Back home, wives who at first seem passive and subservient are formidably powerful mothers and homemakers, driving their children to scholastic success through  examination hell.  
This has helped each generation to become more prosperous than the previous one.
mnli hypothesis: This has helped each generation to become more prosperous than the previous one. premise: Back home, wives who at first seem passive and subservient are formidably powerful mothers and homemakers, driving their children to scholastic success through  examination hell.  