The Chinese are fascinating in this regard. To some extent they can thinking term and are willing to sacrifice the present generation so that the future generation have an advantage. That's to say they are willing to toil and thole in this generation to step up one more rung and have next generation one run closer to the top.

Parents will live in penury in order that they afford their progeny a better future. This is not u heard of in the west, but it's less common. Culture has a lot to do with it.