Reborn at Twelve: Winning 50 Million at the Start

Lin Nanzhi is a twelve-year-old middle school student who, in her previous life, suffered public humiliation after being falsely accused of having a romantic relationship and pregnancy by an anonymous report. The school forced her and four other students to read repentance letters on the flag-raising platform. Unable to endure the shame, she threw down the microphone, stormed out, and dropped out of school. Without a diploma, she struggled through low-wage jobs as a cashier while writing online novels to survive, only to face rumors that she had dropped out due to pregnancy. The story begins with her waking up on that same platform, having reincarnated back to that pivotal moment. Instead of fleeing, she seizes the microphone and defiantly declares her innocence in front of the entire student body, shocking her teachers and classmates. She refuses to accept the punishment, exposing the school’s negligence and the baseless nature of the accusations before running out of the school gates.

Rather than dropping out, Lin Nanzhi takes decisive action. She travels to the local education bureau to file a formal complaint against the teachers for discrimination, corporal punishment, and failure to investigate. The bureau, already concerned about high dropout rates in rural schools, takes her report seriously and launches an investigation. She also files a police report regarding the defamation. Back at home, she lives in a modest mud-brick house with her father, younger brother Lin Nanxun, and estranged mother. Her family dynamics are strained; her parents are on the verge of divorce, and she feels distant from her siblings. Determined to change her fate, she begins writing a time-travel novel on a new computer she purchases, aiming to secure financial independence through her writing career.

The investigation reveals that the anonymous report was written by Ma Shishi, a model student and class academic representative, while the specific rumor of pregnancy was spread by Wang Zi, a girl Lin Nanzhi had trusted. During a school assembly mandated by the education bureau, the principal apologizes to the five wrongly accused students and suspends the negligent teachers. In a private meeting, the police confront Wang Zi’s family. Lin Nanzhi refuses a hollow apology and demands compensation, receiving one thousand yuan from Wang Zi’s mother. She also extracts three hundred yuan from Ma Shishi’s family. With the money, she buys a laptop and a smartphone, marking her first step toward financial autonomy.

While shopping for the laptop, Lin Nanzhi saves an elderly man from being hit by a car and subsequently encounters a mysterious couple running a lottery shop. They gift her a red jade thumb ring and free lottery tickets. That night, she discovers the ring grants her access to a spiritual space containing a well with healing water and a tree bearing magical fruits. She uses these resources to improve her family’s health and her own memory. Shortly after, she checks her lottery numbers and discovers she won the first prize, earning over sixty million yuan before taxes. After donating two million to charity, she withdraws the remaining funds and opens a bank account. She then reveals her windfall to her father, planning to build a new house and secure a better future, while her parents finalize their divorce.