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.”

some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept

all consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

so far as 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 wrapped. I’m not sure if you’ll be accustomed to

as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome

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

vegetables in the city.

lifted the clay mug to

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

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

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to

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

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

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.

were

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him

realized that she had made a mistake at such an important

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

ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural

served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward

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

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

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

are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

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

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