Chapter 228: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 228: Hemp Rope Always Breaks at the Thinnest Part

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

But at this moment, Li Xiulan said to Wang Xiaohua:

"Xiao Hua, I only brought over one thousand yuan or so; it's not enough money."

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly asked:

"Did you bring the passbook?"

Li Xiulan hurriedly nodded: "I brought it, but we need to withdraw the money, which will probably take quite a while."

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"Tell me the password, I'll go withdraw it now; you wait here."

Wang Xiaohua took the passbook and walked out of the hospital gate.

He quickly hailed a passenger three-wheeler and went to the nearby rural credit cooperative to withdraw money.

After waiting in line for quite a while, Wang Xiaohua finally got the money.

He withdrew ten thousand yuan, then hurried back to the hospital.

After returning to the hospital and paying the fee, there was another long wait.

"Should we tell Dashan and Erhai about this?"

Li Xiulan suddenly said such a sentence at this moment.

Wang Xiaohua thought for a moment, then replied:

"What's the use of telling them? They can't help anyway. If the follow-up treatment costs a lot of money and the family doesn't have enough, we can tell them then; it's not too late. Telling them now, besides disrupting their work, serves no other purpose."

Li Xiulan nodded:

"Mm-hmm, then let's not tell them for now."

At this moment, the attending doctor came out and explained the situation to Wang Xiaohua and Li Xiulan.

"You are Wang Zhanggen's family members, right?"

"Yes, yes." Wang Xiaohua and Li Xiulan hurriedly stood up.

"The patient's condition is now stable. Fortunately, you brought him in time; if you had been later, it would have been disastrous. We have already performed plaque stabilization treatment on the patient. Next, we will do intravenous thrombolysis, then cooperate with medication for rehabilitation. If surgery can be avoided, we won't operate for now, after all, surgery is expensive and has significant side effects. I know you certainly don't want the patient to have surgery, right?"

"Right, right, right!" Li Xiulan nodded repeatedly, "If surgery can be avoided, then avoid it... Doctor, how much will this entire course of treatment cost?"

The doctor said:

"The entire rehabilitation process will probably cost around twenty thousand yuan? By the way, do you have Rural Cooperative Medical Care? If so, you can bring the medical records and invoices to the town health center later to get some of the money reimbursed."

Li Xiulan hurriedly said:

"Yes, yes, we just paid the cooperative medical care fee not long ago!"

Actually, since the state began promoting cooperative medical care, Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen have signed up the whole family of five every year.

Although the fee has risen from twenty yuan per person per year at the beginning to eighty yuan per person per year this year, they still gritted their teeth and paid it.

After all, if a serious illness really occurs, there is at least some insurance as a safety net.

"Alright, then I'll arrange for the patient to be hospitalized for observation and treatment; that's more stable."

Wang Zhanggen was drowsy for about two days before finally waking up.

He looked at the ceiling of the ward and spoke unclearly:

"The wedding banquet must continue; we can't let others laugh at us..."

Wang Xiaohua was taking care of him on the side, feeling quite speechless:

"It's come to this, and you're still thinking about the wedding banquet? Don't you care about your life?"

By this time Li Xiulan had already gone home, because there were chickens, ducks, pigs, dogs, and other livestock at home that needed care, and the cultural room project couldn't be delayed too long before starting. After Li Xiulan returned home, she needed to take Li Yunxia, the small worker, as well as two other big workers, to continue with this project.

So the heavy responsibility of taking care of Wang Zhanggen fell on Wang Xiaohua.

Wang Xiaohua took some time to go to Zhengjia Bookstore, not far from the County People's Hospital, and bought a set of college entrance exam real question papers. While taking care of his father, he buried himself in doing the papers whenever he had free time.

He dared not slack off for a moment.

Especially when seeing his father in this state.

If he couldn't study well and get into a good university, after entering society he would still struggle at the bottom like his parents. When encountering major events like birth, aging, sickness, and death again, he wouldn't know how to face it.

When he previously went to withdraw money, he had seen his parents' passbook; inside there were only over sixty thousand yuan in savings. They had worked hard for so many years and saved only this little money.

