Wholesome content dropped: Qiqi and Xiao cook glutinous rice dumplings, and the players just cannot stop going crazy over that blissful interaction. Xiao is usually a serious fellow helping the absent-minded Qiqi with the process; now that moment is nakedly too cute for the infographics.
The official Genshin Impact Twitter posted the video with the caption: “Would you like to help us wrap rice dumplings? Qiqi will teach you… First, fold a corner, and then— And then… What was it again…” Then Xiao interjected with a simple, “Like this,” before reassuring her with, “It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember. I’ll just help to wrap a few more.” The unanticipated cuteness shared by two characters who rarely have any interactions in-game scored a huge pop in community reactions.
The fans all rush to the replies, presenting a spectrum of emotions and witty commentary. One player, @sxgarcide, could not contain his excitement, tweeting: “Xiao looks great as beautiful in art,” followed by multiple expressions of love (“mine all mine oh my i love you xiao”). @0natrat0 lost it over the rare sight of Xiao smiling, screaming, “XIAO 😭😭😭 HES SMILING UUEUEU.” Meanwhile, @LonesomePhantom cracked a joke about Qiqi’s height: “They cover Qiqi cause she so short 🤣🤣.”
Then, of course, the cuteness alone was not sufficient to keep the fans quiet. Some, such as @muchificent, put a deeper spin on it and looked into lore implications instead; they commented that “Xiao doesn’t interact with mortal affairs unless he’s hungry or summoned for help.” They speculated about whether Xiao’s willingness to help Qiqi derived from his love of tofu (an ingredient in rice dumplings) or if it was a callback to Qiqi carrying him once to Bubu Pharmacy. That moment either way is big—and warm.
Of course, there were some laughable remarks, too: @CT_1008x compared Qiqi’s hidden face awkwardly in the video to “Mike Wazowski treatment,” while @erikaerysfraser took the opportunity to ask, “Announcement of new Paimon VA when 👀”—a dig at the ongoing controversy surrounding the English voice actor.
This TikTok is one shining example of Genshin’s humor, charm, and lore being woven into cinematic tidbits. Players want this to be reincarnated into more offbeat character interactions; apparently, the simplest of moments—grumpy adeptus helping forgetful zombie wrap dumplings—just hit way too hard in everyone’s hearts.
The video is up on the official Genshin Impact TikTok channel—and trust us, if you haven’t seen it yet, you are missing out. Just brace for an adverse effect on your heart from excessive cuteness; maybe even grab some tissues ’cause a Xiao smile equates to rare weapons against one’s heart.
So today, yes, Genshin Impact wins the internet. Yet again.
