"You think I'm a burden to you, and you're hoping I die! You're already cursing me to die right after the New Year! I haven't enjoyed a single day of happiness with you, and you're already annoyed with me?"
I raised you from a baby, changing your diapers and feeding you every drop of urine and feces, and this is how you treat me? I'm your own father! "The father was heartbroken.
"Dad, what are you doing? I haven't had a proper rest for two days while I was away on a business trip. I came to the hospital to see you as soon as I got back, and you do this in broad daylight. Are you trying to scare me to death?"
You're still throwing a tantrum? Don't you think about me at all? We have to work and take care of you on top of that; do you know how hard it is for us?"
Before they could even figure out what was going on, the father and son started arguing!
Once the words are out, they can't be stopped; everyone has a bellyful of grievances and dissatisfactions.
Upon hearing his son's words, Old Man Yu completely erupted. He couldn't bear the frustration and grievances he had been suppressing for so long any longer. If he didn't vent, he would suffocate.
"I'm thinking of you? How am I supposed to think of you? You don't have time to take care of me, so why did you bring me here? You leave an old man like me at home every day in this cold weather. Don't you know my body can't take it?"
I haven't seen you for days since you were hospitalized. People who don't know better might think I'm some kind of old, childless person!
Yu Hai was frightened by his father's outburst and dared not yell at him anymore.
He hadn't realized his father had been carrying so much burden during this time.
I knew that my father's rheumatoid arthritis would be affected by the low temperatures in Jinan, but the period before and after the New Year is the busiest time for the hotel.
I've been so busy with work that I've neglected my father's health. He's only been here for two months, and he's already so thin he's just skin and bones.
Yu Hai was overwhelmed by a flood of remorse.
I'm such a bastard. I haven't really looked at my dad properly in seven years. Every time I go home, I'm in a rush, just bringing some money home. Chen Hong takes care of everything, and I think I've done my best.
I never cared whether my father's illness had flared up or how badly it had progressed.
He even forgot to buy his father a warmer set of clothes; the winter clothes he was wearing were the ones Chen Hong had bought for him when they were in Rongcheng.
But you can't blame Liu Lan for this. She didn't even care about her own son, let alone Liu Lan, who is an unmarried girl who isn't married to her!
But he's having a tough time too. He bought this secondhand apartment, but he doesn't even have the money for renovations yet! He also has to pay the bank loan on time every month, and Liu Lan is urging him to hold a wedding.
The bride price and banquet cost money! My job is only lucrative during the Lunar New Year; I can earn more money then. Liu Lan and I are both counting on that income!
Yu Hai was so anxious that he cried while wiping away his father's tears, and the two of them cried together.
The patients and their families nearby looked at each other in disbelief. At first, they were startled. How could the old man next to them have died so quietly?
There was no warning. I saw him lying down to sleep just half an hour ago, and then his son came and found him dead?
After the father and son started yelling at each other, they realized they had misunderstood each other and were having a fight!
Why are they all crying their hearts out again?
In the end, it turned out to be a farce!
Every family has its own set of problems!
I never expected this. Today I've really seen something amazing. Two old men put on a dramatic family drama right in front of them!
Seeing the two of them crying like this, several fellow patients and their families present quickly tried to comfort them, saying that neither of them were bad people, but they each had their own difficulties in life.
The ward was filled with crying and attempts to comfort each other, creating a chaotic scene resembling a bustling market.
Unaware of what was happening, the patients in the next ward peeked out from the doorway to watch the commotion.
A young male doctor, accompanied by a nurse, pushed through the crowd watching at the door, saying, "What are you all doing? Go back to your own rooms!"
"You're already hospitalized and you still have the leisure to watch other people's drama! Move aside, move aside! The ward needs quiet; no noise allowed!"
Upon entering, he immediately reprimanded everyone in the room: "What are you all doing? You've turned the entire inpatient ward into chaos. Everyone, go back to your places."
This is a hospital ward, not a market. The patient needs to rest, so please, everyone else, leave! Who's causing trouble? What's going on?
Everyone immediately fell silent and returned to their own beds.
The father and son, surrounded by the crowd, finally appeared. They looked at each other, and Yu Hai quickly apologized to the doctor.
"I'm sorry, doctor, it's nothing. It's just that my son and I were too heartbroken and couldn't control our emotions. We'll be more careful in the future."
"The patient needs to rest quietly and shouldn't be allowed to get too emotional. At his age, extreme joy or sorrow can be detrimental to his condition."
As family members, you should comfort the patient, take good care of them, and give them confidence, as this is a chronic disease.
Once the illness is under control, and you take good care of yourself, you'll be fine. Okay, call me if you need anything at the office.
Seeing that they weren't causing trouble, the doctor became more patient, offered them a few words of comfort, and then left.
After this farce, Mr. and Mrs. Yu sheepishly said to everyone in the ward, "We're really sorry for disturbing you. We'll be more careful in the future."
"It's alright, cough, cough, every family is like this, every family has its own troubles. We have to take it one step at a time, things will get better once we get through it."
Everyone said it was alright and offered some words of comfort to the father and son, and the atmosphere in the room returned to normal.
It was almost dinnertime, and the other beds already had meals delivered by their families. The father and son seemed to suddenly come to their senses. "Dad, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll go out and buy it for you."
Yu Zhaohua sighed, "I'm lying in bed all day and I don't have much of an appetite."
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