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.”

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

dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion,

served, he said, “These are

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

of respect, made a point of

of wild vegetables in the city.

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay

dishes served,

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself

him. Just the smell alone was enough to

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 own cutlery to serve others!” Blaine

words spoken were somewhat

outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict

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

vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky, and

to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables

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

longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

wondering what kind of dish

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and

from her bowl being transferred

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