Chapter 104: Prelude to the End of the World: Suppress Your Brother as Soon as Possible (4)

Xiao Liheng paused, looking a little aggrieved: "Sister, why do I always have to wash the dishes?"

Whether it's breakfast or lunch, when the adults are not at home, he is the one who washes the dishes...

Lin Ran glanced at him and replied calmly: "I also want to ask, why do I always make your lunch?"

"This is what your parents asked you to do." A hint of confusion reflected in Xiao Liheng's big black eyes.

"Yeah, so I cooked and only asked you to wash the dishes. What's the problem?"

"No...No problem."

Having said that, Xiao Liheng stood on the stool and tried hard to wash the dishes, but he still didn't understand.

His sister clearly promised to take good care of him, so why did she still ask him to work?
Lin Ran doesn't care.

She is only one year older than Xiao Liheng, and the age difference is not that big. Why should she be treated as an adult while Xiao Liheng can be a child who does not have to do housework?

Now every morning, before Lin Mengqin and Xiao Rongjian go to work, they will leave breakfast in the pot for the two children.

Grandma Xiao gets up early, so we can have breakfast together, so there’s no need for her to stay.

At noon, only the elderly and children are at home, and they have to prepare their own lunch.

In the evening, Lin Mengqin would buy groceries and cook dinner after get off work.

Before he remarried, Xiao Rongjian would sacrifice his lunch break and rush home to make lunch.

But things are different now.

After moving in together, Lin Mengqin felt sorry for her husband and didn't want him to work too hard, so before going to work, she took the initiative to ask Lin Ran to cook for them at noon, or sometimes cook noodles for them, after all, one would get tired of eating every day.

"I travel a lot for work. Usually when I'm away, Xiao Ran cooks for me at home. From now on, you can let Xiao Ran make lunch without worry. You don't have to run back and forth between home and the company."

Lin Mengqin's image as a virtuous wife greatly pleased Xiao Rongjian, making him feel extremely happy that he had married the right wife.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mengqin. Xiaoran will have to work hard while we are at work."

The gratitude in Xiao Rongjian's voice also made Lin Mengqin feel very useful. At the same time, she felt her value in this family. She smiled and replied:

"We are a family and we don't have to talk about our differences. It's just making lunch. She usually makes it for herself. How can it be hard to do something that is easy?"

Lin Ran: ???
Her opinion as the party involved is not important, right?
So, making lunch became Lin Ran's task.

Considering that Xiao Liheng was not tall enough to stand at the stove to cook, Lin Ran did not let him share the task of cooking, but asked him to wash the vegetables and dishes.

Let him do some housework within his ability.

This shouldn’t be too much, right?
"Sister, I've washed the dishes. Can I go play now?"

Xiao Liheng's expression still looked a little aggrieved.

But seeing that the number above his head had turned into 5, Lin Ran couldn't help but be curious about his mental state.

"Okay, go change your clothes first."

An idea flashed through her mind, and Lin Ran pretended to complain with disgust:
"What's going on? I can get my clothes wet just by washing dishes."

Then, seeing that the number above Xiao Liheng's head had not changed, Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately.

She must be overthinking it.

Xiao Liheng was not the type of person who would feel more satisfied the more he was bullied.

Otherwise, it would be too abnormal for a child to be in this state at such a young age~~! *
I lived in the same room for a whole year.

Another summer vacation has come, and I can finally move into my new house.

Grandma Xiao stayed in the old house and hired a nanny to take care of her.

So in the small new house, Lin Ran and Xiao Liheng each had their own separate room.

On the first night of moving into the new house, Lin Ran had not yet started to feel happy that she would no longer have to endure Xiao Liheng's messy sleeping posture when she slept, but there was a knock on her door.

When I opened the door, I saw Lin Mengqin with a frown and Xiao Liheng with red eyes, as if he had been crying.

"Xiao Ran, why do you lock the door at home? You can't lock the door in the future, do you understand?

My little brother is crying because he is afraid to sleep alone. Do you want him to sleep in your room, or do you want him to sleep in his room with you? "

Lin Mengqin has been busy with work and moving recently and is really exhausted.

All my energy has been used up on these things, so how can I have the mood to take care of these two children who can already take care of themselves?

After discovering that Xiao Liheng was afraid to sleep alone and was crying pitifully, Lin Mengqin subconsciously brought him to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran is the older sister, so it is her duty to take care of her younger brother more, just as she is helping their parents share the burden.

Lin Ran glanced at Xiao Liheng who was looking at her pitifully, and was speechless.

"Mom, he's already an elementary school student, and he'll be in the second grade when school starts. If he still doesn't dare to sleep alone, shouldn't we let him practice some courage?
Let him go back to sleep by himself. Otherwise, it will be of no benefit to him if he is such a timid boy, right?"

Lin Ran finished speaking.

Xiao Liheng lowered his head and his shoulders began to tremble slightly.

Seeing that he was about to cry again, Lin Mengqin became annoyed and pulled him over and stuffed him into Lin Ran's room.

"My brother is still young. He will naturally become braver when he grows up. As a big sister, you should take care of him more and not just think about yourself!"

After saying this, Lin Mengqin didn't want to care about anything else. She gave Lin Ran a look that told her to obey, then she closed the door for them and left.

Lin Ran had no choice but to let Xiao Liheng sleep in her room.

Fortunately, Xiao Liheng was a hygienic and clean child. He would wash his hands and feet clean before going to bed. That's why Lin Ran was not so disgusted and allowed him to sleep in her new bed.

"Xiao Liheng, why are you afraid to sleep alone? What are you afraid of?"

Before turning off the lights, Lin Ran couldn't help but ask.

Before this, she had never realized that he was timid!
Xiao Liheng lay on the inside, hugging the quilt, revealing only a pair of innocent eyes: "...I'm afraid of ghosts."

Lin Ran couldn't help but think of the horror movies she had taken him to see in the past year, as well as the ghost story books she had secretly bought for him to read at home. She felt like she had shot herself in the foot.

"Those are all fake, there's nothing to be afraid of." Lin Ran said earnestly, "Have you ever seen anyone in the world killed by a ghost? It seems like none. If ghosts really existed in reality and could harm people, we would definitely see a lot of related news, right? But there are none in reality, which means ghosts are fake and are just made up by us humans!"

"I'm still afraid..." Xiao Liheng was not persuaded at all.

It seemed as if all the words Lin Ran said went in one ear and out the other. He couldn't hear a word of it.

"Sister, I don't want to sleep alone..."

“……”Lin Ran turned off the lights silently.

Forget it, don’t waste your breath.

Anyway, he is still a child, so just let him sleep peacefully!