Help I Reincarnated in Genshin and Ganyu Keeps Feeding Me Coconut Milk

Inside the Yuelai Pavilion, in Ganyu's office—

"Heh heh, Master, do you think Xiangling and the others will be shocked when they see me?"

"Probably," Ganyu replied.

Forget Xiangling—even Ganyu, who knew this was coming, nearly had a heart attack.

Wuwuwu…

Little Xu Zheng was gone. In his place stood Big Xu Zheng.

"Master, you go back to work. I'm off to practice my flute," Xu Zheng said, walking out of the office with confident strides.

He hadn't gone far when—

Coming from the opposite direction was Baiwen.

"Morning, Sister Baiwen!" Xu Zheng greeted cheerfully.

"…Morning?" Baiwen blinked, confused.

She paused and gave the young man a good look. Clear eyes, smooth features, a soft cuteness in his refined face… Why did he look so familiar?

The two passed each other. Baiwen continued on to Ganyu's office, still frowning slightly.

Knock knock.

"Come in," Ganyu called.

Once permitted, Baiwen stepped inside and set a stack of documents on the desk.

"Lady Ganyu," she asked casually, "why haven't I seen little Xu Zheng today? Did he not come in?"

Ganyu blinked. "He did. He just left a moment ago. You must've seen him."

"Oh… Maybe I missed him." Baiwen didn't dwell on it.

But right then, Ganyu suddenly let out a soft "Pfft—"

Baiwen: ?

She turned to see Ganyu chuckling into her hand.

"If you're here to see little Xu Zheng," Ganyu said with a sly smile, "I'm afraid it's too late. Only big Xu Zheng remains."

"…Big and little? What difference is there?"

"Well, one's big. The other's little."

Ganyu's tone had taken on a mischievous lilt—clearly, someone had been influenced by a certain disciple.

"???"

Baiwen was deeply confused but even more profoundly alarmed.

At her insistent questioning, Ganyu eventually explained Xu Zheng's mysterious origins and unique constitution—how he had suddenly grown up overnight.

She was worried that Baiwen might react badly, either with disbelief or suspicion.

But no. Baiwen nodded solemnly, genuinely sympathetic.

"That poor boy… abandoned by his parents and left alone on a cliff… Thank the Archons he met you, Lady Ganyu."

Clearly, Liyue's citizens, raised on tales of immortal birds and talking stones, had a high tolerance for the bizarre.

After all, even two chunks of poultry could ascend to Adeptus status.

Cloud Retainer: Say "bird meat" one more time. I dare you.

It was then Baiwen remembered—the teenager she'd just passed in the corridor.

He had the same voice. Same face. Same bright eyes.

Wait. That was… Big Xu Zheng?!

And she'd brushed him off with the warmth of a brick wall…

He had greeted her with so much enthusiasm, and she just gave him a confused grunt in return!

"Lady Ganyu, I'll take my leave!"

Baiwen bolted out the door, determined to fix her mistake.

Soothing flute music filled the small courtyard. The melody was haunting and dynamic—rising, dipping, weaving emotions into the air like drifting clouds.

In the center of the courtyard, a young man stood, eyes closed, completely immersed in his performance.

Baiwen stopped at a distance and simply watched, silently admiring the scene.

…Suddenly, she didn't feel so bad about being terrible at the flute.

When the gap in skill becomes this vast, all you can do is admit defeat and rot peacefully.

The song ended.

Clap clap!

"Beautiful playing," Baiwen said.

Xu Zheng turned with a smile. "Good morning, Sister Baiwen."

She nodded. "Little Xu Zheng—wait, no, I suppose I should call you Big Xu Zheng now."

Xu Zheng's expression twitched. Okay, yes, it's big. Very big. But can we stop announcing that out loud?! It's embarrassing!

"You… already know?" he asked.

Baiwen nodded. "Mhm. I heard the whole story. I had no idea you went through so much. But forget the past. From now on, I'll take care of you."

With that, she pulled him into a warm hug.

"…Huh?" Xu Zheng blinked. What are you talking about?

When did I suffer?

In Xu Zheng's mind, his life had been pretty damn good.

What Baiwen was referring to, of course, was the cliffside abandonment sob story. But Xu Zheng didn't know Ganyu had spilled the beans.

And honestly, he didn't care.

As far as he was concerned, parental death was just the price of admission into an isekai.

In all the webnovels he'd read in his last life, ten out of ten protagonists were orphans. Sometimes even eleven.

"Tomato Orphanage" didn't become a meme for nothing.

"Oh, right—have you had breakfast? I've been dieting, so I brought extra snacks for you."

Baiwen stepped back with a grin.

"Good idea. You should lose some weight."

Xu Zheng nodded with a straight face.

Baiwen's smile cracked.

Excuse me?!

I said I was dieting to be polite! That was your cue to say I look fine!

"Heehee, I'm just kidding. Thanks, Sister Baiwen."

"Oh, so your courage has grown with your body too, huh? Daring to tease me now?"

The two bantered and laughed for a bit longer before Baiwen headed off to work.

Now alone again, Xu Zheng opened his system to check today's daily quests.

Daily Task 1: Interact with three Vision holders

Daily Task 2: Interact with three ordinary people

Daily Task 3: Study law for one hour

Daily Task 4: Complete the above three to auto-clear this one

As expected, the daily quests were always full of surprises.

But for once—it was a pleasant surprise.

Task Four actually required no effort. Just a freebie.

Take notes, Hoyoverse.

Damn it!

Xu Zheng silently wished for every Genshin player to pull gold on their next ten-roll…

…And for Mihoyo to go bankrupt.

Compared to the usual nonsense like beating up hilichurls, mugging treasure hoarders, or doing DoorDash for NPCs, today's quests were downright luxurious.

Xu Zheng thought back to Chayevich's Daily Commission in the game.

Too bad he was dead now.

No commissions for you, Traveler.

Speaking of the Traveler, Xu Zheng made a mental note to ask Eula—if she ever heard anything about the Traveler arriving, she should let him know immediately.

If it was Lumine, he planned to shamelessly request a master-disciple bond—just to complete the "betray your master" objective.

If it was Aether? Sorry bro. Never heard of you.

Xu Zheng was already fantasizing about his future with Lumine…

Traveling together.

Watching her use Booba Slash in Inazuma.

Maybe even helping her beat up Stormterror in Mondstadt—if she asked nicely.

Xu Zheng was finally starting to piece together this world's timeline.