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.  
Their wives are meek and do not discipline the children.
mnli hypothesis: Their wives are meek and do not discipline the children. 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.  