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

all consisted of

boiled dandelion, and

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

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

gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

he followed the local customs and lifted the clay

with the dishes served, the villagers

eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander

Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her

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

Josiah’s awkwardness and quickly intervened 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. Don’t use your own

spoken were somewhat harsh.

the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that

realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She

wild vegetables into her own, saying, “It’s

She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of

seeing that the food she 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

no longer had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to

said. “I was just wondering what kind of

as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me,

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

had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back by Josiah. He then took a big

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