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

consisted of wild

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

were preparing for the welcome feast in the

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

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the

he followed the local customs and lifted the

any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the villagers finally

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

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

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

too bitter for him. Just the smell alone

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

words spoken were

one of the involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue 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 position.

realized that she had made a mistake at such an important banquet. She was overwhelmed with guilt

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

accept the natural bitterness of the

breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed

the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there

just wondering what kind

words, Anita felt much relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t believe me,

“Yes. Dandelions are great for their

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

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