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.”

of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept

consisted

boiled dandelion, and sauteed

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 not sure if you’ll be accustomed to

a token of their appreciation. By the time they were preparing for the welcome feast in the afternoon, there

as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them

the city.

and lifted the clay

with the dishes served, the

eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of

serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her

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

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

before? The city folks, especially the big shots, are very particular about etiquette. Don’t use your own cutlery to

words spoken were somewhat

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

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

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

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

sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward

felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for everyone.

said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish

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

over the conversation, saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their

sooner 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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