Li Yuzhu and her brother didn't know much about medical matters, but they could tell that the illness was serious. If it was an eye problem, it was relatively easy to treat; a corneal transplant would lead to recovery. It would just cost more money, but the family could afford it.
Neurological diseases are often the most difficult to treat, and even with money, they are hard to cure. Sometimes, diseases are not something that money can solve; the real problem is when there is no hope of recovery.
Li Yufei asked, "Doctor, is there any hope for her to regain her sight?"
The doctor said, "She has been blind for too long, and the current medical conditions are generally poor. Given her current condition, the hope of restoring her vision is very small, almost zero."
Miracles can happen in anything. She is very young, and medication combined with traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture may bring improvement. This treatment method is long-term, but the medical expenses are extremely high. This treatment plan is best described as "locking the stable door after the horse has bolted."
Whether her eyes can be cured depends on a miracle. Perhaps they will never be cured. You should carefully consider whether to seek treatment from traditional Chinese medicine, as it might ultimately be a waste of money and cause her unnecessary suffering.
The daily acupuncture and medication were not pleasant, and Li Yuzhu found them terrifying, but she was even more unwilling to give up.
Holding the test results, Li Yuzhu was helped by her younger brother to the parking lot, where he helped her into the car. Li Yuzhu then started the car and drove out of the hospital.
Before leaving get off work at noon, the three of them went to two more hospitals, and the test results were consistent: there was no hope of curing Zhu Xiaofei's eyes.
Zhu Xiaofei said, "I'm afraid there's no hope for my eyesight in my lifetime. If it can't be cured, then so be it."
Li Yufei said, "How will we know if it can be cured if we don't try? Our family isn't short of money for treatment now, so we have to try, no matter what."
Zhu Xiaofei longed to see the world again, and she finally nodded in agreement.
The three of them went to a restaurant for lunch. Back in the car, Li Yuzhu asked, "Little sister, what's the name of the urban village where you live? You've troubled Grandma for so many years; we should go visit her."
Zhu Xiaofei said, "It's called Zhoucun."
It's very difficult to find a village in the city when you ask around; many people don't even know where Zhoucun is.
Asking like that won't work at all. In such a big city, very few people know about an urban village.
Li Yuzhu suddenly saw a woman with long hair riding a bicycle towards them. This kind of person goes from house to house, so asking her might give her some information.
Li Yuzhu got out of the car and called out, "Excuse me, ma'am, could you please tell me the way?"
The woman collecting hair got off her bicycle, and Li Yuzhu asked, "Sister, do you know where Zhoucun is?"
"Zhoucun is in the eastern part of the city, quite far from here!"
The woman gave Li Yuzhu directions to Zhoucun, saying, "Just ask again when you're almost there; most people there know where Zhoucun is."
This place is dozens of miles away from Zhoucun, no wonder I can't find out anything here.
An hour later, they arrived at the entrance of Zhoucun village. Li Yuzhu asked, "Little sister, we've arrived in Zhoucun. What's Grandma's name?"
Zhu Xiaofei said, "I don't know. I haven't heard anyone call my grandma by her name in all these years. They usually call her 'Auntie Grandma' or 'Auntie.'"
It's normal for an old lady of her age not to be called by her name; it would be abnormal if someone did. Li Yuzhu, the diva, wasn't surprised at all.
When Zhu Xiaofei left yesterday, the old lady gave him her sister's address. Li Yuzhu said, "It seems I can only go to Grandma's sister's house."
Zhu Xiaofei said, "It's so that I can find my way home after getting off the bus at the village entrance."
It's not hard to understand why Zhu Xiaofei said that; if she goes out to beg for food every day, how could she not find her way home?
Blind people's abilities in all aspects are definitely superior to those of sighted people. These extraordinary abilities are developed through long-term training. Blind people can basically remember the roads they have walked and the things they have touched. These special skills are all forced out of them.
As long as it's a route that blind people frequently take, they can get home no matter how far they are from home, something that sighted people really can't do.
Li Yuzhu parked the car at the village entrance. Li Yufei helped Zhu Xiaofei out of the car, took his hand, and walked into the village. After walking for a while, she said, "Turn left!"
Li Yufei helped her turn several corners, and five minutes later they arrived at the entrance of a house. She said, "We're here."
With Li Yufei's help, Zhu Xiaofei walked into the courtyard, where an elderly woman in her sixties was packing her things inside, seemingly preparing to move.
When the old lady saw them enter the yard, she came out of the house and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are Zhu Xiaofei's family, right?"
Li Yuzhu said, "Yes, thank you, Grandma, for taking care of my sister all these years!"
“A few years ago, I felt sorry for this child, so I let her live with me. As you can see, I'm just an old woman, and I can't support her. I have to let her go out begging for food every day. I once heard her say that there was no one left at home.” The old woman looked at the car outside the gate and asked in confusion, “It seems like your family is doing quite well. Why did she say there was no one left at home?”
Zhu Xiaofei truthfully replied, "Grandma, isn't she my biological sister?"
The old lady understood everything when she heard this; Zhu Xiaofei had met a good person when she got home.
But she still didn't understand that this had nothing to do with good people; it was all because the Li family owed Zhu Xiaofei, or to be more precise, they were paying off a debt.
Li Yuzhu went inside and looked around; there wasn't a single decent piece of furniture in the house.
It's not hard to imagine that after her husband passed away many years ago, her son died and her daughter-in-law remarried, it was really not easy for an old woman to raise a grandson alone.
Li Yuzhu and her younger brother sat at home and talked with their grandmother for a while. Before leaving, they left the old lady 20,000 yuan, which was also a way to help Zhu Xiaofei pay off her debts.
Before leaving, Li Yuzhu asked, "Grandma, do you know where the dog market is? I want to buy a guide dog for my sister."
The old woman said, "Even if I told you, it would be hard for you to find. I'll take you there."
Li Yuzhu said thank you and walked out of the house with her grandmother.
Guided by my grandmother, we drove to the dog market, where they sold expensive dogs and pet dogs, but no guide dogs.
An older woman selling dogs said, "There's a girl who sells guide dogs. She comes very late every day; she only comes after she gets off work to sell guide dogs."
Li Yuzhu glanced at her watch; it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. The girl who sold guide dogs should be arriving soon. She asked her younger brother to drive the old lady home.
The middle-aged woman's words were quite true. At 6:30, a young woman brought a dog to the dog market, but she was wearing an eye patch over her eyes.
She was testing the effectiveness of the guide dog by doing this; at that moment, she was a blind person who wasn't blind.
This dog isn't very big, and its yellow fur makes it look very beautiful.
The dog stopped at the dog market and rubbed against her. The girl raised her hand, took off her blindfold, and tied the dog to a small tree.
Li Yuzhu understood at this point: when the dog rubbed against her, it meant they had arrived at their destination.
She asked the woman selling dogs next to her, "Auntie, is she the girl who sells guide dogs?"
The woman said, "That's her, but her dog is very expensive; you probably can't afford it. She brings it here every day, and she hasn't sold it in a year."
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