The programmer and his woman

I walked out of the laptop store with my new laptop on my back and my newly-won cell phone in my hand, feeling a bit confused. Although I felt a little bad when I paid just now, I now feel that the money is well spent, as I now have all the necessary equipment, including a cell phone.

I couldn't wait to try out this new phone, and the novelty and curiosity drove me to act immediately. So I decided to buy a SIM card first to make this new phone really "live".

I carefully opened the card slot of my phone and gently inserted the newly bought SIM card. At this moment, I fell into a brief contemplation. Who should I call first?

Yes, Yingying! I took out the phone booklet I carried with me and found her number. After dialing, I heard her pleasant voice through the receiver.

"Hello, is this Yingying? I'm Teacher Wang. This is my new cell phone number. Please write it down. You can call me anytime if you have any problems in the future." I excitedly told her the good news.

After hanging up the phone, I felt the convenience of mobile phones. So I thought, who should I call next? Oh, right, call our consultation!

After the call was connected, the voice on the other end was completely different from Yingying's pleasant voice just now. I was moved and decided to tease her.

"Excuse me, what courses are included?" I asked in a serious tone.

"Please, wait a moment." I heard her rummaging through something on the other end of the phone. I thought to myself, this guy must be looking through the admissions brochure to check the course content. What a lazy guy! Can't he take some time to memorize the course content?

Finally, she found it and started to read it. I thought, if you read it like this, will the people who come to consult understand it? It seems that I need to improve her business ability in the future.

Just as I was listening with great interest, I suddenly interrupted and asked, "Excuse me, what game engine is used to develop and make games in the computer game course taught in our school?"

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. I could vaguely hear her calling Xiao Zhang: "Shh~shh~, where's Teacher Wang? Please call him over for me. I don't know the answer to this question. Hurry up."

Xiao Zhang responded, "Teacher Wang is out. Teacher Qi asked him to go out to do something. He is not in school."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but laugh, and I decided not to tease her anymore.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'm Teacher Wang, and this is my cell phone number. Write it down and call me if you have any questions." I said with a smile.

A surprised voice came from the other end of the phone: "Ah~! You are Teacher Wang, you bought a mobile phone? Okay, you are waiting for me, kid, if you dare to play tricks on me, I will beat you to death when I get back."

After hanging up the phone, I thought to myself: Oh, why did I mess with this bitch? But I was in a good mood today, so I decided to buy a few hot drinks for everyone to share my happiness. So I walked to a nearby beverage store, picked up a few hot drinks, and prepared to give my colleagues a surprise.

I held a few cups of hot coffee in my hands, pushed open the door of the teacher's office, and saw Sun Lingling at a glance. When she saw me, she seemed to pounce on me and strangle me. I quickly handed the hot coffee to her, and her hand hanging in the air finally stopped.

"Hey, coffee, that's good enough. I'll remember this beating you gave me for now." Sun Lingling took the coffee and said with a smile.

"Oh, Teacher Qi is here too." I noticed that Teacher Qi was also in the office, so I handed her another cup of coffee, "You should have one too."

Teacher Qi took the coffee and said with a smile, "I'm not used to the stuff you young people drink, but it looks like you went to buy a computer. Shouldn't you feel bad when you spend money? It looks like you picked up a computer."

I chuckled and replied, "I won a prize. I bought a computer at the store you recommended and entered a lottery. Guess what, I won a cell phone."

When Teacher Qi heard this, his eyes lit up: "I was wondering why you are so happy. What do you think? I said my suggestion was right. You can't just give me a drink to get rid of such a big prize. You have to treat me to lunch at noon."

"Okay, no problem. I'll call Teacher Gao and the principal at noon and we'll get together." I readily agreed to Teacher Qi's suggestion.

"Teacher Wang, if you didn't come to see me, I would also want to see you. Let's go and have a chat while eating at noon." The principal invited enthusiastically.

"Come on, teachers, please take a seat." I invited everyone to sit down warmly. "Thanks to your kindness, I went from being afraid to teach in the beginning to being able to do it easily now. However, all the money I earned during this period of time has been invested in this laptop. I hope that the leaders will arrange more courses for me in the future so that I can make more money by following you. Leaders, I'll drink first, you guys can feel free to do what you want." I raised my glass to everyone.

At this time, the principal smiled and said, "Teacher Wang, I was just about to talk to you about this. Our game course will officially start next week. In two days, you will go on a business trip to City A to take the teacher qualification exam. There will be a week-long intensive training there. You have never had formal training in teaching, so this opportunity is rare. You should go there and learn it well."

Teacher Gao continued, "If you want to make money, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. You are currently teaching the basic course there, the tuition is low, and there are fewer classes scheduled for you. Once the game course starts here, you will be too busy to handle it. Teacher Wang, you must toast Teacher Qi a few more glasses today, because Teacher Qi will be in charge of the game project with you. Teacher Qi is quite amazing, the most skilled among us, and a professor at the research institute. You must learn from him in the future."

Hearing this, my eyes widened: "Really? Teacher Qi is so awesome!" I was secretly happy that this meal was not in vain, as it contained so much information.

Just when I was thinking about this, Teacher Qi suddenly interrupted and said, "Teacher Wang, I have high hopes for you. How about this? I'll take you in. Come on, call me daddy."

I thought to myself, "How can I call you dad? Why do I think Teacher Qi is so unserious?"

