The programmer and his woman

The master was sitting in a corner of the studio, fiddling with some electronic components, as if he had taken on a new and unusual private job. I approached him curiously and asked, "Master, what are you fiddling with?"

The master raised his head, his eyes sparkling with excitement: "Oh, I got a private job, but it seems a little difficult this time. I may not be able to handle it by myself, so I need your cooperation."

I smiled and said, "Master, I noticed that you always have a lot of private work. Is it because you are famous that people always come to you?"

The master nodded and said, "It's no use having many skills. It just so happens that you have made an application before, and it will come in handy this time."

I asked curiously, "What procedure?"

The master explained, "A music playing program, but it is a little special. It requires automatic or manual insertion of trigger nodes on the audio track."

I thought about it for a moment: “Manually inserting nodes is fine, I understand that. But what does it mean to insert nodes automatically?”

The master explained: "Automatically inserting nodes means that every time a climax appears in the music, the program can automatically insert a node at the climax position. In other words, it finds the high-pitched part of the track."

It suddenly dawned on me: “Oh, I see, that’s to identify the climax of the music.”

The master nodded: "Yes, that's what I mean. So, are you interested in this project?"

"Of course I'm interested, it sounds interesting. But, Master, what exactly is this project about?" I asked.

The master smiled and said, "We are going to make a musical fountain."

I widened my eyes in surprise: "Ah? You can take this job?"

The master said casually: "It's just a small job, no big deal."

I shook my head: "This is called a small job? Then what is a big job?"

"Well, I can't pay tens of thousands of dollars for this, so it's just a small job," said the master.

I looked at Master in surprise: "Tens of thousands of dollars is already a lot of money."

The master looked at me and asked, "How long does it take you to do this procedure?"

I thought about it and said, "It will probably take about a month."

The master frowned and said, "It's taking too long. Can you hurry up?"

I hesitated for a moment: "Then... how about 20 days?"

The master still shook his head: "It's still a bit long. How about this, I'll give you half a month. If you feel that time is too tight, you don't have to implement the whole program yet, just complete the communication part first. Half a month later, we will conduct communication tests, and after the communication is no problem, we will order the circuit board. You will still have half a month then, and you can slowly improve your program then."

I nodded: "Okay, Master. Please tell me the general idea."

The master began to explain in detail: "Didn't you add nodes based on the music? A communication will be triggered on the node and sent to me through the serial port. After receiving the communication, I will trigger a trigger on the circuit board. This trigger is connected to a group of sprinklers. The communication data you send each time must include the group number, intensity and duration. I will trigger the sprinklers in the specified group to spray water according to the different group numbers you sent, control the water pressure according to the intensity, and control the duration of the water spray."

I nodded to show that I understood Master's arrangement and admired his ability to always get so many jobs. Then, I suddenly remembered Xia Li and asked, "Master, I don't think I saw Xia Li today. What happened to her?"

The master looked up at me and said calmly, "Oh, you mean Xia Li. She resigned."

My eyes widened in surprise: "Ah? Why did she quit suddenly? Is there any special reason?"

The master sighed and said, "Her resignation was indeed very sudden this time, but it is also normal. We have basically stopped recruiting students now, and we don't need consultants anymore, so just let her resign. You have few classes during this period, so you can do some private work with me."

I nodded to show my understanding. Then I expressed my admiration for Master's ability to do private work: "You are really amazing. You always get so many private jobs."

The master smiled and said, "Do you still want it? I still have some. I can't do it. If you can do it, you can take it."

I asked curiously, "What kind of work?"

The master said: "3D modeling."

I was stunned for a moment: "Ah? How come you even have this kind of job?"

The master explained: "A friend of a friend asked a friend of a friend to find me, but I don't know how to do 3D modeling, so I took it on first."

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What kind of logic is this? You wouldn't dare to accept it?"

The master smiled and waved his hands: "I don't know how to do it, but there are people who can do it. Do you want it? If you don't want it, I'll give it to the sea. If you want it, I'll give it to you first. After all, you are my disciple."

I thought about it for a moment, then smiled and said, “Then I’ll take a look first.”

The master handed me some photos and said, "This is a 4D model of a car S store. I have the photos here. Can you see if you can make it?"

