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 dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were

the dishes all consisted of wild

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

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

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 left to offer. They had

and, as a gesture of respect, made

a variety of wild vegetables in the

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

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

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

Anita simply used her own

from her bowl without any sign of her

bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough

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 etiquette. Don’t use your

words spoken were

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

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

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.”

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

was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy.

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

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe

conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”

words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being

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