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.”

had been kept

consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These

the morning, everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had to make do

as a gesture of respect, made a

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the

Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a

countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery

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 himself struggling with the food in his own

simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

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

spoken were

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

who was already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such

she directly took his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all

delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of reluctance at

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

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s

Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If

over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like

lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah.

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