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

all consisted of wild

was a curly dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed

special arrangements. Pointing at the steaming ravioli that had just been served, he

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 to make do

villagers‘ tension and, as a gesture of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before they began to

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the

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he followed the local customs and lifted the clay mug to sip the slightly

the big 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 to

Anita was eager to impress their guests. She kept serving dishes to Lysander and Josiah, filling their bowls with a variety of wild vegetables in no time.

the concept of serving spoons didn’t exist. Anita simply used her own

glanced at Lysander and saw how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl

him. Just the smell alone

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 others!”

words spoken were somewhat

involved parties, Josiah wanted to clarify that the issue wasn’t about the cutlery. However, stating outright that

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

Lysander quickly glanced at Josiah’s bowl. 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

She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the wild vegetables quite well, showing no

served was not wasted, Anita finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rose to her feet and

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

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

relieved. “Dandelions, also known as cankerwort. It’s actually a kind of medicinal herb. If you

“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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