"I've seen cases of febrile convulsions and heat-induced eczema, but this kind of dry, chapped skin from heat, especially to this degree, is a first for me."
The child's grandmother dared not look at her son, just muttering quietly, "I was just afraid the child would get cold and catch a cold. Otherwise, I'd have to listen to their nagging again."
Du Heng shook his head lightly. "You meant well, but you made a mistake.
The old saying goes, 'Eat until you're seven-tenths full, and keep a child a little cool.'
Children, especially ones this young, generate heat easily.
By dressing him so thickly, you're doing two things. Firstly, you're preventing him from effectively dissipating internal heat. Secondly, you're artificially increasing his body temperature. This actually intensifies the child's internal heat."
After saying this, Du Heng pointed at the child's father. "Stop looking. Take off the child's fleece clothing; a simple undershirt and a jacket will suffice.
