The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 648

Chapter 648 His Determination

The taste of that dish was fairly normal, leaning toward the salty side.

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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 warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire

consisted

a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and

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 are filled with chickweed. They were

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

noticed the villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a

never seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I wouldn’t

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local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

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

She kept serving dishes to Lysander and

Anita simply used

how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with the food in his

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

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

words spoken were somewhat harsh.

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

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

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

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

of relief. She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going to fetch a

to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He didn’t go there to cause trouble for

Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is.

a

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

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

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