The Holy Grail of the Stock Market: Content with a Little Wealth

At thirty-five, company employee Gu Xiao'an was drawn into the stock market by his colleagues' profits during a bull run. He entered with the simple hope of improving his life. From his first taste of easy gains to chasing rising prices with all his money, from believing tips to taking on leverage, he weathered the market's ups and downs and endured the darkest days: profits wiped out, debts piling up, and his family on the verge of falling apart. His wife Su Xiaowan's disappointment, his mother's retirement savings lost, and friends spiraling into ruin after their positions were liquidated all forced him to confront his greed and fear, step by step.

With guidance from Lao Zhou, an old hand at the stock market, Gu Xiao'an began to see both the market and himself anew. He learned position sizing, stop-loss discipline, and emotional control, then started over with a tiny amount of money. There was nothing legendary about the process, only repeated struggles against his inner demons and countless battles with his own impulses.

After ten years of ups and downs, he finally understood: the stock market isn't about who makes money fastest, but who can stay in the game the longest. For ordinary people, the best way to invest is simply to be content with modest gains and let them accumulate over time.