Chapter 831: Chapter 831: Not for the Money
“Alright, I’ll start the acupuncture for you.”
Ye Xuan agreed, rolled up Sun Dahai’s pant leg, then aimed for an acupoint on the inner thigh. Gently twisting the silver needle in his hand, he aimed at the atrophied, emaciated thigh and stabbed it in forcefully!
Inserting the silver needle without deviation into the atrophied muscle, deeply piercing the acupoint, Ye Xuan rotated the needle a few times and looked up to ask Sun Dahai, “Uncle Sun, do you feel anything?”
Sun Dahai shook his head and said, “No, Xiaoye, maybe you should try another acupoint?”
Ye Xuan nodded, changed to another acupoint, and asked again after inserting the needle, “How about now, Uncle Sun?”
“Still nothing.” Sun Dahai gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
Furrowing his brows, Ye Xuan withdrew one silver needle and changed to another acupoint: “How about this spot?”
Ye Xuan tried dozens of acupoints, and Sun Dahai’s leg was covered with silver needles, almost every acupoint had been targeted. But the result remained unchanged, all without any sensation!
This result made Ye Xuan aware of the seriousness of the problem; the situation was quite grim.
Feeling nothing at all would suggest, medically speaking, that the nerves in the leg had suffered severe damage; the cells could no longer regenerate, leading to muscle and nerve atrophy and the inability to feel any pain!
The probability of curing this is very low. Complete recovery is virtually impossible with current medical techniques. Even Ye Xuan couldn’t guarantee that he could heal Sun Dahai’s leg injury.
“Ye Xuan, how is my dad’s leg? Can it be treated?” Seeing Ye Xuan stop, Sun Xiaomeng asked urgently.
“The leg nerves are completely necrotic; the chance of treating it is very slim!”
Ye Xuan furrowed his brow, shook his head, and said.
“Ah? Does that mean it’s untreatable?”
Sun Xiaomeng’s face was full of disappointment, her eyes flooded with deep dismay.
She had thought that with Ye Xuan’s superb medical technique, there might be a slight hope of healing her father’s leg. She had been holding onto this hope in her heart! Now, even Ye Xuan said it couldn’t be healed, doesn’t that mean her dad’s leg is truly disabled?
Listening to Ye Xuan’s words, Zheng Hui and Sun Dahai also appeared downcast. Indeed, it had come to this result!
However, they weren’t too disappointed because they had anticipated this result. Sun Dahai said to Ye Xuan, “Xiaoye, you don’t need to waste your efforts. My leg has been useless for a long time, and I don’t expect it to be cured.”
Ye Xuan smiled slightly and said, “Uncle Sun, I only said the chance of healing your leg is small, but I didn’t say it couldn’t be healed.”
Hearing this, Sun Dahai’s heart trembled with disbelief, and he quickly asked, “Xiaoye, do you really have a way to heal my leg?”
“Yes! I have a special method that might be worth trying!”
After pondering for a moment, Ye Xuan nodded and said, “This method can, to some extent, repair the damaged nerves in Uncle Sun’s leg, allowing the necrotic nerve cells to regenerate. As long as the leg nerves are activated, healing Uncle Sun’s leg is not difficult, and it might even be possible for you to stand again!”
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaomeng’s face cracked into a joyous expression, instantly turning from her earlier state of loss to one of excitement:
“Ye Xuan, are you serious? Can my dad’s leg really be healed?”
“Of course, it’s true! In theory, this method is very viable, but the actual outcome will depend on the circumstances! Ultimately, I’m not 100% sure it will succeed, but I’m more than 60% confident.” Ye Xuan thought for a moment and said.
In fact, he was at least 80% confident!
But Ye Xuan didn’t want to promise too much because he couldn’t guarantee he’d be able to heal it. Otherwise, if it didn’t work out, it would lead to false hopes.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, right?
Hearing Ye Xuan say he was 60% confident, the whole Sun Xiaomeng family couldn’t help but be excited!
Sixty percent—more than half a chance to restore Sun Dahai’s leg—how could they not be excited?
Ever since Sun Dahai’s leg became disabled, the family burden fell entirely on the mother and daughter.
And Sun Dahai, as a man, had to rely on his wife and daughter to support him, which made him despondent! He felt he had been dragging down the family, and it had been a long-standing burden in his heart.
Now, hearing there is a 60% chance of recovery, he was naturally very excited.
“Ye Xuan, hurry and treat my dad! Even if there’s only a 10% chance, we must try our best, let alone such a high 60% chance.” Sun Xiaomeng urged eagerly.
Although Sun Dahai said nothing, the look of anticipation in his eyes showed he was the most anxious.
But after all these years of great life changes and the harshness of society, he had become calm and steady, not easily revealing his feelings!
“Alright, I’ll start the acupuncture for Uncle Sun now.” Ye Xuan immediately nodded in agreement.
“Xiaoye, we’ll leave Old Sun in your hands!”
Zheng Hui looked earnestly at Ye Xuan, speaking fervently.
Just as her daughter said, although there wasn’t a 100% chance of success, a 60% chance was already very heartening!
Because, before today, they didn’t even have a 10% chance. By comparison, 60% was a fairly significant probability. Despite the 40% chance of failure, what if it succeeded?
No matter how slim the chance, it’s worth striving for, even if it’s only one in ten thousand! Besides, this was a 60% probability.
“Aunt Zheng, don’t worry, I’ll do my best.” Ye Xuan assured.
“By the way, Xiaoye, I wanted to ask, how much will the treatment cost?”
At this point, Sun Dahai finally spoke up, but he was inquiring about the cost of Ye Xuan’s treatment, with a hint of caution in his tone.
He had wanted to ask before but was too embarrassed and couldn’t find the right opportunity. But now, the question couldn’t be avoided!
Ye Xuan was about to start, and he wasn’t afraid of being treated or not being cured, but he was afraid the treatment cost would be too high. The family’s financial situation wasn’t good, and if Ye Xuan charged too much, they certainly couldn’t afford it, and he would rather not treat his leg!
Ye Xuan smiled calmly, “Uncle Sun, this time it’s for Xiaomeng’s sake, so I’m treating you for free! I won’t charge any treatment fees; consider it a small favor.”
This time, it was Sun Dahai’s turn to be shocked.
He quickly said, “Xiaoye, how can I accept that? Paying for treatment is a matter of course! Even if you want to be kind, you should charge something; we can’t take advantage of you and let you work for free.”
Sun Dahai would never take advantage of others!
He’s an honest and decent man, and as long as Ye Xuan’s charges were reasonable, he was willing to pay.
“Uncle Sun, there’s really no need! It’s not like I’m short of money; if I were, I wouldn’t have come here to treat your leg.” Ye Xuan refused again.