Chapter 124: The Three Trials of Galileo

"Su Meng can sing Peking Opera?"

Duan Duan Jiangping fiddled with the computer, full of curiosity.

Sister Qin shook her head, also somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know, but since he can sing Henan Opera, it shouldn't be a big deal if he can sing Peking Opera, right?"

"Anyway, to me, they all sound the same."

Duan Duan Jiangping almost cursed with an expletive in his heart, but nodded in deep agreement on his face.

"Wife, you are absolutely right."

After offering a hollow compliment, he didn't dare to speak again, just buried his head in operating the computer.

A moment later, as the play button was pressed, a few large characters appeared on the screen—"The Three Trials of Galileo"!

What the heck?

Seeing this name, Duan Duan Jiangping was instantly stunned.

Sister Qin, however, had a look of confusion.

"Who is Galileo? Why does it sound a bit familiar?"

"Is he like Chen Shimei, a heartless man?"

Duan Duan Jiangping couldn't take it anymore and jumped up directly.

"Galileo Galilei! He was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, the founder of modern European natural science!"

"Known as the father of observational astronomy, the father of modern physics, the father of the scientific method, and the father of modern science!"

Sister Qin nodded thoughtfully.

"So he really is a heartless man, to have fathered so many sons?"

Duan Duan Jiangping pointed at her, his lips trembling.

A moment later, his arms hung down weakly, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"You're right, he's a heartless man, a scumbag, a simp!"

"So... he's a cuckold!"

In his heart, he was almost crying; what kind of sin did I commit to have to explain so much to an old woman?

Sister Qin nodded with satisfaction.

"Watch the play, watch the play. I love watching plays where scumbags get beaten up."

……

"'The Three Trials of Galileo'?" Uncle Yu swallowed, his voice sounding a bit dry.

"Old Guo, is this traditional Peking Opera?"

Guo Dagang's face was also pitch black.

"That... watch the play, watch the play..."

Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's face stiffened: "No, Master, you saw it wrong!"

On the screen, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, and a painted-face character in a python robe stepped out, stood behind the table, and struck a pose.

"The rebellious traitor is truly hateful,"

"He doesn't believe in God, he believes in science."

"The Three Trials of Galileo,"

"I must wipe out the heliocentric theory!"

"Pfft~~~" Guo Guo Qilin burst out laughing.

"Dad, why is this play a bit unprofessional?"

"Look at his hat, there's actually a cross drawn on it. Where would you find a painted-face character with that look?"

Just as his words fell, a small gong sounded on the screen, and the painted-face character continued to chant.

"I am the Cardinal of the Roman Curia!"

"By order of the Pope, I am here to judge the case of Galileo~~~~"

What the heck?

Inside the Deyun Society, the group was instantly in disarray.

Guo Dagang snorted coldly and said indifferently.

"Guo Guo Qilin, it seems I was inconsiderate to let you drop out of school so early."

"Go find a set of middle school physics books to read later..."

……

As the accompaniment sounded, a singing voice rose from the stage.

"I heard a shout from inside the church~~~"

Immediately after, amidst the gongs and drums, Su Meng, dressed in costume, walked onto the stage supported by a woman in a green dress.

"Su Meng! It's Su Meng! He's really singing!"

Teacher Teacher Reba jumped up in excitement.

"Don't interrupt, watch the play, watch the play!" Boss Yang patted her, making her quiet down.

On the screen, Su Meng continued to sing.

"Here comes Galileo, a man of letters."

"With the Cardinal sitting majestically in the middle,"

"I know today it will be hard to escape this cruel torture~~~"

"Eh? Su Meng sings really well!" Teacher Teacher Reba exclaimed again.

Boss Yang jumped up and covered her mouth directly.

"I told you, let you watch the play honestly!"

"Are you here to watch the play or to watch the handsome guy?"

On the computer screen, the painted-face Cardinal shouted.

"Bold Galileo, now that you are in court, why do you not make the sign of the cross?"

"This..." Su Meng hesitated for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands, as if he had an idea.

"With the Lord in my heart, there is no need to draw it!"

……

"Hahaha, with the Lord in my heart, there is no need to draw it..."

In the living room, the girl burst into laughter again.

"Grandpa, Su Meng's singing is so interesting."

Grandfather rarely didn't criticize her, but instead nodded with a look of approval.

"Not bad, those lines just now were sung with rhythm and style; his voice is really good."

"Isn't he a funeral master? How can he sing opera?"

"Could it be that he started out playing the suona in an opera troupe?"

The girl scratched her head, not knowing how to explain it.

She had to helplessly change the subject.

"Watch the play, watch the play, this play is really interesting."

On the screen, Su Meng was already continuing to sing.

"Galileo was born in the small town of Pisa,"

The clown priest next to him directly added a line.

"A country bumpkin!"

Su Meng sang: "Since childhood, I have loved physics and astronomy."

The priest chanted: "Reactionary since childhood."

Su Meng sang: "I have also calculated the swing of the great clock,"

The priest chanted: "That was all your guessing."

Su Meng sang: "I have also observed the bright moon—"

The priest chanted: "How is it?"

Su Meng sang: "—It's all big craters."

The priest chanted: "Nonsense."

Su Meng sang: "Writing books and teaching to make a living, traveling through Naples, Genoa, Rome, and Turin, I have a great reputation."

The priest chanted: "Still a fugitive."

"Good!" Uncle Yu couldn't help but clap and cheer.

The group of disciples was dumbfounded.

You're cheering for this kind of stuff?

With lyrics like these, sung in Peking Opera, don't you feel it's out of place, sir?

However... out of place is out of place, but why is it so catchy?

Guo Dagang also nodded repeatedly.

"Good, it's sung really well!"

"With so many people in our Deyun Society, not one can compare to him."

Uncle Yu nodded and added.

"And this clown character is just like the straight man in crosstalk."

"Integrating the humor of crosstalk into Peking Opera, Junior Brother really has ideas."

The group of disciples was completely stunned.

Master, Uncle, have you two been brainwashed by Su Meng?

How come everything about him looks good?

……

On the screen, the plot continued to advance.

The Cardinal interrogated Galileo to no avail, so he began to question his daughter, Maria, about the telescope.

The one playing the woman in the green dress today is a famous dan actress from the Third Troupe, and her performance was full of flavor.

"My mother passed away early, leaving father and daughter to spend our remaining years."

"The uncle next door also died early, and his widow aunt is as beautiful as a fairy."

"My father thinks of her all day long, but there is no matchmaker and little opportunity."

"Therefore, he made a telescope to peek through the window and satisfy his craving~~~"