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.”

dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

consisted of wild

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

heart, 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

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

made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to

wild vegetables in the city.

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

with the dishes served, the

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

the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However,

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

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

words spoken were somewhat

However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement,

mistake at such an important banquet.

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, he can give them all

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

food she had served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet

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

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

known as cankerwort. It’s actually a

took over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being

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