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.”

the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling the entire table.

dishes all consisted

a curly dock salad, 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

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

the 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 city. If it weren’t for your

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the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

big shot from the city didn’t express any dissatisfaction with the dishes served, the

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

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

that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual mysophobia issues. However, he found himself struggling with

was simply too bitter for him. Just the smell alone was enough to make him want to give up.

intervened when Anita was about to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially the

were

cutlery. However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous

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

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

smile, she ate all the dandelions that Josiah couldn’t finish. She seemed to accept the natural bitterness of the

She rose to her feet and headed toward the kitchen, saying, “I’m going

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

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

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

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

saw all the dandelions from her bowl being transferred back

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