Since Hsiao is regarded as the ideal son-in-law, to describe someone today as a "son-in- law riding on a dragon" is regarded as a high compliment.
這是一個神話故事，因故事裡面蕭史是乘著一條龍飛回天上的，而他又是秦穆公所喜愛的理想佳婿，所以後人凡稱讚別人的女婿，就說：「乘龍佳婿」或「乘龍快婿」。