MacPro and MacBook Pro network setup

I hope someone can help me. Basically, I am trying to build a setup connecting my MacPro and MacBook Pro over a network sharing my DSL internet connection and one printer.
I currently have a Netgear DSL Router connected to my MacPro and need to add wireless connectivity for the MacBook Pro. I would like to leave the MacPro 'hardwired' to the router and share the printer over the Airport Express. Would this work or is another setup advisable?

Would the printer, connected to the AirPort Express, still be talking to the Mac Pro, which isn't directly connected?
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