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.”

savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had

consisted of

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

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

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

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

of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for

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

seeing that the big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers

the meal, Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety

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

was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was

about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about

spoken were

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

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

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 can give them all

dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen,

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

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

hearing these words, Anita 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.

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite

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

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