Chapter 125 The Scumbag Father Wants to Become a Monk (11)

My aunt's family paid tens of thousands of yuan in medical expenses, and their spirits plummeted.

But the matter didn't end there. As family members, they were forced to learn about Song Jianguo's illness and participate in decision-making.

The group of people looked even more grim as they listened to the doctor explain the symptoms while looking at the scans at the hospital bedside.

"So, doctor, your suggestion is that I still need surgery, right? How much will that cost?"

The aunt clutched her wallet, her expression tense.

Just a fall, and you need surgery?

"Sixty to seventy thousand. If there is medical insurance reimbursement, it will be around thirty thousand. Of course, this does not include the cost of subsequent treatment and health care."

The doctor gave a rough estimate.

"What?!"

The uncle couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He had just gone to pay the fees, but he knew that Song Jianguo didn't have medical insurance at all. This meant that the surgery and follow-up treatment would cost over 100,000 yuan. Where would his family get that much money? Even if they did, they couldn't spend it all on him.

"What are you yelling about? You're the ones who ruined me, so you should pay for it!"

Lying on the hospital bed, Song Jianguo snorted impatiently.

"You have a stroke! It's a pre-existing condition, not something you developed from a fall!"

Zhao Gong couldn't help but defend himself.

Everyone knows that a stroke cannot form in a short period of time; it must be the result of years of accumulation, and many elderly people suffer from strokes.

"Heh, kid, do you want to go to jail? Even if I had a stroke before, this current attack is directly related to you!"

Song Jianguo snorted coldly and made a threatening statement.

Zhao Gong remained silent. Of course, he didn't want to go to jail; he still wanted to get married.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth again. His girlfriend had mentioned breaking up with him several times, but he had stubbornly clung to her and that's why they hadn't broken up. Besides, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and he didn't know what she was busy with now.

"Jianguo, are you sure you want to have the surgery? Brain surgery is no small matter."

My aunt is more experienced; she grasped the key point as soon as she opened her mouth.

Song Jianguo remained silent.

Surgery is certainly not a trivial matter.

Surgery on the head, in particular, is terrifying.

He hesitated for a long time before finally looking at the doctor.

"Can I recover with conservative treatment?"

Doctors can't give a definite answer. No one can predict how the condition will develop. They can only say that it's theoretically possible, but the specific outcome depends on how the condition progresses.

"I need to think about it."

Song Jianguo hesitated.

The doctor wanted to try to persuade them, but the aunt's family quickly stepped in to separate them.

"Doctor, please go ahead and do your work. My family and I will discuss this further."

How to discuss it? Of course, they advised Song Jianguo to opt for conservative treatment. Zhao Gong also put in a lot of effort and found many cases of failed surgeries, which made Song Jianguo very nervous.

"Then let's try conservative treatment first."

Song Jianguo made a decision.

However, he didn't like the hospital environment; it was too crowded and noisy, so he wanted to go home to recuperate.

My aunt's family didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

The good news is that surgery is no longer needed, saving money; the bad news is that there's now a patient in the family who needs care, which is very troublesome.

In the end, Song Jianguo stayed at the hospital for three days and then went back to his sister's house. Of course, he would not sleep on the sofa anymore and demanded to stay in Zhao Gong's room.

"You created this cause, and you must bear the consequences."

He is a Buddhist and speaks eloquently about cause and effect.

What can my aunt's family do?

There was no other way but to accept it.

During the meal, the whole family sighed and groaned.

"It seems we can only wait for the court to rule and let his son take him away."

The uncle looked helpless and lost his appetite.

"But will that kid care about his father? I think that kid is a heartless wretch. What if he doesn't care?"

Zhao Gong was filled with worry. He hadn't slept well for a long time. It wasn't comfortable to sleep on the sofa, and it was still a bit chilly in the autumn. Right now, he was the one who most wanted that old man to leave as soon as possible.

But he was worried. After dealing with Changqing for so long, he finally understood what it meant to be ruthless and have no bottom line!

"Hmph, he won't accept him? Then let's just carry him to his doorstep and leave him there! Let's see if he'll accept him then."

The eldest aunt snorted coldly, her face radiating a chill.

He was very dissatisfied with his nephew, who, despite having money, refused to lend him a single penny, and whose own father didn't care at all.

"Yes, that's how it should be!"

The uncle-in-law completely agreed with his wife's statement. It was one thing for Song Jianguo not to have a son, but he clearly had a son, yet he was still sick and lying at home. How could anyone stand that!

In particular, he is also partially paralyzed, making it very difficult for him to move around.

