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.”

the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

consisted of wild vegetables.

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

served, he said, “These are filled with

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 with what they had, turning wild vegetables into a creative

the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to eat.

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

local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed.

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

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

bowl without any

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

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

were somewhat harsh.

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

she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was

noticing 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 to eat them, he

that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs

finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind

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

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying

lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big bite.

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