This novel avoids pretentiousness and revenge tropes, focusing purely on entrepreneurship, daily routines, emotional bonds, and family ties.
Winter Qing, a multi-millionaire tormented by regr...
Zhu Xiaofei wanted to catch up with her uncle; she really didn't want him to leave like this.
Li Yufei grabbed his wife's hand and said, "Don't chase after him, let him go back."
It would be a good ending for the uncle to go back now. He really couldn't face his niece if he stayed here. Only time could slowly resolve the niece's grievances against him, and their grievances would fade with the years.
Without hiring a wedding emcee, there would be no wedding at the hotel; the wedding was over, and all that was left was to go to the hotel for dinner.
After her aunt and uncle left, Zhu Xiaofei went upstairs to her new house, took off her wedding dress, changed into a red dress, and went to a hotel for dinner with her family.
Zhu Xiaofei returned to her parents' home three days later. Her uncle personally came to pick her up and took her home for three days. After three days, her uncle sent her back to her husband's home.
Li Yuzhu was working in her office when she suddenly received a call from the provincial hospital, saying that they had found a terminally ill patient to donate her corneas to Gu Xiaohong, but the donor requested to meet with her.
Li Yuzhu said, "Thank you, I'll definitely be there this afternoon."
Li Yuzhu arrived at the provincial hospital in the afternoon, met with the head of the ophthalmology department, and quickly learned about the donor's family situation.
The donor's name is Chen Xiu. She is suffering from a malignant brain tumor and has reached the late stage of cancer. She doesn't have much time left.
Her husband died in a car accident a year ago, leaving only her elderly mother-in-law and a son who is less than two years old.
Moreover, the mother-in-law was so heartbroken by the loss of her son that she later went blind from crying.
Chen Xiu's family lives in a residential area and has a small two-bedroom apartment that her work unit allocated to her parents-in-law.
The doctor said, "Chen Xiu wants to see you. Why don't you go to her house and meet her?"
Li Yuzhu knew without a doubt that the meeting was simply to set conditions for her.
If Chen Xiu's family is really in such dire straits, Li Yuzhu is willing to help her.
Following the address given by the doctor, Li Yuzhu drove to a residential area, which consisted entirely of walk-up apartments.
Li Yuzhu went upstairs to her front door, stopped, and knocked.
The door opened instantly, revealing a woman around 28 years old with a sickly appearance. Li Yuzhu asked, "Are you Chen Xiu?"
"I am Chen Xiu, and you are..."
Li Yuzhu said, "I was referred here by Director Zhang of the ophthalmology department at the hospital."
Chen Xiu understood immediately and said, "Please come in!"
Li Yuzhu followed Chen Xiu into the living room. The living room furniture was very ordinary. There was a TV cabinet with a black and white TV on it, an old sofa, and a coffee table in front of the sofa. That was all.
Sitting on the sofa was an elderly woman in her sixties, who was clearly blind, holding a child who was less than two years old in her arms.
They sat down on the sofa, and Li Yuzhu explained to her why she had come.
Chen Xiu took her son from her mother-in-law's arms and said, "I should have donated my corneas to your family. You've seen my family's situation. After I die, there are old people and young children in my family. Besides, my mother-in-law is blind. How can I leave in peace? I have three conditions. I don't know if you can agree to them. If you agree to my conditions, I will donate my corneas to your family. I've made my point clear. Even if you can't agree to my conditions, I will still donate my corneas to your family."
Chen Xiu's innocent son in her arms raised his little face and looked at his mother with tears in her eyes. He raised his little hand to wipe away his mother's tears. Little did his young heart know that his mother would soon leave him and go to another world.
Li Yuzhu felt terrible after reading it, and said with tears in her eyes, "Sister, just tell me, I'll agree to whatever your conditions are."
Chen Xiu said, "The first thing you have to promise me is that I have asked the doctor and my corneas are very healthy and can be donated to two people at the same time."
"At the same time as my corneal transplant surgery, I'll also donate a portion of my cornea to my mother-in-law. I want her to regain her sight and take care of her grandson. I can't afford the expensive surgery, so you'll have to pay for it for me."
Li Yuzhu said, "I promise you, what's the second condition?"
“My father-in-law has passed away, and the family’s pension is gone. My mother-in-law is old and can hardly support the family. I beg you to leave my son 100,000 yuan for child support…”
Chen Xiu cried so hard she couldn't say anything more. Li Yuzhu wiped away her tears and asked, "What is the third condition?"
Chen Xiu said, "The third condition is rather unreasonable, so I won't talk about it. You just need to meet these two conditions!"
Seeing Chen Xiu's family's situation, Li Yuzhu felt heartbroken and said with tears in her eyes, "Sister, tell me! I will try my best to meet your requests. I can't bring you back to life, but at least I can let you leave in peace."
Chen Xiu said, "Don't force yourself to do the third condition. It's optional. You've seen my family's situation. My father-in-law's work unit allocated him a two-bedroom apartment in the 1990s. If you have the means, how about buying my son a bigger house in the city?"
Looking at Chen Xiu's broken family, Li Yuzhu said, "Sister, I'll agree to all three of your conditions?"
Chen Xiu cried and said, "I know that selling organs is illegal, but I really have no other choice. After I die, I just want my mother-in-law and son to live a better life. Otherwise, I won't be able to close my eyes in peace even after I die!"
Li Yuzhu felt a pang of pain in her heart after hearing Chen Xiu's words. It was truly a case of one family knowing another's suffering. Looking at Chen Xiu's blind mother-in-law in her sixties and the ignorant son in her arms, it was heartbreaking.
He comforted her, saying, "Girl, don't feel pressured. I didn't buy your corneas. Whatever I give to your son in the future has nothing to do with buying or selling. It's all a voluntary donation. If you can donate, why can't I?"
Chen Xiu said thank you through tears.
Li Yuzhu stood up and said, "When you can't hold on any longer, have the doctor notify me."
Human organ transplantation surgery is generally performed after the patient's death, so Li Yuzhu's statement is quite normal.
"etc!"
Li Yuzhu sat down again after hearing this.
Chen Xiu said, "The doctor said I don't have much time left. I don't mind spending my last days in darkness. Tell the hospital to arrange the surgery immediately. I want to take care of these things before I die."
With tears in her eyes, Li Yuzhu said, "This is unfair to you, and I don't want you to suffer like this..."
Before Li Yuzhu could finish speaking, Chen Xiu said, "It's settled then. You make the arrangements."
Helpless, Li Yuzhu took Chen Xiu and her mother-in-law to the hospital that day.
Three days later, Chen Xiu's mother-in-law and Gu Xiaohong underwent corneal transplant surgery at the same time. During the surgery, Chen Xiu became blind. Before her death, she gave light to the two people and left herself with permanent darkness.
At the same time, she voluntarily donated all her organs to patients free of charge, which will be used after her death.
According to her, she did this mainly to thank Li Yuzhu for her family's help, and it was also a way for her to give back to society after her death.
There were many patients in urgent need of organ transplants, and all of them were successfully matched within a week.
The organs that the patient needs are only temporarily stored in her body and will be surgically removed after her death.
She doesn't regret her decision; doing so might make her feel more at ease when she leaves.