After dinner, Chu Lingxuan said to Wang Cheng, "I need to return to the Yamen tomorrow. You should stay a few more days with your mother-in-law before going back to the barracks in half a month."
Chu Lingxuan had two separate camps. One with a handful of soldiers and his Yamen building were in the Dingzhou capital city, while the majority of his troops were stationed outside the city. Wang Cheng could be assigned to the Yamen in Dingzhou, where the conditions were better and Chu Lingxuan could keep an eye on him.
When it came to Wang Cheng's duty, the problem of real-life logistics arose. Where should his home be if he was to serve in the capital of Dingzhou?
Mrs. Wang, who couldn't bear to part with her brother, suggested, "Buy a plot of land near my house and build a house there, so I can help look after my siblings. Cheng can come home during his off days, much like a son-in-law."