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 by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

the dishes all consisted of

boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

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

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

dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed.

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

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

her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he

taste of the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell

noticed Josiah’s awkwardness and quickly 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

spoken were somewhat harsh.

to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he

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

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, he

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

She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a

of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask

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

from

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255