Chapter 859: Shi Yong Refuses Over-treatment

Hearing Shi Yong say this,

I just happened to tell Shi Yong about going with He Zuming to look at graves a few days ago.

I think some things that make people happy while alive are far better than being happy after death.

I calmed my emotions a bit,

Then I took out a cigarette from my pocket,

Shi Yong said: "Brother, give me one. I haven't smoked in a long time."

I handed him a cigarette and placed it on Shi Yong's lips,

Shi Yong happily, like a child, took a puff.

Just then Nurse Xiao Qi returned with tea and eggs,

Seeing me give Shi Yong a cigarette to smoke, she angrily said: "How can you do this? Patients are absolutely not allowed to smoke now."

If you smoke again, I'll go find Dean Yang right away.

I hurriedly stubbed out the cigarette and took the one from Shi Yong's mouth.

Shi Yong then pitifully said to Xiao Qi: "Xiao Qi, don't be angry. I want to tell you, I won't live many more days; you might as well let me happily live these last days."

As for me, I've always liked smoking and drinking.

Xiao Qi, please, just pretend you didn't see.

Xiao Qi heard Shi Yong say this,

Her eyes also reddened, she said nothing more, put down the eggs, and retreated from the room.

Shi Yong said to me: "Brother, quickly give me a cigarette, light it and let me take two puffs for satisfaction."

I again took out a cigarette and placed it in Shi Yong's mouth,

Shi Yong took two puffs, coughed twice, and I wanted to take the cigarette from his mouth.

He shook his head and then continued smoking.

At this moment I also lit a cigarette and started smoking,

We're both heavy smokers, sigh!

I took two puffs,

and said to Shi Yong,

"Shi Yong, you know? A few days ago I had He Zuming help us look at a burial plot."

"Moreover, it's near Beishan, and we looked at a fairly large piece of land."

"At that time Jinghe proposed that we brothers be buried together in the future,"

"I agreed."

"We just looked at that piece of land."

"Shi Yong, we will really live together from now on."

"You, me, and Shi Jinhe—our brothers—will all be buried together."

"Moreover, the surrounding scenery is very beautiful."

"Then, the three of us brothers will never be separated again."

After hearing me finish, Shi Yong showed a childlike smile,

"Really, brother, that's great."

"This is my only wish."

"Let Shi Jinhe go ahead."

"If it comes true, brother, where exactly in Beishan is that place? Is it near Hama Spring?"

I shook my head,

"It's near Mantousi. You and I have seen that place together; we even rested there."

"Oh. I remember now; that place, I trust He Zuming's judgment."

"That's fine; when the time comes, whichever brother's child comes to pay respects to us,"

"we won't need to distinguish between us,"

"I used to think, I have no children; after I die, what would happen if there's no one to burn paper for me?"

"Now these problems are all solved."

"You really are my good brother." After saying this, Shi Yong took two more puffs,

coughed a few times.

Then Shi Yong threw the cigarette away.

I also stubbed out my cigarette.

I peeled the egg for Shi Yong,

wrapped it in paper and handed it to Shi Yong to eat,

Shi Yong ate two bites, then shook his head,

"I don't want to eat more; eating a bit more makes me feel sick. Damn, living is really suffering."

"Brother, I have no wishes left,"

"I just want to die quickly now."

"The sooner I die, the easier it will be."

"I'm suffering, and you all are tired too."

"What Shi Yong said, actually, I originally didn't want to tell you these things,"

"but I couldn't hold back and said them."

You have to live well, do you hear me?

We will use the best needles and medicine,

Please get the best doctor,

I will surely exert all my strength,

"to save you." I said to Shi Yong at that time.

When Shi Yong heard me say that,

He immediately shook his head violently,

"Brother, if you are like that,

I will jump off a building and die tonight. Do you believe me?

Brother, listen to me.

Actually, Ya Ling had been on the phone with Dean Yang these past few days, and I overheard.

I have pancreatic cancer,

the king of cancers—once you get it, you die; basically there's no chance of survival.

If I die, I die, but I want to tell you,

Definitely do not undergo excessive treatment.

I won't have surgery, and I won't do chemotherapy,

nor will I ask any specialists to see me,

nor will I take imported drugs to prolong my life,

What difference does it make whether I live one day or one year like this?

I, Shi Yong, may not be smart, but I'm not stupid either,

People ultimately die,

Rather than dying a hard death, don't lie in bed with tubes everywhere, prolonging life.

Brother, if you truly care for me, really treat me, Shi Yong, as your brother.

Just let me go peacefully like this.

I will have Ya Ling come over soon, while I'm still lucid, to settle my affairs clearly.

Don't wait until one day I become confused and can't speak,

"then it will be troublesome." Shi Yong said loudly to me.

After hearing Shi Yong's words, my mind became a bit confused.

I really don't know what to say,

What should I do.

I could only let my tears flow again.

I'm really useless, damn it.

Zhao Jianqiang, you're useless.

I was cursing myself in my heart.

Soon after, Shi Yong called Ya Ling over.

Ya Ling, upon seeing, didn't speak; her tears flowed first.

Shi Yong said to Ya Ling: "Ya Ling, don't cry; when you cry, our brother will cry too."

He has already cried several times.

You are both my dearest people.

While I can still speak, move, and think normally,

Let's talk about after-death matters.

Ya Ling at this moment hit a sore spot,

and began to wail loudly.

while crying and cursing Shi Yong,

"Shi Yong, you coward, you said you'd fight me for a lifetime, but you're quitting halfway—what kind of hero is that?"

You're a man; you must stay alive for me.

Shi Yong, you're not human.

Between Ya Ling and Shi Yong, they love to argue as soon as they meet.

Their feelings are expressed with fists.

They even compete to be better than each other,

and neither will concede to the other.

Indeed, like attracts like.

Shi Yong then loudly shouted at Ya Ling: "Ya Ling, your crying is pointless; I'm not dead yet."

You bitch,

Hmph, I, Shi Yong, won't submit to you.

In a moment we'll wrestle wrists, and I can still beat you.

When I die, you can cry—really, it's infuriating.

Hearing Shi Yong shout, I really don't know how to persuade them both.

Who would have thought, Ya Ling punched Shi Yong in the body,

"Great, you've got guts—get up now, let's go fight."

Shi Yong reached out, wanting to pull out the IV drip, to go fight Ya Ling.

"You think I'm afraid of you, Ya Ling."

"Alright, Ya Ling, take a break. Shi Yong, don't pull out the IV."

"I've never seen a couple like you two, still in the mood to fight at this time." I mediated in the middle.

"Brother, you're not afraid, this is what a real couple is like—fight to the death."

"Humph, Ya Ling, let me tell you: after I leave, you had better behave yourself, no fooling around with other men." Shi Yong also didn't know where this strength came from.

He sat up from the bed, continuing to shout at Ya Ling.

"My business, you can't ask about it."

Shi Yong, before we got married we set a rule: whoever has the stronger fist at home gets to call the shots.

Why should I listen to you now?

If you want me to listen to you, then you also have to listen to me.

"You need to live honestly, do you hear me?" Ya Ling replied to Shi Yong.

Maybe this is how they express their marital feelings, unlike ordinary people.

Between them they express their most sincere love. It's just that outsiders simply can't understand.

"Ya Ling, Shi Yong, you both stop quarreling."

In this hospital, all we hear is your two voices talking.

"Ya Ling, Shi Yong, can we talk about something serious?" I mediated to reconcile.