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.”

the dishes, which had

consisted of

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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

village was already short on resources. In 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

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

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

the local customs and lifted the clay

dishes served, the

Lysander and Josiah,

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual

Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to

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

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

of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was

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

delightful smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

that the food she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a new set of cutlery.”

longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.

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

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

great for their

words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from

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