98: Second Aunt Faces Death

An era without heroes is the best era!

This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, striking Pan Han's brain. He immediately thought of the apocalypse base, where everyone could be considered a hero of life.

But if given the chance to choose, who would want to be that hero?

Cheng Xiao would definitely want to continue being her foot masseuse, and Qin Laoda would definitely be a good father and husband.

Old Six might have already become a stand-up comedian.

Even Xiang Xiu, who only had two lower legs left, might have already become a male dancer.

“Sigh!” Pan Han seemed to mature instantly, understanding many things at once, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Pan Han discovered that children raised in wealthy families since childhood viewed the world and thought about things completely differently from ordinary people.

They always seemed to grasp human nature and understand the fundamental laws of how things developed in an instant.

This kind of vision and way of thinking was their moat on their path to growth! Children from poor families could never catch up in a lifetime.

A kindness of a peck of grain is repaid with gratitude, but a kindness of a bushel of grain is repaid with enmity. Good people do not necessarily get good rewards, and good intentions can lead to bad outcomes!

Anyone who wants to achieve great things cannot avoid these topics.

Either humble yourself and bear infamy, or be decisive and ruthless.

How should I choose? I don't know!

Wang Doudou saw him deep in thought, so she also closed her mouth and focused on driving.

Half an hour later, the maybach drove into the gate of Xigu Hospital.

“Mom, I’m here. We’ll go together when the results come out later.” Pan Han collected his thoughts and sent a WeChat message to his mother.

“Okay, son, we’re all waiting.”

Not long after Pan Han and his mother arrived at the ward, Dr. Liu came.

When everyone saw him, they immediately gathered around him.

“Dr. Liu, what are the results?” Wang Doudou asked first.

“Then I’ll just speak plainly?” Dr. Liu saw everyone was present.

“Just say it.” Pan Han’s expression tightened, feeling something was amiss.

“The patient’s condition is not very optimistic. The brain tumor can still be treated through surgery. However, the lung tumor is not optimistic, and the spread is quite extensive. The other illnesses are not worth mentioning compared to these two.”

“Director, how much longer can I live?” Second Aunt couldn’t help but ask after hearing this.

“We cannot easily estimate that.” Dr. Liu looked troubled.

“Dr. Liu, please just speak plainly. Treatment requires a consultation, and our family also needs a consultation.” Pan Han made the final decision.

“This…” Dr. Liu turned to look at Wang Doudou, who nodded to him, signaling that he could speak.

“Then I’ll be direct. The patient can live for at most six months.” Dr. Liu sighed. As soon as these words came out, it meant that Second Aunt was beyond saving.

As a doctor, even though he could face life and death directly, it was inevitable to feel heartbroken every time he delivered such news.

There was some silence on the scene; no one spoke.

The director said she could live for at most six months, but it could also be only three months, or even one month.

Suddenly, Second Aunts Husband couldn't help but sob, slowly embracing Second Aunt.

Pan Han’s mother also secretly wiped away her tears.

Second Aunt, on the other hand, looked calm, perhaps she had already had a premonition.

“Alright, thank you, Director. Let’s discuss it.” Pan Han first had Wang Doudou see Dr. Liu off.

“Sister, you, you’ve done good deeds and accumulated virtue your whole life, how could you encounter such hardship!” As soon as Dr. Liu left, Pan Han’s mother finally couldn’t hold back and hugged Second Aunt, crying loudly.

Second Aunt slowly shed two lines of hot tears, but still gritted her teeth and held on, even reaching out to comfort her sister.

“Let’s go, let’s go home!”

After a long while, Second Aunt made her decision: since there was no cure, it was better to die in her own home.

Second Aunts Husband still didn't want to give up and rushed to Pan Han's side: “Pan'er, tell me, is there no other way?”

“Husband, let’s go. Don’t waste money here anymore. It’s not easy for Pan’er to earn money.” Second Aunt shook her head and pulled Second Aunts Husband away.

“Second Aunt, Second Aunts Husband, Mom. You don’t have to worry. In these past few years, I haven’t learned anything else, but I have learned one thing.” Pan Han looked at everyone with shining eyes.

Everyone heard this but didn't understand what he meant.

“I learned fortune-telling! I observed Second Aunt’s appearance, and she doesn’t look like someone with only half a year left to live at all!”

“Pan’er, I know you mean well. But I know my own body.” Second Aunt knew Pan Han wanted to comfort her and deeply felt that her grand-nephew’s affection wasn’t wasted.

“Second Aunt, don’t worry. My fortune-telling is very accurate.” Pan Han decided to use his own method to save Second Aunt.

Wang Doudou returned at this moment, and Pan Han went up to her and said, “Doudou, we’ll head back first. Thank you for your trouble with this matter; I’ll handle the rest myself.”

Wang Doudou heard this and vaguely sensed that he was going to use the potion, so she quietly asked, “Will it work?”

Pan Han understood her meaning: “Let’s try. The result won’t be worse anyway.”

“Okay, you can drive the car away first. No need to rush to return it.” Wang Doudou saw that there was nothing she could do to help, so she could only continue lending the maybach.

“Thanks!”

“Let’s go, Mom, Second Aunt, let’s pack up and go home.”

An hour later, everyone was already on the highway heading home.

However, the car was filled with a dull silence; no one spoke.

Pan Han saw that this wouldn't do and needed to lighten the atmosphere. So he took out his phone, pretending to send a WeChat message to someone else.

After fiddling with it for a bit, he forced a smile and said to everyone, “I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?”

“This child, at a time like this, still joking! Just say whatever you have to say quickly, what good news and bad news? Anything is good news now.” His mother scolded him.

“Then I’ll just say it directly!”

“Say it.”

“I contacted an old Chinese medicine doctor, and he has a folk remedy. We can try it.”

Second Aunts Husband immediately leaned closer and asked, “Is that true or false?”

“Of course it’s true. We’ve known each other for many years. Besides, Western medicine doesn’t cure all diseases anyway. Our ancestors still passed down many good things.”

“I think Pan’er makes sense.” Second Aunts Husband, seeing a life-saving straw to grasp, couldn’t help but believe him.

“Son, if it really works, let’s try it quickly.”

“I’ll send you all home first, then I’ll go find him to get the medicine. It might take a few days, so Second Aunt will stay at our house these few days, and you all take good care of her.” Pan Han acted very convincingly.

“Don’t worry, son, we’ll definitely take good care of Second Aunt.”

Seeing everyone still busy for her, Second Aunt shed two more lines of hot tears.

In fact, she had already given up on treatment, but isn't that what family is for?

“Second Aunt, these few days, eat what you want, drink what you want. Just be happy and cheerful. Leave the rest to me!” Pan Han looked at Second Aunt through the rearview mirror, still a bit down, and quickly cheered her up.

“Okay, nephew, you can go with peace of mind. For this last period of time, your Second Aunt promises to live like a proper person.”

With that, the atmosphere in the car began to liven up.

The ancients often said that a person lives on one breath. Sometimes, it’s just this breath that sustains them, and things can take a turn for the better.

Near noon, everyone finally returned to their old home, where Pan Han’s father had already prepared a meal and was waiting for them.