Chapter 37 Bad News
Zhang Nianzu lost his parents at the age of 15. At that age when emotions are the most sensitive, complex and rebellious, this kind of blow and suffering is not something that most people can imagine. This is also the main reason why . Before Lei Tingting made the decision to "elope", he thought about looking for her, but he never thought about elopement with her.
Eloping means leaving family and previous life trajectory. Zhang Nianzu and Lei Tingting fell in love at first sight, but he did not think that Lei Tingting was ready to break up with her family, because one knows the value of something only after losing it, so he finally did not disturb her life again. It was not until Lei Tingting appeared again today that Zhang Nianzu saw her determination. Although the two have known each other for a short time, Zhang Nianzu has already deeply understood this girl - it is a bit pretentious to say that she has a free soul, but Lei Tingting is definitely the kind of girl who makes a decision regardless of the consequences and never regrets it.
At this time, Zhang Nianzu would not be the kind of coward who pretends to be mature, sends the girl home and then complains about himself. If you want to elope, then go, and we will wander together to the ends of the earth for the rest of our lives. With you, I have a home.
Lei Tingting was driving and saw Zhang Nianzu thinking about something with a burning gaze.
"What are you thinking about?" Lei Tingting asked.
Zhang Nianzu said seriously: "I'm thinking about my car and house."
Lei Tingting curled her lips and said, "You are so romantic."
Zhang Nianzu said to himself, "Forget it. The car is not worth much, so I'll give it to Old Wu. But I have to keep my house. I thought about writing a written certificate to Old Wu and asking him to help me sell it and give me the money. Well, the car repair shop is equivalent to half of the shares for each of us, so I might as well leave it to Old Wu."
Lei Tingting realized that Zhang Nianzu was seriously planning for the future, and she couldn't help but feel a little touched. She smiled and said, "From the way you divided the shares, I know that Old Wu is very close to you."
Zhang Nianzu said: "After so many years, to be honest, Old Wu is like my father. He was the one who held all the parent-teacher conferences for me when I was in school."
Lei Tingting said, "Then if I seduce you and run away, Old Wu will be sad, right?"
Just as Zhang Nianzu was about to say something, the phone rang. Zhang Nianzu glanced and said, "It's Old Wu..." His expression was a little complicated. He didn't know how to explain to Old Wu. After thinking for a long time, his mind was still blank. In the end, he had to answer the phone carefully. Before he could say anything, Old Wu was already there, half anxiously saying, "Nianzu, hurry to the First Municipal Hospital."
Zhang Nianzu was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Tangdou suddenly fainted during class this morning."
Zhang Nianzu was shocked and asked, "What happened to Sugar Bean?"
Old Wu was at a loss, "I don't know, we're still investigating... The teacher called her mother first after sending her to the hospital... Anyway, come quickly!"
Zhang Nianzu looked at his watch and it was already past four in the afternoon. He quickly said to Lei Tingting, "Old Wu's daughter fainted and is now in the hospital. I have to go."
Lei Tingting didn't say much, just replied "OK", turned around and ran to the First Hospital of the city.
Because the call was made in a hurry, Zhang Nianzu didn't know where Tangdou was. He asked the nurse and was told that a beautiful ten-year-old girl had just been sent in that morning. The nurse immediately said that she had been sent to the hematology department and gave Zhang Nianzu a sympathetic look.
Zhang Nianzu's heart sank. Hematology Department... Even people with little medical knowledge knew that being sent to this department was not a good sign. He ran away, and Lei Tingting followed closely behind him without saying a word.
As soon as he ran into the corridor of the hematology department, he saw Old Wu and Mrs. Wu standing at the door of a ward, looking anxious. Zhang Nianzu ran over and asked, "Are the results out? What's the disease?"
Seeing Zhang Nianzu coming, Mrs. Wu seemed to have lost some strength because she had someone to share the burden with. She staggered and began to repeat what she had said several times with red eyes: "I was selling goods in the mall this morning when I received a call from Tangdou's teacher saying that Tangdou suddenly fainted on the way to the break. The school doctor took a look and said to rush to the hospital. On the way here, I was wondering if the child had common anemia, and I bought her some milk. As a result, she was sent to the hospital at noon and the results have not come out yet. Then I remembered to call you, Brother Wu..."
