Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

At night, the colored lights in the house spun, and specks of light of various colors rotated on the ceiling and the ground, like the cheerful sound of a jingling bell.

Hexia, along with Grandma He and the rest of the family, gathered around the table, where a cake with flickering candles was placed.

"Lisha, happy birthday~" the family congratulated the little girl wearing a birthday crown, their voices filled with joy.

"Thank you, Grandma, thank you, Uncle, thank you, Mom and Dad, and thank you to my favorite sister Hexia~" she said, holding a plastic knife and fork in her hands, blinking at the cake in front of her, eager to start.

"Alright, I won't make you wait any longer, go on, Lisha."

"Okay, then I'm going to start cutting the cake, hehe~" With that, Lisha picked up a fork, poked the big cherry first, popped it into her mouth, and then used the knife to cut the cake.

First for Grandma, then for the others, and the last piece left was her own, which nobody was allowed to snatch.

Watching the happy, carefree little girl at the table, the adults couldn't help but smile and teased her with many words, filling the room with laughter.

Approaching 10 p.m., after eating the cake and taking a bath, Lisha, tired from playing, was carried to bed by her mother, while Grandma He and others remained seated in the living room.

"Hexia is also going to school far away, isn't she."

"Yeah, she'll probably leave in a few days." Speaking of which, Hexia felt a bit reluctant; since her father left, she had been living alone, but in the past few months, she had unwittingly become accustomed to being with Grandma He's family.

"It's a good thing, no need to feel sad, haha." Grandma He said with a beaming smile.

"In the future, Hexia will also grow into a beautiful adult, and she definitely can't stay in this small place forever."

"I will still miss it though." The girl shook her head slightly. Although many past events were sad, there were also many things worth reminiscing about.

"Well, just let nature take its course." Grandma He murmured with a sigh.

At this moment, Hexia remembered something and looked towards He Cheng, who was drinking and chatting with Lisha's father.

"Actually, I recently got to know a decent company that is hiring; perhaps Uncle He Cheng could give it a try."

"Oh, what company is it? He Cheng, although he's quite resilient, unfortunately, doesn't know much, so I don't want him to disappoint you if he tries it." Grandma He, being experienced, preferred to ask clear questions first.

"It's a company related to transportation logistics, which matches his skills perfectly." Hexia nodded.

"Here is their business card, and this." She took out a special card.

The white card had a corner with blossoming blue flowers, and below it was her name. Nothing else was on it, except for a watermark on the back as an anti-counterfeit measure.

"One of my former classmates is the founder of the company; she invited me to be part of some..." Hexia thought about how to explain it in a way that would be easily acceptable to others.

The company was actually very small, currently with probably fewer than three employees. The funding was from Yilin, and Hexia considered herself dragged into it by Yilin, receiving 30% of the shares. The only significant asset was the new large truck, valued at about 600,000 Federation Coins, bought with the pocket money Yilin had saved from childhood.

Yilin's parents were also aware of this, but they seemed quite happy with it. It was likely a way for Yilin to try her hand at her own start-up with her pocket money before taking over the family business later on, easing into the role without the risk of incurring losses from taking over prematurely.

"The daughter of a wealthy family sure is different," the girl thought, shaking her head slightly, surprised, but she quickly got used to the idea.

"The company was only recently established, but we already have some business." Hexia explained, looking at He Cheng, who was still drinking and chatting in the distance.

"It's that a new city has been established in the North Fourth District, and currently, there are no railways connected, and it's in need of industrial materials and such."

"A new city being built? Such a big event and I haven't even heard about it. Seems I'm really falling behind with news in my old age." Grandma He lamented, without doubting what the young girl in front of her said.

Since Hexia had spoken about it, with her cautious and careful personality, she must be very confident about it to suggest it to her.
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Grandma He beckoned for He Cheng to come over after putting down his glass.

"Grandma, what's up?" He Cheng came over and glanced at Hexia, guessing somewhat what might be happening.

"Is it to tell me to drink less so I can take Hexia tomorrow? That's no problem."

"It's not that." Grandma He shook her head.

"It's that Hexia has a job opportunity for you. You should go check it out tomorrow; if you think you can do it, then take it on. If you're not sure, don't delay them, you understand?"

"Ah, this... isn't Hexia only a junior high school graduate?" he scratched his head, his words trailing off halfway.

"Alright, I'll check it out tomorrow." He figured it was probably just some small job or a chance to earn some extra cash.

"As for the salary, it would be around 20,000 Federation Coins a month. It's probably not very high to begin with." Hexia thought, considering the nearly 2 million Federation Coins left in Yilin's savings. However, starting a company involved many expenses, so they were cautious in the initial stages.

"What, 20,000 Federation Coins! And that's just the start?" He Cheng almost slid off his seat in shock. He was in the transportation business, but usually only did short hauls within the city, making at most 7,000 Federation Coins a month, without any insurance and on a call-as-needed basis.

"Yeah, because it's a very large truck." Hexia recalled the scene of looking at trucks in the factories of Payin City with Yilin a few days ago.