Although Xu Qing repeatedly declined County Magistrate He's kind arrangements, he was still very pleased with the younger brother's attitude and asked, "Councilor Anping, is there any difficulty?"
Councilor Anping was Mr. He's self-styled honorific.
The words of the bureaucratic sycophants should be heard in reverse.
To style himself 'Anping' suggests that he is in dire need of money.
Xu Jieyuan conducts himself in such a way that, if you have a problem, come to me; if you want benefits, also come to me. Xu Jieyuan never lets his own people suffer or be disappointed.
Mr. Wu is Xu Qing's golden signboard.
County Magistrate He's eagerness to please surely means he has a request to make, otherwise there would be no need for such flattery.