I looked at the photo carefully and said, "Oh, this is easy, I can do it."

The master nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it for you. I'll tell that person and ask him to talk to you in private about any specific requirements."

I agreed, and then I suddenly remembered Xia Li's matter, and I felt a little uneasy. Xia Li's sudden resignation could not be related to me, right? I picked up my phone and decided to call her to ask.

After the call was connected, I asked, "Hello, Xia Li, I heard that you resigned. Why? You were doing well, why did you suddenly resign?"

Xia Li's voice sounded a little cold: "Don't ask, I don't want to say it. Just pretend you haven't seen me."

I asked anxiously, "Why do you say that? Your resignation this time is not related to me, right?"

Xia Li was silent for a while, then said, "Yes, it is related."

I was stunned: "Ah? Did I do something wrong?"

Xia Li said calmly, "No, don't ask. Let's just forget about each other."

I wanted to ask more, but the phone was disconnected. I tried to call her several times, but she blocked my call every time.

I felt very confused and uneasy. Why did Xia Li do this? Why did she quit her job? Why didn't she want to have any contact with me anymore? These questions kept circling in my mind, making me unable to calm down.

I suddenly remembered that Sun Lingling was Xia Li's classmate and best friend, and she might know something, so I called Sun Lingling.

After the call was connected, I asked, "Hello, Sun Lingling, it's me, Wang Dong."

Sun Lingling's voice sounded very excited: "Teacher Wang! Why did you think of calling me? Did you miss me?"

I smiled and said, "Let's stop talking nonsense. I want to ask you something serious."

Sun Lingling asked curiously: "Oh, Teacher Wang, you are so serious, it seems that something big has happened. What do you want to ask me?"

I said, "Your classmate Xia Li suddenly resigned from this job. Did you know about this?"

Sun Lingling said in surprise: "I don't know, she doesn't want to do it anymore? She even thanked me a few days ago, how come she suddenly stopped doing it?"

I pressed, "Thank you? Thank you for what?"

Sun Lingling said: "Thank you for introducing you to her."

I was stunned: "What's going on? Explain yourself clearly."

Then Sun Lingling told me the following on the phone: "

Oh, it's like this. Didn't you confess to me that day and I rejected you? I felt really bad after rejecting you. That night I found my best friend, Xia Li, and told her about you. When I mentioned you, I praised you a lot. Maybe I praised you a little too much and she was moved. Let me make it clear first, I didn't know you had found a new partner at that time. Do you remember, didn't you tell me the next day when you came to work? I felt really sorry for rejecting you that day. Do you remember I told you the next day that I would introduce you to a partner? At that time, I just wanted to introduce Xia Li to you. Who knew you found a partner so quickly? However, when I told her later that you had found a partner, she was still unwilling to give up and insisted on getting to know you. I didn't want to work in the school anymore at that time, so I introduced her to the school and then I resigned.

Later she told me that she got along well with you and thought you were a nice person. At that time, I thought you two were already in a relationship.

A few days ago she told me that she was going to take you to meet her parents to settle the matter, and I thought at that time that you two were already together.

Oh, by the way, have you met her parents?"

I sighed and answered Sun Lingling helplessly: "Oh, yes."

On the other end of the phone, Sun Lingling's voice was obviously a little surprised: "Ah? What, what, you really met the parents? You guys are progressing so quickly?"

I frowned and tried to explain, "What do you mean by finalized? I don't know anything about what you're talking about. I also didn't know Xia Li wanted to date me. The more I listen to this whole thing, the more confused I get."

Sun Lingling seemed to understand my confusion. She tried to help me sort out my thoughts: "Oh, don't think about it. I figured it out. It should be that Xia Li's parents don't agree with you, so this is the right thing to do. She may not have wanted to work here in the first place. She came here just for you. Since her parents don't agree, it's normal for her to quit suddenly."

I smiled bitterly and said, "Is it that simple? I feel like I've been sucked into a whirlpool."

Sun Lingling said affirmatively on the other end of the phone: "What do you think? This matter is complicated to begin with."

I sighed and said with emotion: "Oh, if it is really like what you said, then you are really killing me."

Sun Lingling quickly defended herself: "How did I hurt you, Mr. Wang? I just had good intentions."

