His Beloved Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

Chapter 648 His Determination

The taste of that dish was fairly normal, leaning toward the salty side.

He chewed for a while, swallowing slowly, finally managing to dilute the peculiar taste that had filled his mouth.

Lysander asked, “Are you okay?”

Josiah waved his hand dismissively. “I’m fine.”

“Why must you do this? You’re surely not used to the food here. You don’t have to force yourself. You should hurry back to the city.”

“I’m used to the food.”

Lysander was puzzled.

“Give me a bit more time to adjust. I’ll get used to the food here.”

Lysander tilted her head slightly to look at him. “Are you really planning to stay here?”

“You’ve been here for half a month, no? I can also do it.”

“I’m not like you. I come from an ordinary family. As a child, we struggled, and I’ve experienced my fair share of hardships due to our poor conditions. This level of hardship doesn’t faze me, but it’s almost worlds apart from the life you’re used to living…”

“It’s okay,” Josiah said. “I’ve told you I want to experience your life. I can handle it.”

Lysander let out a soft sigh.

Josiah served her some food. “You should also eat.”

which had been kept warm

all consisted

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll be accustomed to the

of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

spoke, he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

subtly glanced at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found

of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make

intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine said.

spoken were

the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed

was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at a

directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and I absolutely love wild vegetables. If he doesn’t want to eat them,

accept the natural bitterness

she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and

he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

just wondering what kind of dish this is.

much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects.

all the dandelions from her

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