Chu Wanchen is a fifteen-year-old high school freshman from Qian City who considers herself ordinary, with mediocre grades and a family of modest means. Her father, Chu Jianping, works as a maintenance technician in Shanghai, returning home only twice a year, while her mother, Shao Wenxin, works long hours in a local tool factory. Chu Wanchen’s only distinguishing trait is her intermittent, unreliable luck, which paradoxically allows her to secure a spot at Experimental High School, a third-ranked institution, during a sudden early enrollment window. On the day her acceptance is confirmed, a mechanical voice resonates in her mind, introducing itself as 088, a check-in system from Star X08 originating twenty thousand years in the future. The system explains that its selection process is random and attributes Chu Wanchen’s selection to her unique luck.
The system grants Chu Wanchen the ability to check in daily for random rewards, with no location or mission restrictions. Her first check-in yields one hundred billion yuan in legally sourced cash, delivered via two bank cards. The system also permits her to designate one person to know of its existence. After careful consideration, she chooses her mother, Shao Wenxin, citing their closer emotional bond and her mother’s familiarity with web novel tropes. Upon witnessing the substantial bank balance at an ATM, Shao Wenxin accepts the reality of their sudden wealth. The family decides to maintain their current residence in Qian City for Chu Wanchen’s high school education while planning to move to Shanghai permanently after her college entrance examination. Shao Wenxin resigns from her factory job to care for her aging parents and pursue leisure activities.
The narrative shifts to Shanghai, where Chu Wanchen’s daily check-ins continue to provide extraordinary rewards. She receives Tang Palace Manor, the most expensive luxury estate in Shanghai, valued at three billion yuan. The property is a massive Chinese-style mansion with extensive grounds, multiple courtyards, and high-end amenities. Accompanied by her mother, she tours the estate and hires a full staff of servants, including a butler, chef, and gardeners, through the property management application. Their time in Shanghai is marked by extensive luxury shopping at the International Finance Center, where they purchase high-end electronics, cosmetics, and fashion items from brands such as Hermès, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Patek Philippe. They also acquire two Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles for the household staff and receive a Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, a globally limited hypercar, as a daily reward.
Beyond material wealth, the system provides biological enhancements. Chu Wanchen receives Whitening Essence, Skin-Refining Essence, and Slimming Essence, which permanently alter her physical appearance, resolving her insecurities regarding her skin tone, texture, and body shape. These transformations allow her and her mother to enjoy a lifestyle previously unimaginable. The family fabricates a story involving an inherited fortune from a distant relative to explain their sudden wealth to Chu Jianping, a narrative supported by forged legal documents provided by the system. Chu Wanchen continues her daily routine of checking in, playing mobile games, and exploring Shanghai’s attractions, while her mother engages in social activities and custom jewelry commissions. The story establishes a trajectory of escalating luxury and personal transformation, driven by the systematic accumulation of rewards from the alien entity bound to Chu Wanchen’s consciousness.
