The maintenance office was in charge of all the cleaning work.

Diana had been assigned to do some cleaning work before. But the work assigned to the waitresses was much easier than that of the maintenance staff.

The boss led Diana to the maintenance office.

It wasn't clear there. Staff in other departments had gone home already. But right now was the busiest time for staff in this area.

All the glasses and dishes were sent here. Piles of bowls and plates were waiting to be washed. Most of the staff here were a bit older, in their forties or fifties. Compared with them, Diana was so young. Everyone was very surprised to see such a pretty young woman down there with them. Then they noticed Diana's red eyes and nose and understood that she had been on the end of some unfair treatment.

Most of the staff there had sons or daughters Diana's age. Seeing Diana's sad face, they felt sympathy for her. After the boss left, a senior woman came voluntarily to take the heavy work from Diana and left her with the easiest tasks. Diana was extremely grateful for her kindness. But she also knew she couldn't take that for granted. So, she helped any of her co-workers who needed assistance without being asked.

Beginning their daily work, one of the women asked Diana, "You poor thing, why were you assigned to work here?

What a waste that such a young girl worked with them!

Thinking of what happened, Diana's eyes turned red. She still felt irritated.

"Guests forced me to drink with them. But I refused. The boss was mad at me and assigned me to work here." Diana answered angrily.

Though Diana was only speaking with one woman, the other senior workers all came closer to hear what they were talking about. There wasn't much to do down there and little entertainment. They mostly just chatted with each other and discussed what was happening at the bar. This was great gossip!

Diana tried to concentrate on her work. Everyone wanted to know what had happened.

One of the guys gave her a thumbs-up and said, "You were right! You had guts to stand up to those guys!"

The old woman who questioned Diana was also surprised. She had been working there for many years and knew many stories about those bar girls meeting a rich guy to earn a different life. She knew very well how much money those guests would offer to bar girls. She was shocked by Diana's refusal.

Did this young girl just give up the chance to become rich? Would she really rather wash dishes down there than a drink with the guests?

The senior woman contemplated Diana's story for a while and slowly began to see Diana in a different light. She praised Diana, "That's right! We earn an honest salary down here!"

Diana was elated by her new co-workers' encouragement. She felt vindicated. There were some people who thought she had made the right choice!

"An honest salary!" Diana smiled.

The maintenance office, usually immersed in sadness, was now full of laughter.

The manager walked in and heard their laughter.

Normally, the maintenance staff just complained all the time. Every time he walked in here, he felt depressed. Why were they laughing this time? Had he come to the wrong department?

The manager stepped back to check the sign hanging on the door. It read the Maintenance Office.

Feeling confused, he walked in. The staff that was doing the dishes stopped laughing at once and acted like nothing was happening.

He was the manager of the bar who was in charge of their work! If he caught them working lazily, they would get their salary deducted!

But the manager ignored them this time and walked toward Diana.

There was a lot of water on the floor, the room looked messy and dirty. The manager walked carefully to keep the stains off his expensive trousers.

He walked in slowly and stood before Diana. He whispered to her, "If you meet Mr. William again, remember to treat him nicely."

After chatting with the senior women, Diana understood what had happened before was caused by the manager. As an ordinary waitress, she didn't have to drink with guests. Knowing what he'd done, Diana struggled to keep her tone civil.

Carrying the basket filled with glasses, she said coldly, "Move, and I'm busy right now."

The manager felt very guilty about Diana's new assignment, so he was not angry at Diana's reaction. He followed Diana and reminded her, "Brian William is not the kind of people we can offend. Just do what he asks next time you meet him. Besides, he will give you money. Wouldn't you like that?"

Diana just felt like an annoying mosquito was buzzing in her ears. She turned back to him, "Why should I do what I do not want to? I have dignity, you know."

The manager thought Diana was ridiculous and shook his head. "No, you are wrong. This is also a way to earn money. If you can get easy money, why not do it?"

"I will not betray myself for money!" Diana sneered at him and looked at her co-workers. She said loudly, "We earn honest money!"

The staff in the maintenance office all laughed and shouted, "Honest money!"

Hearing that, the manager's face blushed with anger. But Diana and her co-workers were laughing crazily.

"If you do not want to earn that money, you still shouldn't offend such a rich and powerful man. We are in the service business. The service business! Understand? Guests are our kings!" The manager was anxious about Diana's stubbornness. Why couldn't she understand him? Why did she fight against him?

If she could please Mr. William, she would get infinitely more money than if she stayed washing dishes in this place. And he himself, as the one who had introduced her, would also get a large sum of money.

Diana felt the manager was not only demanding, but also a coward. He was a vulgar man!

"What's wrong with the service business?" Diana said coldly, "Guests are our kings? But the king wouldn't force people to do what they're unwilling to do just to satisfy his needs. If so, he wouldn't be the king."

"Why are you so stubborn?" the manager said sadly, "At first, I thought you were a worthy girl training. But you just don't listen to me."

Diana made a face at him and said, "Why should I listen to your stupid ideas?"

"You!" the manager was so mad he became speechless. He waved his arm dramatically in the air and raised his head to leave.

Seeing the manager's ridiculous, self-righteous behavior, Diana smiled slightly and reached out her foot as the manager walked past.

The floor was very slippery. The manager stumbled over Diana's foot and fell heavily on the ground.

Diana took back her foot immediately and picked up a basket of dirty dishes. She acted as if she was totally innocent. Seeing the manager howling on the floor, the whole office burst out laughing.