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.”

they finished savoring some of the food, the rest of the dishes, which had been kept warm by the stove, were quickly served, filling

all consisted of wild vegetables.

dock salad, boiled dandelion, and sauteed wild

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

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 with what they had, turning wild vegetables into a

of respect, made a point of generously complimenting them before

seen such a variety of wild vegetables in the city.

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the clay mug to sip the slightly astringent

seeing that the big shot from the city 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

exist. Anita simply used her own cutlery to serve the couple

how unperturbed she was. At that moment, she was eating several bites from her bowl without any sign of her usual

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

to serve Josiah more food. “Didn’t I tell you before? The city folks, especially

spoken were

However, stating outright that he couldn’t stomach the dandelions seemed to contradict his previous statement, leaving him in a difficult position.

realized that she had made a mistake at such an

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.

she ate all 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.

that the food she had served 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

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

Mrs. Alvarez,” Josiah said. “I was just wondering what kind of dish this is. It’s quite bitter.”

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

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

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

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