Either way I guess, with the example below, that having children is to benefit the parents, materially or emotionally. Chinese ideas of having children are filial piety and economic, in traditional China.
Professor who donates sperm in city bathrooms has sired 22 kids
http://nypost.com/2016/06/12/professor-who-donates-sperm-in-city-bathrooms-has-sired-22-kids/