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.”

dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove,

consisted of wild vegetables.

curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he said, “These are

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 to make do with what they had,

of respect, made a point of generously

such a variety of wild vegetables in the city. If it weren’t for your introduction, I

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customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent hot water.

didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the

guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to

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

the dandelion was simply too bitter for him. Just the

noticed Josiah’s 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

were somewhat

to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict

mistake at such

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

accept

was not wasted, Anita 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

had to endure the bitterness of dandelions, yet he felt somewhat uneasy. He

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

“Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you don’t

saying, “Yes. Dandelions are great for their cooling and detoxifying effects. I

sooner had the words left her lips than she saw all the dandelions from her bowl being

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