Filial piety, first among core values

Sometimes it surprises me to know that some parents bring up their children to be their insurance in old age. I always thought a parent's love and duty should be unconditional.

These parents invest heavily in the children, giving them the best they can afford - including material needs, education, pulling all available strings to get them a good job and even buying them a car and an apartment when they are about to marry.

In return, the parents expect the children to fulfill their filial duties.