Even though Wang Yongfu was flattered by the matchmakers to the point of almost forgetting his own surname, he ultimately didn't relent. He simply said that he was getting on in years, being someone who should be marrying off his own son by now, and didn't want to ruin anyone else's life.
The girls introduced by the matchmakers were all young maidens who hadn't gotten married yet. Thinking about marrying someone so young that the new stepmother would be about the same age as the future daughter-in-law was not a conversation fit for public ears, right?
As for the widows suggested by the matchmakers, they all came with children. Now he was also afraid, feeling that his own son was his own concern. How could he rely on others to genuinely care for his son?
So he firmly declined, saying he wouldn't remarry, planning to live the rest of his life this way.
The matchmaker didn't give up, reasoning that if Wang Yongfu wasn't interested, wasn't there still Jindou?
