Via the Rice Cooker, China's middle-class children grow up quickly:
Under traditional Confucian teachings, respecting and obeying one's elders was paramount. In today's urban China, it is increasingly children who guide their parents through a fast-changing world. When the Zhous bought a new television last year, Bella chose the brand. When they go out to eat, Bella insists on Pizza Hut. She teaches them the latest slang and shows them cool sites on the Internet. Her parents usually call her by her English name rather than Zhou Jiaying, her name in Chinese.