"Goodness, Doctor Bai! From now on you should just be our fan, no, actually, our air conditioner. I've seen those air conditioners; once they're turned on, the cool breeze just whooshes out, and in no time at all, it makes you feel all cool and refreshed. You're just like an air conditioner. With you here, our dog days of summer will surely be more bearable!" Doctor Wei joked.
Everyone burst into hearty laughter, but because the noise was so loud, the baby, small as a kitten, hummed a sound, and they immediately covered their mouths.
They had forgotten that there were still a mother and child present.
Packing their things, they prepared to leave. Two comrades were still waiting outside; after all, this was a place where a woman had given birth. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to enter, nor was it necessary to provoke the villagers' backlash. Maintaining local harmony was their duty.
