Chapter 3 Hello, teacher (on) like this bouquet of spring flowers

Act 1 Hello, Teacher It was a seemingly ordinary night. Four tenth graders, Valloga, Basha, Lala and Weijia came to the home of their math teacher, Yelena.To celebrate the teacher's birthday, the students also brought valuable gifts and champagne.They sang and danced together, and the harmonious teacher-student relationship is enviable, but things are not that simple... Spring of 1980.A line of young pioneers walked in neat steps, beating the army drums and passing through the street filled with the afterglow of the setting sun; four middle school students appeared on the other side of the street, and Wei Jia held a large bunch of flowers in his hands, bouncing and walking on the last street to the beat of the drums. In front; Basha took Lala's hand and walked in the middle one after the other, and the two seemed to be whispering something; Valoja walked at the end, playing with a blooming rose in his hand, and his steps were slow , with a calm expression, from time to time put the rose under the nose and sniff affectionately.When the drum team of the young pioneers passed by the four of them, Weijia suddenly jumped up the steps on the side of the road and shouted at the young pioneers: "Russian youths, work hard!" Basha and Lala also cheered Shouting, only an imperceptible sneer appeared on Valoja's face...

Female teacher's one-bedroom, in the evening.The doorbell rang.Yelena Sergeyevna opened the door, and there stood three boys and a girl, one of whom was holding a large bouquet of flowers.They are her students. Students: Hello, Yelena Sergeyevna!Good evening, Yelena Sergeyevna! Yelena: Oh my god, kids...you?Sorry, I didn't think of that. Pasha: Dear Yelena Sergeyevna! ... Wei Jia: (interrupting him) In the name of all the students in Class 2, Grade 10... Basha: Don't interrupt!Dear Yelena Sergeyevna!We are entrusted by all the students in the second class of the tenth grade. When we are about to enter a better life, please allow us to wish you a happy birthday and wish you——Dear Yelena Sergeyevna, the days to come Just like this bouquet of spring flowers is full of happiness and success in career, I even want to say, I wish you a long life, so that you can cultivate several generations of foolish young people like us.In a word, I wish you a long life!Long live!

Everyone shouted and applauded in unison. Basha: (handing flowers) Yelena Sergeyevna, allow me to kiss you. Vetya: And me, and me, Yelena Sergeyevna!We congratulate you! Lara: We congratulate you, Yelena Sergeyevna!This is for you too. (gives her the flowers) Volodya: Yelena Sergeyevna, I congratulate you from the heart and from the heart. (kiss her hand, hand her a paper bag) Before Valoja's lips left the back of Teacher Yelena's hand, Basha and Weijia couldn't wait to lift Teacher Yelena's slender body up, and Lala captured this happy moment with the camera in time.The joyful students surrounded Yelena among them, like a group of lovely cherubs surrounding their Madonna.Weijia sprinkled colorful ribbons, followed by a moment of silence, the students and Teacher Yelena stared at the colorful ribbons slowly falling from the sky...

pause. Yelena Sergeyevna burst into tears.The children turned around in a panic, and they looked at each other helplessly, as if they were complaining: Who?Who upset dear teacher Yelena? . Students: Yelena Ergeyevna, what's the matter with you?We come to see you on behalf of the whole class, Yelena Sergeyevna!Sincere! ... Yelena: Dear students, you...you can't imagine how I feel right now...I really didn't expect it.thank you all.How do you know it's my birthday today? Wei Jia: The information obtained by the reconnaissance team. Yelena: Incredible... please come in. Basha: Thank you, dear Yelena Sergeyevna, we must go.You know, you have to study for a few other exams.

Yelena: Pasha, what exam?Didn't you just finish my math test today?I can't let you just go away. Wei Jia: Is it inconvenient?We will disturb you, you may have guests at home... Yelena: Where is the guest, Vega?My mother was hospitalized, and I was the only one left at home.Don't try to slip away, I won't let you go. Volodya: Well, Yelena Sergeyevna, thank you.Let's sit down for a while, but please don't make too much fuss. Yelena: That's great... First we have to put the flowers in the vase.Lara, from the sideboard over there... what's this? (Finally noticed a paper bag she had been holding in her hand)

Lala: A present from the whole class. At the same time that Yelena walked into the kitchen to add water to the vase, Lala quickly took out a gift box under Valoja's command, and Weijia stood guard by the kitchen door.Basha and Lala carefully opened the box, and carefully placed six crystal goblets on the table.Then, they used their bodies to deliberately cover the carefully prepared presents, anxiously expecting Teacher Yelena's surprise... Yelena: (shaking her head) Thank you for thinking it out.what is this? Wei Jia: (proudly) There are six crystal goblets in total.This is old fashioned."Elena Sergeyevna" is engraved here, just here, look at it.

