Traveling back in time to take care of Sung Deok-sun

Chapter 20 A Sad Day for Deok-sun's Father

Paula was about to get up and beat her up; she'd had enough of today.

Seeing her two lively granddaughters, the grandmother had to stop chatting with Liu Shuyu and protect Deok-sun from being hit by Bora.

Paula's dad roared, "Sit down! Do you two have a death wish?! Stop causing trouble here!"

Then, in a gentle tone, she said to her mother, "Mother, I hope I haven't disturbed you. Please continue your conversation."

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright. It's normal for kids to be a little lively," Grandma said with a kind smile.

"Oh, by the way, Uncle, Daehan Hospital is offering free physical examinations for the elderly today. Would you like to go for a check-up?" Liu Shuyu suggested.

"Oh? Free medical check-up? Mother, how about we go get a check-up?" Paula's father was a little tempted.

"Oh dear, I'm not going, I'm not going. I'm not sick, why should I go see a doctor?" Grandma said dismissively.

"Oh, Mom, if there's a free physical exam, you can go and have a check-up. It's just a check-up, it doesn't cost any money." Paula's mom was also tempted. The elderly live in the countryside and rarely have the opportunity to have a physical exam. There's no harm in having one.

"Yes, Grandma, come on, come on!" In the end, it was Deok-sun who shook her grandmother's shoulder.

"Sigh~ Alright, alright, stop shaking it, it's about to break!" Grandma sighed helplessly, she really couldn't do anything about Deok-sun.

"I'll go get the car, you guys wait a bit," Liu Shuyu finally managed to persuade his grandmother to go for a medical check-up. Otherwise, it would be too heartbreaking if his grandmother passed away a few days after returning home tomorrow, and Deok-sun would be devastated.

However, it's unclear whether the elderly person passed away due to illness. If it was just a natural death, then there's really nothing that can be done.

As a major shareholder of the hospital, it's not unreasonable for him to organize a targeted event.

A small car couldn't fit Deok-sun's whole family. Bora's father sat in the front, and Bora's mother, grandmother, and Deok-sun sat in the back.

"Donghan Hospital actually held this event? I've never heard of it. Don't they promote it? Luckily, Shuyu is well-informed, otherwise we would have missed it," Paula's father said happily.

Liu Shuyu smiled inwardly. Of course, they wouldn't advertise it; they'd just hold the event whenever Grandma came...

But he said, "This is their first time doing this, just a small-scale trial. I happen to know some information about it."

"Oh, thanks to Shuyu!" Paula's mother praised with a hearty laugh.

As for Grandma, Deok-sun held her hand and wouldn't let go. She still really loves Grandma. Even when she sleeps at night, she wants to sleep close to Grandma.

Grandma smiled kindly at Deok-sun, occasionally exchanging a few words with Yoo Seo-woo and Bora's parents, and then looking at the street scene. After all, everything in the city was still quite new to her, an elderly woman who had lived in the countryside for many years.

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Korean Hospital

"The test results won't be available for a while. You can go outside first. By the way, are you the old man's son?" the doctor said to Paula and her group after looking at the test results for a while, and finally asked Paula's father.

“Yes, doctor, it’s my son,” Paula’s father replied.

"You stay here for a moment," the doctor said to Paula's father, gesturing for them to go outside and wait.

Paula's father's expression changed slightly, but he immediately smiled and said to Grandma Deoksun, "Mom, you guys go and eat first. I'll stay and wait for the results. Ilhwa, take Mom to get something to eat before you wait."

Bora's mom didn't see the expression on Bora's dad's face. Although she was puzzled, she still replied, "Yeah, Deok-sun, Seo-woo, let's go out to eat."

"Mmm!" Deok-sun nodded innocently and pulled her grandmother out.

With Deok-sun by her side, Grandma seemed much happier, and her face showed no sign of worry about her test results.

"Okay, Auntie." Liu Shuyu obediently followed Deok-sun quietly. However, Deok-sun's eyes were only on her grandmother, and she barely spoke a few words to Liu Shuyu today. After all, she only saw her grandmother a few times a year, or perhaps it was because her parents were around...

As the group left, Paula's father, who was sitting on a stool in the hospital watching their retreating figures, slowly lost his smile and walked up to the doctor.

The doctor looked up at Paula's father, sighed, and said, "Sit down."

"Doctor, what were the results?" Paula's father didn't sit down, but looked anxious and spoke to the doctor respectfully.

Seeing that Paula's father wasn't sitting, the doctor stood up, walked over to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "This illness of the elderly is very serious, but fortunately it is treatable. He must be hospitalized immediately to prepare for surgery, but the cost is quite high and not something an average family can afford. I hope you can be prepared. If you don't plan to receive treatment, it's best to keep it from the elderly and let him spend his last days happily."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Paula's father was taken aback at first, but finally couldn't help asking with a slightly choked voice, "How much?"

After glancing at Paula's father, the doctor slowly said, "The surgery and follow-up treatment will require approximately 7000 million Korean won."

Paula's father froze instantly, tears streaming down his face. He slumped back, and the doctor quickly helped him sit up. Seeing him weeping, the doctor sighed and said, "Even if it's just surgery, without further hospital treatment, we'll need to prepare 5000 million won. That's the bottom line. However, without hospital treatment, the patient's recovery may be very slow and could take a long time."

At that moment, Paula's father wasn't thinking about anything else; he was frantically calculating all the resources he could use. All he wanted was to save his mother. What son would abandon his mother?

But no matter what, he could only cover his face and cry. Even if he earned a monthly salary of 1 million won, it would take him five years to earn 50 million won. That was assuming his whole family didn't eat or drink. Not to mention that because of his guarantee, the bank deducted half a month's salary every month to pay off his debts.

Moreover, it's 7000 million! This isn't 700 million; even if you sold all the houses of the eldest brother and his sisters, you still wouldn't be able to raise that much.

But he still grabbed the doctor's arm and uttered the most heavy sentence he had ever uttered in his life: "Doctor! We'll get treatment! I'll pay!"

At that moment, Paula's father seemed to have used up all his strength. After speaking, he walked outside, sat on a chair in the hospital corridor, and stared blankly into thought.

The group, who had just finished their meal and returned to the hospital, happened to see Paula's father sitting on a chair in the aisle.