The Charming 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.”

of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire

all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They

of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much

tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to

in the city. If it weren’t for your

the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

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

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

Anita

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

for him. Just the smell alone was enough to

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.

were somewhat harsh.

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

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

the situation, Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s bowl. Identifying the problem, she 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

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,

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

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

It’s actually a

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big

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