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.”

rest of the dishes, which had been kept

the dishes all consisted

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

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

In the morning, everyone generously offered their agricultural products to Lysander and the nurses as a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there wasn’t much left to offer. They had

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

a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it

followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug

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

dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls

of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita

bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his own bowl.

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

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

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

already of grandmotherly age, realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt and at

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

couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well,

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 of cutlery.”

dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t

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

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

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

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