class 2012 grow parent grandparents could dream food clothe comfort opportunities china economy surge childhood struggle like previous generations eat bitterness give generally positive outlook live also shape one-child policy since 1970s aim control swell population think generation gap wu qiong work international settlements foreign bank get know world world already change become relatively develop watch get good good become ok re-built see build saw change `` really n't eat bitterness `` hu ruixin computer technician speak optimism generation think relate age generation parent live hard live generation children live bad stay positive fu shiwei assistant university teacher confident generation prospect take leadership roles company across country one rather large difference think generation brave previous one make choices open mind zhang yulin marry video game designer pressure generation fairly large children pretty much pressure take care parent like big two us need support four parent house price also extremely high work competition fierce work hard knock zheng yue interior designer children different term temperament think caring-for-others state mind sense responsibility society shallow ... so-called spiritual root money money many people peace mind spiritual root qi jing township leader communist party youth league grow wuhan great pressure around time college entrance exam mom would tell stories dad business first come wuhan one lean five yuan pocket place live sleep park generation gap china 's one-child generation grow