Although she has recovered a little in the past few days and can barely move with crutches, she still needs help to go to the toilet and requires full-time care. Who wouldn't be annoyed by that?

Moreover, he has become increasingly irritable and often curses at people.

I can't stand it.

Not only his aunt, who had been taking care of him, couldn't stand it, but his uncle, who had never interfered in anything, also couldn't stand it.

But we still have to endure it.

After all, they can call the police.

In fact, Song Jianguo was also very annoyed. He did not expect that just being punched would cause such great inconvenience. Now his movements were restricted, and even if someone took care of him, he would still feel uncomfortable.

I have to take a lot of medicine every day.

Moreover, he never expected that his own sister would be so impatient. Once, she even left him in the bathroom to sit on the toilet for several hours.

After thinking it over, he concluded that it was all about money.

My sister's family is all poor and can't support him at all.

so--

The key lies with the son. Once the court confirms the father-son relationship, he will demand that the son take responsibility for his care in his old age. Fortunately, the son is wealthy and can hire a caregiver to take care of him personally, which would be much better. He could even hire a professional rehabilitation therapist!

Let's wait.

Waiting for the court's verdict!

Changqing was well aware that everyone was expecting the court to handle the matter.

He was no exception.

"However, the result will certainly not satisfy them."

Waiting for him to come and support you in your old age? Or even take care of Song Jianguo, who is partially paralyzed? How could that be possible?

He actually believed more that this was karma and retribution.

"Host, your cousin Zhao Gong is up to his old tricks again. Go online and check it out."

The system suddenly issued a notification.

Changqing raised an eyebrow, then opened his phone and searched online. It turned out that Zhao Gong had posted a video online.

I have some ideas.

He smiled.

The video, recorded at home and titled "My Uncle Cured My Mental Inflation," documents Song Jianguo's day of resilience despite being paralyzed on one side.

Filming began when he woke up in the morning, and the footage included many scenes of him relying on his own efforts, such as consistently cooking himself nourishing porridge, walking 2,000 steps every day, and even trying to do push-ups with one hand...

Of course, most things were not accomplished. Even washing the rice was difficult when cooking porridge. In the end, Zhao Gong had to step forward to help to finish it. He walked two thousand steps unsteadily, and after a few hundred steps, he lay down on the sofa.

But the old man's strong and optimistic attitude still touched many people.

He never complained, even when he fell, he was always cheerful. In fact, when Zhao Gong helped him up, he said something quite memorable:

"Young man, some paths you can walk with a helping hand, but some paths you have to walk on your own."

As Changqing watched the video, he noticed that a few more comments appeared after that sentence was uttered.

"The old man is wise; what he said is absolutely right!"

"I'm so touched. Even though the old man is going through so much, he can still be so optimistic. I feel like my inner turmoil has been cured."

"This is the wisdom that comes with time. The old man has walked more roads than the young people have crossed bridges."

Netizens are easily moved, so it's not surprising that Changqing is so popular.

Zhao Gong did not appear on camera throughout the video. He only briefly mentioned at the end that his uncle had been living with his family since he fell ill, so that it would be easier to take care of him. He said that he was moved by his uncle's optimistic spirit and suddenly had the idea to make a video to record it.

Haha, just a sudden thought?

Changqing sneered.

He scrolled through the comments and sure enough, someone asked why the uncle was living with his nephew's family. Didn't he get married and have no family?

Zhao Gong simply replied meaningfully, "Every family has its own problems. Those are my uncle's private matters, and they are not within the scope of this video."

The implication of guidance is quite clear.

Many people were curious afterward, and there were dozens of comments.

Changqing looked behind and, sure enough, there was a small account without a profile picture pretending to be a passerby, claiming to know the uncle in the video, and even revealing some specific information, including that the uncle actually has a son who is quite well-off.

“I shouldn’t comment on other people’s affairs, but I just couldn’t stand it. How could such an optimistic and cheerful old man have such an unfilial and wicked son who doesn’t even care about his own father and leaves him at his nephew’s house.”

The anonymous user, pretending to be a neighbor, spoke indignantly, adding that he couldn't reveal specific details online for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

Changqing didn't even need to ask the system; he knew that this alternate account must have been impersonated by Zhao Gong or his family.

Want to exert public pressure?

Unfortunately, hardly anyone watched it. He glanced at the view count and saw only a few hundred, which was extremely low-key. Of course, this was normal, as Zhao Gong wasn't an internet celebrity and didn't have a fan base, so it was no wonder that no one would watch his videos.