And this sudden serious illness had cost over twenty thousand yuan. As for how much the rural cooperative medical care could reimburse, it was still unknown; they would only find out when they went to handle it.

Father's condition was relatively good; it wasn't the most severe type of cerebral infarction. If it became severe enough to require surgery, then this sixty thousand yuan or so in savings would be nowhere near enough.

At this moment, Wang Zhanggen grabbed Wang Xiaohua's hand:

"Xiao Hua, will you attend it then? I'm begging you. If this wedding banquet, your uncle doesn't come, your two older brothers don't come, and you don't come either, then I might as well die..."

Wang Zhanggen's tone of speech was somewhat slurred; that was a sequela of the cerebral infarction.

The doctor said that follow-up rehabilitation treatment must be taken seriously, especially stabilizing the patient's emotions, not letting his emotions fluctuate too much. Otherwise, if cerebral infarction recurs, it could develop into hemiplegia, or even a vegetative state, or even death.

So although Wang Xiaohua was very unwilling in his heart, he finally agreed:

"Alright, I'll come out for a bit then."

Hearing these words, Wang Zhanggen revealed a relieved smile.

Within the relief, there was also a hint of triumphant smugness.

This youngest son of his had never taken him seriously.

This time, he finally made him yield.

This made Wang Zhanggen feel that this illness was even worth it.

Wang Zhanggen was hospitalized for six days before he was discharged.

When he was discharged, the Doctor came over and repeatedly instructed him.

He cannot eat anything too oily, especially Lard; he must quit smoking and drinking, cannot get Angry, and must maintain a cheerful Mood.

Besides that, the Doctor also pulled Xiao Hua aside and said privately:

"Does your dad often hold in his Anger?"

Xiao Hua was Stunned, Not Knowing why the Doctor asked this question.

But he still answered Honestly:

"Yes, he gets angry very easily; he is not good with words, so he just keeps it bottled up inside."

The Doctor then said:

"That explains it. Frequently holding in Anger is bad for the Thyroid. I see your dad's Neck has a slightly obvious protrusion; it's likely his Thyroid also has a problem. However, I am not a specialist in this area. Once your dad's Cerebral Infarction Recovery is mostly done, you find time to take him to Thyroid and Breast Surgery to have a look."

Hearing this, Xiao Hua Immediately felt a bit Nervous.

The Doctor hurriedly Comforted him:

"But you also don't need to be too Nervous. I guess your dad just has Thyroid Nodules. Thyroid Nodules are generally benign, known as the most gentle Cancer, with only a one percent chance of being malignant. However, it can't be ignored; it is a hidden danger. If it develops into a malignant one, the mortality rate is very high. When you take him for a check-up then, a removal Surgery should solve the problem."

In Xiao Hua's Mind, it was as if a huge thunderclap rang out; he instantly felt a bit Dizzy.

This precisely verified that saying: the hemp rope always snaps at its thinnest point; misfortune always picks the most wretched person.

His father's Cerebral Infarction hasn't even fully healed yet, and now Thyroid Nodules have been discovered.

Xiao Hua hurriedly Asked:

"How much money does this Surgery need?"

The Doctor said:

"Not Much Money, roughly twenty to thirty thousand Yuan. Cooperative Medical Care can reimburse a portion; in the end it might only be a little over Ten Thousand Yuan."

At that moment, Xiao Hua finally deeply understood why his mother, no matter what she encountered, her first Reaction was always to Ask about money.

Money, this thing, is really too important.

Xiao Hua returned to the Ward and saw his father Wang Zhanggen Cleaning up his things.

His slightly stooped back appeared aged and Heavy.

"Let me Clean up; you rest!"

Xiao Hua hurried over to help Clean up; actually there wasn't much to Clean up, just some changes of clothes and Xiao Hua's study materials.

While Cleaning up, Xiao Hua stole a glance at his father's Neck.

He Discovered it was indeed just as the Doctor said; on Wang Zhanggen's Neck, a little below the Adam's apple, on the Left side there was a slightly protruding small lump.

Usually not paying much attention, he hadn't Discovered it.

Now looking at it, he found it was already very obvious.

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