The arcs end in death - and honestly, all I can hope is that on my mother's death bed, she's as at peace as MC.

2.5☆ for now..

Arcs are short, maybe thats why it felt rushed and lacking a details. Also, I kinda dont like the way it time skipped or change POVs, which kinda block you a bit and makes you a bit disoriented when reading. I had to read it a couple of times to get where the story is.

Like with arc 1, the transition was fast that I had to read it multiple times before you caught up with the story (it also happened in arc 2). She transmigrated, tells you what happened to the OriHost by the following chapter she was already well known cook. There's no buffer time. Not much interactions with the kids.

In arc 2, same thing, tho its 19 chapters, there's still no buffer time with the time skipped, no advise how many years have passed, its very vague. Again, not much interactions with the kids. And to think that these kids are literally kids, unlike the 1st arc where the daughters are on their 20's. You would've thought she'd have more interactions. But nada. I would've loved to see how she corrects their characters. Like the son here, he grew up cowardly until MC came.

Basically, main cons: Side characters were dumped with no follow up. Sometimes, even the kids were lacking. Like the characters are set up well that you will feel they are not fleshy enough and very bland. A little to none face slapping moments. Again, not much interactions with the kids. Awkward and fast transition both time skipped and POV. Its like good concept, but poor execution.

I felt bad, cause, I cant keep myself from commenting even though its just the 2nd arc, because I really really like these novels: qt, childcare, no love interest. And I feel kinda disappointed.

Its started rough but it got a lot better as it goes. Like at the start it felt like meh, like it needs more on this and work on that. But as arc goes on, the this and that are constantly actually being fixed. Im surprised. Over all its a good read. 3☆

• OP Food Power--in particular, the culinary skill the MC purchased seemed OP. In the beginning, it seems that MC only bought the Tier 1 of 3 version of the skill and did not bump it up to the top (nor is it mentioned later in an explicit manner that she either upgraded it via points or increased its level naturally through practice or independent learning, which is possible in another system-skill QT stores). For being entry level, the culinary skill was overpowered. In fact, it seems to be the skill that she uses almost exclusively to succeed in each life. Aside from the use of purchased halos in two arcs (a sickly, "white lotus"-like halo in an ancient arc [the one with the scummy ex noted in a section above] and the lucky halo she gives to her son in an entertainment arc) and the computer hacking skill she purchases, all life's woes seemed to be resolved with home cooking, running a restaurant, and/or expanding into a catering company. Personally, if the MC had to or chose to explore other talents/skills in different arcs, then I think the story would be more interesting. Relying on different skills would have increased the difficult of later scenarios and/or allowed us to understand the psychology of the MC more by seeing the strategy she chose to use in each arc to fulfill the wished of the Original Body.
• Final "Arc"--finally, I thought the conclusion of the QT journey was too brief. I loved how the MC's experiences changed her perspective on her life, i.e., a paradigm shift, especially in how she viewed her mother, but I wanted to know more about how the MC changed after she was healed from her heart condition, what she said or did with her mom to bridge the gap between them, and, whether her father and his new/side family received any retribution (or regretted their choices/attitudes) at all. It wasn't as bad as other novels, since I the paradigm shift the MC experienced may have been enough for us to understand that the MC's QT journey was significant, but I love details and would've appreciated more.