Chapter 1257: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1257: Does a Successful Surgery Count as Victory?

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Wang Zhanggen was pulled into the operating room, Wang Dashan, Wang Erhai, Wang Xiaohua, and Li Xiulan waited in the waiting room outside.

They waited from eight-thirty in the morning until past eleven at noon, and it was nearly twelve o'clock when Wang Zhanggen finally came out of the operating room.

"Doctor Lin, how did it go?"

Wang Dashan hurried over to ask.

Doctor Lin said:

"The surgery went fairly successfully; the upper lobe of the right lung was removed, and a relatively large nodule was also removed from the lower lobe of the left lung."

Wang Dashan quickly said:

"Thank you, Doctor Lin, you've worked hard!"

He thought that since the surgery was successful, it counted as a victory.

Little did he know that in this world, for many illnesses, a successful surgery is only the beginning of the test.

Doctor Lin said:

"The first three days post-operation require caution; be especially vigilant for complications. As for the excised lung tissue, we will send it for lab analysis to determine the final pathological condition."

After a brief explanation of a few sentences, Doctor Lin left.

The three Wang brothers and Li Xiulan gathered around Wang Zhanggen's hospital bed.

Wang Zhanggen still couldn't return to the ward; he had to remain in this post-operative observation room for monitoring.

He hadn't fully regained consciousness, was on oxygen, and his breathing was extremely labored.

"Wonderful, the surgery succeeded, our dad is finally saved!"

Wang Dashan excitedly uttered this sentence.

Wang Erhai awkwardly followed with a laugh.

Wang Xiaohua let out a long sigh.

This big brother of theirs truly cannot understand human speech.

Who told him that a successful surgery meant he was saved?

The doctor never said anything like that!

Besides, this was only lung surgery; what about the liver, the kidneys, the brain? The cancer cells in those areas haven't been cleared at all!

Li Xiulan didn't understand these things, but she also knew she couldn't make the decisions.

She only said:

"How about we eat first? It's already noon."

The hospital has a meal delivery service; Wang Xiaohua had long since helped place an order.

The delivery person had already brought the four portions of rice and dishes to the ward side.

"Mom, I'll go to the ward side and bring the lunch over here!"

Dining is not allowed inside the observation room.

So the four of them took turns in pairs, going outside to eat.

Wang Dashan said he wouldn't eat first; he wanted to wait for their father to wake up and personally tell him the good news that the surgery was successful.

Wang Erhai, for his part, said to let Wang Xiaohua and Li Xiulan go eat first.

Wang Xiaohua took Li Xiulan to the corridor outside, found chairs, sat down, and ate together with Li Xiulan.

Seeing that Li Xiulan's appetite was still fairly good while eating, Wang Xiaohua felt somewhat reassured inside; he was just afraid his mother would become gloomy and unable to eat or drink because of his father's illness.

"Xiao Hua, you eat quickly too, eat more!"

Li Xiulan saw that Wang Xiaohua had little appetite while eating, so she said this.

At this moment Wang Xiaohua suddenly asked:

"Mom, if Dad passes away, will you be very sad?"

Li Xiulan said:

"I might feel a bit unaccustomed, after all we've been together for so many years."

Li Xiulan did not say she would be sad.

Because she truly didn't feel sad.

Wang Zhanggen had brought her countless harms in this lifetime; to tell the truth, sometimes she even hated that Wang Zhanggen wouldn't die sooner.

But now that Wang Zhanggen had truly reached the end of his life, she felt a hollow emptiness inside.

Just as she said, it might simply be a bit of unaccustomedness.

This unaccustomedness is actually the inertia brought about by a repetitive life day after day.

"Mom, hearing you say that, I'm relieved."

Wang Xiaohua said at this time:

"I have a premonition that Dad probably only has these few days left."

Li Xiulan was stunned, her face showing a trace of surprise:

"Didn't the surgery succeed? How can it still be like this?"

Wang Xiaohua gave a bitter smile:

"Don't know how to explain it to you; anyway, you just make your psychological preparation."

Li Xiulan's brows furrowed slightly:

"I don't mind anymore; good or bad, it's a lifetime. I'm just afraid Big Brother won't be able to accept it. He just heard the doctor say the surgery was successful, and he was very excited and very happy."

Wang Xiaohua gave a bitter smile, sighed at the doctor:

"Big Brother's temperament is becoming more and more like Dad's."

Li Xiulan immediately said:

"That's not good. You have to persuade him to change!"

Wang Xiaohua looked dejected and dispirited, shook his head and said:

"Whatever I say now, he won't listen."

Just then, Wang Dashan's voice came from the observation room:

"Dad's awake!"

Wang Xiaohua and Li Xiulan hurriedly put down the boxed meals and went inside to look.

Only to see Wang Zhanggen breathing with difficulty, his gaze unfocused, it was very obvious he was still a bit delirious.

"I... won't die, right..."

Wang Zhanggen glanced at his three sons, asking in a weak voice.

"Dad, you're fine. The doctor said the surgery was successful. Before long you'll be discharged and can go home!"

Wang Dashan wore a smile on his face.

As if he had won a victorious battle.

That wasn't a fake smile he put on to deceive Wang Zhanggen.

It was a sincere smile from his heart.

He truly believed that with the surgery successful, he could extend Wang Zhanggen's lifespan.

The smile on Wang Erhai's face was much more forced.

He said:

"Dad, you take good care of yourself. Don't think about anything!"

Wang Xiaohua, on the other hand, couldn't smile. He just looked at this biological father he had once loved, once hated, and also once pitied with an extremely compassionate gaze.

"I feel... breathing is so hard..."

Wang Zhanggen breathed with difficulty.

The human body has five lung lobes. He had an entire right upper lobe removed, and most of the left lower lobe removed as well. Originally his lung function wasn't too good, and after such a major surgery, breathing would naturally become much more difficult than before.

This is even with a machine supplying oxygen.

If there were no machine supplying oxygen, his breathing would probably be even more difficult.

Additionally, he just came off the operating table; the anesthetic hasn't completely worn off yet.

Once the anesthetic wears off, the real test will begin.

At that time, every breath will bring severe pain.

"Dad, the surgery was already successful. You'll be fine. You must face it bravely!"

Wang Dashan comforted Wang Zhanggen like this.

Wang Zhanggen nodded:

"That's good. I knew it. Wu Banxian didn't deceive me. I won't die that fast..."

After Wang Xiaohua and Li Xiulan finished lunch, it was their turn to keep watch at the bedside. Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai went outside to eat.

While eating, Wang Erhai couldn't help but ask:

"Big Brother, do you really think that with the surgery successful, Dad has a chance?"

Wang Dashan only then was stunned:

"Second Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Erhai lowered his voice and said:

"Let's not get happy too early. Didn't the doctor say the three days post-op are critical?"

While speaking, Wang Erhai glanced toward the inside of the observation room, very obviously afraid Wang Zhanggen would hear.

Wang Dashan only then frowned, but he still remained very confident:

"The surgery succeeded. That's at least half a success. We have to face it actively and optimistically."

Wang Erhai gave a dry laugh:

"True. Besides facing it actively and optimistically, there's no other choice. Besides, this time we really did our best. No one can say we're not filial."

After saying this, Wang Erhai buried his head and ate, wolfing down his food.

He hadn't eaten much in the morning. Now he was truly hungry.