“Yes, but does it have to be such a surgery?” Father became more worried, speaking more anxiously, “Eight years ago, I went to see the doctor in my hometown and he said it cost more than ten thousand. Without thinking, I refused. Because ten thousand was impossible. Now you are saying seven or eight times more, it is more impossible.
“I’m soon sixty. Even if the surgery is successful, shouldn’t my bone be too old to recover? Besides, I have important work to do; I have a family to take care of; I have many debts to pay. Couldn’t you just give me some medicine to kill the pain, please?”