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.”

food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

dishes all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled

going so far as to make special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are filled with

appreciation. By 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 what they had, turning wild vegetables into a creative feast.

a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t

the clay mug

the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally relaxed. They returned to their respective seats and started to enjoy their

serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple food.

was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with

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

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 cutlery to serve others!” Blaine

spoken were somewhat

wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult

made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was

Identifying 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

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

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

yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go

“I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

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

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

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

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