female A to male C adapters are within spec. the opposite is not. so just put them on your A plugs and presto, C.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KR45LJW/
if you need many ports, just get a USB only hub.
Not sure what's the problem. AFAIK VirtualLink can degrade to normal C port.
There are many ways to do this.
Option 1: USB OTG adapter gives you a single USB-A port
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KR45LJW
Option 2: A USB-C hub with PD pass through gives you multiple USB-A ports and allows charging the phone at the same time