Yanyun City, Second People's Hospital, Emergency Ward.
An old man was lying unconscious on the hospital bed with an IV drip hanging by his side. He was obviously receiving an IV drip.
There were a few people around him. There were men and women, old and young.
Some were whispering, while others were sighing at the old man on the hospital bed.
At this moment, a man walked into the ward.
This man was Li Tianyu's father, Li Guohua.
Li Tianyu's mother, Ye Cuiping, was also in the room.
The old man lying on the bed was Li Tianyu's grandfather, Li Shuyuan.
He was fine when he woke up this morning. However, when he went out for a walk, he suddenly fainted at the door.
Fortunately, the old man's house was a bungalow. Otherwise, it would have been damaged.
Li Shuyuan was discovered by a neighbor. He immediately informed his wife, Li Tianyu's grandmother, Zhang Yuzhen.
Zhang Yuzhen was so anxious that she called her eldest son, Li Guohua. Only then did she send the old man to the hospital.
Li Guohua had just had a checkup. He took a pile of checkup forms and went to the doctor to ask about the situation.
Looking at Li Guohua's expression, the results were not optimistic.
Ye Cuiping asked, "Guohua, how is it? What did the doctor say? "
Li Guohua sighed, "It was diagnosed with coronary heart disease and severe cardiovascular blockage …"
Everyone else also came up to him and started talking at the same time.
These people included Li Guohua's second brother, Li Renjun, third brother, Li Caijun, second sister-in-law, Han Chunmei, and third sister-in-law, Niu Li.
Niu Li, "Coronary heart disease. I heard that it's a chronic disease. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
Han Chunmei, "Oh, didn't you hear what Big Brother said? Severe cardiovascular blockage … I told you that the old man usually eats too greasy food. He should eat a lighter diet. He just doesn't listen … "
Li Renjun scolded in a low voice, "What kind of situation is this? Why are you still talking about this?!"
Han Chunmei glared at her husband, Li Renjun. She was still unhappy, but because of other people, she didn't argue anymore.
Li Caijun: "Brother, what did the doctor say? Can Dad be saved? "
Li Guohua said, "Don't worry. The doctor said that as long as the surgery is done in time, it won't be a big problem."
"… Surgery?" Han Chunmei asked, "Brother, what kind of surgery? Bracket? "
Li Guohua shook his head. "I've asked. Dad's condition is not very optimistic. He must undergo cardiovascular bypass surgery."
"Bypass surgery? That's really … "
Han Chunmei and Niu Li couldn't help but look at each other. They could see the worry in each other's eyes.
However, they were not worried about whether the old man's surgery would be dangerous or not. It was just that … the cost of bypass surgery was quite high.
Niu Li hesitated for a moment and said, "My colleague's mother had bypass surgery last year. I heard from her that it cost … more than a hundred thousand …"
Han Chunmei waved her hand. "It's more than a hundred thousand. It depends on how many bridges are built. If there are many, it might go up to two or three hundred thousand."
When Li Renjun and Li Caijun heard this, they also looked at each other. A few hundred thousand or two hundred thousand was indeed quite scary.
Li Renjun suddenly said, "By the way, is Dad insured?"
Everyone looked at Zhang Yuzhen.
At this moment, Zhang Yuzhen was sitting by the hospital bed, holding her husband's hand.
When she heard Li Renjun's question, Zhang Yuzhen wiped away her tears and shook her head. "Last year, he was insured by the community, but he didn't get it this year …"
Han Chunmei couldn't help but complain, "Mom, you're really too much! This is not a small matter. Why didn't you worry more?! "
Li Shuyuan was a laid-off worker. He didn't have a pension, but he could enroll in the community medical insurance.
The validity period of the community medical insurance was one year. If he didn't pay the insurance premium that year, he wouldn't have this benefit.
The surgery fees, hospitalization fees, and medical expenses could be covered by the community medical insurance at least sixty to seventy percent. If he didn't, he would have to pay for everything himself.
The old lady was so sad that she couldn't speak. Her hand holding her husband's was trembling.
Li Tianyu's mother, Ye Cuiping, quickly walked over and said softly, "Mom, don't be afraid. Even if we don't have medical insurance, we still have to do the surgery. We have to treat Dad's illness."
Zhang Yuzhen nodded. "We still have some money here. I'll go back and get the passbook in a while …"
Li Guohua said, "Mom, that's retirement money. It's better not to touch it. The three of us will pool the money for the treatment."
Since their eldest brother said so, Li Renjun and Li Caijun also expressed their opinions. They said some words of comfort, but their expressions were still quite serious.
Even if the three families pooled the money together, each family would have to fork out tens of thousands of yuan. For an ordinary family, it would be a lot of pressure.
The key was whether the money should be split evenly or paid according to the family's ability. That was also a problem.
Han Chunmei finally couldn't help but say, "Big Brother, Sister-in-law, it's not that our family doesn't want to fork out the money. It's mainly because my son just went to university and he's studying art. As you know, it's very expensive to major in art. The school fees are high, and there are some miscellaneous expenses. We really … don't have much money left."
Li Renjun said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!? You have to fork out the money if you need to! You have to borrow money if you need to! "
Han Chunmei said unhappily, "You make it sound so easy. I've already been the bad guy, so you're pretending to be the good guy, right? It's not that I can't fork out the money. I'm just saying that we should do what we can and spend less. Can't we do that? "
Li Guohua waved his hand. "Okay, okay. Your family will spend less. That should be fine, right?"
At this moment, Niu Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Big Brother, you know my family's situation. The clothing store just opened last month. The rent and payment have just been paid. It's really …"
When Li Guohua heard this, he couldn't count on these two families at all.
At this moment, Li Guohua's phone rang.
When he looked at the screen, he saw that it was his son, Li Tianyu.
"Hello, Tianyu, you're in the city? Just in time. Come to the Second People's Hospital, Emergency Building, Ward 402. "
"It's your grandfather. He's in the hospital."
"For the time being … It's nothing for the time being. Come over first. Okay, drive slowly."
At the same time, after Li Tianyu hung up the phone, he immediately drove to the hospital.
Li Tianyu was a little anxious. He had grown up with his grandfather and grandmother. Before he went to work in the capital, he would run over to them when he had nothing to do. He was very close to the two elders.
His grandfather was not old. He had just turned seventy years old. Why did he suddenly collapse?
Li Tianyu was quite worried.
Fortunately, there was no traffic jam in Yan Yun City. Li Tianyu drove fast. After twenty minutes, he arrived at the hospital.
Li Tianyu parked the car and jogged straight to the emergency building.
As soon as he entered Ward 402, Li Tianyu felt that the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. His heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his grandfather couldn't be saved?
Li Tianyu didn't bother to greet his parents and relatives. He squeezed in and saw his grandfather lying unconscious on the bed. He also saw his grandmother, who was helpless and haggard beside the bed.
Grandmother Zhang Yuzhen's hair seemed to have turned a lot whiter.