When she stays up all night writing, her mother-in-law, who lives in the neighborhood, will usually stay with her kids. This method of only "temporarily giving her charge of the children" won't tire out her mother-in-law, who isn't in the best of health, but it does provide support in a pinch. Chen believes it is the best of both worlds.
每當她熬夜趕稿時，經常就是住在家附近的婆婆為她帶小孩，這種「臨時托嬰」的方式，一方面不會讓身體不是很好的婆婆太累；一方面又可解決燃眉之急，陳錦華認為真是兩全其美。