Old Wu said irritably, "Stop nagging!"
Mrs. Wu grabbed Old Wu's arm and said with wide eyes, "You said the child couldn't be..."
Old Wu scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Nianzu didn't know how to comfort the couple.
At this time, a tall and straight young doctor at the other end of the corridor waved over and said, "Wu Doudou's parents, follow me."
Old Wu and Mrs. Wu hurried over, and Zhang Nianzu and Lei Tingting followed one step behind.
As the young doctor entered the office, Old Wu glanced at his name tag and said humbly, "Doctor Xu."
Seeing four family members coming to the patient's home at once, Xu Yingdong did not chase them away like other doctors would do. He looked calm, put the file in his hand on the table and said, "The results of Wu Doudou's bone marrow puncture test are out..."
Old Wu said anxiously: "Doctor, please tell us whether Wu Doudou has leukemia?"
Xu Yingdong paused and finally nodded.
Mrs. Wu collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.
Zhang Nianzu was tangled up in his thoughts: "Can it be cured? I heard that the cure rate for leukemia is quite high now, right?"
Mrs. Wu suppressed her grief, covered her mouth and stared at Xu Yingdong.
Xu Yingdong said slowly: "As a doctor, I cannot deceive the family members. I can only say that I am not optimistic."
Old Wu gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean?"
Xu Yingdong said: "Leukemia is divided into chronic and acute. Wu Doudou has acute leukemia, and the clinical cure rate is not high. To be precise, it is already quite dangerous at this stage."
Zhang Nianzu asked: "What is the worst outcome?"
Xu Yingdong said: "In similar situations, most patients only have six months to live. Of course, it's too early to say this now. I will do further examinations for her and start the corresponding chemotherapy. The biggest hope now is to find a matching bone marrow for a bone marrow transplant."
Zhang Nianzu asked, “Is the success rate high?” He added, “We want to hear the truth.”
Xu Yingdong said: "First of all, bone marrow matching is a difficult problem to solve worldwide because the channels are very narrow, and it is relatively lagging behind in China."
Mrs. Wu burst into tears and asked, "Is our little Tangdou going to die?"
Zhang Nianzu helped her up and said forcefully, “Sister-in-law, didn’t you hear what the doctor said? There is still hope!”
Old Wu also covered his eyes and cried silently.
Xu Yingdong said calmly: "I hope you can all calm down. As family members, you still have a lot to do - let me ask you a question first, are you going to give up this child?"
Old Wu finally exploded: "What bullshit are you talking about? We will never give up until the last step."
Xu Yingdong didn't care about his attitude at all, and continued calmly: "Very good, how is your family situation?"
Old Wu and Mrs. Wu looked at each other, and Old Wu asked Mrs. Wu, "How much money is there at home?"
Mrs. Wu said, "...There are more than 200,000 yuan in the passbook."
Xu Yingdong said: "I suggest preparing 500,000 yuan in advance. If a matching bone marrow is found, you may have to prepare hundreds of thousands of yuan for the surgery."
Old Wu gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! We sold the house!"
Zhang Nianzu said, "Where will you live if you sell your house? Sell mine! I won't live in that house anyway. If it's not big enough, just sell the car repair shop."
Old Wu stammered, "You..."
Zhang Nianzu waved his hand and said, "Stop talking. Tangdou is like my own sister."
Xu Yingdong seemed quite pleased and said, "I feel relieved to see that you are so determined. A lot can be done in six months. I will do my best to make Wu Doudou recover. We are all racing against time. I hope everyone's efforts will not be in vain." After saying this, Xu Yingdong walked out of the office.
Mrs. Wu burst into tears and said sadly, "This doctor speaks strangely and is so young. Can he be trusted?"
A middle-aged doctor in the office said, "Doctor Xu is the youngest deputy chief physician in our hospital. He is recognized as a genius in blood disease research in China and has a great reputation internationally. Patients who admire his reputation are scrambling to see him. You are lucky to have him."
Lei Tingting glared at him fiercely. It was infuriating to say "lucky" in this place.
