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.”

had been kept warm by the

all consisted of wild vegetables.

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion,

even going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with chickweed. They were blanched in lard and water before being

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

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

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

customs and lifted the clay mug to

dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned

Lysander and Josiah, filling

the countryside, the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply

her bowl without any sign of her

the smell alone

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 etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine

spoken were

the 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 statement, leaving

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

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 can give them all to me.”

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

wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m

bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

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

cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t

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

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

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