Chapter 995: One Million

Xiong Tao's father's words were very direct and very realistic,

stabbing straight into Chen Nanxing's father's heart, leaving him in such pain he was speechless.

Indeed,

he and Chen Nanxing's mother had truly decided that even if they had to sell their house, they would let Chen Nanxing continue treatment,

but the reality was,

even if Chen Nanxing accepted continued treatment, it could only extend Chen Nanxing's life; there was no possibility of a full recovery,

which meant,

Chen Nanxing's parents, along with Qin Feng and Xu Hongdou, were all using money to buy life, buying Chen Nanxing's life,

and moreover, this life was very expensive.

Putting aside the contributions of Qin Feng and Xu Hongdou,

even if Chen Nanxing's parents poured all forty-something thousand yuan they got from selling their house into Chen Nanxing's illness,

according to the hospital's fee standards, it could at most delay things by a little over a year,

after that year and a bit,

whether Chen Nanxing had passed or not, that money would be completely gone,

and even if they could seek reimbursement from medical insurance later, only a small portion would return.

This didn't even include the subsequent expenses for Chen Nanxing's funeral and grave site,

if you really calculated it all, six or seven hundred thousand yuan might not even cover it.

Moreover,

an even more realistic problem was,

Chen Nanxing's parents were almost sixty years old,

basically unable to work anymore.

Because of long-term hard labor, Chen Nanxing's father also suffered from lumbar muscle strain,

and Chen Nanxing's mother's eyes had started to feel uncomfortable; the ophthalmologist said there were early signs of cataracts and recommended surgery as soon as possible.

But to save money, Chen Nanxing's mother had kept putting it off and hadn't done it.

The two of them had truly given up everything for Chen Nanxing,

but,

when Chen Nanxing was really gone, what would they have left?

A grave site of less than 0.5 square meters?

A cold tombstone with Chen Nanxing's photo pasted on it?

And him and Chen Nanxing's mother, homeless and penniless...

At that time, even if Xu Hongdou gave some relief to him and Chen Nanxing's mother, what good would that do?

Two elderly people nearly sixty with no house to live in and no way to earn money,

the final result might truly be ending up on the streets...

So,

after seriously considering these circumstances,

Chen Nanxing's father smoked a cigarette and carefully explained these things to Chen Nanxing's mother,

then,

Chen Nanxing's mother fell silent with tears streaming down her face.

As parents,

they truly loved Chen Nanxing very much,

but,

after Chen Nanxing was gone,

their own lives would cease to exist.

People nearly sixty years old; even sweeping streets might not get them hired. What future would they have?

The answer was negative.

They had no future; only hunger, cold, and darkness awaited them.

So,

after seriously considering these things,

Chen Nanxing's mother nodded in agreement with tears in her eyes.