No matter how you look at it, after all, she was going to see a prospective partner.
If she showed up for the matchmaking in patched clothes, she would inevitably be looked down upon, and then, wouldn't it be much harder to ask for a decent dowry?
How could their family possibly suffer such a big loss?
Moreover, there was the eldest son at home who was just about to get married and would need money in many places in the future.
It would be better to buy the daughter a new, beautiful dress, so that when discussing the dowry, she would have more confidence.
After all, for girls, beauty is capital.
Of course, all of this was just what Mrs. Fu's mother and sister-in-law were thinking in their hearts, it wasn't said aloud.
In Mrs. Fu's niece's heart, she thought her mother wanted to buy her a new dress, and she was happy for several days, not realizing it was just to negotiate for a higher dowry.
This time, the clothes Mrs. Fu brought over completely disrupted their original plan.
