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.”

they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire

dishes all consisted

salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said,

the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon,

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting

such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t

followed the local customs and lifted the

shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their

to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

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

saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her

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

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 said.

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to

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

that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no signs of

a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to

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

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If

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

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

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