Lou Wanyuan did indeed love his deceased wife, and wanted to commemorate her. Carving her visage into that of Guanyin would naturally be pure and compassionate, but as a husband's heart, there might be a little bit of awkwardness in there.
She believed that Lou Wanyuan would prefer a maid over Guanyin.
Wen Congrui, however, pondered over her words in detail. This was an estimation of human psychology, and he couldn't tell that this girl, who seemed carefree and indifferent, possessed such delicate thoughts.
While they spoke, the judges had already recorded their scores on paper, then unveiled the second piece.
It was a sculpture of a maid holding a fan, carved from the same Mutton Fat White Jade. Like the painting, everything from the hair adornments and cloth patterns to the butterflies on the circular fan had been carved out, vividly life-like. He didn't even know what techniques were used.