Lu Yao's novel Life tells the story of a young man in the countryside who finally realized his life value through hard work and continuous learning. The protagonist of the novel, Chen Yazhou, was a rural youth who grew up in the planned economy era. After graduating from university, he was assigned to work in a state-owned enterprise. However, for various reasons, he gradually felt that his work was meaningless and began to think about the meaning of his life. In the novel, Chen Yazhou met an intellectual woman, Zhang Li, and they experienced the setbacks and difficulties of life together. They supported each other and finally became a pair of partners who relied on each other. At the same time, the novel also described the stories of many other people, including Chen Yazhou's colleagues, friends and family. They worked hard and struggled to realize their dreams and life values in different historical periods and environments under different pressures and challenges. Through Chen Yazhou's life experience, the novel shows that since China's reform and opening up, people have finally realized their life goals through continuous learning and hard work in the face of various challenges and difficulties. At the same time, it also reflects the development and gap between rural and urban areas in China, as well as the differences and conflicts between different cultures.