The cannon fodder female supporting role in the misplaced life

"Yes, didn't cousin Yingying and I wash the dishes together last weekend?" Li Tongxin said after thinking for a while.

"Why do you two kids always like to grab the work?" Qin Shu has become accustomed to taking care of all the housework by herself. Although she asked the two children to help wash the dishes last week, it was because of Xu Yingying's words that she didn't know how to refuse and just let them wash the dishes.

"Aunt, we are not young anymore. If I help you with some work, you can feel more relaxed." Xu Yingying knew that if she wanted Aunt Qin to change, she could only do it gradually and subtly.

"Since you want to take a shower, go ahead." Qin Shu said and went back to the room.

"Cousin Yingying, why does it seem like my mother looks dissatisfied even though she doesn't have to work?" Li Tongxin sometimes wondered why her mother's behavior was very different from what she expected.

After listening to Li Tongxin's words, Xu Yingying said thoughtfully: "Maybe it's because my aunt has always been responsible for housework alone, so she feels uncomfortable when someone helps her suddenly."

"But shouldn't we be happier if we help her share the burden?" Li Tongxin tilted her head and thought, still not quite understanding.

"Maybe Aunt Qin needs some time to adapt to this change. As long as we persist, I believe she will gradually accept it." Xu Yingying said as she thought that Aunt Qin had engraved housework in her bones.

Li Tongxin nodded to show that she understood.

"Don't think too much. Let's clean up and wash the dishes." Xu Yingying changed the subject directly. If her little cousin asked further, she didn't know how to explain it to her.

Perhaps due to her experience last weekend, Li Tongxin wasn't the clueless kid she used to be. At least she knew how to wash dishes. The two of them quickly finished washing the dishes, and Xu Yingying even cleaned the stove.

"Wow, it's almost nine o'clock." Li Tongxin said in surprise after washing the dishes and walking out of the kitchen and looking up at the wall clock.

"Yeah, it's so late." Xu Yingying agreed.

"Is there anything you want to do?" Xu Yingying suddenly asked directly.

"Ah? There's nothing left. There's just a cartoon at around 8 o'clock. I usually watch it on weekends, but it should have finished by now." Li Tongxin said with some annoyance.

"Oh, so that's the case... Then why don't you go and see it?" Xu Yingying asked pretending to be ignorant.

"I originally wanted to watch, but I thought I should wash the dishes first, otherwise my mother would definitely take the opportunity to go over and wash the dishes." Li Tongxin explained helplessly.

"So that's how it is. That's such a pity." Xu Yingying sighed.

In fact, Xu Yingying knew very well that her cousin didn't miss the cartoons because of washing dishes, but because she was used to watching TV to kill time on weekends. But Xu Yingying didn't want to point this out directly, for fear of making her cousin feel embarrassed and sad.

"Actually, I was having a great time just chatting with you, Cousin Yingying, while washing dishes," Li Tongxin recalled, chatting with Xu Yingying next to her while washing dishes. Li Tongxin discovered that even though she couldn't watch cartoons, doing housework with Cousin Yingying was a joy. She didn't feel particularly lost, but rather found this companionship more substantial than watching cartoons.

"Oh?" Xu Yingying looked at Li Tongxin curiously, as if surprised by her words. Xu Yingying wanted to know what Li Tongxin was thinking, why she said that, and whether Li Tongxin had other thoughts and feelings. However, Xu Yingying decided not to ask directly. Instead, she gave Li Tongxin some time to sort out her thoughts before speaking out.

Li Tongxin spoke softly, but continued word by word, "I used to always watch TV at home alone and rarely communicate with others. Ever since you, cousin Yingying, came to our house to spend the weekend and slept in the same bed with me, I look forward to the weekend every Friday. Just like today, walking the dog, eating breakfast, washing dishes, and chatting with you, cousin Yingying, I feel like I have become different. For the first time, I realized that there are many things in life that can make us happy, and we don't necessarily have to rely on TV."

Xu Yingying listened to Li Tongxin's words with a smile, thinking that her little cousin was really sensible. Xu Yingying nodded in agreement and encouraged her, "Cousin Tongxin, you can also try some new things and not always limit yourself to TV shows."

Li Tongxin continued, "But I feel like time flies when I'm with cousin Yingying. I love listening to you tell me stories about your life, and I also love playing games with you. It's because of you that I feel like I won't be bored even without TV."

Xu Yingying was deeply shocked by Li Tongxin's words. She felt the longing and loneliness deep in Li Tongxin's heart.

"Xiaowu, maybe I didn't really understand my cousin before?" After hearing Li Tongxin's inner confession, Xu Yingying felt that when she was completing this task, the target was clearly the same person in a parallel time and space as her cousin. Although she had her memories, she had never truly understood her.

"Host, now that you see clearly, it's not too late. We have only been here for less than half a month." After hearing the host's somewhat pessimistic words, Xiao Wu decided to encourage Xu Yingying.

"Well, I will spend more time with my cousin Tongxin in the future, help her get out of her self-enclosed world, and enjoy more fun and happiness." Xu Yingying said to Xiaowu, and made the same decision in her heart.

Finally, Li Tongxin stopped what she was doing and looked up at Xu Yingying, her eyes gleaming with determination. She said, "Thank you for staying with me, cousin Yingying. I hope we can do things like this together more often and spend happy times together."

Xu Yingying held Li Tongxin's hand tightly and said, "Okay, cousin Tongxin. I'll be here with you anytime you want." The two smiled at each other, their hearts filled with warmth and anticipation. Perhaps from this moment on, their relationship became closer, and they became each other's best friends.

"Oh, by the way. My dad told us yesterday to wait for him to come back this morning and he would take us for a walk in the park by the river." Speaking of this, Li Tongxin immediately told Xu Yingying about the agreement she had made with Li Zhiqiang yesterday.

"Auntie, are you going too?" After hearing what Li Tongxin said, Xu Yingying immediately tried hard to find the "park by the river" in the task subject's memory.

"I'll go ask her." Li Tongxin said and walked quickly to Aunt Qin's room.