Reborn, I’ll Never Quit School Again

In her previous life, Jiang Wan was forced by her own mother to drop out of school at sixteen and work in an electronics factory in Shenzhen.

She spent twelve years on the assembly line, sending every penny of her wages home to put her younger brother through school, buy him a house, and find him a wife.

At twenty-eight, she died in her rented room. Her phone screen was still lit, showing her last message: "Mom, I feel awful. Could you lend me 200 yuan?"

Zhou Xiulan replied: "Your brother's short on money right now. Just hang in there a little longer."

When Jiang Wan opened her eyes again, she was sixteen, ranked third in the county's high school entrance exam, with her acceptance letter fresh in hand.

At the dinner table, Zhou Xiulan said again, "What's the point of a girl getting so much schooling? Go to Shenzhen to work with your cousin next week."

This time, Jiang Wan smiled.

"Mom, I'm not going."

"I'm going to First High School. I'm going to get out of here. One day, you'll want to reach me, but you won't even come close."