Liu Jiangqiu was a person who highly valued face; he detested being called with the prefix 'Vice.' Within government agencies, this was done to give Jiang Zhonggen face, but once out of the office and in private, everyone invariably omitted the word 'Vice' from titles, a covert cultural rule within the Chinese political scene. For this, Liu Jiangqiu was very particular.
The lobby manager pulled the waitress aside and complained, "Ah, Xiao Liu, it's my fault, you've just arrived here, not knowing the way things work, and I didn't clarify the rules for you. This afternoon, go to the finance department to settle your salary and leave. I'll make sure finance gives you an extra month's salary as compensation from me!"
"What?!" The waitress was stunned, looking at the lobby manager nervously, "Manager, what did I do wrong… Why are you asking me to leave?"
