Chapter 98 Are you sure?
"How so?"
Li's mother's hands were trembling with excitement, and Li's father held hers. The couple looked nervously at their eldest son.
A smile appeared in Brother Li's eyes as he said, "Yuanzhi said the timing was perfect. A medical team led by a top international expert was coming to conduct medical discussions and exchanges with his classmate's teacher. They reviewed the materials I faxed over and said the surgery was feasible, with a success rate of at least 60%!"
"real?!"
Li's mother's eyes welled up with tears of joy as she turned to look at Li's father, "Third son is saved..."
Mr. Li nodded emphatically.
Brother Li let out a long sigh of relief. "Yuanzhi told us to communicate with the doctor as soon as possible and transfer the third child there. Mom and Dad, I'm going to find the doctor..."
"We'll go with you."
As soon as Mr. and Mrs. Li finished speaking, a couple suddenly walked out of the stairwell. The man on the left looked about 50% like Mr. Li.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance and hurried to greet them.
The man glared at Li's father with annoyance. "Such a big thing happened in the family, and you didn't say a word. Do you even know I'm your brother?"
The woman slapped the man across the face, speechless. "Li Guanzhong, can't you speak properly?"
Uncle Li didn't dodge, but turned his head away and snorted, looking very resentful towards Li's father.
Aunt Li didn't bother with him and said to her mother, "Yuanzhi said that Guangbai was injured by the Zhou family and may have to be transferred to Shanghai for surgery. We brought all the money in the house, but we don't know if it will be enough..."
As she spoke, she took money out of her green handbag.
The newspaper, wrapped around what looked like thick bricks, was handed to Li's mother. "Here's ten thousand. Take it to save the child first. If you don't have enough money, call home and we'll figure something out."
"What's the point of thinking of a solution? It's a human life. If it can be cured, we'll sell everything we own to save him!" Uncle Li said.
Mr. Li choked up for a moment, then smiled and patted Uncle Li's shoulder, "I thank Uncle Li on behalf of my third son."
"No need for you. When that kid wakes up, let him thank us himself."
Uncle Li pursed his lips, seeing that his father's smile looked more like a cry, and felt very bad for him. He asked, "Where is he? Take me to see him."
Mr. Li nodded and told his older brother to go find the doctor first, while they would go a couple of days later.
The two brothers went to see Li Sange, while the others went to the doctor's office.
When Li's father and second uncle arrived, the doctor was talking to Li's eldest brother and others. "...To be honest, I don't recommend transferring the patient to another hospital right now. Firstly, the patient is still in the intensive care unit, and the condition is only temporarily stable. There are many uncertainties. Transferring to Shanghai would be a long and bumpy journey, and if something happens along the way, the consequences..."
The office was eerily quiet.
Brother Li clenched his fist and looked at the doctor, "You mean, what if..."
The doctor sighed and nodded.
"...You'd better be prepared."
The hearts of everyone were instantly on edge. Brother Li frowned; he had never had such a difficult decision even during a live-fire exercise. After much deliberation, he asked the doctor, "Can you give me a definite answer? When can I be transferred?"
The doctor looked at him, his gaze sweeping over the anxious crowd, but he didn't say anything.
Brother Li's heart sank, and he gritted his teeth as he looked at his parents.
Mr. Li walked to Mrs. Li's side, and the two held each other's slightly trembling hands. With firm expressions, they said, "Turn."
Mr. Li said, "Please ensure the hospital takes proper protective measures. We, the patient's family, will bear all consequences that may arise on the way."
"Are you... sure?" the doctor sighed.
Li Sange's two children wept silently; his daughter's eyes were swollen from crying, and his son clenched his fists tightly.
Mr. Li squeezed Mrs. Li's hand. "I'm sure."
"Okay, I'll go and apply to the hospital for someone to come with you in the ambulance. Who of you will come with me?" The doctor saw that he couldn't persuade them and knew that they wanted to take a gamble. If they won, the person could wake up and live like a normal person.
This is so tempting.
Brother Li and Father Li said in unison, "Me."
“You take your mother and follow behind, I’ll stay with the third son,” said Li’s father to Li’s eldest son.
Brother Li heard a sob in his father's voice, and his nose tingled. He didn't insist anymore, and said, "Then I'll take Mom and Huiru with me in the car. Second brother and Xiaxia, you take the children and go by train."
Li Banxia and Li Erge exchanged a glance and both nodded.
The younger generation nodded in agreement.
When Li Ersao realized she wasn't included, she was about to speak when Li Dage said, "Second sister-in-law, you'll have to take care of things at home for now."
"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do," Li Ersao quickly replied.
Looking at the three children born to the eldest son, the second son, and Li Banxia, Brother Li sighed, "You younger generation should stay home and wait for news. Don't go with them."
“No, we don’t feel at ease staying at home, Uncle, please let us come with you.”
The others nodded in agreement, "We're fine at home, and going to Shanghai might be of some help. If Uncle needs blood for his surgery, we can provide it ourselves..."
Brother Li frowned and turned to look at the doctor.
The doctor paused for a moment, then hummed in agreement.
Brother Li nodded, "Alright, then go ahead and follow the arrangements of your second uncle, your father, and your aunt. Second uncle and second aunt, I hope you can help your second sister-in-law look after the house these next few days."
Uncle Li waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, we'll take good care of the house. Just call us if anything happens."
After discussing it as a family, they all looked at the doctor.
Doctor, "...Should I go see the hospital director first?"
A group of people came out of the office and watched as the doctor walked quickly to the dean's office.
Half an hour later, the faint sound of arguing could be heard coming from the office.
"Brother, shall we go and take a look?" Second Brother Li asked First Brother Li.
Brother Li shook his head, "Wait a little longer."
Another half hour passed, the office door opened, the doctor came out, saw everyone, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at them.
"It's done."
Sure enough, the doctor came over and said, "There's an agreement you need to sign to confirm regarding any issues that might arise during the patient's transfer..."
“Okay,” said Mr. Li.
The doctor smiled and said okay, and told them to wait a little longer while he went to get it.
Both parties signed and affixed their fingerprints, and each retained a copy of the agreement.
"The hospital is already preparing the vehicle and equipment, and we have confirmed that we will depart for Shanghai in three hours."
Unsure how long they would stay in Shanghai, Brother Li sent everyone back to get a change of clothes, while Li Banxia, along with her son and eldest daughter-in-law, took a taxi back to their courtyard.
“Yao Yao, let the eldest brother take you back to your parents’ home first. Don’t go back to the small courtyard while we’re back. I’ve already rented a courtyard. Once your third uncle comes back from his surgery in Shanghai, our family will leave here…”
The eldest son's wife slightly opened her eyes and turned to look at Su the eldest.
Su nodded slightly, "I ran out early this morning to help Mom sign the contract for the small courtyard. It's only a ten-minute walk from our school, very close."
"mom……"
The eldest daughter-in-law thought her mother-in-law rented a place near the school because she was worried about how hard she had to commute to work, but when she called out "Mom," it suddenly dawned on her—could her mother-in-law be...?
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