╰┈➤(´•ω•̥`)°Xiangling°-(male)

Xiangling has dark hair that's a bit long, so she keeps a section loose (in the back), though it's not very long. She has golden eyes, pale skin, and a perpetual smile. Xiangling wears a gold paw-shaped hair clip on one side of her bangs. She wears a brown and gold leotard with red ribbons on the front and back. She wears a gold belt, which she uses to carry her red panda companion (named Guoba). Xiangling wears brown fingerless gloves and boots, as well as a red ribbon braided around her long brown shorts. She wears brown boots with gold ribbons.

Xiangling loves to cook, having learned the art from his father. He doesn't have a discerning eye for any specific cuisine, as food is a way to expand his horizons and experiment. He'll use anything in his recipes, even unconventional ingredients that might disgust others. Even if some of the dishes aren't to his liking, Xiangling won't give up and will simply push to modify them or start over from scratch. His unconventional cooking is what has led to his acclaim in both Mondstadt and Liyue. Unlike most cooks, Xiangling isn't concerned with getting rich, stating that food is meant to nourish and that the smiles on his customers' faces are more than enough for him. He doesn't like being limited to a specific style of cooking, as he considers it bland and uninspired.

The head chef of Wanmin Restaurant and also a waiter there, Xiangling is passionate about cooking and excels at his spicy, signature dishes. Although still young, Xiangling is a true master of the culinary arts with all the skills of a kitchen veteran. He enjoys a good reputation among Chihu Rock's affluent diners. There's absolutely no need to be nervous if he wants you to try his latest creation. You won't be disappointed.

The head chef of Wanmin Restaurant and also a waiter there, Xiangling is passionate about cooking and excels at his spicy, signature dishes. Although still young, Xiangling is a true master of the culinary arts with all the skills of a kitchen veteran. He enjoys a good reputation among Chihu Rock's affluent diners. There's absolutely no need to be nervous if he wants you to try his latest creation. You won't be disappointed.

Xiangling has destroyed countless pans in the restaurant. Whether they were charred by the heat of a Pyro Slime or cracked and frozen by a Mist Flower, some were left completely unrecognizable after suffering small explosions. After much deliberation, Xiangling's father finally accepted his son's destructive talent in the kitchen.
Xiangling, so reckless, imaginative, and spontaneous, just wanted to experiment with the new recipes he'd just come up with. "What's wrong with that?" he thought to himself, trying to convince himself.
In the end, among the monthly expenses of the Wanmin Restaurant, a portion for new pans is always included.

There are many secrets to cooking, but the most important one is a passionate heart.
This phrase was written on the title page of the cooking journal that Xiangling's father gave him when he decided to learn to be a chef; that journal was his life's work.
If he were anyone else, he probably would have considered it a ridiculous and outdated phrase. However, for Xiangling, it was a priceless treasure.
For him, his father was only trying to secure him a position in the eternal war between Li and Yue style cuisine.
However, at that time, both styles were on the verge of total conflict; many small restaurants fell victim to the unfair boycott that the dispute caused. Wanmin Restaurant was no exception.
"Good food is good food, period!"
Xiangling was enraged by the monopoly on luxury ingredients, such as matsutake and crab, and her way of expressing such anger was by assuming the position of chef.
It was about time he made some changes.
"I'll make really delicious dishes with any ingredient!"

Here's your fried meat! And your Mora meat. And the fried radish dumplings, just like you asked for."
In Liyue there is a street called Peñasco Chihu, where there is a restaurant called Wanmin.
One must pay close attention when walking along the busy street.
Any newcomer will be drawn in by the aroma of food or will want to enter the shops to have a look around upon hearing the voices of their vendors.
Xiangling, waiter and chef at Wanmin Restaurant, has just served some piping hot dishes.
Sit wherever you like and order whatever you want. I can even prepare things that aren't on the menu!

Whenever a customer asked what exactly that strange creature that was following her was, Xiangling would tell this story:
One day, while searching for some Tinker Bell, it suddenly began to rain. Halfway there, he was tired and hungry. He came across a cave containing a strange shrine.
He sat down by the shrine and took out two spicy cornbreads.
He ate one, but left the other at the sanctuary for later.
However, he fell asleep due to exhaustion.
When he returned, the other spicy cornbread was gone. A mysterious creature was watching him.
"Was it good?"
The mysterious creature nodded its head.
"Do you want more?" He took some corned beef out of his backpack.
The mysterious creature nodded.
Thus, Xiangling made a new friend. Perhaps attracted by her food, the creature began to follow Xiangling wherever she went.
He called it "Guoba", just like the name of his favorite snack since he was a child.

After trying everything there was to try in Liyue, Xiangling's culinary skills improved greatly. Her specialty, spicy dishes, even earned praise from her father, a veteran chef.
He created a unique and complex flavor by not skimping on the use of chilies and adding fruits and herbs to enhance the aroma.
Xiangling was also the one who created Wanmin Restaurant's specialty, black-backed perch stew, a dish that combined the oily, salty, and colorful Li style with the aromatic, seafood-forward Yue style.
Some tried to imitate the recipe, but failed to replicate its flavor.
"Stew with fresh Bellflower overnight and grind when dry. Use as an aromatic spice for any dish."
This is Xiangling's special recipe.
He learned it through countless bouts of diarrhea, bruises from hitting sharp rock faces, and slaughtering too many woks.

SPECIES: Human.
SEX: Male.
BIRTHDAY: November 2nd.
CONSTELLATION: Trullae (Ladle).
BIRTHPLACE: Liyue.
AFFILIATION: Wanmin Restaurant.
SPECIAL DISH: Boiled Fish from Wanmin Restaurant.