Chapter 1129: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1129: Knowing the Optimal Solution, Yet Powerless to Change Anything

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Dashan's attitude was clear: he couldn't stand by and watch his biological father have his life taken by cancer, especially now that he had money.

So no matter what method, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he had to try it.

He wasn't afraid of spending money; he was afraid that after the person passed away, whenever he looked back, he would regret it to the point of heart-wrenching pain.

"Do whatever you want; he's your father, you choose for yourself."

Du Xiaojuan heard the displeasure in Wang Dashan's words; she didn't want to quarrel with Wang Dashan, so in the end she just said this one sentence.

Hearing this, Wang Dashan still felt rather unhappy.

Mainly because Du Xiaojuan couldn't understand his mood.

So he asked again:

"I want to treat my father's illness; what's wrong with that?"

Du Xiaojuan said instead:

"If you're bringing an answer to seek validation, rather than sincerely asking me for my opinion or suggestion, then there's really no need to keep talking. I still say the same thing: do whatever you want, you've made your own choice, just don't regret it."

Wang Dashan fell silent.

After a while, Du Xiaojuan said another sentence:

"Actually, you don't want to treat your father's illness; you're just treating your so-called conscience, so that when someone brings it up in the future, you can stand on the moral high ground and say righteously that you've done your best and have a clear conscience."

Du Xiaojuan's sentence was like a sharp needle, directly piercing Wang Dashan's convoluted fallacies, pointing straight at the essence of the matter.

Perhaps even Wang Dashan himself hadn't realized this essence.

So now that Du Xiaojuan said this, his face twitched violently.

He was very unhappy that Du Xiaojuan spoke to him in such a cold tone.

Yet he had to admit that Du Xiaojuan's words were like a cold scalpel, perfectly and precisely cutting open his surface layer, letting him see an inner self he had never seen before.

"Why don't you three brothers stop hiding it from your father? Tell him the truth; he actually has the right to know. Tell him the facts, then let him choose whether to treat or not, respecting his wishes."

Du Xiaojuan said another sentence at this time.

Wang Dashan's expression turned grave:

"I'll discuss it with Second Brother and Third Brother later."

Although Wang Dashan was unhappy in his heart, when evening came, he really did go and discuss this matter with his Second Brother Wang Erhai and Third Brother Wang Xiaohua.

He initiated a voice chat in the three brothers' WeChat group.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, why don't we just tell our father about his condition? Keeping it hidden like this isn't a solution. After all, we still need to bring him to the hospital for follow-up exams, even surgery and chemotherapy. Keeping it hidden is tiring, and we might not be able to hide it anyway."

Wang Dashan said this.

Wang Erhai said:

"Indeed, he's already getting a bit suspicious. I also feel we can't keep hiding it forever. But if we tell him, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it, that the blow will be too great and he'll pass away even sooner. You all know, actually he cherishes his life; he's very afraid of death."

Wang Dashan said:

"But eventually there will come a day when he has to face this reality. Waiting until his body gets worse to face it is not as good as letting him face it now while his body is still relatively good. Third Brother, what do you think?"

Wang Xiaohua, who had been silent all this time, said at this moment:

"With that old man's character, telling him the truth—wouldn't that scare him half to death? In my opinion, don't tell him, and don't treat him either. At most, use Chinese medicine to nourish his body. With his constitution, Western medicine's side effects are too great; I estimate he couldn't bear them."

Although Wang Xiaohua's words weren't pleasant to hear, making him seem very cold-blooded,

they were actually the optimal solution for the current situation.

I don't know how many people, originally living fine, suddenly learned they had cancer, were instantly scared out of their wits, then in desperation sought all sorts of treatments, and from the discovery of cancer, passed away in less than three months.

Now, if Wang Zhanggen is to live on with quality, the main problem isn't whether to treat or not, but how to keep him in a good state of mind.

However, Wang Dashan didn't think so; he said:

"If we don't treat it and let the cancer develop, then later even if he wants treatment, there may be none. At least with active treatment now, there's still a glimmer of hope."

Wang Xiaohua asked at this time:

"Big Brother, let me ask you: one option is possibly only three months of survival, gambling on that one thread of a curing miracle; the other is at least being able to live a year or even longer, but living with cancer. Which one do you choose?"

Wang Dashan said without hesitation:

"Then I definitely choose the first kind! If cured, it wouldn't be as short as living just a year, but three years, five years, or even ten years!"

Hearing him say this, Wang Xiaohua fell silent.

Wang Erhai said at this time:

"To be honest, if it were me choosing, I truly wouldn't know how to choose. Why not just tell our father and let him choose himself?"

Wang Xiaohua finally sighed:

"Fine then, the minority submits to the majority. Since you both feel we should tell our father about his condition, then let's tell our father first. As for whether to treat or not, let him choose."

Wang Xiaohua knew he was powerless to change anything.

People's concepts are the hardest to change; many times they bring problems seeking validation, not answers.

But in his heart, he still felt a bitterness.

Because he knew what the optimal solution was, yet couldn't choose the optimal solution.

"Then Second Brother, you go tell our father tomorrow, and while you're at it, tell him that in a few days we still need to go to Guangzhou to see other expert doctors."

Wang Dashan said this.

Wang Erhai answered:

"Alright, I'll tell him first thing tomorrow morning."

Wang Erhai currently lives in his hometown, Shangou Village; he can tell him anytime.

But it's already very late tonight, so better wait until tomorrow morning to talk about this matter.

If he tells him now, that old thing might not sleep a wink all night.

In a blink it was the next morning; during breakfast, Wang Erhai deliberated for a long time, yet still didn't know how to bring it up.

Watching breakfast about to be finished.

Wang Changgen stood up, about to go to the fields to supervise others transplanting rice seedlings.

At this moment Wang Erhai finally stopped him:

"Dad, don't go yet!"

"What is it?" Wang Changgen was stunned, then hurriedly said: "Don't block me, I'm bored stiff at home, going out to the fields to supervise, at least I can find someone to chat with!"

Wang Erhai asked weakly:

"Don't you feel there's something wrong with your body?"

"What's wrong! Didn't I go to Guangzhou to register for an expert appointment for a re-examination? It's just Hepatitis B Small Three Yang, no big deal, I'm fine! Body's great, eating heartily!"

A few days ago Wang Changgen indeed felt uncomfortable everywhere, but after seeing the expert doctor and learning he had no major problem, his anxious heart settled down, and he ate heartily.

Hearing this, a thought flashed through Wang Erhai's mind: perhaps Third Brother was right all along, he shouldn't have told this old thing the real situation!