One is only able to use the “excuse” of torah kineged kulam when he is really actually learning. If one is just reading pesukim and translating and say their mother asks them to do the dishes, they have to go acc to their mother.
I know a Rav who told me that the only time he ever used torah kineged kulam was when he was learning a deep sugya for 4 hours, then his wife asked him to do the laundry and he said no…..