Yelena: You're crazy! (wrap in paper bag) Lara: No, Yelena Sergeyevna, no, dear. Yelena: Do you know how much it will cost?Wasting so much money buying gifts for teachers...do you think that's decent? Valodya: Giving bribes—is unseemly, but what if we mean it from the heart? Yelena: (a little flustered) Really?But in the end... Vega: God!Assure the cross, we are sincere! Yelena: Children, I understand.But to be honest, I can't accept it. Weijia: How about it.Didn't I say, I should send books.We should send Dostoevsky's essays.But you brought the glass. Basha: What shall we do now?Throw it into the stinky ditch?Have pity on us!Yelena Sergeyevna!

Volodya: (firmly) That's not good, Yelena Sergeyevna.The classmates will be angry. Yelena: (panicked) But, Valodya, when you go to ask your parents for money, what do they think about your teacher? Basha: They don't think badly, Yelena Sergeyevna.Don't worry, our parents have incomes, and three rubles won't make them bankrupt.So here you go! (put the cups on the table) Yelena: You gave me a problem, I'm dizzy...I'll go get something to eat, we'll have tea later.Just sit down, there are some pictures... play for a while... my records are great.With Matveyeva, Akuzawa...

Lala: Shall I help you?Yelena Sergeyevna and Lara went out. pause. Vega sat on the armrest of the sofa, tiptoeing excitedly; Basha stared at Volodya with a serious expression, and saw Volodya sitting by the gramophone, calmly picking out the few records that Basha Sha shrugged helplessly; Valodia finally took out a record from the record box and put it in the record player, and the beautiful melody immediately filled the small living room... Wei Jia: I seem to be hooked?ah? (Basha shrugs) They are all the same!You don't know, last time she was clamoring for extra classes for herself in the teaching and research room, and I just overheard her.She almost yelled just to earn tens of rubles more for class fees.

Valodya: Vega, your parents didn't lose their temper about the wine glass, did they? Weijia: I'm doing this for a holy cause!They will say thank you to you when they know it.Not every day... Valoja: Unfortunately, this is just the beginning.In life we ​​have to give gifts to people. Basha: Yelena won't eat this set.Gifts can't buy her off.Such people must arouse their compassion. Wei Jia: My dad said, if you don’t get something, it just means you haven’t given enough. Basha: Your father is not in jail? Wei Jia: (challengingly) Where's your dad? ! Basha: My dad wasn't sneaky.

