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.”

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

the dishes all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild asparagus.

even going 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

their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for

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

variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it

local customs and lifted the clay mug to

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

was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah,

spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

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

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

Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the big

were

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

a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt

his bowl and poured all the wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s all right. I’m not picky,

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

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

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt

wondering what kind of dish this

also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Thorne.”

took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I quite like them.”

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

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