I explained with a wry smile: "If Xia Li really came here to date me, then her current behavior has really put me in a difficult situation. I am now in a dilemma and feel like I am in a difficult situation."

Sun Lingling seemed to understand my situation. She asked, "What do you mean by 'all gone, all broken'? Teacher Wang, please explain clearly."

I sighed and said, "My girlfriend now suspects that I have another woman outside and has ignored me. Now I call her but she doesn't answer, and she won't open the door when I look for her. Do you think you two have ruined me?"

After hearing this, Sun Lingling's tone was full of apology: "Ah? Is that so? Teacher Wang, don't worry. I will first ask my classmates for details, and then call you back. I will definitely help you solve this problem."

I nodded gratefully: "Okay, thank you for your help."

Just after I hung up the phone with Sun Lingling, my cell phone rang again. I picked up the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, are you Teacher Wang?" A strange voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Oh, it's me, who are you?" I asked puzzledly.

"I was introduced by Teacher Qi. I have a drawing to do. Is it convenient for you now? If it is convenient, I will come to you now." The other party explained his purpose.

I thought about it and replied, "It's convenient, please come over."

After hanging up the phone, I took a deep breath and tried to calm my heart. I knew that I still had an urgent program to complete, and this project was very important to me. So I quickly turned on the computer, created a new project file, and prepared to start writing code.

First, I need to parse the audio track of the audio file. This is a complex and delicate task that requires me to have a deep understanding of audio encoding and decoding technology. I calmed down and wrote code line by line, trying to extract the waveform data of the audio file. After some efforts, I finally made some progress and was able to see the waveform of the audio file on the screen.

However, just as I was about to continue writing code, the phone rang again. I looked at the caller ID helplessly and it was Sun Lingling. I hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the phone.

"Hello, Teacher Wang, I just called my classmate." Sun Lingling's voice sounded a little hurried. "It's true as you said, Xia Li should be sincere to you. She also expressed her willingness to help you explain to your girlfriend, but I think it's better for me to handle this matter. Give me your girlfriend's phone number, and I'll try to explain to her first."

I sighed. "Okay, thank you for your help. But I still want to confirm whether Xia Li is okay now. Are her parents giving her any trouble?"

"Don't worry, Xia Li is doing well now." Sun Lingling comforted her, "Her parents arranged a blind date for her, and she is now working as a flight attendant for an airline company, living a carefree life. Don't worry too much about her."

"Oh, I see." I said thoughtfully, "She found a new job so quickly? That's impressive."

"Yes, her family is well-off, so these are not a problem." Sun Lingling continued, "But your family backgrounds are indeed quite different, so you should not set your sights on her."

I smiled bitterly and shook my head: "Who is targeting her? My headache now is that my girlfriend misunderstood me."

"Oh, sorry, sorry." Sun Lingling apologized quickly, "I will definitely help you with this matter. Don't worry, I'm hanging up first."

After hanging up the phone, I shook my head helplessly. This series of events was really overwhelming. I took a deep breath and prepared to continue writing my program. However, at this moment, the phone rang again.

I picked up the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. I frowned but still answered the call.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, I'm here." A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Which room are you in?"

I stood up and said, "Oh, wait a minute, I'll go out and pick you up."

I walked out of the room and saw a sturdy middle-aged man standing at the door looking in. When he saw me, he greeted me enthusiastically: "Hey, is that Teacher Wang? Hello, hello!"

I smiled and responded: "Hello, please come in. Let's sit down and talk inside."

After we walked into the room, the middle-aged man took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to me: "Teacher Wang, this is the picture I took on the spot. Can this effect be achieved?"

I took the photo and looked at it carefully, and found that it was the same picture I had seen from Teacher Qi before. So I nodded and said, "No problem, I can do this. But how much time do you need to complete this project?"

"The sooner the better." The middle-aged man said, "How about tomorrow?"

I frowned and said, "Isn't this too hasty? I'll try to finish it for you the day after tomorrow."

"That's fine." The middle-aged man said, "I'll come to pick it up the day after tomorrow. Thank you for your help."

I walked him to the door and returned to my room to sit down and prepare to continue writing the program. However, not long after I sat down, the phone rang again. I shook my head helplessly and thought, "I'm afraid I can't write this program today."