"Teacher Qi, why don't you call me master first. Once a teacher, you are a father for life. Master, please accept my disciple's greetings." I stood up from my seat and bowed to the ground. Teacher Qi took the wine and drank it all in one gulp, thus accepting me as his disciple.

"By the way, Master, we have completed the apprenticeship ceremony. What are you going to teach me?" I asked respectfully.

Teacher Qi cleared his throat and said with a smile, "As for picking up girls, I was a romantic when I was young."

I shook my head helplessly: "Come on, luckily I was careful and didn't recognize my godfather, so I'm learning this."

Seeing that I was serious, Teacher Qi stopped joking and said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I will teach you something real, such as the research and development of humanoid robots. This is my specialty and I have won many national awards."

"Oh? Really?" My eyes lit up and I became very interested in this topic. "Then you have to teach me everything you know."

At this time, Teacher Gao interrupted and said, "Teacher Qi is our school's expert in humanoid robots. His skills are very impressive. Teacher Wang, you must study hard."

I nodded: "Of course, with such a great master, I must learn well."

"Hey, I think you and those little girls in our school are somewhat interesting. Do you want me to help you two get together?" Teacher Qi joked again.

"Haha, Teacher Qi, please stop joking." I responded with a smile.

Everyone enjoyed the meal today and felt that their relationships had improved a lot.

It was a coincidence that as soon as I got home from get off work today, I received a call from the company that hosted the programming competition. When the phone rang, I picked up the phone and saw that it was the same enthusiastic staff member who got along well with me before. His voice came through the microphone and sounded as friendly as ever.

"Hey, bro, how are you doing?" He greeted enthusiastically as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Fine, how about you?" I responded with a smile.

"I'm doing fine too. By the way, are you free tomorrow, Saturday? I'd like to come over and talk to you." He suggested.

"Of course I'm free. We haven't seen each other for a long time and I just wanted to get together with you." I happily agreed.

The next day, I arrived at the meeting place at the agreed time. He was already waiting for me there, still in high spirits, and when he saw me, he smiled brightly.

After we sat down, we started chatting about our recent life. As we chatted, the topic turned to the time when I applied for a job at their company. He looked at me and said seriously, "Actually, I'm quite optimistic about you. However, your application speech that day was not very good at all."

I smiled awkwardly, thinking back to that day. I explained, "Well, it's not that I didn't do well that day. It was mainly because after listening to the speech of the candidate before me, I felt that the position should be more suitable for him. So when it was my turn to speak, I didn't do a good job. In fact, if I didn't think it was impolite to get up and leave that day, I wanted to get up and leave."

He laughed out loud after hearing what I said. He patted me on the shoulder and said, "You are a very honest person. However, it is your honesty and truthfulness that make me look at you with new eyes. Although you didn't perform at your best that day, I still believe in your ability."

I looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me. What happened next? Did that brother get the job? Is he still working for you?"

At this time, he just sighed and continued, "That person, although he spoke very well when applying for the job, actually he can't do anything. You know? He can't even make the most basic static web page. I thought at the time that this was a joke." I was so shocked that I couldn't speak. The image of that person's confidence when applying for the job emerged in my mind. It was really shocking.

This incident reminded me of a new master I met recently, Mr. Qi. He also said that he could make a humanoid robot, but I always felt that he was a little unserious. I began to wonder: Could this Mr. Qi also be someone who only knows how to talk but not how to do? I began to doubt his ability and even his character.

Just as I was deep in thought, he spoke again: "Actually, I'm not happy with my current job. This boss is a typical upstart who insists on doing everything his own way and never listens to other people's suggestions. I've been working here for so long and have given him a lot of suggestions, but he never adopts them. The more I work, the more suffocated I feel. I don't see a future."

"Take the last interview you attended for example. Hey, when I talk about that recruitment, I get so angry." He sighed and continued to complain to me, "That interview method was completely thought up by our boss. He sat in the middle and listened to the applicants' introductions one by one, but in the end he chose the one who boasted the most. With such a person, what practical work results can you expect him to produce?"

I recalled the scene of that recruitment and couldn't help shaking my head. During the interview, the boss was indeed very casual and didn't seem to have a clear standard for the applicants' abilities. Instead, he was more confused by their eloquence and appearance. I couldn't help but sigh that this kind of recruitment method does have a big problem, and it is easy for some people who are really capable but not good at expressing themselves to be buried.

"Yeah, I also think that recruitment was outrageous." I agreed, "The development of a company ultimately depends on its strength and results. If you only focus on superficial things and ignore actual capabilities, it will only waste time and resources in the end."

He nodded, seeming to agree with my opinion. He continued, "I feel more and more that the development prospects of this company are worrying. The boss always does things based on his own feelings and does not consider the actual situation at all. I think if this continues, the company will have problems sooner or later."

I listened to him and couldn't help but feel worried for him. The development of a company really needs a wise leader to lead the direction.

"So what are your plans now?" I asked.

He was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "I plan to resign and leave. Although I have worked here for so long, I can no longer see any future or hope. I believe that only by leaving here can I find the stage that truly belongs to me.

Actually, I asked you out today because I wanted to tell you that I might be leaving this city soon. We are destined to be together, and I like you very much, so I wanted to meet you and have a chat before I leave."

I listened to his words with mixed feelings. I didn't expect him to make such a decision, and I felt sorry for him. But at the same time, I also realized that life is full of variables and uncertainties. We can't predict the future, but we can choose how to face the present. I patted him on the shoulder and said, "No matter where you go, I wish you all the best. If we have the opportunity to meet again in the future, let's have a good chat."