The doctor didn't seem surprised.
Conservative treatment involves chemotherapy, and the medications used are quite expensive.
Add to that the hospitalization fees, and it becomes a significant expense for the average family.
The key point is that, for the patient, it only prolongs their life by a few days.
He nodded. "Then I'll prescribe some painkillers for you. You can also see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. But the most important thing is to make sure the patient doesn't have too much psychological burden."
"Thank you, doctor."
Lin Che was particularly puzzled.
He had never seen any children so calmly tell the doctor, "We won't be hospitalized," upon receiving such devastating news.
Even he, an outsider, felt a little sad. Why was she so calm?
Filled with questions, he followed Jiang Xuan out of the conference room.
"Thank you for today. You should go back to school now." Before he could speak, Jiang Xuan turned around and said.
"You're welcome." After a pause, Lin Che said, "My suggestion is to have Auntie hospitalized. The doctor just said that she has a lot of inflammation in her body. It would be very dangerous for you to take her back like this."
"In her condition, there is no point in treating her anymore. Rather than letting her waste her life in the hospital, I would prefer to let her live out the rest of her days with dignity."
Lin Che looked at her quietly, his eyes full of confusion. "If she doesn't go to the hospital, she will only be tormented by pain. The pain of late-stage cancer is excruciating. Where is the dignity?"
"What about hospitalization? Does that mean she won't feel pain anymore? She'll just be tormented by chemotherapy and painkillers, and by then her hair will have fallen out and her features will be deformed. Is that respectable?"
Lin Che was heartbroken. As a medical student, his mission had always been to heal the sick and save lives.
He couldn't bear the thought of her giving up her mother's treatment.
"You're just going to give up like this? She's your mother who gave birth to you and raised you."
"Who said I gave up? This is just my personal opinion, and I still need to ask her for her opinion on the specifics."
Lin Che was speechless.
He didn't know her family situation, so he didn't have much say in the matter.
"Lin Che, I am very grateful for your help today. I will pay you back for the medical expenses tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, He Yinhua came out of the consultation room.
Unlike the fear and despair she had felt earlier, she now appeared quite composed.
She slowly walked over and said to Lin Che, "Thank you, good boy."
Lin Che nodded. "Auntie, you're too kind. It's what I should do."
“I know my own situation. The county hospital diagnosed it before and there was really no need for treatment. I feel really bad for keeping you from having dinner today. Come on, let me treat you to a meal.”
"No need, I'll eat at school. Please take care of yourself, Auntie."
Lin Che left after he finished speaking.
He turned back once more as he reached the top of the stairs.
He Yinhua laboriously raised her arm and waved at him.
Jiang Xuan helped He Yinhua sit down on a chair in the corridor and said, "There's something I need to ask for your opinion on. You do have a rather serious illness. The doctor here just recommended that you be hospitalized for conservative treatment, which might involve chemotherapy. What do you think?"
“Let’s not get treatment anymore, Xuanxuan. I know my own body. Cancer is incurable. Let’s not waste money.”
“If you don’t want to be hospitalized, we can get some traditional Chinese medicine to regulate your body. If you want to stay, I’ll take you to the Provincial Military General Hospital for treatment. It’s very close to me, and the doctors there are highly skilled.”
He Yinhua grinned and looked at Jiang Xuan with a smile.
“Xuanxuan, I won’t be hospitalized or get Chinese medicine. Life and death are preordained, and wealth and honor are determined by fate. Let’s just live like this, and take it one day at a time.”
Jiang Xuan felt a pang of sadness for no reason. She helped He Yinhua downstairs and said, "You just had so much blood drawn, let's go get something to eat."
"No need to spend that money, Xuanxuan, I'll go back today."
Where are you going back to?
Where to go back?
He Yinhua herself didn't know.
Old Liu is gone. Her eighty-something-year-old mother-in-law is even more formidable than Li Aiqin was back then. She even pointed her cane at her nose and cursed her as a jinx, a jinx to her husband.
Because Lao Liu is infertile, she hasn't had any more children all these years.
He Yinhua didn't answer her daughter's question. She suddenly grabbed Jiang Xuan's hand and said, "Xuanxuan, I don't have much time left. Tell me the truth, did that boy like you?"
Jiang Xuan: ……
Didn't Yang Shuying tell her about this?
Before Jiang Xuan could answer, He Yinhua continued, "I think this boy is quite good. You two are in the same school, so you'll definitely be assigned to Ningzhou in the future."
"What are you saying? I'm already married."
He Yinhua looked at her in disbelief, "Xuanxuan, what did you say? You're married?"
"Yes, I'm married, and my home is in Guning District of Ningzhou."
"Who arranged your marriage? How did you come to know someone from Ningzhou? What's he like?" He Yinhua asked anxiously, panting heavily after she finished speaking.
Jiang Xuan patted her chest and said, "He is the grandson of my grandfather's comrade-in-arms. My grandfather arranged a marriage between him when we were children. He was also a soldier, working in the provincial military region."
He Yinhua sneered, "A marriage arranged since childhood? How much does he know about the other party before marrying you off? Besides, how old are you? What's the benefit of getting married so early?"
Soldiers are good, but they have many duties and can't take care of their families.
She would prefer her daughter to marry a college student like herself.
But now, the dust has settled.
He Yinhua felt an even greater tightness and pain in her chest.
Jiang Xuan knew that some things needed to be said as soon as possible.
"It was because of the marriage arranged by my grandfather that I was able to escape from the Jiang family."
He Yinhua looked at Jiang Xuan in surprise, "Your uncle and aunt treat you badly?"
“I received my university admission notice, but Yang Shuying snatched it away. They made Jiang Qiaoyun take my place. My grandfather was seriously ill and powerless to help. Before he passed away, he told me to come to the provincial military region to find Lu Shengye, who is now my boyfriend.”
“You haven’t spent enough time with the Jiang family to understand their character. Yang Shuying may seem amiable on the surface, but she is actually very mean-spirited.”
"If it weren't for Lu Shengye's help, how would I have been able to get my admission notice back?"
He Yinhua's lips trembled, and she staggered back a few steps.
Jiang Xuan quickly helped her up.
"You beasts, you beasts! How dare they treat you like this? They took all three hundred yuan of your father's compensation money. Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning for doing this?"
Jiang Xuan nodded, "Yes, besides that, they also receive subsidies from my grandfather. The principal waived all my tuition and fees because of my grandfather's connections; otherwise, how could I have gone to high school and then been admitted to university?"
"My Xuanxuan, it's all my fault for being useless, making you suffer all these years." He Yinhua trembled as she stroked Jiang Xuan's face, tears streaming down her own face.
Jiang Xuan felt a pang of sadness.
All the painful experiences from the original owner's past came flooding back.
She shook her head. "It's all in the past. I got all the money back."
(End of this chapter)
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