In addition to "Stubborn Mr. Xian", there are also a series of anecdotes such as "Three Inadequacies", "Incorruptible and Simple", "Solid and sensual", "Thousands of tempers", "The leader in prison loses his face" and so on.

It is said that when Wang Anshi was the prime minister, his daughter-in-law's relative Xiao Gongzi came to the capital and paid a visit to Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi invited him to have a meal with him. The next day, Mr. Xiao specially dressed up to attend, thinking that Wang Anshi would entertain him with a feast. But Wang Anshi ate without ordering the meal. It was already past noon. Mr. Xiao felt very hungry but did not dare to leave like this, so he could only continue to wait. After a long time, Wang Anshi gave the order to sit down, but the food was not prepared yet, so Mr. Xiao was suspicious. After a few glasses of wine, two pieces of Hu Pancakes were served, and four portions of cooked meat cut into pieces were served. Moreover, after the meal was served, only vegetable soup was placed next to it. Mr. Xiao was arrogant and indulgent by nature. He only ate a small part of the middle part of the Hu cake and left all the four sides. When Wang Anshi saw this, he took the remaining cake and ate it without feeling disgusted at all. Mr. Xiao felt ashamed and left.

While Wang Anshi was serving as Zhizhigao, Wang Anshi's wife got a concubine for Wang Anshi. The concubine went to serve Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi was shocked and asked her who she was. The concubine said that she came because "the family owed official debts and was forced to sell herself." After hearing this, Wang Anshi not only did not take her as a concubine, but also gave her money to help her pay off her official debt and reunite her with her husband.

A servant with good intentions once told Wang Anshi’s wife that Wang Anshi liked to eat shredded venison. He did not eat other dishes at the dinner table and only ate up the plate of shredded venison. The lady then asked where the shredded venison was placed, and it turned out that it was placed right in front of Wang Anshi. The next day, his wife changed the positions of the dishes and placed the shredded venison on the side farthest from him. Then people discovered that Wang Anshi only ate dishes that were close to him. Shredded venison was placed on the table as usual. He was completely unaware and did not prefer this dish.