Her niece’s class transfer, and what the money was for
She asked if spending money on connections would keep her niece in the top class. I said spring would not hold, but autumn would.
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Client
Zongyuan, my second aunt wants to ask about her granddaughter’s studies again. Can you take a look? I’ll send the details first.
猫猫，我二姨又想问问关于 她孙女的学习的事儿，你看看能不能看。我先发给你。
Zongyuan
Sure, send it over.
好 你发
周三 07:42
Client
[redacted] She goes to a private school. Last time they pulled some strings to get her into the "fire class" (the top track). The school moves the bottom 2 students from top classes down to lower classes every semester. She’s in Class 5 now, which is a top class. Yesterday her teacher talked to her, saying she’s probably around the bottom 2.
The teacher also hinted to her mom that they should find someone at the Education Bureau to stop the transfer. The teacher likes her a lot and says she’s improved a lot. But the transfer policy is set by the principal. If she gets moved, it’ll be to Class 2 or 3.
She was really upset when she got home yesterday, because she doesn’t want to transfer. My aunt wants to know if pulling strings will work this time. If it will, they’ll spend the money to keep her in the class. If she’s going to transfer anyway, they won’t bother.
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她现在在读私立学校，上次找关系分到了火班，这个学校每学期好班最后2名调班到差班，她现在在五班属于火班。昨天老师找她谈话，意思是她大概是最后2名。另外老师暗示她妈让她去教育局找人，就不想让她调班，老师蛮喜欢她，说她进步很大。但是调班这个政策是校长规定的。要调的话大概是2班或者3班。
昨天回来后，她情绪非常不好，因为她不想调，我二姨想问问你，这次找人搞得定不，如果找人搞得定就直接花钱找人让她留在这个班，如果结果还是要调班就不找人了。
Zongyuan
Got it.
好的
Her BaZi (known in the West as the Four Pillars of Destiny) has her born in a Wei month, so metal and water are favorable. The Chen and Hai positions inside and outside the chart are points of help.
Last year was Jia Chen year: Jia wood controls Chen earth outside the home, which shows a tendency of being pushed to the edges — that is, moving from a top class down to the next level.
This year is Yi Si year: Yi wood comes out from Chen, still rooted in Wei earth. Si and Hai clash, and I share the lu with bi jie (peer element), which means a narrow win.
For Ding fire day master, Yi Si is a year of bi jie carrying seal — which also means spending money on connections and gifts. There is metal inside Si, and when metal arrives the matter settles. So the running around and spending happens in the first half of the year, with news and progress in the second half.
八字生在未月，就喜金水，内外的辰和亥是贵点。去年是甲辰年，因此甲木控制辰土在家外，就有被边缘化的倾向，也就是从好班流动到下一档次班级。但是今年是乙巳年，乙木从辰中出，还是要长在未土上，巳亥又冲，我和比劫一切分禄，就可以险胜。
对于丁火来说，乙巳是比劫带印的年份，也代表花钱走关系，送礼，巳中有金，金到事情落定，所以跑动花钱在上半年，有消息和进展在下半年。
Please take this.
请收
Client
Got it. But her timeline isn’t that long. The class assignment is happening in the next few days. Once it’s set, she goes to another class. The gift-giving or connection-making is just a 1-2 day thing.
收到 但是她那个时间段没有那么久。这几天马上要分了。分好了就去别的班，找人送礼也是这1-2天的事
Zongyuan
When do they do the transfers every year?
他们每年啥时候调
Client
Twice a year, at the start of each semester.
一年调两次，每学期开学的时候调
Zongyuan
Understood. You still need to give the gift. Tell the child and your aunt: she’ll definitely move back up in autumn. For spring, let it go as it will. The gift is to make next semester go smoother.
懂了 那你送礼还是要送，告诉孩子和二姨，秋季肯定上来了，春季顺其自然，送礼是为了下学期好过。
Client
Okay, let me repeat to make sure I understand: this semester she’ll probably still be moved down, and we should let it happen. We still need to give the gift, to prepare for moving back up next semester. Is that right?
The rule is: bottom 2 from top classes move down, top 2 from lower classes move up.
好 我复述一下我的理解 就是这学期可能还是要下去 建议顺其自然。送礼也需要送，是为了下学期再上来做准备，是这个意思吗？ 他们是好班里最后2名成绩调班，差班前2名上来。
Also, my aunt says this isn’t just gift-giving — it’s paying to get a thing done. If it can be fixed, she’ll pay. If not, she won’t bother. She’s worried about spending money and getting nothing. They’d go through a contact at the Education Bureau, pay them, and have them talk to the principal.
然后 二姨说 这次不是送礼 就是花钱办事， 能办好就给钱。 办不好她就不找了，主要想问问现在要不要花这个钱，她说有时候钱花了事情也办不了。大概要找教育局的关系 给钱 再让教育的给他们校长说。
周三 09:38
Zongyuan
You do need to pay. The year chart shows this pattern.
要给钱的 流年有这个提示
周三 09:48
Client
Her mom wants to ask: if she does get transferred, is Class 2 or Class 3 better? Can you answer that?
她妈妈想问问 要调的话 去2班好还是3班好，这个能答不。
周三 12:36
Zongyuan
Class 2.
去2
周三 12:37
Client
Also: you got my second aunt’s granddaughter’s situation completely right.
另外：我二姨的孙女的事 又被你完完全全说中了
She’s been recommending you nonstop.
她疯狂安利你
Zongyuan
Mm, how so?
嗯，怎么说
Client
What you said that day was: give the gift anyway, but it won’t work this time — it’s laying groundwork for later.
At first she thought that didn’t make sense. She was like, if the gift won’t work, why spend the money?
But they tried two different connection lines, and neither worked. The bigger one was their third-floor neighbor — her husband’s apprentice is the school’s party secretary. He said he wouldn’t take money, just put in a word. The secretary talked to them, even talked to the principal, and it still didn’t work. The reply was: the rankings are public, nothing can be done, she has to transfer.
But they did say if she studies well and gets to around rank 25 in the original top class, they can move her back up.
Also, she was originally supposed to go to Class 3. The granddaughter wanted Class 2, and you said Class 2. The secretary helped arrange for her to go to Class 2.
My aunt says every step went exactly the way you said it would.
那天的意思是 送礼也要送 但是事情办不成 为后面做铺垫嘛。她起初就觉得不符合预期 因为她想 礼都送了 怎么会不行呢 如果不行 就不花那个钱送了。结果找了2条关系线，都不行，比你重要的一条是三楼邻居 她老公徒弟就是学校的书记，说不要钱 打个招呼就好，书记去说了 还跟校长说了 都不行，回复的是 公开的 都有名次排，动不了必须调班。但是说，如果她后面好好学 名词能在之前这个火班的25名左右都可以再把她调回来。另外调班本来是3班，孙女想去2班，你也说去2班。书记帮她安排到了2班，二姨说说步步都是按照你说的来进展。
15:00
Zongyuan
Mm, that does line up completely.
嗯，那确实完全符合