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.”

which had been kept warm by the stove,

dishes all consisted of

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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 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

tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began

the city. If it weren’t for

lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot

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

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

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling

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

before? The city folks, especially the big shots,

were

outright that he

that she had made a mistake at such an

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,

finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite

was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what

a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask

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

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

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