Chapter 967: Chapter 964: Heartfelt Laughter (Part 2)
The doctor couldn’t bear it anymore: "You were unfilial while he was alive, and now you argue when he’s dead? What’s the point in fighting?"
Xu’s brother was furious: "What do you mean by that? Are you saying I didn’t pay? Is it my fault? Clearly, she refused to pay, intentionally delayed, and drove my dad to death..."
Xu’s mother almost threw the bill at his head: "Look for yourself, here’s a bill of nearly two hundred thousand... All paid by your sister. She already spent over two hundred thousand before, because of the costly imported medicine, it can’t be reimbursed. Without this, your dad wouldn’t have lasted until now. The surgery fee actually needed only about a hundred and twenty thousand, which was less than what your sister already paid. Now you’re cursing everything. Don’t you feel ashamed? Are you even a man?"
"..."
"For the last surgery, the money was also paid by your sister alone. And where were you? Where did you hide? Now that Dad’s dead, you come back, trying to see if Dad has changed his will, am I right? You are the one without a conscience, you deserve a miserable end..."
Xu’s brother was furious: "Mom, you curse your son like this? Be careful, you might end up with no one to take care of you in old age..."
"Having a son is like having none..."
Actually, the surgery wouldn’t have made much difference; it was just for peace of mind. The success rate was less than ten percent. With cancer, once the patient learns about it, there’s hardly any chance of improvement.
That was precisely why Xu’s father hesitated, preferring to save the money for his grandchildren rather than spending it himself. But if Xu Xiaoya paid, he would be glad to have the surgery.
So, he chose to delay for more than a month, until Xu Xiaoya could no longer bear the conscience pressure and paid for the surgery, finally allowing him to die in peace.
The doctor looked at Xu’s brother, unable to endure: "You’re a grown man, yet you pretend to be tough in front of your mother and sister. You know perfectly well where you were hiding when it was time to pay for the surgery..."
Xu’s brother’s face turned red as he pointed at Xu Xiaoya: "She refused to pay, I couldn’t afford it on my own. That’s why I went back to the hometown to raise money... If it weren’t for that, things wouldn’t have turned out like this..."
The doctor responded coldly: "She paid all the money..."
"She has money; I’m poor. She took so long to pay; she’s being unkind in her wealth..."
"You have the nerve? I think your conscience has been eaten by dogs."
"Is our family matter your business? If you keep nagging, I’ll file a complaint against you..."
The doctor snorted, turned around, and left.
By that time, Xu’s father had already closed his eyes for good.
Xu’s mother threw herself over him, crying heartbreakingly.
"Old man... Old man... How could you be so foolish? Why didn’t you listen to me? If you had listened, you wouldn’t have ended up like this..."
"Mom, stop crying, and isn’t it your fault too? You should have asked Xu Xiaoya for money earlier, but you didn’t. Now look? You caused Dad’s death... Hurry and get things sorted, otherwise, we’ll be having a funeral on New Year’s Eve?"
Xu Xiaoya finally spoke: "Why are you being so fierce to Mom? And there’s still more than half a month left before New Year."
Xu’s brother, burning with anger, pointed at Xu Xiaoya’s nose: "Listen, Xu Xiaoya, you must pay for the funeral expenses, or I will sue you for abandoning our elderly father..."
Xu’s mother cried: "It’s come to this, what else is there to fight about between you two?"
Xu Xiaoya said calmly: "I’ll arrange for a car and inquire about the cremation process."
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