"Mr. Morris, I'd like to hear your opinion. If there are no other issues, we will schedule their surgery." John Ansen came to the ward to visit his fellow countryman, using a very Chinese approach: he brought a fruit basket filled with fruits Americans like to eat—cherries, strawberries, and such.
Compared to American fruits, these have a better taste.
John Ansen believed that this Chinese way of visiting patients was much more practical than the American practice of giving flowers. Flowers are useless; they end up being disposed of like trash by the cleaners, and sometimes their scent can pollute the air and cause allergies for some patients.
Fruits, on the other hand, don't have these risks. It's truly a healthy way to visit patients, and he hoped it could be promoted in the United States in the future.
"That's wonderful, Uncle John Ansen, can we have the surgery now?"
"Is this true? Dad, you're amazing, have you agreed to the surgery?"
