherly love.

But the expression of this love makes it hard for the child to accept.

Because they feel hurt by their father.

"Later, because I hung out with a few mischievous kids in class, my grades plummeted. I eventually didn’t get into an ordinary high school. My parents pulled some strings to get me into a decent vocational high school.

After studying for two years, I went out to work.

At that time, I was young, my educational background wasn’t high, and I was doing the hardest work. Working in a factory, they say it’s an eight-hour workday, but in practice, there’s always endless overtime.