Valodya: All means are worth trying.After all, everyone has a fatal weakness.We find out where it is, and press it at the right moment: squeak, and the door opens! As he spoke, Valodia stopped playing the phonograph with an extremely firm and ruthless movement... in the kitchen. Lala: Your home is very warm!My biggest dream in this life is to own a house of my own.Until now we still live with others, imagine how miserable it is.In fact, our room is quite big, with a very high ceiling... Do you put sausage in the salad?Our house is about to be overhauled, but my mother and I still only have one room because we are a mother and daughter and belong to a single-sex family.Is the butter in the fridge? ...housing - one of the great problems of our time. Yelena: Yes, sorry. Lala: It's no fun living in a room with mom, is it? Yelena: Why? ... Lala: Try it. (give her a spoonful of salad) Yelena: If things go well... Lala: They live in the same room, so it's no wonder they have a good relationship!You feel like you've grown up, but she still treats you like a child.You say you are not angry. Yelena: I don't know, I've lived with my mother all my life, and sometimes it's really hard, but what can I do... Lala: She still wants to teach me.I can read Nabokov's novels in English!She also taught me?ridiculous! Yelena: That's all.Snacks are not enough for you. Lala: See what you said!Yelena Sergeyevna, are we here to eat and drink?If it weren't for the kind and sincere teacher-student relationship between us, you would be full of delicacies on the table, and we would have no appetite.They enter the room. Yelena: Children, are you bored here?Lara and I made a salad. Vega: Yelena Sergeyevna, it is your order. (takes out the champagne) Here's a surprise for you! Yelena: Yo, you mustn't drink! Students: (in unison) Why?Tell you, Yelena Sergeyevna, it's champagne!Children can drink it!One, two, three...a total of five people, five cups.Yelena Sergeyevna, the final exam is over!For your birthday! Basha politely took the salad plate from teacher Yelena's hand, Valoja graciously pulled out the dining chair for the teacher, Lala enthusiastically motioned for Yelena to sit down, and Vega excitedly shook the large champagne bottle .In front of this group of innocent students, Yelena sat down helplessly with a smile on her face... Yelena: Tell me what to do with you?sit down! Weijia pressed the champagne cork tightly with his thumb, his innocent gray eyes swept over the cheeks of each classmate, and then the four children burst into cheers at the same time... The students shouted: Ulla! Wei Jia: Everyone, sit down at the table!Sit down at the table! (Everyone takes their seats one after another) Attention! (The cork flies towards the ceiling with a screeching sound) Be quick!Yelena Sergeyevna, your cup... Lara! ... (pours everyone a drink) White champagne foam sprayed out from the narrow mouth of the bottle, and the four children exchanged their proud eyes in the shortest moment... Pasha: (standing up) Dear Yelena Sergeyevna!Please allow me to wish you good health and good luck once again! Lala: Congratulations from the bottom of my heart!Yelena Sergeyevna. Yelena: Thank you, children, thank you. (drinking) You'd better eat the food first, or you'll be... Wei Jia: Where is it!We're going to have another drink each, right? Yelena: Vega! Volodya: Just kidding, Yelena Sergeyevna.He loves to joke.We don't usually drink—— Wei Jia: Aha, I just can’t sleep.It's all... because of the exam. Lala: By the way, did you know that one out of every four people in the world is an imbecile? Weijia: Well, (start counting) one, two, three, four!Wei Jia's fourth count was on his own head. He quickly covered up his mistake with the other hand holding the champagne, and counted again in a counterclockwise direction. Unfortunately, in the end, his fingers remained the same. stop on my body... Everyone laughed. Lala: The reason is the environmental pollution, plus the alcoholism of the parents. (happily) We risk even having children now, imagine that. Yelena: (seriously) Lala!Humanity has indeed reached the edge of something dire.War, disaster, disease.What have we done to nature!horrible!Questions abound.These are insoluble, tragic problems.My children, yes, misfortune is coming. Vetya: (he can't bear it) Yelena Sergeyevna, let's play some music, what do you think? Yelena: Me?Let it go, let it go, Vega.Why do we keep talking about the dark side?Today is birthday! (picks record) Oops, I only have waltzes here.You probably don't waltz, do you? Valodya: Let's dance.Yelena Sergeyevna, would you please dance? Yelena: Me?Valodya, what's the matter with you?I am a hundred years old.Let's dance with Lala. Valoja: Lala dances only with Basha.Between the two of them, what should I say? Yelena: In that case, all right. (They go to dance) Valodya invites Teacher Yelena in a very gentlemanly manner.His dancing posture is noble and elegant, and his dance steps are free and unrestrained. Yelena is almost like a string puppet being led by him.Basha and Lala danced very stiffly, and it seemed that Basha couldn't keep up with Lala's pace, so he became more irritable, and his dance steps became more chaotic.Only Weijia was alone, holding a coat of Teacher Yelena's coat and dancing in self-deprecating manner, but her expression was meticulous... Basha: (Dancing with Lala) Are you in a bad mood? Lala: I'm starting to hate the idea. Basha: How long?Lala: It started as soon as I entered this door. Yelena: (Dancing with Valodya) It is very important to find a support point for yourself, to find your own position, Valodya.Valodya: So did you find it? Yelena: I love this profession, I have my whole life in school. Valoja: (smiling) It's good that you love this profession, but let this profession love you too. Yelena: I understand. You are referring to the treatment of teachers.But whenever I see outstanding and well-educated young people going to life after our careful training, just like you are now, I feel happy.