Alright, that reason makes sense.
One's personality can indeed change dramatically overnight after a great shock.
However, character can change, temperament can change, but can one's skills change randomly? This is not martial arts, where someone suddenly clears their meridians and becomes an unparalleled master overnight.
Culinary arts are obtained through countless days and nights of hard practice, how could they rise from the level of a sous chef to that of a head chef, even surpassing all the chefs in Daqi, in just one night?
Bai Zhi watched her son, Yang Ye, practice his cooking for many years with great effort. Qiao Xiaomai's personality had changed overnight, her temperament had changed drastically, and even her culinary skills had reached their peak.
There must be something fishy going on.
Thinking of this, Yao Xian raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you think Qiao Xiaomai's cooking skills have a suspicious origin?"
"Suspicious origin?" Bai Zhi widened her eyes.